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Googled : the end of the world as we know it / by Auletta, Ken.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Messing with the magic -- Starting in a garage -- Buzz but few $'s -- Prepping the Google rocket -- Innocence or arrogance? -- Google goes public -- The new evil empire? -- Chasing the fox -- War on multiple fronts -- Waking the government bear -- Googleenters adolescence -- Is old media drowning? -- Compete or collaborate? -- Happy birthday -- Googled -- Where is the wave taking old media? -- Where is the wave taking Google? -- Media maxims.Critically examines the influence of Google, profiling company founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin while offering insight into their lucrative business processes and assessing the internal and external threats that may inhibit the company's prospects.

Subjects: Google (Firm); Internet industry; Web search engines; Internet searching.;

© c2009., Penguin Press,

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4

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Mistress of the art of death / by Franklin, Ariana.;

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Women forensic pathologists; Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189;

© c2007., G.P. Putnam's Sons,

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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City of shadows. by Franklin, Ariana;

Subjects: Historical fiction. $2 gsafd.; Suspence fiction. $2 gsafd;

© 2007, Harpercollins,

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Rain fall by Eisler, Barry;

Subjects: Japan - Fiction.;

© 2002, G.P. Putnam's Sons

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The golden city / by Twelve Hawks, John. ;

Gabriel comes close to finding his father only to encounter an unimaginable new threat, while his brother Michael, firmly allied with the enemy, endeavors to wrest power from the leaders of the Brethren.

Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Occult fiction.; Brothers; Supernatural;

© c2009., Doubleday,

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The dark river / by Twelve Hawks, John. ;

© 2008, c2007., Vintage Books,

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1

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The traveler : a novel / by Twelve Hawks, John. ;

Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Occult fiction.; Brothers; Supernatural;

© 2006, c2005., Vintage Books,

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Black order : a Sigma Force novel / by Rollins, James,1961-;

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Subjects: Adventure thrillers.; Crime thrillers.; Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882; Pierce, Grayson (Fictitious character); Special forces (Military science); Cannibalism; Buddhist monks; Secret societies; Conspiracies;

© c2006., William Morrow/HarperCollins,

Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 13

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Altar of Eden / by Rollins, James, 1961- ;

Pregnant veterinarian Maura Kelly, along with U.S. Marshall Jack Menard, risks everything to unravel the mystery of a smuggler's cache of mutated animals, a puzzle that involves fractal intelligence, stem cell research, and a secret history of the Book of Genesis.Feb10gFic

Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Veterinarians; Animal mutation; Genetic engineering;

© 2009., William Morrow,

Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 20

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The doomsday key : a sigma force novel / by Rollins, James, 1961- ;

Commander Gray Perce and the Sigma Force confront humankind's greatest threat in an adventure that races from the Roman Coliseum to the icy peaks of Norway, from the ruins of medieval abbeys to the lost tombs of Celtic kings. The ultimate nightmare is locked within a talisman buried by a dead saint--an ancient artifact known as the Doomsday Key--and a secret that has already claimed the lives of a famed geneticist, a Vatican archaeologist, and a U.S. senator's son.Adult

Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Sigma Force (Imaginary organization); Secret societies; Conspiracies; Code and cipher stories.;

© 2009., William Morrow,

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 8

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The last oracle : a novel / by Rollins, James, 1961- ;

An ancient relic, a murdered man, an international think tank of scientists known as the Jasons who have discovered a way to bioengineer autistic children, and a plot to wipe out a quarter of the world's population have two men racing against time to solve a mystery that dates back to the first famous oracle of history--the Greek Oracle of Delphi.

Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Science fiction.; Bioterrorism;

© c2008., Morrow Avon,

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2

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The Judas strain / by Rollins, James,1961-;

Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Scientists; Plague; Sigma Force (Imaginary organization);

© 2007., Orion,

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1

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Map of bones : a Sigma Force novel / by Rollins, James,1961-;

Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.; Americans; Secret societies; Magi; Cathedrals; Alchemists; Relics;

© c2005., Morrow,

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1

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Amazonia by Rollins, James,1961-;

Subjects: Prion diseases -Fiction;

© 2002, William Morrow

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The last lecture / by Pausch, Randy.; Zaslow, Jeffrey.;

Reflections of a Carnegie Mellon computer science professor who lectured on "Really achieving your childhood dreams," shortly after having been diagnosed with terminal cancer. His advice concerned seizing the moment while living, rather than dying.May08sFJun08gBiogGlobe2207200920080414 mht

Subjects: Pausch, Randy; Cancer; Computer scientists; Success.; Death;

© c2008., Hyperion,

Available copies: 35 / Total copies: 41

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Blink : the power of thinking without thinking / by Gladwell, Malcolm,1963-;

