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 | Water for Elephants Gruen, Sara 2006-05 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9781565124998 Check Our Catalog Alex Award Winner - 2008 BookPage Notable Title A veterinary student during the Great Depression who almost earned his degree, Jacob Jankowski is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. There he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. …More |
 | Blue Moon Circus Raleigh, Michael 2004-03 - Sourcebooks Landmark 9781402202384 Check Our Catalog A carnival of wild and wondrous characters from another time, in an absolutely unforgettable place. …More |
 | The Circus in Winter Day, Cathy 2005-07 - Harvest Books 9780156032025 Check Our Catalog In her astonishing debut, Cathy Day follows the everyday lives of the people of the Great Porter Circus, as they make the unlikely choice to winter in the town of Lima, Indiana, a place that feels as classic to readers as Sherwood Anderson's "Winesburg, Ohio." …More |
 | The Untouchable Banville, John 1998-06 - Vintage Books USA 9780679767473 Check Our Catalog One of the most dazzling and adventurous writers now working in English takes on the enigma of the Cambridge spies in a novel of exquisite menace, biting social comedy, and vertiginous moral complexity. The narrator is the elderly Victor Maskell, formerly of British intelligence, for many years art expert to the Queen. Now he has been unmasked as a Russian agent and subjected to a disgrace that is almost a kind of death. But at whose instigation? As Maskell retraces his tortuous path from his recruitment at Cambridge to the airless upper regions of the establishment, we discover a figure of manifold doubleness: Irishman and Englishman; husband, father, and lover of men; betrayer and dupe. Beautifully written, filled with convincing fictional portraits of Maskell's co-conspirators, and vibrant with the mysteries of loyalty and identity, "The Untouchable places John Banville in the select company of both Conrad and le Carre. Winner of the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction "Contemporary fiction gets no better than this... Banville's books teem with life and humor." - Patrick McGrath, "The New York Times Book Review "Victor Maskell is one of the great characters in recent fiction... "The Untouchable is the best work of art in any medium on [its] subject." -"Washington Post Book World "As remarkable a literary voice as any to come out of Ireland; Joyce and Beckett notwithstanding." -"San Francisco Chronicle …More |
 | Beautiful Maria of My Soul: Or the True Story of Maria Garcia y Cifuentes, the Lady Behind a Famous Song Hijuelos, Oscar 2010-06 - Hyperion Books 9781401323349 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary American classic. Now, in his new novel, Hijuelos returns to this indelible story, to tell it from the point of view of its beloved heroine, Maria. …More |
 | The Elephant Keeper Nicholson, Christopher 2010-07 - Harper Paperbacks 9780061651618 Check Our Catalog "A sensitive boy suddenly becomes groom to Timothy and Jenny, the first pair of young elephants brought into England in the 1700s. This informative, engaging and moving book has clear insight into the impact of poverty, alienation and isolation that is as relevant today as it was then."--"San Francisco Chronicle Book Review." …More |
 | The Elephant's Journey Saramago, Jose Translator Costa, Margaret Jull 2010-09 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 9780547352589 Check Our Catalog In 1551, King Joao III of Portugal gave Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon. The elephant's journey from Lisbon to Vienna was witnessed and remarked upon by scholars, historians, and ordinary people--and serves as the foundation for this witty tale of friendship and adventure. …More |
 | Apparition & Late Fictions: A Novella and Stories Lynch, Thomas 2010-02 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393042078 Check Our Catalog From the award-winning author of "The Undertaking" comes this debut fiction collection of heart-rending stories of life and death. …More |
 | Sticky Fingers Martin, Nancy 2011-03 - Minotaur Books 9780312573737 Check Our Catalog Roxy Abruzzo barely escaped big trouble in her first adventure, "Foxy Roxy." Now Roxy is determined to stay on the straight and narrow--except that she gets in over her head doing a few jobs for her uncle Carmine, one of the last oldtime mob bosses in Pittsburgh. …More |
 | Somebody Pick Up My Pieces Mason, J. D. 2011-02 - St. Martin's Press 9780312368876 Check Our Catalog …More |
 | Almost Heaven McNaught, Judith 1991-06 - Pocket Books 9780671742553 Check Our Catalog Elizabeth Cameron's uncle--guardian of her estate--forces the scandal-ridden young woman to choose from three unlikely suitors. But the one she fancies sees her as a flirt; and she fears he is a fortune hunter. From London's salons to Scotland's highlands, Almost Heaven weaves a heart-capturing spell of romance. …More |
 | When the Thrill Is Gone Mosley, Walter Editor Jm 2011-03 - Riverhead Books 9781594487811 Check Our Catalog Leonid McGill is back, in the third--and most enthralling and ambitious--installment in Mosley's latest "New York Times"-bestselling series. The economy has hit the private-investigator business hard. So how can McGill say no to the beautiful young woman who walks into his office with a stack of cash? …More |
 | The Headhunter's Daughter: A Mystery Myers, Tamar 2011-02 - William Morrow & Company 9780061997648 Check Our Catalog Myers, the bestselling creator of the Den of Antiquity mysteries, delivers the second book in her new mystery series set in the Belgian Congo. …More |
