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New Materials March 2010

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FICTION

F ARMSTRONG
Armstrong, Kelley. Frostbitten. 1st ed. New York : Bantam Books, c2009.
Elena Michaels, the world’s only female werewolf, investigates a series of brutal slayings in the Alaskan wilderness with her loyal mate, Clayton Danvers, and when they stumble across a creature that resembles the legendary Wendigo, they find themselves facing ghosts from their pasts.

F BANKS
Banks, Russell, 1940-. The sweet hereafter : a novel. 1st HarperPerennial ed. New York, NY : HarperPerennial, 1992.
Explores a small community’s response to the loss of fourteen children in a school bus accident.

F BARR
Barr, Nevada. 13 ½. New York : Vanguard Press, c2009.
Polly Deschamps, a literature professor with two daughters and her own home in New Orleans, meets architect Marshall Marchand, a charming bachelor who she soon marries before realizing that he may be connected to the “Butcher Boy” multiple homicide of 1971.

F BAUER
Bauer, Belinda, 1962-. Blacklands. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Twelve-year-old Steven is determined to find the body of his uncle Billy, who disappeared eighteen years earlier and is believed to have been the victim of serial killer Arnold Avery who is in prison for murdering six other children and burying them in the moor around Steven’s English village, but the boy makes a dangerous mistake when he writes Avery asking for help.

F BOHJALIAN
Bohjalian, Christopher A. Secrets of Eden : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Shaye Areheart Books, c2010.
Reverend Stephen Drew is shattered when Alice Hayward is murdered by her husband just hours after being baptized and finds his faith is God slipping away, until he meets Heather Laurent, whose work studying angels helps Drew renew his spirituality in the face of a police investigation that suggests he may have been connected to Alice’s death.

F BRADBURY
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. One more for the road. New York : Avon Books, [2003], c2002.
A collection of twenty-five short stories by science fiction author Ray Bradbury.

F BUTCHER
Butcher, Jim, 1971-. First lord’s fury. 1st ed. New York : Ace Books, 2009.
Tavi, the First Lord of Alera, must lead his army back to the Calderon Valley, but it will not be a happy homecoming as he must make his stand against the vord, a dreaded enemy that uses fear to turn the Alerans against one another.

F COELHO
Coelho, Paulo. Brida : a novel. 1st Harper Perennial ed. New York : Harper Perennial, 2009, c2008.
While on a quest for knowledge, Brida, a young Irish girl, encounters two individuals who teach her about magic; a forest hermit, who helps her to realize the goodness in the world, and a woman who teaches her how to dance and pray to the moon; but while this knowledge soaks in, Brida struggles to balance her priorities.

F COETZEE
Coetzee, J. M., 1940-. Summertime : fiction. 1st American ed. New York : Viking, 2009.
An English biographer works on a posthumous book detailing the life of John Coetzee during his thirties, but after interviewing five of Coetzee’s close acquaintances, an awkward image of the South African writer is revealed.

F COONTS
Coonts, Stephen, 1946-. The disciple. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 2009.
As Iran’s president prepares a devastating nuclear attack, Tommy Carmellini and Jake Grafton join forces with a group of Iranian dissidents who are hoping to stop the attack before their leader can start a new world war.

F CORNWELL
Cornwell, Bernard. The burning land : a novel. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Harper, c2010.
At the end of the ninth century, the Danes see a chance for victory and attack King Alfred of Wessex, who is ill; after Uhtred, Alfred’s reluctant warlord, defeats the Vikings, he turns his back on service to the Saxon king and joins the Vikings with the intent of reclaiming his ancestral fortress.

F CORNWELL
Cornwell, Bernard. A crowning mercy. New York : Harper, 2009.
The civil war that is tearing England asunder in the year 1643 has not yet touched Dorcas Slythe, a secretly rebellious young Puritan woman living in the countryside south of London. She aches to escape the safe, pious tyranny of her father—and the opportunity appears with the arrival of Toby Lazender, dashing scion of a powerful royalist family, who awakens her to her passionate destiny. Her adventure truly begins with the discovery of an intricately wrought gold seal—one of four that, when joined, will reveal a great secret. Suddenly grave danger lies before her—not from Cromwell’s advancing armies, but from relentless enemies who covet the great treasure to which she now holds the key.—Publisher’s description.

F CUSSLER
Cussler, Clive. Arctic drift. New York : Putnams, c2008.
Dirk Pitt sets out on an expedition with his children along the treacherous Northwest Passage to find a silvery mineral, which will prove his theory and link the causes for the sudden deaths in British Columbia and the incidents between the United States and an ally.

F DUNN
Dunn, Carola. Sheer folly : a Daisy Dalrymple mystery. 1st ed. New York : Minotaur Books, 2009.
Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher travels to Appsworth Hall with her friend and collaborator Lucy to research and photograph the grotto for their planned book on architectural follies, but Lucy’s seeming inability to keep from offending the estate’s owner, a manufacturer of plumbing products, plus an unusual assortment of guests, makes for an explosive situation.

F ELLIS
Ellis, Helen. Eating the Cheshire cat : a novel. New York : Scribner, c2000.
Three girls and their ambitious mothers pursue perfection in this Southern Gothic debut novel.

F FERRIS
Ferris, Monica. Crewel world. Berkley Prime Crime ed. New York : Berkley Prime Crime, c1999.
Newly-divorced Betsy Devonshire moves in with her sister, a popular needlework shop owner living in a small town in Minnesota, to begin her emotional recovery. Tragically, her sister is murdered and the grieving Betsy becomes obsessed with finding her sister’s killer. Needlepoint pattern included.

F FERRIS
Ferris, Monica. A stitch in time. Berkley Prime Crime ed. New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2000.
While needlecraft shop owner Betsy Devonshire and her stitching friends try to repair a damaged tapestry found in a local church, Betsy falls victim to a series of nasty accidents. Is it coincidence or does the appearance of her ex-husband have something to do with it? Cross-stitch pattern included.

F GIBBINS
Gibbins, David J. L. The lost tomb. New York : Bantam Dell, 2008.
In the treacherous waters off the rugged Sicilian coast, marine archaeologist Jack Howard and his team of scientific experts and ex-Special Forces commandos make a shocking find while searching for the legendary shipwreck of the apostle Paul. And when a second artifact is uncovered in the ruins of a buried city, Jack is on the verge of a discovery that could shake the world to its foundations: the handwritten words of Jesus Christ himself.

F GREEN
Green, Jane, 1968-. To have and to hold. 1st trade pbk. ed. New York : Broadway Books, 2005, c2004.
Alice’s idea of a Cinderella life with handsome Joe Chambers turns sour when she discovers his many indiscretions and must now decide whether she wants to continue the facade or summon up the courage to find real happiness on her own.

F GRIFFIN
Griffin, W. E. B. The honor of spies. New York : Putnams, c2009.
Office of Strategic Services agent Cletus Frade must convince German prisoner of war Colonel Wilhelm Frogger to help find out what his parents in Argentina know about a secret plan to help post-war senior Nazi officers find a safe haven in South America, but German officials and Argentinians led by Juan Peron are on their way to kill Frogger’s parents and Frade himself.

F HALL
Hall, Sarah, 1974-. Daughters of the North : a novel. 1st US ed. New York : Harper Perennial, c2007.
England is in a state of environmental crisis and economic collapse. There has been a census, and all citizens have been herded into urban centers. Reproduction has become a lottery, with contraceptive coils fitted to every female of childbearing age. A girl who will become known only as “Sister” escapes the confines of her repressive marriage to find an isolated group of women living as “un-officials” in Carhullan, a remote northern farm, where she must find out whether she has it in herself to become a rebel fighter.

F HARRIS
Harris, Charlaine. An ice cold grave. Berkley Prime Crime mass-market ed. New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2008, c2007.
Harper Connelly and her brother Tolliver are hired to investigate the disappearance of a boy in Doraville, North Carolina; however, their search uncovers several victims buried in the half-frozen ground.

F HIGGINS
Higgins, Jack, 1929-. The wolf at the door. New York : Putnam’s, c2010.
Sean Dillon fears an old nemesis is targeting the members of an elite intelligence unit and struggles to stay alive as the other team members are killed off by an assassin with seemingly unlimited resources.

F HOAG
Hoag, Tami. Deeper than the dead. New York : Dutton, c2010.
FBI investigator and profiler Vince Leone attempts to develop a theory on a series of murders in a small town that eventually puts the teacher and her four students who discovered the first victim on a collision course with the killer.

F HUNTER
Hunter, Stephen, 1946-. I, sniper : a Bob Lee Swagger novel. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
When four 1960s radicals are gunned down, Vietnam veteran Carl Hitchcock, an expert marksman, becomes the prime suspect, but FBI Special Agent Nick Memphis thinks the case is a little too perfect and calls on retired Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger for help in tracking down the real killer.

F JANCE
Jance, Judith A. Trial by fire. 1st Touchstone hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Yavapai County Police Department media relations consultant Ali Reynolds and unidentified patient advocate Sister Anselm work together to uncover evidence about a case in which a woman was left to die inside a raging fire, and soon realize there is a possible connection to a domestic terrorist group and they are putting their lives and the victim’s life in danger by continuing their investigation.

F JOHNSTON
Johnston, Joan, 1948-. Shattered. Don Mills, Ont. : Mira, c2010.
Kate Grayhawk Pendleton is stunned when Wyatt Shaw, the man who fathered her twin boys eight years earlier during a one-night stand, shows up on her doorstep demanding to meet his sons, and although attracted to Wyatt, Kate has trouble trusting, having since learned her anonymous lover is heir to the D’Amato crime syndicate.

F KENYON
Kenyon, Sherrilyn, 1965-. Night play. St. Martin’s Paperbacks ed. New York : St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 2004.
Vane Kattalakis, a Were-Hunted wolf, spies Bride McTierney weeping in her French Quarter shop after being dumped through the mail, and goes in to offer comfort only to discover she is his predestined mate—but first he must convince her to accept him.

F KING
King, Stephen, 1947-. The shining. New York : Pocket Books, [2001], c1977.
For the Torrance family, the Overlook Hotel is a place where horrors come to life and where those who have the shining battle evil.

F KING
King, Stephen, 1947-. The gunslinger. New York : Viking, c2003.
The Gunslinger, a lone figure, pursues the man in black, has a liaison with a sexually ravenous woman, and befriends a kid from Earth called Jake.

F KING
King, Stephen, 1947-. The drawing of the three. New York : Signet, c2003.
As Roland, the last gunslinger, pursues his quest for The Dark Tower, he is mysteriously drawn through a door that brings him into 1980s America.

F KRENTZ
Krentz, Jayne Ann. Fired up. New York : G. P. Putnam’s Sons, c2009.
Jack Winters, who believes he has inherited his family’s centuries old curse, enlists the help of private investigator Chloe Harper to find the Burning Lamp that will save him.

F LEON
Leon, Donna. A sea of troubles. New York : Penguin Books, 2009.
While investigating the murder of two local fisherman on the island of Pellestrina, Commissario Brunetti accepts Signorina Elettra’s offer to visit her relatives and search for clues, but despite Brunetti’s loyalty to his wife, he finds himself attracted to his boss’s secretary.

F LESCROART
Lescroart, John T. Treasure Hunt : a novel. New York : Dutton, c2010.
Mickey Dade investigates the death of one of San Francisco’s known activists, Dominic Como, with his boss, Wyatt Hunt, but when they try to confirm their suspicions that Como was involved in suspicious dealings, Dade and Hunt struggle to get answers from Alicia Thorpe, Como’s business associate and the sister of one of Dade’s friends.

F LUSTBADER
Lustbader, Eric. Last snow. 1st ed. New York : Forge, 2010.
Presidential advisor and former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agent Jack McClure travels to Eastern Europe to investigate the death of a senator and uncovers corruption within American and Russian politics, while also trying to protect the commander-in-chief’s daughter as well as a rogue agent from the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.

F MAURO
Mauro, Nancy. New world monkeys : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Shaye Areheart Books, c2009.
Lily and Duncan spend a revealing summer in upstate New York, in the Victorian house that Lily inherited, which begins with the couple’s car colliding with a wild boar, which they later discover was the eccentric town’s mascot.

F MEACHAM
Meacham, Leila, 1938-. Roses. 1st ed. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010.
In a small town in East Texas, three generations of a family—the result of an unmarried union between cotton tycoon Mary Toliver and timber magnate Percy Warwick—lead to decades of deceit, tragedies, and secrets throughout most of the twentieth century.

F MORGAN
Morgan, Hunter. Don’t turn around. New York, NY : Kensington Pub. Corp., 2008.
Casey McDaniels knows the unbearable consequences of domestic violence— and the darkness that can swallow a life. An advocate for victim’s rights, Casey is giving key testimony in the arraignment of the man who savagely murdered her best friend. But to her horror, he’s set free...He’s hiding in plain sight, following a plan that has worked before, performing each move with exact precision, waiting for the perfect moment to strike again—and this time, the victim will be Casey McDaniels...At first, Casey suspects her friend’s killer is following her. She’s receiving threats over the phone and bizarre messages in the mail—strange, childlike drawings of human eyes. But then Casey starts to have doubts. Could someone else be stalking her? As Casey enters a deadly cat-and-mouse game, she soon comes face-to-face with her stalker—and her worst nightmare.

F MORGAN
Morgan, Brooke. Tainted. 1st Avon pbk. ed. New York : Avon, 2009.
Holly Barrett is swept off her feet by Jack Dane, a charming Englishman who touches the lives of everyone Holly cares about, including her sensitive daughter Katy, but soon Holly begins to fear Jack is not the kind man he appears to be and that he is hiding a secret that could ruin them all.

F NIGHTLIGHT
Nightlight : a parody. New York : Vintage Books, c2009.
A parody of Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight,” in which Belle Goose falls in love with a nerdy vampire named Edwart Mullen who she tries to convince to turn her into one of his kind, and runs into trouble when she realizes he finds girls repulsive.

F NUNEZ
Nunez, Elizabeth. Anna in-between. New York : Akashic Books, c2009.
Anna, the daughter of an upper-class Caribbean family with a successful publishing career in the U.S., learns during a vacation to the islands that her mother has breast cancer and must enlist her father in an effort to persuade her mom to return with her to the U.S. for life-saving treatment.

F OLSEN
Olsen, Gregg. A cold dark place. New York : Kensington Pub., c2008.
Police officer and single mother Emily Kenyon is investigating the murder of a local family and their son’s mysterious disappearance, assuming the son is responsible for the killings, but, her daughter Jenna believes he is innocent, and her desire to prove it leads her into a deadly game with the true killer.

F PATTERSON
Patterson, James, 1947-. Worst case : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2010.
Detective Michael Bennett is called in when the son of one of New York’s richest families is kidnapped and held hostage, and when another student disappears, Bennett must rely on FBI agent Emily Parker before the mastermind can fulfill his plot to bring destruction to the city.

F PEREZ-REVERTE
Pérez-Reverte, Arturo. The cavalier in the yellow doublet. New York : Putnam’s, [2009], c2003.
In seventeenth-century Madrid, Captain Alatriste and his protégé Inigo decide to stay in Spain on the king’s retainer, but soon find their lives complicated by beautiful women, old enemies, and a court conspiracy that threatens both their lives.

F PETRUSHEVSKAIA
Petrushevskaia, Ludmilla. There once lived a woman who tried to kill her neighbor’s baby : scary fairy tales. New York : Penguin Books, 2009.
A collection of nineteen short stories about fate, the supernatural, grief, madness, and more.

F REILLY
Reilly, Matthew. The 5 greatest warriors. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
In their race to rebuild the final pieces of the Machine and save the world, soldier Jack West Jr. and his team discover an ancient inscription containing a rhyme about five mysterious warriors who possess knowledge that is vital for unlocking the secrets of the machine and its powerful pillars.

F ROLLINS
Rollins, James, 1961-. Altar of Eden. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2010.
Years after armed men loot the city zoo in Baghdad, Lorna Polk, a Louisiana state veterinarian, discovers strangely deformed animals with a heightened intelligence in the cargo of a shipwrecked fishing trawler and must track down the one that got free, but she will need help from a man from her past, U.S. Border Patrol agent Jack Menard.

F RULE
Rule, Ann. Heart full of lies : a true story of desire and death. 1st Pocket Books pbk. ed. New York : Pocket Books, 2004, c2003.
Presents an account of the October 2000 murder of Chris Northon, and his wife Liysa’s subsequent conviction for the crime which she claims she committed in self-defense.

F SALVATORE
Salvatore, R. A., 1959-. The ghost king. Renton, WA : Wizards of the Coast, c2009.
Young Thuro turns to the mountain warrior Culain for help when he is chosen to travel to the land of the Mist and retrieve the Sword of Power that can defeat the armies of the ruthless Witch Queen.

F SHAARA
Shaara, Jeff, 1952-. No less than victory : a novel of World War II. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, c2009.
A fictionalized account of the final months of World War II that recounts the experiences of the Allied soldiers and military leaders who faced the German army and the atrocities they left in their wake.

F SIMMONS
Simmons, Dan. A winter haunting. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2002.
After sabotaging his own career and marriage with an obsessive love affair Dale Stewart returns to his boyhood home to work on a novel, but soon after he moves into an abandoned farmhouse where his childhood friend died, he begins to feel he is not alone in the house.

F STYRON
Styron, William, 1925-2006. The suicide run : five tales of the Marine Corps. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2009.
A collection of five narratives by William Styron that draw on his own experiences as a U.S. Marine to chronicle the drama, inhumanity, absurdity, and heroism of war.

F THEROUX
Theroux, Marcel, 1968-. Far north. 1st American ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
The sheriff and only resident of the failed state of Makepeace is shocked to discover a refugee from the vast forest region in the north and takes to the road hoping to reconnect with human society.

F TREMAIN
Tremain, Rose. Music & silence. New York : Washington Square Press, [2001], c1999.
English lutenist Peter Claire arrives at the Danish Court to join King Christian IV’s Royal Orchestra in 1629, unaware of the harsh conditions and the love affair that await him.

F WEBER
Weber, Katharine, 1955-. True confections : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Shaye Areheart Books, c2010.
Alice Tatnall Ziplinsky knows she has not been accepted by everyone in the Ziplinsky family, but her dedication to the family’s candy factory helps her overlook the family’s shortcomings, and as she traces the history of the factory, she finds greater respect for her in-laws.

F WOODSMALL
Woodsmall, Cindy. The sound of sleigh bells. 1st ed. Colorado Springs, Colo. : WaterBrook Press, 2009.
Beth Hertzler has spent years mourning the death of her fiancé and has closed her heart off to the possibility of finding love again, but when she discovers the work of an unknown artist, Beth vows to help him promote his talent, while Beth’s aunt vows to open Beth’s heart to the kind artist.

NON-FICTION

128 MAR
Marshall, Joseph M. Keep going : the art of perseverance. New York : Sterling Pub., c2006.
When a young man’s father dies, he turns to his sagacious grandfather for comfort. Together they sit underneath the family’s cottonwood tree, and the grandfather shares his perspective on life, the perseverance it requires, and the pleasure and pain of the journey. Filled with dialogues, stories, and recollections, each section focuses on a portion of the prose poem “Keep Going” and provides commentary on the text.

153.85 LAM
Lamm, Brad. How to change someone you love : four steps to help you help them. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 2010.
It is said that if you love someone, you should love them in spite of their shortcomings or flaws and not try to change them. But there are times when it is necessary to try to change someone you love. For instance: a husband who is slowly drinking himself to death; a brother who is addicted to gambling; a sister who’s in an abusive relationship; a child who’s on drugs, etc. Lamm tells readers how to help them turn their lives around by using the one-of-a-kind set of tools he shares.

155.2 SEL
Seligman, Martin E. P. Learned optimism. New York : Pocket Books, c1998.
Presents a discussion of pessimism and its accompanying depression; looks at how negative feelings impact a person’s ability to achieve success; and offers advice on how to change from pessimism to optimism. Includes diagnostic tests and worksheets.

155.232 HEL
Helgoe, Laurie A. Introvert power : why your inner life is your hidden strength. Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, c2008.
Discusses the value of introverts to society and examines how U.S. culture demands that most people come across as an extrovert even if they are not, and covers how to fulfill one’s need for solitude in various ways and provides a cross-cultural study on various personality types.

158.1 WIN
Winget, Larry. People are idiots and I can prove it! : the 10 ways you are sabotaging yourself and how you can overcome them. New York : Gotham Books, c2009.
The author offers straight-talk advice on a variety of topics including business, family, health, and financial success.

158.24 GOL
Goldsmith, Barton. Emotional fitness for intimacy : sweeten & deepen your love in only 10 minutes a day. Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, c2009.
Collects various exercises for couples involved in long-term, committed relationships designed to help with intimacy, communication, conflict resolution, respect, differences, and challenges that can be overcome in order to deepen people’s love for each other.

172.2 SAN
Sandel, Michael J. Justice : what’s the right thing to do? 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
Examines the meaning of justice in a variety of situations and asks the reader to morally and politically reflect on each topic.

179.9 WAL
Walker, Cami. 29 gifts : how a month of giving can change your life. 1st Da Capo Press ed. Philadelphia : Da Capo-Life Long, 2009.
The author, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, shares how her outlook on life was changed by simply giving twenty-nine gifts to others in twenty-nine days.

200.82 REI
Reilly, Patricia Lynn. A God who looks like me : discovering a woman-affirming spirituality. 1st trade pbk. ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 1996.
Explores the religious experiences of women today and of those in the Bible to offer readers lessons in communing with the feminine side of God and to show them how to plumb the depths of their spiritual selves.

215 HAG
Hagerty, Barbara Bradley. Fingerprints of God : the search for the science of spirituality. New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
Examines various scientific topics related to spiritual experiences through interviews with neuroscientists, mystics, and others, and covers topics such as healing through direct prayer, peyote ceremonies, near-death experiences, and psychoneuroimmunology.

222.1209 FEI
Feiler, Bruce S. America’s prophet : Moses and the American story. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2009.
The author reveals the central role Moses has played in American history—from the Pilgrims to the Founding Fathers to the Civil War to the civil rights movement—and explores how he can help unify our country today.

222.4092 KIR
Kirsch, Jonathan, 1949-. King David : the real life of the man who ruled Israel. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2000.
Chronicles the life of David, King of the Jews, discussing why God showered him with numerous blessings even though he was a corrupt and devious king.

241.4 MEY
Meyer, Joyce, 1943-. 100 ways to simplify your life. 1st hardcover ed. New York : Faith Words, 2008, c2007.
Joyce Meyer shares one hundred ways people can improve their lives, focusing on building their faith and learning the value of simplicity over materialism and greed.

248.86 LUC
Lucado, Max. Fearless : imagine your life without fear. Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, c2009.
Offers spiritual advice to overcoming fears of disappointments, death, unemployment, and other issues.

252.0373 JEF
Jefferts Schori, Katharine. The Gospel in the global village : seeking God’s dream of shalom. New York : Morehouse Pub., c2009.
In this new book, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church explores the issues and challenges of faith in the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion, the wider Body of Christ, and the world at large. Arranged thematically with particular emphasis on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, her essays reflect on the travel, issues, people, and passions that have driven the first two to three years of her primacy.

280.4092 WAR
Warner, Kurt, 1971-. First things first. Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., c2009.
Kurt Warner, quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, and his wife Brenda describe their marriage, their seven children, their faith, and the importance of giving back.

302 TAN
Tannen, Deborah. You just don’t understand : women and men in conversation. 1st Quill ed. New York : Quill, 2001, c1990.
Offers revolutionary answers to questions that confound women’s and men’s attempts to communicate with each other.

303.4833 ROS
Rosenberg, Scott. Say everything : how blogging began, what it’s becoming, and why it matters. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c2009.
Chronicles the rise of blogging and examines its impact on politics, media, business, and privacy, with close-ups of blogging pioneers, including Blogger founder Evan Williams.

305.3889 RIC
Rich, John A., 1958-. Wrong place, wrong time : trauma and violence in the lives of young black men. Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
The author, struck by the unending parade of young African-American men he encountered while working in a big urban hospital who were either the victims or perpetrators of violence, shares the stories they told him about the realities of their lives in American cities.

306.734 WHE
Marry smart : the intelligent woman’s guide to true love. 1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2009.
Any woman who’s dreamed of complementing her solo achievements with an equally rewarding partnership will find in Marry Smart the step-by-step instructions and practical tips for success. Expanding on the groundbreaking research from her first book, Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women, Dr. Christine B. Whelan offers practical tips for finding personal happiness, plus a marriage calculator that accurately predicts a woman’s chances of marriage.

306.81 GIL
Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-. Committed : a skeptic makes peace with marriage. New York : Viking, 2010.
A memoir in which the author discusses, after learning that marriage to her partner, Felipe, was the only way to keep from being detained at the American border, various aspects of marriage, including compatibility, fidelity, social expectations, the risk of divorce, and responsibility.

307.768 GRA
Grandin, Greg, 1962-. Fordlandia : the rise and fall of Henry Ford’s forgotten jungle city. 1st ed. New York : Metropolitan Books, 2009.
Chronicles Henry Ford’s attempts to create an American settlement in the Brazilian Amazon in the late 1920s, discussing the purpose of Ford’s settlement, its impact on the region’s ecosystem, his efforts to apply a system of regimented mass production to the area, and other related topics.

320.5209 SCA
Scarborough, Joe. The last best hope : restoring conservatism and America’s promise. 1st ed. New York : Crown Forum, c2009.
Presents a critique of U.S. political leaders and policy, arguing for the strength of the conservative movement’s values in terms of the economy and foreign policy while characterizing Barack Obama’s stimulus plan as a socialist spending spree.

327.1241 AND
Andrew, Christopher M. Defend the realm : the authorized history of MI5. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Examines previously hidden details of the British Security Service’s role in the twentieth-century, from its founding in 1909 through two world wars and its continuing operations against espionage and terrorism in the twenty-first century.

327.51 JAC
Jacques, Martin. When China rules the world : the end of the western world and the birth of a new global order. New York : Penguin Press, 2009.
Discusses the influence that China’s emergence as an economic superpower will have on political, cultural, and ethnic balance around the globe in the twenty-first century.

327.7305 COH
Cohen, Stephen P., 1936-. Beyond America’s grasp : a century of failed diplomacy in the Middle East. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
Examines the history of diplomacy between the United States and the Middle East, describing how an early diplomatic failure and America’s stated idealism have hindered peaceful dealings, and offers suggestions on policy and for improved relations in the twenty-first century.

330.122 APP
Appleby, Joyce Oldham. The relentless revolution : a history of capitalism. 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2010.
Approaching capitalism as a culture, as important for its ideas and values as for its inventions and systems, Joyce Appleby gives us a fascinating introduction to this most potent creation of mankind from its origins to now.

332.024 FAR
Farrell, Chris. The new frugality : how to consume less, save more, and live better. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2010.
Discusses practical ways to spend money wisely, focused on quality rather than quantity, covering home management, saving for college, debt, giving to charity, and other topics.

332.024 WOO
Wood, Alice (Alice M.). Wealth watchers : a simple program to help you spend less and save more. 1st Free Press hardcover ed. New York : Free Press, 2010.
Describes the Wealth Watchers program for organizing finances, staying out of debt, determining disposable income, and saving, and tells the story of how and why Alice Wood came to create Wealth Watchers.

