Recently Purchased - Adult Audiobooks at Howard County Library

The king of infinite space Euclid and his elements /

Author: Berlinski, David.
ISBN: 9781452612492;1452612498
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/20/2013
Subjects: Euclid. - Mathematics, Greek. - Geometry - History. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 516.2B

Thirty-nine years of short-term memory loss the early days of SNL from someone who was there /

Author: Davis, Tom,
ISBN: 9781400111596;1400111595
Year: 2009
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: A seriously funny, offbeat and irreverent memoir that chronicles the early days of Saturday Night Live and features some of its greatest personalities--Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Michael O'Donoghue, and Chris Farley. Written by Tom Davis, an original SNL writer and comedy partner of Al Franken, this is the story of coming of age in the 60s, and an account of the birth and rise of Saturday Night Live. Davis' memoir is filled with wry, candid anecdotes about his days at Saturday Night Live, but it also the story of Davis' own coming of age--escaping his conservative roots in suburban Minneapolis, traveling the world, and reveling in the hippie culture of 1960s San Francisco. The author finds the highs and lows of his own career to be a hilarious counterpoint to the meteoric rise of SNL and his friends' growing celebrity.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Saturday night live (Television program) - Comedians - Biography. - Davis, Tom, - Live television programs - Anecdotes. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 791.45D

Mickey Cohen the life and crimes of L.A.'s notorious mobster /

Author: Tereba, Tere.
ISBN: 9781452609560;145260956
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: Tere Tereba digs past the sensational headlines to deliver a remarkable story of a man who captivated, corrupted, and terrorized Los Angeles for a generation.
Subjects: Cohen, Mickey, - Criminals - California - Los Angeles - Biography. - Gangsters - Organized crime - History. - Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) - Los Angeles (Calif.) - Talking books.
Call number: CD 364.1092T

Switching time [a doctor's harrowing story of treating a woman with 17 personalities] /

Author: Baer, Richard K.
ISBN: 9781400104758;1400104750
Year: 2007
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: A psychiatrist describes his work with Karen Overhill, a patient complaining of acute depression who turned out to have been a victim of horrific childhood sexual abuse and had developed seventeen distinct and separate personalities.
Subjects: Overhill, Karen - Mental health. - Multiple personality - Patients - Biography. - Case studies. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 616.85B

Life on the Mississippi

Author: Twain, Mark,
ISBN: 9781452600475;1452600473
Year: 2010
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: Legendary author Mark Twain recounts his life as a steam boat pilot on the Mississippi River, the setting for several of his acclaimed works. Here, Twain offers a collection of stories based on river life before and after the American Civil War, including some tall tales.
Subjects: Twain, Mark, - Travel - Mississippi River. - Mississippi River Valley - Social life and customs. - Mississippi River - Description and travel. - Authors, American - 19th century - Biography. - Pilots and pilotage - Talking books.
Call number: CD 818.4T

The journal of best practices a memoir of marriage, asperger syndrome, and one man's quest to be a better husband /

Author: Finch, David,
ISBN: 9781452607436;1452607435
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: At some point in nearly every marriage, a wife finds herself asking, What the... is wrong with my husband?! In the author's case, this turns out to be an apt question. Five years after he married Kristen, the love of his life, they learn that he has Asperger syndrome. The diagnosis explains his ever-growing list of quirks and compulsions, his lifelong propensity to quack and otherwise melt down in social exchanges, and his clinical-strength inflexibility. But it doesn't make him any easier to live with. Determined to change, he sets out to understand Asperger syndrome and learn to be a better husband, no easy task for a guy whose inability to express himself rivals his two-year-old daughter's, who thinks his responsibility for laundry extends no further than throwing things in (or at) the hamper, and whose autism-spectrum condition makes seeing his wife's point of view a near impossibility. Nevertheless, he devotes himself to improving his marriage with an endearing yet hilarious zeal that involves excessive note-taking, performance reviews, and most of all, this book: a collection of hundreds of maxims and hard-won epiphanies that result from self-reflection both comic and painful. They include "Don't change the radio station when she's singing along," "Apologies do not count when you shout them," and "Be her friend, first and always." Guided by the journal, he transforms himself over the course of two years from the world's most trying husband to the husband who tries the hardest, the husband he'd always meant to be. Filled with humor and surprising wisdom, this book is a candid story of ruthless self-improvement, a unique window into living with an autism-spectrum condition, and proof that a true heart can conquer all.
Subjects: Finch, David, - Marriage. - Asperger's syndrome - Patients - United States - Biography. - Family relationships - United States. - Husbands - Fathers - Self-actualization (Psychology) - Case studies. - Marriage - Families - Talking books. - Special collect
Call number: CD 616.8588F

