<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[author results for Read, John A.]]></title><description><![CDATA[author results for Read, John A.]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/barrie/rss/search?query=Read%2C%20John%20A.&amp;searchType=author&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:32:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[A Kid's Guide to the Night Sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[This easy-to-use stargazing guide for kids explores the popular night sky constellations, visits the brightest stars, and tours our solar system. As they learn step-by-step how to find the most fascinating sights in the night sky, readers will learn how the sky changes with each season, when to look for meteor showers, how to see the milky way, and much more!]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1845422</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1845422</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Read, John A.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1845422177</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Simple Ways to Explore the Universe</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781464231070/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[50 Things to Know About the International Space Station]]></title><description><![CDATA[This book tells young readers everything they want to know about life in space. With a focus on international collaboration, it details how men and women in space celebrate the holidays, watch the latest movies, go to sleep, call home, eat and drink, use the toilet and so much more. Featured astronauts include Canadians Chris Hadfield and Julie Payette -- the only Canadian woman to visit the ISS. Each page of this book is heavily illustrated with photos showing the space station and the astronauts in action. Short texts and cutlines engage readers and make this book fun to browse. Author John Read has extensive experience as a space educator and as a bestselling author of books for young people on astronomy. In this book he provides an up-to-date account of the most exciting ongoing example of space exploration today.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1824136</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1824136</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Read, John A.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1824136177</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781459506688/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[50 Things to See With A Telescope]]></title><description><![CDATA[John A. Read covers everything needed to identify constellations, planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae and more. Inquisitive stargazers will find planet hunting and star hopping easy with clearly plotted routes and images of the sky both as seen by the naked eye and detailed views from a telescope.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1707594</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1707594</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Read, John A.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1707594177</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Young Stargazer&apos;s Guide</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781459505360/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[50 Space Missions That Changed the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the first spacecraft launched in 1957, there have been many ground-breaking missions that have expanded our knowledge of the solar system. The 50 featured in this collection include Voyager's Grand Tour, Apollo 8 and the first crewed mission to the Moon, the first woman in space and the first communication satellite that brought live television to the world. You can also find information on spy satellites, space tourism and climate change. In the early days of space exploration, the focus was on military dominance. Today most missions require the collaboration of several different countries and there's a broader range of research. This is an exciting time we are living in. Space history is unfolding right before our eyes.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1824135</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1824135</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Read, John A.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1824135177</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781459506268/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[50 Things to See on the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA["Fifty fascinating features to find on the Moon's surface -- for a first-time stargazer The moon is our nearest neighbour in space, it's easy to find, it's bright, and you don't have to go anywhere special to view it. Astronomer John A. Read has selected fifty of the best things to see -- organized by the phases of the Moon. As each day passes, an additional slice of the Moon becomes visible. With each slice comes new craters, lunar seas, and jagged mountain ranges. This is the perfect book for a first-time stargazer who is curious about what is up there -- and where exactly it is that the first moonwalk took place."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1707593</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1707593</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Read, John A.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1707593177</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A First-time Stargazer&apos;s Guide</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781459505223/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[50 Animals That Have Been to Space]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the age of rockets and space travel, many animals have travelled into orbit, and most have returned safely to earth. This book tells the stories of 50 trips into space, with details about the animals and the scientists involved. The experiments, often designed by students, originate from many countries and encourages young readers to engage in real science like the young people they will read about in this book. Jennifer L Read lives in Halifax, NS.