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Recent Top BARD Downloads
To Die For by David Baldacci, DB125480
The House of Cross by James Patterson, DB125904
Bellevue: A Novel by Robin Cook, DB126298
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden, DB125080
Summer at Hope Haven by Kristin Harper, DB123746
Over the Edge by Irene Hannon DB125644
Haunted by Randy Wayne White, DB125278
Trial by Fire by Danielle Steel DB125935
Spring Picks
Discover what our Reader Advisors are reading this Spring!
Margaret’s Pick: Westering Women by Sandra Dallas, DBC02992, LP F D145
This is the story of a group of women who all decided for different reasons to undertake an arduous journey led by two ministers, from Chicago to the gold fields of California as potential brides for the miners. Margaret says, “As the journey progresses, and each of the brides share the hardships of the trip, they begin to grow closer together. I feel as though I know these travelers, the guides as well as the ministers.”
Evan’s Pick: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, DB057673
In this dark vision of the future, America has traded away most of its power to private companies that run the entire country like a business. People escape from the drudgery of modern life into a digital world where you can be anything or anyone. However, this world is no paradise, and when a new computer virus arises that can destroy your mind as well as your PC, a former pizza deliveryman must track down the culprit before they distribute it on a national level. Evan says, “An excellently written piece of speculative fiction that examines numerous concepts that seemed distant in 1992, but are concernedly possible in the modern day. The America Stephenson depicts is simultaneously alien and familiar, one taken to its logical extremes but disturbingly conceivable.”
J.D.’s Pick: Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe, DB94329
Say Nothing is a riveting piece of historical non-fiction that recounts some of the events that took place during ‘the troubles’ in Northern Ireland throughout the late 1960’s and into the 1970’s. The book primarily focuses on the murder of a widowed mother of 10, detailing not only the killing, but the world and culture that facilitated it. Keefe introduces us to key paramilitary, community, and political figures to help us better understand ‘the troubles’ and how their cultural and political impact are still being felt today. JD believes this is “for anyone interested in the modern history of Ireland, or who enjoy examining different cultural or political movements.”
Gloria’s Pick: Sweet Talk by Julie Garwood DB75412, LP F G244
When FBI agent Grayson Kincaid first encounters Olivia MacKenzie, she makes quite an impression. The beautiful, tough, young attorney has stumbled into the middle of an FBI sting operation and has reduced it to chaos. Months of surveillance and planning down the drain. Kincaid's partner is furious and lets Olivia know that she's ticked off the wrong guy. After all, he's FBI. But Olivia isn't intimidated. She's something even scarier...she's IRS. Gloria says, “Bad guys, action, and romance. What else could you ask for? A lighthearted, fun read.”
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