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  • Winning [Playaway]

    Winning2005

    by Jack Welch (read by Jack Welch )

    Summary: During his forty-year career at General Electric, Welch led the company to year-after-year success around the globe, in multiple markets, against brutal competition. His honest, be-the-best style of...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY 658.4 WEL

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Atonement [Playaway]

    Atonement2002

    by Ian McEwan

    (498,104)

    Summary: Three children lost their innocence --as the sweltering summer heat bears down on the hottest day in 1935-- and their lives are changed forever.

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F MCEWAN

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Shutter Island [Playaway]

    Shutter Island2006

    by Dennis Lehane (read by Tom Stechschulte )

    Summary: "The year is 1954. U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his new -partner, Chuck Aule, have come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane, to investigate the disappearance of...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F LEHANE

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • The glass castle [Playaway]

    The glass castle2005

    by Jeannette Walls

    Summary: Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY B WALLS

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • The adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Playaway]

    The adventures of Huckleberry Finn1991

    by Mark Twain (read by Norman Dietz )

    Series: Classic Starts Series

    (1,237,156)

    Summary: "Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Intended at first as a simple story of a boy's adventures in the...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F TWAIN

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • The black swan [Playaway] : the impact of the highly improbable

    The black swan : the impact of the highly improbable2007

    by Nassim Taleb

    Summary: A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY 003 TAL

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • The art of war [Playaway]

    The art of war2004

    by 6th cent. B.C Sunzi (read by George Guidall )

    Summary: All warfare is based on deception. Thus, when able to attack, we must seem unable. Hold out bait to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: PLAYAWAY 355.02 SUN

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • The personal efficiency program [Playaway] : how to get organized to do more work in less time

    The personal efficiency program : how to get organized to do more work in less time2007

    by Kerry Gleeson (read by Barrett Whitener )

    Summary: Find out how to get organized at work, get more done, and carve out more time to do what you really want to do. We all juggle work life and personal life and worry that we spend too much time and...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: PLAYAWAY 650.1 GLE

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • In an instant [Playaway] : a family's journey of love and healing

    In an instant : a family's journey of love and healing2007

    by Lee Woodruff

    Summary: Lee and Bob Woodruff share the story of their romance, their career pursuits, and their determination in the face of a tragedy that captivated America, Bob's near-fatal brain injury suffered when an...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY B WOODRUFF

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Dog days [Playaway] / dispatches from Bedlam Farm

    Dog days / dispatches from Bedlam Farm2007

    by Jon Katz

    Series: Bedlam Farm

    Summary: The squire of Bedlam Farm shares the unpredictable adventure of farm life. From little Jesus, the newborn donkey who becomes the farm mascot, to the sociable steer Elvis and his enormous sweetheart...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY 636.7 KAT

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Carrot cake murder [Playaway]

    Carrot cake murder2008

    by Joanne Fluke (read by Suzanne Toren )

    Series: Hannah Swensen Series - #10

    Summary: It's summer time in Lake Eden, Minnesota, which means picnics aplenty for bakery proprietress and amateur sleuth Hannah. Then Uncle Gus is murdered following a big family reunion, and the only clues...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F FLUKE

    Location: Adult Playaways

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • Quiet strength [Playaway]

    Quiet strength2008

    by Tony Dungy

    (10,190)

    Summary: When Tony Dungy led the Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI -- the first African American coach to win the big game -- millions wondered, amazed by the success of his quiet, authoritative...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY 277.3 DUN

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Theft  [Playaway] : a love story

    Theft : a love story2007

    by Peter Carey

    (3,468)

    Summary: Michael "Butcher" Boone is an ex-"really famous" painter, now reduced to living in a remote country house and acting as caretaker for his younger brother, Hugh. Alone together they've forged a...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F CAREY

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Paint it black [Playaway]

    Paint it black2007

    by Janet Fitch (read by Jen Taylor )

    (12,046)

    Summary: Josie Tyrell thinks she's found her chance at real love and a greater world in Michael Faraday, until the day the Los Angeles County Coronor asks her to identify her lover's body. In the aftermath of...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F FITCH

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Playing for pizza [Playaway] : a novel