Lunch in Paris a love story, with recipes /

Author: Bard, Elizabeth.
ISBN: 9781452608686;1452608687
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/20/2013
Subjects: Bard, Elizabeth - Homes and haunts - France - Paris. - Marriage. - Paris (France) - Biography. - Americans - Paris - Intercountry marriage - Cooking, French. - Autobiography. - Food habits - Description and travel. - Social life and customs. - Talking boo
Call number: CD B BARD

South the story of Shackleton's last expedition, 1914-1917 /

Author: Shackleton, Ernest Henry,
ISBN: 9781452601359;1452601356
Year: 2011
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: Veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's excruciating and inspiring expedition to Antarctica aboard the Endurance has long captured the public imagination. South is his own firsthand account of this epic adventure.
Subjects: Shackleton, Ernest Henry, - Travel. - Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition - Antarctica - Discovery and exploration. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 919.89S

Joan the mysterious life of the heretic who became a saint /

Author: Spoto, Donald,
ISBN: 9781400104000;1400104009
Year: 2007
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: The life and times of Joan of Arc, a teenager of astonishing common sense and a national heroine who led men into battle securing the kingdom of France for the King who betrayed her.
Subjects: Joan, - Christian women saints - France - Biography. - Talking books.
Call number: CD B JOANS

FDR goes to war how expanded executive power, spiraling national debt, and restricted civil liberties shaped wartime America /

Author: Folsom, Burton W.
ISBN: 9781452603919;145260391
Year: 2011
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: An accessible and compelling follow-up to New Deal or Raw Deal? that exposes how FDR transformed American government and American life during the war years with continuing repercussions in the current economy.
Subjects: Roosevelt, Franklin D. - Military leadership. - World War, 1939-1945 - United States. - United States - Politics and government - 1933-1945. - Economic conditions - 1918-1945. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 973.917F

The bucolic plague how two Manhattanites became gentlemen farmers : an unconventional memoir /

Author: Kilmer-Purcell, Josh,
ISBN: 9781452603117;1452603111
Year: 2011
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: A tart and sweet, touching and laugh-out-loud funny story about goats, mud, homemade soap, approaching middle age, and finding new depths of love and commitment.
Subjects: Kilmer-Purcell, Josh, - Female impersonators - New York (State) - Biography. - Goat farmers - Talking books.
Call number: CD 974.7K

We thought you would be prettier true tales of the dorkiest girl alive /

Author: Notaro, Laurie.
ISBN: 9781452602684;1452602689
Year: 2011
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: Bestselling author Laurie Notaro unleashes her wrath on everything from e-mail spam to eBay to the perils of St. Patrick's Day, with hilarious results.
Subjects: Notaro, Laurie. - Humorists, American - 20th century - Biography. - Women - Humor. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 814.6N

Sugar in the blood a family's story of slavery and empire /

Author: Stuart, Andrea.
ISBN: 9781452612669;1452612668
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: A stunning history of the interdependence of sugar, slavery, and colonial settlement in the New World, from the seventeenth century to the present.
Subjects: Sugar trade - Barbados - History. - Sugarcane industry - Slavery - Stuart family. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 338.1S

Purple hibiscus

Author: Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi,
ISBN: 1402582404;9781402582400
Year: 2004
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: Although her father is greatly respected in their community, 15-year-old Kambili knows a frighteningly stricket and abusive side to this man. In many ways, she and her family lead a privileged life, but Kambili and her brother Jaja are often punished for failing to meet their father's expectations. After visiting her aunt and cousins, Kambili dreams of being part of a loving family.
Subjects: Teenage girls - Fiction. - Children of the rich - Brothers and sisters - Parent and child - Nigeria - Aunts - Talking books. - Bildungsromans. - Love stories.
Call number: CD F ADI

The mystery of Mercy Close [a Walsh sister novel] /

Author: Keyes, Marian.
ISBN: 9781470327491;147032749
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: "As the youngest of the five Walsh girls, Helen has had a tough time finding her way in the world--at thirty-three, she has her job as a private investigator that has proven less than fruitful and after losing her flat, she's moved back in with Mammy Walsh. Her hunky new boyfriend, Artie, and his three adorable children are a great distraction, but his beautiful ex-wife lives a little too close for comfort. Meanwhile, Helen runs into her ex-boyfriend Jay Parker and reluctantly signs on to help him locate Wayne Diffney, the recently disappeared fourth member of Ireland's biggest mid-nineties boy band, Laddz. Of the five Laddz, the Talented One has long gone on to better things, but the Cute One, the Gay One, and the Other One are all busily shunning carbs and rehearsing their reunion tour, and it's Helen's job to track down Wayne, the Wacky One. Wayne hasn't left a trace, and Helen throws herself into the search wholeheartedly, leaving no stone unturned while watching her own life slowly fall apart, one unpaid bill at a time."--Container.
Subjects: Women private investigators - Fiction. - Missing persons - Boy bands - Depression, Mental - Ireland - Talking books. - Suspense fiction. - Humorous fiction. - Chick lit.
Call number: CD F KEY

