New items for 'genre:fiction -format:juvenile -"young adult" format:books' at Visual Catalog - Contra Costa County Library.

That old Cape magic

Russo, Richard, 1949- — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Russo, Richard, 1949-, Morey, Arthur
ISBN: 9780739318928
Year: 2009
Subjects: College teachers, Married people, Midlife crisis, Reminiscing, Domestic fiction, Cape Cod (Mass.), Fiction, Audiobooks
The lives of Jack and Joy Griffin always seem to come back to Cape Cod, where they honeymooned, as they experience the ups and downs of life, including the deaths of Jack's parents, the marriage of their daughter, and Jack and Joy's divorce.

Married in Seattle

Macomber, Debbie. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Macomber, Debbie.
ISBN: 9780778326793 (pbk.), 0778326799
Year: 2009
Subjects: Mate selection, Seattle (Wash.), Fiction, Love stories
First comes marriage: Janine's grandfather arranged a husband for her. Although both the intended bride and groom are outraged, Gramps insists they will make a perfect match.;Wanted: perfect partner: Meg's teenage daughter had the nerve to place a personal ad on her behalf. Even worse, the man who answered the ad was perfect, according to her daughter.

Once dead, twice shy

Harrison, Kim. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Harrison, Kim.
ISBN: 9780061718205, 9780061718168 (trade bdg.), 0061718165 (trade bdg.), 0061718203 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Dead, Death, Supernatural, Fantasy, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Young adult fiction
Spunky teen Madison, though technically dead, uses a stolen amulet to retain the illusion of a body and help her in the struggle between Light and Dark reapers.

The girl who played with fire

Larsson, Stieg, 1954-2004. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Larsson, Stieg, 1954-2004., Keeland, Reg, Vance, Simon
ISBN: 9780739384176
Year: 2009
Subjects: Mystery fiction, Audiobooks
Two reporters responsible for a sex-trafficking exposé are murdered, and the fingerprints on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander, prompting the magazine's publisher, Mikael Blomkvist, to launch his own investigation to vindicate Salander.

But not for long

Wildgen, Michelle. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Wildgen, Michelle.
ISBN: 9780312571412, 0312571410
Year: 2009
Subjects: Married people, Environmental degradation, Interpersonal relations, Madison (Wis.), Fiction, Psychological fiction

The PowerBook

Winterson, Jeanette, 1959- — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Winterson, Jeanette, 1959-
ISBN: 0375725059 (pbk.), 9780375725050 (pbk.), 0375411119, 9780375411113
Year: 2001
Subjects: Internet, Electronic mail messages, Authorship, Fiction

Rebel Yell

Randall, Alice. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Randall, Alice.
ISBN: 9781596916685 (hardcover), 1596916680 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: African American politicians, Conservatives, Politicians' spouses, United States, Fiction

In my father's house

Thoene, Bodie, 1951- — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Thoene, Bodie, 1951-, Thoene, Brock
ISBN: 9781414301204 (pbk.), 1414301200 (pbk.)
Year: 2006
Subjects: Shiloh (Ark. : Imaginary place), Depressions, Country life, Arkansas, Fiction, Historical fiction

Sweet trouble

Mallery, Susan. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Mallery, Susan.
ISBN: 9780373773053 (pbk.), 0373773056 (pbk.)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Sisters, Fiction, Love stories
Five years since leaving Seattle, Jesse Keyes is in a better place. Now it's time to return and face her demons. However, her sisters aren't impressed with the new and improved Jessie. Then there's the father of Jesse's young son, who has made it clear he never wants to see her again--despite the lust that still smolders between them.

Emily ever after

Dayton, Anne. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Dayton, Anne., Vanderbilt, May
ISBN: 0385514638 (alk. paper), 9780385514637 (alk. paper)
Year: 2005
Subjects: Publishers and publishing, Women editors, Young women, New York (N.Y.), Fiction, Christian fiction, Bildungsromans

Sun, sea, and murder

Jeffries, Roderic, 1926- — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Jeffries, Roderic, 1926-
ISBN: 9780727867476
Year: 2009
Subjects: Alvarez, Enrique (Fictitious character), Police, Spain, Majorca (Spain), Fiction, Mystery fiction

The mysterious Benedict Society and the perilous journey

Stewart, Trenton Lee. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Stewart, Trenton Lee., Roy, Del
ISBN: 9780739373439 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book), 0739373439 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Missing persons, Adventure and adventurers, Treasure hunt (Game), Treasure hunts, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Children's audiobooks, Fantasy fiction, Adventure fiction
Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance, all graduates of the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and members of the Benedict Society, embark on a scavenger hunt that turns into a desperate search for the missing Mr. Benedict.

