New Adult Playaways
New Arrivals Added To Our Adult Playaways Collection in the last 7 days
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| Alice in zombieland by Showalter, Gena |
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Feb 7, 2019 |
| Black ascot by Todd, Charles |
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Feb 7, 2019 |
| Blowing the bloody doors off - and other lessons in life by Caine, Michael, author, narrator. |
"Over the six decades of his remarkable career, film legend Michael Caine has starred in some of the biggest movies of all time--from Alfie to the Dark Knight trilogy, Hannah and Her Sisters to Zulu--and he's made success look easy. In reality it has been one huge learning curve, from his unlikely beginnings as the son of a London fish porter to pursuing his dream of being an actor, finding success and managing every twist, trick, and turn to stay at the top of his game. The greatest trick, as h |
Jan 25, 2019 |
| Born a crime - stories from a South African childhood by Noah, Trevor, 1984- author, narrator. |
"Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him aw |
Jan 25, 2019 |
| Bridge of clay - a novel by Zusak, Markus, author, narrator. |
The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father's disappearance. At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge--for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle. The question is, how far is Clay willing to go? And how much can he overcome? |
Jan 25, 2019 |
| Captain's rangers by Kelton, Elmer, author. |
In 1875, nearly forty years after the Mexican War, Mexicans and Texans are still spilling blood over ownership of the Nueces Strip. Captain L.H. McNelly, a complex and determined Confederate veteran, is brought into the Nueces Strip for one purpose: to keep the peace. His measures are harsh and controversial, but McNelly wasn't sent in to be popular. In this boilerpot of killing and racial hatred, can any man bring lasting peace? |
Jan 25, 2019 |
| Cemetery road by Iles, Greg |
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Feb 7, 2019 |
| Dark sacred night by Connelly, Michael, 1956- author. |
LAPD Detective Renee Ballard teams up with Harry Bosch in the new thriller from #1 NYT bestselling author Michael Connelly. Renee Ballard is working the night beat again, and returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours only to find a stranger rifling through old file cabinets. The intruder is retired detective Harry Bosch, working a cold case that has gotten under his skin. Ballard kicks him out, but then checks into the case herself and it brings a deep tug of empathy and anger. Bosch is in |
Jan 25, 2019 |
| Dear Fahrenheit 451 - love and heartbreak in the stacks - a librarian's love letters and breakup notes to the books in her life by Spence, Annie, author. |
This librarian's snarky, laugh-out-loud funny, and deeply moving collection of love letters and break-up notes to books in her life is a perfect listen for book lovers. |
Feb 5, 2019 |
| Everything's eventual. Part one by King, Stephen, 1947- |
Everything's Eventual showcases Stephen King's ability to spook readers using the most mundane settings (a yard sale) and comfortable memories (a boyhood fishing excursion). True to form, each of these stories draws the reader into King's twisted world. An added bonus for fans is King's story-by-story annotation, in which he chronicles the event, thought, or image that served as his creative impetus. This is a milestone in compilations of King's shorter works. |
Jan 25, 2019 |
| Everything's eventual. Part two by King, Stephen, 1947- |
Modern horror master Stephen King returns with his first collection of bone-chilling short stories since 1993. Filled with dark ambience and unknown horrors, King's macabre tales will haunt your memory long after their conclusions. Part two includes five new and terrifying works. |
Jan 25, 2019 |
| First conspiracy by Meltzer, Brad |
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Feb 7, 2019 |
| Golden tresses of the dead by Bradley, Alan |
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Feb 7, 2019 |
| Holy ghost by Sandford, John, 1944 February 23- author. |
Virgil Flowers investigates a miracle ... and a murder ... in the wickedly entertaining new thriller from the master of pulse-pounding thrillers. Wheatfield, Minnesota: a huge city of all of seven hundred folks who define the phrase 'small town'. Nothing has ever happened in Wheatfield and nothing ever will ... until the mayor of sorts (campaign promise: `I'll Do What I Can') comes up with a scheme to put Wheatfield on the map. He's heard of a place where a floating image of the Virgin Mary turn |
Jan 25, 2019 |
| Kingdom of the blind by Penny, Louise, author. |
"The new Chief Inspector Gamache novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author."-- |
Jan 25, 2019 |
| Lawn boy by Evison, Jonathan |
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Feb 7, 2019 |
| Long road to mercy by Baldacci, David, author. |
#1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci introduces a remarkable new character: Atlee Pine, an FBI special agent assigned to the remote wilds of the western United States. Ever since her twin sister was abducted by a notorious serial killer at age five, Atlee has spent her life hunting down those who hurt others. And she's the best at it. She could be one of the Bureau's top criminal profilers, if she didn't prefer catching criminals in the vast wilderness of the West to climbing the |
Jan 25, 2019 |
| Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Gowar, Imogen Hermes |
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Feb 7, 2019 |
| My best friend's exorcism by Hendrix, Grady |
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Feb 7, 2019 |
| Never grow up by Cheng, Long, 1954- author. |
"A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it's from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016--after fifty-six years in the industry, over 200 films, and many broken bones--he received an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achiev |
Jan 25, 2019 |