The Mazarin Diamonds came into Louis XIV&rsquo;s Court in various ways from Constantinople, from Catherine the Great of Russia, and from Charles I of England. They were amassed by Cardinal Mazarin, who bequeathed them to Louis the XIV in 1661 and were later passed on to Louis XV and XVI. In 1792, they were stolen, though seven were returned and remained in the French Court through the Napoleons. 
	These remaining Mazarins were then sold during the Third Republic&rsquo;s crown-jewels auction; however, four of them were switched for ersatz replicas by Philippe Le Courbure, the auction&rsquo;s organizer. 
 	Le Courbure sold them to a sugar baron in Santiago de Cuba, where they remained in obscurity until Castro&rsquo;s revolution inadvertently brought them to Florida, where Kelly O&rsquo;Neill &ndash; Sinn Féin&rsquo;s brilliant fundraiser and Mick Keagan&rsquo;s one true love &ndash; locates them 138 years after their theft. 
 	The team &ndash; Mick Keagan, Kelly O&rsquo;Neill, Niles, and Teal &ndash; follow the diamonds to New Orleans, where they will again be auctioned. Won briefly by Abdurrashid Al-Kadari, a Saudi arms dealer, they change hands, only to be curiously and subtly returned to France as though they had never left.

Louies' Diamonds (Beyond Good and Evil)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Hannan, Michael

Mystery

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Race wisely to achieve your personal best. You’ve trained for your peak race for months. When the big day comes, how will you perform? All the training in the world is useless if you can’t execute your race plan and cope with unforeseen events, and subpar training can be overcome if you approach race day with the right attitude. Whether you are new to racing or have been frustrated by underperformance or setbacks, Racing Wisely gives you tools—from the practical to the philosophical—to perform to the best of your ability. You’ll learn how to: *Choose the right race for your personal strengths *Test yourself in training to identify the right race pace and effort *Write a race plan that helps you feel calm, prepared, and in control *Manage your energy in the week, days, and hours before the race *Warm up properly to race at your best *Pace correctly for races of every distance *Race for a personal-best time, or race competitively for place *Recover physically and mentally to set up your next personal best Coach Sage Rountree provides concrete tips and pacing tools for athletes racing endurance events including open-water races, bike races, track, road, and trail running, multisport races, and adventure races. Learn to plan and execute perfect pacing as you race to your personal best, and gain tools to make the best of whatever situation emerges on race day. Learn to race wisely: to use your experience to grow stronger, to move faster, and to come through when it really counts. Endorsements “Sage Rountree has made a career of filling the gaps in guidance for endurance athletes, and she has done it again with this comprehensive and practical guide. Whether your usual race goal is to finish or to win, Sage’s collected wisdom will give you a huge boost toward consistently performing at your personal best in competition. Whatever is holding you back from racing as well as you could, you will find a way through it in these pages.” —from the foreword by Matt Fitzgerald, author of Racing Weight and The New Rules of Marathon and Half Marathon Nutrition “Runners spend so much time on training: week after week after week. Sometimes, it seems that that’s all we talk about. But the end goal is the race. Unfortunately, we don’t always put in the same dedication to planning a successful race as we do planning our training. Racing Wisely provides that often missing ingredient of race preparation and will help runners put all their great training to good use when it counts—the race. Sage Rountree understands performance, and this guide will prove invaluable for goal-oriented athletes.” —Greg McMillan, coach, McMillan Running, and author of YOU (Only Faster) “Racing Wisely delivers exactly what you hope for from a smart yogi-runner-triathlete: thoughtful insight about goals, intentions, and actions told in an engagingly conversational, down-to-earth style. I love that this book offers practical and philosophical advice for the whole spectrum of athletes, from serious goal-driven competitors to more experiential but just as passionate casual athletes. A great addition to the thinking runner’s library.” —Tish Hamilton, Executive Editor, Runner’s World

Racing Wisely: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Performing at Your Personal Best

Sports & Outdoors

Rountree, Sage

Individual Sports

Don't move until you've read this book. Whether you have lower back pain or you're trying to prevent it, motion is the answer. Back in Action will help you prepare your body for motion and enhance your quality of life. Demonstrated in easy-to-follow photographs and videos, the gentle movements in this book lubricate your joints, reduce inflammation, invigorate your muscles, and protect your spine. Avoid unnecessary drugs or surgery. Improve your body's biomechanics and prevent the build-up of scar tissue from inflammation and injury. Try the exercises in this book and, after two weeks, you'll be back in action!

Back in Action: Healing Back Pain through Movement

Medical Books

Duke, Dr. Scott G.

Medicine

Start Your Career: 5 Steps to Finding the Right Job after College provides the answer to the question all college students will face upon graduation: now what? In five steps, Professor Katz demonstrates how to turn a college degree into a personally satisfying career. Start Your Career: 5 Steps to Finding the Right Job after College offers a chance for college students to start preparing for a job early in their college years by providing advice that will help them identify the career they want to have and get started on that career after graduation. Drawing on the experiences of former students, business owners, relatives, colleagues, and close friends as well as her own 15 years of experience in industry, Professor Katz provides examples of what to do, and what not to do, from the first year of college to professional employment. Start Your Career: 5 Steps to Finding the Right Job after College offers a roadmap to success for college students.

