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Page 1: July - December 2009 - Halifax Public Libraries · books are available to any borrower. Some are full text: others are abr idged . Talking Books: these full text books on cassette

July - December 2009

Page 2: July - December 2009 - Halifax Public Libraries · books are available to any borrower. Some are full text: others are abr idged . Talking Books: these full text books on cassette

PLEASE NOTE: This large print publication of books orderedduring 2008 includes “on order” materials as well as thosecurrently in the library’s collection. A few items (for example,those cancelled by the publisher) may be unavailable at thetime you place your holds. Please accept our apologies.

What are Large Print books?

Most Large Print books are printed in this size type (16 point) orlarger, on vision-friendly non-glare paper. Today’s Large Printtitles have the same bright cover illustrations as regular printeditions.

Large Print books are unabridged - you get every word of theoriginal edition. Titles include popular bestsellers, mystery,romance, biography, travel, Canadian fiction, and more.

Is borrowing Large Print restricted to certain people?

No, anyone may borrow Large Print. No special registration isrequired, but Large Print is especially popular with people withpermanent or temporary visual impairment.

Halifax Public Libraries have an extensive collection of LargePrint books. These are rotated among the branches regularly,to refresh collections. If a title you want is not in your localoutlet, you may place a request and it will be sent to yourbranch. If you need help placing a request, please ask staff toassist you.

Other materials and services that may be of interest:

Books on Cassette Tape or CD: commercially produced audio

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books are available to any borrower. Some are full text: othersare abridged.

Talking Books: these full text books on cassette are legallyrestricted to persons with a print disability that prevents themfrom using regular or large print. The disability need not bevisual: for instance, persons with severe arthritis who cannotturn the pages of a book would qualify. Special registration isrequired. Please ask at your nearest branch.

Descriptive Videos: these video cassettes play on a regularVCR, but have an added narration which describes the actionwhen no actors are speaking (“The detective is walking downthe dark alley. Moonlight glints off something in a doorway...”).

Home Delivery Services: for borrowers unable to visit thelibrary in person due to disability, long-term illness, or caregiverresponsibilities. Selections are delivered every three weeks bylibrary staff or friendly volunteers. Some outlets have waitinglists. Outside the Home Delivery area, Books by Mail providesa similar service.

Accessibility Software: some branches have public computersequipped with special features to assist those with visualimpairments.

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ADULT FICTION

ADVENTURE

COONTS, StephenAssassin.

CUSSLER, CliveArctic Drift: a Dirk Pitt

Novel.

GREANIAS, ThomasAtlantis Prophecy.

GRIFFIN, W.E.B.Black Ops: a Presidential

Agent Novel.

BLACK FICTION

ALERS, RochelleTaken By Storm (Whitfield

Brides, Bk. 3).

CANNELL, StephenWhite Sister: a Shane

Scully Novel.

CLEAGE, PearlBaby Brother’s Blues: a

Novel.

CHRISTIAN FICTION

BEDFORD, DeborahWhen You Believe.

BLACKSTOCK, TerriMiracles.

BULOCK, LynnLess Than Frank: a Gracie

Lee Mystery.

BUNN, T. DavisCenturion’s Wife: a Novel

(Acts of Faith, Bk. 1).

Impostor: a Novel.

CRAMER, W. DaleBad Ground.

MARTIN, CharlesDead Don’t Dance.

PATTILLO, BethEarth to Betsy: a Novel.

Heavens to Betsy.

WINDSOR, LindaBlue Moon (Moonstruck

Series).

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CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

COBLE, ColleenMidnight Sea (Aloha Reef

Series #4).

CHRISTIAN ROMANCE

WICK, LoriJessie (Big Sky Dreams

Book 3).

CHRISTMAS

DAILEY, JanetEve’s Christmas.

EVANS, Richard PaulFinding Noel: a Novel.

ROBERTS, NoraFirst Impressions.

