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Jessie remembers everything- her family, her life and even the accident that killed her. It was nine years ago she was reborn a zombie, and ever since she has run with her gang hunting in the woods looking for fresh meat. Zombies are not just decomposing humans, but seem to be something completely different, and [...]
Try one of these novels featuring U.S. Presidents as characters in honor of President’s Day: George Washington Citizen Washington by William Martin Washington and Caesar by Christian Cameron Mount Vernon Love Story by Mary Higgins Clark To Try Men’s Souls by Newt Gingrich George Washington, Frontiersman by Zane Grey Thomas Jefferson Sally Hemings by Barbara [...]
Benjamin Weaver is a man of many talents. He started out as boxer and was even a highway robber, but eventually he became a sometimes protector, guardian, bailiff, constable-for-hire and even thief taker. All of which suits him well with his love of fighting and independence. After his father dies under mysterious circumstances, Benjamin feels [...]
On February 27th, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present their annual awards, the Oscars. Here is the list of winners for Best Picture. 1927-1927 Wings 1928-1929 The Broadway Melody 1929-1930 All Quiet on the Western Front 1930-1931 Cimarron 1931-1932 Grand Hotel 1932-1933 Cavalcade 1934 It Happened One Night 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty 1936 The Great Ziegfeld 1937 The Life [...]
For centuries a secret so forbidden has been guarded by one family. Unknown to the rest of the world, this family has grown in power and wealth, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be killed. After the murder of her aunt, Jessica MacClary is attacked and soon finds that the secret she must defend is [...]
Arrests are made in the middle of the night and the fear is palatable in Moscow, 1936. The Stalinist purges have begun and the wrong word or gesture could send someone to the Zone. When an American citizen is found tortured and murdered in a former church, Captain Alexei Dmitriyevich Korolev of the Criminal Investigation [...]
For Jennifer Joyner, life as a morbidly obese woman was a series of daily humiliations: on any given day she might crack the toilet seat, break the swing, outgrow her clothes, endure casual cruelty, be unable to tie her shoes, find bathing difficult, and the list, sadly, went on and on. Being morbidly obese also meant [...]
They’re here! Check out all the hot new titles that are available in Large Print. There’s a little something for everyone with non-fiction, detective, romance, and inspirational works. You can get on the reserve list today or check out a 14-day express copy if available. Don’t see a particular title? Check with our friendly Red Carpet staff to see if it’s on the shelf.
This month’s pick– Zora and Nicky by Claudia Mair Burney–examines the racial divide in U.S. Christian culture through the eyes of two modern day Christians who fall in love. It’s been said the the most racially divided hours in the US are between 9 and 12 on Sunday mornings when Christians go to church within their [...]
Read the list of Oscar Nominations and learn more about each film at imdb.com’s “Road to the Oscars 2011″. Some of the nominated films are already available on DVD and are also available from your library: Alice in Wonderland Animal Kingdom Exit Through the Gift Shop How to Train Your Dragon I am Love Inception [...]
A headless body that is also missing a hand is discovered in the dump. At first it looks like the missing body parts are to hide the identity of the victim, but then carvings are found on the body and it looks like a ritualistic killing. This may be the biggest case that Detectives Adam [...]
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