Start Your Career: 5 Steps to Finding the Right Job after College

Business & Money

Katz PhD, Susan M.

Job Hunting & Careers

Jesus’ command is unmistakable - “Go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey all things that I have commanded you” (Matt 28:19). There is no escaping the universal mandate that this charge has on all Christians.
“I know I should,” they say, “but I don’t know how.”
Imagine that a person’s heart is softened by the Holy Spirit to their responsibility to make disciples. They approach you to talk - “Ok, I’m ready to start making disciples,” they say. "Where do I begin?"
Or suppose someone is a new or young Christian and is seeking to grow. What do you do? Invite them back each week to hear the sermon – certainly. Place them in a small group or Bible study class – yes, again. But you know that more is needed.
What they need is an intentional relationship with a mature Christ-follower over the course of an extended period of time where they can learn and apply God’s Word.
Aspire: Developing and Deploying Disciples in the Church and for the Church, is meant to provide a tool to answer the “how” question of disciple-making. To do this it focuses on four vital areas of growth necessary for all Christ-followers:
• Know – A disciple would grow in his knowledge of God as revealed in God’s Word which culminates in the person and work of Jesus Christ;
• Be – A disciple would grow in applying the life-giving message of the gospel to their heart as they increasingly reflect the character of God;
• Do – A disciple would grow in obedience to the commands of Christ as they learn to respond to the wildly extravagant love of God;
• Love – A disciple would grow in their love for their families, the church, and those far from God.
A holistic growth plan must do more than simply download information, rather it should aim at producing people who “Love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love their neighbors as themselves (Matt 22:37; Lk 10:27).
The content is divided into three, twelve-week units in a workbook fashion that allows for the young Christian and a disciple-maker to journey through the content together.
“Gospel”
Section 1 aims to provide a robust, gospel framework derived from God’s Word that moves through 12 chapters of God’s work from creation to consummation.
“Ministry”
Section 2 focuses on the process of spiritual formation and growth that results from heartfelt worship and is demonstrated in practices such as prayer and Bible reading.
“Mission”
Section 3 pushes the disciple to live a life of mission by learning to declare and demonstrate the gospel to a watching world.
Tools alone will not produce disciples, but an intentional plan will make it easier for our churches to say “I know I should and now I can.”
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“Every follower of Christ should be a disciple-maker because Jesus gave the Great Commission to every believer. Matt’s book gives a disciple-making roadmap to those who are ready to take up their Great Commission callings. Churches and individuals who put into practice what this book teaches will find their lives and their congregations dramatically transformed.”
Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board

Aspire: Developing and Deploying Disciples in the Church for the Church

Matt Rogers

Enduring Strength is a book about the life of Greg Hansbrough and how he turned a near death experience (dealing with a brain tumor) into a passion for trail running. You will read about how Greg went from learning how to walk again after his surgery to enduring a number of obstacles put in his path by other people as well as himself to become a member of his high school basketball team and cross-country team, and the Mizzou track team. After finishing multiple marathons, Greg today defines himself as an ultramarathon runner who has a passion for trail running, a passion he built by continuing with an activity doctors believed to be outside his abilities.

Enduring Strength: The Story of the other Hansbrough Brother

Self-Help

Hansbrough, Mr Gregory Eugene

Motivational

Marcy Browning, a single mother and a nurse, had donated, walked, and cared for women with breast cancer, but joining their ranks with an advanced diagnosis was a shock. Marcy draws on her public journal, her social media, and her private emails to illustrate the world of a patient, a mother, a friend — and ultimately a survivor. From the medical mazes and the undimming humor, to the hidden frustrations and the healing honesty between friends, Marcy’s communications and reflections bring you along a life-changing journey with her. Those fighting cancer, as well as their loved ones, can relate to, learn from, and be inspired by Better Days Are Coming.

Better Days Are Coming: Surviving Breast Cancer

Browning, Marcy

Biographies & Memoirs

Millions of runners practice yoga daily because it cuts injuries and leads to more fluid, enjoyable running. In this second edition of The Runner’s Guide to Yoga, Sage Rountree—America’s leading expert on yoga for athletes—shows you the poses and practices for stronger, healthier running. Filled with color photographs, clear instruction, and easy-to-follow routines, including new video sequences, The Runner’s Guide to YogaI offers simple ways to make yoga a part of your everyday training—even if you have never set foot in a yoga studio. This practical guide shows you how to ease tightness in your hamstrings and hips, strengthen your core, build strength and flexibility throughout your body, and recover faster from the stresses of training. The Runner’s Guide to Yoga will complement your running every day, all season long.

Runner's Guide to Yoga, 2nd Edition

Heather's favorite number is two. She has two dogs, two porches, two fireplaces, and two dwellings.When Heather's Aunt needs support, who will help her? And where will she live? Heather's second dwelling shows how families and communities can support each other in times of need.

Heather Has Two Dwellings (A Parody for Accessory Dwellings)

Humor & Entertainment

Aaron Lubeck

Humor

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