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Weeks of December 8, 15 and 22, 2014

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Weeks of December 8, 15 and 22, 2014

Releases for the weeks of December 8th, 15th and 22nd include ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE BOURNE ASCENDANCY by Eric Van Lustbader, which finds Jason Bourne faced with an impossible mission: he has been hired to impersonate a high-level government minister at a political summit meeting in Qatar, shielding the minister from any assassination attempts; NYPD RED 2, a thriller from James Patterson and Marshall Karp that careens through New York City and deep into the psyche of a depraved killer you've never seen before; and THE YEAR OF READING DANGEROUSLY, author and editor Andy Miller's chronicle of his year-long adventure with 50 great books (and two not-so-great ones).

Another Night, Another Day by Sarah Rayner - Fiction

December 23, 2014


Three people are crying out for help. Karen is about to lose her father, Abby’s son has autism and needs constant care, and Michael is a family man on the verge of bankruptcy. As each sinks under the strain, they’re brought together at Moreland’s Clinic. Here, behind closed doors, they reveal their deepest secrets, confront and console one another, and share plenty of laughs. But how will they cope when a new crisis strikes?

Beethoven: The Man Revealed by John Suchet - Biography

December 16, 2014


Beethoven scholar and classical radio host John Suchet has had a lifelong, ardent interest in the man and his music. Here, in his first full-length biography, Suchet illuminates the composer’s difficult childhood, his struggle to maintain friendships and romances, his ungovernable temper, his obsessive efforts to control his nephew’s life, and the excruciating decline of his hearing.

The Bracelet by Dorothy Love - Historical Romance

December 9, 2014


Celia Browning dreams of the day when she can marry her childhood sweetheart, Sutton Mackay, thus uniting two of the city's most prominent families. A newspaper reporter arrives in town, determined to pry into twin tragedies that took place when Celia was a child. While the journalist pursues his story, someone is trying to frighten Celia. When she receives a series of anonymous notes, and a bracelet imbued with a chilling message, Celia realizes that her family’s past has the power to destroy her future.

The Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde - Fiction

December 9, 2014


Jackie and Paula envision a quiet life for their kids, but they quickly butt heads with their neighbor, Clementine, who is incensed when their teenage foster daughter, Star, befriends her spirited horse, Comet. When Star disappears with Comet, the neighbors are thrown together --- far too close together. But as the search for the pair wears on, both families must learn to put aside their animosity and confront the choices they’ve made and the scars they carry.

Murder Tightly Knit: An Amish Village Mystery by Vannetta Chapman - Mystery/Romance

December 16, 2014


Even before she heard of Owen Esch’s death, Hannah Troyer knew something was amiss at The Cat’s Meow yarn shop. The police call in a federal investigator, but Hannah and Village manager Amber Bowman are in no mood to wait for them to figure out what they already know --- that no one from the Amish Village could have killed Owen. Amber and Hannah will need to work quickly to solve the murder mystery and bring harmony back to the Amish community.

The New Countess by Fay Weldon - Historical Fiction

December 23, 2014


THE NEW COUNTESS is the final novel in Fay Weldon's trilogy that began with HABITS OF THE HOUSE and continued with LONG LIVE THE KING. The bestselling novelist and award-winning writer of the pilot episode of the original "Upstairs Downstairs" lifts the curtain on British society, upstairs and downstairs, under one roof.

NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp - Thriller

December 23, 2014


A woman of vast wealth and even greater connections is the fourth in a string of shocking murders that have hit New York City. As the public pressure mounts, and political and personal secrets of the highest order hang in the balance, Detective Zach Jordan and his partner, Kylie MacDonald, must find out what's really behind the murderer's rampage. But Kylie has been acting strange recently --- and Zach knows whatever she's hiding could threaten the biggest case of their careers.

Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Ascendancy by Eric Van Lustbader - Thriller/Adventure

December 16, 2014


Jason Bourne has been hired to impersonate a high-level government minister at a political summit meeting in Qatar, shielding the minister from any assassination attempts. Suddenly, armed gunmen storm the room, killing everyone but Bourne. Their target, however, is Bourne himself. Kidnapped and transported to an underground bunker, Bourne must make a monstrous choice: save fellow captive (and close friend) Soraya and her daughter, or save the President.

Tennyson: To Strive, To Seek, To Find by John Batchelor - Biography

December 15, 2014


Alfred Lord Tennyson, Queen Victoria's favorite poet, commanded a wider readership than any other of his time. His ascendancy was neither the triumph of pure genius nor an accident of history: he skillfully crafted his own career and his relationships with his audience. This thoughtful new biography by John Batchelor reveals him to be a fascinating paradigm of both the Romantic and Victorian ideals.

The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life by Andy Miller - Memoir

December 9, 2014


Nearing his 40th birthday, author and critic Andy Miller realized he's not nearly as well read as he'd like to be. A devout book lover who somehow fell out of the habit of reading, he began to ponder the power of books to change an individual life --- including his own --- and to define the sort of person he would like to be. Beginning with a copy of Bulgakov's MASTER AND MARGARITA that he happens to find one day in a bookstore, Miller embarks on a literary odyssey of mindful reading and wry introspection.