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1824134</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1824134</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Read, Jennifer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1824134177</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781459506022/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cat in the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Through the performances of actors such as Kelsey Grammer, Dustin Hoffman, Walter Matthau and John Cleese, Dr. Seuss' timeless and clever poems continue to thrill and amaze young listeners.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1397435</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1397435</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seuss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1397435177</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780807218730/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marley & Me]]></title><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1143729</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1143729</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grogan, John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1143729177</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780061671326/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jigsaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Los Angeles, the law is anything other than an open-and-shut matter. There are those who think it's flexible, and those who strive to enforce it above all else. A young woman is found dead at her kitchen table and the DNA on the cigarette butts in the ashtray in front of her belongs to her ex-boyfriend, who has a record. This is a case Milo and Alex call open and shut, but the guy has an airtight alibi. Could an enemy from his shady past have framed him?]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1888990</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1888990</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kellerman, Jonathan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1888990177</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217171699/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Mother's Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[A devoted mother outrunning a troubled childhood and adapting to an empty nest is tested in ways she never expected in this suspenseful novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. On the occasion of her daughter Valerie's wedding and her upcoming fiftieth birthday, bestselling author Halley Holbrook finds herself reflecting. Raising twins Valerie and Olivia is her proudest accomplishment. Halley has been able to give them the loving and safe home she never had, having survived a childhood so traumatic she's never talked about it with her girls. Long ago, Halley decided to live in the sunlight of the present, not the dark shadows of the past. After Valerie moves to Los Angeles with her producer husband, and Olivia follows to remain close to her sister, Halley is empty-nesting in her Fifth Avenue apartment. Facing her first holiday alone in years, she books a trip to Paris. On the flight over, she meets charming Bart Warner, and the two become fast friends. Halley hasn't dated since her partner died three years ago, yet she quickly begins to feel more like herself. But when a cunning thief makes off with her handbag and then begins to harass her, it reawakens old ghosts from her past. Vowing not to be a victim, and with Bart's help, she chooses a bold course of action. The moving story of a woman determined to give her daughters what she never had -- a mother's love -- Danielle Steel's gripping novel is a story of emotional resilience and truly letting go.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1884073</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1884073</guid><category><![CDATA[DAISY]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steel, Danielle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1884073177</comments><format>DAISY</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781049939698/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resurrection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Influencer Darcy Gray's ideal life crumbles in Rome on her 20th anniversary. Forced to stay in Paris due to a global crisis, she finds solace with widowed American engineer Bill Thompson and French star Sybille Carton. Amid worries about her daughters, Darcy discovers unexpected possibilities.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1843547</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1843547</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steel, Danielle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1843547177</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781705073438/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[537 Days of Winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[What would you do if you were stranded in the coldest place on Earth as the world you knew back home changed forever? David Knoff had embarked on the adventure of a lifetime as station leader of Davis research station in Antarctica when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. After their ride home was cancelled indefinitely, what was supposed to be a routine mission became a high-pressure cauldron of uncertainty and anxiety that pushed David's team of 24 expeditioners to their mental limits. Facing unprecedented challenges, including a complex medical evacuation and a fire on board the ship meant to get them out, David would need every ounce of resilience he'd gained as an infantry platoon commander and diplomat to keep the team safe and get them home. 537 Days of Winter is a high-octane, sub-zero story unlike any other in modern Antarctic history.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1819155</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1819155</guid><category><![CDATA[DAISY]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Knoff, David]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1819155177</comments><format>DAISY</format><subtitle>Resilience, Endurance and Humanity While Stranded in Antarctica During the Pandemic</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781039570351/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hang Them Slowly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vance Brewster and the two new ranch hands by his side, Stovepipe and Wilbur, are caught up in a brewing, trigger-happy Montana range war between the Rafter M and Three Rivers. 