 | Hidden Witness Oldham, Nick 2011-02 - Severn House Publishers 9780727869647 Check Our Catalog The new Detective Superintendent Henry Christie novel - When Detective Superintendent Henry Christie takes on the case of a brutal murder of a seemingly innocent old man, the investigation brings him into touch with old friend and FBI agent Karl Donaldson, who is trying to track down a hit man believed to have entered the UK illegally. It's obvious the two cases are connected, but it soon becomes clear there's more to the old man's murder than simple underworld retribution . . . …More |
 | Tick Tock Patterson, James Author Ledwidge, Michael 2011-01 - Little Brown and Company 9780316037914 Check Our Catalog A rash of horrifying crimes tears through New York City, throwing it into complete chaos and terrorizing everyone living there. Immediately, it becomes clear that these offenses are not the work of an amateur, but of a calculating, efficient, and deadly mastermind. All too soon, another appalling murder leads Detective Michael Bennett to a shocking discovery that exposes the killer's pattern and the earth-shattering enormity of his plan. …More |
 | Toys Patterson, James Author McMahon, Neil 2011-03 - Little Brown and Company 9780316097369 Check Our Catalog Hays Baker and his wife Lizbeth possess super-human strength, extraordinary intelligence, stunning looks, a sex life to die for, and two beautiful children. Of course they do--they're Elites, endowed at birth with the very best that the world can offer. The only problems in their perfect world: people, their toys, and the battle to save humanity. …More |
 | House Rules Picoult, Jodi 2010-11 - Washington Square Press 9780743296441 Check Our Catalog Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asperger's syndrome, but he has a special focus on forensic analysis. He's always showing up at crime scenes and telling the cops what to do. And he's usually right. But when Jacob's small hometown is rocked by a terrible murder, law enforcement comes to him. …More |
 | Sing You Home Picoult, Jodi 2011-03 - Atria Books 9781439102725 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Zoe Baxter has spent 10 years trying to get pregnant, and after multiple miscarriages and infertility issues, it looks like her dream is about to come true. But a terrible turn of events leads to a nightmare--one that takes away her unborn baby and breaks apart her marriage to Max. Includes a CD of original songs created especially for this novel. …More |
 | The Imperfectionists Rachman, Tom 2011-01 - Dial Press 9780385343671 Check Our Catalog One of most acclaimed books of the year, @lt;i@gt;@lt;/i@gt;Tom Rachman's debut novel follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters and editors of an English-language newspaper in Rome …More |
 | Treachery in Death Robb, J. D. 2011-02 - G. P. Putnam's Sons 9780399157035 Check Our Catalog Detective Eve Dallas' partner, Peabody, overhears two fellow officers arguing. It doesn't take long to realize they're both crooked--guilty not just of corruption but of murder. Now Peabody, Eve, and Eve's husband, Roarke, are trying to get the hard evidence they need to bring the dirty cops down--knowing all the while that the two are willing to kill to keep their secret. …More |
 | Three Seconds Roslund, Anders Author Hellstrom, Borge 2011-01 - Silveroak 9781402785924 Check Our Catalog Ex-con Piet Hoffmann, who for the past nine years has led a double life as a family man and a police snitch infiltrating the Stockholm drug world, takes on his most dangerous assignment yet in Roslund and Hellstrom's thrilling follow-up to Box 21. …More |
 | In the Teeth of the Evidence: And Other Mysteries Sayers, Dorothy L. 1993-11 - Harper Paperbacks 9780060923976 Check Our Catalog Serial murder baffles local authorities, but for the ever-unshakable Lord Peter and the working-class sleuth Montague Egg, the killings are intriguing invitations to unravel postmortem puzzles, fascinating falsehoods, mysterious motives, and diabolical demises. Originally published in 1940. …More |
 | The Three Weissmanns of Westport Schine, Cathleen 2011-02 - Picador USA 9780312680527 Check Our Catalog A" New York Times Book Review "Editors’ Choice Betty Weissmann has just been dumped by her husband of forty-eight years. Exiled from her elegant New York apartment by her husband’s mistress, she and her two middle-aged daughters, Miranda and Annie, regroup in a run-down Westport, Connecticut, beach cottage. In Schine’s playful and devoted homage to Jane Austen’s "Sense and Sensibility," the impulsive sister is Miranda, a literary agent entangled in a series of scandals, and the more pragmatic sister is Annie, a library director, who feels compelled to move in and watch over her capricious mother and sister. Schine’s witty, wonderful novel" “"is simply full of "pleasure": the pleasure of reading, the pleasure of Austen, and the pleasure that the characters so rightly and humorously pursue….An absolute triumph” ("Cleveland Plain Dealer"). …More |
 | East of Eden Steinbeck, John Introduction by Wyatt, David 1992-10 - Penguin Books 9780140186390 Check Our Catalog This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families--the Trasks and the Hamiltons--whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. "A strange and original work of art".--New York Times Book Review. …More |
 | Promises to Keep Tatlock, Ann 2011-02 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764208096 Check Our Catalog In the face of difficulty, new acquaintances must overcome their differences to help and protect each other in this contemporary story from an award-winning author …More |
