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New @ PPL Books on CD, MP3s, and Playaways November 2017
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The titles are sorted by author/call number.
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The Last Ballad
by Wiley Cash
When the union leaflets first come through the mill, Ella May has a taste of hope. But the mill owners claim the union is nothing but a front for the Bolshevik menace sweeping across Europe. To maintain their control, the owners will use every means in their power. Inspired by actual events, Wiley Cash brings to life the heartbreak and bravery of the struggle of the labor movement in early twentieth-century America.
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Cold Harbor
by Matthew Fitzsimmons
After being in isolation in an unknown location for an indeterminate time, Gibson search for his ex-wife and daughter, who are missing after their home has been burnt due to arson, and seeks revenge on the CIA agent who put him in prison.
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Love Held Captive
by Shelley Shepard Gray
Major Ethan Kelly has never been able to absolve himself of the guilt he feels for raiding a woman's home shortly before he was taken prisoner during the Civil War. He is struggling to get through each day until he once again crosses paths with Lizbeth Barclay, the very woman he is trying to forget. Life after the war is not much different for former Captain Devin Monroe until he meets Julianne VanFleet. He knows she is the woman he's been waiting for, but he struggles to come to terms with the sacrifices she made to survive the war.When Ethan and Devin discover that their former colonel, Adam Bushnell, is responsible for both Lizbeth's and Julianne's pain, they call on their former fellow soldiers to hunt him down. As the men band together to earn the trust of the women they love, Lizbeth and Julianne seek the justice they deserve in a country longing to heal.
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Baby, It’s Christmas
by Susan Mallery
Dr. Kelly Hall had lost all hope of ever having a family--until single father Tanner Malone burst into her hospital, asking her how to raise his newborn daughter. What else could she do, so soon before Christmas, but lend her expertise to the gorgeous contractor? As the days move closer to Christmas, it's clear to Kelly that Tanner--and his daughter--are what's missing from her life.
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Her Last Day
by T. R. Ragan
Jessie's obsession with her missing sister Sophie is magnified by raising Sophie's daughter. Meanwhile, Ben, an amnesiac, recognizes only one person in his life: Jessie's sister. He just doesn't know why. Yet.
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Maybe This Christmas
by Jennifer Snow
One more game is all that stands between NHL star Asher Westmore and a major career milestone. But then his brother bashes him against the hockey boards, sidelining him for months. Over Christmas holidays, no less. The only bright spot: his best friend, Emma, is a physical therapist. And working out with her improves his body and his spirit.
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Foretold
by Laura Spinella
A mysterious death in a muddy swamp, missing children in different states ... psychic Aubrey Ellis and her partner, investigative reporter Levi St John, have their hands full. The added strain of raising their son, who struggles with his own psychic gift, pushes life to the brink of collapse. Enter Zeke Dublin--Aubrey's first love from her carnival past. Tensions escalate when it's clear that the attraction between them is alive and well. But as Levi discovers disturbing clues about the body pulled from the swamp, he begins to suspect Zeke's sudden presence is more than coincidence. As Aubrey's uncanny abilities take an unsettling turn, she fears that this time her own child is in danger. Who can Aubrey trust to help solve the unknowns surrounding her life--the father of her son, or a man who's always understood the deepest secrets of her psychic gift?
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Lilac Lane
by Sherryl Woods
No one writes about friends, family and home better than Sherryl Woods. Told with warmth and humor, Lilac Lane is a brand-new story in her beloved Chesapeake Shores series, one readers all over the world have waited two years to read!
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Origin : a novel
by Dan Brown
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon navigates a dangerous intersection of humanity's two most enduring questions, interweaving codes, science, religion and other disciplines before making a paradigm-shifting discovery. By the best-selling author of The Da Vinci Code. Simultaneous.
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Children of the Fleet
by Orson Scott Card
Dabeet Ochoa is a very smart kid. He's top of his class in every school, but he doesn't think he has a chance at Fleet School, because he has no connections to the Fleet. But then Colonel Graff arrives at his school for an interview, and everything changes.
