A feed of all Washington Post Bestsellers at Howard County Library System

12th of never /

Author: Patterson, James,
ISBN: 9780316210829
Year: 2013
Date added: 04/22/2013
Summary: A week after giving birth, Lindsay Boxer is investigating two cases: a grisly murder where the main suspect is an NFL player and an eccentric professor who thinks his dreams of a murder are real, in this new addition to the best-selling series.
Subjects: Women detectives - California - San Francisco - Fiction. - Murder - Investigation - San Francisco (Calif.) - Suspense fiction.
Call number: F PAT

Americanah : a novel /

Author: Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi,
ISBN: 9780307271082
Date added: 05/09/2013
Summary: "A young woman from Nigeria leaves behind her home and her first love to start a new life in America, only to find her dreams are not all she expected"--
Subjects: Immigrants - Fiction. - Refugees - Fiction - Nigerians - United States - England - Nigeria
Call number: F ADI

And the mountains echoed /

Author: Hosseini, Khaled.
ISBN: 9781594631764
Date added: 05/08/2013
Summary: Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari
Subjects: Families - Fiction. - Interpersonal relations - Community life - Afghanistan - Domestic fiction.
Call number: F HOS

Break Your Own Rules: How to Change the Patterns of Thinking That Block Women's Paths to Power

Author: Flynn, Jill
ISBN: 9781118062548
Year: 2011
Date added: 12/31/1969

A chain of thunder : a novel of the Siege of Vicksburg /

Author: Shaara, Jeff,
ISBN: 9780345527387
Date added: 05/14/2013
Summary: May, 1863. In the vaunted "Gibraltar of the Confederacy," a siege for the ages will cement the reputation of one Union general -- and all but seal the fate of the rebel cause.
Subjects: United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Fiction. - Mississippi - Campaigns - Vicksburg (Miss.) - Siege, 1863 - Grant, Ulysses S. - Historical fiction. - War stories.
Call number: F SHA

Deeply Odd : an Odd Thomas novel /

Author: Koontz, Dean R.
ISBN: 9780553807738
Date added: 05/21/2013
Subjects: Thomas, Odd (Fictitious character) - Fiction. - Mediums - Occult fiction. - Suspense fiction.
Call number: F KOO

Eleven rings : the soul of success /

Author: Jackson, Phil.
ISBN: 9781594205118
Date added: 05/15/2013
Subjects: Basketball coaches - United States - Success. - Biography. - Leadership. - Jackson, Phil. - Coaching (Athletics) - Philosophy.
Call number: 796.323J

The guns at last light : the war in Western Europe, 1944-1945 /

Author: Atkinson, Rick.
ISBN: 9780805062908
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/08/2013
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front.
Call number: 940.5421A

Happy, happy, happy : my life and legacy as the Duck Commander /

Author: Robertson, Phil,
ISBN: 9781476726090
Date added: 05/06/2013
Summary: "This no-holds-barred autobiography chronicles the remarkable life of Phil Robertson, the original Duck Commander and Duck Dynasty star, from early childhood through the founding of a family business.Life was always getting in the way of Phil Robertson's
Subjects: Businessmen - United States - Biography. - Robertson, Phil, - Family. - Television personalities - Autobiography. - Duck dynasty (Television program)
Call number: B ROBERTSON

The hit /

Author: Baldacci, David,
ISBN: 9781455521210
Date added: 04/15/2013
Summary: Skilled assassin Will Robie is asked by the U.S. government to track down fellow assassin Jessica Reel, who has gone rogue, but during his pursuit of Reel, Robie realizes that her betrayal may be concealing a larger threat that could impact the whole worl
Subjects: Assassins - Fiction. - Betrayal - Intelligence officers - United States - Conspiracies - Suspense fiction.
Call number: F BAL

Inferno : a novel /

Author: Brown, Dan,
ISBN: 9780385537858
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/06/2013
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"--as he battles a chilling adversary and grapples with a
Subjects: Langdon, Robert (Fictitious character) - Fiction. - Cryptographers - Dante Alighieri, - Suspense fiction.
Call number: F BRO

It's all good : delicious, easy recipes that will make you look good and feel great /

Author: Paltrow, Gwyneth,
ISBN: 1455522716;9781455522712
Date added: 04/18/2013
Summary: Together with Julia Turshen, Paltrow compiled a collection of 185 delicious, easy recipes--free of gluten and sugar, and low in fat--that will help you stay healthy, feel more energetic and look great. Recipes include: huevos rancheros, Korean chicken tac
Subjects: Sugar-free diet - Recipes. - Gluten-free diet - Diet therapy. - Cookbooks. - Wheat-free diet - Cooking, American.
Call number: 641.563P

Lean in : women, work, and the will to lead /

Author: Sandberg, Sheryl.
ISBN: 9780385349949
Date added: 03/07/2013
Subjects: Leadership in women. - Women executives. - Sandberg, Sheryl.
Call number: 658.4092S

Let's explore diabetes with owls /

Author: Sedaris, David.
ISBN: 9780316154697;0316154695
Date added: 01/19/2013
Summary: From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experi
Subjects: United States - Social life and customs - 20th century - Anecdotes. - Humorists, American - American wit and humor. - Biography. - Humor. - Humorous stories, American.
Call number: 814.54S

Silken prey /

Author: Sandford, John,
ISBN: 9780399159312
Date added: 04/26/2013
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
Subjects: Davenport, Lucas (Fictitious character) - Fiction. - Private investigators - Minnesota - Minneapolis - Minneapolis (Minn.) - Mystery fiction.
Call number: M SAN

Soldier dogs : the untold story of America's canine heroes /

Author: Goodavage, Maria,
ISBN: 9780525952787
Year: 2012
Date added: 03/27/2012
Subjects: Dogs - Training. - War use - United States. - History.
Call number: 355.424G

The son /

Author: Meyer, Philipp,
ISBN: 9780062120397
Date added: 05/28/2013
Summary: Comanche Indian captive Eli McCullough must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong -- a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny.
Subjects: Indian captivities - Fiction. - Comanche Indians - Fathers and sons - Families - Texas - Epic fiction. - Western stories.
Call number: F MEY

Strengths finder 2.0 /

Author: Rath, Tom,
ISBN: 9781595620156
Year: 2007
Date added: 08/22/2008
Subjects: Conduct of life. - Executive ability. - Success in business. - Performance. - Ability.
Call number: 658.4R

To sell is human : the surprising truth about moving others /

Author: Pink, Daniel H.
ISBN: 9781594487156
Year: 2012
Date added: 12/28/2012
Summary: "From the bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind comes an exploration of the power of selling, which each of us does every day--whether we know it or not. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales. M
Subjects: Persuasion (Psychology) - Selling - Psychological aspects. - Influence (Psychology)
Call number: 158.2P

Zero hour /

Author: Cussler, Clive.
ISBN: 9780399162503
Year: 2013
Date added: 05/22/2013
Subjects: Austin, Kurt (Fictitious character) - Fiction. - Suspense fiction. - Adventure fiction
Call number: F CUS