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The Rise of Silas Lapham The Rise of Silas Lapham William Dean Howells The Rise of Silas Lapham is a novel written by William Dean Howells in 1885 about the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortu… OL10415255W
The little giant of Aberdeen County The little giant of Aberdeen County Tiffany Baker When Truly Plaice's mother was pregnant, the town of Aberdeen joined together in betting how recordbreakingly huge the baby boy would ultimately be. The girl who proved to be Truly paid the price of… OL11777239W
Blowout Blowout Catherine Coulter Married FBI agents Savich and Sherlock work and play hard: devoted to their jobs, their son, and each other, they approach each new case with gusto, and appreciate every moment of downtime they can g… OL14722W
The Founding Five The Founding Five Maud Muller Angered by Barry Goldwater’s defeat in the 1964 Presidential election, five wealthy and powerful men devise a plan to get the country moving in the right direction. Their plan is a brilliant one and … OL14929295W
End game End game Dale Brown,Jim Defelice A volatile U.S. ally has fallen prey to the terrorist beast. India is the target of radical Islamic jihadists, and the world watches breathlessly as tensions escalate between the uneasy giant and its… OL14949643W
Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake Jeff Newman Should you ever find yourself at Camp Green Lake-or somewhere similar-this is the guide for you. Stanley Yelnats (Caveman, to some of you) offers anecdotes and advice on everything from digging the p… OL15030850W
Primary Directive Primary Directive Don Pendleton STONY MANDirect action is the President’s best option when America stands in the crosshairs of terrorism. The covert counterinsurgent team known as Stony Man gets the green light to strike hard and f… OL15170347W
The Sculptor The Sculptor Gregory Funaro Killing Is An ArtIn life, they were flawed. In death, they are perfect works of art—killed, preserved, and carefully molded into replicas of Michelangelo's most celebrated creations. Only The Sculpto… OL15171334W
Code Name: Bikini Code Name: Bikini Christina Skye Ex-cop Gina Ryan traded in her Smith & Wesson to follow a dream. Now she's creating decadent desserts aboard a luxury cruise ship in the Caribbean. But a gorgeous passenger is about to send her perfe… OL15178268W
Original Sin Original Sin Tasmina Perry Get inside the glamour with Tasmina Perry...Stunning Brooke Asgill is about to marry into one of the richest and most powerful families in the Unites States, and matriarch Meredith Asgill is determin… OL15181884W
Once a Hero Once a Hero Lisa Childs Taking a bullet meant for someone else made Kent Terlecki a hero in the eyes of his fellow detectives. But Erin Powell doesn't see a brave coponly the man who put her brother in jail. When the justic… OL15188192W
Grub Line Rider Grub Line Rider Louis L'Amour The fury of the Wild West explodes in this thrilling dramatization of the Louis L’Amour classic Grub Line Rider . Most folks would call Kim Sartain an easygoing, peace-loving man. But the few who cro… OL15317059W
The runner The runner Peter May In this fifth China Thriller, Chinese detective Li Yan and American pathologist Margaret Campbell are back in Beijing confronting a sinister sequence of murders which threatens to destroy the future … OL15387675W
Sailing to freedom Sailing to freedom Martha Bennett Stiles Twelve-year-old Ray is in trouble from the moment he and his monkey, Allie, board the Newburyport Beauty. But when bounty hunters come looking for a runaway slave, it’s Ray and Allie who must save hi… OL16126164W
Johnny Appleseed Johnny Appleseed Jodie Shepherd Shows how Johnny Appleseed grew from a young boy who loved the outdoors into the legendary man who spread apple trees all across the United States. OL16140232W
Damage control Damage control M. Zachary Sherman When their plane crashes behind enemy lines, Corporal Tony Donovan and his Army Corps of Engineer companions must rebuild one of the jeeps they were carrying--will they escape before the North Korean… OL16152457W
Depth charge Depth charge M. Zachary Sherman Lieutenant Aaron Donovan of the Office of Strategic Services embarks on a dangerous mission to get aboard a damaged German submarine and obtain the newest codebooks for the German Enigma cipher machi… OL16152458W
Triple crossing Triple crossing Sebastian Rotella Rookie Border Patrol agent Valentine Pescatore is recruited as an informant by a beautiful U.S. agent investigating a powerful Mexican crime family and is plunged into the lawless "triple border" reg… OL16173766W
Alice Bliss Alice Bliss Laura Harrington When Alice Bliss learns that her father is being deployed to Iraq, she's heartbroken. Alice idolizes her father, loves working beside him in their garden, accompanying him on the occasional roofing j… OL16316452W
Kill Decision Kill Decision Daniel Suarez When the U.S. finds itself subjected to targeted drone assassinations, the race is on to find those responsible. But after the drones are discovered to be autonomous — programmed to strike without di… OL16471431W
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