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The Stolen Marriage
by Diane Chamberlain
is 1944. Pregnant, alone and riddled with guilt, twenty-three-year-old Tess DeMello abruptly gives up her budding career as a nurse and ends her engagement to the love of her life, unable to live a lie. Instead, she turns to the baby's father for help and agrees to marry him, moving to the small, rural town of Hickory, North Carolina. Tess's new husband, Henry Kraft, is a secretive man who often stays out all night, hides money from his new wife, and shows her no affection. Tess quickly realizes she's trapped in a strange and loveless marriage with no way out. The people of Hickory admire and respect Henry and see Tess as an outsider, treating her with suspicion and disdain, especially after one of the town's prominent citizens dies in a terrible accident and Tess is blamed. What does everyone know about Henry that she does not? When a sudden polio epidemic strikes the town, the townspeople band together to build a hospital. Tess bucks Henry's wishes and begins to work at the hospital, finding meaning in nursing the young victims. Yet at home, Henry's actions grow more alarming by the day. As Tess works to save the lives of her patients, can she untangle her husband's mysterious behavior and find the love--and the life--she was meant to have?
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A Simple Prayer
by Amy Clipston
As Linda and Aaron open up to each other, their feelings for one another turn into more than friendship, and Aaron must make a decision about his future as an Amish man.
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Manhattan Beach : a novel
by Jennifer Egan
Years after she is placed in the hands of a stranger vital to her family's survival, Anna takes a job at the Brooklyn Naval Yard during the war while meeting with the man who helped them and learning important truths about her father's disappearance. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad. Simultaneous.
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Vengeance
by Newt Gingrich
A bomb attack in Washington, DC, kills the US President and again pits Major Brooke Grant against the world's master terrorist, the Falcon, only this time around there's more at stake than his fatwa against her. With the financial backing of Africa's wealthiest tycoon, the Falcon has obtained a North Korean nuclear device that a jihadist called 'The Destroyer' is converting into 'dirty bombs' destined for three cities. Grant recruits Esther Cohen, a formidable Mossad agent, and Khalid Ibrahim from Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence Directorate, to help her thwart the attacks after a new president intent on shaking up the nation's capital frees her from traditional CIA restraints.
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The rooster bar : a novel
by John Grisham
The author of such best-sellers as A Time to Kill and The Pelican Brief presents a latest high-octane thriller of non-stop suspense. Simultaneous.
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Uncommon type : some stories
by Tom Hanks
The two-time Oscar winner presents a first collection of short fiction that includes the stories of a bowling champion who fears his celebrity has ruined his love of the game and an eccentric billionaire and faithful assistant who, while searching for acquisitions, discover romance and real life in a down-and-out motel. Read by the author. Simultaneous.
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Winter solstice : a novel
by Elin Hilderbrand
Preparing for a particularly joyful holiday season after Bart's safe return from Afghanistan, the Quinn family members count their blessings, from Kevin's marriage to Patrick's rehabilitation, only to encounter unexpected challenges. Simultaneous.
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The rules of magic
by Alice Hoffman
A prequel to the best-selling Practical Magic traces the story of the children of Susanna Owens, who, in spite of their mother's fierce edicts against witchcraft, develop powerful abilities while struggling to escape the family curse that leads to tragedy if they fall in love. Simultaneous.
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Killing season
by Faye Kellerman
A young man's investigation into the death of his sister draws him into the path of a sadistic serial killer. By the best-selling author of Murder 101. Read by Charlie Thurston. Simultaneous.
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All That Makes Life Bright : The Life and Love of Harriet Beecher Stowe
by Josi S. Kilpack
When Harriet Beecher marries Calvin Stowe on January 6, 1836, she is sure her future will be filled romance, eventually a family, and continued opportunities to develop as a writer. Her husband Calvin is completely supportive and said she must be a literary woman. Harriet's sister, Catharine, worries she will lose her identity in marriage, but she is determined to preserve her independent spirit. Deeply religious, she strongly believes God has called her to fulfill the roles of wife and writer and will help her accomplish everything she was born to do.
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Merry and Bright
by Debbie Macomber
Enduring a challenging year of constant work and family care, Merry struggles to take a break from her everyday responsibilities by creating an online dating profile and striking up an online friendship with a charming stranger who turns out to be someone she recognizes. Simultaneous.
