Robert K. Otterbourg

One of the lessons I learned from this book is not to be hasty. A career change ought to always equate to a better choice for me. Many leap from one career to another, which leaves them in either the same set of circumstances, or sometimes even worse circumstances. Lort’s of great insight gained from Otterbourg’s well-grounded, common sense advice.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Georgia

Career Changers Tell How - And Why - They Did It

Provides profiles of nearly seventy people who have successfully changed careers in mid-stream, and includes information on finding satisfaction in work and how to plan and execute a new career.

Switching Careers

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Lee Woodruff

Bob Woodruff

Condition: Pages have yellowed a little since 2007, but remain clean and crisp. 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A Family's Journey of Love and Healing

The authors share their never-before-told story of romance, resilience, and survival following Bob's traumatic brain injury after an improvised explosive device went off near the tank that he was riding in while covering a story in Iraq.

In an Instant

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One-hundred twenty eight pages of poetry. 

“One of the best reads in the poetry publishing world.” ~Poets Market

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Vol. XXXII, No. 1 (Winter/Spring 2007)

The Spoon River Poetry Review

No. 162, Summer 2020

Three Penny Review

This meditation on the Word of God set in proverb and in verse will provide personal edification or make a lovely gift for any occasion. For lovers of the Word. 

Wings of Silver

No dust jacket. Binding reveals minor wear. Pages pristine. This near Christian classic includes allegory (Joshua) and personal witness (Never Alone), two terrific reads in one neat volume. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

“Joshua” and “Never Alone: A Personal Way to God.”

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Discontinued library book. Pristine pages. Dust jacket. 

A Novel of Mystery and Redemption

Hopelessly crippled since birth and unable to speak, Stephen Solaris, a resident of Willow Glen nursing home, becomes a catalyst for forbidden passion, tragedy, evil, and the redemptive power of love

A Bed by the Window

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This book, a gift from my brother, bears a handwitten message on the inner leaf. Otherwise, this volume of illustrated verse remains in impeccable condition. 

The first volume of his new Symphony trilogy retells the Genesis story. Miller's poetic pen plays off the images of light and darkness evoking a poignant picture of the love of power and the power of love. Original drawings and distinctive page styling make the book itself a work of art from cover to cover. (Word)

Requiem for Love

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If it weren’t for the wear of time, the condition of this helpful little book would list as “Excellent.” The pages are unmarked and Flannery the cat approves, wanting you to know that the book has been part of the same loving family he lives with. ♥️

A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work

Examines the epidemic of workplace dissatisfaction and, using a variety of career assessment tests and personality quizzes, presents a step-by-step program to help readers find the right job and implement a positive career change.

I Don't Know What I Want, but I Know It's Not This

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We’ve chosen to depict this book’s condition  as “fair,” although 95% is clean and unmarked. Underlining and a few notes mark the first several introductory pages. These few markings are unobtrusive. 

Helping Catholics Pray in Song

The Parish Cantor

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The dust cover on this book has a couple of tears, but the hard-cover itself as well as  the book’s pages are well-kept. Except for a tiny 1/8 inch fade at the top of the backbinding (from exposure to light over time) the integrity of the book is impeccable. 

Batik for Beginners

This hardcover first edition spent some time out on our Georgia porch. As a result, its dustcover is a bit roughshod. Without that, however, the pages themselves qualify as “New.” So, if you’re not too picky, Flannery the cat rates the volume two paws up! 😼🐾

#1 NEW YORK TIMES AND #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior official whose first words of warning about the president rocked the nation's capital. On September 5, 2018, the New York Times published a bombshell essay and took the rare step of granting its writer anonymity. Described only as "a senior official in the Trump administration," the author provided eyewitness insight into White House chaos, administration instability, and the people working to keep Donald Trump's reckless impulses in check. With the 2020 election on the horizon, Anonymous is speaking out once again. In this book, the original author pulls back the curtain even further, offering a first-of-its-kind look at the president and his record -- a must-read before Election Day. It will surprise and challenge both Democrats and Republicans, motivate them to consider how we judge our nation's leaders, and illuminate the consequences of re-electing a commander in chief unfit for the role. This book is a sobering assessment of the man in the Oval Office and a warning about something even more important -- who we are as a people.

A Warning

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The cover shows some minor wear, but the book’s pages are clean and unmarked. A lush read that satiates a hungering of luch connectedness. 

A naturalist guides readers through the human senses, discussing the evolution of the kiss, the sadistic cuisine of eighteenth-century England, the chemistry of pain, and the melodies of Earth

A Natural History of the Senses

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Inside the Private World of the White House

A remarkable history with elements of both In the President’s Secret Service and The Butler, The Residence offers an intimate account of the service staff of the White House, from the Kennedys to the Obamas. America’s First Families are unknowable in many ways. No one has insight into their true character like the people who serve their meals and make their beds every day. Full of stories and details by turns dramatic, humorous, and heartwarming, The Residence reveals daily life in the White House as it is really lived through the voices of the maids, butlers, cooks, florists, doormen, engineers, and others who tend to the needs of the President and First Family. These dedicated professionals maintain the six-floor mansion’s 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, three elevators, and eight staircases, and prepare everything from hors d’oeuvres for intimate gatherings to meals served at elaborate state dinners. Over the course of the day, they gather in the lower level’s basement kitchen to share stories, trade secrets, forge lifelong friendships, and sometimes even fall in love. Combining incredible first-person anecdotes from extensive interviews with scores of White House staff members—many speaking for the first time—with archival research, Kate Andersen Brower tells their story. She reveals the intimacy between the First Family and the people who serve them, as well as tension that has shaken the staff over the decades. From the housekeeper and engineer who fell in love while serving President Reagan to Jackie Kennedy’s private moment of grief with a beloved staffer after her husband’s assassination to the tumultuous days surrounding President Nixon’s resignation and President Clinton’s impeachment battle, The Residence is full of surprising and moving details that illuminate day-to-day life at the White House.