CONTEMPORARYROMANCE

MACOMBER, Debbie8 Sandpiper Way.

PHILLIPS, CarlyLucky Charm.

COZY MYSTERY

CARL, JoAnnaChocolate Snowman

Murders: a Chocoholic Mystery.

COYLE, CleoExpresso Shot: a

Coffeehouse Mystery.

STROHMEYER, SarahBubbles All the Way: a

Bubbles Yablonsky Mystery.

CRIME AND MYSTERY

ADAMS, JaneKilling a Stranger.

ASHFORD, JeffreyIllegal Guilt.

BARCLAY, TessaTo Die For.

DARRELL, ElizabethChinese Puzzle.

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GREGSON, J.M.Remains to Be Seen.

HAMMOND, GeraldWaking Partners.

OLDHAM, NickBig City Jacks.

PURSER, AnnSorrow on Sunday.

SEDLEY, KateThree Kings of Cologne.

SPENCER, SallyBlackstone and the Balloon

of Death.

TIERNEY, RonaldNickel-Plated Soul.

TONKIN, PeterWolf Rock.

TURNBULL, PeterFire Burn.

WHITELAW, StellaTurn and Die.

CULINARY MYSTERY

CONANT-PARK, JessicaSteamed: a Gourmet Girls

Mystery.

FAMILY SAGA

COOK, GloriaWhisper of Life.

GREELEY, AndrewGolden Years: the Sixth

Chronicle of the O’Malley

Family.

JOHNSON, JeannieWhere the Wild Thyme

Blows.

LAURENS, StephanieTemptation and Surrender:

a Cynster Novel.

MADOC, GwenMothers and Daughters.

STEVENSON, D.E.Sarah’s Cottage.

SUMMERS, RowenaLong Shadows.

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GENERAL FICTION

ADLER, ElizabethMeet Me in Venice.

CRICHTON, MichaelUntitled.

DAVIS, CharlesAngel’s Rest.

DELANEY, FrankShannon: a Novel.

DELINSKY, BarbaraWhile My Sister Sleeps.

HEYER, GeorgetteMy Lord John.

HOOPER, KaySomething Different.

JOHANSEN, Iris

Stormy Vows.

LOFTS, NorahCalf for Venus.

MICHAELS, FernFinal Justice.

Free Fall.

OLDFIELD, PamelaJack’s Shadow.

PAIGE, FrancesLearning Curve.

PHILLIPS, Jayne AnneLark and Termite.

READ, MissWinter in Thrush Green.

RICE, LuanneGeometry of Sisters: a

Novel.

STEEL, DanielleOne Day at a Time.

TROBAUGH, AugustaRiver Jordan.

WINGATE, LisaTalk of the Town.

WOODS, JanetBroken Journey.

HARLEQUINROMANCE

JAMES, JuliaGreek Tycoon, Waitress

Wife.

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WAY, MargaretWedding at the Wangaree

Valley.

WINTERS, RebeccaCrazy About her Spanish

Boss.

HISTORICAL FICTION

BENNETT, VanoraFigures in Silk.

BITTNER, RosanneInto the Prairie: the

Pioneers.

COOK, GloriaStranger Light.

GRIFFIN, W.E.B.Double Agents: a Man at

War Novel.

HARDING, DuncanClash in the Baltic.

Operation Torch.

JILES, PauletteColour of Lightning.

KAY, TerryYear the Lights Came On.

MCNEILL, ElisabethTurn of the Tide.

MORGAN, RobertTruest Pleasure.

SMITH, WilburQuest.

VREELAND, SusanLuncheon of the Boating

Party: a Novel.

HISTORICALMYSTERY

KINGSBURY, KateUnmentionable Murder.

HISTORICALROMANCE

ASHLEY, TrishaLord Rayven’s Revenge.

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EDWARDS, CassieRunning Fox.

Savage Tempest.

ENOCH, SuzanneAfter the Kiss (The

Notorious Gentlemen, Bk. 1).

