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Strength under fire / by McKenna, Lindsay,1946-;

Bereft after the brutal loss of her parents, Dana Scott sinks nearly every dime of her inheritance into buying Wildflower ranch, believing that once she restores the rustic cabin, and farms the untamed acreage, her soul will be whole once more. Hiring wrangler Colin Gallagher to help out just makes sense. But as she works side by side with the handsome loner, she feels an unexpected kinship, and a longing for connection she believed was lost to her forever... Colin is only in Silver Creek long enough to make some money and move on. Restless, spiritually broken, the former Army Ranger has nothing left to give after his harrowing time in battle. But helping Dana make a life for herself has him yearning for more. Until the domestic terrorists that destroyed Dana's family catch up with her, determined to silence her forever. It's a threat that has Colin calling on all his considerable training to keep safe the woman who has taken hold of his heart...

Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Romance fiction.; Ranchers;

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The sky on fire / by Lyons, Jenn,1970-author.;

"Anahrod lives only for survival, forging her own way through the harsh jungles of the Deep with her titan drake by her side. Even when an adventuring party saves her from capture by a local warlord, she is eager to return to her solitary life. But this is no ordinary rescue. It's Anahrod's past catching up with her. These cunning misfits-and their frustratingly appealing dragonrider ringleader-intend to spirit her away to the dragon-ruled sky cities, where they need her help to steal from a dragon's hoard. There's only one problem: the hoard in question belongs to the current regent, Neveranimas-and she wants Anahrod dead. From Jenn Lyons, the acclaimed author of the Chorus of Dragons series, this soaring standalone fantasy combines conniving dragons, lightning banter, high-stakes intrigue, and a little bit of heat"--

Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Dragons; Imaginary places; Thieves; Women;

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Trending : how and why stuff gets popular / by Vermond, Kira.; Hanmer, Clayton,1978-;

Includes bibliographical references and index."On the surface, fads and trends can seem silly or trivial. But if you dig deeper, you'll find fads can cause regular people to make some pretty irregular decisions in order to follow the latest craze. Fads can also have major long-term effects, such as the beaver pelt craze in 17th century Europe, which changed ecosystems, started wars, and disrupted or destroyed traditional ways of life. Divided into four chapters, Trending tackles the topics of: 1. Chapter One What Makes a Fad a Fad?: How seemingly random toys, games, and fashion turn into the Next Big Thing. 2. Chapter Two Spread the Word: How fads, and the ideas that drive them, spread and catch fire. 3. Chapter Three Made, Not Born: How fads can be carefully crafted to make us want to jump on board. 4. Chapter Four Bad Fads: How fads can have serious and even dangerous effects on the people drawn into the mania, not to mention those who get caught in the aftermath. 5. Trending ends with a conclusion focused on using knowledge gained about fads to make the world a kinder place. Plus index and selected bibliography. Comic-strip illustrations introduce each chapter and What Does It All Mean? sections on every spread offer insights and analysis. Written in Vermond's humour-filled, journalistic voice and illustrated in Hanmer's light-hearted cartoon style, Trending is a timely look at fads and trends for a world gone viral"--Provided by publisher.LSC

Subjects: Fads; Popular culture;

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New power : how power works in our hyperconnected world- and how to make it work for you / by Heimans, Jeremy,author.; Timms, Henry,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."From two influential and visionary thinkers comes a big idea that is changing the way movements catch fire and ideas spread in our highly connected world. For the vast majority of human history, power has been held by the few. "Old power" is closed, inaccessible, and leader-driven. Once gained, it is jealously guarded, and the powerful spend it carefully, like currency. But the technological revolution of the past two decades has made possible a new form of power, one that operates differently, like a current. "New power" is made by many; it is open, participatory, often leaderless, and peer-driven. Like water or electricity, it is most forceful when it surges. The goal with new power is not to hoard it, but to channel it. New power is behind the rise of participatory communities like Facebook and YouTube, sharing services like Uber and Airbnb, and rapid-fire social movements like Brexit and #BlackLivesMatter. It explains the unlikely success of Barack Obama's 2008 campaign and the unlikelier victory of Donald Trump in 2016. And it gives ISIS its power to propagate its brand and distribute its violence. Even old power institutions like the Papacy, NASA, and LEGO have tapped into the strength of the crowd to stage improbable reinventions. In New Power, the business leaders/social visionaries Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms provide the tools for using new power to successfully spread an idea or lead a movement in the twenty-first century. Drawing on examples from business, politics, and social justice, they explain the new world we live in--a world where connectivity has made change shocking and swift and a world in which everyone expects to participate."--

Subjects: Social movements; Internet and activism.; Social media.; Power (Social sciences); Internet; Technology;

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To catch a storm : a novel / by Mejia, Mindy,author.;

"When her husband's car is found abandoned and on fire-in the middle of a rainstorm-police suspect that Eve Roth had something to do with it. After all, her husband was suspended from the University of Iowa for inappropriate conduct with a student, and who else but an atmospheric physicist could incinerate a car in a downpour? But Eve has no idea why her husband disappeared. She's desperate to find him, both for herself and her beloved, disabled father-in-law. Jonah Kendrick appears on her doorstep with a theory. He's seen Eve's husband, bound and bleeding in a barn. A psychic detective who dreams of the lost, Jonah has helped find missing people his entire life. He dreamed about a young woman trapped in the same barn months ago, and she's still missing. Eve rejects anything to do with psychics, but their investigations soon collide. As the temperature drops and turns the world to ice, Eve and Jonah race across the state to discover what happened to the people they've lost. But the truth is deadlier than either of them expected, and the physicist and the psychic must learn to believe in each other if they want to escape this storm alive"--

Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Missing persons; Psychics; Women physicists;

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Heartland. [videorecording] / by Brooke, Lauren.Heartland.Videorecording.; Conkie, Heather.; Dimarco, Steve.; Grewal, Tina.; Johnston, Shaun.; Marshall, Amber.; Morgan, Michele.; Power, Keith.; Dynamo Films.; E1 Entertainment (Firm); Seven24 Films.;

Disc 1: Miracle -- Little secrets -- Man's best friend -- The haunting of Hanley Barn ; disc 2, Glory days -- Growing pains -- The starting gate -- The fix ; disc 3, Broken arrow -- Eye of the wolf -- Catch and release -- The reckoning ; disc 4, Quarantine -- The happy list -- Second chances -- Spin out! ; disc 5, Ring of fire -- In the cards -- Bonus features.Directors of photography, Malcolm Cross, Craig Wrobleski ; music, Keith Power.Amber Marshall, Michele Morgan, Shaun Johnston, Graham Wardle, Nathaniel Arcand, Chris Potter.Set against the vistas of the Rocky Mountains, Heartland follows teenage horse whisperer Amy through the trials and triumphs of life on a family-owned horse ranch.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.

Subjects: Brooke, Lauren.; Coming-of-age television programs.; Families; Horse whisperers; Horses; Ranches; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

© c2011., E1 Entertainment,

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River of fire : my spiritual journey / by Prejean, Helen,author.;

In this revelatory, intimate memoir from the author of Dead Man Walking, the nation's foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive. Sister Helen Prejean's work as an activist nun, campaigning to educate Americans about the inhumanity of the death penalty, is known to millions worldwide. Less widely known is the evolution of her spiritual journey from praying for God to solve the world's problems to engaging full-tilt in working to transform societal injustices. Sister Helen grew up in a well-off Baton Rouge family that still employed black servants. She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph at the age of eighteen and was in her forties when she had an awakening that her life's work was to immerse herself in the struggle of poor people forced to live on the margins of society. Sister Helen writes about the relationships with friends, fellow nuns, and mentors who have shaped her over the years. In this honest and fiercely open account, she writes about her close friendship with a priest, intent on marrying her, that challenged her vocation in the "new territory of the heart." The final page of River of Fire ends with the opening page of Dead Man Walking, when she was first invited to correspond with a man on Louisiana's death row. River of Fire is a book for anyone interested in journeys of faith and spirituality, doubt and belief, and "catching on fire" to purpose and passion. It is a book, written in accessible, luminous prose, about how to live a spiritual life that is wide awake to the sufferings and creative opportunities of our world.

Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Prejean, Helen.; Sisters of Saint Joseph; Nuns;

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Flames of silver : a Ralph Compton western / by Lowry, Jackson,.; Compton, Ralph.;

Thanks to the discovery of the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, has made many a rough-hewn millionaire. It seems like everyone is looking to strike it rich, but to Morgan Mason, the real prize is being selected as one of the volunteer firemen. Recently inducted into the fire brigade, Mason is called to put out a blaze and stays to investigate its cause. His searing discovery? The fire was no accident - it was deliberately set. Mason knows he is the only one who can take the heat and catch the crooks before the wealth of the entire town goes up in smoke.

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Western fiction.; Fire departments; Arson;

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Star rise / by Lasky, Kathryn.;

As the filly Estrella leads her herd north to good grass and water, the stallion Hold On, blinded in the canyon fire, is found by the human boy Tijo, who has an ability to understand horses that sets him apart from other humans--but when Hold On and Tijo catch up with the herd, Estrella must decide whether or not the horses should accept this boy or drive him away.LSC

Subjects: Horses; Human-animal communication; Human-animal relationships; Leadership;

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Criminal minds. [videorecording] / by Brewster, Paget,1969-; Cook, A. J.,1978-; Gibson, Thomas,1962-; Gubler, Matthew Gray.; Mantegna, Joe.; Moore, Shemar,1970-; Vangsness, Kirsten.; ABC Studios.; CBS DVD (Firm); CBS Paramount Network Television (Firm); Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm); Paramount Pictures Corporation.;

Disc 1. Mayhem -- The angel maker -- Minimal loss -- Paradise.Disc 2. Catching out -- The instincts -- Memoriam -- Masterpiece.Disc 3. Pickup -- Brothers in arms -- Normal -- Soul mates.Disc 4. Bloodline -- Cold comfort -- Zoe's reprise -- Pleasure is my business.Disc 5. Demonology -- Omnivore -- House on fire -- Conflicted.Disc 6. A shade of gray -- The big wheel -- Roadkill.Disc 7. Amplification -- To hell ... and back.Thomas Gibson, Matthew Gray Gubler, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Joe Mantegna, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook.The Behavioral Analysis Unit's founding member Agent David Rossi returns with his elite team of FBI profilers to stop the country's most twisted criminal minds before they strike again.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD,region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo., NTSC.

Subjects: FBI Academy. Behavioral Science Unit; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Criminal behavior, Prediction of; Criminal investigation; Criminal profilers; Detective and mystery television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

© c2009., CBS DVD : Paramount Home Entertainment,

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