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The blackbirder / by Nelson, James L.;
Subjects: Slave insurrections; Pirates;
© c2001., HarperCollins Pub.,

As you wish / by Deveraux, Jude,author.;
Sixty-year-old Olivia's first marriage was long and unhappy, but now she is a newlywed, thrilled to finally be starting her life with the man she's always truly loved - even if they are getting a late start. Kathy is in her forties and married to a handsome, successful businessman. Theirs would be a fairy-tale romance if it weren't for one problem: He's passionately in love with someone else! Twenty-something Elise is also in a troubled marriage, stuck with the man her wealthy parents chose for her. Now that he has a pregnant mistress, he seems willing to go to drastic lengths to take Elise out of the picture. Though each of them wound up at the Summerhouse for separate reason, it's not long before they begin to open up about their regrets, their wishes and their dreams. And when they're presented with the opportunity of a lifetime - a chance to right the wrongs of their past - all three discover what can happen when dreams really do come true.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Life change events; Married women; Time travel;

The quiet zone : unraveling the mystery of a town suspended in silence / by Kurczy, Stephen,author.;
Deep in the Appalachian Mountains lies the last truly quiet town in America. Green Bank, West Virginia, is a place at once futuristic and old-fashioned: It's home to the Green Bank Observatory, where astronomers search the depths of the universe using the latest technology, while schoolchildren go without WiFi or iPads. With a ban on all devices emanating radio frequencies that might interfere with the observatory's telescopes, Quiet Zone residents live a life free from constant digital connectivity. But a community that on the surface seems idyllic is a place of contradictions, where the provincial meets the seemingly supernatural and quiet can serve as a cover for something darker. Stephen Kurczy embedded in Green Bank, making the residents of this small Appalachian village his neighbors. He shopped at the town's general store, attended church services, went target shooting with a seven-year-old, square-danced with the locals, sampled the local moonshine. In The Quiet Zone, he introduces us to an unforgettable cast of characters. There is a tech buster patrolling the area for illegal radio waves; "electrosensitives" who claim that WiFi is deadly; a sheriff's department with a string of unsolved murder cases dating back decades; a camp of neo-Nazis plotting their resurgence from a nearby mountain hollow. Amongst them all are the ordinary citizens seeking a simpler way of living. Kurczy asks: Is a less connected life desirable? Is it even possible? The Quiet Zone is a remarkable work of investigative journalism--at once a stirring ode to place, a tautly-wound tale of mystery, and a clarion call to reexamine the role technology plays in our lives.
Subjects: Kurczy, Stephen; Technology; Telecommunication; Radio waves.;

Firewall [videorecording (DVD)] by Bettany, Paul,1971-; Ford, Harrison,1942-; Madsen, Virginia,1963-; Warner Home Video;
Director, Richard Loncraine.Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen.I.T. expert Jack Stanfield's wife and children are being held hostage. The kidnappers have one demand: Jack must steal $100 million from the ultra-secure system he designed. And they'll be watching every move he makes.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Bank robberies; Feature films; Hostages; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.); Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© c2006., Warner Home Video,

Last seen / by Ellison, J. T.,author.;
"Halley James knows her marriage is over. But she's not prepared for the rest of her life to fall apart too ... She just lost her job at the forensics lab. Her dad needs emergency surgery. But the biggest blow comes back home in Marchburg, Virginia, where she discovers her mother didn't actually die in a car crash. Her mom was murdered-and her father lied about it all these years ... Since she was six years old, it's been Halley and her dad. Now, she doesn't know what to believe. Desperate for the truth, Halley chases down a lead in Brockville, Tennessee. But all there is not as it seems. Brockville's utopian charm hides a chilling darkness. And Halley's search for answers threatens to expose an unspeakable reality"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Fathers and daughters; Man-woman relationships; Mothers; Murder; Murder; Murder;

1666 : a novel / by Chilton, Lora,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-200)."The survival story of the Patawomeck Tribe of Virginia has been remembered within the tribe for generations, but the massacre of Patawomeck men and the enslavement of women and children by land hungry colonists in 1666 has been mostly unknown outside of the tribe until now. Author Lora Chilton, a member of the tribe through the lineage of her father, has created this powerful fictional retelling of the survival of the tribe through the lives of three women. 1666: After the Massacre is the imagined story of the indigenous Patawomeck women who lived through the decimation of their tribe in the summer of 1666. Told in first person point of view, this historical novel is the harrowing account of the Patawomeck women who were sold and transported to Barbados via slave ship. The women are separated and bought by different sugar plantations, and their experiences as slaves diverge as they encounter the decadence and clashing cultures of the Anglican, Quaker, Jewish and African populations living in sugar rich "Little England" in the 1660's. The book explores the Patawomeck customs around food, family and rites of passage that defined daily life before the tribe was condemned to "utter destruction" by vote of the Virginia General Assembly. The desire to return to the land they call home fuels the women as they bravely plot their escape from Barbados. With determination and guile, Ah'SaWei WaTaPaAnTam (Golden Fawn) and NePa'WeXo (Shining Moon) are able to board separate ships and make their way back to Virginia to be reunited with the remnant of the tribe that remained. It is because of these women that the tribe is in existence to this day. This work of historical fiction is based on oral tradition, written colonial records and extensive research by the author, including study of the language. The book uses indigenous names for the characters and some of the Patawomeck language to honor the culture and heritage that was erased when European colonization of the Americans began in the 16th century. The book includes a glossary for readers unfamiliar with the language and names"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Enslaved persons; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous women; Indigenous women; Massacres; Potomac Indians;

The secret astronomers : a novel in notes / by Walker, Jessica(Illustrator),author,illustrator.;
In Green Bank, West Virginia, two teens -- grieving, artistic Copernicus and Kepler, a small-town overachiever -- become secret pen pals through a forgotten astronomy textbook and join forces to unravel a decades-old mystery tied to Copernicus's late mother.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Epistolary fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Grief; High schools; Letters; Pen pals; Schools; Friendship; Grief; High schools; Letters; Pen pals; Schools;

Time will tell : a novel / by Brown, Rita Mae,author.; Gildea, Lee,Jr.,illustrator.;
"An eye-wateringly expensive watch is found discarded on the land days prior to a dead body turning up. "Sister" Jane Arnold sets out to find the connection between the two, with a little help from her friend-both two legged and four-in this transportive mystery from New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Arnold, Jane (Fictitious character); Fox hunting; Murder;

Met her match / by Deveraux, Jude,author.;
'Met Her Match', Jude Deveraux's second novel set in the beloved fictional town of Summer Hill, Virginia, examines the tensions between the wealthy townspeople, the summer vacationers and the working-class people who keep the town and resort running.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Gossip; Man-woman relationships; Summer resorts;

New York & the Mid-Atlantic. by Bartlett, Ray,author.; Lonely Planet Global Limited,publisher.;
Subjects: Guidebooks.;

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