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Below (and in the menu at left) you will find links to a variety of pages of interest to readers. Some of these pages are still "under construction"; some will be added to or modified on a regular basis. So feel free to come back frequently to see what's new.
Web Resources: Here are some World Wide Web resources of interest to the avid reader.
"From the Stacks": Every couple of weeks, the Bay City Times publishes "Words From the Stacks"; articles written by library staff members about the different categories of books (and non-books) in the library's collections.
"Books Like...": This is a series of booklists for folks who've found that they like a certain kind of book or author and are looking for other "books like this...".
NoveList: Your Guide to Fiction: This online service is a great resource for readers. It allows you to use a favorite author or title as a "template" to locate other books of interest. You can browse through theme-oriented book lists, look for outstanding titles in Best Fiction, or learn more about books and authors through Author Read-alikes, Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks. NoveList contains materials for all ages including picture books, children's "chapter books", teen titles, and books for adult readers. NoveList is updated monthly.
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Attention: Book Discussion Groups!
Check out our small but interesting collection of "Book Bundles".
The Bay County Library System is making available multiple copies ("bundles", if you will) of several books that served as titles in past "Bay County Book Connection" programs. These bundles are available for book clubs and discussion groups to check out and enjoy. They are currently housed at the Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library (989-893-9566). You can contact that branch to make arrangements to obtain a bundle or you can search for them yourself in our catalog and place a hold on them. Titles and number of copies available are listed below.
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Blood Work, by Michael Connelly - 7 copies
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Cold Day in Paradise, by Steve Hamilton - 15 copies
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Julie and Romeo, by Jeanne Ray - 10 copies
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Once Upon a Town, by Bob Greene - 8 copies (2 large print)
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Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen - 9 copies
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Still Me, by Christopher Reeve - 7 copies
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Tuesdays With Morrie, by Mitch Albom - 6 copies (large print)
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Walking Across Egypt, by Clyde Edgerton - 12 copies
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The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith - 7 copies
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Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd - 2 copies
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Skipping Christmas, by John Grisham - 7 copies
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Girl in hyacinth blue, by Susan Vreeland - 9 copies
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon - 9 copies
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The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini - 9 copies
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Step-ball-change, by Jeanne Ray - 7 copies
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Velocity, by Dean Koontz - 9 copies
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Princess, by Dai Sijie - 10 copies
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Angry Housewives, by Corna Landvik - 4 copies
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Fiction Books
(Revised 10/01/06)
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Andrews, Mary Kay
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Blue Christmas (Nov)
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Austin, Lynn
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Woman’s Place (Nov)
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Barry, Dave
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Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter
the Christmas Miracle Dog (Nov)
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Benjamin, Carol Lea
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Hard Way (Oct)
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Cherryh, C.J.
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Fortress of Ice (Nov)
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Conant, Susan
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Gaits of Heaven (Nov)
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Crichton, Michael
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Next (Nov)
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Evanovich, Janet
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Thanksgiving (Nov)
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Feehan, Christine
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Conspiracy Game (Oct)
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Foster, Lori
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Very Merry Christmas (Oct)
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Hatcher, Robin Lee
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Carol for Christmas (Oct)
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Howard, Linda
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Drop Dead Gorgeous (Nov)
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Iles, Greg
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True Evil (Dec)
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Kenyon, Sherrilyn
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Love at First Bite (Oct)
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Lehrer, James
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Phony Marine (Nov)
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Meier, Leslie
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Bake Sale Murder (Nov)
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Michaels, Fern
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Sugar and Spice (Nov)
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Michaels, Kasey
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High Heels and Holidays (Nov)
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Miller, Linda Lael
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I’ll Be Home for Christmas (Oct)
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Munro, Alice
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View From Castle Rock (Nov)
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Norton, Andre
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Taste of Magic (Oct)
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Oates, Joyce Carol
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Black Girl/White Girl (Oct)
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Page, Katherine Hall
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Body in the Ivy (Nov)
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Peterson, Tracie
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Whispers of Winter (Nov)
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Poyer, David
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Threat (Oct)
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Shaara, Jeff
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Rising Tide (Nov)
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Waller, Robert James
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Long Night of Winchell Dear (Nov)
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Wambaugh, Joseph
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Hollywood Station (Nov)
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Weber, David
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Hell’s Gate (Oct)
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Wilson, Robert
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Hidden Assassins (Nov)
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Non-Fiction Books
(Revised 10/01/06)
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TITLE (Month Published)
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AUTHOR
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Bringing Down the Mob (Oct)
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Reppetto, Thomas
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Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor’s Soul (Oct)
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Canfield, Jack
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Codebreaker: The History of Secret Communication (Oct)
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Pincock, Stephen
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Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Book (Oct)
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Dolan, Deirdre
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Destined for Destiny: The Unauthorized Autobiography of George W. Bush (Oct)
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Dikkers, Scott
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Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love (Oct)
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Love, Courtney
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Dog Heroes of September 11th (Jun)
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Bauer, Nona Kilgore
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Everyday Greatness: Inspiration for a Meaningfull Life (Oct)
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Covey, Stephen R.