Cronkite's war his World War II letters home /

Author: Cronkite, Walter.
ISBN: 9781452613574;1452613575
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/20/2013
Subjects: Talking books. - Cronkite, Walter - Correspondence. - Family. - Cronkite, Betsy, - United Press International - Biography. - World War, 1939-1945 - Journalists - War correspondents - United States - Aerial operations, American. - Campaigns - Europe. - Eng
Call number: CD 070.44C

Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted and all the brilliant minds who made the Mary Tyler Moore Show a classic /

Author: Armstrong, Jennifer Keishin.
ISBN: 9781452613451;1452613451
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: The story of the making of a classic and groundbreaking TV show, as experienced by its producers, writers, and cast.
Subjects: Mary Tyler Moore show (Television program) - Situation comedies (Television programs) - Television actors and actresses. - Television writers. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 791.4572A

A dog walks into a nursing home lessons in the good life from an unlikely teacher /

Author: Halpern, Sue.
ISBN: 9781452612102;1452612102
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: Funny, moving, and profound, A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home is the story of how one faithful, charitable, loving, and sometimes prudent mutt-showing great hope, fortitude, and restraint along the way (the occasional begged or stolen treat notwithstanding)-taught a well-meaning woman the true nature and pleasures of the good life.
Subjects: Human-animal relationships. - Dogs - Therapeutic use. - Training. - Halpern, Sue. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 636.7083H

Parenting without power struggles raising joyful, resilient kids while staying calm, cool, and connected /

Author: Stiffelman, Susan.
ISBN: 9781452612799;145261279
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: Family therapist Susan Stiffelman is here to help. While most parenting programs are designed to coerce kids to change, Parenting Without Power Struggles does something innovative, showing you how to help your children awaken their natural instincts to cooperate, rather than employing threats or bribes, which inevitably fuels their resistance.
Subjects: Parenting. - Child rearing. - Parent and child. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 649.1S

Macarthur's war the flawed genius who challenged the American political system /

Author: Alexander, Bevin.
ISBN: 9781452612119;1452612110
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/20/2013
Subjects: MacArthur, Douglas, - Truman, Harry S., - Korean War, 1950-1953 - United States. - Civil-military relations - United States - History - 20th century. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 355.0092A

The bipolar disorder survival guide what you and your family need to know /

Author: Miklowitz, David.
ISBN: 9781452612034;145261203
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/20/2013
Subjects: Talking books. - Special collections - Health. - Manic-depressive illness - Popular works.
Call number: CD 616.895M

The book of woe the DSM and the unmaking of psychiatry /

Author: Greenberg, Gary.
ISBN: 9781452613499;1452613494
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: Author and psychotherapist Gary Greenberg charts the DSM's controversial history in a riveting book that is sure to spark debate among expert and casual listeners alike.
Subjects: Mental illness - Classification. - Psychiatry - Philosophy. - Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. - Talking books. - Special collections - Health.
Call number: CD 616.89G

Behind the candelabra : [my life with Liberace] /

Author: Thorson, Scott.
ISBN: 9781452611914;1452611912
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: In this unusually frank book Scott Thorson tells all: the good, the bad, and the ugly truths about a legendary entertainer who went to outrageous extremes to prevent public knowledge of his homosexuality. This fast-paced story, sprinkled with anecdotes about famous entertainers such as Michael Jackson and Shirley MacLaine, ends with an intimate look at Liberace's final days as he lay dying of AIDS, and his deathbed reconciliation with Scott.
Subjects: Thorson, Scott. - Liberace, - Pianists - United States - Biography. - Talking books.
Call number: CD B LIBERACE T

After visiting friends a son's story /

Author: Hainey, Michael,
ISBN: 9781452613017;145261301
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/20/2013
Summary: A decade into the writing, the haunting story of a son's quest to understand the mystery of his father's death. A universal memoir about the secrets families keep, and the role they play in making people who they are.
Subjects: Hainey, Bob, - Family. - Journalists - United States - Biography. - Talking books.
Call number: CD B HAINEY H

