At Home Reader November 2012
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Agus, David The End of Illness Agus argues the best way to prevent and combat maladies is to embrace a totally new view of the human body. Also available in large print, on compact disc and DVD 2011 Other formats available |
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Anshaw, Carol Carry the One Following Carmen’s wedding reception, a car filled with guests accidently kills a girl on a dark road. For the next 25 years, those involved connect, disconnect and reconnect with each other and their victim. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Bastianich, Joseph Restaurant Man The author charts his journey from working in his parents’ dive to becoming one of the country’s most successful restaurateurs. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Box, C. J. Back of Beyond Cody Hoyt is a brilliant cop and an alcoholic, with just two months of sobriety under his belt. When his mentor and sponsor is found burned to death in a remote cabin, Hoyt takes a closer look, and realizes his own son may be in danger, too. This is a thrilling book and a great story. Also available in large print, on compact disc and as a downloadable audiobook. Reviewed by Larry F., At Home patron 2011 Other formats available |
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Burke, Alafair Never Tell : A Novel of Suspense While investigating the suicide of a 16-year-old, NYPD detective Ellie Hatcher discovers that the girl was engaged in a dangerous game of cyberbullying. Also available in large print, on compact disc and as an eBook download 2012 Other formats available |
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Burke, James Lee Creole Belle : A Dave Robicheaux Novel When an oil rig explodes on the Gulf threatening the cherished environs of the bayous, Robicheaux swings into action. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Cleave, Chris Gold Cyclists Zoe and Kate are friends and athletic rivals for Olympic gold, while Kate and her husband Jack, also a world-class cyclist, must contend with the recurrence of their young daughter’s leukemia. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Ebert, Roger Life Itself : A Memoir For the first time, one of the best-known film critics of our time tells the full, dramatic story of his life and career. Ebert takes us from his nearly idyllic childhood to his life as a journalist, to surviving cancer and beyond. This is an entertaining, inspiring and thrilling book that made me laugh and made me think. Also available in large print, on compact disc and as a downloadable audiobook. Reviewed by Helen H., At Home patron 2011 Other formats available |
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Giffin, Emily Where We Belong One night, Marian answers a knock on the door, only to find an 18-year-old girl with links to a secret in Marian’s past. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Goodavage, Maria Soldier Dogs : The Untold Story of America's Canine Heroes A tour of military working dogs’ extraordinary training, heroic accomplishments and the lasting impacts they have on those who work with them. Also available in large print 2012 Other formats available |
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Goolrick, Robert Heading Out to Wonderful In 1948, a mysterious and charismatic man arrives in a small Virginia town carrying two suitcases; one contains his worldly possessions, the other is full of money. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Grazer, Gigi Levangie The After Wife As she pours out her grief after her husband’s death, Hannah discovers that she can communicate with the dead. Also available on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Johansen, Iris The Bronzed Hawk Kelly McKenna is a photojournalist with a fearless nature, which is how she ended up in a hot air balloon with Nick O’Brien. There’s nothing she’d like better than to learn more about the brilliant inventor, but first they’ll have to survive a crash landing over the Rio Grande that puts them straight into the hands of ruthless bandits. This is a great, romantic story. It made me laugh. Also available in large print and as a downloadable audiobook. Reviewed by Ada L., At Home patron 2011 Other formats available |
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Lowell, Elizabeth Beautiful Sacrifice A female archaeologist must recover priceless artifacts that could bring deadly chaos to the world. Also available in large print, on compact disc and as an eBook download 2012 Other formats available |
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Merry, Robert W. Where They Stand : The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians Merry examines how and why presidents succeed and fail by recounting the judgments of historians and comparing them to how the voters saw things. Also available in large print 2012 Other formats available |
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Meyer, Joyce Do Yourself a Favor-- Forgive This book tells the importance of forgiveness in mastering the difficult emotion of anger and how to use God’s help in preventing anger’s destructive force. Also available in large print 2012 Other formats available |
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Moorjani, Anita Dying to be Me : My Journey from Cancer to Near Death to True Healing After a near-death experience, Moorjani’s condition improves so rapidly that she leaves the hospital just weeks later. Also available on compact disc and as an eBook download 2012 Other formats available |
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Niffenegger, Audrey Her Fearful Symmetry In order to fulfill the terms of their inheritance, mirror-image twins Valentina and Julia travel to London to live in their dead aunt’s flat near historic Highgate Cemetery. Mysteries brew below the surface as they try to uncover why their mother is estranged from her twin and whether or not they are being haunted. A ghost story like no other, this tale is interwoven with beautiful imagery and a wonderfully eccentric cast of characters trying to find their way through life, love and loss. Also available in large print and on compact disc. Reviewed by Amy M., Outreach intern 2009 Other formats available |
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Pausch, Jai Dream New Dreams : Reimagining My Life After Loss Pausch shares her journey as a single parent fighting to preserve her family, while coping with her grief and the challenges of running her household. Also available in large print 2012 Other formats available |
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Rader, Peter Mike Wallace : A Life Wallace earned the distinction of being self-assured and unflinching in his exposés of injustice and corruption. Also available in large print 2012 Other formats available |
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