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Title: Bel-Air Dead Author: Stuart Woods File Type: Mobi Subject:Mystery Description:From Publishers WeeklyWoodss dizzyingly paced 20th Stone Barrington novel (after Strategic Moves) takes the New York attorney to Los Angeles to represent recent widow Arrington Calder, his sometime lover, in her attempts to keep control of Centurion Studios. Barrington undertakes a rapid realignment of Calders holdings while forming alliances and buying shares to thwart the efforts of Prince Investments Terry Prince, who wants the prime Bel-Air acreage the studio occupies. The murder of stockholder Jennifer Harris is only the first indication of how rough Prince plays. With longtime pal Dino Bacchetti at his side as well as the mighty resources of Mike Freemans Strategic Services and Bill Eggerss law firm Woodman & Weld, Barrington matches financial wits with the arrogant Prince. Theres cross-pollination with Woodss Ed Eagle series (Santa Fe Edge, etc.) as one of Eagles nemeses plays a surprising role. Series fans will find Barrington as shrewd, sexy, and glib as ever. (Apr.) (c) PWxyz, LLC. strongIn the newest addition to the New York Times-bestselling series, Stone Barrington comes face-to-face with a beautiful woman from his past. . . . strong Stone Barrington receives a rather unexpected phone call from Arrington Calder, the ex-girlfriend with whom he has a son. Arringtons much older husband, the actor Vance Calder, has just died, leaving her a fortune in Centurion Studios stock. Arrington has plans for the money and asks Stone to represent her in the sale of the company. But when he arrives at her home in Bel-Air to finalize the deal, things take a nasty turn. It seems many of Hollywoods rich and beautiful have Arrington and Centurion in their sights, and Stone finds himself dragged into a surprisingly deadly web of intrigue.

Title: The Girls of Room 28_ Friendship, Hope, Author: Hannelore Brenner-Wonschick File Type: Mobi Subject:Autobiography Description:From Publishers WeeklyBrenner, a Berlin-based journalist, focuses on 10 former child survivors, women in their late 70s, who went through the Theresienstadt concentration camp during the Holocaust. She notes that 12,000 children entered the camp from 1942 to 1944, but only a few hundred survived to war's end, and a handful of women of Room 28 in the camp's Girls' Home, now scattered around the world, reunited for the first time in 1991. The insights of the survivors and stories of the camp's victims are unforgettable and full of poignant humanity, conveyed through letters, photos, diaries and remembrances. Forced into exile and almost certain death under the Nazi regime, the children confronted hunger, cold, terror and the soul's endurance as many of the girls of Room 28 were slowly eliminated; the small band of survivors is committed to keeping their memory alive. Well-detailed and inspiring, Brenner's book, especially her heartfelt epilogue, pays glowing tribute to these heroic survivors. B&w photos. (Sept.) br Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. ReviewThis beautiful evocation of heartwarming friendship in the darkest of times is unforgettable.br —Elie Wiesel The insights of the survivors and stories of the camp's victims are unforgettable and full of poignant humanity, conveyed through letters, photos, diaries, and remembrances. . . . Well detailed and inspiring, Brenner's book, especially her heartfelt epilogue, pays glowing tribute to these heroic survivors. br —_Publishers Weekly_ “Brenner chronicles the remarkable artistic experiments undertaken by the girls, especially their enthusiastic production of the children’s opera Brundibár. An inspiring story of courage rendered through impressive personal and historical detail.”br —_Kirkus Reviews_ The story of this children's home in Theresienstadt takes us to the limit of the bearable, to the place where compassion, fear, and the temptation to simply turn away all lie in wait. To resist that temptation--isn't that what the historical record must achieve?br —_DIE ZEIT _This handful of girls wanted their memories of their dead friends and their time in Theresienstadt not to be forgotten. They wanted to make the story of their survival, and the love and friendship that their caretakers showerd them, unforgettable. Together with the author, they have succeeded. In Hannelore Brenner, these women have found someone who listened to them, who read their albums of poetry, their diaries, and their chronicles, and who has written a wonderful book.br —_PRAGER ZEITUNG _Brenner has gathered together these stories with great sensitivity. She makes the past spring to life and gracefully places the personal memories of these girls into a historical context, while at the same time offering solid research and background information regarding life in Theresienstadt and the political situation of the time.br —_SÄCHSISCHE ZEITUNG_

Title: Amy & Roger's Epic Detour Author: Morgan Matson File Type: Mobi Subject:Fiction:Young Adult Description: Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her mom decides to move from California to Connecticut to start anew--just in time for Amys senior year. Her dad recently died in a car accident. So Amy embarks on a road trip to escape from it all, driving cross-country from the home shes always known toward her new life. Joining Amy on the road trip is Roger, the son of Amys mothers old friend. Amy hasnt seen him in years, and she is less than thrilled to be driving across the country with a guy she barely knows. So shes surprised to find that she is developing a crush on him. At the same time, shes coming to terms with her fathers death and how to put her own life back together after the accident. Told in traditional narrative as well as scraps from the road--diner napkins, motel receipts, postcards--this is the story of one girls journey to find herself.