A wedding wager

Author: Feather, Jane.
ISBN: 9781449849436;1449849431
Year: 2011
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: Lady Serena Grantley was born to the nobility, but fortune's whim placed her in control of her gamester stepfather, who uses her beauty to lure young men to his gambling tables. Serena even dismissed her first love, the Honorable Sebastian Sullivan, at her stepfather's command. But when he attempts to force her into a liason with a dissolute earl, Serena resolves to do his bidding no more. Sebastian is the only man who ever captured her heart, and it is to him she turns.
Subjects: Gambling - Fiction. - Talking books. - Historical fiction. - Love stories.
Call number: DAB F FEA

An unsuitable bride

Author: Feather, Jane.
ISBN: 9781449849450;1449849458
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: Comely Alexandra Douglas is in London, reeling from news of her father's death--and of her disinheritance. Posing as a librarian, Alex infiltrates her former home, where love awaits in the form of her stepbrother's friend, the Honorable Peregrine Sullivan.
Subjects: Sisters - Fiction. - Inheritance and succession - Talking books. - Love stories. - Historical fiction.
Call number: DAB F FEA

Shelter mountain

Author: Carr, Robyn.
ISBN: 9781440720765;1440720762
Year: 2009
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: Marine veteran John "Preacher" Middleton intimidates just about everyone who walks into his bar. But when an abused young mother comes in, seeking protection from her ex-husband, Preacher promises to become her guardian--and maybe something more.
Subjects: Abusive men - Fiction. - California, Northern - Talking books. - Love stories.
Call number: DAB F CAR

Undead and unstable

Author: Davidson, MaryJanice.
ISBN: 9781470328580;1470328585
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: Vampire queen Betsy's up to her fangs in paranormal trouble. Still heartbroken over her friend Marc's sacrifice, Betsy is further plagued by nagging suspicions that her half-sister Laura is up to no good. It seems that Laura has received an offer to assume her mother's duties overseeing Hell--but only if she first kills Betsy.
Subjects: Vampires - Fiction. - Taylor, Betsy (Fictitious character) - Talking books. - Paranormal romance stories - Humorous fiction.
Call number: DAB F DAV

Bring me home for Christmas

Author: Carr, Robyn.
ISBN: 9781464017704;1464017700
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: This year, Becca Timm know the number one item on her Christmas wish list--getting over Denny Cutler. Three years ago, Denny broke her heart before heading off to war. It's time she got over her silly high-school relationship and moved on. So she takes matters in her own hands and heads up to Virgin River, the rugged little mountain town that Denny calls home, as an uninvited guest on her brother's men-only hunting weekend. But when an acciden turns her impromptu visit into an extended stay, Becca finds herself stranded in Virgin River. With Denny. In very close quarters.
Subjects: Christmas stories. - Talking books. - Love stories.
Call number: DAB F CAR

Heron's Cove

Author: Neggers, Carla.
ISBN: 9781464018213;1464018219
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: FBI art-crimes expert Emma Sharpe and deep-cover agent Colin Donovan are recuperating in Heron's Cove when they learn of a rare set of Russian jewelry that's about to be stolen. Their best chance of stopping the theft is splitting up, but with a powerful enemy lurking in the shadows, can Emma and Colin cheat death and be reunited a second time?
Subjects: Maine - Fiction. - Jewel thieves - Talking books. - Romantic suspense fiction.
Call number: DAB F NEG

Abandon

Author: Neggers, Carla.
ISBN: 9781440751035;144075103
Year: 2011
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: Rookie Deputy U.S. Marshal Mackenzie Stewart teams up with ex-flame FBI Agent Andrew Rook to bring down a charming killer who has a penchant for knife play.
Subjects: Court marshals - Fiction. - Judges - Crimes against - Criminal investigation - Talking books. - Romantic suspense fiction.
Call number: DAB F NEG

Death in the floating city

Author: Alexander, Tasha,
ISBN: 9781470339319;1470339315
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: Emily is surprised to receive a plea for help from her childhood nemesis, Emma, whose father-in-law has been murdered and whose husband has vanished. Digging into the mystery, Emily unearths a centuries-old puzzle--and raises the ire of those who will do anything to keep their secrets hidden.
Subjects: Murder - Investigation - Italy - Venice - Fiction. - Aristocracy (Social class) - Talking books. - Mystery fiction.
Call number: DAB M ALE

Virgin river

Author: Carr, Robyn.
ISBN: 9781440716539;1440716536
Year: 2009
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: Recently widowed, grieving Los Angeles midwife/nurse Melinda Monroe answers a small upstate town's ad for help. Nestled amongst California's giant redwoods, quaint Virgin River is host to many quirky characters--including bar owner Jack Sheridan, who may be just the man to make Melinda smile again.
Subjects: Widows - Fiction. - Abandoned children - Self-actualization (Psychology) - California, Northern - Talking books. - Love stories.
Call number: DAB F CAR

