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Wreck : A Novel. by Newman, Catherine.;: Rocky is living a normal life with her family in Western Massachusetts until she finds herself obsessed with a local accident that only tangentially affects them - and with a medical condition that, she hopes, wont affect them at all. From the author of 'Sandwich', which was an Oprah Best Book of the Year.Library Bound Incorporated; Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Humorous / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Women;; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Local is our future : steps to an economics of happiness / by Norberg-Hodge, Helena,author.;: Includes bibliographical references."Globalization has no future. Political stability is a thing of the past; climate chaos is intensifying; anxiety disorders are of epidemic proportions; extremism and fundamentalism are becoming the norm. And yet we cling to the wreckage. Politicians of every hue continue to be in thrall to the global market. To challenge 'free trade,' which is the very essence of globalization, is all but unthinkable. But challenge it we must. And replace it. The future will be local. And the good news is that it is already happening. Under the radar of the mainstream media, a worldwide localization movement is emerging. On every continent, people are coming together to claw back control over their own economies, and in doing so are rebuilding connections to one another, while repairing fractured communities and damaged environments."--Back cover.; Subjects: Globalization; Community development.; Sustainable development.; Local foods.; International economic relations.;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The reading list : a novel / by Adams, Sara Nisha,author.;: Working at the local library, Aleisha reads every book on a secret list she found, which transports her from the painful realities she's facing at home, and decides to pass the list on to a lonely widower desperate to connect with his bookworm granddaughter.; Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Books and reading; Friendship; Teenage girls; Widowers;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Guns of the vigilantes / by Johnstone, William W.,author.; Johnstone, J. A.,author.;: It begins with a massacre. A crime so brutal and bloody, the local sheriff isn't smart enough to solve it. But when young deputy Dan Caine sees the slaughter for himself--an entire family murdered--he can't let it go. Especially when the eldest daughter is missing. Right there and then, Caine makes a fateful decision: throw away his badge, form a vigilante team, and go after the killers. There's one problem: Who would be crazy enough to join him? First up is a grizzled old tinpan named Fish Lee, who discovered the bodies. Then there's the Kiowa, an Indian scout with a grudge; Cooley, a washed-up gambler; Mortimer, a whiskey-soaked newsman; and Holt, a half-grown stock boy. Sure, they might be crazy. They might be inexperienced. But one thing is certain: be it from heaven above or hell below ... vengeance is coming.; Subjects: Western fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Vigilantes;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Trust her / by Berry, Flynn,1986-author.;: "Three years after they narrowly escaped the IRA's worst punishment for informing, Northern Irish sisters Tessa and Marian Daly have built a new life in Dublin with their young children. Though Tessa is haunted by the abrupt and violent end to her old life, she does her best to immerse herself in the joys of Finn's childhood and the rhythms of her new job at the Irish Times. It's a small island, though, and just as quickly as they disappeared, figures from the sisters' past surface to reentrench them in the conflict. Tessa is told she must track down her old handler from MI5, Eamonn, and attempt to turn him into an IRA informant, or lose everything. Tessa's reunion with Eamonn revives a host of feelings she has long attempted to bury. As their relationship intensifies and pressure from the local authorities and the IRA mounts, long-held secrets bubble to the surface, and Tessa must navigate a treacherous landscape of shifting loyalties, all while trying to protect the child she holds most dear."--; Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Great Britain. MI5; Irish Republican Army; Informers; Man-woman relationships; Mother and child; Sisters;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Lies he told me / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Ellis, David,1967-author.;: "An attorney and mother of two discovers her husband has a secret life-and it might cost them all their lives. Everyone in Hemingway Grove, Illinois, knows David and Marcie Bowers. David owns the local pub. Marcie is a former big-city lawyer who practices family law. When David jumps into Cotton River to save a drowning stranger, he's celebrated as a hero. His muscled physique, shaved head, and piercing blue eyes are broadcast on every news outlet. For most people, newfound fame is a lifeline. For David Bowers, it's a death sentence. For Marcie Bowers, it's a test. A wife knows the difference between a loving family man and a cold-blooded assassin, right?"--; Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Assassins; Bar owners; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Secrecy; Truthfulness and falsehood; Women lawyers;; Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4; unAPI
Trust her [text (large print)] / by Berry, Flynn,1986-author.;: "Three years after they narrowly escaped the IRA's worst punishment for informing, Northern Irish sisters Tessa and Marian Daly have built a new life in Dublin with their young children. Though Tessa is haunted by the abrupt and violent end to her old life, she does her best to immerse herself in the joys of Finn's childhood and the rhythms of her new job at the Irish Times. It's a small island, though, and just as quickly as they disappeared, figures from the sisters' past surface to reentrench them in the conflict. Tessa is told she must track down her old handler from MI5, Eamonn, and attempt to turn him into an IRA informant, or lose everything. Tessa's reunion with Eamonn revives a host of feelings she has long attempted to bury. As their relationship intensifies and pressure from the local authorities and the IRA mounts, long-held secrets bubble to the surface, and Tessa must navigate a treacherous landscape of shifting loyalties, all while trying to protect the child she holds most dear."--; Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Great Britain. MI5; Irish Republican Army; Informers; Man-woman relationships; Mother and child; Sisters;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The challenge : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.;: "A small community is tested when their children go missing while exploring a dangerous local peak, forcing them to band together during the crisis"--; Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Missing children; Small cities; Wilderness survival;; Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3; unAPI

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