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Danner, Horace G., HORACE'S QUICK LIST OF LATIN AND GREEK PREFIXES AND COMBINING FORMS
July 02, 2009 - A guide to Latin and Greek prefixes and roots--the building blocks of English--designed as a reference and vocabulary-building book for high school and college students and instructors.

Piper, Adam, AND LIFE REMAINS
July 02, 2009 - In his first volume of poetry, Piper covers a wide swath of emotional and philosophical territory, documenting his thoughts and feelings along the way.

Beeson, Richard, SEDUCTION OF A WANTON DREAMER
July 01, 2009 - Seduction of a Wanton Dreamer tells the story of Tony Fellows, a New Yorker whose life takes a sudden, sharp turn.

Raney, Sybil, WAITING FOR THUNDER
July 01, 2009 - A fun, sexy novel about middle-aged romance, second chances and the wide open spaces of big-hearted Texas.

Young, Charles, POTASSETT
July 01, 2009 - A Native American teenager discovers his roots in this wry and rollicking coming-of-age saga.

Erickson, David, THE NORTHERN FORCE
June 29, 2009 - A Christian young-adult novel centered on the End Times.

Epps, L. Macon, SENIOR SHORT STORIES
June 29, 2009 - A collection of upbeat, quasi-fictional tales geared to seniors.

Glenellis, J.J., SURVIVE AND PROSPER IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF 2009-2012
June 29, 2009 - Glenellis delivers a brash yet supportive plan for trading in the foreign-currency market.

Ridgeway, Selina, IMMORTAL LIES
June 29, 2009 - The first, fast-paced episode of an epic about a fractious family of immortal vampires.

Addams, Pat, IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS
June 29, 2009 - A psychopath rapes and tortures dozens of women in this pornographic thriller.

Stavig, Brian, THE EX-LEFT HANDER
June 25, 2009 - An inside look at life with a disability.

Donahue, Jeff, NO FINISH LINE
June 25, 2009 - Champion triathletes get trapped in a death race in this grueling thriller.

River, Running, FOREVER
June 25, 2009 - Asian tween writing phenom Running River serves up forbidden love, war, palace intrigue and epic stakes in her debut novel.

Zecchinelli, Sharon, FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE COWS
June 25, 2009 - An amateur homesteader from Vermont fights the federal government in a grassroots effort to defeat a program designed to track the whereabouts and movements of farm animals.

Macie, M. J., THE DEVIL'S PAWN
June 25, 2009 - A well-fashioned work of suspense wherein each and every character is under suspicion.

Rowland, Matthew, KING ME
June 25, 2009 - Trippy, wordy anti-authoritarian slacker yarn about the hapless heir to a L.A. media empire.

Gable, C.R., MACINAW'S MEMOIRS
June 25, 2009 - A loose collection of adventure tales explores a cat's coming-of-age.

Wilson, Donald E., with Cindy S. Spitzer, WILSON'S WAY
June 25, 2009 - A motivational autobiography of the nation's first African-American dean of a major medical school.

Cristina, Ray, MESSAGE FROM ELENA
June 17, 2009 - In this historical novel, a young man doesn't realize how intertwined his life is with his boss's until he makes a fateful promise to him.

Bavol, Todd, THE JOB SEARCH NINJA
June 16, 2009 - A manual on how to find--and land--your dream job.

Childs, Vicki, AMANDA FLIES HIGH
June 16, 2009 - Former schoolteacher Childs documents a hot-air balloon ride in this picture book.

DiVencenzo, Maria T., THE STAR OF CHRISTMAS
June 16, 2009 - A sleepy child, addressed by the ornaments on her Christmas tree, teaches them and young readers about the true meaning of the holiday.

Moff, Joanne M., PA-C , OKAY. . .I'VE GONE THROUGH WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY--NOW WHAT DO I DO?!
June 16, 2009 - Moff presents a thorough post-operative guide to bariatric surgery for patients that includes information about eating, drinking, exercise and potential complications.

Steward, William E., LIFE BEGINS ALONG THE ELKHORN
June 16, 2009 - Steward recounts a childhood in Nebraska during the Great Depression in this family memoir.

Thoreau, Henry David, THE PRICE OF FREEDOM
June 16, 2009 - A compilation of excerpts from the journals of American icon Henry David Thoreau.

