New Adult Books on CD
New Arrivals Added To Our Adult Books on CD Collection in the last 7 days
| Title | Date added | |
|---|---|---|
| A confederacy of dunces by Toole, John Kennedy, 1937-1969. |
Ignatius J. Reilly of New Orleans, --selfish, domineering, deluded, tragic and larger than life-- is a noble crusader against a world of dunces. He is a modern-day Quixote beset by giants of the modern age. In magnificent revolt against the twentieth century, Ignatius propels his monstrous bulk among the flesh posts of the fallen city, documenting life on his Big Chief tablets as he goes, until his maroon-haired mother decrees that Ignatius must work. |
Mar 4, 2020 |
| A Reasonable Doubt by Margolin, Phillip. |
Robin Lockwood is a young criminal defense attorney and partner in a prominent law firm. She joined the firm of legal legend Regina Barrister not long before Regina was forced into retirement by Alzheimer’s. One of Regina’s former clients, Robert Chesterfield, shows up with an odd request: he’s seeking help in acquiring patent protection for an illusion. Chesterfield is a professional magician of some renown and he has a major new trick he’s about to debut. When Robin |
Mar 9, 2020 |
| American dirt - a novel by Cummins, Jeanine, author. |
Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while cracks are beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, reasonably comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with four books h |
Mar 4, 2020 |
| Big lies in a small town - a novel by Chamberlain, Diane, 1950- author. |
Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women's Correctional Center. Her dream of a career in art is put on hold until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will see her released immediately. Her assignment is to restore an old post office mural in a sleepy southern town. Morgan knows nothing about art restoration, but desperate to leave prison, she accepts. What she fin |
Mar 4, 2020 |
| Chinese (Mandarin) by Diep, Mei Ling. |
Pimsleur offers listeners a thirty-lesson, sixteen hour program which consists of beginning language strategies for communication and traveling needs. |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| Dear Edward - a novel by Napolitano, Ann, author. |
One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his beloved older brother, his parents, and 183 other passengers board a flight in Newark headed for Los Angeles. Among them are a Wall Street wunderkind, a young woman coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy, an injured veteran returning from Afghanistan, a business tycoon, and a free-spirited woman running away from her controlling husband. Halfway across the country, the plane crashes. Edward is the sole survivor. |
Mar 4, 2020 |
| Journey of the pharaohs by Cussler, Clive, author. |
The world's sea levels are rising, much higher than could be accounted for by glacier melt. Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA team rocket around the globe in search for answers. |
Mar 6, 2020 |
| Just mercy - a story of justice and redemption by Stevenson, Bryan. |
An unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer's coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice. |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| Lethal game by Feehan, Christine, author. |
When Malichai Fortunes attacks a problem, he does it full force--a habit that earns the GhostWalker a painful injury and a forced vacation in San Diego, California. With nothing but physical therapy on the horizon, Malichai is starting to get restless, until a striking blue-eyed blonde makes all his senses come alive. Amaryllis is kind and warm and sees beyond Malichai's rough exterior, but he can tell there's something she's hiding. Her innate healing abilities indicate she might be a GhostWalk |
Mar 4, 2020 |
| Relentless by Tesh, John. |
John Tesh combines never before told stories from his personal life with some of his favorite 'life-hack' research and knowledge gleaned from various mentors. Writing to his fellow underdogs, Tesh speaks honestly about trying and failing, yet persevering one's way to personal greatness. Inspiring yet profoundly practical, John Tesh's new book urges listeners to embrace their personal setbacks because they are the ultimate learning opportunities on the road to personal greatness. |
Mar 9, 2020 |
| Sapiens by Harari, Yuval Noah. |
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined humans and enhanced their understanding of what it means to be ‘human.’ |
Mar 9, 2020 |
| The Library Policeman by King, Stephen. |
Having overdue library books is a minuscule misdeed. Sam Peebles, however, realizes that in Junction City, Iowa overdue books can be cause for threats, harassment, and even torture. In his well-known, thrilling style, Stephen King makes even the library seem threatening. |
Mar 9, 2020 |
| The night watchman - a novel by Erdrich, Louise, author, narrator. |
Thomas Wazhushk is the night watchman at the jewel bearing plant, the first factory located near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in rural North Dakota. He is also a Chippewa Council member who is trying to understand the consequences of a new 'emancipation' bill on its way to the floor of the United States Congress. It is 1953 and he and the other council members know the bill isn't about freedom; Congress is fed up with Indians. The bill is a 'termination' that threatens the rights of Native Am |
Mar 4, 2020 |
| The Water Knife by Bacigalupi, Paolo. |
Water is more precious than gold in the American Southwest. With the death toll rising, will the companies come to a settlement to divy up the water? |
Mar 9, 2020 |
| To Bless the Space Between Us by O'Donohue, John. |
O'Donohue presents more than eighty poetic and gracious invocations that can be used as tools for self-transformation, as meditations for deeper contemplation, or as simple prayers for ourselves or our loved ones. |
Mar 9, 2020 |
| Unknown Valor by MacCallum, Martha. |
In honor of the 75th anniversary of one of the most critical battles of World War II, the popular primetime Fox News anchor of The Story with Martha MacCallum pays tribute to the heroic men who sacrificed everything at Iwo Jima to defeat the Armed Forces of Emperor Hirohito. Among them, a member of her own family, Harry Gray. |
Mar 9, 2020 |
| Until the end of time - mind, matter, and our search for meaning in an evolving universe by Greene, B. (Brian), 1963- author, narrator. |
From the world-renowned physicist, co-founder of the World Science Festival and best selling author of The Elegant Universe comes this utterly captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose. Brian Greene takes readers on a breathtaking journey from the big bang to the end of time and invites them to ponder meaning in the face of this unimaginable expanse. He shows them how, from its original orderly state the universe has been moving inexorably toward chaos, and, still, r |
Mar 4, 2020 |