Smooth talking stranger

Kleypas, Lisa. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kleypas, Lisa., Durante, Emily
ISBN: 9781597378765 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book), 1597378763 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Millionaires, Abandoned children, Birthfathers, Texas, Fiction, Love stories, Audiobooks
Jack Travis leads the uncomplicated life of a millionaire Texas playboy. He makes no commitments, he loves many women, he lives for pleasure. Until one day, a woman appears on his doorstep with fury on her face and a baby in her arms. It seems Jack is the father and this woman is the baby's aunt.

Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen

Chin, Marilyn. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Chin, Marilyn.
ISBN: 9780393331455 (pbk.), 0393331458 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Sisters, Twins, Chinese American women, Fiction, Domestic fiction

Death in the clouds

Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976.
ISBN: 0425099148 (pbk.)
Year: 1993
Subjects:

The power of one

Adams, Jane, 1960- — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Adams, Jane, 1960-
ISBN: 9780727867629, 0727867628
Year: 2009
Subjects: Martin, Rina (Fictitious character), McGregor, Sebastian (Fictitious character), Women private investigators, Computer games industry, Murder, Fiction, Employees, Crimes against, Investigation, Mystery fiction

Strangers and sojourners

O'Brien, Michael 1948- — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: O'Brien, Michael 1948-
ISBN: 0898706092 (acid-free paper), 9780898706093 (acid-free paper), 0898709237 (acid-free paper), 9780898709230 (acid-free paper)
Year: 1997
Subjects: Immigrants, British Columbia, Fiction, Historical fiction, Domestic fiction
In the aftermath of World War I, an Englishwoman emigrates to British Columbia where she falls in love with an Irish trapper who is escaping a past. By the author of Father Elijah: An Apocalypse.

The nothing job

Oldham, Nick, 1956- — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Oldham, Nick, 1956-
ISBN: 9780727867681
Year: 2009
Subjects: Christie, Henry (Fictitious character), Police, England, Fiction, Mystery fiction

Murder in house

Heley, Veronica. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Heley, Veronica.
ISBN: 9780727867834
Year: 2009
Subjects: Mystery fiction

4:50 from Paddington

Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976.
ISBN: 0451200519 (pbk.), 9780451200518 (pbk.)
Year: 2000
Subjects: Marple, Jane (Fictitious character), England, Fiction

My booky wook

Brand, Russell, 1975- — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Brand, Russell, 1975-
ISBN: 9780061770371 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions), 006177037X (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions), 9780061770388 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader), 0061770388 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Television personalities, Comedians, Brand, Russell, Great Britain, Biography, Electronic books

My Jesus year

Cohen, Benyamin. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Cohen, Benyamin.
ISBN: 9780061787188 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions), 0061787183 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions), 9780061787195 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader), 0061787191 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Jews, Children of rabbis, Religious biography, Christian life, Cohen, Benyamin, Georgia, Atlanta, United States, Atlanta (Ga.), Biography, Electronic books

Tree spiker

Roselle, Mike. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Roselle, Mike., Mahan, Josh
ISBN: 9780312556198, 0312556195
Year: 2009
Subjects: Deep ecology, Environmentalism, Environmental protection, Conservation of natural resources, Earth First! (Organization)

When Autumn leaves

Foster, Amy S. — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Foster, Amy S.
ISBN: 9781590202555 (pbk.), 1590202554
Year: 2009
Subjects: Magic, British Columbia, Fiction
In the picturesque Pacific coast town of Avening, it's hard not to believe in magic. This is a town where the shoes in the window always fit, where you can buy a love potion at the corner shop, and where local lore seamlessly mixes with the supernatural. And then there's Autumn, Avening's most beloved resident, shopkeeper, and guardian of the Jaen sisterhood. When she receives word she's been promoted within the order, Autumn must undertake the task of selecting her own replacement. But who in Avening is magical enough to take Autumn's place?-- Publisher's description.;Autumn, Avening's beloved resident witch, has been promoted to a higher coven and has to replace herself. But who in Avening is in tune enough with her own personal magic to take over the huge responsibility of town witch? Autumn has a list of thirteen women and men who just might have what it takes--but how can she get them to open their eyes to the magic in their lives?

Ted Kennedy

Klein, Edward, 1936- — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Klein, Edward, 1936-
ISBN: 9780307451033, 0307451038
Year: 2009
Subjects: Legislators, Kennedy, Edward M, United States, United States, Biography

Waves

Dogar, Sharon. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Dogar, Sharon.
ISBN: 9780439871808, 0439871808
Year: 2007
Subjects: Coma, First loves, Cornwall (England : County), Fiction, Patients, Family relationships, Bildungsromans
Hal feels eerily connected to his comatose older sister as she hovers between life and death in a hospital. Hal believes his sister is trying to communicate with him as he tries to solve the mystery of her accident.

