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The Bartenders Tale
Ivan Doig
Hardcover (Thorndike Press, Jan. 2, 2013)Running a venerable bar in 1960 Montana while raising his twelve-year-old son, single father Tom Harry finds his world upended by the arrival of a woman from his past and her beatnik daughter, who claims Tom as her father.
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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
Gary Kinder
Hardcover (G K Hall & Co, Nov. 1, 1998)In September 1857, the SS Central America, a side-wheel steamer carrying nearly six hundred passengers returning from the California Gold Rush, foundered in a hurricane and sank two hundred miles off the Carolina coast. Over four hundred lives and twenty-one tons of California gold were lost. It was the worst peacetime disaster at sea in American history, a tragedy that remained lost in legend for over a century.
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The Calling of Emily Evans
Janette Oke
Hardcover (Thorndike Pr, Aug. 1, 2000)Book by Oke, Janette
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Sarah
Mary Christner Borntrager
Hardcover (Thorndike Pr, Sept. 1, 2002)Sarah Troyer faces changes in her Amish family because of her mother's illness and death. She is sure that Sadie Zook, the hired girl, mistreats her and scolds her unfairly. At school, Sarah finds Regina Byler to be an understanding friend.
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The Innocence of Father Brown
G. K. Chesterton
Library Binding (Thorndike Press Large Print, Oct. 3, 2018)This first volume of G. K. Chesterton's mysteries marks the debut of a most unusual detective: Father Paul Brown, a short, stumpy priest with an extraordinary and uncanny ability to spot the evil that lies in human hearts. In these twelve stories, Father Brown uses his wisdom, common sense, and experience as a confessor to solve baffling, fascinating crimes--and save lost souls along the way. Updated for the modern reader, The Innocence of Father Brown is primed to draw in new fans.
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The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories
Stephen King
Hardcover (Thorndike Press, Nov. 4, 2015)An array of short stories by the award-winning author of 11/22/63 includes several new pieces, with each tale complemented by autobiographical commentary on what inspired it. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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Dandelion Wine
Ray Bradbury
Hardcover (G K Hall & Co, Dec. 1, 1999)None
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Ellie
Mary Christner Borntrager
Hardcover (Thorndike Pr, July 1, 2001)A fascinating look at the world of the Amish, as seen through the eyes of a young Amish girl growing to adulthood. Through Ellie's experiences, including a runaway buggy and a death in the family, readers get a real-life picture of the Amish lifestyle. The first book in the "Ellie's People" series.
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Fever
Mary Beth Keane
Hardcover (Thorndike Press, June 26, 2013)Presents a fictionalized account of the life of Typhoid Mary, an Irish immigrant who moved to New York at the turn of the century and became a successful cook, until the Department of Health noticed the trail of disease she left behind.
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George Washington Carver: Inventor and Naturalist
Sam Wellman
Hardcover (Thorndike Pr, Feb. 1, 2001)A biography of the African American scientist describes how he overcame tremendous hardship to receive a college education and make important discoveries in the field of agriculture.
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The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue
Mike Tougias, Casey Sherman
Hardcover (Thorndike Pr, Sept. 16, 2009)Survivors recount the heroic undertakings of Coast Guard teams aboard small crafts who attempted to save the crews of two oil tankers caught in a violent nor'easter off the coast of Cape Cod.
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Beach House Memories
Mary Alice Monroe
Hardcover (Thorndike Press, May 2, 2012)"Olivia "Lovie" Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose Cottage on Isle of Palms with her daughter Cara. Lovie remembers many summers, but especially 1974. Lovie had always done what was expected -- marrying Stratton Rutledge and turning over her fortune and fate to his control. But she refuses to relinquish her family's seaside cottage where she indulges her vocation as a "Turtle Lady", tending the loggerhead sea turtles. This summer, however, is different. Visiting biologist Russell Bennett arrives on the island to research loggerheads. What begins as a shared passion for turtles changes to a love far more passionate and profound than Lovie has ever known" -- Cover verso.