Summer Reading Week 5

 


Welcome to the results of Week 5 of Summer Reading 2012.  We have 343 people signed up.  This week 46 people read 157 books (11 submitted entries for the first time this week.)  So far, 122 people have read 623 books!

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Life of Pi By Martel, Yann 2003-05 - Mariner Books 9780156027328 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title This brilliant novel combines the delight of Kipling's "Just So Stories" with the metaphysical adventure of "Jonah and the Whale, " as Pi, the son of a zookeeper, is marooned aboard a lifeboat with four wild animals. His knowledge and cunning allow him to coexist for 227 days with Richard Parker, a 450-pound Bengal tiger. …More

Trader of Secrets By Martini, Steve 2011-05 - William Morrow & Company 9780061930232 Check Our Catalog Defense attorney Paul Madriani is on the trail of men who are trying to steal state-of-the-art weapons technology in this latest installment of the "New York Times"-bestselling series. …More

Lost Constitution By Martin, William 2007-05 - Forge 9780765315380 Check Our Catalog The main characters from "Back Bay" and "Harvard Yard" return for another treasure hunt. They have learned of an early draft of the Constitution, stolen and smuggled out of Philadelphia. Concealed for over two centuries, the lost Constitution could forever change Americas history--and its future. Nicely done artifact thriller similar to National Treasury but with a fun look at Colonial life as we experience "back in time" episodes with those invovled with the writing of the Constitution. …More

The Savage Sword of Conan, Volume 1 By Thomas, Roy Illustrator Windsor-Smith, Barry Illustrator Buscema, John 2011-03 - Dark Horse Comics 9781593078386 Check Our Catalog In the mid 1970s following the colossal success of Conan the Barbarian, Roy Thomas helped expand the universe of Conan to showcase further stories and the talents of some of the comics industry's best with the equally popular Savage Sword of Conan magazine. Now, for the first time in over thirty years, these primal tales, featuring Robert E. Howard's most popular character, are available in this, the first in a series of massive trade paperbacks, collecting all Savage Sword Conan stories beginning with issue one. Included in this volume are tales by Roy Thomas, featuring the breathtaking art of such legends as Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Pablo Marcos, Walter Simonson and more. But that's not all. Also included in this tome are Conan's few appearances in the title Savage Tales - for the complete Conan collection! See what happens when Conan is put in comic form and violence ensues. …More

Due or Die By McKinlay, Jenn 2012-03 - Berkley 9780425246689 Check Our Catalog Answering tricky reference questions is excitement enough for library director Lindsey Norris, until a murder is committed in her cozy hometown of Briar Creek, Connecticut. The question of who did it must be answered before someone else is checked out--for good. Original. …More

Magic on the Line By Monk, Devon 2011-11 - Roc 9780451464286 Check Our Catalog Allison Beckstrom has willingly paid the price of pain to use magic. But when the Authority's new boss, Bartholomew Wray, refuses to believe that the sudden rash of deaths in Portland might be caused by magic, Allie must choose to follow the Authority's rules or turn against the very people for whom she's risked her life. Original. …More

Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography By Morton, Andrew 2010-07 - St. Martin's Press 9780312555610 Check Our Catalog With astonishing, never-before-seen photos and never-before-heard revelations, #1 "New York Times"-bestselling biographer Morton paints a mesmerizing portrait of the secret history and private life of gorgeous, exotic, and mysterious icon Angelina Jolie. Two 16-page color inserts. Very good. …More

Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case By Nathan, Debbie 2011-10 - Free Press 9781439168271 Check Our Catalog The true story of the three women behind Sybil, the famous multiple-personality case. Nathan followed an enormous trail of papers, records, photos, and tapes to unearth the lives of these three women and tell the real tale. The result is an intensely fascinating portrait not just of the pop culture phenomenon, but of the complex psychological factors that primed the nation to receive it. 288 pp. 50,000 print. …More

Hood: An Urban Erotic Tale By Noire 2007-08 - Atria Books 9781416533030 Check Our Catalog The new urban erotic tale by the "Essence" bestselling author of "G-Spot" chronicles a gangstas tragic struggle for a better life. …More

The Body in the Boudoir: A Faith Fairchild Mystery By Page, Katherine Hall 2012-05 - William Morrow & Company 9780062065483 Check Our Catalog In the 20th book in the series, caterer and amateur sleuth Faith Fairchild revisits her wedding to the Reverend Thomas Fairchild--a wedding that turned murderous. …More

The 9th Judgment By Patterson, James 2011-04 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446565509 Check Our Catalog In the most exciting Women's Murder Club novel yet, Detective Lindsay Boxer spends every waking hour working to piece together clues in two area murders. One of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line--but will that be enough? …More