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Only to be shot dead by a sniper using a weapon that turns out to have been catalogued in a previous murder. And another, before that. It's not long before more bodies begin piling up. What makes the murderous spree baffling is the apparent lack of connection among the victims. Is this the work of a random thrill killer, the toughest of all cases to unravel? But as Alex and Milo dig deeper they're faced with an even knottier scenario: a highly complex killer with deep-seated motivation that will require all of their highly honed skills to decipher.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1880780</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1880780</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kellerman, Jonathan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1880780177</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle>An Alex Delaware Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217161751/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ghost Orchid]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis sees it all the time: Reinvention's a way of life in a city fueled by fantasy. But try as you might to erase the person you once were, there are those who will never forget the past, and who can still find you. A pool boy enters a secluded Bel Air property and discovers two bodies floating in the bright blue water: Gio Aggiunta, the playboy heir to an Italian shoe empire, and a gorgeous, even wealthier neighbor named Meagin March. A married neighbor. An illicit affair stoking rage is a perfect motive. But a "double" in this neighborhood of gated estates isn't something you see every day. The house is untouched. No forced entry, no forensic evidence. The case has "that feeling," and when that happens, Milo turns to his friend, the brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. As Milo and Alex investigate both victims, they discover two troubled pasts. And as they dig deeper, Meagin March's very identity begins to blur. Who was this glamorous but conflicted woman? Did her past catch up to her? Or did Gio's family connections create a threat spanning two continents? Chasing down the answers leads Alex and Milo on an exploration of L.A.'s darkest side as they contend with one of the most shocking cases of their careers and learn that that some secrets are best left buried in the past.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1820198</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1820198</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kellerman, Jonathan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1820198177</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593822944/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triangle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parisian art gallery owner Amanda Delanoe finds herself entangled in a dangerous mystery as she approaches her fortieth birthday. Caught between two men - the charming publisher Olivier and her old flame Tom - Amanda's life takes a thrilling turn when she begins receiving threatening messages. With the help of her friend Pascal, Amanda must navigate the complexities of love and danger in the City of Light.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1848794</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1848794</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steel, Danielle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1848794177</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781705073445/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happiness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sabrina Brooks is a bestselling author of gripping thrillers. Unlike her fictional characters, Sabrina lives a quiet life with her two beloved dogs. But behind this peaceful exterior is a dark, painful past. As a child raised by an emotionally distant father, Sabrina rarely felt love. And as an adult, she had to escape from an abusive marriage. Sabrina channeled that fear into her writing, and now she has everything she's ever wanted. Until the arrival of a mysterious letter disrupts it all.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1791312</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1791312</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steel, Danielle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1791312177</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781705024928/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unnatural History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles is a city of stark contrast, the palaces of the affluent coexisting uneasily with the hellholes of the mad and the needy. It is that shadow world and the violence it breeds that draw brilliant psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis into an unsettling case of altruism gone wrong. On a superficially lovely morning a woman shows up for work with her usual enthusiasm. She's the newly hired personal assistant to a handsome, wealthy photographer and is ready to greet her boss with coffee and good cheer. Instead, she finds him slumped in bed, shot to death. The victim had recently received rave media attention for his latest project: images of homeless people in their personal "dream" situations, elaborately costumed and enacting unfulfilled fantasies. There are some, however, who view the whole thing as nothing more than crass exploitation, citing token payments and the victim's avoidance of any long-term relationships with his subjects. Has disgruntlement blossomed into homicidal rage? Or do the roots of violence reach down to the victim's family, a clan, sired by an elusive billionaire, that is bizarre in its own right? Then new murders arise, and Alex and Milo begin peeling back layer after layer of intrigue and complexity, culminating in one of the deadliest threats they've ever faced.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1860176</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1860176</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kellerman, Jonathan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1860176177</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593103456/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Armor of Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother's husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects his wealth no matter the cost, all the while war cries are heard from France, as Napoleon sets forth a violent master plan to become emperor of the world. As institutions are challenged and toppled in unprecedented fashion, ripples of change ricochet through our characters' lives as they are left to reckon with the future and a world they must rebuild from the ashes of war.