Big sky country

Author: Miller, Linda Lael.
ISBN: 9781464048135;1464048134
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: The illegitimate son of a wealthy rancher, Sheriff Slade Barlow grew up in a trailer hitched to the Curly-Burly hair salon his mother runs. He was never acknowledged by his father--until now. Suddenly, Slade has inherited half of Whisper Creek Ranch, one of the most prosperous in Parable, Montana. That doesn't sit well with his half-brother, Hutch, who grew up with all the rights of a Carmody. Including the affections of Joslyn Kirk, homecoming queen, rodeo queen, beauty queen--whom Slade has never forgotten.
Subjects: Talking books. - Western stories. - Love stories.
Call number: DAB F MIL

Undead and uneasy

Author: Davidson, MaryJanice.
ISBN: 9781449828523;1449828523
Year: 2010
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: Like any bride-to-be (alive or not), Queen Betsy is just a bit flustered by all the wedding preparations she's juggling. In addition to the requisite friends and family, her burgeoning houseguest list includes a ghost and a werewolf! Meanwhile, King Eric has perfected his talent for vanishing whenever flowers or gowns are discussed. But it's not just cold feet that make the undead groom--and most of the guests--disappear. Someone is hoping to crush the heart of the vampire world forever.
Subjects: Vampires - Fiction. - Love stories, American. - Paranormal fiction. - Talking books. - Humorous fiction. - Occult fiction. - Love stories.
Call number: DAB F DAV

Whispering rock

Author: Carr, Robyn.
ISBN: 9781440737848;1440737843
Year: 2009
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: Wounded LAPD Sergeant Mike Valenzuela finds the help and healing he needs in Virgin River. Now he longs for the marital bliss his Marine Corps buddies enjoy. And he thinks he's found the right woman. But after she's brutally attacked, Mike must show her how to trust again.
Subjects: Police - Fiction. - Public prosecutors - California, Northern - Talking books. - Love stories.
Call number: DAB F CAR

Second chance pass

Author: Carr, Robyn.
ISBN: 9781440738210;1440738211
Year: 2009
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: Two lonely hearts long for a second chance at love. Within a few short months, Vanessa buried her husband and birthed his son. When serendipity brings a man into her life again, her heart flutters anew. But just as he plans to reveal his love, another woman stakes her claim on him--a claim his sense of honor can't easily shake off.
Subjects: War widows - Fiction. - Talking books. - Love stories.
Call number: DAB F CAR

The mist

Author: Neggers, Carla.
ISBN: 9781440750939;1440750939
Year: 2009
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: Neggers introduces Lizzie Rush in this gripping tale where nothing and no one is as they seem. Utilizing skills her ex-spy father taught her, Lizzie brings down an international crime kingpin. But now this outlaw has her targeted for revenge. Her only hope may be intelligence man Will Davenport--but can he be trusted?
Subjects: Hotelkeepers - Fiction. - Kidnapping - Drug traffic - Talking books. - Suspense fiction.
Call number: DAB F NEG

Harvest moon

Author: Carr, Robyn.
ISBN: 9781464000201;1464000204
Year: 2011
Date added: 05/17/2013
Summary: After collapsing at work, sous-chef Kelly Matlock retreats to her sister's home in Virgin River where she meets Lief Holbrook, a widower, and as romance blossoms between them, Lief's stepdaughters antics threaten to tear them apart.
Subjects: Women cooks - Fiction. - Screenwriters - Stepchildren - California - Talking books.
Call number: DAB F CAR

Billy the Kid the endless ride /

Author: Wallis, Michael.
ISBN: 9781400104161;1400104165
Year: 2007
Date added: 05/16/2013
Summary: The rich, anecdotal saga of Billy the Kid (1859-1881), a deeply mythologized young man who became a legend in his own time and yet remains an enigma to this day. With the Gilded Age in full swing and the Industrial Revolution reshaping the American landscape, "the Kid," who was gunned down by Sheriff Pat Garrett in the New Mexico Territory at the age of twenty-one, became a new breed of celebrity outlaw. He arose amid the mystery and myth of the swiftly vanishing frontier and, sensationalized beyond recognition by the tabloids and dime-store romances of the day, emerged as one of the most enduring icons of the American West---not to mention one of Hollywood's most misrepresented characters.
Subjects: Billy, - Outlaws - Southwest, New - Biography. - Frontier and pioneer life - Southwest, New. - Talking books.
Call number: CD B BILLY W