332.042 GAS
Gasparino, Charles. The sellout : how three decades of Wall Street greed and government mismanagement destroyed the global financial system. 1st ed. New York : HarperBusiness, c2009.
Examines the events leading up to the financial crisis of the early twenty-first century, tracing the crisis back to its roots in 1970s Wall Street and discussing how greed, arrogance, and stupidity undermined the country’s financial security.

338.761 AUL
Auletta, Ken. Googled : the end of the world as we know it. New York : Penguin Press, c2009.
Examines the influence of Google, Inc. on the twenty-first century’s changing media landscape, covering how the company’s Internet search engine and other features have changed the way people live and work, and speculates as to the future of the industry.

342.7302 LIP
Lipsky, Seth. The citizen’s constitution : an annotated guide. New York : Basic Books, c2009.
An annotated guide to the Constitution of the United States of America and amendments that offers a clause-by-clause interpretation, covering the writings of Founding Fathers, Supreme Court cases, and related materials.

355.0209 DAN
Danner, Mark, 1958-. Stripping bare the body : politics, violence, war. New York : Nation Books, c2009.
In Stripping Bare the Body, Danner brings together his best reporting from the world’s most troubled regions—from the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship in Haiti to the tumultuous rise of Aristide; from the onset of the Balkan Wars to the painful fragmentation of Yugoslavia; and finally to the disastrous invasion of Iraq and the radical, destructive legacy of the Bush administration. At a time when American imperial power is in decline, there has never been a more compelling moment to read these urgent, fiercely intelligent reports.

362.1 SOM
Sommer, Alfred, 1942-. Getting what we deserve : health and medical care in America. Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
John Hopkins School of Medicine professor Alfred Sommer evaluates the health care system in the United States, discussing cost, the pharmaceutical industry, life span, newly developed treatments, how it compares to the systems of other countries, and related topics.

362.299 RED
Reding, Nick. Methland : the death and life of an American small town. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury, 2009.
Presents a case study of Oelwein, Iowa, a rural community that became a mecca of crystal methamphetamine production when residents could no longer support themselves through agriculture and business, introduces some of the people involved with the drug, and looks at efforts to save the town.

364.1323 WRO
Wrong, Michela, 1961-. It’s our turn to eat : the story of a Kenyan whistle-blower. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Harper, c2009.
Explores the events that caused current Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki’s aide John Githongo to expose the corruption in their government, and the aftermath of his whistle-blowing, including the riots that occurred in 2007 after Kibaki was sworn in for a second term.

364.137 KEE
Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976-. The snakehead : an epic tale of the Chinatown underworld and the American dream. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, c2009.
Examines a multimillion-dollar smuggling ring that brought illegal immigrants from China to New York City in the 1980s and 1990s, providing information on the head of the criminal network, Cheng Chui Ping, and describing how she and her associates were finally caught by law enforcement officials.

391.2 CRA
Craughwell-Varda, Kathleen. Looking for Jackie : American fashion icons. 1st ed. New York : Hearst Books, c1999.
From Dolly Madison to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, more than 175 color and b&w photos reveal the fascinating fashion world of women who defined American style.

394 VIS
Visser, Margaret. The gift of thanks : the roots and rituals of gratitude. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
Considers cultural and social history and the ways in which people have expressed gratitude and all matters of giving, receiving, and returning favors and presents.

394.12 MAI
Maisto, Michelle. The gastronomy of marriage : a memoir of food and love. New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2009.
Describes how the author’s relationship with her husband, from dating through marriage, is influenced by food, from the first soufflé they shared to negotiating shopping and cooking chores, family holidays, and new foods.

395 SPA
Spade, Kate. Manners : always gracious, sometimes irreverent. New York : Simon and Schuster, c2004.
Presents etiquette guidelines and related quotations on a variety of topics including table manners, thank you notes, re-gifting, telephone calls, and travel abroad.

395.22 WAR
Warner, Diane. How to have a big wedding on a small budget : cut your wedding costs in half! 4th ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : Betterway Books, c2003.
Gives ideas, money-saving tips, and organizational advice on planning a wedding.

491.782 BEY
Beyer, Thomas R. Learn Russian the fast and fun way : the activity kit that makes learning a language quick and easy! New York : Barron’s, c1993.
The activity kit that makes learning a language quick and easy.

500 LEV
LeVay, Simon. When science goes wrong : twelve tales from the dark side of discovery. New York : Penguin, c2008.
Provides accounts of twelve incidents in which the scientific process went horribly wrong, resulting in death and disaster.

515 LAT
Calculus concepts : an informal approach to the mathematics of change. 2nd ed. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2001.
An informal approach to the mathematics of change.

567.9 HOR
Horner, John R. How to build a dinosaur : extinction doesn’t have to be forever. New York : Dutton, c2009.
The author discusses how advancements in evolutionary developmental biology have led to experimentation on “reverse evolution,” which can be used to recreate prehistoric creatures, and educate scientists on ways to overcome birth defects.

577.34 PEA
Pearce, Fred. Deep jungle. London : Transworld Publishers, 2005.
Investigates the rain forests and jungles of the world by following past and present explorers and scientists in their travels, and relates the promise these areas hold and the threats they face.

590.73 MEE
Mee, Benjamin. We bought a zoo. 1st ed. New York : Weinstein Books, c2008.
The author related his experiences buying and moving into a rundown zoo in the English countryside and trying to rebuild it with his family while taking care of his dying wife and two children.

591.568 WIL
Wilcove, David Samuel. No way home : the decline of the world’s great animal migrations. Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2008.
Examines the long-distance migrations of different types of animals and explores the manmade and environmental threats that are disrupting these migrations and threatening the future of many species on Earth.

598.097 PET
Peterson, Roger Tory, 1908-1996. Peterson field guide to birds of North America. 1st ed. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
A full-color, illustrated field guide to birds of North America, with information on various species, their habitat, identification, and classification.

610.289 GAW
Gawande, Atul. The checklist manifesto : how to get things right. 1st ed. New York, N.Y. : Metropolitan Books, 2010.
Gawande claims that it can be as simple as compiling a checklist much like pilots use every time they fly. He shares stories from around the world in which a checklist was used to save lives, prevent financial errors, and more.

612.825 MCG
McGilchrist, Iain. The master and his emissary : the divided brain and the making of the Western world. New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.
Asymmetry and the brain—What do the two hemispheres ‘do’? -- Language, truth, and music—The nature of the two worlds—The primacy of the right hemisphere—The triumph of the left hemisphere—Imitation and the evolution of culture—The ancient world—The Renaissance and Reformation—The Enlightenment—Romanticism—Modernism and postmodernism. The divided brain and the making of the Western world.

613.2 MUR
Murray, Michael T. The encyclopedia of healing foods. 1st Atria Books hardcover and pbk. eds. New York : Atria, 2005.
A comprehensive guide to healing foods that offers alphabetically arranged entries with information on the nutritional benefits and medicinal properties of foods, and information on the best foods for treating seventy common ailments.

613.25 MIC
Michaels, Jillian. Master your metabolism : the 3 diet secrets to naturally balancing your hormones for a hot and healthy body! 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c2009.
A dieter’s guide to increasing metabolism by teaching hormones to burn more fat than they store, and discusses how to remove toxins that slow metabolism, the importance of consuming natural food products, and ways to properly manage sleep, stress, and exercise.

613.9608 HAR
Harding, Kat. The lesbian Kama Sutra. New York, N.Y. : Thomas Dunne Books, 2005.
The Lesbian Kama Sutra applies the spirit and intention of the original Kama Sutra—the expression of uninhibited pleasure through sex—to the lives of women. Celebrating the love between women with clear, empowering text and a rich visual tapestry of images, the book offers a frank and open discussion of the lesbian sexual experience, revealing the intimate relationships women have with other women. Background on the historical views and visual representation of lesbians in art is accompanied by detailed instruction on a repertoire of positions and techniques that will help the modern woman enhance her lovemaking skills throughout all stages of life, from the teen to the post-menopausal years. In addition to advice on meeting partners, dating, seduction and relationships, there is information on bisexuality, sex toys and other aspects of same-gender love.

615.1 COM
Griffith, H. Winter (Henry Winter), 1926-1993. Complete guide to prescription & nonprescription drugs. 2010 ed., 2010 Perigee trade pbk. ed. New York : Perigee, 2009.
Profiles thousands of prescription and nonprescription drugs, alphabetized by generic name or drug class name, providing information on uses, dosages, overdose symptoms, side effects, precautions, and interactions with other drugs and substances.

616.74 STA
Starlanyl, Devin. Fibromyalgia & chronic myofascial pain syndrome : a survival manual. 2nd ed. Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, c2001.
This book, now in an expanded edition, offers sensible, proven strategies and self-help techniques. Included is the latest information on safe, noninvasive, and inexpensive new treatments; a new chapter on the lymph system and the immune connection; a discussion of surgical options and medication; and current data on issues specific to women and men. An updated provider index helps sufferers select suitable practitioners.

616.772 LAH
Lahita, Robert G. (Robert George), 1945-. Lupus Q&A : everything you need to know. Rev. ed. New York : Avery, c2004.
Uses a question-and-answer format to provide lupus patients and their families with information about the disease, its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.

616.89 CUR
Current diagnosis & treatment in psychiatry. 2nd ed. New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2008.
Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Psychiatry, Second Edition is the ultimate reference for quickly answering day-to-day questions on psychiatric illness in both adults and children. Comprehensive in scope, yet streamlined in its coverage, this time-saving clinical companion reviews essential psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches to the full range of psychiatric disorders.

616.9944 CAR
Carvalho, Lucia Giuggio. The everything health guide to living with breast cancer : an accessible and comprehensive resource for women. Avon, MA : Adams Media, c2009.
A comprehensive guide to coping with breast cancer that offers women advice on dealing with the physical and emotional changes they face, finding the best treatment, dealing with family members’ reactions, discovering complementary alternative medicine choices, and more.

616.9944 WEI
Weiss, Marisa C. Living well beyond breast cancer : a survivor’s guide for when treatment ends and the rest of your life begins. Fully updated 2nd ed., Rev. ed. New York : Three Rivers Press, c2010.
A comprehensive guide for women that have undergone medical treatment for breast cancer that discusses post-treatment issues and concerns, along with treatment options and preventative tips for high risk women, and also covers intimacy issues, exercises to improve bone health, and related topics.

618.175 LEE
Lee, John R., M.D. What your doctor may not tell you about premenopause : balance your hormones and your life from thirty to fifty. New York : Warner Books, [2005], c1999.
Discusses the benefits of natural progesterone for women suffering from premenopausal symptoms such as weight gain, mood swings, memory loss, migraines, very light or heavy periods, and other symptoms.

618.2 IOV
Iovine, Vicki. The girlfriends’ guide to pregnancy. 2nd ed., Pocket Books trade pbk. ed. New York : Pocket Books, 2007.
Offers practical advice on what to expect during pregnancy, including information on things that women often find too strange or embarrassing to ask anyone about.

618.9289 EXK
Exkorn, Karen Siff. The autism sourcebook : everything you need to know about diagnosis, treatment, coping and healing. 1st ed. New York : ReaganBooks, c2005.
The author presents practical advice and information on autism, and shares her experiences and the at-home treatment of her son that led to his amazing recovery.

625.19 POL
Polsgrove, Mike. DCC projects & applications : [digital command control for your model railroad]. Waukesha, WI : Kalmbach, c2006.
DCC Projects & Applications is a Model Railroader Book. An excellent perfect bound, paperback reference for beginners and experts alike. This book includes tips, techniques, and photographic instructions that lead you thru a series of DCC projects, including setting up a DCC layout, decoder installation, lighting and sound effects, layout wiring projects, advanced decoder programming, and ideas for advanced DCC projects. A glossary and a list of important considerations for choosing a DCC system are also included.

625.19 WIL
Wilson, Jeff, 1964-. The model railroader’s guide to bridges, trestles & tunnels. Waukesha, WI : Kalmbach Books, c2005.
Contains detailed instructions for building realistic bridges and tunnels for model train setups that follow the designs of working structures; and includes listings of bridge, tunnel, and trestle kits in HO, N, and O scale.

629.130 GOR
Gorn, Michael H. Expanding the envelope : flight research at NACA and NASA. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2001.
Examines the history of flight research as it has been conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, from nineteenth-century experiments with kites and gliders, through the 1990s.

629.133 ENC
The encyclopedia of modern aircraft : from civilian airliners to military superfighters. San Diego, CA : Thunder Bay Press, c2006.
A collection of detailed photographs and illustrations describing over 300 of the most important civil and military aircraft in modern aviation including strategic bombers, commercial airliners, carrier aircraft, transporters, and superfighters.

635.9 DON
Donaldson, Stephanie. Container gardening. New York, NY : Lorenz Books, c2000.
This title provides advice on choosing garden containers. It also presents ideas for adapting unusual planters, from watering cans and bath tubs to chimney pots and baskets, as well as suggestions for decorating terracotta pots.

636.1088 GRE
Greene, Ann Norton, 1952-. Horses at work : harnessing power in industrial America. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Explores the extensive contribution of horses to the history of American energy and industrial development.

641.013 EPS
Epstein, Jason. Eating : a memoir. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Jason Epstein offers a culinary history of his life, sharing the most memorable moments and meals and exploring how food has influenced his perceptions and experiences.

641.5 MAC
Macomber, Debbie. Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove cookbook. Don Mills, Ont. : Harlequin, c2009.
The author shares over 130 family recipes for all occasions including creations to celebrate various holidays.

641.563 COO
Cooking light : annual recipes 2009. Birmingham, Ala. : Oxmoor House, c2008.
Contains over eight hundred recipes, representing the entire collection from the 2008 issues of “Cooking Light” magazine, each with nutritional information; grouped by month, with preparation tips, menu plans, and photographs.

641.5636 PAT
Patrick-Goudreau, Colleen. The vegan table : 200 unforgettable recipes for entertaining every guest at every occasion. Beverly, MA : Fair Winds Press, 2009.
The Vegan Table is your one-stop source for creating the perfect meal for your friends and family. Whether you’re hosting an intimate gathering of friends or a large party with an open guest list, author Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, crowned the “Vegan Martha Stewart” by VegNews magazine, will answer your every entertaining need. Inside you’ll be treated to practically limitless recipe and menu ideas, making it easy to satisfy any and all palates and preferences. From romantic meals for two to formal dinners, casual gatherings, children’s parties, and holiday feasts, you can keep the party going through every occasion and season.

641.5884 O’D
O’Dea, Stephanie. Make it fast, cook it slow : the big book of everyday slow cooking. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2009.
Provides more than three hundred slow cooker recipes that are inexpensive, healthy, and gluten-free, including borscht, stuffed peppers, fried rice, and bread pudding.

641.6318 PER
Perfect rice & risotto. Bath : Parragon, c2006.
A collection of over 100 essential recipes.

643 GIF
Giffels, David. All the way home : building a family in a falling-down house. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2008.
The author relates the enormous challenges, personal battles, and frustration of turning a dilapidated 1913 mansion into a home for his family.

646 MAU
Mauceri, Rita. Curves rule and flat is fabulous : sexy, stylish looks for every figure. New York : Citadel Press, c2009.
This book redefines the concept of dressing to suit your shape by revealing the styles that accentuate your best features.

650.13 GOU
Goulston, Mark. Just listen : discover the secret to getting through to absolutely everyone. New York : American Management Association, c2010.
Presents tips and techniques for persuasion in a variety of situations, covering how to get through to coworkers, clients, friends, strangers, or enemies with tact and empathy to achieve results.

650.14 RYA
Ryan, Robin, 1955-. Over 40 & you’re hired! : secrets to landing a great job. New York : Penguin Books, 2009.
Offers men and women who are over forty practical tips and strategies for getting their dream job, discussing how to overcome age discrimination, where to find job listings, how to write a cover letter and resume that will get them noticed, and how to ensure they have a good interview.

658.4012 WAR
Warner, Ralph E. Save your small business : 10 crucial strategies to survive hard times or close down & move on. 1st ed. Berkeley, Calif. : Nolo, 2009.
Offers small business owners practical advice on how they can survive difficult economic times, with tips for controlling cash flow, minimizing personal liabilities, spending marketing money wisely, handling layoffs, preparing a profit and loss statement, and more.

658.872 CUL
Culwell, Lori. Million dollar website : simple steps to help you compete with the big boys—even on a small business budget. 1st ed. New York : Prentice Hall Press, 2009.
Award-winning website consultant Lori Culwell demonstrates how to create a website that will increase sales and generate repeat customers on a small business budget.

658.872 SHI
Shih, Clara Chung-wai. The Facebook era : tapping online social networks to build better products, reach new audiences, and sell more stuff. Boston : Prentice Hall, c2009.
Explains how businesses can use the website Facebook to expand their customer base, transform customer relationships, network with other companies and individuals, and promote their products and services.

709.01 GRA
Grant, Campbell, 1909-. Canyon de Chelly : its people and rock art. Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c1978.
One of the most spectacular natural wonders in Arizona houses a treasure of rock art, archaeological ruins, and artifacts telling the history of its people.

716 PAV
Pavord, Anna. The border book. 1st American ed. London ; New York : Dorling Kindersley, 1994.
An illustrated guide to planting borders, beds, and out-of-the-way corners with cultivation and maintenance advice.

728 LYO
Lyon, Hortense. American contemporary houses. Paris : Telleri, c1998.
Contemporary architecture displays its amazing vitality.

728 MCA
McAlester, Virginia, 1943-. A field guide to American houses. New York : Knopf, 1984.
Identifies the various styles and periods of American domestic architecture.

736.4 LUB
Lubkemann, Ernest C. The little book of whittling. East Petersburg, PA : Fox Chapel Pub., c2005.
With a friendly, down-home style, this guide encourages readers to whittle away the hours. Great for beginners looking for an easy way to get started and more advanced carvers looking for a relaxing way to spend their time, this instructional manual provides 20 projects, including knives, forks, birds, animals, trees, and flowers. Chapters detail the proper whittling tools and materials, including what woods are best to carve, and how to start projects by selecting and safely sharpening the best knife for each project.

741.5 ADD
Addams, Charles, 1912-1988. My crowd. 1st Fireside ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 1990.
With the most popular cartoons from his first six books, this cadaverous collection contains a wonderful assortment of goblins, ghosts, and gremlins, along with Addams' own famous "family" of characters that have made his name a household word.

741.5697 GUR
Gurewitch, Nicholas. The Perry Bible Fellowship almanack. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2009.
Collects “The Perry Bible Fellowship” comic strips; and includes lost strips, sketches, and a behind-the-scenes interview. Contains adult content.

741.6 BLE
Blechman, R. O. (Robert O.), 1930-. Dear James : letters to a young illustrator. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Flush with wit and candor, Blechman’s correspondence delves into his own trash can of false starts and failed beginnings, in addition to his artistic triumphs, to offer James both encouragement and criticism. He urges him to reach his potential as an artist, advising him on practical aspects—proper technique, choice of work environments, dealing with editors—and along the way provides invaluable insights on art, and life, that lay bare the challenges James will face as he aims to be successful in this demanding field.

745.594 EVE
Evelegh, Tessa. Easter : a spring celebration of traditional crafts and recipes. New York : Simon & Schuster, c1994.
Collection of homemade crafts, original gifts, floral projects, and recipes for celebrating rebirth.

746.9 GIB
Lion Brand Yarn : vintage styles for today : more than 50 patterns to knit and crochet. 1st ed. New York : Potter Craft, c2006.
More than 50 patterns to knit and crochet.

747 SPI
Spier, Carol. The finishing touch : details that make a room beautiful. New York : Hearst Books, c2009.
Color photographs illustrate hundreds of ideas for decorating bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, dining rooms, and living rooms, with suggestions for lighting, flooring, furniture, color, and accessories.

747 THR
300 cottage style decorating ideas. [Des Moines, IA] : Better Homes and Gardens, 2004.
Fantastic book loaded with great ideas and divided into sections for easier reading. It has and will be a great source of inspiration for many projects. Tons of photos to help put a certain look all together.

779 NAT
National Geographic image collection. Washington, D.C. : Focal Point/National Geographic, c2009.
Contains photographs from the National Geographic Image Collection, covering a wide range of locations from the globe, every species of wildlife, and human achievements in the realms of science, exploration, adventure, and artistry.

779.0899 WIL
Willis, Deborah, 1948-. Posing beauty : African American images from the 1890s to the present. 1st ed. New York : W. W. Norton, c2009.
Showcases portrait photography of African Americans taken from the 1890s through the 2000s, along with text discussing the evolution of the idea of beauty for men and women.

779.3679 STR
Strom, Stephen E. (Stephen Eric), 1942-. Earth forms. Heaton Moor, Stockport, England : Dewi Lewis Pub., 2009.
A collection of photographs by Stephen Strom that capture the beauty and desolation of the southwestern desert lands of the United States.

780.2854 KOT
Kot, Greg. Ripped : how the wired generation revolutionized music. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York : Scribner, 2009.
Tells the story of the transformation of the music industry in the early twenty-first century, a change brought about by the spread of music sharing through laptop computers, message boards, Web pages, e-zines, and MP3 blogs.

782.4216 FIF
50 Cent (Musician). The 50th law. 1st ed. New York : HarperStudio, c2009.
Rapper 50 Cent and author Robert Greene offer advice on achieving success by fearing nothing and combining the principles of the street with business strategies; and include personal stories of their experiences.

782.4216 SMI
Smith, Patti. Just kids. 1st ed. New York : Ecco, c2010.
American singer-songwriter Patti Smith describes her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, reflecting on how they first met, their pact to support one another, the challenges they faced, the people with whom they socialized and worked, and other related topics.

787.87 WIN
Windham Hill guitar sampler. Milwaukee, WI : Hal Leonard, c1994.
Andecy / Andrew York—Anne’s song / Will Ackerman—Blue ridge / Bruce BecVar—The bricklayer’s beautiful daughter / Will Ackerman—Charlotte / Alex De Grassi—Dolphins /Mike Marshall—The emperor’s choice / Chris Proctor—The handing down / Edward Gerhard—A momentary change of heart / Alex De Grassi—On the way / David Cullen—Pavane / Steve Erquiaga—The prelude from The bridal suite / Eric Tingstad—Processional / Will Ackerman—Seattle / Will Ackerman -- 36 / Alex De Grassi—White rain / Alex De Grassi—Window / Alex De Grassi.

788.8219 BAR
Barry, Sam. How to play the harmonica : and other life lessons. 1st ed. Salt Lake City, Utah : Gibbs Smith, c2009.
Presents humorous tips for how to play the harmonica while discussing how to lighten up and have more fun in life.

791.4572 ORT
Ortved, John, 1980-. The Simpsons : an uncensored, unauthorized history. 1st ed. New York : Faber and Faber, 2009.
Traces the history of the popular television show, “The Simpsons,” drawing on interviews with the cast and crew to explore its creation, day-to-day running, and impact on popular American culture.

792.4572 BIA
Bianculli, David. Dangerously funny : the uncensored story of The Smothers Brothers comedy hour. 1st Touchstone hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
A comprehensive history of “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” describing the network’s opposition to their politically-charged scripts and format that eventually let to the cancellation of their show.

796.352 MED
Mediate, Rocco. Are you kidding me? : the story of Rocco Mediate’s extraordinary battle with Tiger Woods at the U.S. Open. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
Professional golfer Rocco Mediate relates his experience playing Tiger Woods in the 2008 United States Open Golf Championship in Torrey Pines, California, in which he went up against Woods in a sudden death playoff after tying him in the first eighteen-hole playoff.

796.357 LEV
Levenson, Barry M. The seventh game : the 35 World Series that have gone the distance. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2004.
Presents accounts of each of the thirty-five seventh games to be played in the history of baseball’s World Series from the 1909 matchup between Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner, to the 2002 contest between Anaheim and San Francisco.

796.357 SHA
Shapiro, Michael, 1952-. Bottom of the ninth : Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel, and the daring scheme to save baseball from itself. 1st ed. New York : Times Book, 2009.
Chronicles the events that changed the face of baseball in America during the late 1950s and 1960s, describing how Branch Rickey’s attempts to start a new league were aborted, leading to a string of errors and bad decisions that would impact professional baseball for years to come.

796.81 GRI
Griffin, Forrest. Got fight? : the 50 Zen principles of hand-to-face combat. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2009.
The winner of “The Ultimate Fighter”, the mixed-martial arts reality show, demonstrates to readers that being a fighter takes more than simply an adrenaline rush—it takes focus, a little cunning, and the intelligence to know that the best way to avoid serious injury is to stay away from “Rampage” Jackson’s right hand, bro.

796.91 CHA
Châtaigneau, Gérard. Figure skating now : Olympic and world stars. 2nd ed. Toronto : Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books ; Firefly Books (U.S.), 2003.
Offers an inside view of international figure skating with full-color photographs, biographies of key figures, and facts and statistics about today’s most extraordinary skaters.

796.93 STR
Street, Picabo, 1971-. Picabo : nothing to hide. Chicago : Contemporary Books, c2002.
Olympic champion Picabo Street shares the story of her life, discussing her youth as a rebellious tomboy, her unconventional upbringing, her struggle with depression, the horrendous accidents that almost robbed her of her sport, and her triumphs as a ski racer.

799.124 TAK
Takahashi, Rick. Modern midges : tying and fishing the world’s most effective patterns. 1st ed. New Cumberland, Pa. : Mechanicsburg, Pa. : Lancaster : Headwater Books ; Stackpole Books ; Gazelle [distributor], c2009.
Midges may be small, but in many streams and lakes around the world they are the most important year-round food source for trout. Rick Takahashi and Jerry Hubka team up to provide readers with the most comprehensive midge pattern and fishing techniques resource to date. Stunning photos and detailed illustrations show the life cycle of the naturals, fishing and rigging techniques for a wide range of waters, and over 1,000 midge patterns. Whether you tie or buy your flies, this collection of cutting-edge advice from experts around the world will help you catch more fish.

808.86 MAL
Mallon, Thomas, 1951-. Yours ever : people and their letters. 1st ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2009.
Offers a collection of personal correspondence dispatched throughout history from ancient Persia to modern emails by a number of well-known writers, statesmen, and social advocates.

811.54 SEX
Sexton, Anne. The complete poems. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1982.
A collection of Sexton’s poems compiled from ten previously published volumes.

824.914 SMI
Smith, Zadie. Changing my mind : occasional essays. New York : Penguin Press, 2009.
Collects essays in which English novelist Zadie Smith offers her perspective on a variety of topics, such as philosophy, travel, politics, Italian cinema, the Oscars, writing, Katharine Hepburn, and President Obama.

912.73 LES
Lester, Toby. The fourth part of the world : the race to the ends of the Earth, and the epic story of the map that gave America its name. 1st Free Press hardcover ed. New York : Free Press, 2009.
A comprehensive history of the 1507 map of the Americas drawn by scholars Martin Waldseemuller and Matthias Ringmann after concluding that Amerigo Vespucci and Christopher Columbus had indeed reached the fourth part of the world.

