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  Revenge of the Paste Eaters

  Memoirs of a Misfit

  by Cheryl Peck

  DESCRIPTION: A collection of stories for anyone who shuddered at the idea of senior prom, REVENGE OF THE PASTE EATERS is about the way the experiences of childhood stay with us and shape us into adults. Cheryl Peck applies her signature wit to more personal stories and reflections--about hurting people and getting hurt, about discovering who you are and who you want to be, about feeling "not good enough," and... (more)
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  Calhoun Family Saga: Book 1

  The Notebook

  by Nicholas Sparks

  The Notebook, a Southern-fried story of love-lost-and-found-again, revolves around a single time-honored romantic dilemma: will beautiful Allison Nelson stay with Mr. Respectability (to whom she happens to be engaged), or will she choose Noah, the romantic rascal she left so many years ago?
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  Harry Potter: Book 3

  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  by J. K. Rowling

  Harry Potter is having a rough year. When he first runs away from his Aunt and Uncle he finds out that a notorious criminal is after him, and starts to wonder why. At the beginning of his 3rd year, thinks he may have seen a death omen in one of his special classes. In this third book of the hugely popular Harry Potter series, Harry finds himself on his greatest adventure yet! Finding himself face to face with a... (more)
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  Harry Potter: Book 6

  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  by J. K. Rowling

  In the sixth installment in the series the war against Voldemort is not going well; even the Muggles have been affected. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses, and yet...as with all disappointments, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate. Teenagers flirt, fight, and fall in love. Harry receives some extraordinary help in... (more)
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  Robert Langdon: Book 1

  Angels & Demons

  by Dan Brown

  World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization -- the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful... (more)
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  Robert Langdon: Book 2

  The Da Vinci Code

  by Dan Brown

  Brown's latest thriller (after Angels and Demons) is an exhaustively researched page-turner about secret religious societies, ancient coverups and savage vengeance.The action kicks off in modern-day Paris with the murder of the Louvre's chief curator,whose body is found laid out in symbolic repose at the foot of the Mona Lisa. Seizing control of the case are Sophie Neveu, a lovely French police cryptologist, and... (more)
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  Marley & Me

  Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

  by John Grogan

  The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.
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  Harry Potter: Book 2

  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  by J. K. Rowling

  Harry is tired of the summer holidays, and tired of the Dursleys. Just before the long anticipated term at Hogwarts, Harry receives a strange visitor, who tells him he must not go back to Hogwarts, because there will be great trouble for him if he does. Harry, dismayed, shocked, and surprised returns to a year of year of Hogwarts, and to a disaster at school. Everyone at Hogwarts is in danger of death, and the... (more)
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  Harry Potter: Book 4

  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  by J. K. Rowling

  The fourth book in the Harry Potter series finds Harry Potter midway through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event that Hogwarts is hosting this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years,... (more)
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  How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

  by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

  You Can Stop Fighting With Your Children Here is the bestselling book that will give you the know-how you need to be more effective with your children--and more supportive of yourself. Enthusiastically praised by parents and professionals around the world, the down-to-earth, respectful approach of Faber and Mazlish makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful and more rewarding. Now, in this... (more)
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  White Oleander

  by Janet Fitch

  Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery — but their idyll is shattered when Astrid's mother falls apart over a lover. Deranged by rejection, Ingrid murders the man and is sentenced to life in prison.White Oleander... (more)
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  Messages 2D - Paper

  by Matthew McKay, Patrick Fanning, Martha Davis

  Improve your relationships and personal effectiveness by mastering body language, sexual communication, making contact, assertiveness, negotiation, public speaking, self-disclosure, active listening, and influencing others. This book is a complete and accessible guide for anyone who wishes to communicate better and more effectively. It is also highly recommended for therapists who wish to provide a structured... (more)
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  Emotional Intelligence

  Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

  by Daniel Goleman

  Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence , we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our "two minds"—the rational and the emotional—and how they together shape our destiny. Through vivid examples, Goleman delineates the five crucial skills of... (more)
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  Bridget Jones: Book 1

  Bridget Jones's Diary

  by Helen Fielding

  A dazzling urban satire of modern human relations?An ironic, tragic insight into the demise of the nuclear family?Or the confused ramblings of a pissed thirty-something?
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  About a Boy

  by Nick Hornby

  Nick Hornby's second bestselling novel is about sex, manliness and fatherhood. Will is thirty-six, comfortable and child-free. And he's discovered a brilliant new way of meeting women - through single-parent groups. Marcus is twelve and a little bitnerdish: he's got the kind of mother who made him listen to Joni Mitchell rather than Nirvana. Perhaps they can help each other out a little bit, and both can start to... (more)
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  The Five People You Meet in Heaven

  by Mitch Albom

  A specially produced paperback edition -- with flaps -- of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller, that has sold more than six million copies in hardcover. Eddie is a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped in a meaningless life of fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. His days are a dull routine of work, loneliness, and regret. Then, on his 83rd birthday, Eddie dies in a tragic accident, trying to... (more)
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  How to Change Your Entire Life By Doing Absolutely Nothing: 10 Do-Nothing Relaxation Exercises to Calm You Down Quickly So You Can Speed Forward Faster

  by Karen Salmansohn

  Nike is wrong. Just do nothing. Yes, often the key to changing your life isn't in doing more, more, more...but doing absolutely nothing. How to Change Your Entire Life by Doing Absolutely Nothing clearly, concisely (and even humorously) explains the principle of doing nothing in a mindful way. This is a unique self-help book for lazy-busy people who want to change their lives fast but don't have time to... (more)
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  The Red Tent

  by Anita Diamant

  Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that tell of her father, Jacob, and his twelve sons. Told in Dinah's voice, Anita Diamant imagines the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood--the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of the mothers--Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah--the four wives of... (more)
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  The Tudors: Book 2

  The Other Boleyn Girl

  by Philippa Gregory

  Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: the love of a king. When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the king's interest begins to wane and she is... (more)
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  The Nanny Diaries: Book 1

  The Nanny Diaries

  by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus

  Nan has started working for the X's to put herself through college and follow her dreams. Mrs. X seems normal, but infact is an OCD flake who spends more time shopping in Bloomingdales than spending time with her son, Grayer. After a triumph of misleading events, Mrs. X asks her to take it up a notch and makes her to-do list even longer. She has to juggle this all while trying to get the man of her dreams, H.H... (more)