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At Home Reader January 2013
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Beaton, M. C. Hiss and Hers Agatha Raisin chases after gardener George, along with other women in the village. Then Raisin finds him killed by snakebites. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Brown, Sandra Low Pressure An author is revealed to be the survivor of a horrific tragedy and forced to revisit the events she’s spent years trying to bury. Also available in large print and on compact disc. 2012 Other formats available |
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Charleson, Susannah Scent of the Missing : Love and Partnership with a Search-and-rescue Dog Do you remember the last time you saw a search and rescue dog during a disaster? Did you know that most of these teams are strictly made up of volunteers who spend years training to do this difficult and dangerous work? Charleson introduces us to this world as she trains her Golden Retriever puppy “Puzzle” to work with the elite Dallas Metro Area K9 unit. Also available in large print, on compact disc, as an audiobook and eBook download. Reviewed by Jen L., librarian 2010 Other formats available |
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Crystal, David The Story of English in 100 Words This book looks at the 100 words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular. Also available on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Evans, Richard Paul Lost December Luke is the prodigal son who turned his back on the family business for a life of indulgence. When his funds run out, so do his friends. Too embarrassed to return home, he takes a job in one of his father’s copy centers, meets a struggling single mother and begins to learn about what really matters most. This book caught my attention right away. The author is a really good storyteller, and I will look forward to reading more from him. Also available in large print and on compact disc. Reviewed by Elaine B., At Home patron 2011 Other formats available |
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Evison, Jonathan The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving : a Novel After losing everything meaningful in his life, Benjamin trains to be a caregiver, but his first client, an independent teen with muscular dystrophy, gives him more than he bargained for and soon the two embark on a road trip. Also available on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Gideon, Melanie Wife 22 : a Novel Baring her soul in an anonymous survey for a marital happiness study, Alice catalogs her stale marriage, unsatisfying job and unfavorable prospects, and begins to question virtually every aspect of her life. Also available on compact disc and as an eBook download 2012 Other formats available |
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Jakes, T. D. Let it Go : Forgive so You Can be Forgiven Jakes shares advice on the virtues of forgiveness and offers strategic and biblically-based advice on how to achieve peace by letting go of past wrongs. Also available on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Johansen, Iris Sleep No More Entreated to find a woman who has escaped from a mental hospital, Eve Duncan is shocked by the woman’s true identity. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Lofgren, Mike The Party is Over : How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted A former House staff member reveals everything that is wrong with Washington; a funny and impassioned exposé. Also available on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Macintyre, Ben Double Cross : the True Story of the D-day Spies Learn the story of the six double agents who would weave a web of deception that helped to carry thousands of troops across the English Channel in safety on June 6, 1944, D-Day. Also available in large print, on compact disc, and as an eBook download 2012 Other formats available |
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Meyer, Joyce Change Your Words Change Your Life : Understanding the Power of Every Word You Speak Meyer examines the tremendous power of words and provides a series of guidelines for making our talk constructive, healthy and healing. Also available in large print 2012 Other formats available |
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Neal, Mary C. To Heaven and Back : a Doctor's Extraordinary Account of her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again : a True Story A kayak accident takes one woman to heaven – where she experienced God’s peace, joy and angels – and back to life again. Also available in large print 2012 Other formats available |
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Nesser, Ha°kan, 1950- Mu¨nster's Case : an Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery Set in Sweden, Mu¨nster has to figure out who stabbed a retiree 28 times on the night he won the lottery. Also available in large print, on compact disc, as an audiobook and eBook download 2012 Other formats available |
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Owen, Mark No Easy Day : the Autobiography of a Navy SEAL This is Owen’s first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid, which is an essential piece of modern history. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Patterson, James I, Michael Bennett Detective Michael Bennett takes his family to upstate New York in an effort to escape a lawless crime wave erupting in Manhattan only to find themselves immersed in another nightmare. Patterson has created another exciting character with a good family life. I could hardly put the book down. Also available in large print and on compact disc. Reviewed by Ada L., At Home patron 2012 Other formats available |
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Perry, Michael Visiting Tom : a Man a Highway and the Road to Roughneck Grace Tom Hartwig has lived 82 years in one farmhouse in rural Wisconsin. Hartwig offers pearls of wisdom on everything from living with whizzing traffic outside your kitchen window to raising daughters. Also available on compact disc and as an eBook download 2012 Other formats available |
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Powers, Kevin The Yellow Birds : a Novel In the midst of the Iraq War, two soldiers do everything to protect each other from outside enemies. Also available in large print and on compact disc 2012 Other formats available |
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Robinson, Marilynne When I Was a Child I Read Books In this new collection of incisive essays, Robinson returns to the themes which have preoccupied her work: the role of faith in modern life, the inadequacy of fact and the contradictions inherent in human nature. Also available in large print 2012 Other formats available |
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Sendker, Jan-Philipp The Art of Hearing Heartbeats : a Novel When a successful lawyer disappears, his wife and daughter find a love letter he wrote many years ago to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Also available in large print, on compact disc, as an audiobook and eBook download 2012 Other formats available |
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