book talk for august 27 2024

Book Talk

Book talk for august 27 2024

Straighten up and fly Right The Music and life of Nat King Cole
by W Friedwald

A music journalist examines the life and legacy of jazz great Nat King Cole (1919-1965). He explores his early life in Alabama, the start of his career as a successful pianist and bandleader of the Nat King Cole Trio, and the transition later in his career to solo singer. Some strong language. 2020.
DB105361 DBC24669

The Eyes of the Dragon
by Stephen King

Fantastic tale of sorcery, poison brews, and adventure set in a mythical kingdom threatened by chaos at the hands of an evil magician. Noble and heroic, Prince Peter is the elder son of King Roland the Good, and heir to the throne. But the demonic wizard Flagg has other ideas. Some violence. Bestseller. 1987.
DB25951

We shall not all sleep
by Estep Nagy

1964. Maine island dwellers Jim Hillsinger and Billy Quick are married to sisters. When Jim is ousted from the CIA, he suspects that he has been betrayed--by Billy, and also by his own wife. He retaliates by sending their twelve-year-old son to a neighboring island to test his survival skills. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2017.
DB94940

No place to hide: a brain surgeon's long journey home from the Iraq War
by Lee W Warren

"Warren's life as a neurosurgeon in a trauma center began to unravel long before he shipped off to serve the U.S. Air Force in Iraq in 2004. When he traded a comfortable, if demanding, practice in San Antonio, Texas, for a ride on a C-130 into the combat zone, he was already reeling from months of personal struggle. At the 332nd Air Force Theater Hospital at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Warren realized his experience with trauma was just beginning. In his 120 days in a tent hospital, he was trained in a different specialty surviving over a hundred mortar attacks and trying desperately to repair the damages of a war that raged around every detail of every day. No place was safe, and the constant barrage wore down every possible defense, physical or psychological. One day, clad only in a T-shirt, gym shorts, and running shoes, Warren was caught in the open while round after round of mortars shook the earth and shattered the air with their explosions, stripping him of everything he had been trying so desperately to hold on to. In No Place to Hide, Warren tells his story in a brand-new light, sharing how you can: Discover who you are under pressure; Lean on faith in your darkest days; Find the strength to carry on, no matter what you're facing. Whether you are in the midst of your own struggles with faith, relationships, finances, or illness, No Place to Hide will teach you that how you respond in moments of crisis can determine your chances of survival." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
DB119481
I've seen the end of you: a neurosurgeon's look at faith, doubt, and the things we think we know
by Lee W Warren

"Dr. W. Lee Warren, a practicing brain surgeon, assumed he knew most outcomes for people with glioblastoma, head injuries, and other health-care problems. Yet even as he tried to give patients hope, his own heart would sink as he realized, I’ve seen the end of you. But it became far more personal when the acclaimed doctor experienced an unimaginable family tragedy. That’s when he reached the end of himself. Page-turning medical stories serve as the backdrop for a raw, honest look at how we can remain on solid ground when everything goes wrong and how we can find light in the darkest hours of life. |I’ve Seen the End of You| is the rare book that offers tender empathy and tangible hope for those who are suffering. No matter what you’re facing, this doesn’t have to be the end. Even when nothing seems to makes sense, God can transform your circumstances and your life. And he can offer a new beginning." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
DB109486

It Starts with Us
by Colleen Hoover
"Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life--and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter's life." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
DB110817

Ready Player One
By Ernest Cline

2045. Multibillionaire James Halliday dies, leaving his last will and testament online for the world to see. His massively multiplayer online game OASIS has a hidden feature--an Easter egg--and the person who finds the egg first wins Halliday's fortune. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011.
BR21347 DB73772

House of Glass: An addictive psychological thriller about buried secrets with an unforgettable twist
by Sarah Pekkanen

8-year-old Rose Barclay refuses to talk after the shocking death of her nanny in the midst of her parents' acrimonious divorce. Attorney Stella Hudson is determined to help Rose speak, and discover what really happened. As Stella unravels the secrets of the Barclay family, the past and present collide with shocking consequences. Everyone is a suspect in the nanny's murder. Even Rose. Is the person Stella's supposed to protect the one she may need protection from.

The Only Woman in the room
by Marie Benedict

Vienna, 1933. While acting in a play, Hedy Kiesler--soon to be Hedy Lamarr--draws the attention of industrialist Friedrich Mandl. Her beauty and marriage to Friedrich save her from the Nazis, and she eventually flees to Hollywood. But her true passion is science and inventing. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2018.
DB93756

No Hiding in Boise
by Kim Hooper

"Angie is awakened by a midnight call from an officer with the Boise Police Department and thinks there must be a misunderstanding. The officer tells her that her husband was involved in a shooting at a local bar, but how can that be when her husband is sleeping right next to her? But when she turns to wake him, he isn't there. Tessa is the twenty-three-year-old bartender who escapes to a backroom storage closet during the shooting. When it comes to light that five people were killed, she is burdened with the question of why she survived. Joyce wakes up to a knock at her front door, a knock she assumes is her wayward son, Jed, who must have lost his keys. It's not Jed though. Two police officers tell her that Jed is dead, shot at a bar. Then they deliver even worse news: "We have reason to believe your son was the shooter." So begins the story of three women tied together by tragic fate--a wife trying to understand why her now-comatose husband was frequenting a bar in the middle of the night, the young woman whom her husband was apparently pursuing, and a mother who is forced to confront the reality of who her son was and who she is." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
DB118022

The punishment she deserves
by Elizabeth George

A member of Parliament shows up at New Scotland Yard requesting an investigation into the suicide of the son of one of his Ludlow constituents. The Assistant Commissioner sees a chance to get rid of Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, whose career at the Met has been hanging by a thread. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Commercial audiobook. 2018.
DB90411 BR22