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1791112</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1791112</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Follett, Ken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1791112177</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593789612/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea of Tranquility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an ill-conceived diatribe at a dinner party. He enters the forest, spellbound by the beauty of the Canadian wilderness, and suddenly hears the notes of a violin echoing in an airship terminal, an experience that shocks him to his core. Two centuries later a famous writer named Olive Llewellyn is on a book tour. She's traveling all over Earth, but her home is the second moon colony, a place of white stone, spired towers, and artificial beauty. Within the text of Olive's best-selling pandemic novel lies a strange passage: a man plays his violin for change in the echoing corridor of an airship terminal as the trees of a forest rise around him. When Gaspery-Jacques Roberts, a detective in the black-skied Night City, is hired to investigate an anomaly in the North American wilderness, he uncovers a series of lives upended: The exiled son of an earl driven to madness, a writer trapped far from home as a pandemic ravages Earth, and a childhood friend from the Night City who, like Gaspery himself, has glimpsed the chance to do something extraordinary that will disrupt the timeline of the universe.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1733186</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1733186</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandel, Emily St. John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1733186177</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593552070/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Stakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane Addison is an ambitious young woman with big dreams of owning her own company someday. At twenty-eight, she arrives in New York to start a job at Fletcher and Benson, a prestigious talent agency. Eager to impress her new colleagues, Jane jumps right in as an assistant to Hailey West, one of the agents in the literary department. Hailey is dedicated to the authors she represents, but her home life is chaotic and challenging. After her husband's tragic and untimely death, she was left widowed with three children to raise on her own. Then there's Francine Rivers, the stern and accomplished head of the literary department. Also a single mom after her husband's affair with the nanny, she has overcome the resulting financial hardships, but only with unbearable sacrifice. Compared to Hailey and Francine, drama agent Allie Moore's life seems much more carefree and uncomplicated. She relishes her success and loves working with the talented actors they represent, until a passionate relationship with one of her rising star clients threatens to derail her career. Merriwether Jones is the CFO for the agency. She appears to have it all, beauty, success, and a perfect marriage until her husband's jealousy over her career threatens to blow everything up.  Even though she's a newcomer, Jane quickly realizes that there are damaging secrets hidden behind the doors of Fletcher and Benson. As one of the youngest employees, she has the least power, but is also the least willing to accept things as they have been for years. When she puts everything on the line to right these wrongs, the consequences will leave no one unscathed.]]></description><link>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1732975</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S177C1732975</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steel, Danielle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://barrie.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1732975177</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781705024812/MC.GIF&amp;client=barriep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sparring Partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jake Brigance returns, a death-row inmate makes an unusual final request, and a dysfunctional legal family gets their day in court. 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Early one morning, the two of them find themselves in a neighborhood of pretty houses, pretty cars, and pretty people. The scene they encounter is anything but. A naked young man lies dead in the street, the apparent victim of a collision with a moving van hurtling through suburbia in the darkness. But any thoughts of accidental death vanish when a blood trail leads to a nearby home. Inside, a young woman lies butchered. The identity of the male victim and his role in the horror remain elusive, but that of the woman creates additional questions. And adding to the shock, Alex has met her while working a convoluted child custody case. Cordelia Gannett was a self-styled internet influencer who'd gotten into legal troubles by palming herself off as a psychologist. Even after promising to desist, she's found a loophole and has continued her online career, aiming to amass clicks and ads by cyber-coaching and cyber-counseling people plagued with relationship issues. But upon closer examination, Alex and Milo discover that her own relationships are troublesome, including a tortured family history and a dubious personal past. Has that come back to haunt her in the worst way? Is the mystery man out in the street collateral damage or will he turn out to be the key to solving a grisly double homicide? 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Meet Cullen McCabe, a Lone Star sheriff who learned--the hard way--that there are two sure things in life ... WELCOME TO JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WATCH YOUR BACK. The great state of Texas is a land of opportunity. For outlaws. And horse thieves. And cattle rustlers. Not to mention bank robbers, train robbers, and anything-that-ain't-nailed-down robbers. The state's governor, Richard B. Hubbard, is at the end of his rope. He wants to clean up Texas once and for all--and he's desperate enough to try something crazy: hire a man who can do what the Texas Rangers can't. A man not tied down by a wife or children. Or rules. Who's not afraid to go outside the law. 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