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Exploring the Levels of Creation (Aug)
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Browne, Sylvia
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From Baghdad With Love (Oct)
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Kopelman, Jay
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Ghost Map (Oct)
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Johnson, Steven
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Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture Program (Nov)
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Grey, Stephen
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Greetings from E Street (Oct)
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Santelli, Robert
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Hand to Guide Me (Oct)
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Washington, Denzel
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House of Hilton (Nov)
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Oppenheimer, Jerry
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I’m Just Here for the Food (Oct)
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Brown, Alton
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Letter to a Christian Nation (Sep)
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Harris, Sam
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Life After Death: The Burden of Proof (Oct)
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Chopra, Deepak
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Mae West: It Ain’t No Sin (Nov)
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Louvish, Simon
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Moving the Chains: Tom Brady
and the Pursuit of Everything (Oct)
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Pierce, Charles P.
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Mystical Life of Jesus (Nov)
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Browne, Sylvia
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No Shortcuts to the Top (Oct)
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Viesturs, Ed
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People’s Machine: Arnold Schwarzenegger…(Aug)
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Matthews, Joe
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Reading Like a Writer (Sep)
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Prose, Francine
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Red Hat Society Cookbook (Sep)
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Cooper, Sue Ellen
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Since Then (Nov)
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Crosby, David
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There’s Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say (Nov)
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Poundstone, Paula
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Union 1812 (Nov)
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Langguth, A.J.
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Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination (Oct)
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Gabler, Neal
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Why I Jumped: My True Story of Postpartum Depression... (Oct)
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Zahn, Tina
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Books on Tape
(Last revised 10/01/06)
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AUTHOR
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TITLE
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Brown, Dan
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Digital Fortress
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Brown, Sandra
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Ricochet (unabr.)
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Bunn, T. Davis
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The Great Divide (unabr.)
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Forsyth, Frederick
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The Afghan (unabr.)
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Gulley, Philip
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Home to Harmony (unabr.)
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Hamilton, Jane
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When Madeline Was Young (unabr.)
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Henderson, Dee
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The Rescuer
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Kellerman, Faye
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The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights (unabr.)
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Kingsbury, Karen
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Family
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Koontz, Dean
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Sole Survivor (unabr.)
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Maron, Margaret
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Winter’s Child (unabr.)
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O’Reilly, Bill
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Culture Warrior
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Patterson, James
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Cross (unabr.)
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Reichs, Kathy
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Break No Bones
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Roberts, Nora
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Morrigan’s Cross (unabr.)
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Roberts, Nora
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Valley of Silence (unabr.)
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Books on CD
(Last revised 10/01/06)
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AUTHOR
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TITLE
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Atkinson, Kate
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One Good Turn
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Bell, Ted
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Spy (unabr.)
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Blackstock, Terri
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Night Light (unabr.)
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Brockmann, Suzanne
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Ladies’ Man (unabr.)
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Brooks, Terry
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Armageddon’s Children (unabr.)
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Brown, Dan
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Digital Fortress (unabr.)
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Brown, Sandra
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Ricochet (unabr.)