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-262) and index.Statue that didn't look right -- Theory of thin slices : how a little bit of knowledge goes a long way -- Locked door : the secret life of snap decisions -- Warren Harding error : why we fall for tall, dark, and handsome men -- Paul Van Riper's big victory : creating structure for spontaneity -- Kenna's dilemma : the right-and wrong-way to ask people what they want -- Seven seconds in the Bronx : the delicate art of mind-reading -- Conclusion: listening with your eyes : the lessons of blink.WHotAlso: Penguin Books, 2006.Also: 2007, c2005 with afterword and reading group guide.20050121 vh / 20061017 ba (020, 593) / 20070425 maw (020, 593)

Subjects: Decision making.; Intuition.;

© 2005., Little, Brown and Co.,

Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 26

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The tipping point : how little things can make a big difference / by Gladwell, Malcolm1963;

Includes bibliographical references and indexMay 2006 SecPL_NF

Subjects: Context effects Psychology; Causation; Contagion Social psychology; Social psychology;

© 2002, Back Bay Books,

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 3

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Outliers : the story of success / by Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963- ;

Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-296) and index.Roseto mystery -- The Matthew effect (Matthew 25:29) -- The 10,000 hour rule (Hamburg) -- The trouble with geniuses, part I -- The trouble with geniuses, part II -- The three lessons of Joe Flom -- Harlan, Kentucky -- The ethnic theory of plane crashes -- Rice paddies and math tests -- Marita's bargain (KIPP) -- A Jamaican story.Identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires, why certain cultures are associated with better academic performance, and why the Beatles earned their fame.20081124 mht

Subjects: Successful people.; Success.;

© 2008., Little, Brown and Co.,

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 6

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A question of belief / by Leon, Donna. ;

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Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Brunetti, Guido (Fictitious character); Police;

© 2010., Atlantic Monthly Press ; Distributed by Publishers Group West,

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 7

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The girl of his dreams : [a Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery] / by Leon, Donna.;

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Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Brunetti, Guido (Fictitious character); Police; Undercover operations;

© c2008., Atlantic Monthly Press,

Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 16

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About Face A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery. by Leon, Donna. ;

In "About Face", Leon returns to one of her signature subjects: the environment. Environmental concerns become significant in Brunetti's work when an investigator from the Carabiniere, looking into the illegal hauling of garbage, asks for a favor. But the investigator is not the only one with a special request. His father-in-law needs help as well. Brunetti soon finds himself in the middle of an investigation into murder and corruption more dangerous than anything he's seen before.

Subjects: Environment; Mystery;

© 2009/04, Raincoast Books

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3

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Uniform justice / by Leon, Donna. ;

Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Brunetti, Guido (Fictitious character); Police; Military education; Military cadets;

© c2004., Penguin Books,

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Doctored evidence / by Leon, Donna. ;

Venetian police detective Guido Brunetti investigates when a Romanian housekeeper is falsely accused of murdering her employer.

Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Brunetti, Guido (Fictitious character); Single women; Police; Romanians;

© 2005, c2004., Penguin Books,

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4

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Through a glass, darkly / by Leon, Donna. ;

On a luminous spring day in Venice, Commissario Brunetti and his assistant Vianello play hooky from the Questura in order to help Vianello's friend Marco Ribetti, arrested during an environmental protest. They secure his release, only to be faced by the fury of the man's father-in-law, Giovanni De Cal, a cantankerous glass factory owner who has been heard in the bars of Murano making violent threats about Ribetti. Brunetti's curiosity is piqued, and he finds himself drawn to Murano to investigate. Is De Cal the type of man to carry out his threats? Then one morning the body of De Cal's night watchman is found.

Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Brunetti, Guido (Fictitious character); Police; Watchmen; Businessmen; Environmentalists; Water;

© 2007., Penguin/Grove Press Book,

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2

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Suffer the little children / by Leon, Donna.;

Subjects: Brunetti, Guido (Fictitious character); Police; Physicians; Kidnapping; Pharmacists;

© 2008., Penguin Books,

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Blood from a stone / by Leon, Donna. ;

Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Brunetti, Guido (Fictitious character); Police; Murder;

© 2006., Penguin,

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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A thousand splendid suns / by Hosseini, Khaled.;

Jun07sFOrginal GMD: [text] //20070529 kd / 20071106 neb (replace overlaid record)

Subjects: Family chronicles.; War stories.; American fiction; Family; Loss (Psychology); Intergenerational relations;

© 2007., Riverhead Books,

Available copies: 44 / Total copies: 65

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The kite runner / by Hosseini, Khaled.;

Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Male friendship; Social classes; Betrayal; Boys;

© 2004., Anchor Canada,

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 4

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Loving Frank : a novel / by Horan, Nancy. ;

Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-362).

Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Love stories.; Historical fiction.; Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959; Borthwick, Mamah Bouton, 1869-1914; Architects;

© 2008., Ballantine Books,

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2

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The harsh cry of the heron : [the last tale of the Otori] / by Hearn, Lian.;

This is the rich and satisfying conclusion to the Tales of the Otori series that both completes the characters' lives - prophesied and otherwise - and brilliantly illuminates unexpected aspects of the entire Otori saga. The trilogy is now a quartet.20060914 neb / 20080325 neb 65X

Subjects: Magic realistic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Australian fiction.; Shigeru, Otori (Fictitious character); Feudalism; Civilization, Medieval; Fathers and sons; Inheritance and succession; Prophecies; Ninja;

© 2006., Riverhead Books,

Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6

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Brilliance of the moon / by Hearn, Lian.;

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Subjects: Historical fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Shigeru, Otori (Fictitious character); Inheritance and succession; Married people; Revenge;

© 2004., Riverhead Books,

Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10

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Grass for his pillow / by Hearn, Lian.;

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Subjects: Historical fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Shigeru, Otori (Fictitious character); Teenage boys; Orphans;

© 2003., Riverhead

Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9

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Across the nightingale floor / Lilian Hearn by Hearn, Lian;

Subjects: Historical fiction; Teenage boys - Fiction; Orphans -Fiction; Japan - Fiction.;

© 2002, Riverhead

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1

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State of fear : a novel / by Crichton, Michael, 1942- ;

Includes bibliographical references (p. [583]-603).050211mbWHot20041210 neb

Subjects: Technothrillers.; Ecoterrorism; Submarines (Ships); Global warming;

© 2004., HarperCollins,

Available copies: 26 / Total copies: 33

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Next : a novel / by Crichton, Michael,1942-;

Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-431).Dec06sFGDPLBestbets03302007Orginal GMD: [text] /WHot20061205 neb

Subjects: Medical ethics; Chimpanzees; Futurism; Genetics; Mutation (Biology);

© c2006., HarperCollins Publishers,

Available copies: 32 / Total copies: 40

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Pirate latitudes : a novel / by Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008- ;

The Caribbean, 1665. Pirate captain Charles Hunter, with backing from a powerful ally, assembles a crew of ruffians to take the Spanish galleon, "El Trinidad," guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself.20091130 neb

Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; Pirates; Governors; Piracy; Hijacking of ships;

© c2009., Harper,

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1

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Sphere : a novel / by Crichton, Michael,1942-;

Subjects: Science fiction.;

© 1988., Ballantine Books,

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1

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Prey by Crichton, Michael,1942-;

© 2002, HarperCollins

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Timeline by Crichton, Michael,1942-;

© 1999, Ballantine

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Airframe by Crichton, Michael,1942-;

© 1996, Knopf

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Disclosure by Crichton, Michael,1942-;

© 1994, Knopf

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The alchemist / by Coelho, Paulo.;

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Subjects: Brazilian fiction.; Portuguese fiction.; Shepherds; Dreams; Voyages and travels; Self-discovery; Alchemists;

© c1993., HarperSanFrancisco,

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6

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Frank Lloyd Wright [videorecording] : a film / by Burns, Ken, 1953- ; Herrmann, Edward. ; Novick, Lynn. ; Ward, Geoffrey C. ; Florentine Films. ; WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) ; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) ; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) ;

DVD, Region 1, NTSC, full screen; Dolby surround stereo.Narrated by Edward Herrmann.Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Peter Miller ; editor, Tricia Reidy.Not rated.Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the greatest of all American architects. Over the course of his long career, Wright designed over 800 buildings. This program uses live cinematography, interviews, and rare archival footage to bring Wright's story to life.

Subjects: Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.; Architects; Documentary films.;

© [2004]., PBS ; Paramount Home Entertainment [distributor],

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The lost symbol : a novel / by Brown, Dan, 1964- ;

Symbologist Robert Langdon returns in this new thriller follow-up to The Da Vinci Code.Sept09sF

Subjects: Mystery fiction; Suspense fiction; Langdon, Robert (Fictitious character); Cryptographers; Freemasonry;

© c2009., Doubleday,

Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 47

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Angels & demons / by Brown, Dan, 1964- ;

Subjects: Papacy;

© c2000., Atria Books,

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1

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Deception point / by Brown, Dan,1964-.;

Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Political thriller.; Presidents; Conspiracies; Scientists; Meteors; Americans;

© 2003, c2001., Atria Books,

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Digital fortress / by Brown, Dan,1964-;

Subjects: Mystery fiction.; United States. National Security Agency; Cryptographers; Suspense fiction;

© 2004., St. Martin's Paperbacks,

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2

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The Da Vinci code by Brown, Dan;

© 2006, Anchor Books

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Inside the kingdom : my life in Saudi Arabia / by Bin Ladin, Carmen.;