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Fairytale : a novel
by Danielle Steel
When her idyllic life on her family's Napa Valley vineyard is shattered by her mother's sudden death, a young Stanford graduate finds herself at the mercy of a cold-hearted stepfamily at the same time that she bonds with her stepmother's kind mother and a loving friend from her childhood. Simultaneous.
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An Irish Country Practice
by Patrick Taylor
Once, not too long ago, there was just a single Irish country doctor tending to the lively little village of Ballybucklebo: Doctor Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly. Now his thriving practice is growing by leaps and bounds. Not only has O'Reilly taken a new trainee under his wing, Doctor Connor Nelson, he's also added a spirited Labrador puppy to his ever-expanding household at Number One Main Street. Meanwhile, his trusted partner, young Doctor Barry Laverty, finds himself wondering if he's truly ready to settle down and start a family with his fiancée, Sue.
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Quick & dirty
by Stuart Woods
A latest entry in the best-selling series finds New York City cop turned Manhattan law firm rainmaker Stone Barrington tackling an explosive case that tests his signature composure. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Chiefs. Read by Tony Roberts. Simultaneous.
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My Time With God : Renewed in His Presence Daily
by Joyce Meyer
Over the course of three years, Joyce Meyer recorded in her journal the personal devotions and inspirations that guided her busy life. This book is a collection of those writings, a 365-day devotional that shares powerful insight into Joyce's spiritual reflections and journey.
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God Is for Real : And He Longs to Answer Your Most Difficult Questions
by Todd Burpo
People are tired of pat answers offered up in churchy language explaining away their questions; we want the down-and-dirty truth. What bothers us about life and faith is real and gritty. We need a plainspoken voice to offer God's answers to difficult struggles and painful doubts. Todd helps articulate the questions people have, then gives them relevant biblical wisdom for taking their next steps in faith.
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The Four : The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
by Scott Galloway
Through analysis that's both rigorous and entertaining, Galloway outlines the path for the next trillion dollar company, the Fifth Horseman, and points to which companies are in the running. Uber for example or, less obvious, Microsoft and Starbucks. As with Peter Thiel's Zero to One; listeners will come away with fresh, game changing insights about what it takes to win in today's economy.
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Unqualified
by Anna Faris
CD SPOKEN 921 FARRIS, A., Far Anna Faris has advice for listeners. And it's great advice, because she's been through it all, and she wants to tell listeners what she's learned. Her comic memoir and first book, will share Anna's candid, sympathetic, and entertaining stories of love lost and won.
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Leonardo da Vinci : Includes a Pdf of Illustratons
by Walter Isaacson
CD SPOKEN 921 LEONARDO Isa A best-selling author draws on da Vinci's remarkable notebooks as well as new discoveries about his life and work in a narrative portrait that connects the master's art to his science, demonstrating how da Vinci's genius was based on the skills and qualities of everyday people, from curiosity and observation to imagination and fantasy. Simultaneous.
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Lou Reed : A Life, Includes PDF of Photos
by Anthony Decurtis
CD SPOKEN 921 REED, L., DeC | Just a few years after the singer's death comes the thrilling, provocative story of his complex life. An acclaimed Rolling Stone contributor, Anthony DeCurtis interviewed Reed extensively and knew him well. With unparalleled access to Reed's friends, family, and dozens of other intimate relations, DeCurtis brings Reed's story compellingly alive and deepens listeners' understanding of his indelible music.
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Sticky Fingers : The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine
by Joe Hagan
CD SPOKEN 921 WENNER, J., Hag | The first and only biography of Jann Wenner, the iconic founder of Rolling Stone magazine, and a romp through the hothouses of rock n' roll, politics, media, and Hollywood, from the Summer of Love to the Internet age. A fascinating and complex portrait of Jann Wenner that is also a biography of popular culture, celebrity, music, and politics in America over the last fifty years.
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Code Girls : The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
by Liza Mundy
The astonishing, untold story of the young American women who cracked key Axis codes, helping to secure Allied victory and revolutionizing the field of cryptanalysis. Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.
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