Captain Phil Harris the legendary crab fisherman, our hero, our dad /

Author: Harris, Josh,
ISBN: 9781452612553;1452612552
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/16/2013
Summary: The electrifying behind-the-scenes story of the late Deadliest Catch star, from his own two sons. In this exclusive authorized biography, Phil's two surviving sons, Josh and Jake Harris, team up with bestselling author Steve Springer and coauthor Blake Chavez to share the thrilling story of Phil's remarkable life.
Subjects: Harris, Phil, - Fishers - Bering Sea - Biography. - Ship captains - United States - Crabbing - Alaska - Cornelia Marie (Crab boat) - Crab fisheries - Alaska. - Bering Sea. - Employment - Talking books.
Call number: CD B HARRIS H

Marmee & Louisa the untold story of Louisa May Alcott and her mother /

Author: LaPlante, Eve.
ISBN: 9781452610467;1452610460
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/16/2013
Summary: Based on newly uncovered family papers, this groundbreaking and intensely moving portrait of Louisa May Alcott's relationship with her mother will completely transform our understanding of one of America's most beloved authors.
Subjects: Alcott, Louisa May, - Family. - Mothers and daughters. - Talking books.
Call number: CD B ALCOTT L

Wild Bill Donovan [the spymaster who created the OSS and modern American espionage] /

Author: Waller, Douglas C.
ISBN: 9781452601663;1452601666
Year: 2011
Date added: 05/16/2013
Summary: An action-packed look into the life of "Wild Bill" Donovan, the charismatic and controversial father of the CIA.
Subjects: Donovan, William J. - Intelligence officers - United States - Biography. - United States. - World War, 1939-1945 - Secret service. - Talking books.
Call number: CD B DONOVAN W

One man's wilderness an Alaskan odyssey /

Author: Proenneke, Richard.
ISBN: 9781400149537;1400149533;9781400119530;1400119537
Year: 2010
Date added: 05/16/2013
Summary: To live in a pristine land unchanged by man; to roam the wilderness through which few other humans have passed; to choose an idyllic site, cut trees, and build a log cabin; to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available; to be not at odds with the world, but content with one's own thoughts and company: thousands have had such dreams, but Richard Proenneke lived them. This book is a simple account of the day-by-day explorations and activities he carried out alone, and the constant chain of nature's events that kept him company. From Proenneke's journals, and with first-hand knowledge of his subject and the setting, Sam Keith has woven a tribute to a man who carved his masterpiece out of the beyond.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Proenneke, Richard - Diaries. - Pioneers - Alaska - Twin Lakes Region (Lake and Peninsula Borough) - Twin Lakes Region (Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska) - Description and travel. - Pictorial works. - Frontier and pioneer life - Wilderness survival - Ta
Call number: CD 917.98P

Life, on the line [a chef's story of chasing greatness, facing death, and redefining the way we eat] /

Author: Achatz, Grant.
ISBN: 9781452601274;1452601275
Year: 2011
Date added: 05/16/2013
Summary: Achatz, "one of America's great chefs" ("Vogue"), shares how his drive to cook immaculate food won him international renown--and fueled his miraculous triumph over tongue cancer. "Life, on the Line" is also a book about survival, about nurturing creativity, and about profound friendship.
Subjects: Achatz, Grant. - Cooks - United States - Biography. - Tongue - Cancer - Patients - Cooking. - Autobiography. - Talking books.
Call number: CD B ACHATZ

Sinatra and me the very good years /

Author: Consiglio, Tony.
ISBN: 9781452610535;1452610533
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/16/2013
Summary: An intimate look at the legendary Frank Sinatra by one of his closest friends, Tony Consiglio.
Subjects: Sinatra, Frank, - Consiglio, Tony. - Singers - United States - Biography. - Talking books.
Call number: CD B SINATRA C

Silken prey

Author: Sandford, John,
ISBN: 1611761662;9781611761665
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/16/2013
Summary: At 1:15 a.m, a Minnesota political fixer answers his doorbell. The next thing he knows, he's waking up on the floor of a moving car, lying on a plastic sheet, his body wet with blood. When the car stops, a voice says, "Hey, I think he's breathing," and another voice says, "Yeah? Give me the bat." And that's the last thing he ever knows. Lucas Davenport is investigating another case when the trail leads to the man's disappearance, then--very troublingly--to the Minneapolis police department itself, and then--most troublingly of all--to a woman who could give Machiavelli lessons. She has very definite ideas about the way the world should work, the money, ruthlessness, and sheer will to make it happen. No matter who gets in the way.
Subjects: Davenport, Lucas (Fictitious character) - Fiction. - Private investigators - Minnesota - Minneapolis - Minneapolis (Minn.) - Talking books. - Mystery fiction.
Call number: CD M SAN

A delicate truth

The Fastdiet lose weight, stay healthy, and live longer with the simple secret of intermittent fasting /