9/11 -- A secret garden -- Falling in love -- My Saudi wedding -- America -- Life with the Bin Ladens -- The patriarch -- Life as an alien -- Two mothers, two babies -- My own chief inmate -- The brothers -- 1979 -- Yeslam -- Little girls -- A Saudi couple -- Sisters in Islam -- Princes and princesses -- Leaving Saudi Arabia.Orginal GMD: [text]WHot20040723 neb / 20040804 neb reclass

Subjects: Bin Ladin, Carmen.; Women;

© c2004., Warner Books,

Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11

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The third secret : a novel / by Berry, Steve,1955-;

Orginal GMD: [text] :WHot20050913 kd

Subjects: Christian fiction.; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; Cardinals; Catholics; Popes; Fatima, Our Lady of;

© c2005., Ballantine Books,

Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 15

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The amber room / by Berry, Steve,1955-;

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Subjects: Crime thrillers.; Cutler, Rachel (Fictitious character); Women judges; Divorced people; Amber art objects; Art treasures in war; Americans; World War, 1939-1945;

© 2003., Ballantine Books,

Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 11

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The Venetian betrayal : a novel / by Berry, Steve, 1955- ;

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Subjects: Historical thrillers.; Crime thrillers.; Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.; Booksellers and bookselling; Antiquarian booksellers;

© c2007., Ballantine Books,

Available copies: 25 / Total copies: 32

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The Alexandria link : a novel / by Berry, Steve,1955-;

Too bad former secret agent Cotton Malone knows how to unearth the lost contents of the Library of Alexandria; now his bookstore has been ransacked and his son kidnapped.Feb07sFGDPLBestbets05182007WHotULS20070205 kl / 20071113 gr 650s

Subjects: Historical thrillers.; Crime thrillers.; Alexandrian Library; Malone, Cotton (Fictitious character); Kidnapping; International intrigue;

© c2007., Ballantine Books

Available copies: 19 / Total copies: 24

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The Paris vendetta : a novel / by Berry, Steve, 1955- ;

Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone isn't looking for trouble when it comes knocking at his Copenhagen bookshop. But narrowly surviving a ferocious firefight convinces him to follow his unexpected new ally--an American Secret Service agent--and help him stop the Paris Club, a cabal of multimillionaires bent on manipulating the global economy. Only by matching wits with a terrorist-for-hire, foiling a catastrophic attack, and plunging into a desperate hunt for the legendary lost treasure of Napoleon Bonaparte can Malone hope to avert international financial anarchy.N/A llDec09sF

Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Booksellers and bookselling; Antiquarian booksellers; Americans; Vendetta;

© c2009., Ballantine Books,

Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 15

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The Romanov prophecy : a novel / by Berry, Steve, 1955- ;

In 1917 Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia, was executed by revolutionaries. Now, in response to the collapse of the country's economy, the people have voted to instate a new Tsar, one who will be chosen from the descendents of Nicholas II. But a powerful group of Western businessmen want to make sure he is a candidate they can control, and hire African-American lawyer Miles Lord, with his knowledge of Russian language and history, to check the background of their chosen man. Miles is thrilled with his assignment ... until he becomes the target of an assassination attempt, and must run for his life, guided by a cryptic phrase penned by Rasputin, a bizarre prophecy that the Tsar will return to the throne and that Miles himself will see to it.

Subjects: Suspense fiction.; African American lawyers; Americans; Kings and rulers;

© 2005., Ballantine Books,

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3

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The Charlemagne pursuit : a novel / by Berry, Steve, 1955- ;

A mysterious manuscript discovered in the tomb of Charlemagne sends Cotton Malone on a perilous international quest that takes him and twin sisters with their own agenda from an ancient German cathedral to the harsh, unforgiving world of Antarctica in pursuit of the truth about the death of his father on a classified sub mission beneath Antarctica.

Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Malone, Cotton (Fictitious character); Booksellers and bookselling; Antiquarian booksellers; Fathers;

© c2008., Ballantine Books,

Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7

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The Templar legacy : a novel of suspense by Berry, Steve;

© , Random House Canada Ltd.

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Midnight in the garden of good and evil : a Savannah story / by Berendt, John,1939-;

Orginal GMD: Hardcover BookULSAlso: 309 p.940321 ak

Subjects: Celebrities;

© c1994., Random House,

Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 19

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The city of falling angels / by Berendt, John,1939-;

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Subjects: Gran Teatro la Fenice (Venice, Italy);

© 2005., Penguin Press,

Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 20

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A long way gone : memoirs of a boy soldier / by Beah, Ishmael,1980-;

Mar07sNFOrginal GMD: [text] /ULS20070226 msc

Subjects: Beah, Ishmael, 1980-; Child soldiers;

© 2007., Douglas & McIntyre,

Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 19

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