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Birthright Birthright Nora Roberts,Michel Ganstel When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adv… OL111543W
The drugging of the Americas The drugging of the Americas Milton Morris Silverman In the United States, drug companies promoting their products to physicians are required by law to limit their claims to what they can prove, and to make full disclosure of all known hazards. Dr. Sil… OL1152768W
Stealing lives Stealing lives Arturo J. Marcano Guevara "As a young boy growing up in Venezuela, Alexis Quiroz dreamed of playing in the Major Leagues. Alexis's dreams were like those of thousands of other boys in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, and… OL11606804W
Called to account Called to account Paul M. Clikeman Accounting fraud and how it has affected business practices both in the U.S. and internationally has never been of greater importance than it is now. Called to Account describes fourteen financial fr… OL11983854W
Shimmer Shimmer Eric Barnes In just three years, CEO Robbie Case has grown Core Communications, a data technology company, from 30 people to over 5,000. Now a $20 billion company made legendary by its sudden success, Core is ba… OL13683882W
The Godfather of Kathmandu The Godfather of Kathmandu John Burdett,John Burdett Sonchai Jitpleecheep--John Burdett's inimitable Royal Thai Police detective with the hard-bitten demeanor and the Buddhist soul--is summoned to the most shocking and intriguing crime scene of his car… OL15171709W
Reckless Reckless Andrew Gross,Andrew Gross Ty Hauck is shattered by the news. A close friend from his past, along with her husband and daughter, has been brutally murdered in her home by vicious intruders. Now he will risk everything he loves… OL15177926W
Mariposa Mariposa Greg Bear,Charles Leggett In this near-future thriller, three FBI agents take on the Talos Corporation and its plan to destroy the government and constitutional law by means of a treatment program code-named Mariposa. OL15273821W
Fuzzy Nation Fuzzy Nation John Scalzi Jack Holloway works alone, for reasons he doesn't care to talk about. Hundreds of miles from ZaraCorp's headquarters on planet, 178 light-years from the corporation's headquarters on Earth, Jack is c… OL15414758W
P.I. on a hot tin roof P.I. on a hot tin roof Julie Smith Going undercover as a housekeeper in the home of a corrupt judge, who is suspected of setting up those who would expose his illegal activities, Talba Wallis locates evidence about a network of bribes… OL15801055W
Bribery and corruption Bribery and corruption Brian P. Loughman "A practical guide to understanding and counteracting accounting fraud around the world. As businesses continue to expand globally into new and emerging markets, bribery and corruption risks have inc… OL15981011W
Stuff to spy for Stuff to spy for Don Bruns Best friends James Lessor and Skip Moore are still stuck in dead-end jobs. When Skip lands a job to install a state-of-the-art security system for Synco Systems, they think their dreams have finally … OL16021447W
Who Killed the Electric Car? Who Killed the Electric Car? Chris Paine It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The l… OL16108708W
Targeted public distribution system Targeted public distribution system Parmod Kumar In Indian context. OL16132832W
Corporate social responsibility of multinational corporations in developing countries Corporate social responsibility of multinational corporations in developing countries Adefolake Adeyeye "The increasing importance of CSR means that companies must consider multi-stakeholder interests as well as the social, political, economic, environmental and developmental impact of their actions. H… OL16168364W
Childhood under siege Childhood under siege Joel Bakan "Bakan offers passionate argument and copious research in this compelling call for parents to stand up for their children."--Booklist (starred review) "Corporations have found a new resource to be m… OL16262721W
Micro Micro Preston, Richard,Richard Preston,Michael Crichton An instant classic in the vein of Jurassic Park, this boundary-pushing novel has all the hallmarks of Michael Crichton s greatest adventures with its combination of pulse-pounding thrills, cutting-ed… OL16421115W
Sleepless Sleepless Charlie Huston Parker T Haas is a straight-arrow LAPD cop whose cast-iron sense of right and wrong has made him a lone wolf on the force. But when a plague of sleeplessness attacks Los Angeles and the world beyond,… OL16981473W
Numero zero Numero zero Umberto Eco "A novel about the murky world of media politics, conspiracy, and murder."-- 1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of Il D… OL17140057W
Gypped Gypped Carol Higgins Clark Private Investigator Regan Reilly and her husband Jack, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, are in Los Angeles where Jack is attending a business conference. After the conference, Jack and Regan plan … OL17364356W
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