HILL, SandraDesperado.

HOWARD, AudreyLong Way Home.

JORDAN, NicoleTo Bed a Beauty

(Courtship Wars, Bk. 2).

LAKER, RosalindBrilliance.

LONDON, JuliaBook of Scandal.

LOWELL, ElizabethGranite Man.

PALMER, DianaNora.

HUMOR

DAVIDSON, Diane MottFatally Flaky.

EVANOVICH, JanetPlum Spooky: a Stephanie

Plum Between-the-Numbers

Novel.

HUNTER, MaddyAlpine for You.

MCCRUMB, SharynOnce Around the Track.

MOORE, ChristopherFool.

TRIGIANI, AdrianaVery Valentine: a Novel.

LEGAL THRILLER

FAIRSTEIN, LindaLethal Legacy: an

Alexandra Cooper Mystery.

GRIPPANDO, JamesBorn to Run.

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GRISHAM, JohnAssociate: a Novel.

MYSTERY

BALLARD, MignonAngel and the Jabberwocky

Murders: an August Goodnight.

BERENSON, LaurenUnderdog: a Melanie

Travis Mystery.

BLACK, CaraMurder in the Bastille: an

Aimee Leduc Investigation.

BOX, C.J.Three Weeks to Say

Goodbye.

BROWN, Rita MaeHounds and the Fury.

CANNELL, DorothyWithering Heights: an Ellie

Haskell Mystery.

CHARLES, KateSecret Sins.

COEL, MargaretBlood Memory: a Novel.

Wife of Moon.

COHEN, NancyPerish By Pedicure: a Bad

Hair Day Mystery.

COLLINS, Max AllanCriminal Minds: Killer

Profile.

CONANT, SusanGaits of Heaven: a Dog

Lover’s Mystery.

ESTLEMAN, LorenPoison Blonde: an Amos

Walker Novel.

FRANCOME, JohnDark Horse.

GEORGE, ElizabethTwo of the Deadliest: New

Tales of Lust, Greed and

Murder.

GREELEY, AndrewArchbishop in Andalusia:

a Blackie Ryan Novel.

HART, CarolynDare to Die: a Death on

Demand Mystery.

KAMINSKY, Stuart People Who Walk in

Darkness.

LAKE, DerynDeath in Hellfire.

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LOVESEY, PeterHeadhunters.

MACPHERSON, RettIn Sheep’s Clothing: a

Torie O’Shea Mystery.

MCCALL SMITH, AlexanderTears of the Giraffe.

MCGARRITY, MichaelUnder the Color of Law.

MCINERNY, RalphGreen Revolution: a

Mystery Set at the University of

Notre Dame.

O’CONNELL, CarolFind Me: a Mallory Novel.

O’SHAUGHNESSY, PerriShow No Fear: a Nina

Reilly Novel.

RANKIN, IanTooth and Nail.

ROBINSON, PeterAll the Colors of Darkness:

an Inspector Banks Novel.

STABENOW, DanaDeeper Sleep: A Kate

Shugak Novel.

STACEY, LyndonMurder in Mind.

TODD, CharlesMatter of Justice: an

Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery.

WALDRON, AnnPrinceton Impostor (Death

Is Academic, Bk. 5).

MYSTERY/THRILLER

FREY, StephenForced Out.

PARANORMALROMANCE

DODD, ChristinaInto the Flame (Darkness

Chosen, Bk. 4).

FEEHAN, ChristineConspiracy Game.

KENYON, SherrilynAcheron: a Dark-Hunter

Novel.

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MACALISTER, KatieLight My Fire: an Aisling

Grey, Guardian, Novel.

Playing with Fire: a Novel

of the Silver Dragons.

SHAYNE, MaggiePrince of Twilight.

PSYCHOLOGICALFICTION

GOULD, JudithSecret Heiress.

JACKSON, JoshilynBetween, Georgia.

MOSLEY, WalterFortunate Son.