916.6043 WES
Trillo, Richard. The rough guide to West Africa. 5th ed. New York : Rough Guides, 2008.
A travel guide to West Africa that includes detailed maps and information on the region’s history, people, culture, activities, tours, historical landmarks, popular attractions, lodging, and restaurants.

917.11 BRI
Brissenden, Constance. Vancouver & Victoria. New York : DK Publishing, c2006.
Dozens of Top 10 lists- from the best places to eat to the Top 10 green spaces, spas, and hotels.

917.47 FOD
Fodor’s see it New York City. [2nd ed.]. New York : Fodor’s Travel Pub., c2006.
World cuisine, museums, stylish shops, theater, street maps, and hundreds of color photos.

920 AND
Andersen, Christopher P. Barack and Michelle : portrait of an American marriage. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2009.
Presents a close examination of Barack and Michelle Obama’s relationship and marriage, with insights about each of their backgrounds and the struggles and achievements that have solidified their bond with each other.

920 SCH
Schonberg, Harold C. The lives of the great composers. 3rd ed. New York : W.W. Norton, c1997.
A collection of brief biographies discussing the lives of composers from throughout history, beginning with seventeenth century musician Claudio Monteverdi and continuing in chronological order through the mid-twentieth century to illustrate the continuity of music history.

921 ARMSTRONG
Teachout, Terry. Pops : a life of Louis Armstrong. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
Chronicles the life and accomplishments of famed jazz trumpet player Louis Armstrong, describing his 1930 marijuana arrest, encounter with Chicago gangsters, debuts on Broadway and in Hollywood, personal and romantic relationships, and more.

921 BONAPARTE
Fraser, Flora. Pauline Bonaparte : Venus of empire. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 2009.
A biography of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon’s sister, chronicling her love affairs, devotion to her brother, and renowned beauty, which was immortalized when she posed for Antonio Canova’s statue of Venus.

921 BRAESTRUP
Braestrup, Kate. Marriage and other acts of charity. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2010.
Kate Braestrup, a twice-married, once-widowed minister, discusses her thoughts and recounts her memories and experiences centered around love and commitment.

921 BUERGENTHAL
Buergenthal, Thomas. A lucky child : a memoir of surviving Auschwitz as a young boy. 1st American ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
Thomas Buergenthanl, a judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, shares his memories of what it was like to be a child in the Holocaust and to survive the concentration camps, and discusses his experiences after being liberated from Sachsenhausen, his miraculous reunion with his mother after three years apart, and his emigration to the U.S. in 1951.

921 BYRON
O’Brien, Edna. Byron in love : a short daring life. 1st American ed. New York : W.W. Norton, 2009.
A biography of nineteenth-century poet George Gordon, Lord Byron, focusing on his larger-than-life personality, with discussion of his intelligence, affairs and marriage, his writing, and his exile.

921 CARON
Caron, Leslie. Thank heaven : a memoir. 1st American ed. New York : Viking, 2009.
Actress and dancer Leslie Caron discusses her personal and professional life and career, her relationship with her co-stars, family, and struggles.

921 CHEEVER
Bailey, Blake. Cheever : a life. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
A comprehensive biography that reveals the life of American fiction writer John Cheever, covering his struggle with identity, class standing, sexuality, and alcoholism, and success as an author of stories and novels.

921 EASTWOOD
Eliot, Marc. American rebel : the life of Clint Eastwood. 1st ed. New York : Harmony Books, c2009.
A comprehensive biography of the personal and professional life and career of actor and director, Clint Eastwood, that examines his television and film successes.

921 FRANKLIN
Morgan, Edmund Sears. Benjamin Franklin. New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2003, c2002.
Chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin, discussing his many inventions, the many contradictions in his life, his vast writings, and the impact he had on American history.

921 GARCIA MARQUEZ
Stavans, Ilan. Gabriel García Márquez : sleepless in Macondo, 1927-1970. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
This long-awaited biography provides a fascinating and comprehensive picture of García Márquez’s life up to the publication of his classic 100 Years of Solitude. Based on nearly a decade of research, this biographical study sheds new light on the life and works of the Nobel Laureate, father of magic realism, and bestselling author in the history of the Spanish language. As García Márquez’s impact endures on well into his ninth decade, Stavans’s keen insights constitute the definitive re-appraisal of the literary giant’s life and corpus. The later part of his life will be covered in a second book.

921 GREEN
Green, Jamison, 1948-. Becoming a visible man. Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, c2004.
Transsexual activist Jamison Green explores the politics of gender, describing the multiple challenges of the female-to-male transsexual experience.

921 HOF
Hoffman, Adina. My happiness bears no relation to happiness : a poet’s life in the Palestinian century. New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2009.
A biography of Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali, covering his settlement in Nazareth after the Arab-Israeli war of 1948 and work as the proprietor of a souvenir shop while studying and writing poetry.

921 HOLLY
Amburn, Ellis. Buddy Holly : a biography. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 1995.
Biography of rock and roll legend Buddy Holly tells how his restrictive youth led him to rebel and take up a career making music that was regarded, at that time, as the work of the devil.

921 JEFFS
Jeffs, Brent W. Lost boy. 1st ed. New York : Broadway Books, c2009.
The author, nephew of Warren Jeffs, the imprisoned leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, provides an inside account of what it was like to grow up in the prophet’s compound, and shares his personal story of the challenges he faced after being expelled from the sect and forced out into a world he knew nothing about.

921 JOAN
Taylor, Larissa. The virgin warrior : the life and death of Joan of Arc. New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2009.
Presents a biography of Catholic saint and French heroine Joan of Arc, covering her impact on both her admirers and enemies, with a discussion of the historical context in which she lived.

921 JONES
Jones, Kaylie, 1960-. Lies my mother never told me : a memoir. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2009.
Author James Jones’s daughter reflects on her life, discussing her childhood, friends of her parents, how her father’s death affected her and her mother, her relationship with her mom, her battle with alcoholism, and more.

921 LANGE
Gordon, Linda. Dorothea Lange : a life beyond limits. 1st ed. New York : Norton, c2009.
Chronicles the life of photographer Dorothea Lange, discussing childhood battle with polio, introduction to photography, involvement in San Francisco’s bohemian artistic world, marriage to Maynard Dixon, images of some of America’s most disadvantaged citizens, and other related topics.

921 MARLEY
Farley, Christopher John. Before the legend : the rise of Bob Marley. 1st Amistad pbk. ed. New York : Amistad, 2007, c2006.
Drawing from personal interviews with family, friends, and bandmates, the author profiles the life and career of music legend Bob Marley.

921 MARSHALL
Cray, Ed. General of the Army : George C. Marshall, soldier and statesman. 1st Cooper Square Press ed. New York, N.Y. : [Lanham, MD] : Cooper Square Press ; Distributed by National Book Network, 2000.
A captivating and fanatically thorough reevaluation of Marshall’s life and times.

921 MOAVENI
Moaveni, Azadeh, 1976-. Honeymoon in Tehran : two years of love and danger in Iran. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2009.
The Iranian-American author describes her return to Iran as a reporter for “Time” magazine, her marriage to an Iranian man, the repressive Iranian society and its impact, and her family’s decision to leave Iran.

921 MONROE
Unger, Harlow G., 1931-. The last founding father : James Monroe and a nation’s call to greatness. 1st Da Capo Press ed. [Cambridge, Mass.] : Da Capo Press, 2009.
Presents a biography of war hero and politician James Monroe, who fought in four battles of the Revolutionary War, survived Valley Forge, and later served as a congressman, senator, and other positions before becoming America’s fifth president.

921 NESBIT
Uruburu, Paula M., 1957-. American Eve : Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, the birth of the “It” girl, and the crime of the century. 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. New York : Riverhead Books, 2009, c2008.
A biography of the classic model Evelyn Nesbit, discussing her rising stardom in America during the twentieth century and how her husband, Harry K. Thaw, killed her lover, Stanford White, birthing the beginning of the American public’s obsession with celebrities and scandal.

921 POLK
Merry, Robert W., 1946-. A country of vast designs : James K. Polk and the conquest of the American continent. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
A biography of James K. Polk, the eleventh president of the United States, elected in 1844, focusing on how he was able to acquire the Oregon Territory, as well as Texas and surrounding lands, establishing the country from coast to coast.

921 POWELL
Powell, Julie. Cleaving : a story of marriage, meat, and obsession. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery.

921 ROMM
Romm, Robin. The mercy papers : a memoir of three weeks. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York : Scribner, 2009.
The author details her life in the three weeks prior to the death of her mother, and muses about the hospice nurse, her grandfather, medication, spirituality, and more.

921 SHEEHAN
Sheehan, Jason. Cooking dirty : a story of life, sex, love and death in the kitchen. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
Award-winning food writer and former chef Jason Sheehan reflects on his career and discusses the subculture that exists in restaurant kitchens across the country.

921 SMITH
Smith, Bob, 1941-. Hamlet’s dresser : a memoir. 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed. New York : Scribner, 2003, c2002.
Bob Smith recounts how his life has been shaped by the poetry and prose of William Shakespeare, discussing how he found comfort in Shakespeare’s plays when he was a child and how he turned his love of Shakespeare’s writing into a lifelong career.

921 SPARTACUS
Strauss, Barry S. The Spartacus war. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Chronicles the rebellion led by Spartacus, a Roman soldier turned into a gladiator, against Rome, and describes how he built his own army that kept Roman troops at bay for two years before defeat.

921 TAMERLANE
Marozzi, Justin, 1970-. Tamerlane : sword of Islam, conqueror of the world. 1st Da Capo Press ed. Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2006.
Beginnings on the Steppe: 1336-1370 --Marlowe’s ‘Scourge of God’: 1370-1379 -- ‘The greatest and mightiest of kings’—Conquest in the West: 1379-1387 --The Golden Horde and the prodigal son: 1387-1395 --Samarkand, the ‘Pearl of the East’: 1396-1398 -- India: 1398-1399 -- ‘This pilgrimage of destruction’: 1399-1401 --Bayazid the Thunderbolt: 1402 -- The Celestial Empire: 1403-1404 -- ‘How that proud tyrant was broken & borne to the house of destruction, where he had his constant seat in the lowest pit of hell’: 1404-1405 -- An empire dies, another is born.

921 TAYLOR
Taylor, Barbara Brown. An altar in the world : a geography of faith. 1st ed. New York : HarperOne, c2009.
The author shares her thoughts on encountering God in the ordinary activities of daily life, discussing walking, working, or even hanging clothes on the line as pathways to the divine.

937.09 TRA
Traina, Giusto, 1959-. 428 AD : an ordinary year at the end of the Roman Empire. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2009.
Presents a discussion of ancient Rome during the year 428 AD, examining figures such as Roman general Flavius Dionysius, the shift of power from Rome to Constantinople, and the arrival of a delegation from Persia after the annexation of Armenia by the Sassanids.

940.12 WIC
Wickham, Chris, 1950-. The inheritance of Rome : a history of Europe from 400 to 1000. 1st American ed. New York : Viking, 2009.
Presents a historical analysis of the influences that the Roman Empire had on Medieval European society between the forth and tenth centuries, and discusses the cultures of the Goths, Franks, Vandals, Arabs, Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings.

940.5343 EVA
Evans, Richard J. The Third Reich at war. 1st American ed. New York : Penguin Press, 2009, c2008.
Chronicles the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, from the 1939 invasion of Poland through Adolph Hitler’s suicide, and provides testimonies from a variety of people, which includes soldiers, Hitler Youth activists, middle-class housewives, and more.

940.54 NOR
Norman, Elizabeth M. We band of angels : the untold story of American nurses trapped on Bataan by the Japanese. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c1999.
Chronicles the experiences of ninety-nine Army and Navy nurses who were captured when the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked the American bases located in the Philippines.

956.7044 CLO
Cloud, David. The fourth star : four generals and the epic struggle for the future of the United States Army. 1st ed. New York : Crown Pub., c2009.
Chronicles the military careers of four U.S. Army generals, Gen. John Abizaid, Gen. George Casey Jr., Gen. Peter Chiarelli, and Gen. David Petraeus, and explains how these four men reshaped the future of the army.

956.7044 FIN
Finkel, David, 1955-. The good soldiers. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
Presents the true story of the January 2007 surge into Iraq and President Bush’s order to increase the number of American troops in order to provide security to Baghdad and Al Anbar Province.

956.7044 HAA
Haass, Richard. War of necessity, war of choice : a memoir of two Iraq wars. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Explores the similarities and differences in the 1991 and 2003 conflicts between the United States and Iraq, and the author—the president of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2003--examines the U.S. foreign policy, and discusses the lessons learned from both wars in Iraq.

963.2 MEZ
Mezlekia, Nega, 1958-. Notes from the Hyena’s belly : an Ethiopian boyhood. New York : Picador USA, 2001, c2000.
Nega Mezlekia recounts the experiences he had as a boy growing up in the city of Jijiga, Ethiopia, during the 1970s and ‘80s, including his forced enlistment in a guerrilla army.

973 HOW
How they see us : meditations on America. New York : Atlas & Co., c2010.
Contains essays in which twenty-one international writers share their thoughts on the United States, looking at America as an ally and a nemesis.

973.0496 BLA
Harris, M. A., 1908-. The black book. 35th anniversary ed., Random House hardcover ed. New York : Random House, 2009.
A collection of historical photographs, sheet music, newspaper and magazine articles, reward posters, slave auction notices, and other sources that offer a detailed look at African-American history from the seventeenth through the twentieth century.

973.4 WOO
Wood, Gordon S. Empire of liberty : a history of the early Republic, 1789-1815. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Chronicles the history of the early American Republic from 1789 to the end of the War of 1812, highlighting changes in politics, society, the economy, and culture.

973.73 KEE
Keegan, John, 1934-. The American Civil War : a military history. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 2009.
Aiming to gain a better understanding of warfare, the author examines the American Civil War, analyzing how ill-equipped combatants continued to fight for four years, and discussing the war’s leadership, strategic logic, and topography; along with ideology, demographics, economics, and more.

973.7472 JEN
Jenkins, Sally. The state of Jones : the small southern county that seceded from the Confederacy. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, c2009.
Examines Jones County’s attempt to secede from the Confederacy during the Civil War, discussing farmer Newton Knight’s leadership, the battles of Corinth, the siege of Vicksburg, and other related topics.

973.931 FAR
Farmer, John J. The ground truth : the untold story of America under attack on 9/11. New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
The author, senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission, provides an account of what really happened the day terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and argues that the structure of modern government—with its separation of powers and lack of intercommunications—is at fault for what he sees as the botched handling of the attack and its aftermath, a failure that showed itself again during Hurricane Katrina.

974.45 EAS
East, Elyssa. Dogtown : death and enchantment in a New England ghost town. 1st Free Press hardcover ed. New York : Free Press, 2009.
Provides an account of the 1984 murder of a beloved schoolteacher by a mentally disturbed local outcast in the Dogtown area of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and looks at the strange history of Dogtown, which includes reports of witches, pirates, and the supernatural.

AUDIO-VISUAL

CD 158.2 GOL
Goleman, Daniel. Social intelligence : the new science of human relationships. Unabridged. New York : Audio Renaissance, c2006.
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris. Explores the nature of human relationships, finding that humans are “wired to connect,” and bringing together the latest research in biology and neuroscience to reveal how one’s daily encounters shape the brain and affect the body. “Humans have a built-in bias toward empathy, cooperation and altruism, provided we develop the social intelligence to nurture these capabilities in ourselves and others.”—Container.

CD 921 PEARL
Pearl, Mariane. A mighty heart : the brave life and death of Danny Pearl. New York, N.Y. : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2003.
Read by Mariane Pearl. The widow of reporter Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan, discusses his commitment to responsible journalism and her own role as a negotiator between the FBI and Pakistani police.

CD 921 SEDARIS
Sedaris, David. Naked. New York, NY : Time Warner Audiobooks, p2001, c1997.
Read by the author and Amy Sedaris. The author turns the current mania for the memoir on its proverbial ear, mining the exceedingly rich terrain of his life, his family, and his unique world view—a sensibility at once take-no-prisoners sharp and deeply charitable. A tart-tongued mother does dead-on imitations of her young son’s nervious tics, to the great amusement of his teachers; a stint of Kerouackian wandering is undertaken with a quadriplegic companion.

CD COUNTRY JOHNNY CASH
Cash, Johnny. Best of Johnny Cash. Burbank, CA : Curb Records, p1991.
Ring of fire—A boy named Sue—Sunday morning coming down—Folsom Prison blues—I walk the line—Ballad of a teenage queen—Guess things happen that way—The ways of a woman in love—Get rhythm—That old wheel—The long black veil. Country songs, as sung by Johhny Cash ; with acc. Includes original recordings.

CD HOS
Hosseini, Khaled. The kite runner. New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2003.
Read by the author. Story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul during the final days of the monarchy. When Amir is forced to flee with his prominent and wealthy father for a new life in California, he leaves behind Hassan, the son of his father’s servant. Amir cannot, however, leave the memory of Hassan behind him.

CD KIN
Kinsella, Sophie. The undomestic goddess. New York : Random House Audio, p2005.
Read by Katherine Kellgren. Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She’s made a mistake so huge, it’ll wreck any chance of a partnership. Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she’s mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as housekeeper. Her employers have no idea they’ve hired a lawyer—and Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. She can’t sew on a button, bake a potato, or get the ironing board to open. How she takes a deep breath and begins to cope—and finds love—is a story as delicious as the bread she learns to bake.

CD MCL
McLaughlin, Emma. The nanny diaries. New York, N.Y. : Random House Audio, p2002.
Read by Julia Roberts. Struggling to make ends meet in high-priced Manhattan, Annie Braddock takes a job nannying for the X family. Her apparent dream-job turns disastrous, however, when the high-maintenance Mrs. X becomes seemingly intent on making Annie’s life a struggle. As Annie tries to protect and comfort her young charge, she becomes ensnared in sordid familial drama.

CD SHELLEY
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein. Unabridged. Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p1993.
Narrated by George Guidall. Gothic horror tale of a monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies who develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.

CD STO
Stout, Rex, 1886-1975. Might as well be dead. Auburn, CA : Audio Partners, p1996.
Read by Michael Prichard. Nero Wolfe helps a father track his estranged son, who turns up as an accused killer.

CD STO
Stout, Rex, 1886-1975. Please pass the guilt. Auburn, CA : Audio Partners/Books On Tape, p1999.
Read by Michael Prichard. A Mets fan with a phony name and a millionaire client arrive just in time to provide a case for Nero Wolfe to pay the rent. The bizarre visitors are in a frenzy about a death trap explosion in the discreet whiskey drawer of a top TV executive. To crack this case of bombs and bourbon, the indolent genius and his energetic assistant must pick their way though corporate chicanery, vile ambition, and a healthy swig of murder.

DVD 613.7 GUN
Gunnar Peterson’s core secrets. : Gunnar Peterson’s core secrets. Palm Desert, CA : distributed by Guthy-Renker, c2003.
Featuring Brooke Burke. Fun-damentals: Using a fitness ball, Brooke and Gunnar demonstrate 10 of the best exercises to work your body from head to toe. Give me 20: This short full-body workout delivers an effective routine to work your arms, tighten your butt and abs and trim your legs in only 20 minutes a day.

DVD 613.71 WIN
Winsor pilates. [United States] : Guthy-Renker, c2004.
Instructor, Mari Winsor.

DVD AME
American history X. Widescreen version. [S.l.] : New Line Home Video, c1998.
Derek Vinyard, the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny, from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family.

DVD ANG
Angels & demons. 2-disc extended ed., unrated version. Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009].
“Expert symbologist Robert Langdon pursues ancient clues on a hunt through Rome to find the four Cardinals kidnapped by the deadly secret society, the Illuminati.”—Container.

DVD BLA
Zwartboek : Black book. Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007].
Rachel is the daughter of an affluent Rotterdam Jewish family who are ambushed while trying to escape into Allied territory. She alone survives, and ends up in the Dutch Resistance, transformed into blond Ellis de Vries, playing Mata Hari to high-ranking German officer Ludwig Müntze. The officer can feel the Allies closing in, and is eager to forge a separate peace with the resistance fighters who may soon become the Dutch government, and keeps her secret. Meanwhile, someone in the resistance is systematically undermining the operation and betraying escaping Jewish families. For Rachel and Müntze alike, life in occupied Holland is terrifying. Expectations can be fatally reversed in seconds, and interlocking webs of secrecy and betrayal keep everyone always on edge.

DVD BRI
Bridget Jones’s diary. Widescreen version. Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, c2001.
In her mid-thirties, still single and still being set up with dates by her mom, Bridget decides she needs to make a change in her life. She falls for her boss who uses her and then dumps her. In the meantime, Bridget keeps running into the divorced guy her mom tried to set her up with, and he happens to be ex-friends with her boss. She uses her diary as a confessional and she begins to wonder if she will ever find true love.

DVD CHO
Chocolat. Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment, [2002].
[Miramax collector’s series version includes The making of Chocolat, feature commentary with Lasse Hallström, David Brown, Kit Golden and Leslie Holleran, the costumes, production design featurette, and deleted scenes. English and French language tracks with Spanish subtitles]. Set in a small town in rural France in 1960. Vianne Rocher and her pre-teen daughter move to town and open a chocolate shop across from the local church just as Lent is beginning. Vianne’s warm heart and delicious chocolate win over some of the townspeople, but the mayor and others object to her freethinking and iconoclastic ways.

DVD CIT
Cidade de Deus : City of god. [S.l.] : Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., c2003.
The world’s most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro’s City of God, where combat photographers and police rarely go. The true story of a young man who grew up on these streets and whose ambition as a photographer is our window in and his only way out.

DVD COL
Collision. [United States] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, 2009.
Douglas Henshall, Kate Ashfield. After a major accident leaves two dead, two critically wounded, and the surviving victims’ lives changed forever, the father of one of the victims files a suit against the police department. Detective Inspector John Tolin must come to terms with his own past, and with his partner in the investigation if he has any hope of untangling the carnage, and understanding what caused the accident that threw so many lives together.

DVD DIN
Diner. Culver City, CA : Warner Home Video, c2000.
Set in 1959, a band of long-time buddies since high school gather at a local diner to share their escapades and make sense of their lives. As one by one they drift off to join the mainstream of life they still cling to their shared boyhood dreams.

DVD DOC
Doctor Who : Planet of the dead. [London] : Burbank, CA : BBC Worldwide ; distributed by Warner Home Video, c2009.
Planet of the dead (ca. 60 min.) -- Doctor Who confidential (ca. 60 min. An ordinary London bus ride takes the Doctor and some unsuspecting passengers through an unexpected wormhole to an extraordinary adventure on a vast wasteland planet. The Doctor must join forces with the mysterious Lady Christina, an unfamiliar insectoid species, and a quirky scientist in London to stop a terrifying swarm and fulfill his promise to get the frightened passengers back home.

DVD DON
Donnie Darko. Director’s cut; widescreen version. Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2004.
An edgy, psychological thriller about a suburban teen coming face-to-face with his dark destiny. Donnie Darko is a delusional high-school student visited by a demonic rabbit with eerie visions of the past, and deadly predictions for the future.

DVD DOW
Down with love. Widescreen ed. [United States] : 20th Century Fox, c2003.
A feminist writer in the early 1960’s who is promoting her book ‘Down With Love’ has sworn off love. A New York City journalist thinks he doesn’t need love. See what happens when they fall for each other in this old-fashioned romantic comedy.

DVD DRE
Dreamgirls. Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2007].
Three young women, Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson, desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James “Thunder” Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie’s brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dream.

DVD DRO
Drowning Mona. [Burbank, CA] : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2000.
When Mona Dearly, the town’s most hated resident, drives into the river and drowns, celebration ensues until the Sheriff realizes that it wasn’t an accident. His job? To find out who killed her, when everyone had a motive.

DVD EMP
Empire Falls. [New York, N.Y.] : HBO Video, [2005].
Originally produced for television in 2005. A powerful portrait of blue-collar America, a timeless tribute to the inherent decency and good humor that sustains working-class people in everyday life.

DVD END
Endgame. [Los Angeles, CA] : Distributed by Monterey Media, [2010].
Working for P. W. Botha, Dr. Neil Barnard opens talks with imprisoned Nelson Mandela. But lesser known are the secret talks that take place in a rural English manor house. Both sides may win or lose all, including their own lives. Botha learns of the British talks and, with the inevitable demise of apartheid, he intends to control the endgame by using the tactics of divide and rule. Against all the odds, a precious arena of frail trust between the two warring parties is achieved.

DVD FAR
Fargo. Special ed. Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment, c2005.
A Midwestern policewoman investigates a series of brutal and interconnected crimes. Steadily, she tightens the net on the killers and their accomplices in a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong.

DVD FIG
Fight club. Widescreen ver. Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [c2002].
When a ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a soap salesman channel their aggression into therapeutic “fight clubs”, an eccentric woman gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

DVD FIN
Finding Graceland. Culver City, CA. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999. , c1998.
While driving away his past in a beat-up old Cadillac, Byron picks up an eccentric on his way to Memphis. Normal enough, except that this drifter believes he is the real Elvis and that he’s headed home to Gracelend. During the surreal and intense collision course that follows, this odd couple side swipes every emotion in the gamut. And after Byron unmasks a Marilyn Monroe look-alike, there’s no denying the most powerful emotion of them all.

DVD FRE
Freaks & Geeks : the complete series. [S.l.] : DreamWorks, 2000.
The Emmy award-winning series about the trials and tribulations of outsiders in 1980 Michigan.

DVD FRI
Friends : the complete series. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2005.
Complete collection of all ten seasons of the television program about six friends living in New York.

DVD FUN
Funny people. Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2009.
George is a very successful stand-up comedian who learns that he has less than a year to live. Ira, who is a struggling up-and-coming comedian works at a deli. One night the two perform at the same club, and George decides to make Ira his best friend. This lopsided relationship gradually takes on aspects of true friendship as Ira forces George to try to reconnect with the people in his life, including his ex-girlfriend Laura.

DVD GRA
The grapes of wrath. Full frame version. Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2004.
The migration of the Joad family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.

DVD GRE
The great escape. Widescreen version. Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, c1998.
A high-security German prisoner-of-war camp in 1942 holds only known troublemakers and risk-takers, all of whom are determined to pull off the war’s most daring escape.

DVD HAM S.3
Hamish Macbeth. Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2007.
Police constable Hamish Macbeth finds himself transferred from his Glasgow beat to the village of Lochdubh, a town where the strangeness of the villagers is exceeded only by the strangeness of the goings on. There Macbeth proves to be a natural at maintaining the social balance of his tight-knit town while solving crimes along the way.

DVD HIP
The Hip Hop Project. [United States] : Image Entertainment, [2009].
Inspired by a former homeless teen, a group of New York City kids try to write music about what is affecting their lives. After years of struggling, they finally record and produce their album, with the help of some very generous celebrities. The Hip Hop Project was launched by Chris “Kazi” Rolle at Art Start, a non-profit outreach organization in New York City.

DVD HIS
A history of violence. Widescreen format (1.85:1). [Los Angeles, Calif.] : New Line Home Entertainment, c2006.
Tom is a loving, well-respected family man from a small Indiana town. When two criminals show up at his diner, Tom is forced to take action and thwart the robbery attempt. Suddenly heralded as a local hero who took the courage to stand up to crime, people look up to Tom as a man of high moral regard. But all the media attention attracts the likes of the mob, who show up at Tom’s doorstep. Is it a case of mistaken identity or does Tom have a history that no one knows about?

