Parkland's Top Picks
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March Top Ten
1. The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
2. The Forgotten by David Baldacci
3. The Last Man by Vince Flynn
4. Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly
5. Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson
6. A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
7. The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
8. Touch and Go by Lisa Gardner
9. Y: A novel by Marjorie Celona
10. Me before You by Jojo Moyes
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Top Ten eBook Checkouts
1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
3. Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
4. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
5. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
6. Lifeguard by James Patterson
7. 1st to Die by James Patterson
8. Deep Autumn Heat by Elisabeth Barrett
9. My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr
10. Defending Jacob by William Landay |
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Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly was born in Manhattan on September 10, 1949. He received a bachelor's degree is in history from Marist College, a master's degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University and a master's degree in public administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He started his broadcasting career in Scranton, Pennsylvania before moving on to report and anchor in other places including Dallas, Boston and New York. He worked with CBS and ABC News and was the host of the first version of Inside Edition. He began to work for FOX News in 1996 and is currently the host of The O'Reilly Factor. He has won numerous journalism awards including 3 Emmys. He also writes a weekly column that appears in more than 300 newspapers. He has written numerous non-fiction books including Pinheads and Patriots, A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, The O'Reilly Factor for Kids, Kids Are Americans Too, Culture Warrior, Who's Looking Out For You?, Killing Lincoln, and Lincoln’s Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever. (Bowker Author Biography)
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In January 1961, as the Cold War escalates, John F. Kennedy struggles to contain the growth of Communism while he learns the hardships, solitude, and temptations of what it means to be president of the United States. Along the way he acquires a number of formidable enemies, among them Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and Alan Dulles, director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In addition, powerful elements of organized crime have begun to talk about targeting the president and his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
In the midst of a 1963 campaign trip to Texas, Kennedy is gunned down by an erratic young drifter named Lee Harvey Oswald. The former Marine Corps sharpshooter escapes the scene, only to be caught and shot dead while in police custody.
The events leading up to the most notorious crime of the twentieth century are almost as shocking as the assassination itself. Killing Kennedy chronicles both the heroism and deceit of Camelot, bringing history to life in ways that will profoundly move the reader. (amazon.com)
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In Paradise, nothing is what it seems... Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida. A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coast, Paradise thrives on the wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to its gorgeous weather and beaches. The local police have ruled his aunt's death an unfortunate, tragic accident. But just before she died, she mailed a letter to Puller's father, telling him that beneath its beautiful veneer, Paradise is not all it seems to be. What Puller finds convinces him that his aunt's death was no accident . . . and that the palm trees and sandy beaches of Paradise may hide a conspiracy so shocking that some will go to unthinkable lengths to make sure the truth is never revealed. (Syndetics™, a Bowker service)
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