Dennis Boutsikaris
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
"An extremely popular drug, Krayoxx, the number one cholesterol reducer for the dangerously overweight, produced by Varrick Labs, a giant pharmaceutical company with annual sales of $25 billion, has recently come under fire after several patients taking it have suffered heart attacks. All Finley & Figg has to do is find a handful of people who have had heart attacks while taking Krayoxx, convince them to become clients, join the class action, and...
2) Power play
Author
Language
English
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Description
Cut off from the outside world at a remote resort for a corporate retreat, Jake Landry, a junior executive at the Hammond Aerospace Corporation, is forced to draw on the skills of his secret past when the executives are taken hostage.
3) The traitor
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sent to investigate a French spy agency director's covert investments in the Bank of Palestine, retired CIA agent Jake Grafton teams up with fellow operative Tommy Carmellini to uncover a plot to infiltrate the highest levels of Al Qaeda.
Author
Language
English
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Description
A once accomplished concert pianist, Richard now has ALS. As he becomes increasingly paralyzed and is no longer able to live on his own, Karina becomes his reluctant caretaker. As Richard's muscles, voice, and breath fade, both he and Karina try to reconcile their past before it's too late. This is a masterful exploration of redemption and what it means to find peace inside of forgiveness. Print run 150,000.
5) Exile
Author
Publisher
Audio Renaissance
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
17 CDs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Just as life couldn't get any better, David Wolfe's past is about to haunt him. A successful lawyer, David is about to get married and run for congress. But out of the blue, he gets a frantic call from a former lover who is accused of masterminding the assassination of the Israeli prime minister.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
292 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After more than a century of silence, the true story of one of history's most notorious mutinies is revealed in Joan Druett's riveting "nautical murder mystery" (USA Today). On May 25, 1841, the Massachusetts whaleship Sharon set out for the whaling ground of the northwestern Pacific. A year later, while most of the crew was out hunting, Captain Howes Norris was brutally murdered. When the men in the whaleboats returned, they found four crew members...
Author
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
403 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Emotional Intelligence was an international phenomenon, appearing on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year, and selling more than five million copies worldwide. Now, once again, Daniel Goleman presents groundbreaking work that synthesizes the latest findings in biology and brain science, revealing that we are "wired to connect," and showing the surprisingly deep impact of our relationships on every aspect our lives. In richly anecdotal...