Richard Davidson
Author
Series
Harry Bosch mysteries volume 7
Language
English
Description
Meanwhile, Terry McCaleb is enjoying an idyllic retirement on Catalina Island when a visit from an old colleague brings his former world rushing back. It's murder, the unreadable kind of murder he specialized in solving back in his FBI days.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books]
Pub. Date
p2006
Language
English
Description
Looking for the quickest way to attain personal and financial growth? This collection presents the 50 best examples of success and advice from entrepreneurs like Andrew Carnegie, Warren Buffett and Sam Walton, well-known motivators like Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy and Napoleon Hill, and business masterminds like Jack Welch, Robert Kiyosaki and Spencer Johnson. A graduate of the London School of Economics, editor Tom Butler-Bowdon spent years researching...
3) Eggy
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
[Widescreen?].
Language
English
Description
It's everyone s favorite time of year in the magical town of Puff! It s a time for best pals Eggy and Top Hat to hop around with their furry friends, and take part in exciting new adventures. But when the evil Crow Witch tries to ruin their big party, the animals put all their eggs in one basket and begin their hunt to save the town!
5) The hot zone
Author
Series
Dark biology volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tells the dramatic story of U.S. Army scientists and soldiers who worked to stop the outbreak of a deadly and extremely contagious virus in 1989.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book "is the quintessential story of the American family: how Vince Lombardi, the son of an immigrant Italian butcher, rose to the top, and how his character and will to prevail transformed him, his wife, his children, his players, his sport, and ultimately the entire country. It is also a vibrant football story as well as a study of national myths and an absorbing account of mythmakers"--Jacket.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history—from the acclaimed author of The Devil in the White City
“A gripping account ... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true.” —The New York Times Book Review
September 8, 1900, began innocently in...
“A gripping account ... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true.” —The New York Times Book Review
September 8, 1900, began innocently in...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog—until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish—and the closest supply is 650 miles away! The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled, but can the dogs deliver it in time? Heading bravely into a brutal blizzard, Balto leads the race for life.
A Kansas City Children’s Book Award for Grades 1–3
A Kansas City Children’s Book Award for Grades 1–3
Author
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
Modern library ed.
Language
English
Description
Best-selling author and renowned religious scholar Karen Armstrong presents a concise and articulate history of Islam, the world's fastest-growing faith. Beginning with the Prophet Muhammad's flight from Medina and concluding with an examination of modern Islamic practices and concerns, Armstrong delivers an unbiased overview. She contends that no religion is more feared and misunderstood by the Western world as Islam, and firmly challenges the notion...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Pub
Pub. Date
c1997
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Peter Maas dramatically reveals the shocking story of Salvatore Gravano-one of the most powerful leaders of modern organized crime. Underboss vividly portrays "Sammy's" disturbing rise in the Mafia from his first wary contact as a child with mobsters, to his phenomenal promotion to second-in-command of the much feared Gambino crime family. In his southwestern Brooklyn neighborhood, Sammy's father taught him to avoid certain men and never question...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-century America.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
If you have ever wondered what is was like to be an explorer in the unspoiled American West of the early 1800s, then this is the audiobook for you. Not only a groundbreaking work of American history by critically acclaimed author Robert M. Utley, A Life Wild and Perilous is also a dramatic story of innovation and survival. Here is your chance to live in the very heart of the American wilderness with legendary trappers and mountain men like Jim Bridger,...
13) Flashback
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
A provocative dystopian thriller set in a future that seems scarily possible, Flashback proves why Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile writers.
The United States is near total collapse. But 87% of the population doesn't care: they're addicted to flashback, a drug that allows its users to re-experience the best moments of their lives. After ex-detective Nick Bottom's wife died in a car accident, he went under the...
The United States is near total collapse. But 87% of the population doesn't care: they're addicted to flashback, a drug that allows its users to re-experience the best moments of their lives. After ex-detective Nick Bottom's wife died in a car accident, he went under the...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"During his twenty-five year career with the Investigative Support Unit, Special Agent John Douglas became a legendary figure in law enforcement, pursuing some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers of our time: the man who hunted prostitutes for sport in the woods of Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle's Green River killer, the case that nearly cost Douglas his life. As the model for Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs,...
Author
Publisher
Phoenix Books, Inc
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Author Mark Kurlansky pleasantly surprised the world with this engaging best-seller that garnered rave reviews from critics and casual readers alike. His subject for this whimsical biography is the codfish, a species remarkable for its influence on humanity. Cod, Kurlansky argues, has driven economic, political, cultural and military thinking for centuries in the lands surrounding the Atlantic Ocean. Nations like England and Germany have waged wars...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Man's struggle against the sea is a theme that has created some of the world's most exciting stories. Now, in the tradition of Moby Dick comes a New York Times best-seller destined to become a modern classic. Written by journalist Sebastian Junger, The Perfect Storm combines an intimate portrait of a small fishing crew with fascinating scientific data about boats and weather systems. In late October, North Atlantic seas are unpredictable. Still, one...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Winner of the John Hancock Award, Bryan Burrough pens this in-depth look at crime in the early 1930s and the birth of the FBI. As the Depression continued to ravage the country, people became more and more desperate. Men like John Dillinger, Clyde Barrow and Baby Face Nelson and their gangs went on wild crime sprees, some becoming celebrities in the process. Simultaneously, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was established to combat this growing...
Author
Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A Comprehensive self-help library! Discover the books that have already changed the lives of millions. This award-winning, unabridged guide to the "literature of possibility" surveys 50 of the all-time classics, giving you their key ideas, insights and applications-everything you need to know to start benefiting from these legendary works. From the ancient teachings of Buddha and The Bhagavad-Gita, to the early American wisdom of Emerson and Thoreau,...
19) Raptor Red
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
In this breathtaking panorama of a colorful prehistoric world, Robert T. Bakker, world-famous paleontologist and technical consultant for Jurassic Park, unfolds a marvelous love story. The dinosaur Raptor Red travels across the Utah floodplain, searching for a new mate and struggling to keep her species alive. You will be captivated by this charming heroine's intelligence and curiosity.
20) Flashback
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A provocative dystopian thriller set in a future that seems scarily possible, Flashback proves why Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile writers.
The United States is near total collapse. But 87% of the population doesn't care: they're addicted to flashback, a drug that allows its users to re-experience the best moments of their lives. After ex-detective Nick Bottom's wife died in a car accident, he went under the...
The United States is near total collapse. But 87% of the population doesn't care: they're addicted to flashback, a drug that allows its users to re-experience the best moments of their lives. After ex-detective Nick Bottom's wife died in a car accident, he went under the...