WOOD, MonicaAny Bitter Thing.

PSYCHOLOGICALTHRILLER

CAMERON, StellaTarget.

KELLERMAN, JonathanTrue Detectives.

LIPPMAN, LauraLife Sentences.

SEYMOUR, GeraldRat Run: a Thriller.

WHITE, StephenDry Ice (Alan Gregory

Mysteries, Bk. 15).

ROMANCE

ANDERSON, CatherineSwitchback.

BALOGH, MaryIdeal Wife.

BRANDEWYNE, RebeccaCrystal Rose.

COLLINS, JackieMarried Lovers.

FOSTER, LoriJude’s Law.

Murphy’s Law.

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JACKSON, LisaMcCaffertys: Slade.

MACOMBER, DebbieWyoming Kid.

MCKENNA, LindsayBeyond the Limit.

MICHAELS, FernMarriage Game.

MILLER, Linda LaelSierra’s Homecoming.

MORSI, PamelaNight We Met.

NEGGERS, CarlaKiss the Moon.

PHILLIPS, Susan ElizabethWhat I Did for Love: a

Novel.

ROBERTS, NoraTemptation.

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

BROWN, SandraPlay Dirty.

Smoke Screen.

Texas! Lucky.

CAMERON, StellaMarked Man.

COOK, RobinForeign Body.

EAGLE, KathleenRide a Painted Pony.

EVANOVICH, JanetHot Stuff.

FORSTER, SuzannePrivate Concierge.

GARWOOD, JulieFire and Ice: a Novel.

GRAHAM, HeatherDead Room.

KAVA, AlexExposed: a Maggie O’Dell

Novel.

KRENTZ, Jayne AnnRunning Hot: an Arcane

Society Novel.

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PARKER, BarbaraPerfect Fake.

SALA, SharonNine Lives: a Cat Dupree

Novel.

SAWYER, MerylKiss of Death.

SPINDLER, EricaRed.

TAYLOR, JanelleHaunting Olivia.

SCIENCE FICTIONAND FANTASY

CHILD, LincolnTerminal Freeze: a Novel.

MAGUIRE, GregoryLion Among Men (Wicked

Years, Bk. 3).

SHORT STORIES

BLOCK, LawrenceSome Days You Get the

Bear: 21 Tantalizing Tales to Die

For.

BRADBURY, RayWe’ll Always Have Paris:

Stories.

MUNRO, AliceView from Castle Rock:

Stories.

SUSPENSE

BOURNE, SamLast Testament: a Novel.

EISLER, BarryFault Line.

EMERSON, EarlSmoke Room: a Novel of

Suspense.

GROSS, AndrewDon’t Look Twice.

HALL, JamesMagic City: a Novel.

ISAACS, SusanPast Perfect.

JANCE, JudithCruel Intent: a Novel of

Suspense.

SAVARIN, Julian JayWinter & the General.

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STARK, RichardAsk the Parrot.

THRILLER

LASHNER, WilliamBlood and Bone.

NICOLE, ChristopherAngel from Hell.

WESTERN

BALLARD, TodhunterBlood and Gold.

BOGGS, JohnnyHart Brand: a Western

Story.

BOWDEN, JimDollars of Death.

BOWERS, TerrellReckoning at Orphan

Creek.

BRAND, MaxTreasure Well: a Western

Trio.

BRIDGES, BenDraw Down the Lightning.

CHANCE, LutherMist Rider.

CHESHIRE, GiffBlack List.

CLAY, DempseyToo Fast to Die.

CLIFTON, EugeneHideout.

Place Called Jeopardy.

COLE, JacksonSixgun Syndicate.

CONWAY, ElliotJudge Parker’s Lawmen.

COTTON, RalphNightfall at Little Aces.

CUNNINGHAM, EuguenBorder Guns.

FARRELL, CliffLean Rider.

FOSTER, BennettPot Luck.

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GRAY, StevenFlight from Felicidad.

