Book Talk for September 3 2024Failure to appearby Judith A JanceSeattle police detective J. P. Beaumont follows his 18-year-old daughter Kelly when she runs away to Ashland, Oregon. He finds her pregnant and about to marry an actor in the midst of the town's Shakespeare festival. When one of Kelly's actress friends is accused of murder, Beau investigates. Some strong language and some violence.DBC00510 Cook County ICU 30 years of unforgettable Patients and Odd Casesby Cory M Franklin"An inside look at one of the nation's most famous public hospitals, Cook County, as seen through the eyes of its longtime Director of Intensive Care, Dr. Cory Franklin. Readers will be riveted by stories of strange medical cases and unforgettable patients culled from his 30-year career in medicine that spanned the 1970s through the 1990s, including some major moments in medical history like the AIDS epidemic and the deadly Chicago heatwave of 1995. We follow Dr. Franklin as he unravels a host of strange cases including the nurse with rare Munchausen syndrome, the only surviving ricin victim, and the professor with Alzheimer's hiding the effects of the wrong medication. Each chapter features stories centered on a medical topic like body temperature, medications, detecting poisons, and the art of "taking a history" Readers will come away learning how the practice of medicine has changed over the years, which will be insightful for patients, doctors, and medical students alike."-- From publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. DB122356Freefallby kristen HeitzmannWhen an injured stranger staggers down a Hawaiian mountainside and into Monica's backyard, she believes God has directed this mysterious young lady to her. But Monica's brother isn't so sure. Commercial audiobook. Adult. Unrated. DBC26511Still Lifeby Louise PennyShortly after elderly Jane Neal finally agrees to participate in the art show to be held in her small village outside of Montreal, she is killed by an arrow through the heart. As Chief Inspector Gamache investigates, he wonders if her unusual artwork provides a clue to her murder. 2006.BR20557 DB66731The Language of flowersby Vanessa DiffenbaughEighteen-year-old Victoria Jones, abandoned as an infant, ages out of California's foster-home system. Victoria's only decent home was with Elizabeth, who taught Victoria to care for flowers. Victoria eventually finds work with a florist and meets Elizabeth's nephew Grant, who also speaks through flowers. Some strong language. 2011. DB74148The first Cutby Dianne EmleyPasadena police detective and single mom Nan Vining has just recovered from a brutal attack when she's assigned the rape-murder case of LAPD vice cop Frankie Lynde. Nan begins to hear the dead, which helps in searching for Frankie's killer. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2006.DB65381For the Love of Summerby Susan Mallery "Erica is terrified that she's losing her teen daughter, Summer, to her 'other' family. Summer disdains Erica's career and she's growing closer to her stepmom, Allison. All it takes to blow up Allison's happy life is collect one call. From prison. Her husband, Peter, has been arrested, leaving Allison pregnant, scared and alone with a toddler and no money. Erica would do anything for Summer, even take in the woman her daughter loves like a second mom. The more time they spend together, the more Allison realizes what Erica truly needs is a friend. Can two women who married the same man move beyond their complicated past and rethink what it means to be family?-- Back cover. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.DB122118Hedy's folly: the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world by Richard RhodesChronicles the 1940s collaboration of Vienna-born movie star Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) and avant-garde composer George Antheil to invent spread-spectrum radio, the technology behind wireless phones, GPS devices, Bluetooth networks, and many other communication systems. Relates Lamarr's early life, marriage to a Nazi-sympathizing Austrian munitions manufacturer, and career in Hollywood. 2011.DB75958Early Dawnby Catherine Anderson1890. Matthew Coulter tracks the Sebastian Gang across the West after they murder his wife. When the outlaws kidnap Eden Paxton, half sister of Ace Keegan, from Keegan's Lady (BR 16705), Matthew rescues her and falls in love. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2010.BR19860 DB70270Jamesby Percival Everett"From Percival Everett a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island ...
