Preview Format / Call#      PS3555 .N4223 S63 2008      Author: Enger, Leif Title: So Brave, Young and Handsome The story of an aging train robber on a quest to reconcile the claims of love and judgment on his life, and the failed writer who goes with him. E178  .D27  2008 Author: Kenneth C. Davis Title: America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation   This is a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation’s destiny and character. Davis’s dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths and bringing to light little-known but fascinating facts from a time when the nation’s fate hung in the balance. Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington’s inauguration in 1789, America’s Hidden History explores these episodes, among others: -The story of the first real Pilgrims in America, who were wine-making French Huguenots, not dour English Separatists -The coming-of-age story of Queen Isabella, who suggested that Columbus pack the moving mess hall of pigs, which may have spread disease to many Native Americans -The long, bloody relationship between the Puritans and Indians that runs counter to the idyllic scene of the Thanksgiving feast -The little-known story of George Washington as a headstrong young soldier who committed a war crime, signed a confession, and started a war! Full of color, intrigue, and human interest, America’s Hidden History proves why Davis is truly America’s teacher. Summary from amazon.com    F474.G3 B787 1988  Author: Edited by Adolf E. Schroeder and Carla Schulz-Geisberg. Translated from German by Adolf E. Schroeder. Title: Hold Dear as Always: Jetta, A German Immigrant Life in Letters "This collection of letters is about one woman's concern for the health, happiness, and economic security of her family--a family which was split in two by emigration--and about her struggle for happiness despite that split. What a remarkably persistent lady she was! What a remarkable collection of letters this is!"--Yearbook of German-American Studies "Adolf E. Schroeder and Carla Schulz-Geisberg have woven together the letters and autobiography of Henriette Geisberg Bruns (Jette) into a powerful, often moving account of this German immigrant woman's life. . . . Historians interested in women, the family, German immigration, and ethnicity will find Hold Dear, As Always to be a valuable and singular source. . . . More than a record of events and activities, her letters present the proddings of the inner self in the face of both tragedy and joy." Summary from "Annals of Iowa". R677 Title: Drillbit Taylor Ryan, Wade and Emmit attend their first day of high school and immediately meet up with Filkins, the school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins' reign of terror, they seek out some protection by placing an ad in Soldier of Fortune magazine. Their best response and the cheapest comes from Drillbit Taylor, a down-on-his-luck soldier of furtune who lives a homeless existence on the beach. He enrolls them in a physical and mental training, steeling them, and possibly himself, for the ultimate clash against the forces keeping them down. R678     Title: In Bruges Hit men Ray and Ken have been ordered to cool their heels in the storybook city of Bruges (it's in Belgium) after finishing a big job. But since hit men make the worst tourists, they soon find themselves in a life-and-death struggle of comic proportions against one very angry crime boss.    R680    Title: John Adams   While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history. R675 Title: Be Kind Rewind Two local outcasts attempt to save a local video store. Amateur film director Mike must find a way to save the business after his magnetized friend, Jerry, erases every movie in the store. Using an outdated video camera and their own special effects, the two embark on an adventure to remake all the movies, from "Ghostbusters" to "Driving Miss Daisy," turning the two town misfits into local celebrities. R663 Title: P.S. I love you Holly Kennedy is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life, a passionate, funny, and impetuous Irishman named Gerry. So when his life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry, so it's a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief, but in rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly's 30th birthday in the form of a cake and a tape recording from Gerry. In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way - P.S. I Love You. Holly's mother and best friends begin to worry that Gerry's letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future. HF5548.M525 B679 2007 Title: Special edition using Microsoft Office 2007   Special Edition Using Microsoft- Office 2007 THE ONLY OFFICE BOOK YOU NEED We crafted this book to grow with you, providing the reference material you need as you move toward Office proficiency and use of more advanced features. If you buy only one book on Office 2007, Special Edition Using Microsoft- Office 2007 is the only book you need. If you own a copy of Office 2007, you deserve a copy of this book! Although this book is aimed at the Office veteran, Ed and Woody's engaging style will appeal to beginners, too. Written in clear, plain English, readers will feel as though they are learning from real humans and not Microsoft clones. Sprinkled with a wry sense of humor and an amazing depth of field, this book most certainly isn't your run-of-the-mill computer book. You should expect plenty of hands-on guidance and deep but accessible reference material. Summary from amazon.com. PS3561.I429 A64 2007 Author: R. M. Kinder Title: An Absolute Gentleman: A Novel Missouri River Regional Library’s pick for the 2008 Capital READ You may never look quite the same way at that punctilious little man down the street after reading this chilling first novel from Kinder, author of two well-received short story collections (A Near-Perfect Gift and Sweet Angel Band). Inspired by her own brush with a serial killer—back in the late '80s her neighbor Robert Weeks was sentenced to life in prison for two murders and suspected of more—Kinder deftly limns the deadly odyssey of Arthur Blume, a middle-aged creative writing professor who manages to be both the most ordinary and the most monstrous of creatures. The well-paced action cuts between Blume's Missouri present and horrific past in Georgia as the child of a psychotic teenage mother (which forms his view of treachery as the natural order and women as innately deceptive). Along the way, his slyly dropped clues—or are they red herrings?—add to the intrigue. Though one wishes that Kinder had gone lighter on some of the Southern-fried Freud, this artfully told tale of psychological suspense is as gripping as the spider webs Blume is so fond of studying. Summary from  Reed Elsevier.