 | Aftermath Turnbull, Peter 2011-02 - Severn House Publishers 9780727869692 Check Our Catalog The latest Hennessey and Yellich mystery - When five corpses in various states of decomposition are found chained to the walls of a kitchen garden, Hennessey and Yellich quickly begin their investigation. The recently deceased owner of the house was housebound for the last twenty-five years, and so would have had no idea of the appalling crimes taking place yards away. At first, there doesn't seem to be much to go on - the victims appear to have little in common - but Hennessey and Yellich know that the dead must hold the clues they need . . . …More |
 | Cutting for Stone Verghese, Abraham Author Verghese, A. 2010-01 - Vintage Books USA 9780375714368 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title A stunning debut novel from the author of "My Own Country, Cutting for Stone" offers an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, fathers and sons, doctors and patients, exile and home. …More |
 | Blood Lies Wallace, Patricia Author Wallace, P. 1991-05 - Zebra 9780821733943 Check Our Catalog …More |
 | Night Vision White, Randy Wayne 2011-02 - G. P. Putnam's Sons 9780399157059 Check Our Catalog Doc Ford is on a collision course with death in this extraordinary new novel from the "New York Times" bestselling author. Alot is going on in the trailer park known as Little Guadalajara, inhabited principally by illegal laborers. The park manager is the hired gun of a financial syndicate that wants to develop the property, and he's prepared to do whatever it takes-but he can't figure out what to do about the teenage girl, the one the laborers believe has some sort of gift. When she witnesses him killing a man, though, and runs, there's nothing left to figure: He's got to find her fast and shut her up good. Her only hope for survival: a marine biologist (and sometimes more) named Doc Ford, who along with his friend Tomlinson, must undertake a search through an underground, invisible nation...and just hope he reaches her first. …More |
| | The Father Next Door Wilkins, Gina Ferris 1997-02 - Silhouette Books 9780373240821 Check Our Catalog …More |
 | Isaac Asimov's Robots in Time: Book 1: Predator Wu, William F. 2004-12 - ibooks 9780743497701 Check Our Catalog An experimental robot and a team of human experts are on the trail of a renegade robot that has broken itself down into six pieces and launched them into the past. The team must retrieve all the pieces before the human past--and its future--is changed. Original. …More |
 | Star Wars: Heir to the Empire Zahn, Timothy Author Baron, Mike Author Vatine, Olivier 1996-09 - Dark Horse Comics 9781569712023 Check Our Catalog The Star Wars saga continues--starring Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and all the other beloved characters! …More |
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 | Water for Elephants Gruen, Sara 2007-05 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9781565125605 Check Our Catalog
An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of "Riding Lessons. Gritty, sensual and charged with dark secrets involving love, murder and a majestic, mute heroine. …More |
 | The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery Bradley, Alan 2010-01 - Bantam 9780385343497 Check Our Catalog
It is the summer of 1950, and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events. For Flavia, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. …More |
 | The Red Garden Hoffman, Alice 2011-01 - Crown Publishing Group (NY) 9780307393876 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title
From the bestselling author of "The Third Angel" and "The Story Sisters" comes a shimmering, unforgettable new book. Hoffman offers a transforming glimpse into small-town America, presenting readers with 300 years of passion, dark secrets, loyalty, and redemption in a web of tales where characters' lives are intertwined by fate and by their own actions. …More |
 | Japan's Imperial Army: Its Rise and Fall, 1853-1945 Drea, Edward J. 2009-09 - University Press of Kansas 9780700616633 Check Our Catalog
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 | Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal Hornfischer, James D. 2011-01 - Bantam 9780553806700 Check Our Catalog
The acclaimed, bestselling author of "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" now delivers a riveting, character-focused narrative of the United States Navy's bloodiest, most pivotal campaign of World War II. …More |
 | Dirty Little Secrets Omololu, C. J. 2011-03 - Walker & Company 9780802722331 Check Our Catalog
Everyone has a secret. But Lucy's is bigger and dirtier than most. It's one she's been hiding for years—that her mom's out-of-control hoarding has turned their lives into a world of garbage and shame. Tackling an increasingly discussed topic that is both fascinating and disturbing, C. J. Omololu weaves an hour-by-hour account of Lucy's desperate attempt to save her family. Readers join Lucy on a path from which there is no return, and the impact of hoarding on one teen's life will have them completely hooked. …More |
 | How to Mellify a Corpse: And Other Human Stories of Ancient Science & Superstition Leon, Vicki 2010-07 - Walker & Company 9780802717023 Check Our Catalog
Leon brings her particular hybrid of history and humor to the entwined subjects of science and superstition in the ancient world. Leon covers subjects as diverse as astronomy and astrology, and philosophy and practicalities of life and death. …More |
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