Kill Alex Cross By Patterson, James 2011-11 - Little Brown and Company 9780316198738 Check Our Catalog The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone very high-up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him off the case and in the dark. A deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital. As his window for solving both crimes narrows, Alex makes a desperate decision that goes against everything he believes--one that may alter the fate of the entire country. 384 pp. (General Fiction) Patterson never disappoints! …More

Sail By Patterson, James Author Roughan, Howard 2009-04 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446536103 Check Our Catalog In an effort to save her family, recently widowed Anne plans an elaborate sailing vacation for herself and her children. But catastrophe soon strikes, in this #1 "New York Times" bestseller, now in a tall Premium Edition. …More

Collision Course By Pendleton, Don 2009-04 - Gold Eagle 9780373643653 Check Our Catalog The global trade in prohibited weapons has reached terrifying proportions. As Mack Bolan digs deeper, he realizes the entire situation has been engineered by an American traitor. Now the U.S. is on the brink of disaster, and the Executioner is running out of time. Original. Bolan must stop yet another war.  This time it starts so small, but like any fighting war is close at hand. …More

Crisis Nation By Pendleton, Don 2009-07 - Gold Eagle 9780373643684 Check Our Catalog When American military personnel are found beheaded in the swamps of Puerto Rico, Mack Bolan boards a plane and lands in a political revolution. He soon suspects someone outside the country is running the show and decides it's time to take the war to the enemy. Original. This time around, after 2 near deaths, Bolan believes action instead of reaction is the key.  But will he survive this time? …More

Face of Terror By Pendleton, Don 2009-02 - Gold Eagle 9780373643639 Check Our Catalog A cadre of violent bank robbers is wreaking havoc in the Midwestern states. While everyone thinks an Arab terror cell is to blame, Mack Bolan discovers he's fighting an enemy nobody wants to suspect--American soldiers. Original. Bolan has a high and fast future if he can stop this group of robbers. …More

Fire Zone By Pendleton, Don 2009-10 - Gold Eagle 9780373643714 Check Our Catalog After the leader of an African rebel group hijacks a shipment of enough gold to fund a revolution, Mack Bolan must retrieve it before the killing starts. Original. Bolan is out to save the world again before all heck blows up.  This golden escapade is sure to show him a bright and potentially fiery future. …More

The Invisible Ones By Penney, Stef 2012-01 - Putnam Adult 9780399157714 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Small-time private investigator Ray Lovell veers between paralysis and delirium in a hospital bed. But before the accident that landed him there, he'd been hired to find Rose Janko, the wife of a charismatic son of a traveling Gypsy family, who went missing seven years earlier. Half Romany himself, Ray is well aware that he's been chosen more for his blood than his investigative skills. …More

Dorchester Terrace By Perry, Anne 2012-04 - Ballantine Books 9780345510624 Check Our Catalog Perry's acclaimed novels have made London's exclusive world of wealth and power an addictive literary destination. This new masterpiece of love and treason displays not only Britain's secret places, but also the innermost sanctums of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. …More

Chasing the Sun By Peterson, Tracie 2012-03 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764206153 Check Our Catalog Bestselling author Peterson launches an exciting, romantic new series about a feisty young woman fighting to protect her family's Texas ranch against mounting threats. …More

Destiny By Phillips, Carly 2012-01 - Berkley 9780425245743 Check Our Catalog Nash can't help but admire Kelly Moss's confidence and beauty. But he's forced to keep his distance because getting involved with Kelly could destroy his relationship with his newly discovered teenage half-sister, Tess. And Kelly has other reasons for keeping her distance--like the secret she knows Nash will never forgive. Original. …More

Doing More with Less: The New Way to Wealth By Piasecki, Bruce 2012-03 - John Wiley & Sons 9781118172155 Check Our Catalog After the last set of business scandals and financial busts, many powerful interests and many influential people are asking questions about doing more with less, from governments to multinational corporations; they are seeking this realignment in hopes of regaining their balance. Doing More with Less is an actionable call to arms, with global insights--that are of immediate application to professionals in any industry--into new ways to better align money, people, and rules.Author, Bruce Piaceski, convincingly lays out the case for a return to frugality, providing relevant examples from his thirty years of experience as a management consultant and change agent. Piaceski deftly explains how this approach to competition is relevant, and provides readers with the framework to look at what's next without tottering toward failure. …More

Second Glance By Picoult, Jodi 2003-04 - Atria Books 9780743454506 Check Our Catalog When a man attempts to sell a piece of his land, the local tribe of Abenaki Indians rises up in protest, claiming the land is a burial ground of their ancestors. Picoult's most engrossing work, "Second Glance" considers the things that come to haunt people, literally and figuratively, and asks whether love persists across time, or in spite of it. Excellent-loved it. …More