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by Andy HoffmanWHAT KIND OF MOTHER WOULD HAVE A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY MURDERED? WHY WOULD HER SON COMMIT THE MURDER FOR HER-THEN BECOME HER CHIEF ACCUSER? WHY WOULD HER HUSBAND STAND BY HER-THE WOMAN CONVICTED OF MASTERMINDING HIS SON'S MURDER? THE SHOCKING ANSWERS UNFOLD IN... "Family Affairs." Prize-winning reporter Andy Hoffman tells, for the first time, the complete, riveting story of the gruesome murder that stunned a peaceful Kansas town. On an April evening in 1980 young Chris Hobson was driven to a remote rural area, forced to dig his own grave, and while lying inside it, was shot dead. Here is the real story of the family behind the sensational headlines, and an unflinching exploration of the most savage crime any man or woman can commit-that of parent killing child. FAMILY AFFAIRS is a compelling and chilling look deep into the troubled soul of America's heartland.
Decision Traps: Ten Barriers to Brilliant Decision-Making and How to Overcome Them
by J. Edward Russo Paul H. SchoemakerFrom the Book Jacket: Make Every Decision Your Best Decision Executives rate decision-making ability as the most important business skill, but few people have the training they need to make good decisions consistently. Becoming a good decision-maker is like training to be a top athlete: Just as the best coaches use training methods to help athletes develop proper techniques and avoid mistakes, Dr. J. Edward Russo and Dr. Paul I. H. Schoemaker have developed a program that can help you avoid "decision traps"-the ten common decision-making errors that most people make over and over again. Dr. Russo and Dr. Schoemaker have improved the decision- making skills of thousands of Fortune 500 executives with this program. Now you can use their decision-making techniques to make sure that your last bad decision was your last bad decision.
Spies And Lies (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #13)
by Carolyn KeeneAMERICA'S TOP TEEN DETECTIVES TEAM UP TO CORNER A KILLER INSIDE THE FBI NANCY DREW has gone undercover at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Her mission: protect Judy Noll, Bureau trainee, daughter of a powerful senator, and apparent target of an assassin. But Nancy's investigation takes a sinister and surprising turn when Judy's roommate is murdered. Like Judy and Nancy, the victim was tall, slim, and had reddish blond hair. Nancy decides the only way to catch the killer is to set herself up as a target! Meanwhile ... FRANK and JOE HARDY are also posing as trainees to expose a corrupt FBI agent in an industrial espionage scheme. Huge illegal kickbacks are at stake, and the boys discover that the dirty money could cost lives. The integrity of the FBI hangs in the balance as Nancy, Frank, and Joe follow a twisted trail of treachery and tragedy, bribery and blackmail ...
Tropic of Fear (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #14)
by Carolyn KeeneNancy, Frank and Joe team up again in an all-new adventure in this bestselling series. Greed and corruption have put a posh hotel at the eye of a gathering storm and the menace becomes real when Nancy discovers a murdered man. Meanwhile, the Hardys' investigation of a gang of art thieves leads them straight to the Grand Hawaiian Hotel--and to a terrifying connection between their case and Nancy's.
Face Value (Laura DiPalma Mystery #4)
by Lia MateraLaura hangs out her shingle. She's ready to take any case, even a woman who claims that her New Age guru videotapes group sex sessions for therapeutic reasons-- tapes that wind up at the local porno parlors. Laura's investigation takes her from a private fantasy island to kinky sex club back rooms to corporate boardrooms.
The Paris Connection (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #6)
by Carolyn KeeneAMERICA'S TOP TEEN DETECTIVES TEAM UP TO ROCK A WORLD-CLASS CRIMINAL NANCY DREW flies to Paris to help rock idol Johnny Crockett. His World Hunger Rock Tour is being attacked by a rash of vicious pranks that threaten to shut down the charity event. As soon as Nancy arrives she finds that the problem may be more than a simple case of dirty tricks. The tour's financial records have been stolen -- and the handsome rock star could be facing a career-ending scandal. Meanwhile... FRANK AND JOE HARDY are in Paris for a conference on arttheffs. After bumping into Nancy at the airport, the brother detectives run into a bundle of heavy trouble. They spot their old nemesis Fiona Fox and realize that the City of Light is about to be hit by a one-girl crime wave. And to make things worse, Joe seems dazzled by the lovely cat burglar ...
