Erik Singer
1) Calico Joe
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Follows the divergent paths of a rookie hitter for the Chicago Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Three months after leaving Yale, a young lawyer is blackmailed into becoming an associate at the largest law firm in the world, where, in addition to practicing law, he is expected to lie, steal, and take part in a scheme that could send him to prison, if not get him killed
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Five people you meet in Heaven volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
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English
Description
Killed in a tragic accident at a seaside amusement park while trying to save a little girl, an elderly man who believes that he had lived an uninspired life awakens in the afterlife, where he discovers that Heaven consists of having five people, acquaintances and strangers, explain the meaning of one's life
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he's learned—about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have—in this life-changing classic.
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." —Randy Pausch
A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
NYPD detective Jack Kanon and Swedish reporter Dessie Larsson traverse Europe in hot pursuit of a serial killer, one who sends a postcard before each murder and was responsible for the slayings of Jack's daughter and her boyfriend
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Language
English
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Captain Sean Mulkerin comes home from the sea to find his family home in jeopardy. After the death of his father, Sean’s determined mother, Eileen, took it upon herself to run the sprawling Rancho Malibu—until a fire destroyed her hard-earned profits. Now, on the edge of financial ruin, Eileen hopes Sean can help them find a way out. The rumor is that her late husband found gold in the wild and haunted California hills, but the only clue...
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English
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He was a tough enforcer for a New York gang. But when young Tom Shanaghy made one too many enemies, he skipped town on a fast-moving freight. He landed in a small Kansas town that had big dreams, no name, and the need for an honest lawman. Tom figured that a knuckle-and-skull man from Five Points would be perfect for the job. He didn’t know that a high-stakes cattle drive was headed his way and that leading it was a vindictive rancher bent on...
10) Borden Chantry
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English
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Functioning as the U.S. Marshal of a small and violent town in order to support his family, ex-rancher Borden Chantry investigates a series of murders and comes face-to-face with an outlaw who harbors a desperate need for revenge
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English
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Description
In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant–better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future.
With boundless erudition and in delightfully clear prose, Surowiecki ranges across fields as diverse as popular...
With boundless erudition and in delightfully clear prose, Surowiecki ranges across fields as diverse as popular...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A devoted housekeeper embarks on a quest to find the truth behind her employer's murder. A washed-up Hollywood actor gets one last, high-stakes chance to revive his career. A man makes an impulsive visit to his hometown and learns more about his past than he bargained for. Two Olympic track hopefuls receive terrorist threats. And Deaver's beloved series characters Lincoln Rhyme, Kathryn Dance, and John Pellam return in stories.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A devoted housekeeper embarks on a quest to find the truth behind her employer's murder. A washed-up Hollywood actor gets one last, high-stakes chance to revive his career. A man makes an impulsive visit to his hometown, and learns more about his past than he bargained for. Two Olympic track hopefuls receive terrorist threats. And Deaver's beloved series characters Lincoln Rhyme, Kathryn Dance, and John Pellam return in stories.
14) Next: a novel
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
A cancer survivor discovers that cells harvested from his body became the property of UCLA and a research firm, which claim the legal right to extract more cells
16) The Magician
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Series
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book two of the New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.
The Enemies: Dr. John Dee and Niccolo Machiavelli.
Their Plan: Steal the rest of what Nicholas Flamel has fought to protect.
John Dee has...
The Enemies: Dr. John Dee and Niccolo Machiavelli.
Their Plan: Steal the rest of what Nicholas Flamel has fought to protect.
John Dee has...
17) The house
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Language
English
Description
A woman attorney finds her life transformed by an unexpected inheritance from an elderly client and by a magnificent San Francisco mansion
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Series
Body farm mysteries volume 2
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English
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Description
Called in by a Chattanooga medical examiner to investigate the death of a young man, the forensic anthropologist who founded the Body Farm is subsequently framed for the medical examiner's murder, forcing him to apply his investigative skills to prove his innocence
19) The exile
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Series
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English
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When a beautiful young woman is rendered mute after being attacked, she and her police rookie brother find themselves enmeshed in a government conspiracy