The messenger

by Jan Burke. The best-selling, Edgar Award-winning author of the Irene Kelly series changes direction with a supernatural thriller featuring immortal Messenger Tyler (who hears the thoughts of the dying), an enemy who has returned from the 1800s to hunt him, and a risky opportunity for Tyler to hang up his hat finally after 200 lonely years. With a ten-city tour. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information. (Check Catalog)

Mrs. Astor regrets : the hidden betrayals of a family beyond reproach

by Meryl Gordon. Drawing on interviews with members of Brooke Astor's elite social circle, as well as her staff, a behind-the-scenes look at the trials and tribulations of the Astor family captures the story of three generations of a privileged American dynasty, from the storied philanthropist to her grandson, who accused his own father of mistreating and stealing from his grandmother.

(Check Catalog)

Sing them home

by Stephanie Kallos. This novel is a portrait of three siblings who have lived in the shadow of unresolved grief since their mother's disappearance when they were children. Everyone in Emlyn Springs knows the story of Hope Jones, the physician's wife whose big dreams for their tiny town were lost along with her in the tornado of 1978.

(Check catalog)

Wolfsbane and mistletoe

by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner. Lycanthropy is the theme of a special anthology of holiday tales featuring a collection of werewolf stories by Charlaine Harris, Simon R. Green, Keri Arthur, Dana Stabenow, Carrie Vaughn, Patricia Briggs, and Rob Thurman. (Check Catalog)

The Christmas sweater

by Glenn Beck. A holiday tale relates the story of a thirteen-year-old boy whose final gift from his mother, a sweater, is scorned in favor of more expensive gifts before a tragic car accident ends the mother's life. (Check catalog)

Hudson River Journey: Images from Lake Tear in the Clouds to New York Harbor

by Hardie Truesdale. Includes an introduction by Pete Seeger; Riverkeeper by Alex Matthiessen; and Going with the Flow by Joanne Michaels. Also, includes Hudson River Journey. (Check catalog)

Magnificent mind at any age : natural ways to unleash your brain's maximum potential

by Daniel G. Amen.
Introduces a system for transforming one's life by improving the health of the brain, healing ailments ranging from depression to insomnia without medication, and enhancing motivation, creativity, impulse control, and social skills. (Check Catalog)

The Lost art of walking

Tthe history, science, philosophy, and literature of pedestrianism, by Geoff Nicholson. A cultural commentator evaluates walking from a range of disciplines to consider how the activity has inspired sporting events, mystical revelations, and artistic legacies. (Check Catalog)

The sit down come heel stay and stand book

A Step-by-step Dog Training Achievement Program. In dogs, lack of training in the early stages of life can lead to a host of negative consequences, like bad behavior. Whether your dog is a puppy or an adult, learning how to train him correctly will encourage a happy and well-behaved canine companion.

by Claire Arrowsmith. (Check catalog)

Outliers (unabridged CD) : the story of success

by Malcolm Gladwell. The best-selling author of Blink identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires, why certain cultures are associated with better academic performance, and why the Beatles earned their fame.

(Check Catalog)

Trauma and recovery

Trauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis Herman is considered a classic in the field of psychology. It examines how people adapt to traumatic events such as rape, domestic violence, terrorism, and combat, discusses the healing process, and provides a framework for treatment.

(Check Catalog)

The race between education and technology

by Claudia Dale Goldin. Includes chapters: The human capital century -- Inequality across the twentieth century -- Skill-biased technological change -- Origins of the virtues -- Economic foundations of the high school movement -- America's graduation from high school -- Mass higher education in the twentieth century -- The race between education and technology -- How America once led and can win the race for tomorrow. (Check Catalog)

The return of depression economics and the crisis of 2008 .

Includes chapters: "The central problem has been solved" -- Warning ignored : Latin America's crises -- Japan's trap -- Asia's crash -- Policy perversity -- Masters of the universe -- Greenspan's bubbles -- Banking in the shadows -- The sum of all fears -- The return of depression economics. (Check the catalog)

The SBA Loan Book: Get a Small Business Loan--Even with Poor Credit, Weak Collateral, and No Experience

Includes chapters on: The SBA loan guaranty program -- Dealing with a business lender -- Preparing a loan application -- Explaining circumstances -- Improving the odds of loan approval -- Getting the loan closed -- Other borrower issues -- What if the lender says no?

(Check catalog)

Evolution and the Big Questions: Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters

"This text considers whether evolutionary explanations can be used to clarify some of life's biggest questions. It offers a lively, informative, and timely look at a wide variety of key issues facing all of us today - including questions of race, sex, gender, the nature of language, religion, ethics, knowledge, consciousness, and, ultimately, the meaning of life."

(Search the Catalog)