The midnight room

Gorman, Edward. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gorman, Edward.
ISBN: 9780843961089 (pbk.), 0843961082
Year: 2009
Subjects: Serial murderers, Extortion, Fiction, Suspense fiction
"It started as a burglary. That would have been bad enough. But when the masked intruder forced Dr. Olson at gunpoint to open his safe, the doctor knew he was really in trouble. In the safe were two DVDs, private movies he had made of those girls he had kidnapped...and killed. Suddenly the burglary became blackmail. But blackmailing a serial killer can be a dangerous game. Especially when he's as smart--and good with a scalpel--as Dr. Olson."--p. [4] of cover.

Perfection

Metz, Julie. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Metz, Julie.
ISBN: 1401322557, 9781401322557
Year: 2009
Subjects: Marriage, Husband and wife, Adultery
Documents the author's journey of grief, betrayal, and healing after the sudden early death of her husband to a pulmonary embolism, an event that rendered her a single mother and led to the discovery that her husband had been having an affair throughout their marriage with one of her best friends.

Tears of the desert

Bashir, Halima, 1979- — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Bashir, Halima, 1979-, Lewis, Damien, Landor, Rosalyn
ISBN: 9781423367864
Year: 2008
Subjects: Audiobooks, Genocide, Physicians, Bashir, Halima, Darfur Conflict, 2003-, Sudan, Darfur, Darfur (Sudan), Biography, History, Ethnic relations, Audiobooks, MP3 CDs
A Sudanese doctor describes the horrors of the civil war between black Africans and the Arab-led Sudanese government as she relates her outrage over the treatment of female prisoners, the retaliation she faced after speaking out, and her personal struggle for survival.

Rich brother rich sister

Kiyosaki, Robert T., 1947- — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kiyosaki, Robert T., 1947-, Kiyosaki, Emi H, Burr, Sandra, Bond, Jim
ISBN: 9781423372905
Year: 2008
Subjects: Faith, Wealth, Audiobooks, Happiness, Kiyosaki, Emi H, Kiyosaki, Robert T., Audiobooks, MP3 CDs
Recounts how, although raised by the same parents in the same home, two siblings went out into the world to find what would make them happy and led vastly different lives as one became a successful entrepreneur and author while the other became a devout Buddhist nun.

Crazy for the storm

Ollestad, Norman. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Ollestad, Norman.
ISBN: 9780061774454
Year: 2009
Subjects: Downhill ski racing, Aircraft accidents, Aircraft accident victims, Fathers and sons, Fathers, Competition (Psychology), Audiobooks, Child surfers, Ollestad, Norman, United States, California, San Bernardino Mountains, Biography, Childhood and youth, Family, Death, Audiobooks
A personal account set against the backdrop of southern California's surf culture in the late 1970s describes the author's struggles with constant fear in the face of his father's thrill-seeking personality and his efforts to survive a plane crash that killed his father and stranded him in the Gabriel Mountains.

Mrs. Astor regrets

Gordon, Meryl. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gordon, Meryl., Raver, Lorna
ISBN: 9781400140619
Year: 2008
Subjects: Philanthropists, Audiobooks, Socialites, Astor, Brooke, New York (State), New York, New York (N.Y.), Biography, Audiobooks
A look at the trials and tribulations of the Astor family captures the story of three generations of a privileged American dynasty, from the storied philanthropist to her grandson, who accused his own father of mistreating and stealing from his grandmother.

The longest trip home

Grogan, John, 1957- — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Grogan, John, 1957-
ISBN: 9780061726293
Year: 2008
Subjects: Audiobooks, Journalists, Grogan, John, United States, Biography, Audiobooks
The author examines the events of his life and his evolving relationship with his parents, from his upbringing in a devout Catholic home, to his marriage to a Protestant woman, and finally his father's diagnosis with leukemia.

Showing up for life

Gates, William H. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gates, William H., Mackin, Mary Ann, Egan, Patrick
ISBN: 9780739370711
Year: 2009
Subjects: Problem solving, Generosity, Audiobooks, Voluntarism, Audiobooks
The father of one of the most successful businessmen in history conveys the values and principles he has learned in life, has instilled in his children, and which he now practices on a world stage as the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

I loved, I lost, I made spaghetti

Melucci, Giulia. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Melucci, Giulia.
ISBN: 9781423389354
Year: 2009
Subjects: Man-woman relationships, Cookery, Italian, Audiobooks, Food, Melucci, Giulia, Audiobooks, MP3 CDs
A Brooklyn-based publicist's account of her relationships gone awry, and the food that sustained her through it all.