Lizzie Logan Wears Purple Sunglasses
by Eileen SpinelliLizzie Logan bursts into Heather's life the day Heather moves to Mole Street and then bursts right out. "Eight? Holy crab cakes! You're nothing but a baby," she screeches as she stomps away. Lizzie's back, though, before the moving truck is unloaded. "I'm giving you a chance," she announces, "to be my best friend." Heather isn't sure she wants the job. Lizzie Logan is dangerous. She bosses Heather around, scares her with tales about man-eating spider plants, and smokes (sort of). But Lizzie is also full of adventure. Who else would take Heather fishing, share her dog, and invent her own parade? Eileen Spinelli has created a charming and funny story about a relationship between two unlikely soulmates who ultimately bring out the best in each other. Lizzie and Heather deal with issues other elementary grade girls know all about. They face jealousy, wonder if they can have more than one best friend at a time, decide if they should play with popular or unpopular girls. Figure how to make up when they fight, and learn how humor helps them get along and that they don't have to have their own way every time to have fun together.
Hits and Misses (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #16)
by Carolyn Keene Franklin W. DixonAMERICA'S TOP TEEN DETECTIVES TEAM UP TO REVEAL A ROCK N' ROLL RIP-OFF. When Bess lands a shot at stardom on a nationally televised talent show, NANCY DREW lands in the middle of a mystery as big as Manhattan. She agrees to take the case of an amnesia victim--a young woman known only as Jane Doe. In trying to piece Jane's life together, Nancy has but two clues to her identity: the music in her blood... and the danger in her past. A single event is etched in Jane's memory: staring down the barrel of an assailant's gun. Meanwhile... FRANK and JOE HARDY have hooked up with Angelique, the hot new recording star who lately has been singing the blues. Someone's cutting in on her action to the tune of $2 million in cash, and it's clearly an inside job. In pursuit of the missing money, the Hardys will have to bare the facts behind the business of rock 'n' roll. And Nancy Drew may provide the biggest break of all: the shocking, potentially fatal truth about the connection between Angelique and Jane Doe...
Evil in Amsterdam (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #17)
by Carolyn Keene(Back Cover) America's Top Teen Detectives TEAM UP WHEN SCANDAL ROCKS AN ARISTOCRATIC HOUSEHOLD George's childhood friend Merissa Lang is getting married, and George and NANCY DREW have come to Holland to meet her fiance. The marriage is a fairy tale come true: Prince Andrei, the groom-to-be, has lots of old-world charm and untold riches. But this is one fairy tale that may come to a tragic end: Merissa, an investigative reporter, is nowhere to be found. Nancy suspects that Merissa's latest project -- a story probing the dark secrets of one of the Netherlands' most respected citizens -- has put her life at risk. Meanwhile... FRANK and JOE HARDY are working undercover for the U.S. Treasury. A cache of gold bullion, stolen fifty years ago by Nazi soldiers, has been traced to the Netherlands. But the brothers' investigation in Amsterdam begins on a chilling note: The one man who might lead them to the gold is murdered. And they've spotted their top suspect at the castle estate of Prince Andrei! Is there a connection between the stolen gold and the missing Merissa? For Nancy, Frank, and Joe, the answer is tangled in enduring loyalties and fatal betrayals...
Desperate Measures (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #18)
by Carolyn Keene(Back Cover) AMERICA'S TOP TEEN DETECTIVES TEAM UP TO INFILTRATE A COMPANY OF CRIMINALS An urgent call from longtime friend Molly Keegan brings NANCY DREW to Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C. Molly's father, Lambert Keegan, a top scientist at Tercon Industries, has suddenly vanished, and the only clue to his whereabouts is a scribbled reminder of an afternoon meeting at the Reflecting Pool in the nation's capital. Nancy arrives at the rendezvous just in time to spot someone who looks like Lambert with a woman ... moments before the woman is shot! Meanwhile... As the man flees into the crowd, Nancy returns to find none other than Frank Hardy administering to the victim's wound. THE HARDYS, who have just flown in from Florida, also hoped to talk to the woman, an official with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. A monster hurricane has destroyed a friend's new resort. The reason: a faulty product manufactured by Tercon Industries! Nancy, Frank, and Joe head to Lambert's remote mountain cabin in search of answers: Is Molly's father the author of the conspiracy -- or its next target?
Passport To Danger (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #19)
by Carolyn Keene(Back Cover) AMERICA'S TOP TEEN DETECTIVES TEAM UP TO UNCOVER AN OPEN MARKET IN CRIME NANCY DREW has traveled to the charming Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende to help Helen and David Oberman avert a disastrous criminal scandal at their prestigious art school. The Obermans have learned that the campus has become a focal point of counterfeiters. Someone is producing bogus green cards, which will be used to exploit and smuggle illegal aliens into the United States. Meanwhile... THE HARDY BOYS have also made their way south to visit the Perelis family in Mexico City. It began as a pleasure trip, but when a priceless Mayan jade mask is stolen from the Perelis art gallery, Frank and Joe get down to business. Discovering an intriguing connection between the theft and the forgers in San Miguel, Nancy and the boys must act quickly to trace the connection to its source -- and find the shocking truth behind the ancient mask of mystery ...