DVD HOT
Hot fuzz. Widescreen [ed.]. Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2007].
Nicholas Angel is the finest cop London has to offer. He has an arrest record that is higher than any other officer on the force. As a result, Angel’s superiors send him to a place where his talents won’t be quite so obvious. They send him to the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. He is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman, who is the son of the police chief. Danny is a huge action movie fan and believes this may be his chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases. However, as a series of grisly accidents rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems and as the intrigue deepens, Danny’s dreams of explosive, high-octane, car-chasing, gunfighting, all-out action seem more and more like a reality.

DVD ING
Inglourious basterds. Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2009.
During World War II, a group of Jewish-American guerilla soldiers, led by Lt. Aldo Raine, become known as “The Basterds.” They are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish woman who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers. A plot is set in motion to kill the Nazis at the theater’s movie premier, including Adolph Hitler.

DVD INL
The in-laws. Full screen ed. [Burbank, CA] : Warner Home Video, c2003.
When two fathers of an engaged couple meet for the first time, they know they are very different. One is a podiatrist, happy with his quiet life. The other is a CIA operative, who lives life on the edge, and when circumstances get out-of-hand, involves the other in an arms-smuggling sting.

DVD INS S.1
Inspector Lewis : Series I. [South Burlington, Vt.?] : WGBH Boston Video, c2008.
Inspector Robert Lewis, protégé of the legendary Inspector Morse, and his brilliant new partner, Detective Sergeant James Hathaway, return to the streets of Cambridge and the halls of Oxford University with three brand new mysteries to unravel. In Whom the gods would destroy, Detectives Lewis and Hathaway are thrown into a delicate murder case that implicates one of Oxford University’s most prominent figures—college Principal Sefton Lim—when an old classmate of Linn’s is found dead. In Old school ties, Lewis comes face to face with his past when the murder of bright young Jo Gilchrist pulls Lewis and Hathaway into a case driven by celebrity, scheming, and dangerous sexual politics. In Expiation, when a North Oxford housewife is found hanged, it appears to be an open and shut case of suicide. But though she leaves a devastated husband and two young daughters, she left no suicide note. The missing note and victim’s seemingly perfect life leads Lewis to suspect foul play.

DVD INS S.2
Inspector Lewis : Series I. [South Burlington, Vt.?] : WGBH Boston Video, c2009.
Oxford’s Inspector Robert Lewis, protégé of the legendary Inspector Morse, works with his brilliant but brooding partner, Detective Sergeant James Hathaway. The two try to solve a murder in Oxford’s Bodleian Library; a burglary gone wrong leads from underground amateur boxing to the now-defunct East German Secret Police; the suicide of Hathaway’s old friend tests his relationship with Lewis; a case of rape and murder causes Lewis to lock horns with the town’s elite; a fantasy author finds himself linked to an investigation of murder; the murder of an unpopular student-actor gives many potential suspects and motives; called to investigate a brutal murder, Hathaway’s attention may be drifting elsewhere.

DVD ISL
Islander. [United States] : Indican Pictures, [2009].
Ebon Cole loses his family and friends after causing a tragic accident at sea. He is determined to win back the way of life he fought so hard to protect in his island fishing community.

DVD JUL
Julie & Julia. Widescreen. Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2009.
Julie Powell is a frustrated insurance worker who wants to be a writer. Trying to find a challenge in her life, she decides to cook her way through Julia Child’s ‘Mastering the Art of French Cooking’ in one year, and to blog about it. As Julie begins to find her groove as a cook, and her voice as a writer, the project takes on a life of its own. The project provides the struggling young woman with her life’s purpose, to her very pleasant surprise. Julia Child has an amazing love affair with her dashing husband, Paul, all while embracing life and French food. Julie lovingly celebrates the life of one of American food’s most influential and beloved figureheads.

DVD JUS
Just like Heaven. [Full screen ed.]. Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [2006].
Elizabeth is a dedicated, workaholic doctor who is much to busy to have a life. One night, she gets into a terrible car accident and dies. She becomes a spirit stuck between heaven and earth. She doesn’t realize that she is dead and thinks nothing has happened. That is until she meets David, a lonely architect, who has rented her old apartment. David thinks he is going crazy when he sees Elizabeth’s spirit and tries every way he can think of to get rid of her, but she just won’t go away. Although the two are complete opposites, they somehow manage to form a relationship.

DVD LIO
Lioness. [New York] : Docurama Films : Distributed by New Video, c2009.
Lioness makes public, for the first time, the hidden history of a group of female Army support soldiers who became the first women in American history to be sent into direct ground combat. Told through intimate accounts and interviews with military commanders, the film follows five lioness women who served together for a year in Iraq. Together the women’s narratives form a portrait of the emotional and psychological effects of war from a female point of view.

DVD LIT
Little Dorrit. Widescreen version. Burbank, Calif. : BBC Video : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.
When Arthur Clennam returns to London after several years abroad, he wants to learn more about his mother’s new seamstress, young Amy Dorrit. His search brings him to the Marshalsea Debtors Prison, where he learns the truth about struggle and hardship in 1820s England.

DVD LOS
Lost in America. Widescreen. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2001].
David Howard has put in eight long years at a big-time ad agency. When he hoped to land a Senior VP slot, all he got was a pat on the back and a transfer to New York. David talks his wife into quitting her job, sells the house, liquidates the stocks and bonds, and buys the largest Winnebago and they set out to live the ramblin’ laid back life of the world’s easiest Easy Riders.

DVD MAI
Maid in Manhattan. Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003].
A struggling single mom takes a job as a chambermaid at a luxury hotel in New York. She meets and falls in love with a suave and sophisticated heir to an American political dynasty, who mistakes her for a society woman. When her real identity is revealed, the reality about their separate lives sets in.

DVD MAR
Maria full of grace. New York, NY : HBO Home Video, [2004].
Maria, a poor Columbian teenager, is desperate to leave a soul-crushing job. She accepts an offer to transport packets of heroin—which she swallows—to the United States. The ruthless world of drug trafficking proves to be more than for she bargained for.

DVD MON
Mon oncle Antoine. Special ed. [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2008].
An orphan comes to live with a foster family in a Canadian mining village, and becomes a part of the comical foibles and heartbreaks of a small French-Canadian town.

DVD MYS
My sister’s keeper. Widescreen and full screen ed. Burbank, CA : New Line Home Entertainment, [2009].
Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. Suddenly, their baby girl falls ill, and her only hope for survival rests in her parents’ ability to find a compatible bone marrow donator. Their desperate decision to conceive another child raises both ethical and moral questions and begins to erode their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart.

DVD PLA
Place of execution. [United States] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, 2009.
On a December night in 1963, 13-year-old Alison Carter took her dog for a walk, and was never seen again. For newly-promoted Detective Inspector George Bennett, the case launched a superstar career. Bennett’s obsession with the case turned up enough evidence to hang his suspect even though her body was never found. Filmmaker Catherine Heathcote turns her camera to Bennett and struggles to understand why questions from forty years ago have different answers today.

DVD PUB
Public enemies. Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2009.
No one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone, from his girlfriend Billie Frechette to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger’s gang thrilled many, Hoover made Dillinger America’s first Public Enemy Number One.

DVD PUL
Pulp fiction. Collector’s ed., widescreen. [S.l.] : Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2002]
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

DVD PUR
Pure country. Widescreen/standard formats. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1992.
A country music superstar ditches his beard, ponytail—and temporarily, his career—to reclaim his down-home country roots and to find the kind of love he’d only sung about.

DVD QUI
Quinceañera. Anamorphic widescreen format (2.35:1). Culver City, Calif. : Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, c2006.
On the evening before Magdalena’s 15th birthday Quinceañera celebration, she discovers that she’s pregnant. Forced by her family to leave her home, she moves in with her uncle and gay cousin.

DVD RED
Redneck comedy roundup. Santa Monica, CA : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2005].
A zany stand-up comedy showcase from some of the funniest comics in America. Watch these comic headliners perform their original material on stage, up-close and personal, from the best seat in the house.

DVD RES
Reservoir dogs. 15th anniversary [ed.]. Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2006].
After a botched bank robbery, the gang meets up in a warehouse, only to suspect that one of them is really a cop.

DVD RUM
Rumor has it-- Full screen ed. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]
Sarah has finally agreed to marry her boyfriend Jeff, but isn’t sure if marriage is what she wants. Now she’s on her way home to attend her sister’s wedding, which means spending a lot of time with the tennis-obsessed Pasadena family that she’s never felt quite a part of. It isn’t until Sarah stumbles into a well-kept family secret that she starts to question her roots and sets off in search of the man who may have the answers she has been looking for.

DVD RUN
Run silent, run deep. Widescreen and full screen versions. Santa Monica, CA : MGM/UA Home Entertainment, c1999.
The realities of submarine warfare during World War II in the Pacific is centered around two submarine officers who are destined to clash with each other from the first moment they meet.

DVD SHA
Shaun of the dead. Universal City, CA : Universal, c2004.
When flesh eating zombies go on the hunt for a bite to eat, it is up to Shaun and his best pal to save their friends and family from becoming the next entree.

DVD THI S.1
This American life : Season one. Widescreen ed. [United States] : Showtime Entertainment : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.
Join host Ira Glass and his company, as they bring a different theme to life each week, in the format of the popular Chicago radio show by the same name.

DVD THI S.2
This American life : Season 2. Widescreen ed. [United States] : Showtime Entertainment : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2009.
Join host Ira Glass and his company, as they bring a different theme to life each week, in the format of the popular Chicago radio show by the same name.

DVD TOP S.10
Top gear. : the complete season 10. [S.l.] : Burbank, CA : BBC Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2009.
This top-rated BBC show features presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May as they present some serious car journalism along with ambitious challenges that only the brave or the very stupid would dare to undertake. Includes the Botswana special.

DVD TOP S.11
Top gear. : the complete season 11. [S.l.] : Burbank, CA : British Broadcasting Corporation : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, c2010.
Jeremy, Richard and James attempt to build a better police car with old bangers, race a Nissan GT-R against the fearsomely efficient Japanese public transport system, break down in three sub-£1,000 Alfa Romeos, invent car fox-hunting using onlyu a Daihatsu Terios 4x4 and Jeremy as the prey, and try not to cause a diplomatic incident as they take on the German version of Top gear in a series of grueling automotive tests. The boys also find time to test some of the hottest new models around, including the Ferrari 430 Scuderia, Mitsubishi Evo X, Bentley Brooklands and Mazda’s amazing Furai concept car.

DVD TRI
Triumph of the nerds. New York, NY : [S.l.] : Ambrose Video Pub. ; Distributed by RM Associates, [2002?].
Covers the pioneering years of the PC revolution during the mid-1970’s in Silicon Valley (1st work). Explains how the PC industry came of age in the 1980’s. Interviews Steve Jobs who co-founded Apple Computer and Bill Gates of Microsoft (2nd work). Looks at changes in the PC industry during the 1990’s and their impact on the future. Discusses the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and the Internet (3rd work).

DVD WED
The wedding date. Widescreen. [Universal City, Calif.] : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2005], c2004.
Kat Ellis is determined to attend her younger sister’s wedding with a date. Rather than face the ridicule of her family, and in order to show up her ex-fiancé, she resorts to the Yellow Pages to find an escort.

DVD WHI
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Anniversary ed. Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2009.
The classic musical about two guys that become a popular song and dance team and play at a resort for charity.

DVD WOM
The women [2008]. Widescreen and standard screen formats. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2008.
Mary Haines has it all until she finds out that her husband is cheating on her. All hell breaks loose as Mary contemplates the fate of her marriage and her tight-knit circle of friends question their own friendships and relationships.

New Titles February 2010

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FICTION

Allston, Aaron. Outcast. 1st ed. New York : Del Rey/Ballantine Books, c2009.
With the Galactic Alliance still in recovery from the civil war, Luke Skywalker goes on a quest with his son, Ben, to unravel the mystery of what drew Jacen Solo to the dark side.

Alvtegen, Karin, 1965-. Missing. New York : Felony & Mayhem Press, 2009.
Sibylla, born into privilege, has chosen instead to live anonymously as a homeless person in Stockholm, treating herself on occasion by hooking up with a businessman at the Grand Hotel for dinner and a clean bed, but when one of her benefactors is killed, she becomes a murder suspect, and when more bodies turn up, Sibylla suddenly finds she is public enemy number one.

Barclay, Linwood. Fear the worst. 1st ed. New York : Bantam Books, c2009.
After his teenage daughter Sydney suddenly vanishes, Tim Blake learns that his suburban Connecticut town is not what it seems, and as he retraces Sydney’s steps, Tim discovers he is not alone in his search.

Barton, Beverly. The murder game. New York : Kensington Pub., c2008.
Private investigator Griffin Powell and FBI agent Nicole Baxter team up again to catch a serial killer who is targeting athletic women and who has set his sights on Nicole as his ultimate adversary.

Barton, Beverly. Every move she makes. New York, NY : Kensington Pub., c2001.
Hot, steamy nights and dark family secrets abound in Barton’s (The Protectors, etc.) suspenseful but somewhat convoluted romantic melodrama. When he was 18 years old, handsome bad boy Reed Conway was convicted of a crime he didn’t commit, killing his abusive stepfather, Junior Blalock. Out on parole after 15 years and back in his hometown of Spring Creek, Ala., Reed is determined to find the real murderer. But it seems everyone had a reason to kill Junior, including Senator Web Porter, the man who prosecuted Reed when he was the county DA. Meanwhile, the murderer, aware of the danger posed by Reed’s probing, arranges events that will put the parolee back in the slammer. Complicating matters further is Reed’s attraction to Web’s daughter, taciturn Ella Porter. Ella is drawn to Reed’s raw strength, and together the two overcome their vastly different backgrounds, join forces and try to find the real killer. The narrative’s myriad subplots including a romance between Reed’s mother and Web, and a sibling rivalry between Ella’s aunt and mother may overwhelm the reader, but the novel’s sizzling sexual chemistry and high suspense will satisfy sunbathers longing for sultry poolside reading. (Publishers Weekly).

Bear, Greg, 1951-. Mariposa. New York : Vanguard Press, c2009.
Three FBI agents on the fringes of society attempt to thwart Talos—a corporation that trains soldiers and security forces for the U.S. government and plans to destroy the federal system and constitutional law—while experiencing side effects of the Mariposa program, which has turned them into brilliant sociopaths.

Beaton, M. C. Death of a valentine. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010.
Wedding bells are about to ring for the most famous police sergeant in the Scottish countryside—Hamish Macbeth. While everyone thinks the newest constable and blushing bride-to-be, Jane McSween, is the perfect mate for Hamish, he finds himself with a case of what some feel is pre-marital jitters. But Hamish thinks it’s more than that and his suspicions are soon confirmed about love being blind, deaf . . . and deadly.

Bradley, James, 1967-. Wrack : a novel. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Henry Holt, 1999.
Archaeologist David Norfolk, searching for the wreck of a Portuguese ship he believes has been buried in the remote sandhills of New South Wales for nearly five centuries, instead uncovers the body of a man murdered fifty years before, and must depend on the help of a dying man to solve both mysteries.

Bradley, Marion Zimmer. Hastur Lord. New York : DAW Books, c2010.
Regis Hastur is confronted with the destiny he has never wanted as his grandfather lies on his deathbed, but after the Terran Empire assassinates members of Darkover’s long-ruling council and Regis’ grandfather confesses that Regis has an older half-brother, Regis must decide whether to accept his destiny to become the Regent of Darkover or to follow his dreams.

Brockmann, Suzanne. The defiant hero. 1st ed. New York : Ivy Books, 2001.
Meg Moore, a translator in a European embassy, takes an ambassador hostage to save her grandmother and ten-year-old daughter, who have been kidnapped by a terrorist group called the Kazbekistani Extremists, and when Navy SEAL Lieutenant John Nilsson, her ex-boyfriend, is called in to resolve the situation, they find an unexpected chemistry.

Brockmann, Suzanne. The unsung hero. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2000.
A near-fatal head injury gives the Navy cause to ignore Lieutenant Tom Paoletti’s claim to have seen a terrorist in his New England hometown, but Tom refuses to give up and assembles his own unit of trusted officers, veterans, misfit teenagers, and the woman he loves to save the day.

Brown, Nic, 1977-. Floodmarkers. Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2009.
A fictional account of September 21, 1989, in a small North Carolina town, describing individual experiences in the wake of Hurricane Hugo.

Brown, Josie. True Hollywood lies. 1st ed. New York : Avon Trade, c2005.
Hannah Fairchild is the levelheaded daughter of Hollywood glitterati, more interested, we’re told, in astronomy than any other kind of stargazing. But her hobby mostly serves as an abundant source of puns, as she’s reduced to working as a personal assistant to British heartthrob Louis Trollope when her famous father dies and her stepmother freezes her trust fund. The wildly egotistical star keeps Hannah on her toes ordering Zone-kosher foods and arranging his trysts. Brown captures the humor of working for a megalomaniac: an offhand remark from Hannah, “Don’t go believing your own press clippings,” sends her boss into a panic. “Why? What have you read? What have you heard?” A love triangle between Hannah, her boss and his best friend Mick Bradshaw gives the book the tension that drives this well-paced, entertaining story forward.

Buchan, Elizabeth. Consider the lily. New York : Penguin Books, 2005, c1993.
Kit Dysart, heir to the Hinton Dysart estate, choose to marry for money, rather than love, in the hopes of saving his family’s dying dynasty, but he soon learns that passion is more important than riches.

Buckley, Christopher, 1952-. Thank you for smoking. 1st HarperPerennial ed. New York : HarperPerennial, 1995.
Nick Naylor, chief spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies, is accustomed to being harassed, heckled, and vilified by antismoking zealots, but things turn really ugly when he is forced to step up his efforts on behalf of smoking in order to keep his job.

Burke, Betsy, 1956-. Lucy’s Launderette. 1st ed. Don Mills, Ont. : Red Dress Ink., 2003.
Lucy Madison’s life is a mess. Her beloved grandfather, Jeremy, has just died; she works at an art gallery for the boss from hell; and her crazy and possibly dangerous brother, Dirk, is back in town. In walks Paul Bleeker, a handsome artist Lucy has always admired. Although he sweeps her off her feet, his interest waxes and wanes. Then Lucy is surprised to discover that her grandfather’s sour girlfriend, Connie, is pregnant, and she makes every effort to befriend her. Finally, Lucy stumbles upon a project for herself: fixing up her grandfather’s launderette, which now belongs to Connie. She finds herself employing both her artistic skills and her newfound business savvy to turn the launderette into the hippest place in town. Though her brother remains a thorn in her side, Lucy can’t help but wonder about Sam, Dirk’s caseworker with the sexy voice.

Cameron, Julia. Mozart’s ghost. 1st ed. St. Martin’s Press : Thomas Dunne Books, 2008.
Complications ensue when Anna, a young, single New York City schoolteacher and medium, falls for her downstairs neighbor, a reserved concert pianist, especially when a playful ghost gets in the act to play matchmaker.

Carver, Raymond. Short cuts : selected stories. 1st ed. New York : Vintage Books, 1993.
Collects nine short stories and one poem by Raymond Carver that examine the themes of innocence and loss.

Coggins, Mark, 1957-. The big wake-up. Boulder, CO : Bleak House Books, c2009.
Soon after flirting with an attractive young woman in a Laundromat, Riordan watches in horror as an apparently deranged cable car operator guns her and an older woman down at a cable car stop. Riordan pursues the killer and stops his bloody rampage. The Argentine family of the first victim, 23-year-old Araceli Rivero, hires him to investigate an unrelated matter, the location of Araceli’s dead aunt, whose body was transferred from a Milan cemetery to somewhere in the Bay Area. After quickly getting a promising lead, Riordan learns that his clients have been less than straight with him. The missing corpse is actually that of Evita Peron.

Collins, Natalie R. Wives and sisters. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 2004.
Allison Jensen, haunted by the disappearance of her childhood friend and her own brutal attack, lashes out against the powerful leaders of her Mormon community as she struggles to bring her attacker to justice and uncover the truth about her friend’s disappearance.

Compton, Ralph, 1950-. Bullet for a bad man : a Ralph Compton novel. New York : Signet, 2008.
“The son of a prosperous Arizona rancher, Boone Scott is content to raise cattle for the rest of his days. His brother Eppley is another story. Dangerously dissatisfied, he secretly plots to take over the family ranch. When Epp pays an assassin to kill his brother, Boone’s lightning-quick hands leave a fistful of dead men behind. Unaware of his brother’s treachery, Boone flees and soon faces danger from hired gunmen, horse rustlers, and wild Apaches. If he can survive all those threats, he just might come up against the deadliest peril of all: a showdown with his own flesh and blood.”—p. [4] of cover.

Crombie, Deborah. Necessary as blood. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2009.
Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James, struggling with plans for their upcoming wedding and dealing with emotions from Gemma’s recent miscarriage, are assigned to investigate a racially and socially charged case of a mother who disappeared a few months before her husband was murdered.

Cumming, Charles, 1971-. Typhoon. 1st U.S. ed. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 2009, c2008.
Joe Lennox, an operative for MI6 is back in China after losing both his girlfriend and a prominent defector who disappeared from a safe house ten years earlier, in order to thwart the CIA’s plot to use an Islamic group to destabilize China during the 2008 Olympics.

Cummings, Barbara. A killing in retrospect : a Sister Mary Agnes mystery. 1st ed. Waterville, Me. : Five Star, 2009.
A gangland war threatens to break out in Depression-era Providence, R.I., in Cummings’s gripping second Sister Agnes mystery (after 2006’s A Killing on Church Grounds). Dante Ricci, the nine-year-old son of reputed mob boss Vincent Ricci, asks Sister Mary Agnes of the Merciful Sisters of Mary to catch whoever killed his mother, who died a year earlier in a suspicious car crash at the Ricci family farm. Aggie’s policeman cousin, Sgt. Josiah Morgan, and Pietro Tiny DiSilva, Vincent’s partner, join the informal investigation. After Irish maid Kitty Killian dies from eating cyanide-laced sugar cubes intended for Vincent, Sister Agnes begins to think they’re starring in their own version of the gangster film Public Enemy. Sure enough, more murders follow. Cozy fans will appreciate Aggie’s prayerful approach to crime solving, though some may wonder about her fondness for firearms (I did love the feel of a gun in my hands). -Publishers Weekly.

DeLeeuw, Brian. In this way I was saved. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Six-year-old Luke, living in New York with his troubled mother Claire following his parents’ divorce, becomes best friends with Daniel, an imaginary boy who gains increasing control of Luke’s life—eventually leading to tragedy.

Delinsky, Barbara. Not my daughter. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Doubleday, 2010.
Single parent Susan Tate is stunned when her 17-year-old daughter, Lily, announces that she is pregnant. Susan, who struggled to be a good mother and do everything right, looks on this situation as an unconceivable tragedy for both her and her daughter. When word comes of two more pregnancies among other high school juniors who happen to be Lily’s best friends, rumors of a pregnancy pact begin to circulate and the emotional ties between mothers and daughters are stretched to the breaking point.

Dexter, Pete, 1943-. Spooner. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2009.
Warren Spooner, born shortly before the death of his father, grows up with his mother amid a series of misfortunes, including an elbow injury that halts his pitching career, while remaining loosely connected to his ex-naval officer stepfather, Calmer Ottosson.

Domingue, Ronlyn. The mercy of thin air : a novel. 1st Washington Square Press pbk. ed. New York : Washington Square Press, 2006, c2005.
Immediately after her death in 1920’s New Orleans, Raziela Nolan chooses to stay between, in a realm that exists after life and before whatever lies beyond it, witnessing her lost love’s life and the trials of a couple whose home she haunts.

Elton, Ben. The first casualty. London : Black Swan, 2006.
In Flanders in June 1917, a British officer and celebrated poet is shot dead, killed not by German fire, but while recuperating from shell shock well behind the lines. A young English soldier is arrested and, although he protests his innocence, charged with his murder. Douglas Konig, formerly a detective with the London police, soon discovers that both the evidence and the witnesses he needs are quite literally disappearing into the mud that surrounds him.

Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Sartoris. New York : New American Library, 1983.
Sartoris is Faulkner’s first novel to be set in Yoknapatawpha County, the fictional locale that was to preoccupy him throughout his career—though here it is called “Yocona.” The story of a disillusioned and world-weary Southern soldier returning home from World War I, SARTORIS also introduces several of Faulkner’s main themes: the decline of an old culture, the influence of the past on the present, and the subtle destruction of personality wrought by war.

Fforde, Katie. Wedding season. 1st U.S. ed. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 2010.
Sarah is a wedding planner hiding a rather inconvenient truth—she doesn’t believe in love. But as the confetti flutters away on the June breeze of yet another successful wedding season she finds herself agreeing to organize two more events, on the same day, and only two months away. And while her celebrity bride is all sweetness and light, the other bride, Sarah’s own sister, quickly starts driving her crazy with her high expectations and very limited budget. Luckily, Sarah is aided in her seemingly impossible task by two best friends, Elsa, an accomplished dress designer, and Bron, a multitalented hairdresser. All three are very good at their jobs, but romance doesn’t feature very prominently in any of their lives. As the big day draws near, every moment is spent preparing for the weddings, and they certainly haven’t got any time to even think about love; or have they?

Foster, Lori, 1958-. Caught! Don Mills, Ont., Canada : HQN, c2008.
Things are heating up between security expert Dillon Jones and the notorious Virginia Johnson! They’re trying to find out who framed Dillon’s brother for embezzlement. As they search for the truth, Dillon can’t help but draw closer to feisty Virginia. His code of honor is barely keeping him in check - but leave it to a take-charge woman to take what she wants.

García Márquez, Gabriel, 1928-. Love in the time of cholera. 1st Vintage International ed. New York : Vintage International, 2003.
The story of a fantastic wedding, the return of the bride to her parents in disgrace, her brothers’ resolve to seek revenge on her corruptor, and the townspeoples’ refusal to depart from routine.

Gardam, Jane. The man in the wooden hat. New York : Europa Editions, 2009.
Betty, who spent the war in a Japanese internment camp, meets Sir Edward Feathers, a romantically awkward barrister, in Hong Kong and agrees to marry him, despite knowing neither she nor Edward are in love.

Gardner, John. Cold fall. New York : Berkeley, 1997.
No one claims responsibility after a British jetliner is blown apart as it approaches Washington’s Dulles Airport, but James Bond makes it his mission to discover who targeted 439 people for obliteration, and why.

Gardner, John E. Win, lose, or die. New York : Berkley Books, 1990, c1989.
This novel marks James Bond’s return to the navy. His mission is to serve on the Royal Navy’s major aircraft carrier HMS as minder to British, American and Russian admirals who are on board for a NATO exercise.

Gardner, John E. No deals, Mr. Bond. New York : Berkley, 1988, c1987.
Two agents of Operation Cream Cake - double agents against the KGB - are murdered. Bond must protect the rest and expose the traitor amongst them. In a race against time, Bond travels to Ireland and Hong Kong, where, weaponless, he is hunted by four assassins.