GROVE, FredWarrior Road.

HATCH, TylerWilde Country.

HOGAN, RayLead Reckoning.

IRONS, OwenBounty Killers.

Rolling Thunder.

IRWIN, AlanLong Chase.

JAMES, MattGun Lords of Texas.

JOHNSTON, JoanHawk’s Way: Faron &

Garth.

KELTON, ElmerMany a River.

KINCAID, J.D.Christmas at Horseshoe

Bend.

KIRBY, HankBoth Sides of the Law.

LEJEUNE, LeeShoot Out at Big King.

MCCORMAC, R.Massacre at Empire

Fastness.

NESBITT, JohnRaven Springs.

O’KEEFE, ChapMisfit Lil Fights Back.

OVERHOLSER, WayneBitter Wind.

PAINE, LauranGunhill.

Ride to Battle Mountain.

PATTEN, LewisTop Man with a Gun.

RODERUS, FrankDead Man’s Journey.

SCOTT, BradfordCurse of Texas Gold.

SMITH, BobbiHired Gun.

WEST, CharlesTanner’s Law.

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WEST, JosephRalph Compton: West of

the Law.

WOMEN’S FICTION

MEDLICOTT, JoanUnexpected Family.

MORSI, PamelaBitsy’s Bait & BBQ: a

Novel.

ADULT NON-FICTION

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

COMPTON, Lynn “Buck”Call of Duty: My Life

Before, During and After the

Band of Brothers.

JENNINGS, KateStanley & Sophie.

BIOGRAPHY

BARDSLEY, BarneyHandful of Earth: a Year of

Healing and Growing.

ELIOT, MarcReagan: the Hollywood

Years.

GILLESPIE, MarciaMaya Angelou: a Glorious

Celebration.

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GROGAN, JohnLongest Trip Home: a

Memoir.

BUSINESS/ECONOMICS

JARVIS, JeffWhat Would Google Do?

HISTORY

DOBBS, MichaelOne Minute to Midnight:

Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro

on the Brink of Nuclear War.

GRANN, DavidLost City of Z: a Tale of

Deadly Obsession in the

Amazon.

KORDA, MichaelWith Wings Like Eagles: a

History of the Battle of Britain.

SCOTTI, R.A.Vanished Smile: the

Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa.

WARREN, JamesLions of Iwo Jima: the

Story of Combat Team 28.

HUMOR

WEBSTER, PattiIt Happened in Church:

Stories of Humor from the Pulpit.

MEMOIR

KOHNER, NancyMy Father’s Roses.

ST. JOHN, LaurenRainbow’s End.

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OTHER NON-FICTION

CARTER, JimmyOur Endangered Values:

America’s Moral Crisis.

Palestine: Peace Not

Apartheid.

de BLASI, MarlenaThat Summer in Sicily: a

Love Story.

ELMES, SimonAnd Now on Radio 4.

FOX, BarryArthritis for Dummies.

HODGE, Jane AikenPrivate World of Georgette

Heyer.

IDLIBY, RanyaFaith Club: a Muslim, a

Christian, a Jew.

JENNINGS, KenBrainiac: Adventures in the

Curious, Competitive,

Compulsive World.

PAULSEN, GaryMy Life in Dog Years.

STEWART, AmyFlower Confidential: the

Good, the Bad and the Beautiful.

SELF-HELP

FRAUNFELDER, FrederickRetirement Rx: the

Retirement Doc’s Proven

Prescription.

ROIZEN, MichaelYou: Being Beautiful: the

Owner’s Manual.

SCHLESSINGER, LauraIn Praise of Stay at Home

Moms.

WALSH, George50 Plus One Great Books

You Should Have Read.

TRAVEL

RANGELEY-WILSON,

CharlesAccidental Angler.

WOOD, VictoriaVictoria’s Empire.

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WAR

HARDING, DuncanMassacre at Jutland.

Compiled by the staff of Books by Mail.