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	The Damascus Cover Howard Kaplan In a last ditch effort to revive his career, washed out agent Ari Ben-Sion accepts a mission he never would have 30 years ago, to smuggle a group of Jewish children out of the Damascus ghetto. Or so he thinks. In Damascus, a beautiful American photographer, Kim, seems to be...
	The Cry of the Lone Coyote Debra Barton American history books often portray the Spanish missions of California as havens of civil coexistence between the Spanish conquistadors, the Catholic priests, and the native Indians who had long inhabited the area. In reality, the "civilized" Christian life that was...
	The Same River Lisa Reddick Ever since a childhood tragedy bonded Jessica Jensen to Oregon’s mighty Nesika River, she has seen herself as its guardian. Now a courageous field biologist, she has just finished gathering scientific evidence that could bring about the dismantling of the massive hydro dam...
	Remembering What I Forgot K. Allen You may remember visiting a grandparent or elder friend who lived in a nursing home memory unit. When you were a child you may recall sights, sounds, and smells that caused you to feel uneasy. Step into any one of today’s 16,000 long-term care facilities across the US...
	Jaded Rhonda Eason Syeesha Green’s miserable luck has finally changed. Not only has she landed a good job as a personal assistant to a high-profile socialite, but she has a new romance with her handsome law school classmate, Christian Chambers. Life couldn’t be better. Jade McCann knew the second she laid eyes...
	This Changes Everything Naomi Klein The most important book yet from the author of the international bestseller The Shock Doctrine, a brilliant explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core "free market" ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political...
	Brave the Wave Johnny Cavazos MD Anxious? Stressed? Confused? Looking for Solutions? As a practicing physician for twenty years, that is exactly the situation that Johnny Cavazos was in. What stunned and shocked him the most was one inescapable fact. He didn't know what he didn't know. As he describes it, "The...
	The Redemption Sandor Elias Blum Joe Rose, a visionary aircraft engine designer loses his job due to his temperament. He becomes involved in the investigation of an airplane crash that resulted from an act of terrorism. Over the course of the investigation, Joe is challenged by a new work place reality, by...
	Welcome to Saint Angel William Luvaas After his wife dies in a plane crash, iconoclastic inventor Al Sharpe moves to Saint Angel Valley in SoCal's high desert to rebuild his life on beloved "Second Chance Acres," building his young daughter a tree house in a giant oak tree and inventing the Sharpe Smoke...
	The Clothes That Make You L.S. Kilroy It's 1967, the world is changing - and so is a quiet misfit named Sally Fiore. After the sudden death of her father, Sally turns to comfort in the small things – her beloved books, her new interest in sewing, and her slight infatuation with the handsome, young custodian at...
	The Right to Be Christian in a Gay Rights America Elreta Dodds The aim of this book is to present a convincing Biblical argument as to why many Christians feel that they cannot support the homosexual lifestyle and to present a Constitutional argument as well as to why any attempt to force them to do so by means of...
	Helena's Choice Patty Apostolides Helena Cadfield returns to Oxford in the summer of 1837 after being away three years at a Parisian boarding school. She looks forward to seeing her father, Dr. Cadfield, as well as Allan Murphy, a young man whom she has had a crush on all these years. A letter from her father awaits her, apologizing for not...
	Alex and the Druids’ Eclipse Carolyn Griffin After witnessing a total solar eclipse high on the Cornish cliffs with his father, Jory, ten-year-old Alex Pitts tumbles from the familiar, safe world he knows into one filled with uncertainty and danger. Summoned by the ancient druids to the time of Merlin and King Arthur, Alex is sent to...
	The Smart Norwood Kid John Mario Cavuoto John Mario Cavuoto was born the child of a migrant family, growing up in Australia in the 1960s. Having been the victim of the cane at a strict convent school for asking too many questions, he now takes us on an interesting and humorous journey through the reasoning...
	Thursday's Child Beth MacMillan Thursday's Child follows the lives of a mother and daughter who, despite their similarities, often find communication to be an extremely awkward endeavor. Tess is an aimless wanderer, trying on different jobs and cultures to see which fits but still feeling like an outsider whether she is living in...
	Rock and Water Scott Cooper Just as a stream seamlessly wanders through the natural world over, around, or surrounded by rocks, the purpose of Rock and Water is to provide access to basic skills to help us enhance our happiness in the midst of the meanderings of our everyday lives, regardless of the...