The Residence

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#lovestory #romance #hardcover #nonfiction #love

Explores the mysteries of love in a collection of real-life love stories that illuminates the many faces of love

True Love

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#paperback #kindness #meditation #daily #inspiration

A tribute to small individual expressions of kindness that motivate and inspire others includes quotes, anecdotes, and suggestions to promote compassionate living and a gentler world.

Random Acts of Kindness

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When Dawn Never Comes

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Investigating the disappearance of two sisters in Florida, Dr. Kay Scarpetta follows clues that twist and turn, leading her into the psychopathic depths of a jailed serial killer's mind.

Predator

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Trump in the White House

“Explosive.”—The Washington Post “Devastating.”—The New Yorker “Unprecedented.”—CNN THE INSIDE STORY ON PRESIDENT TRUMP, AS ONLY BOB WOODWARD CAN TELL IT With authoritative reporting honed through eight presidencies from Nixon to Obama, author Bob Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside President Donald Trump’s White House and precisely how he makes decisions on major foreign and domestic policies. Woodward draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand sources, meeting notes, personal diaries, files and documents. The focus is on the explosive debates and the decision-making in the Oval Office, the Situation Room, Air Force One and the White House residence. Fear is the most intimate portrait of a sitting president ever published during the president’s first years in office.

Fear

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Now freelancing from South Florida, Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to her old haunts in Richmond, Virginia, only to encounter a host of baffling and unwelcome surprises as she investigates the death of a fourteen-year-old girl. Reprint.

Trace

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#thriller #detective #assassination #suspense

It was a "million-dollar bullet," a sniper shot delivered from over a mile away. Its victim was no ordinary mark: he was a United States citizen, targeted by the United States government, and assassinated in the Bahamas. The nation's most renowned investigator and forensics expert, Lincoln Rhyme, is drafted to investigate. While his partner, Amelia Sachs, traces the victim's steps in Manhattan, Rhyme leaves the city to pursue the sniper himself. As details of the case start to emerge, the pair discovers that not all is what it seems. When a deadly, knife-wielding assassin begins systematically eliminating all evidence--including the witnesses--Lincoln's investigation turns into a chilling battle of wits against a cold-blooded killer.

The Kill Room

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#psychologicalthriller #thriller #mindgames

An Alex Delaware Novel

When an actress turns up dead after a public breakdown weeks earlier, Alex Delaware assists lieutenant Milo Sturgis with the case and wonders if there is a connection to the victim's missing daughter and a second celebrity killing.

Breakdown

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Ariel Lawhon, a rising star in historical suspense, unravels the extraordinary twists and turns in Anna Anderson's fifty-year battle to be recognized as Anastasia Romanov. Is she the beloved daughter, revered icon, and Russian grand duchess or is she an imposter, liar, and the thief of another woman's legacy? Countless others have rendered their verdict. Now it is your turn. Russia, July 17, 1918: Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police force Anastasia Romanov, along with the entire imperial family, into a damp basement in Siberia, where they face a merciless firing squad. None survive. At least that is what the executioners have always claimed. Germany, February 17, 1920: A young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering and senseless from a canal. Refusing to explain her presence in the freezing water or even acknowledge her rescuers, she is taken to the hospital where an examination reveals that her body is riddled with countless, horrific scars. When she finally does speak, this frightened, mysterious young woman claims to be the Russian grand duchess. As rumors begin to circulate through European society that the youngest Romanov daughter has survived the massacre at Ekaterinburg, old enemies and new threats are awakened. With a narrative that is equal parts The Talented Mr. Ripley and Memento, Lawhon wades into the most psychologically complex and emotionally compelling territory: the nature of identity itself. The question of who Anna Anderson is and what actually happened to Anastasia Romanov creates a saga that spans fifty years and touches three continents. This thrilling saga is every bit as moving and momentous as it is harrowing and twisted.

I Was Anastasia

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Jeffery Deaver, "the master of manipulation" (Associated Press) and "the most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world." (Daily Telegraph, UK) returns with the new, long-awaited, Kathryn Dance thriller.

A tragedy occurs at a small concert venue on the Monterey Peninsula. Cries of "fire" are raised and, panicked, people run for the doors, only to find them blocked. A half dozen people die and others are seriously injured. But it's the panic and the stampede that killed them; there was no fire.

Kathryn Dance--a brilliant California Bureau of Investigation agent and body language expert--discovers that the stampede was caused intentionally and that the perpetrator, a man obsessed with turning people's own fears and greed into weapons, has more attacks planned. She and her team must race against the clock to find where he will strike next before more innocents die.

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