Akron Public Library

"Amos Decker's life changed forever--twice. The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to go pro. But his career ended before it had a chance to begin. On his very first play, a violent helmet-to-helmet collision knocked him off the field for good, and left him with an improbable side effect--he can never forget anything. The second time was at home nearly two decades later....

A guide to drawing the human head, featuring three hundred drawings and diagrams, with analysis of the basic structure, proportions, and anatomy of the head; descriptions of the form and musculature of facial features; and step-by-step explanations of how to age the face from birth onward

"How do our eyes and ears work? What do our noses do? This book explores the anatomy of the human head. From hair and skin down to muscle and bone, find out how each part works, and how it is all controlled by our amazing brain."--

An unhappy butcher from Flatbush finally achieves happiness.

While restoring her Hilton Head home after a brush with a hurricane, PI Bay Tanner reluctantly accepts bestselling true-crime writer Winston Wolfe as a client. Arrogant and secretive, Wolfe is researching the cold-case disappearance of reclusive millionaire Morgan Tyler Bell from his secluded private island off the South Carolina coast. Adding to the mystery, Bells personal assistant vanished as well. But what has Bays investigative antennae quivering...

Retreating to her beach house with her retired judge father after the death of her husband, financial consultant Bay Tanner meets a woman who claims to be a long-lost relative and whose dangerous past threatens to detroy Bay and her father.

As the wounds of the Civil War are just beginning to heal, one fateful summer would forever alter the course of a young girl's life. In 1868, on the barren shores of post-war Outer Banks North Carolina, the once wealthy Sinclair family moves for the summer to one of the first cottages on the ocean side of the resort village of Nags Head. Seventeen-year-old Abigail is beautiful, book-smart, but sheltered by her plantation life and hemmed-in by her...

"Describes the anatomy of the human head, including organs, muscles, and the skull"--Provided by publisher.

" ... takes readers on a bone-crunching journey from football's origins to the latest research on concussion and traumatic brain injuries in the sport. Fourth down and inches features exclusive photography and interviews with scientists, players, and the families of athletes who have literally given everything to the game"--P. [2] of cover.

When a man discovers he has lost his head he tries several substitutes, but none is satisfactory.