Dr. Clara Casey agrees to take on the seemingly thankless task of establishing a clinic with little funding--for a year. With her own plate full--two troublesome grown daughters and a needy ex-husband--she is still able to gather a wonderfully diverse and dedicated staff. With insight, humor, and compassion, Binchy tells a story of family, friends, patients, and staff who are part of a heart clinic in a community caught between the old and the new Ireland. Binchy died on July 30th prompting an outpourig of tributes including the Telegraph calling her Ireland's National Treasure!
Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
Ben Mezrich
Jul 31, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea--a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally. Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASA--past security checkpoints, an electronically locked door, and camera-lined hallways--and help him steal the most precious objects in the world: the moon rocks. "[A]n out-of-this-world heist" (U.S.A. Today)
A long-lost book reappears, mysteriously connecting an old man searching for his son, and a girl seeking a cure for her widowed mother's loneliness. "Emotionally wrenching yet intellectually rigorous, idea-driven but with indelible characters and true suspense." (Boris Kachka, New York Magazine)
In 2002, award-winning film and stage actor Ashley Judd found her true calling as a humanitarian and voice for those suffering in neglected parts of the world. Judd describes her odyssey, from lost child to fiercely dedicated advocate, from anger and isolation to forgiveness and activism. In telling it, she answers the ineffable question about the relationship between healing oneself and service to others.
Just in time for the Olympics, a spirited, sporty romp about losing gracefully. Boomer the Pig has been training hard for the Animal Olympics, so when he loses his first race, he shrugs it off and cheerfully moves on. One event after another, Boomer keeps losing. Cool comic book styling combines with classic picture book heart in this encouraging and hilarious picture book.
“The Tower of London is the center of this hilarious love story about Beefeater Balthazar, his wife, their tortoise and their eccentric friends. As Balthazar struggles to save his marriage, the rest of the cast carries on in a charming tangle, and when Balthazar is put in charge of a Tower zoo, hilarity breaks out. Sprinkled with fascinating Tower lore, the book will steal your heart.” (People Magazine)
How to Watch the Olympics: The Essential Guide to the Rules, Statistics, Heroes, and Zeroes of Every Sport
David Goldblatt; Johnny Acton
Jul 26, 2012 - Jul 26, 2012
"A valuable guide to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games being held in London, replete with clever diagrams, witty prose, and the stories behind some of the more obscure events." (Publishers Weekly).
Two teen journalists go behind the scenes to solve a mystery at the 2012 Olympic Games where one of them is also competing as a swimmer. Feinstein has written "a fast-paced caper" (Kirkus) for readers aged ten to fourteen.
Ex-CIA assassin Court Gentry thought he could find refuge living in the Amazon rain forest. But his bloody past finds him when a vengeful Russian crime lord forces him to go on the run once again. "Bourne for the new millennium." (James Rollins)
James--one of the most widely admired writers of detective fiction at work today--gives a personal, lively, illuminating exploration of the human appetite for mystery and mayhem, and of those writers who have satisfied it. ""A master class on British mysteries . . . It's hard to imagine a better guide." (Christian Science Monitor)
Violinist Maddie elopes with Lane Moritomo, the ambitious son of Japanese immigrants, but after Pearl Harbor is bombed, Lane is seen as the enemy and she must sacrifice her Juilliard ambitions when he is interned at a war relocation camp." A sweeping yet intimate novel that will please both romantics and lovers of American history." (Kirkus)
Katherine Paterson; John Paterson; John Rocco (Illustrator)
Jul 22, 2012 - Jul 25, 2012
A robust and wildly entertaining fairy tale, freely abridged from Eden Phillpotts's 1910 fantasy and retold by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson and her husband John. " A strong choice for both a read-aloud and an under-the-covers escape." (Booklist)
Schappell has written eight provocative and darkly funny linked stories that explore the commonly shared, but rarely spoken of experiences that build girls into women. "Hilarious and heartbreaking at the very same time, these mothers, daughters, wives are all struggling to be honest with themselves . . . these characters are poignant, searing, memorable." (Elizabeth Strout)
A serial novel featuring contributions by twenty-five masters of suspense follows detective Jon Nunn as he re-opens a ten-year-old case to discover if the wrong person was convicted and put to death for the murder of art curator Christopher Thomas. Contributors include Thomas Cook, Tess Gerritsen, John Lescroat and Lisa Scotoline.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Katherine Boo
Jul 19, 2012 - Jul 23, 2012
"A shocking--and riveting--portrait of life in modern India. ... This is one stunning piece of narrative nonfiction ... Boo's prose is electric." (O, The Oprah Magazine)