Bonnie and Clyde

Schneider, Paul, 1962- — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Schneider, Paul, 1962-, Lawlor, Patrick G
ISBN: 9781400161430
Year: 2009
Subjects: Audiobooks, Criminals, Barrow, Clyde, Parker, Bonnie, United States, Biography, Audiobooks, MP3 CDs
Traces the background and criminal careers of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, two of America's most notorious outlaws and devoted lovers who became partners in a series of violent bank robberies at the height of the Depression.

The unforgiving minute

Mullaney, Craig M. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Mullaney, Craig M., McLaren, Todd Parker
ISBN: 9781400161560
Year: 2009
Subjects: Afghan War, 2001-, Audiobooks, Soldiers, Mullaney, Craig M, United States, United States Military Academy, United States, Biography, Personal narratives, American, Officers, Commando troops, Audiobooks, MP3 CDs
A West Point graduate, Rhodes scholar, and Army Ranger describes his extensive military education, the ways in which his service in Afghanistan shaped his views, and his work as a Naval Academy instructor.

Change in the weather

McEwen, Mark, 1954- — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: McEwen, Mark, 1954-, Allen, Richard, Paisner, Daniel
ISBN: 9781400107162
Year: 2008
Subjects: Cerebrovascular disease, Audiobooks, McEwen, Mark, Biography, Health, Patients, Rehabilitation, Audiobooks
A popular morning show host traces his journey of recovery after having a stroke, discussing the misdiagnoses that caused his condition to be overlooked, his temporary loss of speech and other motor functions, and the dedication of his wife to their family.

Angler

Gellman, Barton, 1960- — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gellman, Barton, 1960-, Lewis, Brian Keith
ISBN: 9780143143581
Year: 2008
Subjects: Audiobooks, Vice-Presidents, Cheney, Richard B, 2001-, United States, Biography, Political and social views, Politics and government
Evaluates the ways in which Dick Cheney has redefined the role of the American vice presidency by assuming unprecedented responsibilities and wielding history-making power.

Stolen innocence

Wall, Elissa. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Wall, Elissa., Pulitzer, Lisa Beth, Raudman, Renée
ISBN: 9781400137909
Year: 2008
Subjects: Teenage marriage, Marriage, Abused wives, Mormons, Audiobooks, Forced marriage, Jeffs, Warren, Wall, Elissa, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, United States, Biography, Religious aspects, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Audiobooks
Describes the author's childhood in the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, her forced marriage to her abusive cousin at fourteen, how she managed to break free, and her testimony against the sect's leader, Warren Jeffs.

Waiter rant

Dublanica, Steve. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Dublanica, Steve., Miller, Dan John
ISBN: 9781423370734
Year: 2008
Subjects: Table service, Waiters, Audiobooks, New York (State), New York, Biography, Audiobooks, MP3 CDs
An account of a waiter's life at an upscale New York restaurant, based on the WaiterRant.net blog, describes his daily experiences with a series of outrageous customers and shares tips on such topics as getting good service and proper tipping etiquette.

The Hemingses of Monticello

Gordon-Reed, Annette. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gordon-Reed, Annette., White, Karen
ISBN: 9781400159758
Year: 2008
Subjects: Audiobooks, Slaves, African American families, Racially mixed people, African Americans, Hemings family, Hemings, Sally, Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, Virginia, Albemarle County, United States, Monticello (Va.), Albemarle County (Va.), Biography, Family, Audiobooks, MP3 CDs
Traces the history of the Hemings family from early eighteenth-century Virginia to their dispersal after Thomas Jefferson's death in 1826, and describes their family ties to the third president against a backdrop of Revolutionary America and the French Revolution.

In search of Bill Clinton

Gartner, John D. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gartner, John D., Hoye, Stephen
ISBN: 9781400159987
Year: 2008
Subjects: Presidents, Audiobooks, Clinton, Bill, United States, Biography, Psychology, Audiobooks, MP3 CDs
An analysis of the private life of the forty-second president offers insight into the complexities of his personality, discussing such topics as his childhood in the shadow of an abusive stepfather, his infidelity, and his post-presidential work.

Home game

Lewis, Michael — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Lewis, Michael, Miller, Dan John
ISBN: 9781423389538
Year: 2009
Subjects: Fatherhood, Audiobooks, Fathers, Lewis, Michael, United States, Biography, Audiobooks, MP3 CDs
An unsparing observation about the disparity between social expectation and the actual experiences of new fathers shares stories from the author's life after the births of his three children.

Lords of finance

Ahamed, Liaquat. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Ahamed, Liaquat., Hoye, Stephen
ISBN: 9781400161799
Year: 2009
Subjects: Bankers, Audiobooks, Capitalists and financiers, Biography, Audiobooks, MP3 CDs
Argues that the stock market crash of 1929 and subsequent Depression occurred as a result of poor decisions on the part of four central bankers who jointly attempted to reconstruct international finance by reinstating the gold standard.

