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Richard Mann

Venkatachalam Seshan

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The Russian Embassy Party

A ride on the edges of history, with all its unanticipated connections, from the 1963 March on Washington to the 1993 chaos of Yeltsin's Russia. When an ex-CIA agent convinces a bumbling law student to write a term paper on international rights on the high seas, the student and his roommates in Washington wind up with the whole Soviet Embassy coming to dinner. This happened on August 10, 1963, and has never been marked in the history books. Out of this encounter spins a story of revenge, counterpoint, and rollicking foolishness, ending on a railroad platform by the Russian-Finnish border in September, 1993. The Russian Embassy Party follows its sort-of-ordinary people in a not-so-ordinary web through the edges of history (the set for 'I Have a Dream' watching the fall of the Berlin Wall, revelations of the Katyn Forest Massacre, the last gasp failed Soviet coup of August 1991, stumbling attempts to shore up democracy in Yelstin's Russia) until . . . Well, let's say only that there is a good dose of history in the story, and a larger dose of realism in the minds, environments, and conversations of both American and Russian protagonists and supporting cast. At the same time, the echoes of the 1963 Russian Embassy Party itself (when the students behaved and talked like the late-adolescents they were) cut veins through the story, linking its participants in ways they realize, bit by bit, as adults.

Literature & Fiction

Adelman, Cliff

Contemporary

In the summer of 1980, Annie, fresh out of graduate school, escapes a doomed engagement by fleeing to the Costa del Sol in Spain. The young traveler is seduced by the striking landscape and the shimmering sea, but not as profoundly as she was by Francisco, a local musician with a complicated past and a troubled soul. Her adventures propel her into adulthood and a life teased with what might have been. Twenty-six years later, Annie's teenage daughter Marielle, curious about her mother's stories, searches for Francisco while on a backpacking trip through Spain. When Marielle's search is successful, Annie's thoughts return to her romantic past amidst the magnificent backdrop of the steamy Mediterranean coast. Francisco's unexpected reappearance ignites powerful feelings she didn't know were still simmering. Annie obsessively questions every decision she made that summer and wonders about a life that could have been hers had she stayed. She is torn between her love and devotion to her husband and the intercontinental pull to the life she has fantasized about for decades. Will she sacrifice the life she's built with her husband for one that nearly was hers so many years ago?

This Nearly Was Mine: A Novel

Farkas, Nancy

The tiny Lasa-Poo puppy without a name is perfectly happy living in Iowa. But as soon as he is weaned from his mother, he is shipped off to a pet store in Pensacola, Florida. As months go by and one dog after the other disappears around him, the puppy lies in his crate, listens to all of the barking and wonders when someone will finally choose him. Five-hundred miles away in Houston, Texas, Christmas Eve arrives as a couple packs and prepares to fly to Pensacola for their annual holiday getaway. But when an unexpected trip to the emergency room derails their plans, the couple decides to drive to Florida, arriving just in time for a Christmas day party with their friends. Unaware that fate is leading the way, Marla and Henry end up in a pet store the next day, where they quickly fall in love with a puppy busily scratching his bedding in the back of the crate. A few minutes later, the Lasa-Poo puppy excitedly realized that at last, he has finally found a perfect home. Taking Chancey is the charming tale of one puppy's journey from a lonely crate to the one place he always dreamed of-his forever home.

Taking Chancey

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Radoff, Henry

Pets & Animal Care

Grandma's Stories: A Collection of Six Children's Stories

Three-year-old Henry loves his school, his family, and more than anything, he wants his teacher and classmates to like him too. But one day when he tells his teacher the reason why he is not hungry, Henry discovers the power of laughter! Suad F. Dajani relies on her experience teaching preschoolers as she shares a charming collection of six children's stories sure to entertain, educate, and inspire creativity in the youngest of imaginations. Four-year-old twins who learn the heart is a very important part of the body get to feel the pump, pump, pump of their own hearts! A little girl saddened when the leaves fall off a tree is happy once again after her dad tells her about seasons. A brother and sister fondly remember the lessons their grandfather once taught them. A boy excited to pick up his grandma from the airport soon learns about being safe in crowded places. A son and his mother ride in the car together one day and discover the reason why they must always wear their seatbelts. Grandma's Stories shares a collection of relatable tales that will encourage children to read, express themselves verbally, and most importantly, respect and care for one another.