Author: Mosley, Michael,
ISBN: 9781442366626;1442366621
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/16/2013
Summary: Is it possible to eat normally, five days a week, and become slimmer and healthier as a result? Scientific trials of intermittent fasters have shown that it will not only help the pounds fly off, but also reduces the risks of diseases ranging from diabetes to cardiovascular disease and even cancer.
Subjects: Reducing diets - Recipes. - Weight loss. - Diet. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 613.25M

Follow me a call to die, a call to live /

Author: Platt, David.
ISBN: 9781414375687;1414375689
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/16/2013
Summary: "The author of the bestselling book Radical is convinced that many people in our churches today are misled as to what it truly means to be a follower of Christ. Western culture has drained the lifeblood out of Christianity and replaced it with a watered-down version of the gospel that is so palatable it isn't even real anymore. "Follow me," Jesus calls. Two simple words that change everything. You will never be bored. You will always have purpose. You will never lack joy. But it will cost you. This call is not an invitation to pray a prayer. It is a summons to lose your life"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Spiritual formation. - Discipling (Christianity) - Talking books.
Call number: CD 248.4P

Happy, happy, happy my life and legacy as the duck commander /

Author: Robertson, Phil,
ISBN: 9781442366107;1442366109
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/16/2013
Summary: An autobiography chronicling the remarkable life of Phil Robertson, the original Duck Commander and 'Duck Dynasty' star, from early childhood through the founding of a family business. He grew up with the dream of living the simple life, but soon found himself on a path to self-destruction. He almost lost it all until he gave his life to God. And then everything changed when he invented a duck call. With great love, Phil has finally found the ingredients to the 'good life' he always wanted.
Subjects: Robertson, Phil, - Family. - Television personalities - United States - Biography. - Businessmen - Duck dynasty (Television program) - Autobiography. - Talking books.
Call number: CD B ROBERTSON

Inferno [a novel] /

Author: Brown, Dan,
ISBN: 9780804128766;0804128766
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: "In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces: Dante's Inferno. Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science"--Vendor summary.
Subjects: Langdon, Robert (Fictitious character) - Fiction. - Dante Alighieri, - Talking books. - Suspense fiction.
Call number: CD F BRO

The twelfth Imam a novel /

Author: Rosenberg, Joel C.,
ISBN: 9781455875993;1455875996
Year: 2010
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: CIA operative David Shirazi must travel to Tehran to disrupt Iran's nuclear weapons program, whatever the cost. But he must do so without revealing America's involvement and without triggering a regional war.
Subjects: Intelligence officers - United States - Fiction. - Nuclear warfare - Prevention - Iran - Middle East - Prophecy - Islam - Talking books. - Suspense fiction. - Christian fiction.
Call number: CD F ROS

The Tehran initiative a novel /

Author: Rosenberg, Joel C.,
ISBN: 9781455875979;145587597
Year: 2011
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: The world is on the brink of disaster and the clock is ticking. Iran has just conducted its first atomic weapons test. Millions of Muslims around the world are convinced their messiah, known as "The Twelfth Imam", has just arrived on earth. Israeli leaders fear Tehran, under the Twelfth Imam's spell, will soon launch a nuclear attack that could bring about a second holocaust and the annihilation of the Jewish people. The White House fears Jerusalem will hit first, launching a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear facilities that could cause the entire Middle East to go up in flames, oil prices to skyrocket, and the global economy to implode. With the stakes high and few viable options left, the President of the United States orders CIA operative David Shirazi and his team to track down and sabotage Iran's nuclear warheads before Iran or Israel can launch a devastating first strike.
Subjects: Intelligence officers - United States - Fiction. - Nuclear warfare - Prevention - International relations - Prophecy - Iran - Middle East - Talking books. - Christian fiction. - Suspense fiction.
Call number: CD F ROS

Larry Bond's red dragon rising. Shock of war

Author: Bond, Larry.
ISBN: 9781455854103;1455854107
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: Under secret orders from the president, U.S. Amy Major Zeus Murphy sabotages a Chinese invasion fleet on the eve of its assault against Vietnam. But Murphy and fellow officer Win Christian are trapped behind enemy lines after Christian's erratic behavior gives them away. Back in America, President Chester Greene fails to convince Congress or the Pentagon that the Chinese invasion of Vietnam is the first step in a plan to rule Asia and eventually go to war with the United States.
Subjects: International relations - Fiction. - Intelligence officers - Military intelligence - Vietnam - Talking books. - Suspense fiction.
Call number: CD F BON

Trident K9 warriors : [my tale from the training ground to the battlefield with elite Navy SEAL canines] /