Gardner, John E. Brokenclaw. New York : Berkley Books, 1991, c1990.
As James Bond clashes with Brokenclaw—the villainous leader of the underworld in San Francisco’s Chinatown—he must decide how much he is willing to risk to help save his partner and romantic interest, Chi-Chi.

Gerstler, Amy. Dearest creature. New York : Penguin Books, 2009.
A poetry collection by Amy Gerstler that features love poems, elegies, and epistolary pleadings that combine fact, fiction, and fantasy.

Gilman, Laura Anne. Flesh and fire. 1st Pocket Books hardcover ed. New York : Pocket Books, 2009.
Only one Vineart senses the danger when strange creatures begin appearing in the vineyards and his only weapon against them is his slave, Jerzy, who holds the secret of crafting spells from wines.

Godwin, Gail. The red nun : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Random House, 2009.
Tildy Stratton is the undisputed queen bee of the ninth grade class at Mount St. Gabriel’s all-girls’ Catholic School. Chloe Starnes, a student recently taken in by her uncle following her mother’s death, is thrilled when Tildy befriends her. When Tildy has Chloe and all her classmates acting in a play based on the founding story of the school it changes her life, their teacher’s and the school’s matriarch, forever. So much so that 50 years later she is still trying to reconcile the past and the present.

Goldberg, Tod. Burn notice. New York, N.Y. : New American Library/Penguin Group (USA), 2009.
The second novel based on the hit USA Network series finds Michael Westen hired by a helmsman for a yacht in a winner-take-all race financed by the superrich. The man’s family has been taken hostage, and to see them again, he’ll have to throw the race.

Gregory, Philippa. The queen’s fool : a novel. New York : Simon & Schuster, c2004.
Hannah Green, a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, finds herself caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, after her ability to foresee the future leads her to work for the Queen as a spy.

Hamilton, Lyn. The Thai amulet : an archaeological mystery. 1st ed. New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2003.
Lara agrees to search for a missing antiques dealer while on vacation in Bangkok, but her vacation is soon pushed aside as she becomes more involved in the search and uncovers a deadly conspiracy from the not-so-distant past.

Harbison, Elizabeth M. Shoe addicts anonymous. 1st St. Martin’s Griffin ed. New York : St. Martin’s Griffin, 2008.
Four different women, one common shoe size, and a shared lust for fabulous footwear. The wife of a controlling politician, a debt-ridden eBay addict, an agoraphobic phone-sex operator, and a nanny for the family from hell (who barely knows a sole from a heel but who will do anything to get out of the house) meet Tuesday nights to trade shoes, and, in the process, form friendships that will help them each triumph over their problems—from secret pasts to blackmail, bankruptcy, and dating.—From publisher description.

Harte, Kelly. Guilty feet. Don Mills, Ont. : Red Dress Ink, c2003.
When Jo left her music-writer boyfriend, Dan, she fully expected him to chase after her and beg her to come back to the apartment they shared. He didn’t, partially because he couldn’t figure out why she left him in the first place. Jo is stunned and hurt to learn from Libby, who lives in the flat above Dan’s, that after she left Dan immediately took up with another neighbor, Aisling. Nothing could be further from the truth, but Libby has her own plans to snag Dan. Jo isn’t out of the picture entirely: she begins to e-mail Dan under the name of “Sarah Daly,” ostensibly to ask him about his knowledge of the music world. As Dan and “Sarah” correspond, Dan gradually reveals details about the break-up that puzzle Jo. She’s also dealing with the attentions of Marco, a handsome Italian waiter, and the dissolution of her parents’ marriage, which Jo actually thinks might be for the best. A zesty, satisfying romantic comedy full of intrigue, backstabbing, and passion.

Heat wave. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, 2009.
New York Police Department Homicide Detective Nikki Heat encounters an unanticipated challenge when the commissioner asks her to take magazine journalist Jameson Rook with her on patrol; she finds that the handsome, wisecracking journalist is the least of her problems as she attempts to unravel a case involving a murdered real estate tycoon.

Higgins, Jack, 1929-. The Khufra run. 2nd Berkeley mass-market ed. New York : Berkley Books, 2002.
Vietnam vet Jack Nelson makes a decent living peddling his flying talents to the highest bidder. When he rescues a young beauty from an attack on Ibiza, he ends up with the opportunity to pull off the heist of a lifetime. There are millions in sunken treasure for the taking in a go-for-broke caper tailor made for Nelson and his partner Harry Turk—and all he has to do to collect the loot is live through it.

Higgins, Jack, 1929-. The wrath of God. 2nd Berkeley ed. New York, N.Y. : Berkeley Books, 2002.
Three desperate men—each trying to escape his past in the chaos of Central America in the 1920s—find that violence is a way of life from which no one escapes unscarred.

Holt, Terrence. In the Valley of the Kings : stories. 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton, c2009.
Collects eight stories by American author Terrence Holt that explore themes such as the apocalypse, outer space, the desert, and mythology.

Hooper, Kay. The haviland touch. New York : Berkley, 1991.
It’s been ten years since Spencer Wyatt jilted Drew Haviland for another man. Now she is free—and Drew will do anything to get vengeance and take what’s been promised to him. But closer inspection tells him that Spencer is in dire straits—and in desperate need of his help.

Howard, Linda, 1950-. Ice : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, c2009.
Gabriel McQueen agrees to help his county-sheriff father and check on a distant neighbor before a brutal ice storm, but when Gabriel arrives at Lolly Helton’s home to find a group of gun-toting strangers, he uses his stealth training to save Lolly from her captors and struggles to keep them both safe from the dangerous men and the deadly storm.

Huneven, Michelle, 1953-. Blame. 1st ed. New York : Sarah Crichton Books, 2009.
Functioning alcoholic and history professor Patsy MacLemoore, having been charged with the deaths of two Jehovah’s Witnesses she hit while driving under the influence, thinks about her past actions while in prison and emerges with a mission to do good, help those in need, and stay sober, but, after years of living the straight and narrow, an unimaginable piece of information comes to light which makes her reassess who she has become and reapportion the blame over what happened on that fateful night.

Hunt, James Patrick, 1964-. Maitland’s reply. 1st ed. Detroit : Five Star, 2009.
Evan Maitland, a part-time bounty hunter, is forced to survive by breaking his own rules in order to protect his partner, Bianca, and forming an allegiance with Frank Chang, an enforcer for the White Lotus triad of New York who is sent to Chicago on an assassination mission only to find himself betrayed and marked for death.

Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963. Ape and essence. 1st Elephant paperback ed. Chicago, Ill. : Elephant Paperbacks/Ivan R. Dee, 1992, c1948.
In Los Angeles in the year 2108, a rediscovery expedition from New Zealand is trying to make sense of what is left after the planet is almost completely destroyed by a nuclear holocaust.

Israel, Andrea. The Recipe Club : a tale of food and friendship. 1st Harper ed. New York, N.Y. : HarperCollins, c2009.
In childhood, “LillyPad” and “ValPal” form an exclusive two-person club, writing intimate letters in which they share hopes, fears, deepest secrets—and recipes, from Lilly’s “Lovelorn Lasagna” to Valerie’s “Forgiveness Tapenade.” Readers can cook along as the friends travel through time facing the challenges of independence, the joys and heartbreaks of first love, and the emotional complexities of family relationships, identity, mortality, and goals deferred. The Recipe Club sustains Lilly and Val’s bond through the decades, regardless of what different paths they take or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart . . . until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal. Now, years later, while trying to recapture the trust they’ve lost, Lilly and Val reunite once more—only to uncover a shocking secret. Will it destroy their friendship, or bring them ever closer?

Jecks, Michael. The king of thieves. London : Headline, 2008.
Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock go to France with Prince Edward, who must make a submission in order to hold onto French territories, and when circumstances place them in the Queen’s custody, they uncover a murderous plot threatening the future of England.

Krantz, Judith. Princess Daisy. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c1980.
Born the daughter of a Russian prince and an American movie goddess, Daisy lived in a world of aristocrats and wealth. Then one day the fairy tale ended and Daisy had to start again, with nothing.

Krueger, William Kent. Heaven’s keep : a novel. 1st Atria Books hardcover ed. New York : Atria Books, 2009.
Cork O’Connor tries to accept that his wife Jo is dead after her plane goes down in a snowstorm over the Wyoming Rockies, but when two women show up months later with evidence that the pilot was not who he claimed to be, Cork starts a dangerous investigation that he hopes will lead him to Jo.

Kunstler, James Howard. World made by hand. 1st ed. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2008.
In this fictionalized future of American civilization, the terminal decline of oil production and the fall of the central government has made life in the small town of Union Grove, New York, remote until a radical religious sect, the New Faith order, clashes with the locals, and Robert Earle, a former software executive turned carpenter, is sent off to recover the missing crew of a trading boat.

Kurland, Lynn. Dreams of stardust. Jove mass-market ed. New York : Jove Books, 2005.
Journeying to Seakirk castle to research jewels for his latest creation, Jake Kilchurn is transported back in time to medieval England where he finds the woman of his dreams in Amanda de Piaget, but the constraints of time threaten their love.

L’Amour, Louis, 1908-1988. Big medicine. New York : Leisure Books, c2008.
A collection of four stories about the American West by Louis L’Amour, including “Big Medicine,” “Trail to Pie Town,” “McQueen of the Tumbling K,” and “Showdown on the Hogback.”.

Learner, Tobsha. The witch of Cologne. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Forge, 2005, c2003.
In seventeenth-century German Catholic Cologne, Ruth bas Elazar Saul’s interest in the Kabbalah and her skills as a successful midwife earn her the label of “witch” and threaten her future.

Leffland, Ella. Breath and shadows. 1st Ballantine Books ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2000, c1999.
The fragile beacon of moral integrity defies an enigmatic hereditary gloom and illuminates a richly imagined story of three generations of a Danish family over two centuries. Thorkild, born a dwarf and now a widowed financial adviser living in early 19th century Copenhagen, has been tormented by shame over his handicap all his life. When his beloved son and only child is killed in the battle of Leipzig, he gradually grows unhinged with grief, and his sister commits him to a mental institution. This tragic legacy becomes an unhealthy fixation for Thorkild’s granddaughter, Grethe Rosted, the novel’s second character, a happily married mother of two residing on the Northern Danish coast in the 1880s. Despite her pleasant life as a member of the liberal bourgeois circles then revolutionizing Scandinavian culture, Grethe slowly goes mad and devastates her family in one terrible, irreversible act. Paula, a middle-aged American woman living in present-day Switzerland, is the novel’s third character and the granddaughter that Grethe never knew.

Leithauser, Brad. The art student’s war. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Eighteen-year-old aspiring artist Bianca Paradiso, visiting hospitals to draw pictures of wounded World War II soldiers in order to escape her tumultuous home life, falls in love with two men—a patient who is supposed to return to battle soon and a painter who is the heir to a drugstore chain—and eventually starts a family with one of them.

Le May, Alan. The searchers. Mattituck, N.Y. : Aeonian Press, 1977, c1954.
Reprint of a 1954 novel in which Mart Pauley, raised by the Edwards family after the death of his parents in a Comanche attack, sets out to exact his revenge after his adopted family is slaughtered by the Indians and a young girl taken hostage.

Lescroart, John T. The vig. New York, N.Y., USA : Signet, 2006, c1990.
Ex-cop, part-time investigator, and sometime bartender Dismas Hardy faces a death threat as he investigates the disappearance of his friend Rusty Ingraham, an investigation that exposes foot-dragging police and corruption.

Lindbergh, Judith. The thrall’s tale. New York : Penguin Group, 2007, c2006.
A tale set in Viking Greenland at the turn of the ninth century follows the intertwined lives of three women straddling the pagan past and Christian future, from the slave Katla, who anticipates the promise of a new land; to Bibrau, the daughter born to Katla after a brutal rape; to the prophetess Thorbjorg, who teaches Norse magic to Bibrau.

Lively, Penelope, 1933-. Family album. 1st American ed. New York : Viking, 2009.
Alison, who tries to create a blissful family environment for her six children with help from Ingrid, the family’s au pair, finds it difficult to contain long-repressed secrets that nobody in the household dares to mention.

Macomber, Debbie. Reflections of yesterday. Don Mills, Ont. : MIRA, c1986.
Angie had come to make peace with the past, and Simon. When Angie had taken the money Simon’s parents offered her to leave, she’d accepted her part in a drama of manipulation and betrayal. She hoped by returning the money now--12 years later—that she could leave the past behind. But as determined as she was to move on, neither her heart, nor her body, nor Simon, would allow it.

Macomber, Debbie. Lonesome cowboy. Toronto, Ont. ; New York : Harlequin Books, c1998.
In “Heart of Texas”, Debbie Macomber’s newest six-book series, readers are taken to the ever-popular state of Texas to share in the lives and loves of residents in the ranching community of Promise, Texas. Savannah Weston led a quiet life growing heirloom roses and helping her brother with the struggling family ranch. Never in her wildest dreams did she believe that her life of solitude would be shattered by Laredo Smith, the handsome drifter who captured her heart and showed her that love can be found in unexpected places.

Macomber, Debbie. Right next door. Don Mills, Ont. : Mira, c2009.
Father’s day—The courtship of Carol Sommars. Presents two stories by Debbie Macomber, “Father’s Day” in which Robin Masterson’s ten-year-old son, Jeff, falls in love with the neighbor’s dog, a pairing that shows Robin that love may be closer than she thinks, and “The Courtship of Carol Sommars” in which Carol’s son Peter and his best friend plot to match their single parents up so they can be brothers.

Macomber, Debbie. Sooner or later. New York : HarperPaperbacks, 1996.
When stubborn but proper Texas postmistress Letty Madden hires a rough soldier, Jack Murphy, to help her find her brother for the price of one night together, she has no idea that he will fall deeply in love with her.

May, Peter, 1951-. Chinese whispers. 1st U.S. ed. Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, 2009, c2004.
A man calling himself the Beijing Ripper leaves a trail of dead prostitutes in his wake, and criminal investigator Li Yan calls in help from his lover, American pathologist Margaret Campbell, whose autopsy reports yield shocking results.

McCaffrey, Anne. Catalyst : a tale of the Barque cats. 1st ed. New York : Del Rey Ballantine Books, 2010.
Duchess—or Chessie, to those who love her and depend on her services—is no ordinary cat. A purebred Barque Cat, she has been trained to patrol the ship on which she serves, sniffing out oxygen leaks and spotting other problems. When a corrupt government announces it has found an epidemic that requires impounding and the possible destruction of all animals, including cats, two young people and a cat with a hidden agenda are all that stands between the galaxy’s animals and annihilation.

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McCall Smith, Alexander, [R. Alexander], 1948-. The full cupboard of life ; In the company of cheerful ladies : two complete novels. 1st large print ed. ; 2008 ed. New York : Random House Large Print ; distributed by Random House, 2008.
Full cupboard of life: Mma Ramotswe has been engaged to Mr. J.L.B Matekoni for quite some time, and still they have no wedding date. But she doesn’t want to be too pushy, for Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni has much on his mind. Mma Potokwani, who runs the orphan farm, has tricked him into a parachute jump to benefit charity. In the company of cheerful ladies: Handling a busy case load at The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and contending with an intruder in her home, Mma Ramotswe has plenty on her mind. So when her unfortunate past returns to haunt her, she is happy her husband, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, is distracted as well. It seems one of his apprentices at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors has raced off with an older, wealthy woman.

McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. The unbearable lightness of scones. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York : Anchor Books, 2010.
The story of Bertie, a precocious six-year-old and his dysfunctional family is continued here by McCall Smith and includes other favorite characters like Big Lou, Domenica, and others, who are all in pursuit of happiness. ‘44 Scotland Street, Bk. 5.’

McIntosh, Pat. The stolen voice : a Gil Cunningham murder mystery. 1st US ed. London ; New York : Soho Constable, 2009.
Gil Cunningham and his wife Alys are sent to Perthshire to investigate the disappearance of four local singers and the possible link between the vanished singers and a young boy who disappeared forty years earlier only to reappear looking not a day older.

McLaughlin, Emma. Nanny returns : a novel. 1st Atria Books hardcover ed. New York : Atria Books, 2009.
Nan returns to New York after twelve years abroad with her husband, and as she tries to get her new business off the ground, she once again encounters Grayer X, who is sixteen and demands to know why she abandoned him years earlier.

Meloy, Maile. Both ways is the only way I want it. New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
Contains eleven short stories in which author Maile Meloy explores the lives of characters caught between innocence and experience, fidelity and desire, and impulse and stability.

Michaels, Anne, 1958-. The winter vault. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Newlyweds from Canada, Avery and Jean travel from Toronto to Egypt where Avery has been hired to rescue a temple from the rising waters of the Aswan Dam, but a tragedy threatens their marital bonds.

Michaels, David, 1955-. Tom Clancy’s endwar. Berkley ed. New York : Berkley Books, 2008.
America’s Joint Strike Force sends a Special Forces team into Moscow to capture Russian Colonel Pavel Doletskaya, the man who holds the key to Russia’s plan to invade America and Europe.

Mortimer, John, 1923-2009. A Rumpole Christmas. New York : Viking, 2009.
A collection of stories by John Mortimer that recount the Christmastime adventures of Horace Rumpole, who always seems to find excitement during the Christmas season, despite his ambivalent feelings on the holiday.

Munro, Alice. Too much happiness : stories. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
A collection of ten short stories of men and women whose lives are changed in unpredictable ways.

Neggers, Carla. Tempting fate. Don Mills, Ont. : MIRA, 1990.
While living with her wealthy relatives in Saratoga Springs, New York, Dani Pembroke remains hopeful that she can uncover the truth about her mother’s mysterious disappearance, but when she teams up with security expert Zeke Cutler, they close in on a killer who will do anything to remain anonymous.

Novak, Brenda. Dead Right. Don Mills, Ont. : MIRA, c2007.
The discovery of her father’s car submerged in a quarry twenty years after his disappearance from Stillwater, Mississippi, prompts journalist Madeline Barker to hire a private investigator to find out once and for all what happened to him, but there is someone in the small town who would prefer the truth remain hidden—even if it means murder.

Novak, Brenda. Trust me. Don Mills, Ont. : Mira, c2008.
After Oliver Burke, the man who attempted to rape Skye Kellerman, gets back onto the streets after cutting a deal in prison, Skye fears for her life and gets help from her friend, Sacramento detective David Willis, who sacrifices his own happiness to make sure Skye is safe.

O’Callaghan, Thomas. Bone thief. New York : Kensington Publishing, 2006.
Proving himself a worthy successor to Thomas Harris, O’Callaghan introduces one of the most compelling serial killers since Hannibal Lecter. NYPD Lieutenant John Driscoll leads a troubled investigative team while battling his own demons in order to catch a cunning predator who keeps his victims’ bones as trophies.

Page, Jean Reynolds. Accidental happiness : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, c2005.
Gina Melrose moves to a houseboat, drinking, her life unraveling, after her husband, Ben, dies unexpectedly at the age of thirty-six, but when Ben’s ex-wife, Reese, and Reese’s daughter, Angel, enter her life, she discovers hope again.

Pamuk, Orhan, 1952-. The museum of innocence. 1st North American ed. New York : Knopf, 2009.
Kemal, the thirty-year-old son of a wealthy family in Istanbul in 1975, is about to become engaged to Sibel, daughter of another prominent family, when a chance encounter with Fusun, a distant relation, sparks an obsessive love that changes his entire life.

Patterson, James, 1947-. Witch & wizard. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
A sister and brother, along with thousands of young people, have been kidnapped and either thrown in prison or turned up missing after accusations of witchcraft were made against them, and the ruling regime will do anything in order to suppress life and liberty, music and books.

Penny, Louise. The cruelest month : a Three Pines mystery. 1st U.S. ed. New York : St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2008, c2007.
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is sent to Three Pines, where he investigates the mysterious death of one of the villagers, who died in the middle of a seance trying to rid the town of evil.

Preston, Douglas J. Impact. 1st ed. New York, NY. : Tom Doherty Associates, 2010.
After a meteorite passes straight through the earth, Wyman Ford is called on to investigate the exit hole. What he discovers shatters all that is known about the universe. His investigation leads him to one of Mars’ moons where a structure in the shape of a gun is found. It had been built to destroy any intelligent life that might challenge it, but who built it? Since it obviously poses a threat to Earth, Ford’s team races against time to dismantle it.

Rave, Robert. Spin. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 2009.
Taylor Green moves from the Midwest to New York City, where he finds a job with public relations diva Jennie Weinstein, who sucks Taylor into a world of sex, greed, power, drugs, and fame and shows him the success may not be worth the price Jennie is demanding.

Roberts, Nora. The MacGregors : Serena, Caine. New York : Silhouette Books, c2006.
In “Playing the Odds,” Serena MacGregor gets a run for her money in the arms of a handsome gambler; in “Tempting Fate,” ruthless attorney Caine MacGregor meets his match in the beautiful Diana Blade.

Roberts, Nora. Night shift : Night shadow. New York : Silhouette Books, c2005.
Night shift—Night shadow. Presents two novels in one volume, including “Night Shift,” in which Cilla O’Roarke is drawn to a detective who is protecting her, and “Night Shadow,” in which Deborah O’Roarke, an idealistic prosecutor, finds herself falling in love with Nemesis, a mysterious vigilante.

Rodriguez, Abraham, 1961-. Spidertown : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c1993.
Story of Miguel and his friends living in the South Bronx of New York City making life-and-death decisions before their sixteenth birthday.

Rosenfelt, David. New tricks. 1st ed. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2009.
Attorney Andy Carpenter agrees to represent a Bernese mountain dog puppy in a custody battle after its owner is murdered, but he does not realize the animal is in possession of a valuable secret that puts it, as well as Andy and his loved ones, in peril.

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Russo, Richard, 1949-. That old cape magic. 1st large print ed. New York : Random House Large Print, 2009.
The wedding of a daughter’s best friend and—a year later—the wedding of a daughter brings Griffin back to Cape Cod, his childhood home, where he confronts old hurts, the loss of his father, and more of his own troubles.

Ryan, Chris, 1961-. Ultimate weapon. 1st American ed. New York : Weinstein Books, c2008.
SAS agent Nick Scott puts his dislike for Jed Bradley aside in order to rescue his scientist daughter, Sarah, and they are soon caught up in global intrigue and terrorist activity in the days before the downfall of Saddam Hussein.

Ryan, Chris. Blackout. London : Arrow, 2006.
A terrifyingly realistic story of what happens when technology and terrorism combine.

Scotch, Allison Winn. The department of lost & found. 1st ed. New York : Avon A, c2007.
Natalie Miller is the senior aide to a senator from New York, and nothing stands in her way—not even friends and lovers. Nothing, that is, until she is diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. Her live-in boyfriend leaves, her chemo treatments nearly kill her, and her job is in jeopardy. For the first time in her life, Natalie has time on her hands, and she uses it to examine her life. What she finds is a string of relationships that ended basically because she let them. And she discovers that the senator to whom she has devoted so much is less interested in issues than in election results. And most disturbing, the love that she thought she lost was never really hers at all.

Self, Will. Liver : a fictional organ with a surface anatomy of four lobes. New York : Bloomsbury, 2009, c2008.
British satirist Will Self spins four interconnected stories into a brilliantly insightful commentary on human foible and resilience.

Shayne, Maggie. Stranger in town. New York, NY : Silhouette Books, c2004.
Combines the first two stories of the Oklahoma branch of the Brand family.

Singer, Randy (Randy D.). The justice game. Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House, c2009.
Kelly Starling and Jason Noble, two lawyers on opposite sides of a case involving a lawsuit against a gun manufacturer, after the killing of a television reporter, do battle with each other while learning that external forces seek to control them both.

Specktor, Matthew. That summertime sound : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Brooklyn : MTV Press ; Distributed by powerHouse Books, c2009.
Freshman summer, 1986: You think you’re looking for happiness and you’re in love with the world’s best and most obscure band. Your roommate tells you both reside in Columbus, Ohio. These aren’t the first fantasies you’ve indulged. Blind faith, after all, may be your one true religion. In the thrall of dead philosophers and mad prophets on the radio, you charge off on a group pilgrimage to Anywhere, Everywhere, Nowhere, USA. You still believe in sex, drugs, and rock and roll—but you’re not sure in what order. You’re digging in the crates for that one true thing. You know something is happening, but you don’t know what it is.... That Summertime Sound is the liner note to that perfect summer single and all its aching echoes, written with the gimlet eye of Jim Thompson, Kazuo Ishiguro’s sense of wonder, and a true believer’s ear for music.

Stewart, Mary, 1916-. Wildfire at midnight. New York : HarperTorch, [2003], c1956.
Gianetta Fox cannot seem to escape her past or her ex-husband when she retreats to a remote hotel on the Scottish Isle of Skye.

Thompson, Carlene. Black for remembrance. New York : Avon Books, c1992.
Twenty years ago, Caroline’s five-year-old daughter Hayley was kidnapped and murdered; her killer was never caught. Now Caroline and her new family, particularly her little girl Melinda, are being terrorized by someone who knows their shocking past.

Thompson, Victoria (Victoria E.). Murder on St. Mark’s Place. New York : Berkley Prime Crime, c2000.
In turn-of-the century New York City, midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy see birth and death—and even murder.

Thurlo, Aimée. Earthway. 1st ed. New York : Forge, 2009.
Ella Clah, a special investigator for the Navajo Tribal Police, finds a pipe bomb in her friend’s classroom and attempts to track down a group of activists opposed to the construction of a nuclear power plant on the reservation.

Tremayne, Peter. Smoke in the wind. 1st St. Martin’s Minotaur ed. New York : St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2003, c2001.
In seventh-century Ireland, Fidelma, a religieuse and sister to the King of Muman, finds herself and her shipmates stranded on the coast of Dyfed, where she is asked to investigate the disappearance of an entire community.

Tropper, Jonathan. This is where I leave you. New York : Dutton, c2009.
Judd Foxman honors his father’s dying request by spending a week with his dysfunctional family while simultaneously coping with his wife’s infidelity.

Tyler, Anne. Noah’s compass : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2009.
Liam is a happily retired school teacher, despite the fact that he was forced to retire earlier than he planned. His only concern these days is that he doesn’t remember what happened to him the first night he moved into his condominium. All he can remember is that he woke up the next day in the hospital with a bandaged head. When he hires a ‘rememberer,’ his efforts take him on an unexpected detour and he gets something quite different.

Urquhart, Jane. The underpainter. 1st American ed. New York, N.Y. : Viking, 1997.
Artist Austin Fraser creates a series of paintings as he reflects back on his career and personal relationships, recalling his childhood in upstate New York, his friendships with fellow painters Robert Henn and Rockwell Kent, and his love for a woman who served as his model.

Verne, Jules, 1828-1905. In search of the castaways. McLean, Va. : IndyPublish. com., [200-?].
South America—Australia—New Zealand. The contents of a shark’s stomach contain a bottle that holds partially deteriorated notes written in three different languages. Together they give clues to the location of Captain Harry Grant, whose ship the Britannia was lost at sea. While the latitude (37th parallel) of Grant is known from the notes, the longitude is a mystery. Lord Glenarvan makes it his quest to find Grant; together with his wife, Harry Grant’s two children, and the crew of his yacht the Duncan, they set off for South America. On their journey the searchers encounter storms, earthquakes, deserts, floods, pirates, cannibals, wolves, and numerous other dangers as they trace the 37th parallel across South America, then across Australia, and finally across New Zealand.

