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In the Name of Honor In the Name of Honor Richard North Patterson "An Iraq veteran shoots his commanding officer, who was married to a family friend." (From NY Times.) OL14924816W
The man in the gray flannel suit II The man in the gray flannel suit II Sloan Wilson 1963. Tom Rath, finds his dream of suburban bliss turning into a kind of genteel craziness. Tom is not alone - the rest of the world seems to be going crazy too. John Kennedy is assassinated. Tom's w… OL15162505W
Sun lover Sun lover Sondra Stanford Vicki had left Alex once because he insisted on treating her as a possession, not a woman with a mind of her own. But she had never really stopped loving him. Thrown together again, their passions… OL15393095W
An unexpected match An unexpected match Dana Corbit What does hardworking single father Matthew Warren want in a wife? Responsibility, practicality and a good rapport with his child. So why isn't he interested in the responsible, practical daughter of… OL15436274W
Reckless Reckless Lesley Choyce While riding his dirt bike on an abandoned logging road, Josh encounters a Vietnam veteran who has been living in the wilderness for forty years, and the two develop an unusual friendship. OL15487925W
Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs #6) Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs #6) Jacqueline Winspear It’s Christmas Eve 1931. On the way to see a client, Maisie Dobbs witnesses a man commit suicide on a busy London street. The following day, the prime minister’s office receives a letter threatening … OL15841477W
War, politics, and philanthropy War, politics, and philanthropy Richard Verville Describes the development of rehabilitation medicine from its inception in World War I and World War II through its expansion during the 1980s, as stimulated by the Medicare program. The book describ… OL15882843W
Short Changed Short Changed Eldson J. McGhee According to the "***Soldiers in Prison***" documentary, "*Until recently one in every five US. prisoners was a Vietnam veteran.*" *Short Changed: Memoir of an American Combat Veteran* chronicles th… OL16099531W
What It Is Like to Go to War What It Is Like to Go to War Karl Marlantes From the author of the *New York Times* bestseller *Matterhorn*, this is a powerful nonfiction book about the experience of combat and how inadequately we prepare our young men and women for war. … OL16099615W
The haunting of Maddy Clare The haunting of Maddy Clare Simone St. James "In 1920s England, a young woman of limited means and even less experience confronts the ghost of a mysterious serving maid.... Sarah Piper's lonely threadbare existence changes when her temporary ag… OL16134699W
Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks S. Brian Willson After serving in the Vietnam War, S. Brian Willson became a radical, nonviolent peace protester and pacifist, and this memoir details the drastic governmental and social change he has spent his life … OL16175323W
Something like normal Something like normal Trish Doller When Travis returns home from Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother has stolen his girlfriend and car, and he has nightmares of his best friend getting killed but when he runs into H… OL16262998W
Object of Betrayal Object of Betrayal Jerry Labriola M.D. In an exhilarating new novel, OBJECT OF BETRAYAL, Dr. Labriola gets off to haunting start with a tragic experience in Viet Nam. Labeled his secret , its memory plagues our naval hero, Matt Doyle, for… OL16550667W
This is not forgiveness This is not forgiveness Celia Rees In England, a beautiful, manipulative teenaged girl affiliated with a group of political anarchists seduces both seventeen-year-old Jamie and his older brother, a wounded veteran of the war in Afghan… OL16564079W
Veterans benefits for dummies Veterans benefits for dummies Rod Powers A concise guide that explains the various programs available to veterans and their families. Helps you properly file applications, claims, and appeals. OL16667857W
The Universe Versus Alex Woods The Universe Versus Alex Woods Gavin Extence The Universe Versus Alex Woods (2013) is the debut novel by Gavin Extence. The book won the Waterstones Eleven award, and was nominated for the National Book Awards. OL17417552W
Hidden Mercies Hidden Mercies Serena B. Miller When Amish widow Claire Shetler is attracted to the man who caused her fiancÉ's death, they must both heal deep wounds to discover God's hidden mercies. At seventeen, Tom Miller smashed his car i… OL17564102W
The Lionhearted Cowboy Returns The Lionhearted Cowboy Returns Patricia Thayer Rancher Lacey Guthrie must auction her livestock to keep a roof over her little family's heads. The man bidding on her prized horses looks up and she's left reeling! Jeff's come back from the army in… OL17734237W
The great stink The great stink Clare Clark It is 1855, and engineer William May has returned home to London and his beloved wife from the horrors of the Crimean War. When he secures a job transforming the city's sewer system, he believes it w… OL17738717W
The stampeders The stampeders J. A. Johnstone,William W. Johnstone ANGEL OF DEATH When a lovely lady steps off a dusty stagecoach in Hangtree, the hardest heart skips a beat - and Sam Heller falls hard for her. What Hangtree doesn't know, however, is that Julia P… OL17766969W
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