Author: Ritland, Mike.
ISBN: 9781427233523;1427233527
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: Former Navy SEAL Mike Ritland, after retiring from the military, started a company to provide a special service to SEAL teams: training and supplying dogs for SEAL combat missions. Now, listeners will learn more about these spectacular dogs who are much like the soldiers they work beside: fiercely aggressive and athletic, devoted to duty, and tough despite pain, injury, or fear. Ritland explains how the dogs are trained, the missions they undertake, and the character traits required to serve.
Subjects: United States. - Officers - Biography. - Working dogs - Iraq - Anecdotes. - Iraq War, 2003-2011. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 956.70443R

Ten years later [six people who faced adversity and transformed their lives] /

Author: Kotb, Hoda,
ISBN: 9781442360778;1442360771
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb tells the incredible stories of people who, when faced with impossibly challenging or tragic life situations, persevere, and even thrive, and asks, 'What if you, facing a game-changing event or decision right now, could see ten years into the future?'
Subjects: Life change events - Psychological aspects. - Adjustment (Psychology) - Biography. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 155.24K

Sticks and stones defeating the culture of bullying and rediscovering the power of character and empathy /

Author: Bazelon, Emily.
ISBN: 9780385362795;038536279
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: Being a teenager has never been easy, but in recent years, with the rise of the Internet and social media, it has become exponentially more challenging. Bullying, once thought of as the province of queen bees and goons, has taken on new, complex, and insidious forms, as parents and educators know all too well. No writer is better poised to explore this territory than Emily Bazelon, who has established herself as a leading voice on the social and legal aspects of teenage drama.
Subjects: Bullying. - Bullying - Prevention. - Bullying in schools. - Bullying in schools - Talking books.
Call number: CD 302.34B

Master of the mountain Thomas Jefferson and his slaves /

Author: Wiencek, Henry.
ISBN: 9781611749892;1611749891
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: Henry Wiencek's eloquent, persuasive book--based on new information coming from archaeological work at Monticello and on hitherto overlooked or disregarded evidence in Jefferson's papers--opens up a huge, poorly understood dimension of Jefferson's world.
Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, - Relations with slaves. - Monticello (Va.) - History. - Slaves - Virginia - Albemarle County - Plantation life - Talking books.
Call number: CD 973.46092W

Lions of the West heroes and villains of the Westward expansion /

Author: Morgan, Robert,
ISBN: 9781611746693;1611746698
Year: 2011
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: Traces the lives of 10 Americans who played significant roles in the country's westward expansion.
Subjects: United States - Territorial expansion. - West (U.S.) - History - To 1848. - Pioneers - Biography. - Presidents - Talking books.
Call number: CD 978.02M

If it's not one thing, it's your mother

Author: Sweeney, Julia.
ISBN: 9781442365438;1442365439
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: Since her time on Saturday Night Live, Julia Sweeney has established herself as a witty performer of one-woman shows. This is her compilation of stories, revealing her funny adventures and her personal story of deciding to adopt as a single woman, her transition to traditional family after she married, and her insightful wonder at the whole concept of motherhood. Julia writes about parenting as only she can, laying out her mother-daughter experiences with religion, pets, schools, and more.
Subjects: Adopted children - California. - Motherhood - Parenting - Talking books.
Call number: CD 362.734S

The fast metabolism diet eat more food and lose more weight /

Author: Pomroy, Haylie.
ISBN: 9780385362450;0385362455
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: An easy to maintain plan that has people eating real, delicious food in specific combinations carefully designed to turn the body into an extreme fat burner.
Subjects: Reducing diets - Recipes. - Weight loss. - Metabolism - Regulation. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 613.25P

The Duck Commander family how faith, family, and ducks built a dynasty /

Author: Robertson, Willie,
ISBN: 9781442365568;1442365560
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the Roberston family, documenting the teenage romance and marriage of Willie and Korie Robertson, their success as a multi-million dollar hunting equipment business, and their rise to stardom on reality television.
Subjects: Robertson, Willie, - Family. - Television personalities - United States - Biography. - Businessmen - Duck dynasty (Television program) - Talking books.
Call number: CD 791.4502P

Argo how the CIA and Hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history /

Author: Mendez, Antonio J.
ISBN: 9781470832445;1470832445
Year: 2012
Date added: 05/15/2013
Summary: On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics. But there's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped. And a midlevel agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them. Armed with foreign film visas, Mendez and an unlikely team of CIA agents and Hollywood insiders traveled to Tehran under the guise of scouting locations for a fake film called Argo. While pretending to find the perfect scenery and backdrops, the team succeeded in contacting the escapees and smuggling them out of Iran without a single shot being fired.
Subjects: Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981. - United States. - Canada - Foreign relations - Iran. - Iran - Canada. - Mendez, Antonio J. - Diplomats - United States - History - 20th century. - Talking books.
Call number: CD 955.0542M