Walker, Shiloh. The missing. Berkley Sensation trade pbk. ed. New York : Berkley Sensation, 2008.
Taige Branch’s psychic gifts cost her the only man she ever loved when Cullen Morgan turned his back on Taige after she failed to prevent his mother’s murder, but when Cullen’s daughter is kidnapped, he asks Taige for help in finding the little girl before it is too late and both begin to wonder if their love might have another chance.

Wick, Lori. As time goes by. Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, c1992.
In 1871, Jeff Taylor wonders if Bobbie Bradford will forgive him for betraying her five years earlier, especially since she has returned to town on the verge of marrying another man.

Wick, Lori. Where the wild rose blooms. Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, c1996.
After a rocky start, Jackie and Clayton find themselves falling in love, but when Jackie is blinded in an accident she decides to end their relationship rather than suffer possible rejection.

Wick, Lori. A place called home. Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, c1990.
After the death of her grandfather, Christine Bennett escapes the small community of Baxter to find new love, new faith, and a new life, after being threatened by her evil cousin Vince Jeffers.

Wick, Lori. Sophie’s heart. Eugene, OR : Harvest House Publishers, c1995.
After the tragic death of his wife, Alec Riley struggles to put his life back together. He and his three children are lost in their grief...until Sophie walks unexpectedly into their lives. Having left her native Czechoslovakia, Sophie has discovered the land which seemed so bright with promise is far from her dream. A highly educated woman, Sophie now finds herself keeping house for Alec and his family. How can Sophie find peace in her new job? Will God use her gentle spirit to help heal Alec’s broken heart?

Wick, Lori. Sean Donovan. Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, c1993.
Sean Donovan is sentenced to hang for robbery, but independent Charlotte Cooper saves him from the gallows by marrying him, and his calm and concerned ways touch her in ways she never imagined possible.

Woods, Stuart. Kisser. New York : G. P. Putnam’s Sons, c2010.
Stone Barrington is drawn into the world of Manhattan’s rich, beautiful upper class when his romantic involvement with a Broadway actress and lip model shows him that even the rich have their secrets to hide.

Duncan, Ann Rich. Johnny Vic’s Nautical Adventures. Infinity Pub, 2009.
In Champlain Gold Johnny Vic travels back in time to witness the Battle of Valcour. While there he discovers a fortune in gold, but will he be able to find it when he returns to his own century? In Columbus, Johnny Vic gets to watch Columbus use the eclipse of the moon to save his men from the natives.

NON-FICTION

005.7 MCF
McFedries, Paul. The complete idiot’s guide to creating a website. New York : Alpha, c2008.
A guide to creating successful Web sites, explaining the basics of getting a site up and running, discussing Web site design and publishing, showing how to automate a Web site with JavaScripts, and including tips on how to get started as a professional Web designer. Includes a CD.

070.92 MOR
Moret, Jim. The last day of my life. Beverly Hills, CA : Phoenix Books, c2009.
A memoir in the form of short anecdotes in which the author discusses his work, contemplation of suicide and speculation as to what he would have done on the last day of his life, and various aspects of life to be grateful for.

071.3 BUR
Burns, Eric. Infamous scribblers : the founding fathers and the rowdy beginnings of American journalism. 1st ed. New York : Public Affairs, c2006.
Explores the factors that influenced the development of American journalism after the Revolutionary War, and examines the role the media played in the development of the nation and how the nation’s development influenced the media.

158.1 ORS
Orsborn, Carol. The art of resilience : 100 paths to wisdom and strength in an uncertain world. 1st ed. New York : Three Rivers Press, c1997.
Carol Orsborn, the former head of an international PR firm who jumped off the fast track to pursue a saner life, shows us how to move through and beyond disappointments and rechannel valuable energy to overcome life’s setbacks. Her motivating compendium of anecdotes, Eastern and Western wisdom, and practical advice will make it easier to get through the tough times.

222.1105 BIB
The book of Genesis illustrated. 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton, c2009.
An illustrated adaptation of the entire book of Genesis, providing the biblical accounts of the Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the ark, the Tower of Babel, and other people and events.

232 GOR
Gordon, Mary, 1949-. Reading Jesus : a writer’s encounter with the Gospels. 1st ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2009.
Presents a literary interpretation of the Bible, studying Jesus as a character and examining the various Gospels as literature that possesses unresolved moral ambiguities, useful fables, and Christian teachings.

241 KIN
King, Jason. Save the date : a spirituality of dating, love, dinner, and the divine. New York : Crossroad Pub. Co., c2003.
In this funny and lighthearted book by twentysomethings Freitas and King, the authors present a positive view of dating, showing young people how dating can be a spiritual path that promotes maturity and growth.

248.8 YAN
Yancey, Philip. Where is God when it hurts? Anniversary ed. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c1990.
The author draws on his personal experiences, as well as examples from the Bible, to explore the question of why God allows people to suffer pain and discusses how to respond to one’s own pain, as well as the suffering of others.

291.4 MOO
Moon, Janell. The Wise Earth speaks to your spirit. Boston, MA : Red Wheel, 2002.
A heartfelt combination of spiritual discovery, environmental observations, and journal writing, The Wise Earth Speaks to Your Spirit offers readers a 52-week cycle of themed essays and related questions about the natural world. Entries on night and sky and parakeets, wind and mud and rain, snakes and tea and thistle, among others. In addition to folklore, myths, stories, and symbols connected to each theme, Janell Moon includes inspirational quotes from well-known writers - among them E. B. White, Ursula K. LeGuin, Gertrude Stein, and Mother Theresa – and shares her original poetry and personal experiences with the natural world. As she writes in the introduction, “It is my wish that through the telling of these stories, and the deepening of your own connections through your writing, that you will better enjoy a rainbow or a tree with angel’s wings in a storm.” In this era of mechanization and cultural disintegration, Moon calls us back to our source, our strength, our refuge: the earth from which we draw our very existence. From the strands of myth, folklore, symbolism, and her own personal stories, she weaves 52 essays that carry us through a year’s worth of inspired journaling. She proves, beyond a doubt, that we can go home again, that we can reconnect with earth’s sacredness, and that the journey is well worth the effort.

294.3 BST
Bstan-‘dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-. The joy of living and dying in peace. 1st ed. [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, 1997.
Bringing us closer to the essence of Buddhist teachings, and to his own peerless insight, the Dala Lama offers his thoughts on achieving a meanful life and death. At the heart of his eloquent presentation is this lesson: by cultivating compassion, wisdom, and positive thought and action--in short, by living a good life--we can approach death without fear or regret, and welcome our passage and rebirth.

302.3 CHR
Christakis, Nicholas A. Connected : the surprising power of our social networks and how they shape our lives. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
Discusses how various aspects of a person’s life—including emotional well-being, marital spouses, and more—are influenced by the thoughts, actions, and feelings of people within their social network; and explains how emotions can be contagious.

305.31 BOR
Bordo, Susan, 1947-. The male body : a new look at men in public and in private. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999.
Discusses how men’s and women’s ideas about the male body are influenced by society’s expectations.

305.4 MEN
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. In defense of women. Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, 1982, c1922.
The author presents a comprehensive analysis of the intelligence and stamina of women, and maintains that an average woman is greatly superior to an average man in many ways.

305.4097 COL
Collins, Gail. When everything changed : the amazing journey of American women from 1960 to the present. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
Examines the history of women in America from the 1960s and into the early twenty-first century, discussing politics, fashion, popular culture, economics, sex, families, the workforce, and related topics.

305.9069 MAR
Marton, Kati. Enemies of the people : my family’s journey to America. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Kati Marton recounts how her family was spied on by the Communist Terror State during both the Nazi and Communist periods due to their actions and beliefs and discusses her parents’ arrest in Cold War Budapest, the separation that followed, the horrors they endured in prison, and the political game between Washington and Moscow.

306 DUN
Dunn, Jancee. Why is my mother getting a tattoo? : and other questions I wish I never had to ask. New York : Villard, c2009.
Chronicles the author’s experiences with her family, and issues with getting older, while realizing that her parents are trying to recapture their youth, with phone transcripts of conversations with her best friend.

306.87 ZAN
Zanichkowsky, Stephen. Fourteen : growing up alone in a crowd. 1st pbk. ed. New York : Basic Books, 2003, c2002.
Stephen Zanichkowsky discusses what it was like growing up in a large family, explaining how he found his true place among his thirteen siblings.

320.9743 NEW VT COLL
Newcomb, Tim. A gaggle of governors : 25 years of Vermont cartoons : selections from 1982-2008. Montpelier, VT : Newcomb Studios, c2008.
Selected from 1,500 cartoons that were published in various Vermont newspapers, these cartoons represent the issues of the year published. Here is a modern history of Vermont in cartoon format.

324.973 HER
Hertzberg, Hendrik. Obámanos! : the birth of a new political era. New York : Penguin Press, 2009.
Collects articles from Hendrik Hertzberg, political essayist for “The New Yorker,” in which he discusses his own political history and Barack Obama’s path toward the presidency, beginning with the Democratic National Convention in 2004 through the 2008 election.

324.973 PLO
Plouffe, David. The audacity to win : the inside story and lessons of Barack Obama’s historic victory. New York : Viking, 2009.
David Plouffe chronicles the Barack Obama presidential campaign, sharing the ideas and events that shaped the campaign and helped Obama become the country’s first African-American president and exploring how the election changed the face of American politics.

330.076 BIS
AP macroeconomics/microeconomics. 2008 ed. New York : Kaplan Pub., c2008.
A study guide to the Advanced Placement tests in macroeconomics-microeconomics, featuring test-taking strategies, diagnostic tests, subject reviews, definitions of key terms, and two full-length practice exams with explained answers.

330.973 COR
Corsi, Jerome R. America for sale : fighting the new world order, surviving a global depression, and preserving U.S.A. sovereignty. 1st Threshold Editions hardcover ed. New York : Threshold Editions, 2009.
Examines the economic crisis in America including outsourcing of American jobs, rising socialism, and U.S. assets being bought up by foreign investors; and shares practical strategies for helping families survive and strengthening the national economy.

330.973 GOO
Goodman, Peter S. Past due : the end of easy money and the renewal of the American economy. 1st ed. New York : Times Books, 2009.
Peter S. Goodman, economics correspondent for “The New York Times,” examines the effect of the 2008 financial crisis on the American public, and discusses how to move forward.

332.024 WEB
Weber, Lauren. In cheap we trust : the story of a misunderstood American virtue. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
Examines frugality in the American consumer culture, discussing a historical overview of social programs, alternative movements, and mainstream institutions that promote economical spending habits, along with the distinction between cheapness and thriftiness, and related topics.

355.0092 SHE
Sheehan, Neil. A fiery peace in a cold war : Bernard Schriever and the ultimate weapon. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2009.
Presents a discussion of the intercontinental ballistic missile program of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States as led by Air Force General Bernard Shriever and his group of aides, civilian patrons, and others who helped him fight against Pentagon bureaucracy in an effort to keep the peace during the Cold War.

358.4 JAN OVERSIZE
Jane’s fighting aircraft of World War II. New York : Avenel, N.J. : Crescent Books ; distributed by Random House Value Pub., 1995.
A collection of photographs, line drawings, data tables, and text on the airplanes of all the participating countries of World War II.

362.1968 DAV
Davis, Nancy (Nancy Sue). Lean on me : ten powerful steps to moving beyond your diagnosis and taking back your life. New York : Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 2007.
Introduction: “You’re Lucky”; Step One: Embrace Change; Step Two: Fear Less ; Step Three: Never Take No for an Answer; Step Four: Find Your Dr. Right; Step Five: Build Your Health Team; Step Six: You Are What You Ingest; Step Seven: Let’s Get Physical; Step Eight: Explore Alternative Therapies; Step Nine: Tame the Health Care Monster; Step Ten: Give Back.

363.2 SAB
Sabbag, Robert. Too tough to die : down and dangerous with the U.S. marshals. New York : Simon & Schuster, c1992.
An account of marshalls past and present from 1789 to the present. Also covers the Witness Security Program and many who have been touched by the U.S. Marshals.

371.8234 MOR
Mortenson, Greg. Stones into schools : promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. New York : Viking, 2009.
Greg Mortenson describes his efforts to promote peace throughout the world, and details how he was able to establish over 130 schools—mostly for girls—in remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan with the backing of the Central Asia Institute—a nonprofit organization.

394.1209 GRI
Grimes, William. Appetite city : a culinary history of New York. 1st ed. New York : North Point Press, 2009.
Former “The New York Times” restaurant critic William Grimes provides an overview of the culinary history of New York City.

395.2 POS
Post, Peggy, 1945-. Emily Post wedding etiquette : cherished traditions and contemporary ideas for a joyous celebration. 4th ed. New York : HarperResource, c2001.
Today's weddings are more complicated than ever before, with new traditions replacing old, and new relationships to consider as family life grows more complex. In this thoroughly revised edition, Peggy Post provides sensible solutions to wedding questions old and new, showing how to manage both the big decisions and the tiny details with tact, consideration, and confidence. While continuing to provide the tried-and-true guidelines every bride needs for planning her specials day, Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette, 4th Edition also provides expert advice on the complex issues of today's weddings, with new chapters on encore weddings, multicultural wedding traditions, and postwedding responsibilities, and fully expanded sections on interfaith and nontraditional commitment ceremonies. this edition also features new sidebars, candid Q&A's drawn from Peggy's interviews, and much more at-a-glance information for busy brides-to-be.

422 WIL
Wilton, David, 1963-. Word myths : debunking linguistic urban legends. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Reveals the truth behind commonly-held myths about various phrases in the English language.

428.2 GOR
Gordon, Karen Elizabeth. The deluxe transitive vampire : the ultimate handbook of grammar for the innocent, the eager, and the doomed. 1st ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c1993.
Examples of confusing appositives, many uses of gerunds, and the complicated matter of agreements.

509.4109 HOL
Holmes, Richard, 1945-. The age of wonder : how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2008.
Discusses the influence of discoveries by astronomer William Herschel and his sister Caroline; chemist and poet Humphrey Davy, and explorer Joseph Banks on the Romantic Age as elements of religious faith and scientific truth combined to form a new cultural paradigm.

530 FRA
Frary, Mark. Freaky science : 1500 weird and wonderful scientific facts. London ; Sydney : New Holland, c2008.
Freaky Science is an eyebrow-raising collection of weird stories, cool experiments and amazing facts from the world of science. Discover things you would never have believed about the universe, from the smallest bits to the biggest, to the edge of the Universe and beyond!

530.076 BRA
AP physics B & C. 2008 ed. New York, N.Y. : Kaplan Publishing, c2008.
Presents a study plan to build knowledge and confidence, discusses study skills and strategies, reviews core topics, and provides two full-length practice tests.

530.076 WAE
Waechtler, Paul. Cracking the AP physics C exam. 2009 ed. New York : Random House, c2008.
Scoring high on the AP Physics C Exam is very different from earning straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about physics-only the strategies and information you’ll need to get your highest score. In Cracking the AP Physics C Exam, we’ll teach you how to: Use our preparation strategies and test-taking techniques to raise your score, Focus on the topics most likely to appear on the test, Test your knowledge with review questions for each physics topic covered. This book includes 2 full-length practice tests. All of our practice questions are just like those you’ll see on the actual exam, and we explain how to answer every question.

613.7 PET
Simply yoga. Standard format. [Dingley Village, Victoria 3172, Australia] : Hinkler Books Pty Ltd, c2002.
Instructor: Yolanda Pettinato. One of the most popular forms of exercise is now available in Book & DVD format for you to use in the comfort of your own home. Yolanda Pettinato will guide you through the exercises as you improve your health and strengthen your flexibility and stamina. Yolanda Pettinato instructs in basic yoga exercise methods.

615.9 DAV
Davis, Devra Lee. When smoke ran like water : tales of environmental deception and the battle against pollution. Hardback ed. New York : Basic Books, 2002.
Examines the health consequences of local and global pollution, sharing the story of how her family was affected by pollution, and arguing that the government needs to take a proactive position to prevent environmental hazards from killing and incapacitating the public.

616.85 SLO
Slone, Laurie B. After the war zone : a practical guide for returning troops and their families. [Cambridge, Mass.] : Da Capo Lifelong, 2008.
Offers military personnel and their families practical tips and advice to help them cope with the unique challenges they may face after returning from combat.

618.89 KOZ
Kozak, Arnold. Wild chickens and petty tyrants : 108 metaphors for mindfulness. Boston : Wisdom Publications, c2009.
Contains 108 brief entries that offer ways for the reader to incorporate mindfulness in daily life, which can relieve stress, anxiety, and depression.

618.92 CYT
Cytryn, Leon. Growing up sad : childhood depression and its treatment. New York : W.W. Norton, 1998, c1996.
Presents information for understanding, treating, and preventing depression in children, looking at advances made in the diagnosis and treatment of the illness, with discussion of the causes of depression and a call for early intervention.

623.850 CAL
Calder, Nigel. Boatowner’s mechanical and electrical manual : how to maintain, repair, and improve your boat’s essential systems. 3rd ed. Camden, ME : International Marine/McGraw-Hill, c2005.
A comprehensive guide to the electrical and mechanical systems that offers boat owners practical advice on how to maintain, repair, and improve their boats’ essential systems.

629.1355 LAN
Langewiesche, William. Fly by wire : the geese, the glide, the miracle on the Hudson. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
Examines factors that contributed to the successful, emergency landing of a U.S. Airways Airbus A320 on January 15, 2009, discussing the design of the aircraft and bird strikes throughout aviation history, along with the financial problems of the airlines, the competition between Airbus and Boeing, and more.

635.9 BEN
Benson, Dianne. Dirt, the lowdown on growing a garden with style. New York : Dell Pub., 1994.
A humorous guide to gardening, discussing tools, what clothes to wear, where to order plants, and more.

636.7 FRA
Franklin, Jon. The wolf in the parlor : the eternal connection between humans and dogs. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
Examines the origins, history, and uniqueness of the bond shared between humans and dogs, and also discusses dog behavior.

636.7 HOR
Horowitz, Alexandra. Inside of a dog : what dogs see, smell, and know. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York : Scribner, 2009.
The author, a cognitive scientist, introduces the reader to a dog’s perceptual and cognitive abilities in order to determine how they think about their daily worlds.

636.8 RAI
Rainbolt, Dusty. Kittens for dummies. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2004.
Presents guidelines designed to help prospective pet owners choose a kitten, offers advice on preparing the home and family for the kitten’s arrival, and discusses day-to-day care, kitten behaviors, and what to do when a kitten arrives unexpectedly.

636.8 RIC
Richards, James R., 1948-. ASPCA complete guide to cats. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1999.
An illustrated guide to cats that provides detailed profiles of fify breeds and information on choosing the right cat, preparing to bring a new cat home, keeping a cat healthy, litter box training, feeding and grooming, and other related topics.

641.303 FOE
Foer, Jonathan Safran, 1977-. Eating animals. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
Examines various philosophical topics related to vegetarianism and eating habits in general, chronicling the author’s struggle, as he approaches fatherhood, with how to make dietary choices on a child’s behalf, and analyzes various aspects of folklore, culture, tradition, and myth that help people justify eating habits.

641.815 BUL
Bullock-Prado, Gesine. Confections of a closet master baker : one woman’s sweet journey from unhappy Hollywood executive to contented country baker. 1st ed. New York : Broadway Books, c2009.
The author tells the story of how she gave up a very lucrative job as head of her sister Sandra Bullock’s production company to become a Vermont baker and owner of Gesine Confectionary. Includes recipes.

658.3 NEL
Nelson, Bob, 1956-. The 1001 rewards & recognition fieldbook : the complete guide. New York : Workman Pub., c2003.
Beginning with the basics of motivation, including the decline of traditional incentives and the trend toward empowered employees, the book lays the groundwork for developing and managing a rewards or recognition program in any work situation: how to recognize an individual or a group; how to develop a low-cost recognition program; how to sell it to upper management, prevent and fix common problems, and assess its effectiveness. There are planning worksheets, templates for different purposes-improving morale, improving attendance, increasing retention-plus perforated reference cards for immediate guidance, and 101 new low-cost/no-cost recognition ideas. Running through the margins are Nelson’s answers to the questions most frequently asked since the publication of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees.

658.4 GRA
Gray, John, 1951-. How to get what you want at work : a practical guide for improving communication and getting results. 1st Quill ed. New York, NY : Quill, 2003, c2002.
Explores the differences in the ways men and women think and interact in the workplace, offering valuable advice for reducing unnecessary conflict and frustration to create a fulfilling work environment.

688.7 MCG
McGonagle, Dorothy A. A celebration of American dolls : from the collections of Strong Museum. Grantsville, Md. : Hobby House, c1997.
A celebration of American dolls.

728.37 FRA
Frampton, Kenneth. American masterworks : the twentieth century house. New York : Rizzoli, 1995.
Text, illustrations and diagrams describe a variety of architectural styles as works of art and the text discusses the prevalent themes found in different time periods.

745.5 BRA
Brabec, Barbara. The crafts business answer book & resource guide : answers to hundreds of troublesome questions about starting, marketing, and managing a homebased business efficiently, legally, and profitably. New York : M. Evans and Co., 1998.
Answers to hundreds of troublesome questions about starting, marketing, and managing a homebased business efficiently, legally, and profitably.

745.5 BRA
Brabec, Barbara. Handmade for profit! : hundreds of secrets to success in selling arts & crafts. New York : M. Evans, c1996.
Offers crafters expert tips and strategies to help them break into the arts and crafts market, explaining the best ways to sell handmade items for maximum profit.

745.5 ILA
Ilasco, Meg Mateo. Craft inc. : turn your creative hobby into a business. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2007.
Meg Mateo Ilasco offers a step-by-step guide to everything from developing products and naming the company to writing a business plan, applying for licenses, and paying taxes. Chapters on sales, marketing, trade shows, and publicity round out the mix. Plus, in-depth interviews with such craft luminaries as Jonathan Adler, Lotta Jansdotter, Denyse Schmidt, and Jill Bliss provide inspiration and practical advice. Accessible, informative, and more than a little spunky, Craft, Inc. paves the way for today’s creative minds to become tomorrow’s trendsetters.

746.43 FAS
Fassett, Kaffe. Vintage knits : thirty knitting designs from Rowan for men and women. North Pomfret, VT : Trafalgar Square Publishing, 2005, c2004.
Glorifying the recovered pleasures of fine cloth, rich texture, and a relaxed fit, this collection of vintage patterns draws its inspiration from the charm, simplicity, and elegance of mid-20th-century clothing. Rejuvenated by the postwar years, men and women embraced styles that captured feminine appeal and masculine exuberance, with well-tailored designs and graceful finishing touches that are re-created here. The 31 patterns in this volume—from cardigans and jackets to scarves and pullovers—have been inspired by old photographs, archival patterns, and classic Hollywood films and have been adapted for modern figures and contemporary knitters.

746.43 ROB
Roberts, Luise. 1000 great knitting motifs. North Pomfret, Vt. : Trafalgar Square Pub., 2004.
Contains color illustrations and brief instructions for one thousand knitting motifs, including traditional knitting and pictorial motifs, and modern pictorial motifs, and includes a review of techniques.

746.43 SIM
Simple 1-2-3. Lincolnwood, IL : Publications International, Ltd., 2007.
Three books in one: Knitting for Babies, Great Gifts, and Fabulous Scarves.

747 DES
Designed to sell : smart ideas that pay off! 1st ed. Des Moines, IA : Meredith Books, c2006.
Provides tips from television’s “Designed to Sell,” on how to redecorate, update, and otherwise improve rooms in the home to increase value in the real estate market, and includes photographs and cost breakdowns.

747.7 JEN
Jennings, Lynette. Lynette Jennings straight talk on decorating. 1st ed. Des Moines, IA : Meredith Books, c2002.
Presents a comprehensive full-color guide to home decorating and provides advice on basic design, personal color scheme, and dispels common decorating myths.

778.9 SCH
Schaub, George. Digital photographer’s guide to black & white landscape photography. 1st ed. New York, N.Y. : Lark Books, 2009.
Digital technology has revolutionized photography—nowhere more dramatically than with black-and-white. Interest in the subject has reached an all-time high, and this guide by an esteemed photographer and editor of Shutterbug magazine is the only complete foundation course on monochrome digital landscape photography. It explains all the basics of the highly popular subject: how to meter and expose scenes so they convert well to grayscale, control how colors are rendered as gray tones, expose for highlights and develop (in the computer) for the lowlights, manage contrast, and create a magical print.

796 SCH
Schmidt, Mike, 1949-. Clearing the bases : juiced players, monster salaries, sham records, and a Hall of Famer’s search for the soul of baseball. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2006.
Former baseball player Mike Schmidt examines the scandals and controversies that have begun to define professional baseball in recent years, addressing steroid use, skyrocketing payrolls, callous owners, and unapproachable players and the negative impact they are having on the sport’s image.

814.54 JAC
Jacobs, A. J., 1968-. The guinea pig diaries : my life as an experiment. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Journalist A. J. Jacobs conducts a series of life experiments, and describes the results of outsourcing all aspects of his life to a team of people in Bangalore, India, practicing “Radical Honesty,” disguising himself as a movie star and infiltrating the Academy Awards, following George Washington’s rules for life, spending a month adhering to his wife’s every whim, and more.

814.54 MIC
Michaels, Leonard, 1933-2003. The essays of Leonard Michaels. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
A collection of essays in which American author Leonard Michaels discusses a variety of topics, such as his New York childhood, art, and sex in movies.

820.9 WEL
Welty, Eudora, 1909-. The eye of the story : selected essays and reviews. 1st Vintage books ed. New York : Vintage Books, 1979, c1978.
A collection of essays in which Eudora Welty meditates on the art of writing and explores the works of other writers, including Jane Austen, Willa Cather, Anton Chekhov, and Virginia Woolf.

883.01 ALE
Alexander, Caroline, 1956-. The war that killed Achilles : the true story of Homer’s Iliad and the Trojan War. New York : Viking, 2009.
Offers a detailed analysis of Homer’s epic poem “Iliad,” discussing the central questions about war that Homer addressed in the poem, what the poem reveals about the brutal, ten-year Trojan War, what Homer might have hoped people learned from his poem, and other related topics.

917.3 WOO
Woodall’s North American campground directory. 2010 North American ed. Ventura, CA : Woodall’s Publications, 2010.
Provides information about RV camping in North America, including profiles and ratings of campgrounds, attractions, and suggested one-day trips.

917.43 CEN
A century in the mountains : celebrating Vermont’s Long Trail. 1st ed. Waterbury Center, VT : Green Mountain Club, 2009.
This book is a beautifully illustrated documentation of Vermont’s Long Trail and the men and women who built it.

917.43 GRE VT COLL
Place names on Vermont’s Long Trail : from Wampahoofus to Devil’s Gulch. 1st ed. Waterbury Center, Vt. : GMC, c2007.
This book is a companion to the “Long Trail Guide.” Hikers will enjoy the historical descriptions of the names assigned to mountains, hills, and shelters located along the trail.