Davidson, Dawn, THE REAL SKINNY ON EVE
June 08, 2009 - Biblical gender roles are shaken up in the Garden of Eden.

Groome, Harry, THIRTY BELOW
June 08, 2009 - A woman follows her heart to the frigid wilds of Alaska in this rugged romance.

Halevi, Shira, ADAM AND HAVAH
June 08, 2009 - Halevi shines new light on a very old story, offering a brilliant interpretation of perhaps the most influential piece of scripture ever written.

Hall, Dr. John M., ON WINGS OF EAGLES
June 08, 2009 - In his second memoir, interspersed with details on escaping a religious cult, Hall reminds readers that religion ought to be about love and compassion and brutality and anger has no place among true Christians.

Hanson, Dirk, THE CHEMICAL CAROUSEL
June 08, 2009 - Science reporter Hanson presents a savvy, big-hearted exploration of the latest investigations into addiction science.

Montalvo, John J., MATTERS OF THE HEART & SOUL
June 08, 2009 - A collection of the wisdom--old and new--is an uplifting but rushed exercise in self-help.

Parmer, Sally, BLUE JEAN BABY
June 08, 2009 - Sassy true confessions of a groupie who lived her life to the hilt in Los Angeles during the '60s music scene and lived to tell the tale.

Patrick, Timothy, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT
June 08, 2009 - Four stories and a poem encompass themes ranging from metaphysical healing to the Holocaust.

Robbins-Wilson, Amy, TRANSFORMATIONAL MOTHERING
June 08, 2009 - More a collection of inspirational messages than an instructional guide, this gentle, spiritual book offers words of wisdom to all kinds of new mothers.

Simmons, Geoffrey, THE GLUE FACTORY
June 08, 2009 - A robot doctor makes the rounds in this wacky medical fantasia.

Smith, Sylvia Dickey, DEAD WRECKONING
June 08, 2009 - A swashbuckling murder investigation plunges an outspoken Texas private eye into hot water.

Tilley, E. Otto, REALMS
June 08, 2009 - The forces of light and darkness battle for control of a medieval-ish realm in this fantasy thriller.

Abus, Murat, CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE, 1990-2004
May 27, 2009 - An academic study of factors influencing the development of democracies in the post-communist countries of Southeastern Europe following the end of the Cold War.

Bohacz, Kevin, IMMORTALITY
May 27, 2009 - An eschatological techno-thriller that explores human evolution, technology and the threat of global environmental collapse.

Fitzpatrick, Michael, THE COMPANY CLOCK
May 27, 2009 - An ordinary mortal is the fulcrum for a fantastical struggle between the forces of good and evil.

Bragg, Kirk, SARANOFF'S ROMANCE
May 20, 2009 - A man travels through time to a primeval paradise in this earnest utopian fable.

Telemaque, Eleanor Wong, THE SAMMY WONG FILES
May 14, 2009 - Under the scourge of McCarthyism, 21-year-old Chinese-American Telemaque was forced to question whether she was the all-American she always thought herself to be.

Yeiser, Bud, GOD, CHRIST JESUS, AND I
May 14, 2009 - A lay minister collects 15 years worth of writing about the Bible's relationship to daily life to create a meditation on faith and God.

Yeiser, Bud, MATURING IN FAITH; FAITH IS BELIEVING
May 14, 2009 - A disjointed selection of personal and religious reflections that is at best impolitic and at worst nasty indeed.

Murphy, Kelly Thomas, END OF GRACE
May 14, 2009 - This fast-paced suspense thriller examines extortion and intrigue within the Mormon church.

Sunderland, Christine, PILGRIMAGE
May 14, 2009 - A woman tries to exorcise her demons by exploring the ancient roots of her Christian faith in this heartfelt tale of remorse and redemption.

Beebe, Stephen, BETWEEN THE MENORAH AND THE CROSS
May 14, 2009 - An engaging reference explores the link between Judaism and the early Christian church.

Byrd, Shedrick, THE MISSISSIPPI BYRD
May 14, 2009 - An autobiography that very much resembles a 20th-century, African-American Horatio Alger novel.

Hanley, Denis, TRAILER TRASH
May 14, 2009 - An enthralling book that explores the depths of loyalty and life choices.

Shaw, John, LIFE EXPECTANCY
May 04, 2009 - Shaw spins a thriller that gives big pharma a convincing, ugly bruising.

