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Until the Bough Breaks
by Christine McguireAssisant District Attorney Kathryn Mackay confronts a scorching controversy in the courtroom and a shattering revelation in her private life.
Until We Meet Again
by Christine McguireHours after her beloved boss and mentor dies, Kathryn Mackay is thrust into her biggest challenge as the new District Attorney.
Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944
by Aranka SiegalNine-year-old Piri describes the bewilderment of being a Jewish child during the 1939-1944 German occupation of her hometown (then in Hungary and now in the Ukraine) and relates the ordeal of trying to survive in the ghetto.<P><P> Newbery Medal Honor book
Usama bin Laden's al-Qaida: Profile of a Terrorist Network
by Yonah Alexander Michael S. SwetnamThe history, ideology, objectives, structure, financial supporters, groups, areas of operation, headquarters, tactics and capabilities, targets and attacks of the al-Qaida.
User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development
by Mike CohnThis guide describes user stories and explains how they can be used to articulate customer programming needs. It highlights both successful and unsuccessful implementations of the concept, and discusses its application for planning, managing, and testing software development projects. Cohn is a programmer and software project manager. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Using Client Outcomes Information to Improve Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
by Donald M. Steinwachs Laurie M. Flynn Grayson S. Norquist Elizabeth A. SkinnerA new way of assessing outcomes of care is the measurement of health status across its multiple dimensions of physical, mental and social domains of functioning.
Utopia Hunters (Inquestor Trilogy, Book #3)
by Somtow SucharitkulThis is the third book in Inquest or Dispersal of Mankind series by Somtow Sucharitkul. Utopia hunters is the history of the Inquest as seen through the eyes of a young woman, who becomes a central figure in its evolution. Jenjen, a lightweaver from the world of Essondras is summoned by the Inquestor Ton Elloran to fashion a great lightsculpture commemorating the Inquest's crusade against false utopias. Caught in a great game played with billions of lives, she learns to see in her life, her art and in the great sweep of history itself the terrible shadow that threatens the Inquest--and the light that lies beyond the darkness. This book uses many many unusual names and makes compound words to create a "futuristic" dialect. It also has excerpts from poems in the language of the far future time of the Inquest.
Valentina: Soul in Sapphire
by Joseph H. Delaney Marc StieglerIf being human means to experience love, fear, joy... then Valentina is human, but she's also a computer program - the single self-aware being on the vast unliving network.
Vamphyri! (Necroscope, #2)
by Brian LumleyHarry Keogh, necroscope, thought that the war with the vampires had ended, but a new threat arises. Will the vampire army overrun the earth?
The Vampire Plagues, Book One: London,1850
by Sebastian RookTwelve-year-old Jack Harkett is a street urchin living on the London docks. So when a merchant ship sails into port at twilight, Jack recognizes it for what it is: an opportunity. But Jack has never seen a ship quite like this one. Aside from a flock of enormous black bats that flies from its hull, there's only one living soul on board--a young stowaway named Benedict Cole. Jack and the wealthy, educated Ben have little in common. But once Jack hears Ben's hair-rising story of an ill-fated expedition--the two boys find themselves on the same side of a deadly struggle. With no one to turn to and nothing to rely on but their wits, they face a plague the likes of which London has never seen.
Vapor: A Novel
by Amanda FilipacchiAnna Graham wants only to be the greatest actress of her day. Her star, though, is not rising fast. Her coach has prescribed self-erasure but her vibrant, neurotic and edgy personality keeps getting in the way.
The Venerable Bead
by Richard CondonIn the early 70s, Leila Aluja, an Iraqi-American lawyer, becomes a film star as part of her job with the government's counter-espionage unit.
The Venetian Affair
by Helen MacinnesAgainst vividly authentic settings of Paris and Venice, a young American newspaperman is caught in a vicious maze of Cold War espionage and international intrigue.
Venom House
by Arthur W. UpfieldInspector Napoleon Bonaparte investigates a mansion in the center of a man-made lake, where ghosts of aborigines are said to be...
Venus in Furs & The Black Czarina
by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch H. J. StenningTwo works from the Austro-Hungarian who gave us the word masochism.
Verdict of 13: A Detection Club Anthology
by Julian Symons13 mysteries by P. D. James, Gwendoline Butler, Dick Francis, Michael Gilbert, Christianna Brand, Michael Innes, Patricia Highsmith, Celia Fremlin, H. R. F. Keating, Michael Underwood, Ngaio Marsh, Peter Dickinson, and Julian Symons.
Vermont: The State with the Storybook Past
by Cora CheneyTraces the history of Vermont from prehistoric times to the present day.
A Very Long Engagement
by Sebastien JaprisotSet during and after the First World War, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT is the tale of a young woman's search for her fiance who she believes might still be alive despite having officially been reported as "killed in the line of duty." Unable to walk since childhood, fearless Mathilde Donnay is undeterred in her quest as she scours the country for information about five wounded French soldiers who were brutally abandoned by their own troops. A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT is a mystery, a love story, and an extraordinary portrait of life in France before and after the War.
The Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I, Genius of the Golden Age
by Christopher HibbertBiography of the woman who was queen for 45 years, during England's most dazzling era.
Viscous Circle (Cluster #5)
by Piers AnthonyThe news flashed rapidly thru the Band society: Alien monsters are intruding into the Band region of space!
Visible Light
by C. J. Cherryh"Cassandra"ùthe Hugo Award-winning tale of a woman cursed with a unique, prophetic madness. "Threads of Time"ùan unforgettable reminder that when you play tricks in time, Time itself may play the greatest trick on you. "The Last Tower"ùin which an old man discovers how an "ally" may conquer defenses an enemy could never breach. "The Brothers"ùa brand-new story set in a land of castles, kings, and curses, where the Fair Folk presume to meddle in the affairs of men. So check your boarding pass one more time, then settle back to while away a traveler's wait with these and the other interstellar tales gathered for you
Vital Friends: The People You Can't Afford to Live Without
by Tom RathDo great friendships have anything in common? Are close friendships in the workplace such a bad thing? These are just a few of the questions that #1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Rath asked when he embarked on a massive study about the impact of friendships. Along with several leading researchers, Rath pored through the literature, conducted several experiments, and analyzed more than 8 million interviews from The Gallup Organization's worldwide database. His team's discoveries produced Vital Friends, a book that challenges long-held assumptions people have about their relationships. And the team's landmark discovery - that people who have a "best friend at work" are seven times as likely to be engaged in their job - is sure to rattle the structure of organizations around the world. Drawing on research and case studies from topics as diverse as management, marriage, and architecture, Vital Friends reveals what's common to all truly essential friendships: a regular focus on what each person is contributing to the friendship - rather than the all-too-common approach of expecting one person to be everything. The book includes a unique ID code that provides access to the Vital Friends Assessment and website. This groundbreaking test reveals which friends play each of the eight vital friendship roles in your work and life. Tom Rath's fast-paced and inviting storytelling takes a mountain of important research and makes it remarkably accessible and applicable. By the time you finish reading Vital Friends, you'll see your coworkers, family, friends, and significant other in a whole new light.