Dajani, Suad Farsakh

A Not-So-Small-Time Town: Growing Up in Plainfield, New Hampshire

Plainfield, New Hampshire, has been an extraordinary place since its beginnings. The serene river valley life offers nature’s very best and has beckoned many artists and intellectuals, including Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Maxfield Parrish, and J.D. Salinger. In her whimsical and touching Americana memoir, Viola Sawyer Lunderville reflects on her growing up years spent in the quaint New England town in the Connecticut River Valley where she explored, learned, and experienced a simple lifestyle full of freedom, memorable places, and special times. As she looks back on the years, Viola not only offers a unique look at Plainfield’s history from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s, but also shares a glimpse into all the reasons why the beautiful landscape beckoned many to settle on this picturesque land, including the famous and wealthy. Using detailed personal anecdotes, Viola brings to life historic places in this glorious river valley through real-life experiences that she and others have shared. As well, she reveals through the eyes of her youth, adventurous days spent enjoying local swimming holes and freely exploring the vast countryside. A Not-So-Small-Time Town takes a nostalgic, sentimental ride through a New England town filled with historical significance and many wonderful memories from a simpler time.

Biographies & Memoirs

Lunderville, Viola Sawyer

Regional U.S.

The United States has the most accessible health care in the world, with the most technology, the most doctors, and the most pharmacies of any country. Even so, America's population is one of the unhealthiest; it doesn't even rank among the top thirty of the world's healthiest countries. In You Were Born to Be Healthy, author Dr. Otto Janke takes a close look at our health and shows what can be done to improve the situation. In this guide, Janke shares the idea that good health is attainable for all-that we were born with the capacity for being healthy. He first examines the state of today's health care and the issues surrounding it. Employing a holistic approach, Janke then introduces and discusses eleven critical steps that can be used on the path to better health, including activity, food choices, rest, posture, love, laughter, and friendships. Advocating a commonsense approach, You Were Born to Be Healthy communicates you are the key to your own good health. We were all born with the ability to be healthy-we just need to unlock it, unleash it, and let it rock.

You Were Born to Be Healthy

Janke, Otto

Self-Help

There are 30,000 children each year diagnosed and battling cystic fibrosis. There is no cure for this progressive disease. Sticky Icky Booger Bugs is the tale of a boy's battle with cystic fibrosis as he attempts to avoid the hospital. Kory is just like any other child. He loves recess, playing soccer and exploring his neighborhood with his best friend. With every puff, cough, and sneeze, Kory keeps the sticky icky booger bugs away so he can have fun every day!

Sticky Icky Booger Bugs

Children's Books

Frith, Sherry

Twenty-year-old Andrew James Archer seemed to have it all as a midwestern college student at the top of the dean's list and with a beautiful girlfriend at his side. Yet somehow the balance of perfectionist goals and the ability to temporarily turn off anxiety with the help of alcohol and friends allowed Andrew to hide what was lying just beneath the surface: bipolar disorder. In his poignant personal narrative, Andrew invites others inside a hellish prism that left him the victim of substance abuse, depression, suicidal thoughts, mania, and delusions-and in a psychiatric unit with a mind separated from reality and a body confined to a jail cell. As Andrew reveals the details of his harrowing journey through mental illness and subsequent treatment, he helps to demystify common misperceptions, build awareness, and provide hope to others suffering from bipolar disorder. Drawing on Andrew's personal reflections, this memoir exposes the dirty insides of mental illness from an individual and family perspective. It navigates the intimate details of mania that few can recall and most cannot articulate. Whether you have no knowledge of bipolar disorder or are an expert in the mental health field, the earnest nature of Pleading Insanity begs you to listen. "This valuable journal includes . . . the stumbling mistakes of psychiatric treatment alongside moments of touching clarity and profound grace" -Flint Sparks, PhD, psychologist and Zen teacher "Truly remarkable" -Lyn Y. Abramson, PhD, professor of psychology

Pleading Insanity

Archer, Andrew James

Memoirs

Broken Pieces: Handle with Care

Putting fear of rejection aside, Nellie lay pen to paper, scripting an offer of forgiveness. In her heart, she knew there was no other way but to reveal the truth from decades past. Her selfless act of love no longer held the clarity it once did; the weight of the burden now consumed the very depths of her soul, her heart weeping with anguish. So many years had passed; so many opportunities, wasted. She asked God to forgive her, but would Darcy do the same? Could Nellie ever forgive herself for committing such an unforgivable act? It was from love the secrets were kept; now, it was because of love the truth's revelation had to be. Meanwhile, in the silence of the moment, one solitary figure willed the tears to cease, but failed in the effort. Words hastily written . . . before the thoughts vanished forever from his mind . . . resounded back to his heart in heightened confusion. Laying the notebook aside, he shut his eyes and entered into a fitful restlessness. God's plans were in the making, unknown to the author of the script. With words placed in his heart to pen, the mission was yet to be. God's hand was on both; their journeys under way.

Williams, Shirley Ann

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