FOR RELEASE March 8, 2009

            Hope Chest, Plain and Fancy, A Sister’s Secret and A Sister’s Test by Wanda Brunstetter were given by Maria Inman in memory of Sara Denise Shell.

            These novels center on the Amish community and the lives of modern-day women caught between two cultures with a mix of history, romance, mystery, and the simple faith of the Plain People.

            The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding by Khris Cochran shows how to put a personal stamp on your big day without breaking the bank and shows how to make inexpensive and personal announcements, invitations, scrapbooks, and more.

            Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich embroils bail bond enforcer Stephanie Plum in an explosive adventure involving personal vendettas, hidden treasure, and a monkey named Carl.

            You Being Beautiful: The Owner’s Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty by Michael Roizen takes a scientific, informative, and entertaining look at three levels of beauty and explains how they all work together to form a complete and authentic you.

            The Pyramid by Henning Mankell introduces us to Kurt Wallander, a twenty-one-year-old patrolman on his first homicide case, and follows through the years as he grows from a rookie cop into a young father and then a middle-aged divorcé who becomes master of the police procedural.

            Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America by Nortin Hadler argues that before we commit to paying for whatever the pharmaceutical companies tell us we need, American consumers should adopt an attitude of skepticism and make some of their own decisions about what care is truly necessary.

            Envy the Night by Michael Kortya focuses on Frank Temple who tries to escape his past after learning that his father, a U.S. marshal, maintained a covert career as a contract killer who ended his double life by suicide to avoid prosecution and prison.