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Brown, Sandra
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Temperatures Rising (unabr.)
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Browne, Sylvia
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Exploring the Levels of Creation
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Cannell, Stephen J.
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White Sister (unabr.)
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Cornwell, Patricia
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Book of the Dead (unabr.)
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Fitch, Janet
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Paint It Black
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Forsyth, Frederick
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The Afghan (unabr.)
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Frazier, Charles
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13 Moons (unabr.)
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Hamilton, Jane
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When Madeline Was Young (unabr.)
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Henderson, Dee
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True Valor
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Kellerman, Faye
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The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights
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Kingsbury, Karen
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Family
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Koontz, Dean
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Intensity (unabr.)
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Koontz, Dean
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Sole Survivor (unabr.)
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Koontz, Dean
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Tick, Tock (unabr.)
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Larson, Erik
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Thunderstruck (unabr.)
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Lewis, Beverly
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The Brethren (unabr.)
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Maron, Margaret
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Winter’s Child
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McDermott, Alice
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After This (unabr.)
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McGowan, Kathleen
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The Expected One (unabr.)
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Messud, Claire
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The Emperor’s Children (unabr.)
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Meyer, Joyce
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The Confident Woman
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Mosley, Walter
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Fear of the Dark (unabr.)
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O’Reilly, Bill
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Culture Warrior
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O’Reilly, Bill
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Who’s Looking Out for You? (unabr.)
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Patterson, James
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Cross (unabr.)
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Pelecanos, George
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The Night Gardener
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Quindlen, Anna
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Rise and Shine (unabr.)
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Ricks, Thomas
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Fiasco: The American
Military Adventure in Iraq
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Roberts, Nora
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Morrigan’s Cross (unabr.)
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Roberts, Nora
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Valley of Silence (unabr.)
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Strieber, Whitley
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The Grays (unabr.)
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Turow, Scott
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Limitations (unabr.)
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Weiner, Jennifer
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The Guy Not Taken (unabr.)
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Winston, Lolly
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Happiness Sold Separately
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Book and Reading Related Websites
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Here are some book and reading-related websites that you might find fun or useful.
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*NOTE: You need to have a valid Bay County Library System library card to access NovelList. To connect, click on the link above. You will be taken to a screen where you will be asked to key in the barcode number from your library card. Do NOT key in the letters "A" and "B" that may appear at the beginning and end of your library card number. From there, you should be connected to NovelList. If you encounter any problems getting connected, please send us an email with as detailed a description as possible.
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| Oprah's Books: The name seems pretty much self-explanatory! |
| What's Next?: This is a service of the Kent District Library (Grand Rapids, MI) which provides readers with listings of books in series. |
| Annual Best-Sellers Lists: For each year of the century, the top ten books in both fiction and non-fiction. |
| YALSA Booklists: From the Young Adult Library Services Association (a division of the American Library Association), lists of books popular with or recommended for teens. |
| Overbooked: Formerly known as "Book Links", this website bills itself as a "website for ravenous readers". |
| The Mystery Reader: Pretty much what is sounds like! |
| The Webrary: The Morton Grove (IL) Public LIbrary "Webrary" provides an extensive list of websites for avid readers. |
| Mostly Fiction: A website of recommended books and interesting links. |
| about.com: Lots of links on contemporary literature from About.com. |
| sffworld.com: A site for readers of science fiction and fantasy. |
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Every few weeks, the Bay City Times publishes "Words from the Stacks"; articles written by library staff on various aspects of the library's collections. Click here to access articles FROM THE STACKS
http://www.baycountylibrary.org/stacks.html
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"Do you have any books like...?"
Here are links to book lists for folks who may be looking for books similar to other titles or authors they've enjoyed. Once you've selected a booklist, you'll notice that all the other booklists will display in the index at left.
