FOR RELEASE  November 1, 2009

 I Did It, Dear Dragon, It’s a Good Game, Dear Dragon, Play, Play, Play, Dear Dragon, and Touchdown! Dear Dragon by Margaret Hillert were given by Kay and Pete Berry in memory of Jessie Wauford.  These beginning-to-read books by one of America’s most beloved children’s authors follow the antics of a boy and his pet dragon at play, and includeinstructional notes to read-aloud caregivers, a word list, and activities to promote reading success.

Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk begins as a handful of young adults from a totalitarian state are sent to the United States disguised as exchange students in order to live with typical American families and blend in, all the while planning an unspecified act of massive terrorism.

The Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their People, Retain Talent, and Accelerate Performance by Adrian Gostick reveals creative and cost-effective ways to stimulate business growth in an economic downturn.

The Language of Bees: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes by Laurie King features a case that will push the relationship of Mary and her husband to the breaking point as they strive to reverse the effects of the single painful and personal defeat in the legendary detective’s storied past.

Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City by Greg Grandin recounts the failed experiment of the brilliant inventor to build a utopian community deep in the Amazon Basin, complete with golf courses, ice-cream shops, bandstands, indoor plumbing, and Model Ts rolling down broad streets.

The 8^th Confession by James Patterson tests the limits of the Women’s Murder Club as the four friends uncover a double dose of shocking revelations while tracking a killer with a taste for the super-rich.

Larry King: My Remarkable Journey delves deeply into the extraordinary professional and personal odyssey of the host of CNN’s Larry King Live who has shaped the course of broadcast history by interviewing every US president since Richard Nixon and an abundance of world leaders, controversial figures, sports stars, entertainers, and other eyewitnesses to historical moments.