917.43 HIN VT COLL
Hindes, James Gordon, 1909-1973. So clear, so cool, so grand : a 1931 hike on Vermont’s Long Trail. Waterbury Center, Vt. : Green Mountain Club, c2008.
This is a journal of James Gordon Hindes as he traveled Vermont's Long Trail in 1931. This entertaining account of early days of long distance hiking also gives you a picture of life in Vermont when telephones required operators and listening to the radio was the primary form of entertainment.

917.43 TRE VT COLL
Tree, Christina. Vermont : an explorer’s guide. 12th ed. Woodstock, Vt. : Countryman Press, c2009.
A travel guide to Vermont that provides information on the state’s major destinations, less-traveled areas, interesting sights, popular attractions, hotels, restaurants, shops, and outdoor activities.

917.43 WILL VT COLL
Wilson, Robert F. Vermont curiosities : quirky characters, roadside oddities & other offbeat stuff. Guilford, CT : Globe Pequot Press, 2008.
A fun, accessible read for travelers and non travelers alike, Vermont Curiosities is part zany Vermont guidebook and part Who’s Who of unusual and unsung heroes. This compendium of the state’s quirks and characters will amuse Vermont residents and visitors alike.

920 BIR
Bird, Larry, 1956-. When the game was ours. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
Presents a collaborative memoir in which the two basketball stars reevaluate their competitive relationship and achievement of many championships and awards during an important time in the National Basketball Association.

920 CLI VT COLL
Clifford, Deborah Pickman. More than petticoats : Remarkable Vermont women. Guilford, CT : Globe Pequot Press, c2009.
Profiles twelve women from various walks of life who made significant
contributions to the history of Vermont, including African-American poet and pioneer Lucy Terry Prince, celebrated writer Shirley Jackson, historian Abby Maria Hemenway, and education activist Emma Willard.

920 LEV VT COLL
Levesque, Sandra M. Under a fig tree : a family memoir. Randolph, VT : The Author, c2009.
From Randazzo to Rutland... Francesco Paolo and Antonia Maria Delpopolo Scafidi met under a fig tree in the vineyards of Castiglione di Sicilia. In 1920, just five months after their wedding, the couple left their impoverished Mediterranean island and began a journey that would take them to the unlikely destination of Rutland, Vermont in northern New England. This is the immigrant’s story, oft told, but with the rich and stirring details of one three-generation family in an Italian-American community that is quietly receding into history.

920 VAN VT COLL
Van Camp, Julie F. Searching for Ichabod : his eighteenth century diary leads me home. [S.l.] : BookSurge, c2009.
This is the story of one woman’s search to find her ancestors. It’s written as an historical narrative as she searches for her great, great, great, grandfather’s grave. The author’s interesting journey may serve as an inspiration to others seeking similar information. Illustrations, end notes and bibliography.

921 CARLIN
Carlin, George. Last words. 1st Free Press hardcover ed. New York : Free Press, 2009.
Provides autobiographical stories from comedian George Carlin in which he recounts personal experiences and reflects on his fifty-year career, along with biographical content from Carlin’s friend Tony Hendra, to cover the entire span of his life, from birth until his death in 2008.

921 CARVER
Sklenicka, Carol, 1948-. Raymond Carver : a writer’s life. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York : Scribner, 2009.
A biography of American author Raymond Carver, covering his upbringing in the Pacific Northwest, struggles with finances and alcoholism, friendship with other writers, publication of stories and poems, and family life.

921 ELIZABETH
Shawcross, William. The Queen Mother : the official biography. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, drawing on the Queen Mother’s personal letters, diaries, and papers to discuss her childhood, marriage to King George VI, role in British politics, personal life, and other related topics.

921 GREENBERG
Greenberg, Michael, 1952-. Beg, borrow, steal : a writer’s life. New York : Other Press, c2009.
An autobiography in which Michael Greenberg discusses his early years as a writer, telling of his contentious relationship with his father who was scornful of his writing ambitions, his artistic first wife, and his son, and sharing some of the unexpected encounters that have fueled his career.

921 JONES
Jones, Judith. The tenth muse : my life in food. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York : Anchor Books, 2008, c2007.
Author and editor Judith Jones shares the story of her life, experiences, and achievements including her involvement in publishing some of the food world’s most admired figures such as Julia Child.

921 KAMKWAMBA
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-. The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2009.
The author details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his Malawian village when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.

921 MCNALLY VT COLL
Wheeler, Scott. Don “Sleepy” McNally : from Vaudeville to drive-in pioneer. 1st ed. Derby, Vt. : Vermont’s Northland Journal, c2008.
Features the biography of Don “Sleepy” McNally, born into a vaudeville family, an early pioneer of the drive-in movie industry, and a founder of the Derby-Port Drive-In Theater in Derby, Vermont and the Morrisville Drive-In Theater in Morrisville, Vermont.

921 VANLIERE
VanLiere, Donna, 1966-. Finding Grace : a true story about losing your way in life—and finding it again. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 2009.
Author Donna VanLiere shares how her sexual abuse, struggles with infertility, and the adoptions of her three children taught her about God’s grace in everyday life.

921 WILLIAMS
Williams, Roy, 1950-. Hard work : a life on and off the court. 1st ed. Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, c2009.
Chronicles the life and accomplishments of Roy Williams, the head coach of the University of North Carolina’s men’s basketball team, describing the troubles he faced during his childhood and his early love for the sport.

937.7 PEL
Pellegrino, Charles R. Ghosts of Vesuvius : a new look at the last days of Pompeii, how the towers fell, and other strange connections. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2004.
Looks at what modern forensic archaeology has revealed about the everyday lives of the citizens of Pompeii and Herculaneum in the days before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the twin cities, and applies the lessons of volcano physics to draw parallels between the ancient disaster and the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.

943.086 BES
Bessel, Richard. Germany 1945 : from war to peace. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Harper, c2009.
Documents the last days of the Third Reich and Germany’s transition from the devastation and social upheaval of World War II to a period of relative peace and prosperity.

956.7 WES
West, Francis J. No true glory : a frontline account of the battle for Fallujah. New York : Bantam Books, 2005.
Presents a comprehensive analysis of the battle for Fallujah and the political firestorm that ensued after the Marines were forced to withdraw and then ordered to attack the city a second time.

973 HOD
Hodgson, Godfrey. The myth of American exceptionalism. New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2009.
Godfrey Hodgson argues that it is dangerous and irresponsible for the United States to try and promote the ideals of democracy and capitalism to other countries, drawing on historical evidence to prove that democracy is not always the best government system and that it often alienates countries from the global community.

973.38 MAR
Martin, Joseph Plumb, 1760-1850. Private Yankee Doodle; : being a narrative of some of the adventures, dangers, and sufferings of a Revolutionary soldier. [1st ed.]. Boston, : Little, Brown, [1962].
Recreates the daily life of the revolutionary soldier.

973.7 RUS VT COLL
Rush, Daniel S. The St. Albans raiders : an investigation into the identities and life stories of the bold and enigmatic confederate soldiers who attacked St. Albans, Vermont on October 19, 1864. Saline, Mich. : McNaughton and Gunn for the Blue and Gray Education Society, 2008.
The Confederate attack at St. Albans on October 19, 1864 was unexpected by the people in the northern part of the United States. No one was expecting a Rebel raid and it now meant Union troops would have to be placed along the Canadian border. The army was now facing foreign as well as domestic fronts.

973.911 EGA
Egan, Timothy. The big burn : Teddy Roosevelt and the fire that saved America. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
Describes a forest fire that erupted in August of 1910 in the Bitterroot Mountains along the Idaho-Montana border, discussing efforts to combat it and how the actions of individuals fighting the fires had a positive influence on popular opinion about Teddy Roosevelt’s notion of conservation.

974.3 ARM VT COLL
Armitage, Peggy. Around Pittsford. Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., c2009.
Winding north through Pittsford, Otter Creek has powered the lumber, grain, and marble mills essential to this region since 1770. Chittenden lies east of Pittsford, on the west flank of the Green Mountains, where iron and manganese deposits supplied Pittsford’s iron industry. To the south, Pittsford and Proctor share deep marble formations that support the economies of both towns. The first settlers were farmers drawn to the valley’s fertile soil and mountain forests. They were joined by lumber barons, lawyers, merchants, and artists. European and French Canadian immigrants soon followed and farmed, built the railroad, or quarried and carved marble. Closely linked by the industries that helped build them, these communities have evolved into today’s thriving hometowns of workers in Rutland.

974.3 BUS VT COLL
Bushnell, Mark, 1964-. It happened in Vermont. Guilford, Conn. : Globe Pequot Press, 2009.
From the French and Indian War to the exposure of Maple Corner, thirty-two events that shaped the Green Mountain State.

974.3 FAR VT COLL
Farfan, Matthew F. The Vermont-Quebec border : life on the line. Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., c2009.
The Vermont-Quebec Border: Life on the Line is a visual record of life in the villages, towns, and countryside in this unique and special part of the world. In recent years, issues relating to the border have been thrust to the forefront as never before. This is due not only to growing security concerns but also to an increasing scrutiny in the media of border issues and of how heightened security is impacting life in communities all along the border. The border has played an important role in the history and everyday lives of the people living along its length, both in Vermont and Quebec, and it will undoubtedly continue to shape these communities in the years to come.

974.3 GEL
Gellman, Ginger. Historic photos of Vermont. Nashville, Tenn. : Turner Pub. Co., c2009.
This volume tells the story of Vermont’s history using almost 200 black and white photographs. This journey into the past shows why Vermonters cherish the land they call home. Notes on the photographs are included.

974.3 HAN VT COLL
Hansen, Fran Lynggaard. Brattleboro : historically speaking. Charleston, SC : History Press, 2009.
Founded as Fort Dummer in 1724, from its earliest days the town that would become Brattleboro enjoyed beautiful views and a strong spirit. It quickly grew into a home for Vermont industry and pleasure, attracting tourists, traders and innovators from across the region. Former Brattleboro Reformer contributor Fran Lynggaard Hansen describes the town’s history through highlights from her ‘Downstreet’ column, including accounts of the 1848 smallpox outbreak, the founding of the Estey Organ Company, the construction of the Harris Ski Jump, the story behind George Crowell’s Lindenhurst mansion and the efforts of the dedicated volunteers who launched the first Winter Carnival. Portraying residents at work, at play and in service to one another, she captures the essence of Brattleboro’s enduring charm.

974.3 LAK
Lake Champlain : an illustrated history : a celebration of America’s most historic lake. Jay, N.Y. : Adirondack Life, c2009.
This celebration of America’s most historic lake includes towns along the lake, the lake’s formation and history, the first people, use as a highway and waterway as well as sports and play on the lake. More than 300 historic maps, photographs and illustrations are included.

974.3 LIL VT COLL
Lake Champlain Islands. Arcadia Pub, 2009.
On July 3, 1609, French explorer Samuel de Champlain and his group canoed south from Canada into an expansive lake and found four islands. Those islands are now the Lake Champlain Islands, and it was that trip that gave birth to Vermont and sparked 400 years of history. Located in the far northwest corner of the state, the islands are well known as a shoreline retreat for all of New England, with their small-town feel and picturesque farmlands. In this birthplace of Vermont, with its rich soil, early settlers found success growing local varieties of apples, which they shipped by steamboat directly to international cities. Several large deposits of unique dark limestone brought marble trade to the area, and these materials are still mined in working quarries today. The Lake Champlain Islands are a tranquil, yet vibrant area of Vermont, where historical buildings are often used as schools, museums, libraries, and private homes.

974.3 MIL VT COLL
Miller, Peter, 1934-. Nothing hardly ever happens in Colbyville, Vermont : and other stories and essays. Colbyville, Vt. : Silver Print Press, c2008.
This book collects some of the very best of Peter Miller’s writing for the first time. Some of the essays previously appeared in national magazines, others in local newspapers. A few were written for this book. Altogether they offer insight into the culture of Vermont and how it has changed over the past 40 years, while revealing what has shaped this Vermonter into a photographer and writer.

974.3 PEA VT COLL
Pearl, Peggy. A brief history of St. Johnsbury. Charleston, SC : History Press, 2009.
Tucked away in the dark forests of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, St. Johnsbury was mostly unbroken wilderness when first chartered in 1786. Swinging axes soon made way for the burgeoning split-level town, with stately Main Street homes on St. Johnsbury Plain presiding in grandeur over the bustling commerce of Railroad Street below. Peggy Pearl brings a decidedly human element to this comprehensive history, wandering the graves of Mount Pleasant Cemetery and bringing to life the stories of those tanners, cobblers, millworkers and brick makers who made St. Johnsbury their home. With excerpts from vintage newspapers like the Caledonian-Record and the Farmer’s Herald, Pearl unfolds the transformation from quiet mill town into picturesque manufacturing hub of Caledonia County.

974.3 SKI VT COLL
Skiffington, Kerry K. Bristol : historically speaking. Charleston, SC : History Press, 2009.
Since 1762, Bristol has prospered alongside the New Haven River. Its mighty waters powered mills, and hardworking farmers, entrepreneurs and shopkeepers fueled the local economy. Local author Kerry Skiffington describes Bristol’s history through brief essays highlighting its most remarkable people and moments, from the rise of Outlook Club and the Bristol Town Band to the many floods and fires that have challenged but never broken the town. She also uncovers forgotten figures, like Dr. Francis Briggs, known as much for his music as for his ministrations, and state representative Florence Cragen, one of many Vermont women to serve the legislature during World War II. Carefully researched and enlivened by interviews with longtime residents, Bristol, Vermont: Historically Speaking captures the essence of the town’s enduring charm.

974.3 THO VT COLL
Thompson, Donald H. Lake Bomoseen : the story of Vermont’s largest little-known lake. Charleston, SC : History Press, 2009.
Lake Bomoseen—the largest lake entirely within Vermont’s borders—once attracted thousands of visitors each year. Its resorts and restaurants welcomed travelers of all stripes, from Walt Disney and Harpo Marx to humble groups of workers and families. Crowds flocked to beaches and picnic areas during the daytime, and headliners like Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong kept the Casino at the lake buzzing late into the night. Donald H. Thompson describes these and other glamorous moments in Lake Bomoseen’s past and explains how the area has evolved since the last hotels and dance halls closed their doors. Carefully researched and accompanied by dozens of rare images, this is the definitive history of one of Vermont’s finest spots.

AUDIO-VISUAL

CD 355.02 LAN
Langewiesche, William. The atomic bazaar : the rise of the nuclear poor. [Ashland, Or.?] : Blackstone Audio, p2007.
Read by Tom Weiner. Journalist William Langewiesche investigates the rise of the global threat of nuclear weapons, the movement of nuclear weapons technology from the rich to the poor and the chances for nuclear terrorism. He looks at Abdul Qadeer Khan, the scientist who was behind the theft and sale of centrifuge designs that helped build Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal and his involvement in the distribution of nuclear plans to North Korea, Iran, and other hostile countries.

CD 814 BLO
Blount, Roy. Long time leaving : [dispatches from up South]. [Minneapolis, Minn.] : HighBridge, p2007.
Read by the author and friends. “Hard-working humorist Roy Blount Jr. lives in the North but he’s from the South, a delicious tension that has always informed and shaped his work. In this new collection, he directs his acerbic wit and finely-tuned insight toward the persistent and colorful differences between the two. His essays treat every conceivable topic on which North and South misunderstand each other, from music to sports, eating, education, politics, child-rearing, religion, race, and language (“remember when there was lots of discussion of ‘ebonics’?”). In this eminently quotable collection, Blount does justice to the charming, funny, infuriating facets of Southern tradition and their equally odd Northern counterpoints”—Publisher’s Web-site.

CD 818 VON
Vonnegut, Kurt. Armageddon in retrospect. Ashland, Or. : Blackstone Audiobooks, 2008.
Twelve previously unpublished writings on war and peace include such pieces as an essay on the destruction of Dresden, a story about the first-meal fantasies of three soldiers, and a meditation on the impossibility of shielding children from the temptations of violence.

CD 921 EINSTEIN
Isaacson, Walter. Einstein : [his life and universe]. [New York] : Simon & Schuster Audio, cp2007.
Read by Edward Herrmann. A narrative portrait based on the complete body of Einstein’s papers offers insight into his contributions to science, in an account that describes the influence of his discoveries on his personal views about morality, politics, and tolerance.

CD 921 LEWIS
Lewis, Richard, 1947-. The other great depression : how I’m overcoming, on a daily basis, at least a million addictions and dysfunctions and finding a spiritual (sometimes) life. Beverly Hills, CA : Phoenix Audio, p2008.
Read by the author. After landing in an emergency room due to excessive cocaine and alcohol abuse, comedian Richard Lewis had to majorly reassess his priorities. Delving into his troubled childhood, his familial relationships, and the beginning of his drug abuse in this memoir, Lewis also discusses the bits of faith that he clings to in order to stay sober and happy. This is a compelling peek inside the mind of one of this century’s great comic minds.

CD 921 REICHL
Reichl, Ruth. Not becoming my mother : and other things she taught me along the way. Unabridged. New York, N.Y. : Penguin Audio, 2009.
Read by the author. Chronicles the mother-daughter relationship of culinary author Ruth Reichl, now editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, and her late mother, Miriam. Miriam Brudno, who bowed to societal and familial pressure to become a wife and a mother over pursuing a fulfilling career, cheered her daughter on and pointed out that Ruth had an obligation, both to herself and to her mother, to use her life well.

CD ALL
Allston, Aaron. Star wars : fate of the Jedi. New York : Holland, Ohio : Random House Audio ; repackaged by Midwest Tape, p2009.
Read by Marc Thompson. In the first book of the Star Wars: fate of the Jedi series, listeners experience the Galactic Alliance in crisis after a violent civil war and the fall of Darth Caedus. As prominent leaders gather for a crucial summit at Coruscant, the future of the Jedi remains uncertain. When Chief of State Natasi Daala and the media stir up mass anti-Jedi sentiments, Luke and his son Ben go rogue and investigate Jacen Solo’s corruption and downfall, uncovering startling secrets within the Force.

CD BRO
Brown, Sandra, 1948-. Best kept secrets. Grand Haven, Mich. : Brilliance Audio, 2007.
Read by Dick Hill. Alexandra Gaither is a state prosecutor who has the authority to reopen an unsolved homicide case. Twenty-five years ago Alex’s mother was murdered and no one was ever tried for the crime. Now armed with new evidence that could lead to an arrest and a conviction, Alex visits the remote Texas town where her mother died.

CD CHI
Child, Lee. Bad luck and trouble : [a Jack Reacher novel]. New York : Random House Audio, p2007.
Read by Dick Hill. “From a helicopter high above the empty California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night... In Chicago, a woman learns that an elite team of ex-army investigators is being hunted down one by one... And on the streets of Portland, Jack Reacher—soldier, cop, hero—is pulled out of his
wandering life by a code that few other people could understand. From the first shocking scenes in Lee Child’s explosive new novel, Jack Reacher is plunged like a knife into the heart of a conspiracy that is killing old friends... and is on its way to something even worse. A decade post-military, Reacher has an ATM card and the clothes on his back—no phone, no ties, and no address. But now a woman from his old unit has done the impossible. From Chicago, Frances Neagley finds Reacher, using a signal only the eight members of their elite team of army investigators would know. She tells him a terrifying story—about the brutal death of a man they both served with. Soon Reacher is reuniting with the survivors of his old team, scrambling to raise the living, bury the dead, and connect the dots in a mystery that is growing darker by the day. The deeper they dig, the more they don’t know: about two other comrades who have suddenly gone missing—and a trail that leads into the neon of Vegas and the darkness of international terrorism. For now, Reacher can only react. To every sound. Every suspicion. Every scent and every moment. Then Reacher will trust the people he once trusted with his life—and take this thing all the way to the end. Because in a world of bad luck and trouble, when someone targets Jack Reacher and his team, they’d better be ready for what comes right back at them...”—from publisher’s web site.

CD FOL
Follett, Ken. Lie down with lions. Library ed. Grand Haven, Mich. : Brilliance Audio, [2003], p1986.
An American man, a French physician, and an English woman are terrorized by the Russian invasion of Afghanistan.

CD GRE
Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. Our man in Havana. [London, England] : CSA Telltapes Ltd., p2009.
Read by Jeremy Northam. Due to the excessive, and expensive, demands of his 13-year-old daughter, Milly, vacuum cleaner salesman Wormold acquires a higher-paying position as Secret Agent 5920015 for the Secret Intelligence Service. Set in Cuba during the regime of Fulgencio Batista, this critically acclaimed novel, first published in 1958, eerily predicts the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

CD MAC
Macomber, Debbie. Back on Blossom Street. Unabridged. Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, c2007.
Read by Laural Merlington. When Susannah, the owner of a new flower store, and her employee, a young widow named Colette Blake, join the knitting class at A Good Yarn, they meet a group of unforgettable women who offer them life-changing advice, support, and friendship.

CD MIC
Michaels, Fern. Lethal justice. Library ed. Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2006.
Read by Laural Merlington. After spending a year wrongly imprisoned for fraud, Alexis calls on the Sisterhood to seek revenge on the real criminals, Arden Gillespie and Roland Sullivan.

CD PAT
Patterson, James, 1947-. The 6th target. New York : Hatchette Audio, p2007.
Narrated by Carolyn McCormick. When an unthinkable tragedy leaves one of the members of the Women’s Murder Club in critical condition, the others must fight to keep a deranged man locked away. Meanwhile, a series of ransomless child kidnappings rocks the city and confounds law enforcement.

CD PER
Perry, Anne. At some disputed barricade. Library ed. Grand Haven, Mich. : Brilliance Audio, 2007, p2006.
Read by Michael Page. Men and women torn by their convictions are challenged by the perils of war.

CD ROB
Robb, J. D., 1950-. Betrayal in death. Grand Haven, MI. : Brilliance Audio, p2007.
Read by Susan Ericksen. New York Lieutenant Eve Dallas is up against a hit-man for the elite, whose next target may be her own husband, Roarke.

CD SEB
Sebold, Alice. The almost moon : a novel. New York, NY : Hachette Audio, p2007.
Read by Joan Allen. For years Helen Knightly has given her life to others: to her haunted mother, to her enigmatic father, to her husband and now grown children. When she finally crosses a terrible boundary, her life comes rushing in at her in a way she never could have imagined.

CD SPA
Sparks, Nicholas. The lucky one : a novel. Unabridged. New York : Hachette Audio, p2008.
Read by John Bedford Lloyd. A soldier in Iraq finds a photograph that he soon considers a good luck charm, but he keeps this fact a secret when he returns home and meets the woman in it.

CD WRI
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Native son. New York : HarperAudio, p2008.
Performed by Peter Francis James. Bigger Thomas, a 20 year-old black man, is uneducated, unsophisticated, and unemployed. When a wealthy family offers him a chauffeur’s position, Bigger is torn between gratitude for the job and anger over his subservient status. On his first evening, the family’s daughter orders Bigger to spend a drunken night on the town with her and a gentleman friend. By morning the young woman is dead. Native Son is a stark and troubling account of murder, guilt, and racial hatred.

DVD 796.48 FIR
The first olympics : blood, honor, and glory. [United States] : A & E Home Video, 2004.
Return to ancient Greece and witness the Bacchanalian excess and raw competition of The First Olympics. While the gods looked down, brutal contests of boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, and an early from of no-holds-barred fighting called Pankration.

DVD BEN
Benito : the rise and fall of Mussolini. Santa Moncia, Calif. : Lions Gate Entertainment, 2006.
Rising quickly from within the ranks of the socialist party, Benito Mussolini became local chief of the Italian Socialist Party at a young age, where he developed his instinct for power and his talent for intrigue as he played off various sections of the left against each other. His dangerous rise to power ultimately played out against the backdrop of World War I and gave rise to a new and frightening government—Facism.

DVD CHR
Christmas cottage. Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, 2008.
Special features: Widescreen presentation—Audio commentary with director Michael Campus an Thomas Kinkade—Deleted scenes with optional commentary—“Building the Christmas Cottage” featurette—“Home for Christmas: A conversation with Thomas Kinkade” featurette—On the set with Thomas Kinkade. Returning from college one Christmas, Thomas Kinkade finds his mother is ready to lose the family cottage to foreclosure. He is inspired to paint a mural of his hometown, which launches his career and helps the town rediscover their Christmas spirit.

DVD DAN
Dances with wolves. Special ed. ; Widescreen version (2.35:1 ; 16x9). [United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2003], c1990.
Rewarded for his heroism in the Civil War, Lt. John Dunbar wants to see the American frontier before it is gone. Assigned to an abandoned fort with a Sioux tribe as his only neighbor, he overcomes the language barrier and mutual fear and distrust to become a friend of the tribe. But his knowledge of their ultimate fate forces him to make a crucial decision.

DVD DIA
Diary of a mad black woman. [Widescreen ed.]. Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment : Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment, c2005.
Helen McCarter would seem to have it all. She’s married to Charles who is one of Atlanta’s most successful attorneys. But despite having wealth and prestige, things are not as they seem in the McCarter home. On the evening of their anniversary, Charles drops a bombshell on Helen - he’s divorcing her for another woman. Thrown out of the house with nowhere to go, Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea, a sassy woman with no shortage of opinions and a gun that she’s not afraid to use. As Madea helps Helen get back on her feet emotionally, she meets Orlando, a nice and handsome man who is obviously attracted to her. But after her experiences with Charles, Helen isn’t sure if she’s ready to trust a man again.

DVD ELV
Elvis Presley musicals. : 4 film favorites. Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, [2008].
Mountain boy, swimsuit photographer, club singer, rodeo champ - 4 great Presley roles.

DVD K19
K-19 : the widowmaker. Widescreen version. Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, c2002.
Captain Vostrikov, a Russian naval officer, has being given command of the Soviet Union’s first nuclear submarine, K-19, at the height of the Cold War in 1961. The vessel’s executive officer, Captain Polenin, asserts that the flagship is not yet ready for deployment. But political pressure forces Vostrikov to sail his crew into the North Atlantic anyway, for a missile fire test that serves as a warning to the U.S. The test is a success, but a leak in the K-19’s cooling system soon threatens the nuclear payload.

DVD LAS
The last samurai. Full-screen ed. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2003.
“Tom Cruise plays Civil War hero Capt. Nathan Algren, who comes to Japan to fight the Samurai and ends up pledging himself to their cause. Ken Watanabe plays Katsumoto, a Samurai leader facing a vanishing way of life, whose destiny becomes intertwined with that of the American captain. Edward Zwick directs this sweeping and emotional epic tale of the birth of modern Japan.”—on back cover.

DVD MON
Montana Christmas skies. Santa Monica, Calif. : [S.l.] : Delta Music ; LaserLight Video, c1999.
Christmas specials with John Denver have been a favorite holiday tradition with families for years. This 1991 CBS television special finds John Denver joined by friends Clint Black, Kathy Mattea, and Patty Loveless on Montana’s Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. Images of Denver on horseback, traversing the wide open plains and herding and roping cattle are interspersed with more intimate looks at Denver, Mattea, Black, Loveless, and other friends gathered for an old-fashioned sing-along in a rustic barn.