The art of making money

Kersten, Jason. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kersten, Jason., Bond, Jim, Brilliance Audio (Firm)
ISBN: 1423399161, 9781423399162
Year: 2009
Subjects: Counterfeiters, Counterfeits and counterfeiting, Williams, Art, Biography, Audiobooks, MP3 (Audio coding standard), MP3 CDs
The story of Art Williams, a young man abandoned by his father, who went from petty theft to became a brilliant counterfeiter who made millions. He had successfully evaded the Secret Service, until he searched for his father.

Lincoln

Kaplan, Fred, 1937- — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kaplan, Fred, 1937-, Miller, Dan John
ISBN: 9781423371021
Year: 2008
Subjects: Presidents, Political oratory, Speeches, addresses, etc., American, Audiobooks, Lincoln, Abraham, Lincoln, Abraham, 19th century, United States, Biography, Correspondence, Oratory, Language, History, History and criticism, Audiobooks, MP3 CDs
An analysis of the literary life of the sixteenth president explores the ways in which his views were shaped by classic literature and how he used language as a vehicle for complex ideas and an instrument of change in both political and personal arenas.

Graceling

Cashore, Kristin. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Cashore, Kristin., Baker, David Aaron, Full Cast Family
ISBN: 9781934180891, 1934180890, 9781934180709, 193418070X
Year: 2009
Subjects: Imaginary wars and battles, Assassins, Fiction, Fantasy fiction, Young adult fiction, Audiobooks
In a world where some people are born with a unique and sometimes uncanny gift, Katsa was certainly no exception. At an early age, she demonstrated an uncomfortable gift for killing. This makes her the perfect tool for her uncle, King Randa. But Katsa detests being used and decides to stand against the injustice surrounding her.

Some dream for fools

Guène, Faïza. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Guène, Faïza.
ISBN: 9780151014200, 0151014205
Year: 2009
Subjects: Immigrants, Families, Family, France, Algeria, Fiction, Social conditions
Struggling with the realities of her unemployed father, her massacre-victim mother, and her reckless adolescent brother, Ahlm̈e, a young Algerian immigrant living on the outskirts of Paris, struggles to hold fast to her dreams in the face of her limitations and responsibilities.;ATLAS.

As if love were enough

Fleming, Anne Taylor. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Fleming, Anne Taylor.
ISBN: 1401301053, 9781401301057
Year: 2006
Subjects: Single mothers, Fiction, Domestic fiction

Social lives

Walker, Wendy, 1967- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Walker, Wendy, 1967-
ISBN: 9780312378165, 0312378165
Year: 2009
Subjects: Rich people, Housewives, Married women, Suburban life, Winchester (Conn. : Town), Fiction, Domestic fiction, Psychological fiction
Step into picture-perfect Wilshire, Connecticut, home to some of the most privileged people in the world. But one woman's desperate act could bring the precariously balanced social order crashing down.

Velva Jean learns to drive

Niven, Jennifer. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Niven, Jennifer.
ISBN: 9780452289451
Year: 2009
Subjects: 20th century, Appalachian Region, Southern, Fiction, History, Bildungsromans

Federations

Adams, John Joseph — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Adams, John Joseph
ISBN: 9781607012016 (pbk.), 1607012014 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Science fiction, American

The shortest distance between two women

Radish, Kris. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Radish, Kris.
ISBN: 9780553805413 (pbk.), 055380541X (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Women, Female friendship, Fiction, Family relationships

The greatest knight

Chadwick, Elizabeth. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Chadwick, Elizabeth.
ISBN: 9781402225185 (pbk. : alk. paper), 1402225180 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Knights and knighthood, Favorites, Royal, Pembroke, William Marshal, Eleanor, Henry II, 1154-1189, Great Britain, Fiction, History, Courts and courtiers, Historical fiction, Biographical fiction

The human disguise

O'Neal, James, 1960- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: O'Neal, James, 1960-
ISBN: 9780765320148, 0765320142
Year: 2009
Subjects: Science fiction

In the Valley of the Kings

Holt, Terrence. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Holt, Terrence.
ISBN: 0393071219, 9780393071214
Year: 2009
Subjects: Short stories, Short stories

The new space opera 2

Dozois, Gardner R — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Dozois, Gardner R, Strahan, Jonathan
ISBN: 9780061562358 (pbk.), 0061562351 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Science fiction, Short stories

Elvis and the grateful dead

Webb, Peggy. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Webb, Peggy.
ISBN: 9780758225917
Year: 2009
Subjects: Basset hound, Cousins, Mississippi, Fiction, Social life and customs, Mystery fiction

Star Wars: Republic Commando

Traviss, Karen. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Traviss, Karen.
ISBN: 9780345498007, 0345498003
Year: 2007
Subjects: Good and evil, Imaginary wars and battles, Science fiction, Fiction, Star Wars fiction
With the horrors of the Clone Wars continuing to rage on unchecked, the elite warriors of the Republic stumble upon a growing menace that threatens their victory, the Omega Squad's loyalty is tested by a shocking discovery, and the lines begin to blur between friend and foe.

