New Books for April 2009
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When a preacher with a message of hope for the homeless is found brutally executed, reporter Cindy Thomas knows the story could be huge. |
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The son of Sherlock Holmes has appeared on the doorstep of Holmes' wife and partner, Mary Russell. |
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Not only was Lucinda Clayton a spinster at 28, but she was also the daughter of an infamous doctor believed to have used his botanical knowledge to poison several people. |
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This is the fictional memoir of Dr. Max Aue, a former Nazi officer who survived the war and reinvented himself. |
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Victoria Trumbull, 92, a poet/sleuth on Martha's Vineyard, has suddenly found herself up to her knees in dead bodies. |
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Stone Barrington is called on to find the missing son of a very wealthy man. |
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Struggling financially, college senior Lily Madison decides to sell her eggs to a fertility clinic. |
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Going green doesn't mean going without. So says green guru and ecolicious consultant Sophie Uliano. |
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Recently widowed Helen Ames is shocked to discover that her husband had been leading a double life. |
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Faye breaths new life into Sherlock Holmes as she masterfully recreates one of history's most diabolical villains-- Jack the Ripper. |
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Aslan offers a comprehensive definition of the movement behind and surrounding al-Qaeda. |
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Holly Talbott is married to the founder of a hedge fund business. This allows her to live in sheltered luxury. |
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Judge Isaac Parker arrived in Fort Smith, Arkansas, finding a corrupt court and a lawless territory, but that didn't last long. |
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Bill Gates Sr. is a perfect example of the philosophy that if you live your life with values and principles, good things will happen. |
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Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called into action when a kidnapping at a Camp David birthday party becomes a national security nightmare. |
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One summer day in 1946 changed Sally Werner's life forever. |
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Now more than ever, 91 year-old Ann-Victoria Hadley is the most hated person in Snow Hill, Pa. |
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Emily Hudson devotes her life to rescuing priceless artifacts and relics overlooked in the horrors of war. |
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Mma Ramotswe was quite perturbed when Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni sold Mma's Ramotswe's van without telling her. |
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Is stem-cell research mankind's greatest scientific breakthrough, or is it an attempt to play God? |
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While Francesca Pena appears to be an average New York University student, she has a troubled past. |
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It's no secret that our environment is deteriorating. Goleman reveals the critical role our decision-making plays in this issue, both personally and in business. |
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Linno and Anju Vallara, sisters raised in Kerala by their father and their grandmother following their mother's death, dream of immigrating to the United States. |
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Gurian tells readers how to help their sons find meaning, significance, and direction in their lives. |
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Publius Quinctilius Varus has been sent by Augustus Caesar to the Roman frontier east of the Rhine to subdue the barbarous German tribes |
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An insider's look at the daily life of a veterinarian. |
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Amid the opulence of Newport's celebrated Cliff Walk, Maggie Shaw looks to teaching English at the Newport Academy as a way to start a new life |
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When reporter Ellen Gleeson receives a flyer in the mail containing the faces of missing children, she almost throws it away. |
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Diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder following the killings on Isle Royale, park ranger Anna Pigeon has been placed on administrative leave. |
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The serial killer they call BoneMan, has abducted six young women in search of the perfect daughter. |
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It's been a long, hot summer for Goldy Schulz, a wedding planner and caterer. |
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The Warden Morgan has been accused of treason against the Wizards of the White Council and is now on the run. |
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Here are 16 stories that examine, with the unflinching candor and sympathy the intimate lives of contemporary American families. |
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China Bayles has come to a Kentucky Shaker village to get some much- needed rest. |
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An eye-opening look at the couple who revolutionized sex therapy. |
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Anax, who lives on a remote island in a post-apocalyptic, plague-ridden world, thinks she knows her history. |
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British journalist Danny Kellerman, meets a young American woman named Maria, who helps run an orphanage for ex child-soldiers. |
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Lilian and Alice, twins, are separated when Lilian is banished from her authoritarian father's house. |
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It's a battle of the titans when Superman faces off against Atlas. |
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The villainous Hush makes a dramatic return to the life of Batman. |
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Laura and Charlie Rider have been married for 12 years. While they share many things, a marriage bed is not one of them and they're okay with that. |
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Annie and Max Darling have witnessed a cornucopia of unusual events on Broward's Rock. |
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In McInerney's first story collection, he offers 20 that span the landscape of his fictional terrain. |
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Combining storytelling, interview, and analysis, Mercer takes a look at the art and culture of songwriting, with a focus on the autobiographical period of Joni Mitchell. |
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Miraflores grew up not knowing her real father and, until now, thought he didn't want to know her either. |
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The little girl was left on the deck of a ship bound for Australia with only a small suitcase and a book of fairytales. |
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Ralph Truitt, a wealthy businessman living in a small Wisconsin farming town during the great depression, needs a wife. |
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When Elizabeth Marshall's two grown daughters discover her old diary in the attic, they are shocked to learn that the true love of their mother's life was not their father. |
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Flay shares 75 outstanding recipes for these favorites, just in time for the coming warm weather. |
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Schlessinger salutes stay-at-home moms everywhere. |
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Myron Bolitar hasn't heard from Terese Collins in years. The two had a brief relationship which ended with no explanation. |
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Jessy Sparhawk knows firsthand how gambling can ruin people's lives. |
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Against his better judgment, Nameless agreed to meet with a former friend who needed his help finding some very valuable stolen books. |
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Regan and her husband are relaxing on the beach in the Hamptons when she receives a frantic call from a former neighbor in Los Angeles. |
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The title novelette won the Bram Stoker Award and its companions touch on the past, present, and future. |
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The murder of his girlfriend's sister 30 years ago still haunted Jonathan Stride. The killer had never been apprehended. |
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Math prodigy Jed DeLanda is a descendant of the Maya. |
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The world as Emily O'Connor knew it changed three months ago. |
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You may have read other books about Cleopatra, but this is the story of Cleopatra as you've never read it before. |
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Jack Travis leads the uncomplicated life of a millionaire Texas playboy. |
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In the summer of 1997, Matt and Marissa, live in Wisconsin and are expecting their first child. |
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If you were to try to describe actor Michael J. Fox in one word, it would have to be optimist. |
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As every fan of Paula Deen knows, the two most important things in her life are food and her family. This book, filled with photos and southern recipes, combines both. |
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Schaffer examines how why we spend so much on our pets, and what this tells us about ourselves. |
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