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Kindred in death [sound recording]
J.D. Robb.
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11 sound discs (13 hr., 33 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
The NYPSD's recently promoted captain returns home from a much-needed holiday only to discover his daughter, Deena, has been brutally murdered. The crime scene is so horrific that even New York's toughest cop, Lieutenant Eve Dallas, struggles to stomach the carnage. Determined to bring Deena's killer to justice, Dallas takes to the streets, only to find that the culprit is unmatchably clever.
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No less than victory [sound recording] : a novel of World War II
Jeff Shaara.
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16 sound discs (19 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
After the success of the Normandy invasion, the Allied commanders are buoyantly confident that the war in Europe will be over in a matter of weeks, that Hitler and his battered army have no other option than surrender. But despite the advice of his best military minds, Hitler will hear no talk of defeat. In mid-December 1944, the Germans launch a desperate and ruthless counteroffensive in the Ardennes forest. As American commanders respond to the stunning challenge, the German spear is finally blunted.
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Nothing was the same [sound recording] : a memoir
Kay Redfield Jamison.
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5 sound discs (5.5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
In spare and at times strikingly lyrical prose, Jamison ("An Unquiet Mind") looks back at her relationship with her husband, Richard Wyatt, a renowned scientist who battled severe dyslexia to become one of the foremost experts on schizophrenia.
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Open [sound recording] : an autobiography
Andre Agassi.
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5 sound discs (6 1/2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Acclaimed pro tennis player Andre Agassi is often considered one of the greatest players ever to grace the court. Here, Agassi offers a candid look at his life and career, revealing the highs and lows that come with triumph and sporting fame.
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The Paris vendetta [sound recording] : a novel
Steve Berry.
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11 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
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Pepys' diary [sound recording]
Samuel Pepys.
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7 sound discs (8 1/2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
"Enter the life and remarkable times of the lovable Samuel Pepys (pronounced "Peeps"). Born in London in 1633, he began keeping a diary on January 1, 1660. For nine years, he faithfully recorded the rich and varied details of 17th-century London life-- and painted a vivid picture of Pepys the man. Follow along as he strives to establish himself in his career and in society ; experience his unforgettable eyewitness accounts of the Plague and the Great Fire ; eavesdrop on his days as a surveyor-general in the Royal Navy-- and his affair with his wife's servant. Uniquely uninhibited, deeply personal, full of wit and style, Pepys' diary is one of the most celebrated journals of all time"--Container.
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A splendid exchange [sound recording] : how trade shaped the world
William J. Bernstein.
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14 sound discs (17 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
An overview of the history of global commerce from prehistoric times to the present.
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Strangers [sound recording] : a novel
by Anita Brookner.
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6 sound discs (6 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Resigned to bachelorhood in his London flat, retiree Paul Sturgis unexpectedly finds himself in two relationships, including one with a separated woman he met on a holiday trip to Venice and another with an ex-girlfriend.
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They came to Baghdad [sound recording]
Agatha Christie.
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7 sound discs (7 hr., 40 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Victoria Jones, a shorthand typist, was looking for work when a chance encounter set her off in pursuit of glorious adventure and an attractive young man.
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The under dog and other stories [sound recording] : three Hercule Poirot mysteries
Agatha Christie.
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3 sound discs (3 hr., 26 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Three of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot stories are included in this collection.
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Under the dome [sound recording] : a novel
by Stephen King.
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30 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
The small town of Chester's Mill, Maine, is faced with a big dilemma when it is mysteriously sealed off by an invisible and completely impenetrable force field. With cars and airplanes exploding on contact, the force field has completely isolated the townspeople from the outside world. Now, Iraq war vet Dale Barbara and a group of the town's more sensible citizens must overcome the tyrannical rule of Big Jim Rennie, a politician bent on controlling everything within the Dome.
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War and peace [sound recording]
Leo Tolstoy.
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47 sound discs in 2 containers : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy's literary genius is clearly seen in the many memorable characters.
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