Ground up

Idov, Michael, 1976- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Idov, Michael, 1976-
ISBN: 9780374531546 (hardcover : alk. paper), 0374531544 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Coffeehouses, Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), Fiction
Mark and Nina descend on New York to educate the locals on authentic cafe culture. What follows is a brutal and hilarious downward spiral that will strip them of money, friends, and finally, sanity--and offer salvation through something they had never experienced: failure.

The rapture

Jensen, Liz, 1959- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Jensen, Liz, 1959-
ISBN: 9780385528214
Year: 2009
Subjects: Women psychotherapists, Teenage girls, Mothers, Extrasensory perception, Fiction, Crimes against, Psychological fiction

Bloodroot

Loehfelm, Bill. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Loehfelm, Bill.
ISBN: 9780399155925, 0399155929
Year: 2009
Subjects: Brothers, Fiction, Suspense fiction

I am Not Sidney Poitier

Everett, Percival L. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Everett, Percival L.
ISBN: 9781555975272 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: African American young men, Orphans, Inheritance and succession, Turner, Ted, Southern States, Fiction, Race relations

Harbor lights

Woods, Sherryl. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Woods, Sherryl.
ISBN: 9780778326410, 0778326411
Year: 2009
Subjects: Single fathers, Booksellers and bookselling, Trust, Man-woman relationships, Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.), Fiction, Love stories
"Struggling in his role as a newly single father, former Army medic Kevin O'Brien moves home to Chesapeake Shores. He wants a haven for himself and his toddler son, surrounded by the family he knows he can count on, and a future that's nothing like his past. But Kevin is suddenly facing a risk he hadn't anticipated, in the form of Main Street bookseller Shanna Carlyle. Shanna immediately recognizes Kevin as a wounded soul--she's had way too much experience with the type. Still, this charming O'Brien man and his son are almost impossible to resist. Then, just when the barriers are toppling, someone from Shanna's past appears. Confronted with a threat to their hard-won serenity, Kevin and Shanna face their toughest challenge--learning to trust again."--p. [4] of cover.

A hint of wicked

Haymore, Jennifer. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Haymore, Jennifer.
ISBN: 0446540293, 9780446540292 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Absence and presumption of death, Marriage, Man-woman relationships, Fiction, Love stories, Historical fiction
"Sophie, the Duchess of Calton, has finally moved on. After seven years mourning the loss of her husband, Garrett, at Waterloo, she has married his best friend and heir, Tristan. Sophie gives herself to him body and soul ... until the day Garrett returns from the Continent, demanding his title, his lands--and his wife. Now Sophie must choose between her first love and her new love, knowing that no matter what, her choice will destroy one of the men she adores. Will it be Garrett, her childhood sweetheart, whose loss nearly destroyed her once already? Or will it be Tristan, beloved friend turned lover, who supported her through the last, dark years and introduced her to a passion she had never known? As her two husbands battle for her heart, Sophie finds herself immersed in a dangerous game--where the stakes are not only love ... but life and death."--p. [4] of cover.

Aztec

Jennings, Gary. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Jennings, Gary.
ISBN: 0765317508 (pbk.)
Year: 2006
Subjects:

Time for eternity

Squires, Susan. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Squires, Susan.
ISBN: 9780312943530 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Vampires, Time travel, Fiction, Occult fiction, Love stories

The call of the wild and selected stories

London, Jack, 1876-1916. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: London, Jack, 1876-1916.
ISBN: 9781410419248 (alk. paper), 141041924X (alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Adventure stories, American, Large type books

The goodbye cousins

Leffler, Maggie. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Leffler, Maggie.
ISBN: 9780385340472 (trade pbk.), 0385340478 (trade pbk.), 9780553592580, 0553592580
Year: 2009
Subjects: Cousins, Family secrets, Fiction

Forget me knot

Margolis, Sue. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Margolis, Sue.
ISBN: 9780385339001 (trade pbk.), 0385339003 (trade pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Florists, Fiction, Love stories

Feminista

Kennedy, Erica. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kennedy, Erica.
ISBN: 9780312538798, 0312538790
Year: 2009
Subjects: African American women, Man-woman relationships, City and town life, New York (State), New York, Fiction, Chick lit
Celebrity journalist Sydney Zamora wants a man badly so Sydney's sister ambushes her with the services of Mitzi Berman, $40,000 a shot Manhattan matchmaker extraordinaire. Mitzi has her eyes on Max Cooper, the scion of Harvey's department store. And nothing could make either Sydney or Max Cooper run faster than Mitzi in this fast-moving story of independence, image and the complicated relationship between the sexes.