Hollywood Horror (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #20)
by Carolyn KeeneAMERICA'S TOP TEEN SLEUTHS TEAM UP WHEN TERROR TAKES HOLLYWOOD FOR A RIDE NANCY DREW has come to the entertainment capital of the world to see the sights and catch the city's celebrities in action. But when she attends a taping of the sitcom Sunny-Side Up, danger soon steals the show. Not only does she prevent a crazed fan from rushing onto the stage, she also discovers that another more desperate and more determined stalker is on the loose. Target: television star Maria Devereaux. Meanwhile . . . Hollywood Gold Studios, producer of Sunny-Side Up, faces a dire threat of its own. Its new high-tech theme park has come under attack from a saboteur. FRANK and JOE HARDY have gone undercover to catch the creator of the deadly special effects-before disaster strikes. For Nancy and the Hardy boys, digging up the real dirt beneath the glitter could prove to be the most dangerous act of all... HOLLYWOOD HORROR
Mystery on Makatunk Island (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #125)
by Franklin W. DixonWhen Frank and Joe accompany their friend Chet to vacation on a small undeveloped island, they uncover a plan to steal and develop the land.
Jennifer-the-Jerk Is Missing
by Carol GormanMalcolm stood on the curb as if he were frozen to the spot. The limo surged to life and, running the red light, roared off down the road. "What was that all about?" I asked him. "Who was in the limo?" "Jennifer Smith," he said. "Those guys in the limo kidnapped her!" Amy didn't want this job to begin with, but since it was her father's biggest client who needed a sitter, she didn't have much choice. Now she's stuck with Malcolm, a nerdy know-it-all with a knack for telling whoppers. When he claims that Jennifer-the- Jerk, his bratty classmate, has been kidnapped, Amy is skeptical. But Malcolm also has a knack for blackmail. With a not-too-subtle hint about the boy she has a crush on, he persuades Amy to investigate. It still looks as if Malcolm is crying wolf--until they find the ransom note. Could Malcolm's story be true? Amy wonders. And if it is, will anyone believe them?
The Betrayal (Fear Street Saga #1)
by R. L. StineThrough 20 books, R. L. Stine has alluded to the cursed Fear family, whose mansion burned down in a terrible fire. All that remains of the Fears is a legacy of evil. Now Stine takes readers back in time, telling them finally the awful truth of what happened to the Fears . . . and why their evil lives on after 300 years.
The Burning (Fear Street Saga #3)
by R. L. StineHow did Fear Street gain its chilling reputation? Find out in the blood-chilling conclusion to R. L. Stine's terrifying trilogy. Journey back in time to when the Fear family first became evil, and Fear Street became a place of unspeakable terror.
Sidetracked to Danger (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #130)
by Franklin W. DixonFrank and Joe are accompanying their friend Jackson to Indianapolis to view the train collection of one of the most well-known collectors in the U.S. While visiting, they assist the train collector in keeping his building from being demolished, and rescue him when he is kidnapped, as well as solving the theft of his entire train collection.
Maximum Challenge (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #132)
by Franklin W. DixonWhen a TV game show comes to Bayport, a crime wave begins. As Frank and Joe fight a grudge match with the current team champions, they are also trying to discover who on the staff of the show is the mastermind behind burglaries that seem to follow the traveling show.
Danger Down Under (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #22)
by Carolyn KeeneAMERICA'S HOTTEST TEEN DETECTIVES TEAM UP TO TAKE ON A DEADLY THREAT TO THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK Mick Devlin, who once sought to romance NANCY DREW, now seeks her help in solving a mystery. His good friend Nellie Mabo, an Australian Aborigine, has made a disturbing discovery. A tjuringa board, an ancient artifact sacred to her tribe, is missing. Nancy suspects Ian and Marian Royce, owners of an opal mine, who are feuding with Nellie's people over land rights. But Nancy's search for the lost tjuringa leads to a sudden and startling revelation. Meanwhile . . . Nancy hooks up with FRANK and JOE HARDY on a rugged hike into the outback. But the expedition soon turns into a perilous confrontation with raging brushfires, poisonous snakes, and near-fatal gunshots. First, the trio learns that a poacher is on the loose, killing off the country's rarest species. Then comes news of a theft at the opal mines-a crime the Royces blame on Nellie Mabo! Hot in pursuit of the real desert desperadoes, Nancy, Frank, and Joe are directly in the line of fire... in DANGER DOWN UNDER
Target For Terror (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #24)
by Carolyn KeeneNANCY DREW has come to San Francisco at the urgent request of Tim An, president of the small island nation of Philonesia. His beloved niece, Soong An, a promising violinist, has been the target of several kidnapping attempts. The motive may be an upcoming musical competition... or the political turmoil in her homeland. But in this city of mist and mystery, one truth emerges: Soong An's life is on the line! Meanwhile . . . A violent outbreak of sabotage has drawn FRANK and JOE HARDY to the campus of San Francisco University. Posing as visiting student activists the Hardys infiltrate Ethics Now, an animal rights group threatening to disrupt laboratory research. But as the experiments in terror grow increasingly explosive, the boys uncover a disturbing connection between the case and one particular student: Soong An. The investigation soon draws Nancy, Frank, and Joe into a web of danger and deception... in TARGET FOR TERROR
Copper Canyon Conspiracy (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys SuperMystery #21)
by Carolyn KeeneNANCY DREW is in Tucson to watch her friend George run in the Cactus Marathon. Among the entrants is Tasio Humada, a Tarahumara Indian from Mexico, who is also running for his life. He has received several death threats, possibly tied to his people's dispute with the lumber mills in his country, and Nancy decides to see him safely back to Mexico. But her help may have come too late. Soon after crossing the border. Tasio is arrested for the murdor of a powerful logging baron... Meanwhile ... JOE HARDY, who also ran in the marathon, and his brother. FRANK, head to the sprawling ranch belonging to the family of Cory Weston. For while the threats were directed at Tasio: it was Cory: running at his side, who paid the price, nearly killed by a boulder thrown in his path. As the truth behind the attacks gradually unfolds. Nancy and the Hardys expose a tangle of greed, bribery, and corruption stretching from southern Arizona to the Sierra Madre ...