    Playing for pizza : a novel2007

    by John Grisham (read by Christopher Evan Welch )

    Summary: Cut from the Cleveland Browns after the worst performance in the history of the NFL, Rick Dockery, desperate to play football, is hired by the Panthers of Parma, Italy, and finds himself confronted...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F GRISHAM

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Life of Pi [Playaway] : a novel

    Life of Pi : a novel2006

    by Yann Martel

    Summary: Pi Patel, having spent an idyllic childhood in Pondicherry, India, as the son of a zookeeper, sets off with his family at the age of sixteen to start anew in Canada, but his life takes a marvelous...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F MARTEL

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Dear John [Playaway]

    Dear John2007

    by Nicholas Sparks (read by Holter Graham )

    (585,850)

    Summary: John, a high school dropout, enlists in the Army not knowing what else to do with his life. While in the Army he meets Savannah, they fall in love and she awaits his return from the Army. After 9/11...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F SPARKS

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Anna Karenina [Playaway]

    Anna Karenina2007

    by Leo Tolstoy graf (read by Nadia May )

    (800,056)

    Summary: Presents the working out of the parallel moral and religious dilemmas of Anna Karenina with her soldier-lover, Vronsky, and Konstantin Levin with his young, very loving wife, Kitty.

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F TOLSTOY

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Twain's humor [Playaway] : selected stories

    Twain's humor : selected stories2006

    by Mark Twain

    (2)

    Summary: Contains ten classic stories.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: PLAYAWAY F TWAIN

    Location: Adult Playaways

    copies in: 1 of 1 details

  • The shack [Playaway]

    The shack2008

    by William P Young (read by Roger Mueller )

    (619,509)

    Summary: Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F YOUNG

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Long lost [Playaway]

    Long lost2009

    by Harlan Coben

    Series: Myron Bolitar Series - #9

    (33,273)

    Summary: Myron Bolitar hasn't heard from Terese Collins since their torrid affair ended ten years ago, so her desperate phone call from Paris catches him completely off guard. In a shattering admission,...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F COBEN

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • The white tiger [Playaway]

    The white tiger2008

    by Aravind Adiga (read by John Lee )

    (185,355)

    Summary: Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells us the terrible...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F ADIGA

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Matters of the heart [Playaway]

    Matters of the heart2009

    by Danielle Steel

    (6,965)

    Summary: In this spellbinding blend of suspense and human drama, top photographer Hope Dunne fights to escape a mesmerizing sociopath who holds her in his thrall after she accepts a last-minute assignment to...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F STEEL

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • The ascent of money [Playaway] : a financial history of the world

    The ascent of money : a financial history of the world2009

    by Niall Ferguson (read by Simon Prebble )

    (27,515)

    Summary: Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals. To Christians, love of it is the root of all...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY 332 FER

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Fireside [Playaway]

    Fireside2009

    by Susan Wiggs (read by Joyce Bean )

    Series: Lakeshore Chronicles - #5

    (7,444)

    Summary: Baseball hopeful Bo Crutcher is about to get his shot at the majors. That is, until life throws him a curveball. When AJ, the son he's never met, lands on his doorstep, Bo's life becomes a whole new...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F WIGGS

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • The time machine and other stories [Playaway]

    The time machine and other stories2002

    by H. G. Wells (read by Ralph Cosham )

    Series: Classic Starts Series

    (806)

    Summary: A scientist invents a time machine and uses it to travel to the year 802,701 A.D., where he discovers the childlike Eloi and the hideous underground Morlocks.

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F WELLS

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • A midsummer night's dream [Playaway]

    A midsummer night's dream2006

    by William Shakespeare

    Summary: An audio dramatization of the famous Shakespeare comedy.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: PLAYAWAY 822.33 SHA

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Highest duty [Playaway] : my search for what really matters

    Highest duty : my search for what really matters2009

    by Chesley Sullenberger

    (8,658)

    Summary: Airline pilot Captain "Sully" Sullenberger tells his life story, including his perspective on the emergency landing on the Hudson River that earned him the world's admiration, and offers insight on...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: PLAYAWAY 629.13 SUL

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • NPR driveway moments. [Playaway] / Funniest radio stories that won't let you go.