Cradle and all

Patterson, James, 1947- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Patterson, James, 1947-
ISBN: 9780316072946 (pbk.), 031607294X (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Women private investigators, Teenage pregnancy, Good and evil, Prophecies, Catholics, Ex-nuns, Large type books, Massachusetts, Boston, Boston (Mass.), Fiction, Suspense fiction

Atlas shrugged

Rand, Ayn. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Rand, Ayn.
ISBN: 9780452011878 (pbk.), 0452011876 (pbk.)
Year: 1999
Subjects: Egoism, Capitalism, Objectivism (Philosophy), Fiction, Adventure fiction, Science fiction

The marriage bureau for rich people

Zama, Farahad. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Zama, Farahad.
ISBN: 0399155589, 9780399155581
Year: 2009
Subjects: Marriage, Dating services, India, Fiction, Humorous fiction, Love stories

Censoring an Iranian love story

Mandanīʹpūr, Shahriyār. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Mandanīʹpūr, Shahriyār., Khalili, Sara
ISBN: 0307269787, 9780307269782
Year: 2009
Subjects: Man-woman relationships, Authorship, 21st century, Iran, Fiction, Love stories
Shahriar Mandanipour, a contemporary and controversial Iranian writer, presents his first novel written in English. Seamlessly entwining two related narratives, Mandanipour unfolds the tale of an Iranian writer attempting to pen a love story set in present-day Iran. Similar to Romeo and Juliet, the writer's two lovers struggle to endure against powerful external forces. Unfortunately, though, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance furiously attempts to censor the writer's work.

Hazards

Resnick, Michael D. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Resnick, Michael D.
ISBN: 9781596062306
Year: 2009
Subjects: Swindlers and swindling, Adventure stories, Fantasy fiction, Fiction

Strong enough to die

Land, Jon. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Land, Jon.
ISBN: 9780765312587, 0765312581
Year: 2009
Subjects: Texas Rangers, Fiction, Suspense fiction

The other lands

Durham, David Anthony, 1969- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Durham, David Anthony, 1969-
ISBN: 9780385523325
Year: 2009
Subjects: Fantasy fiction

Twisted tree

Meyers, Kent. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Meyers, Kent.
ISBN: 9780151013890, 0151013896
Year: 2009
Subjects: Missing persons, Loss (Psychology), City and town life, South Dakota, Fiction, Psychological fiction

Look to the East

Lang, Maureen. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Lang, Maureen.
ISBN: 9781414324357 (pbk. : alk. paper), 1414324359 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Vendetta, Villages, France, Fiction, Christian fiction

Drawing in the dust

Klein, Zoe. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Klein, Zoe.
ISBN: 9781416599128, 1416599126
Year: 2009
Subjects: Archaeologists, Scrolls, Israel, Fiction

My sister's keeper

Picoult, Jodi, 1966- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Picoult, Jodi, 1966-
ISBN: 9781439157268 (pbk.), 143915726X
Year: 2009
Subjects: Sisters, Teenage girls, Leukemia, Organ donors, Sick children, Mothers and daughters, Fiction, Patients

Desire untamed

Palmer, Pamela. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Palmer, Pamela., Palmer, Pamela
ISBN: 9780061667510 (pbk.), 006166751X (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Immortalism, Fiction, Occult fiction, Love stories

Darkness calls

Liu, Marjorie M. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Liu, Marjorie M.
ISBN: 9780441017300 (pbk.), 0441017304 (pbk
Year: 2009
Subjects: Demonology, Fiction, Occult fiction, Love stories

The love children

French, Marilyn, 1929-2009. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: French, Marilyn, 1929-2009.
ISBN: 9781558616066, 1558616063
Year: 2009
Subjects:

Chinese whispers

May, Peter, 1951- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: May, Peter, 1951-
ISBN: 1590586085, 9781590586082
Year: 2009
Subjects: Campbell, Margaret (Fictitious character), Serial murder investigation, Americans, China, Fiction, Suspense fiction, Mystery fiction
The media and the terror-stricken public are demanding the arrest of the Beijing Ripper and Li Yan, the head of Beijing's serious crime squad, has been put in the spotlight. American pathologist Margaret Campbell is invited to perform an autopsy on one of the victims and her results send shockwaves through the investigation. Then Li begins receiving personal letters from the killer, and his life and career start falling apart.

