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1) The husbands
Author
Language
English
Description
"From Chandler Baker, the New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network comes The Husbands, a novel that asks: to what lengths will a woman go for a little more help from her husband? Nora Spangler is a successful attorney but when it comes to domestic life, she packs the lunches, schedules the doctor appointments, knows where the extra paper towel rolls are, and designs and orders the holiday cards. Her husband works hard, too ... but why...
2) There are no accidents: the deadly rise of injury and disaster--who profits and who pays the price
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A journalist recounts the surprising history of accidents and reveals how they've come to define all that's wrong with America. We hear it all the time: 'Sorry, it was just an accident.' And we've been deeply conditioned to just accept that explanation and move on. But as Jessie Singer argues convincingly: there are no such things as accidents. The vast majority of mishaps are not random but predictable and preventable. Singer uncovers just how the...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Semi-finalist for the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book Award
In 1996, a terrible epidemic began killing young American women. Some died quickly, literally dropping in their steps. Others took more time, from a few months to a few years. Those who weren't killed suffered damage to their lungs and hearts, much of it permanent and reparable only with major surgery. Doctors suspected what the killer was. So did the Food and Drug Administration. The culprits...
4) Beyond reach
Author
Series
Grant County series volume 6
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
“Powerful and complex . . . [Karin] Slaughter gradually unspools her fascinating story, all the way up to its shocking conclusion.”—Chicago Sun-Times
In a small Georgia town, Detective Lena Adams is accused of a vicious murder. A hundred miles away, Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver learns that his young detective has been arrested. And Jeffrey’s wife, pediatrician and medical examiner Sara Linton, fighting
5) The price
Author
Series
Bitter Creek series volume 4
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston has captivated millions of readers with her sprawling, sensuous novels about the two opposing dynasties of Bitter Creek, Texas -- the Blackthornes and the Creeds. Now in her highly anticipated hardcover debut, Johnston tells an impassioned story of love and danger, ambition and family, that features the popular character Luke Creed, a young man who has turned his back on his family's ranch to pursue...
Author
Publisher
Street Noise Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Using the comic book format, this book vehemently dispels the notion that traffic accidents are inevitable and/or acceptable on any level, insisting that drivers own their responsibility, and consider the consequences of careless and dangerous behavior. It also addresses such timely issues as the use of cars as weapons of mass murder in places like Charlottesville, VA." --
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
A Ming Dynasty palace guard is wrongly accused of murder and hunted by three vengeful brothers. All four are accidentally buried, frozen at the height of battle. 400 years later, they are defrosted and resume their mortal struggle, while also adjusting to modern-day life.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
Two young men shoot themselves in a churchyard. Ray Belknap dies; James Vance, severely disfigured, survives. Their parents take heavy-metal icons Judas Priest to court, claiming the band 'mesmerized' their sons. The unprecedented trial is the framework for this one-of-a-kind, Emmy-nominated documentary.