Wake, Val , WHITE BIRD BLACK BIRD
May 04, 2009 - Sprawling saga draws on the real-life culture clash between aboriginal Northern Canadians and resource-hungry land developers.

Young, Charles, LUCK OF THE DRAW
May 04, 2009 - A young GI confronts the capriciousness of death during the Battle of Okinawa in this harrowing saga.

Christopher, Adam, TABLE FOR TWO
May 04, 2009 - Young love takes a beating, or at least a spirited whisking.

Ercetin, Sefika Sule, Ed., ORGANIZATIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN QUESTION
May 04, 2009 - Ercetin and her co-authors offer a collection of essays and scholarly papers aimed at all types of organizations, hoping to inspire managers at all levels to assess and develop the organizational intelligence of their arena and, therefore, of their entire organization.

Gittlin, David, THREE DAYS TO DARKNESS
May 04, 2009 - A recently deceased man is sent back to Earth to stop a demonic war.

Lawrence, Tamera, THE POND
May 04, 2009 - A small boy drowns in a Pennsylvania pond, enters the ranks of the ghostly and seemingly returns decades later to haunt the family indirectly responsible for his demise.

Lewis, Martin W. , TERRANOVA
May 04, 2009 - Equal parts sprawling fantasy and deftly observed futurist fiction, Lewis' debut novel will appeal to fans of J.R.R. Tolkien, Michael Crichton and William Gibson.

Barker, Bruce A. , EVERYBODY'S BUILDING CODE
May 04, 2009 - A thorough reference guide that explains code requirements for residential buildings, top to bottom.

Bragin, Valentin, CONQUERING DEPRESSION IN THE GOLDEN YEARS
May 04, 2009 - Help is on the horizon for senior citizens debilitated by depression.

Davis, Carlton, BIPOLAR BARE
April 30, 2009 - A harrowing look at mental illness and drug addiction.

Johnson, Pete, WOLVES OF THE REVENUE
April 28, 2009 - A spoof novel on the IRS, the American legal system and the perversion of language at the hands of politicians and the bureaucracy.

Reason, Violet and Yulalona Lopez, COYOTE REDUX
April 28, 2009 - An offbeat Native American-themed story of a legendary being whose mysticism collides with contemporary culture.

Taube, M., CHRONICLE OF THE FUTURE
April 28, 2009 - A wild, discursive theoretical romp through the future.

Evans, Ray, BEFORE THE LAST ALL CLEAR
April 28, 2009 - A touching memoir of a child's experience as a World War II evacuee in England.

Doty, Jalleh, POETRY AND SATIRE FOR THE AVANT-GARDE
April 17, 2009 - An incredibly varied selection of material reflects an unusual perspective on contemporary life.

Gibbs, Leonard, SONGS FOR THE EARTH
April 17, 2009 - This collection of short lyric poems faces in two different directions--God and galaxy, marching ponderously across the page and toward a celebration of the commonplace.

Harrington, Judith, LETTERS FROM CALPURNIA, PLINY'S WIFE
April 17, 2009 - In this one-of-a-kind project, Harrington uses equal parts research and imagination to explore love, religion and empire in the earliest part of Christian history.

Moffie, Sam, NO MAD
April 17, 2009 - An interstate odyssey chronicling a brazen hero on a journey both scatological and transcendent.

Parker, David L., THE MALACHI PROPHECY
April 17, 2009 - A modern-day look at the book of Malachi.

Cornelio, James P., TWO TO SIX
April 10, 2009 - A convicted child molester embarks on a journey into the criminal justice system--and his soul--in this troubling, absorbing memoir.

Dawson, Robert S., THE SECRET TO INCENTIVE PROGRAM SUCCESS
April 10, 2009 - A look at incentive programs with a ROI perspective.

Guaita, Ovidio, TOP 100
April 10, 2009 - This eloquent photographic guide from Resorts Magazine editor Ovidio Guaita includes reviews of 100 of the best resorts on the planet.

Hagar, Darryl, THE MAN OVERBOARD
April 10, 2009 - A former Merchant Marine's harrowing and ultimately inspiring tale of addiction, loss and spiritual redemption.

Hughes, Roland, INFINITE EXPOSURE
April 10, 2009 - Hughes' experimental fiction--a blow-by-blow account of the ultimate financial 9/11--is intended as "a wake-up call."









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