book Talk for January 23 2024

Book talk for January 23, 2024 The CoveBy Catherine CoulterSomeone thinks Sally Brainerd knows who murdered her father. If Sally can just get to Aunt Amabel's house in The Cove, on the Pacific coast, she knows she will be safe. But then, the man she begins to rely on for help turns out to be with the FBI. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex.DB42271 Lee and Grant a Duo biographyBy Gene Smith  The ship beneath the ice: the discovery of Shackleton's Endurance By Mensun Bound  "On November 21, 1914, after sailing more than ten thousand miles from Norway to the Antarctic Ocean, the Endurance finally succumbed to the surrounding ice. Ernest Shackleton and his crew had navigated the 144-foot, three-masted wooden vessel to Antarctica to become the first to cross the barren continent, but early season pack ice trapped them in place offshore. They watched in silence as the ship's stern rose twenty feet in the air and disappeared into the frigid sea, then spent six harrowing months marooned on the ice in its wake. Seal meat was their only sustenance as Shackleton's expedition to push the limits of human strength took a new form: one of survival against the odds. As this legendary story entered the annals of polar exploration, it inspired a new global race to find the wrecked Endurance, by all accounts "the world's most unreachable shipwreck." Several missions failed, thwarted, as Shackleton was, by the unpredictable Weddell Sea. Finally, a century to the day after Shackleton's death, renowned marine archeologist Mensun Bound and an elite team of explorers discovered the lost shipwreck. Nearly ten thousand feet below the ice lay a remarkably preserved Endurance, its name still emblazoned on the ship's stern. The Ship Beneath the Ice chronicles two dramatic expeditions to what Shackleton called "the most hostile sea on Earth." Bound experienced failure and despair in his attempts to locate the wreck, and, like Shackleton before him, very nearly found his vessel frozen in ice. This inspiring modern-day adventure narrative captures the intrepid spirit that joins two mariners across the centuries—both of whom accomplished the impossible." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.DB117258 Water Like a Stoneby Deborah Crombie London detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James spend Christmas with their children in Duncan's Cheshire hometown. Rumors of infidelity, shady business dealings within Duncan's sister's family, the discovery of an infant's remains, and multiple murders disrupt their visit. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2007.DB65514 Classic Country: legends of country musicby Charles K. Wolfe The author of A Good-Natured Riot: The Birth of the Grand Ole Opry (DB 50736) presents more than fifty portraits of past and present country music notables, based largely on interviews and recollections. Includes obscure performers and studio musicians as well as such stars as Hank Snow and Roy Acuff. 2001.DB56780 The First Family seriesby Marie Force First lie winsby Ashley elston Mission of Gravityby Hal Clement Earthmen seek the help of aliens in an epic quest across a bizarre, disc-shaped planet, the strangest one yet discovered. 1954.DB12118 Battle CryBy Leon Uris Novel follows a battalion of U.S. Marines from boot camp training to the battlefields of Guadalcanal in the Pacific during World War II. Strong language.DB15065 City of BonesBy Michael Connelly The scattered bones of an abused, murdered child are discovered in the Hollywood Hills. Detective Harry Bosch takes the cold case and tracks the corpse to a missing boy from 1980. Bosch also begin