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Community Resources/Local Web Links
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With the arrival of the Bay Arenac Information and Referral Database (a service of United Way of Bay County), the library no longer maintains a file of community service organzations. The above database contains infomation on many organizations and agencies which provide services in the categories of Basic Needs, Consumer Services, Criminal Justice and Legal Services, Education, Environmental Quality, Health Care, Income Security and Maintenance, Individual and Family Life, Mental Health Care and Counseling, and Organizational and Community Services. The database is searchable by Name, Service, or Category. |
The Literacy Council of Bay County
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The information on this page is provided by:
The Literacy Council of Bay County
407 W Ohio Street
Bay City, MI 48706
989-686-8700
The Problem
According to the most recent census information there are 13,000 adults in Bay County who may not be able to read street signs, job applications, newspapers, grocery labels, books or instructions on medicine bottles.
They are part of a larger problem where, nationwide, more than 25 million Americans are defined as functionally illiterate.
These people are unable to understand the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic and science well enough to be able to perform ordinary tasks related to everyday life.
A literate community collectively benefits through secure employment, economic and cultural growth and being able to meet the challenges of a changing society.
The Community Response
In May 1986, 15 organizations and concerned individuals formed the Literacy Council of Bay County. The council's goal to work toward eliminating illiteracy is supported by the following objectives:
- To raise public awareness of the problem.
- To train volunteer tutors to teach adults how to read.
- To make successful matches between tutors and adult learners.
- To seek ongoing funding.
Tutors Help Adults Help Themselves
Since the Literacy Council began, hundreds of volunteers have been matched with adult learners.
Tutoring occurs, normally, once per week, in donated community space -- in libraries, churches, union halls, township halls, businesses, and other community locations.
You Can Help
Can you read this web page? Do you have a desire to help adults learn to read? Are you willing to attend 12 hours of free training? Have you earned your high school diploma or GED certificate? Can you meet with an adult student for two hours per week?
If so, you'd make a great tutor. Call now (989-686-8700) to learn more about training.
The Literacy Council also needs other volunteers, especially to help with office work.
Programs like this cost money. Books and teaching materials for one tutor and one student cost about $120. The Literacy Council of Bay County needs your financial support. Can you make a donation?
Facts About Illiteracy
Did you know that:
- On average, an illiterate adult earns 42 percent less than a high school graduate.
- More than $5 billion is spent each year to support welfare recipients who are unemployed because of illiteracy.
- Nearly 85 percent of all juveniles who have trouble with the law also have trouble with reading.
- Nearly 50 percent of the prison population is illiterate.
The Literacy Council of Bay County
McKinley Center
407 W Ohio Street
Bay City, MI 48706
Phone: 989-686-8700
Fax: 989-686-1372
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Web Catalogs & Directories:
Michigan Electronic Library is an online information system that provides residents of Michigan with access to a basic set of electronic resources. MEL's 'virtual library' is selected by librarians and is designed to be a significant information tool for the state's libraries and its citizens. This selective catalog of the web is divided into subject categories and provides listings of websites on a wide range of subjects such as gardening, consumer education, photography, politics, movies, and many MANY others. It's a great place to start your information search. Has a strong section on Michigan and Michigan government. Searchable, but only the subjects, titles, and descriptions of the sites are searched. A search in MEL does not search the actual sites that are listed.
The Librarians' Index to the Internet (LII) is a "searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 8,600 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries."
FirstGov is the federal government's web catalog of U.S. Government sites. A good place to start your search for government information and services.
The Internet Public Library was the first public library of and for the internet community. It started out as a project of the students and faculty at the School of Information and Library Studies at the University of Michigan. Part of IPL's mission is to "...serve the public by finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating quality information resources."
Accoring to PC Magazine, "when you need facts, turn to Refdesk.com. From its plain but crowded home page, you can gain quick access to online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and myriad other reference sources: the day's leading news stories, popular search engines, and more. Think of it as Yahoo! crossed with your local librarian."
Yahoo! is one of the original "subject catalogs" of the net. A wide variety of sites are included. You can browse through the subject categories or use Yahoo's search engine.
KidsClick! was created by a group of librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library System, as a means of guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate web sites.
"Great Sites" is produced by the American Library Association's Association of Library Service to Children and provides links to "...amazing, spectacular, mysterious, colorful websites for kids and the adults who care about them."
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Tax Forms and Publications
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