Evidence

Kellerman, Jonathan. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kellerman, Jonathan.
ISBN: 9780739377345 (lg. print), 0739377345 (lg. print)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Delaware, Alex (Fictitious character), Sturgis, Milo (Fictitious character), Child psychologists, Police, Large type books, California, Los Angeles, Fiction, Suspense fiction, Mystery fiction
Milo and Alex investigate the murders of a young couple murdered in flagrante and left in a gruesome postmortem embrace, found in the half-built skeleton of a monstrously vulgar mansion in one of L.A.'s toniest neighborhoods. The female victim is unknown, the male eco-friendly architect Desmond Backer who disdains the sort of grandiose superstructure he is found in. When the investigation veers suddenly in a startling direction, it's the investigators who may wind up on the wrong end of a cornered predator's final fury.

Possession

Byatt, A. S. 1936- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Byatt, A. S. 1936-
ISBN: 0679735909
Year: 1991
Subjects: Poets, Manuscripts, Literary historians, England, Fiction, Collectors and collecting, Love stories

Holly's inbox

Denham, Holly. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Denham, Holly.
ISBN: 1402219032 (pbk.), 9781402219030 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Electronic mail messages, Receptionists, Fiction, Chick lit

Nine dragons

Connelly, Michael, 1956- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Connelly, Michael, 1956-
ISBN: 9780316071048
Year: 2009
Subjects: Bosch, Harry (Fictitious character), Police, Chinese Americans, Murder, Kidnapping, Triads (Gangs), Large type books, California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Calif.), Hong Kong (China), Fiction, Crimes against, Investigation, Mystery fiction

Cat & mouse

Patterson, James, 1947- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Patterson, James, 1947-
ISBN: 9780316072922 (pbk.), 0316072923
Year: 2009
Subjects: Cross, Alex (Fictitious character), Police, African American police, Police psychologists, Serial murderers, Large type books, Washington (D.C.), Paris (France), Fiction, Mystery fiction, Psychological fiction
As a psychopath escapes from jail in the U.S. to begin murdering again, a similar killer goes on a rampage in Europe. It befalls to Alex Cross, the Washington detective, to bring the two men to justice.

Gone tomorrow

Child, Lee. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Child, Lee.
ISBN: 9780739328460 (lg. print), 0739328468 (lg. print)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Reacher, Jack (Fictitious character), Ex-police officers, Conspiracies, Large type books, New York (N.Y.), Fiction, Suspense fiction
In this 13th Reacher novel, the former army MP confronts a suicide bomber on a nearly deserted Manhattan subway car--a confrontation that will lead him back to the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s and forward to the war on terrorism as he tracks down and eliminates the bad guys.

Well read and dead

O'Connell, Catherine, 1955- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: O'Connell, Catherine, 1955-
ISBN: 9780061673252 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Upper class, Missing persons, Chicago (Ill.), Fiction, Mystery fiction

"E" is for evidence

Grafton, Sue. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Grafton, Sue.
ISBN: 9781410418272 (alk. paper), 1410418278 (alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Millhone, Kinsey (Fictitious character), Women private investigators, Large type books, California, Fiction
It was two days after Christmas when Kinsey Millhone received the bank slip showing a credit for five thousand dollars. The account number was correct but Kinsey hadn't made the deposit. Then came the phone call and suddenly everything became clear. The frame-up was working and Kinsey was trapped.

First you run

St. Claire, Roxanne. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: St. Claire, Roxanne.
ISBN: 9781439149362 (pbk.), 1439149364 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Man-woman relationships, Fiction

Dark road rising

Elrod, P. N. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Elrod, P. N.
ISBN: 9780441017553, 044101755X
Year: 2009
Subjects: Vampires, Fleming, Jack (Fictitious character), Private investigators, Fiction, Mystery fiction, Fantasy fiction

Deadly intent

La Plante, Lynda. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: La Plante, Lynda.
ISBN: 9781416588313 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Travis, Anna (Fictitious character), Women detectives, Murder, England, London, Fiction, Investigation, Mystery fiction

Jack & Jill

Patterson, James, 1947- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Patterson, James, 1947-
ISBN: 9780316072953 (pbk.), 0316072958 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Cross, Alex (Fictitious character), Police, African American police, Police psychologists, Large type books, Washington (D.C.), Fiction, Psychological fiction, Mystery fiction

Along came a spider

Patterson, James, 1947- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Patterson, James, 1947-
ISBN: 9780316072915 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Cross, Alex (Fictitious character), Police, Police psychologists, Secret service, Large type books, Washington (D.C.), Fiction, Mystery fiction