    NPR driveway moments. / Funniest radio stories that won't let you go.2009

    (454)

    Summary: A collection of Driveway Moments -- stories that keep you in the car to listen to the end even after you've reached your destination.

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: PLAYAWAY 791.44 NPR

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • 7 events that made America, America [Playaway] : and proved that the founding fathers were right all along

    7 events that made America, America : and proved that the founding fathers were right all along2010

    by Larry Schweikart (read by Peter Berkrot )

    (533)

    Summary: Every schoolchild is taught the great turning points in American history, such as Gettysburg, Pearl Harbor, the Kennedy assassination, and 9/11. But other, equally significant events have altered our...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: PLAYAWAY 973 SCH

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Earth (the audiobook) [Playaway] : a visitor's guide to the human race

    Earth (the audiobook) : a visitor's guide to the human race2010

    by Jon Stewart

    (27,027)

    Summary: Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show embark on a mission to write a book that sums up the human race: What we looked like; what we accomplished; our achievements in society, government,...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: PLAYAWAY 817.6 STE

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Safe haven [Playaway]

    Safe haven2010

    by Nicholas Sparks

    (370,819)

    Summary: "When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F SPARKS

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Otherwise engaged [Playaway]

    Otherwise engaged2014

    by Amanda Quick

    Summary: Barely escaping a would-be abductor who has left a trail of victims in his wake, world traveler Miss Amity Doncaster discovers that her attacker has become obsessed with gossip that ties Amity to...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: PLAYAWAY F QUICK

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • The notebook [Playaway]

    The notebook2010

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Summary: A man picks up a very special notebook and begins reading to his beloved wife, his voice recalling the story of their poignant and bittersweet journey to happiness.

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F SPARKS

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • The storyteller [Playaway] : a novel

    The storyteller : a novel2013

    by Jodi Picoult

    Summary: Sage Singer befriends Josef Weber, a beloved Little League coach and retired teacher. But then Josef asks Sage for a favor she never could have imagined--to kill him. After Josef reveals the heinous...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F PICOULT

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • The last kind words saloon [Playaway] : a novel

    The last kind words saloon : a novel2014

    by Larry McMurtry (read by Carine Montbertrand )

    Summary: Traces the rich and varied friendship of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday from the town of Long Grass to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Denver, then to Mobetie, Texas, and finally to Tombstone, Arizona,...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F MCMURTRY

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Nuclear jellyfish [Playaway]

    Nuclear jellyfish2009

    by Tim Dorsey

    Series: Serge Storms Series - #11

    Summary: As professional thieves begin targeting trade show exhibitors who may not be what they seem, Serge Storms launches an Internet travel site to lure unsuspecting tourists to Florida, only to catch the attention of his nemesis, Agent Mahoney.

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F DORSEY

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Pirate king [Playaway] : a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

    Pirate king : a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes2011

    by Laurie R King (read by Jenny Sterlin )

    Series: Mary Russell And Sherlock Holmes Mysteries - #11

    Summary: As Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes embark on their 11th adventure together, they find themselves immersed in the world of silent filmmaking. Here, the pirates are real--and unlike the shooting done with a camera, this sort can be deadly.

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F KING

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • The bone clocks [Playaway] : a novel

    The bone clocks : a novel2015

    by David Mitchell

    Summary: A vast, intricate novel that weaves six narratives and spans from 1984 to the 2030s about a secret war between a cult of soul-decanters and a small group of vigilantes called the Night Shift who try...  more »

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    Call #: PLAYAWAY F MITCHELL

    Location: Adult Playaways

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  • Double fudge brownie murder [Playaway]

    Double fudge brownie murder2015

    by Joanne Fluke (read by Suzanne Toren )

    Series: Hannah Swensen Series - #18

    Summary: Life in tiny Lake Eden, Minnesota, is usually pleasantly uneventful. Lately, though, it seems everyone has more than their fair share of drama--especially the Swensen family. With so much on her...  more »

    AUDIOBOOK

    Call #: PLAYAWAY F FLUKE

    Location: Adult Playaways

    copies in: 1 of 1 details