In the Country of Country: People and Places in American Music
by Nicholas DawidoffThis is the story of an American treasure that records and evokes the lives of people who often weren't written up in newspapers, but whose experiences of momentous events--the Depression, the Dustbowl, the Second World War--transformed their lives and would be the catalyst for an original American art form: country music. In the Country of Country is an exhilarating transcontinental journey from Maces Springs, Virginia, home of The Carter Family, to Bakersfield, California, where Buck Owens held sway and railway crossings where Doc Watson, Sara Carter, Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, and Jimmie Rodgers (The Father of Country Music) first learned to play their guitars, fiddles, and mandolins. Nicholas Dawidoff has traveled to the places where country music first emerged and talked to the musicians, writers, and singers who created this deceptively simple-worded, string- driven, melodic music. Here are indelible portraits of Johnny Cash, behind whose black apparel lies a Faustian dilemma between fame and creativity; Merle Haggard, a man as elusive as he is gifted; Patsy Cline, who would happily curl her girlfriends' hair as she curled their ears with her sailor's mouth; and Harlan Howard, the king of country songwriters. Inherent in Dawidoff's chronicle is a critique of contemporary country music--the pop/rock hybrid known as Hot Country that often stands in sharp contrast to the spirit of old- time country music. In the Country of Country is a book full of wonderful stories that together reveal an underappreciated piece of American culture. The picture captions and end material are present including the notes on Sources, Chapter notes of source interviews, articles and misc materials, bibliography, Discography, Index and credits.
Joy School
by Elizabeth BergIn this exquisite new novel by bestselling writer Elizabeth Berg, a young woman falls in love -- and learns how sorrow can lead to an understanding of joy. Katie, the narrator, has relocated to Missouri with her distant, occasionally abusive father, and she feels very much alone: her much-loved mother is dead; her new school is unaccepting of her; and her only friends fall far short of being ideal companions. When she accidentally falls through the ice while skating, she meets Jimmy. He is handsome, far older than she, and married, but she is entranced. As their relationship unfolds, so too does Katie's awareness of the pain and intensity first love can bring. Beautifully written in Berg's irresistible voice,Joy Schoolportrays the soaring happiness of real love, the deep despair one can feel when it goes unrequited, and the stubbornness of hope that will not let us let go. Here also is recognition that love can come in many forms and offer many different things.Joy Schoolilluminates, too, how the things that hurt the most can sometimes teach us the lessons that really matter. AboutDurable Goods, Elizabeth Berg's first novel, Andre Dubus said, "Elizabeth Berg writes with humor and a big heart about resilience, loneliness, love and hope. And the transcendence that redeems." The same will be said ofJoy School, Elizabeth Berg's most luminous novel to date.
Just Friends
by Norma KleinIsabel and Stuart have been friends since preschool. And Isabel has believed they would marry. But she is too shy to act on her feelings. When Stewart begins dating Isabel's friend Ketti, Isabel tries, unsuccessfully, to move on and develop an interest in another guy.
Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl? (Marvin Redpost #3)
by Louis SacharIf you kiss yourself on the elbow, you'll turn into a girl. <P><P> When Marvin's lips touch his elbow, he suddenly finds himself acting very strange. Wishing he had pigtails like his sister, Linzy. Asking to play hopscotch at recess. Even dotting his i's with little hearts in class! Sure, he may have figured out the secret difference between girls and boys...but will Marvin Redpost ever return to normal?