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1) Firefly Cove
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Lucius Quarterfield, terminally ill but determined to make every moment count in the time remaining to him, returns to the home of his youth to reunite with the only woman he ever loved.
Author
Series
The walk volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Language
English
Description
Shattered by the sudden loss of his wife, home, and business, once-successful advertising executive Alan Christoffersen embarks on a cross-country backpacking journey during which he meets people who help him to gain profound spiritual understandings.
Author
Series
The walk volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
As Alan Christoffersen continues on his cross-country journey; with only the pack on his back, he is walking from Seattle to Key West, the end of the map. Along the way, Alan begins to heal, meeting people who teach him lessons about love, sacrifice, and forgiveness. But in St. Louis, Alan faces another life-changing crisis, and now the journey is in jeopardy.
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
288 pages : 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ed Edwards is in the used car business, a business built on adjusted odometers, extra-fine print, and the belief that "buyers better beware." Burdened by an aging, alcoholic mother constantly on his case to do something worthier of his lighter skin tone and dreaming of a brighter future for himself and his plucky little sister, Ed is ready to get out of the game.When Dave, his lazy, grease-stained boss at the eponymous dealership Smiling Dave's sends...
Author
Series
The walk volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Language
English
Description
Continues the walking journey of Alan Christoffersen and recounts more of the experiences of betrayal and tragic loss that motivated his travels.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this charming novel about the search for love, home and family, New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers takes readers on a journey to an irresistible town they'll want to return to over and over again Felicity MacGregor loves organizing social events for others but her own personal life is a different story. After a brief but failed attempt at a career as a financial analyst, she returned to Knights Bridge where she enjoys running a thriving...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The prequel to Barbara Taylor Bradford's New York Times bestselling and dazzling saga A Woman of Substance. Opening five years before the start of A Woman of Substance, A Man of Honor begins with 13-year-old Blackie O'Neill facing an uncertain future in rural County Kerry. Orphaned and alone, he has just buried his sister, Bronagh, and must leave his home to set sail for England, in search of a better life with his mother's brother in Leeds. There,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When investigative journalist Gina Kane receives an email from a 'CRyan' describing her 'terrible experience' while working at REL, a high-profile television news network, including the comment 'and I'm not the only one', Gina knows she has to pursue the story. But when Ryan goes silent, Gina is shocked to discover the young woman has died tragically in a jet ski accident while on holiday. Meanwhile, REL counsel Michael Carter finds himself in a...
9) The hike
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When Ben, a suburban family man, takes a business trip to rural Pennsylvania, he decides to spend the afternoon before his dinner meeting on a short hike. Once he sets out into the woods behind his hotel, he quickly comes to realize that the path he has chosen cannot be given up easily. With no choice but to move forward, Ben finds himself falling deeper and deeper into a world of man-eating giants, bizarre demons, and colossal insects. On a quest...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In A Life Well Played, Palmer takes stock of the many experiences of his life, bringing new details and insights to some familiar stories and sharing new ones. This book is for Arnie's Army and all golf fans but it is more than just a golf book; Palmer had tremendous success off the course as well and is most notable for his exemplary sportsmanship and business success, while always giving back to the fans who made it all possible. Gracious, fair,...
11) Big sky secrets
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In this captivating conclusion to the series set in Parable, Montana, self-made tycoon Landry Sutton arrives at Hangman Bend's Ranch to sell his land to his brother Zane, but unexpectedly falls in love with Big Sky Country and his brother's neighbor, Ria Manning.
12) Elon Musk
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist.
His fatherās impact on his psyche would linger. He developed into a tough yet vulnerable...
13) Perfect match
Author
Language
English
Description
"An injured ex-athlete discovers that giving up on the game of life is not an option... As far as former NFL star Jake Masters is concerned, dreams are risky propositions. Years ago he came achingly close to achieving his ambition of playing in the Super Bowl--before a spinal injury ended his career. Confined to a wheelchair, unwilling to take a chance on another risky surgery that could restore his mobility, Jake now stays cocooned behind the imposing...
14) Sunrise song
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
330p. 21cm.
Language
English
15) Steve Jobs
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 40
Language
English
Description
Draws on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs, as well as interviews with family members, friends, competitors, and colleagues to offer a look at the co-founder and leading creative force behind the Apple computer company.
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
330 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Investigating the murder of an English businessman who was universally despised in Cambury but respected in London, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge sifts through a list of potential killers and begins to believe he may not be able to prove his suspicions.
19) Mercy Falls
Author
Series
Cork O'Connor volume 5
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
344 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
EspaƱol
Author
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
From the author of The Tea Planter's Wife comes a sweeping story of love and betrayal set in Ceylon in 1935. Louisa Reeve, the daughter of a British gem trader, and her husband Elliot, a charming, thrill-seeking businessman, seem to have it all. Except the one thing they long for: a child. After Elliott's sudden death, Louisa is left alone to solve the mystery he left behind.