DVD NAN
The nanny diaries. Widescreen ed. [New York] : Santa Monica, CA : Weinstein Co. ; Distributed by Genius Products, c2007.
Annie is a young girl from a working-class neighborhood who suddenly finds herself working as a nanny for a wealthy family in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Between catering to the every whim of her employers and their precocious son and falling in love with their gorgeous neighbor, Annie tries to figure out what she wants to do with her life.

DVD THR
The three tenors Christmas. New York : Sony, p19??.
Medley: White Christmas; Let it snow; Oh Tannenbaum; Ay! para Navidad—Tu scendi dalle stelle—Carol of the drum (The little drummer boy) -- Medley: Ave Maria, dolce Maria; Brahms’ Wiegenlied—Jingle bells—Medley: Children of Christmas; La virgen lava panales; I’ll be home for Christmas—Adeste fideles—Cantique de Noel (O holy night) -- Amazing grace—Feliz Navidad—Silent night—Pregaria (El cant de l’anima a la Verge) -- Medley: Winter wonderland; Strauss’ Wiegenlied; Sleigh ride; Susani—Un nuevo siglo—Medley: Dormi, o bambino (Lulaj ze Jezunin); Happy Christmas/War is over. José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, tenors.

DVD TRA
Training day. 16x9 Widescreen version (2.35:1). Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2002], c2001.
Jake Hoyt, a fresh-faced rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department, gets a chance to join the elite narcotics squad headed up by 13-year veteran Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris. Jake is to prove himself during a one-day ride-along. As the day wears on, it becomes increasingly clear that Detective Harris has blurred the line between right and wrong to an alarming degree, enforcing his own code of ethics and street justice. Eventually, Hoyt begins to suspect that he is, rather than having the opportunity to join the squad, being set up to take the fall.

New Titles January 2010

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FICTION

Abbott, Megan E., 1971-. Bury me deep. 1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2009.
Marion Seeley, abandoned in Phoenix by her doctor husband, gets a job at a medical clinic and is drawn into the wild lifestyle of coworker Louise and her roommate Ginny, and falls in love with charming rogue and politician Joe Lanigan, whose links to all three young women lead to disaster.

Abraham, Daniel. The price of spring. 1st ed. New York : Tor, 2009.
Otah Machi, emperor of all the Khaiate cities in the wake of a devastating war between the cities of the Khaiem and the Galtic empire, tries to find a path to peace, while Maati Vaupathai, the last poet of the Khaiem, secretly works to create an andat--a magical creature that he hopes will restore the cities to their former glory.

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-. Purple hibiscus : a novel. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York : Anchor Books, 2004.
A teenaged Nigerian girl and her older brother struggle to cope with life in their tense, stifling household--caused by their father's demands for perfection--after getting a taste of freedom during a visit to their aunt's home.

Akpan, Uwem. Say you're one of them. 1st Back Bay pbk. ed. New York : Back Bay Books, 2009, c2008.
A collection of short stories by Uwem Akpan that celebrate the resilience and wisdom of children in third world countries.

Anthony, Jessica, 1974-. The convalescent. San Francisco [Calif.] : McSweeney's Books, c2009.
Rovar Pfliegman, a lonely troll-like man who sells meat out of his bus, halfheartedly seeks treatment for his various ailments, but he seems more intent on fulfilling the self-destructive destiny of the Pfliegman clan, which goes all the way back to pre-medieval Hungary.

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Sanditon : Jane Austen's unfinished masterpiece completed. Berkeley, CA : Ulysses Press, c2009.
Contains unpublished manuscripts written by Jane Austen, including "Sandition" in which Charlotte Heywood travels to a new seaside resort in England and meets a strange variety of people who seem oblivious to the romances that are occurring around them.

Baker, Nicholson. The anthologist. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Paul Chowder struggles to write the introduction to a new anthology of poetry, and as his life seems to fall apart around him, he finds solace and inspiration in the works of great poets throughout history.

Bazell, Josh. Beat the reaper : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
Peter Brown is a young Manhattan emergency room doctor with an unusual past. His morning begins with disarming of a mugger and is topped off by a visit with a new patient. That patient knows Peter from his other life, when he had a different name and a very different job. The only reason he's a doctor now is thanks to the Witness Protection Program, and even they can't protect him from the long reach of the New Jersey mob. Now he's got to do whatever it takes to keep his patient alive so he can buy some time and beat the reaper.

Bell, Madison Smartt. Devil's dream. 1st ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2009.
A fictionalized account of Nathan Bedford Forrest's experiences during the Civil War, describing his involvement in key battles, courtship and marriage, obsessive gambling, disdain for the Confederate bureaucracy, and his humane treatment of slaves.

Blundy, Anna, 1970-. Breaking faith. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Minotaur Books, 2009.
Faith Zanetti doesn't much care who put the bomb on flight TAA67, the plane that blew up over the tiny Scottish village of Cairbridge 25 years ago. Wasn't it those Libyan blokes who went to prison? For a woman whose comfort zone is a war zone, it seems like the boring assignment from hell. But as the conspiracy theories start seeming less theoretical, Faith realizes she's skating on thin ice. With the ghost of her dead father creeping out of her dreams, and the screams of the doomed passengers ringing in her ears, Faith begins to suspect that the truth she seeks might be closer to home than she thought.

Brody, Jessica. Love under cover. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2009.
Jennifer Hunter never saw herself as the relationship type. After all, she’d spent the last two years of her life as an undercover fidelity inspector, hired to test men’s faithfulness—not exactly the kind of job that lends itself to intimacy. But when Jamie Richards walked into her life, everything changed, and Jennifer vowed to trade in her undercover lifestyle for something more normal. That’s why she formed the Hawthorne Agency: five full-time fidelity inspectors, hired to carry out Jennifer’s mission while she manages the process from a safe (relationship-saving) distance. Jen's business is booming, and just when it seems like things can’t possibly get any better, Jamie proposes. Despite her lifelong issues with trust and commitment, Jen says yes. But can a woman who’s seen nothing but failed marriages ever come to terms with tying the knot herself? And when Jen receives a frantic phone call from one of her employees in trouble, she’s forced to make a choice. A choice that lands her in an all-too familiar place—a strange hotel room, kissing another man. And she knows that nothing will be the same.

Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936-. The children's book : a novel. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
A novel that spans from the Victorian era through World War I that finds famous children's book author Olive Wellwood taking in a runaway who reminds her of the characters in her books.

Casey, Kevin, 1940-. A state of mind. Dublin : Lilliput Press, 2009.
John Hughes, a journalist and aspiring novelist in the mid-1970s, is comfortably settled in rural Wicklow away from his wife and daughter, spending most of his time in the local pub, but his unfocused existence is pulled sharply back to reality when once-famous English author Bill Cromer and his German girlfriend move into the Old Rectory, dragging marital betrayal, suicide, nationalist resentment, and blackmail in his wake.

Casey, Kathryn. Blood lines. 1st ed. New York : Minotaur Books, 2009.
Following the apparent suicide of Houston oil businesswoman Billie Cox, the victim's sister insists her sibling was murdered. Texas Ranger Sarah Armstrong, after viewing the photos from the 'suicide' scene, agrees and decides to investigate further. Meanwhile, teen pop sensation Cassie has been receiving threatening e-mail and text messages. Fearful she's being stalked, Sarah and her colleagues do everything they can to protect her, yet still the unthinkable happens. Now Sarah has not one, but two difficult cases to solve.

Cassidy, Carla (Carla Bracale). Up close and personal. New York, N.Y.: Signet, 2009.
When Jordan Sampson attends her fifteen-year high school reunion she reunites with her old flame, Clint Cooper. But, in addition to reuniting with old friends, former cheerleaders from Jordan's old squad are being murdered.

Clare, Alys. Out of the dawn light. 1st world ed. Surrey, England : Severn House, 2009.
Lassair becomes captivated by the mysterious stranger who appears in her village on the day of her sister's wedding, and agrees with little hesitation to help locate a mysterious treasure, but after a night of marching across East Anglia, Lassair starts to become aware of the danger she has brought upon herself.

De los Santos, Marisa, 1966-. Belong to me. 1st HarperLuxe ed. New York : HarperLuxe, c2008.
Cornelia Brown willingly gives up her urban life to move with her husband, Teo, to the suburbs, where she struggles to form friendships with her judgmental neighbor, and a kindred soul who helps Cornelia overcome the loneliness that seems to be consuming her.

Dixon, K. B. The sum of his syndromes. Chicago : Academy Chicago Publishers, 2009.
"The Sum of His Syndromes" is a wry, odd, idiosyncratic book. A collage of notes written in a sixth-floor men's room, it is the story of a dissatisfied, slightly disturbed young man named David who has found himself at a personal and professional crossroads. He has a job he hates, but cannot leave, and a girl he loves, but cannot fully understand. With help from his friend, Peter, and his therapist, the irrepressible Dr. Costa, he struggles to make sense of his complicated young life. A fractured, fragmented, unconventional narrative, "Syndromes" offers a comic look at office angst, contemporary psychiatric practice and romantic uncertainty. A conglomeration of thoughts, observations, commentary, overheard conversations and cameo appearances, its story - David and Kate's story emerges surreptitiously from this innovative presentation of a confused and chaotic time.

Doctorow, Cory. Makers. 1st ed. New York : Tor, 2009.
Perry and Lester, two inventors, create strange contraptions and new economic systems such as New Work, and when the country falls into collapse, they build a network of interactive rides in abandoned WalMarts and try to avoid lawsuits amid other chaos that ensues.

Doss, James D. The widow's revenge. 1st ed. New York : Minotaur Books, 2009.
No one believes the widow Loyola Montoya when she claims there are witches taunting and harassing her from the woods near her property, including Charlie Moon, and by the time he arrives to investigate it is too late to save her, but Moon decides to help the widow get her revenge.

Fairbairn, Ann, 1901 or 2-1972. Five smooth stones. Unabridged ed. Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2009, c1966.
Civil rights activist David Champlain struggles to overcome racism in his New Orleans community.

Falco, Edward. Saint John of the five boroughs. Denver, Colo.: Unbridled Books, 2009.
Avery Walker is a typical college student: partying, drinking, and trying to find herself in the world. At a party, she meets Grant Danko, a brooding, older performance artist from New York, who awakens her to a world outside of small-town college life. The two return to New York together, where Avery quickly adapts to city life, and Grant returns to work for his gangster uncle. Meanwhile, Avery's mother, aunt, and uncle are caught up in a precarious relationship that they must confront when they venture to New York to retrieve Avery. Like his previous novel, Wolf Point (2005), Falco's latest examines the underbelly of love and relationships, but he also populates the story with a cast of diverse and unusual characters. As the plot twists and turns, readers don't know what to expect next, which can prove both exciting and baffling. A solid story that will find a broad range of readers. - Booklist.

Fate, Robert. Baby Shark's high plains redemption. Fort Collins, CO : Capital Crime Press, 2008.
When Kristin Van Dijk and Otis Millett are hired to bring home Savannah, the kidnapped girlfriend of an Oklahoma bootlegger, they learn the hard way that someone wants the gorgeous redhead so badly they will kill to get her. Kristin and Otis must discover the reason behind Savannah’s popularity before she is murdered.

Finlay, C. C. A spell for the Revolution. New York : Del Rey/Ballantine Books, c2009.
Proctor Brown and Deborah Walcott, two young patriots and leaders of a ragtag band of witches, must break the curse of a Hessian necromancer who controls the British troops relentlessly pressing back General Washington's struggling young armies in an attempt to enslave America.

Fossum, Karin, 1954-. The water's edge. 1st U.S. ed. Boston [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
Inspector Konrad Sejer investigates when eight-year-old Jonas August Lowe is found murdered in Linde Forest, and the case becomes critical when a second child goes missing; while Reinhardt Ris, the man who discovered and photographed Jonas's body while out walking with his horrified wife, becomes more and more obsessed with the boy's death.

Gerard, Cindy. Feel the heat. 1st Pocket Star Books pbk. ed. New York : Pocket Star Books, 2009.
Defense Intelligence officer B. J. Chase, having been summoned from personal leave, is assigned to go undercover as the girlfriend of Black Ops agent and bad boy Raphael Mendoza, and the two find themselves in the middle of an international conspiracy revolving around Raphael's Columbian uncle and the suspicious death of a government official.

Grafton, Sue. U is for undertow. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009.
Kinsey Millhone was alone in her office doing paperwork when Michael Sutton, 27, arrived unannounced to ask for her help. Twenty-one years earlier, a four-year-old girl had disappeared and was never found. Recent references to her case had triggered memories in Sutton, who now believed he had stumbled upon her burial site when he was six years old. He wanted Kinsey to help him locate the child's remains and find those responsible for her death. Kinsey would soon discover that Sutton had an uneasy relationship with the truth.

Grange, Amanda. Mr. Darcy's diary. Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, c2007.
Mr. Darcy, torn between his duty to his family and his growing love for Elizabeth Bennett, and unable to confide in anyone, works out his dilemma in his diary.

Graves, Sarah. Crawlspace : a home repair is homicide mystery. 1st ed. New York : Bantam Books, 2010.
Six years after murderer Randy Dodd was thought to have drowned, a true-crime writer and her assistant come to Eastport to investigate what they're convinced is a faked death and soon have their suspicions confirmed. Meanwhile, Jacobia 'Jake' Tiptree has problems of her own, including her home remodeling project and anonymous death threats. Nothing could have prepared her for the news that Dodd had been discovered alive and was now holding her son hostage.

Greenwood, Kerry. Murder on a midsummer night : a Phryne Fisher mystery. 1st U.S. ed. Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, 2009, c2008.
The Honorable Phryne Fisher is hired to determine the cause of death of the son of a Pre-Raphaelite model, and at the same time is engaged to locate the lost illegitimate child of a wealthy woman.

Hage, Rawi. Cockroach. 1st American ed. New York : W. W. Norton, 2009, c2008.
A young man is forced to attend sessions with a well-intentioned but naive therapist after a suicide attempt and begins to imagine he is a cockroach invading the lives of the people who surround him.

Haig, Matt, 1975-. The possession of Mr. Cave. 1st American ed. New York : Viking, 2009, c2008.
When antiques dealer Terence Cave's wife and son are tragically killed on separate occasions, Terence focuses himself on Reuben's twin sister, fifteen-year-old Byrony, who begins sneaking out to meet boys, and his protective drive quickly becomes obsessive and dangerous.

Hamilton, Laurell K. Divine misdemeanors : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, c2009.
Los Angeles private investigator Meredith Gentry, having chosen exile from the faerie realm where she was a princess with the hope of living an idyllic life, investigates the murders of her kind and is suspected of banned magical activities when humans she healed begin to perform miracles on their own.

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Hamilton, Laurell K. Swallowing darkness : a novel. 1st large print ed. New York : Random House Large Print, c2008.
Meredith Nic Essus, pregnant with twins, accepts her uncle's false claim that he is the father of her unborn children in order to gain her own place on the throne, but conspirators, slander, and Taranis himself are all determined to eliminate Meredith's personal guard, the only ones who can protect her.

Harris, Charlaine. Grave secret. 1st ed. New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2009.
Harper Connelly and her stepbrother Tolliver take a break from their sleuthing to visit their two stepsisters, but find themselves facing memories of their horrible childhoods and the news that Tolliver's father is out of jail and hoping for a reunion with the son who wants nothing to do with him, and searching for their missing sister.

Hart, Ellen. The mirror and the mask. 1st ed. New York : Minotaur Books, 2009.
Minneapolis restaurateur Jane Lawless takes a job as a private investigator when the economy forces her to put her expansion plans on hold, and gains insights into the difference between finding the information people pay for and getting at the truth, when she is assigned to track down Annie Archer's long-lost stepfather.

Hart, Lenore. Waterwoman. Berkley hardcover ed. New York : Berkley Books, 2002.
Annie Revels has always wondered what her role in life is, as each member of her family plays a specific part, except for her, but when her father, a waterman, dies, Annie is called on to take up his business, and she finally realizes what her true purpose is.

Hatcher, Robin Lee. Speak to me of love. Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c2003.
Shakespearean actress Faith Butler, stranded in Dead Horse, Wyoming, with her two children, accepts employment with Drake Rutledge and manages to pull him out of his reclusive life, but they must turn to God for help when shadows from Faith's past come to haunt her.

Higgins, Jack, 1929-. In the hour before midnight. Berkeley ed. New York : Berkeley Books, 2000, c1969.
Stacey Wyatt is a gifted pianist. He is also a competent mercenary soldier. But at the moment, he is sojourning in an Egyptian prison. Sean Burke has plans to rescue him. Charity is not his motive. He merely needs Stacey for what becomes a deadly intrigue. There is just one hitch. An astonishing story of high-action and foreign intrigue.

Hill, Tobias, 1970-. The hidden : a novel. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Harper Perennial, c2009.
Ben Mercer, running from a failed marriage and family, eagerly joins a close-knit group of archaeologists searching for buried traces of a formidable ancient power in Greece in 2004, not realizing how the group's dynamic and dangerous games are going to affect his life.

Hirvonen, Elina, 1975-. When I forgot. 1st U.S. ed. Portland, OR : Tin House Books, 2009, c2007.
Anna, a young journalist, spends the day alone in a Helsinki café, reading "Mrs. Dalloway," a novel given to her by her professor and lover Ian, and as the hours pass, she begins to see links between the story and her own life.

Arnaldur Indriðason, 1961-. Arctic chill. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Minotaur Books, 2009, c2005.
Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson is called to the scene of the murder of a young, dark-skinned boy found frozen to the ground in the garden of a block of Reykjavik apartments and his investigation exposes tensions beneath the surface of Iceland's multicultural society and forces him to confront a tragedy from his own past.

Jackson, Jon A., Dead folks. 1st paperback ed. New York : Grove Press, cop. 1996.
The sixth novel in the hard-boiled crime fiction series follows Detective Mulheisen as he goes on the trail of mobster Joe Service, who threatens to turn Salt Lake City into a cemetery unless he recovers his millions.

Jacobs, Kate, 1973-. Knit the season. New York : Putnam's, c2009.
Dakota Walker travels to Scotland to spend the holidays with her Gran, along with her father, grandparents, and others, and the group of family and friends reminisces about past Christmases that were spent with Dakota's mother, Georgia Walker.

Colsen, Jake. So you don't want to go to church anymore : an unexpected journey. Los Angeles, Calif. : Windblown Media, c2006.
What would you do if you met someone you thought just might be one of Jesus' original disciples still living in the 21st century? That's Jake's dilemma as he meets a man who talks of Jesus as if he had known him, and whose way of living challenges everything Jake had previously known. This book is Jake's journal, chronicling thirteen conversations with his newfound friend over a four-year period and how those exchanges turn Jake's world upside-down. With his help, Jake faces his darkest fears, struggles through brutal circumstances and comes out on the other side in the joy and freedom he always dreamed was possible.

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King, Stephen, 1947-. Just after sunset. Large print ed. Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2008.
Collects twelve short stories by Stephen King on the theme of relationships, including new stories and previously released material such as "The Gingerbread Girl," "The Things They Left Behind," and "The Cat from Hell."

Kingsbury, Karen. Shades of blue. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2009.
Brad Cutler, a twenty-eight-year old New York advertising agent who is about to get married, seeks God's forgiveness and redemption when he is reminded of his high school girlfriend and a difficult choice he made long ago.

Krol, Torsten. The Dolphin People : a novel. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Harper Perennial, c2009.
A Nazi-sympathizer family, including two children and a war widow, Helga, flee to Venezuela after the fall of the Third Reich, and after they crash in the Amazon en route to their new home, they are welcomed by the Yayomi tribe, who believe them to be dolphins in human form, as prophesied by one of their tribesmen.

Krzhizhanovski, Sigizmund, 1887-1950. Memories of the future. New York : New York Review Books, 2009.
Written in Soviet Moscow in the 1920s—but considered too subversive even to show to a publisher—the seven tales included here attest to Sigizmund Krzhizhanovski’s boundless imagination, black humor, and breathtaking irony: a man loses his way in the vast black waste of his own small room; the Eiffel Tower runs amok; a kind soul dreams of selling “everything you need for suicide”; an absentminded passenger boards the wrong train, winding up in a place where night is day, nightmares are the reality, and the backs of all facts have been broken; a man out looking for work comes across a line for logic but doesn’t join it as there’s no guarantee the logic will last; a sociable corpse misses his own funeral; an inventor gets a glimpse of the far-from-radiant communist future.

Lamott, Anne. Hard laughter : a novel. New York : North Point Press, [1999], c1980.
Twenty-three-year-old Jennifer, a writer and sometimes housecleaner, is swept up into an emotional wake, along with her two brothers, self-contained Ben and lovable Randy, when their beloved father, Wallace, is diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Lennon, J. Robert, 1970-. Pieces for the left hand : 100 anecdotes. Saint Paul, Minn. : Graywolf Press, [2009], c2005.
Contains one hundred related anecdotes in which a forty-seven-year-old married man living in a small New York university town reflects on work, money, professors, children, confusion, and other aspects of life.

Levien, David. City of the sun : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, c2008.
Fourteen months after the disappearance of their son, Paul and Carol Gabriel hire private investigator Frank Behr to look into the case and are soon on an adventure which leads them to Mexico in search of a drug-dealing real estate tycoon who may be responsible for abducting the boy.

Lewis, Beverly, 1949-. The missing. Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c2009.
Twenty-one-year-old Grace Byler longs to find her missing mother and to uncover the secret that drove her to leave their Amish community, but she fears she will never know the truth, and while she struggles to accept her family's loss, she tries to make the community understand her decision to remain single.

Lindley, Maureen. The private papers of Eastern Jewel : a novel. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury, 2009, c2008.
In 1914 Peking, eighteen-year-old princess Eastern Jewel is caught spying on her father's misdeeds and is banished to live with a powerful Japanese family; after many years, Jewel--who is renamed Yoshiko Kawashima--returns to Peking as an agent of Japan's secret service.

Littell, Robert, 1935-. The company : a novel of the CIA. New York : Penguin, 2003, c2002.
A group of young people, recruited into the CIA in 1950, interact with some of the major historical figures and events of the late twentieth century, knowing one of them is a mole.

Little, Bentley. His father's son. New York : Signet, c2009.
Steve Nash thinks his life is on the right track until his father attacks his mother and is admitted to an insane asylum, where his dad relates a cryptic message to him, leading Steve down a dangerous path.

Macomber, Debbie. Angels at Christmas. Don Mills, Ont. : MIRA, c2009.
Presents two short stories featuring the adventures of three Christmas angels, Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy, as they try to fulfill people's wishes in time for the holidays.

Mansell, Jill. Perfect timing. Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks Landmark, c2009.
The night before her wedding, Poppy Dunbar meets Tom, a man she thinks might be her soul mate, and, although she does not go through with her arranged meeting with Tom, Poppy knows she cannot go through with the wedding either, so she flees to London, where she rents a room from Caspar French, a good-looking artist who just might break Poppy's heart.

March, Stephen, 1948-. Strangers in the land of Egypt. Sag Harbor, NY : Permanent Press, c2009.
Jesse Terrill, angry about a lot of things, is arrested for vandalizing a synagogue and sentenced to do community service for Mendel Ebban, a Holocaust survivor who tries to deepen Jesse's spiritual awareness of life, and makes the young man question his quest for revenge against the mugger who attacked his father.

McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. La's orchestra saves the world. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2008.
Lavender, known as La to her friends, flees London in 1939 hoping to escape the horrors of war and the memories of her shattered marriage, and to combat boredom and despair in her new town, La creates an orchestra that boosts the town's morale and shows people the beauty of music and friendship.

McDonell, Nick. An expensive education : a novel. 1st ed. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2009.
Harvard graduate Mike Teak, recruited by his godfather to work for the CIA, is instructed to meet with rebel leader Hatashil near a Somali village and deliver cash and a cell phone, but a missile attack on the village minutes later has serious repercussions for Teak, Hatashil, and people back in the U.S., including Harvard professor Susan Lowell who wrote a book celebrating Hatashil, and prospective student David Ayan who was born in the targeted village.

Michaels, Fern. Deadly deals. New York : Kensington Books, c2009.
Rachel and Tom Dawson felt their dreams had come true the day they brought home their adopted twins after trying unsuccessfully for years to conceive on their own. They were shocked and frightened when the surrogate mother reappeared demanding more money, and then the twins themselves. Suddenly, the attorney was nowhere to be found and the Dawson's were once again childless. That's when high-profile attorney Lizzie Fox and the Sisterhood come to their aid and they plan to make attorney Baron Bell pay big time!

Miles, J. L. (Jacquelyn L.), 1947-. Cold Rock River : a novel. Nashville, Tenn. : Cumberland House, c2006.
In 1963, pregnant seventeen-year-old Adie Jenkins is intrigued by the diary of a young slave girl who had three illegitimate children with her master; and after she gives birth, Adie starts to wonder if her midwife is the daughter of the woman who wrote the journal.

Millet, Lydia, 1968-. Love in infant monkeys : stories. New York : Soft Skull Press, c2009.
A collection of short fiction from American novelist Lydia Millet, featuring portrayals of popular icons and celebrities interacting with animals.

Milward, Richard. Ten storey love song : a novel. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Harper Perennial, c2009.
A streaming paragraph describes the lives of Bobby the Artist and his friends after Bent Lewis, a famous art dealer from London, triggers an adventure of indulgent self-discovery and violence.

Neville, Stuart, 1972-. The ghosts of Belfast. New York : Soho, 2009.
Fegan, an IRA killer who served twelve years in Ireland's Maze Prison, discovers love at an inopportune moment in his life, and while the ghosts of his innocent victims demand appeasement--forcing Fegan to find and kill the men who called for their murders--Fegan works to keep his leading lady and her young daughter safe from harm.

Novak, Brenda. The perfect murder. Don Mills, Ont. : Mira, c2009.
Sebastian Costas, convinced that his ex-wife and son were murdered by her second husband, follows a slim lead to Sacramento where he meets investigator Jane Burke, and together they set out to track down a killer who is obviously trying to get them first.

Patterson, James, 1947-. Lifeguard. New York : Grand Central Pub., [2006], c2005.
Lifeguard Ned Kelly goes on the run to save his life when a simple heist his cousin arranged that could set him up financially for a very long time, goes horribly wrong.

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Patterson, James, 1947-. Witch & wizard. Large print ed., 1st large print ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
A sister and brother, along with thousands of young people, have been kidnapped and either thrown in prison or turned up missing after accusations of witchcraft were made against them, and the ruling regime will do anything in order to suppress life and liberty, music and books.

Pepper, Andrew, 1969-. The last days of Newgate. London : Phoenix, 2007.
A story of high intrigue and low politics, of brutal murder and cunning conspiracies, set against the backdrop of a fascinating period in British history and introducing an ingenious, pragmatic, and unforgettable hero. St. Giles, London, 1829—three people have been brutally murdered and the city simmers with anger and political unrest. Pyke, sometime Bow Street Runner, sometime crook, finds himself accidentally embroiled in the murder investigation but quickly realizes that he has stumbled into something more sinister and far-reaching. In his pursuit of the murderer Pyke ruffles the feathers of some powerful people and, falsely accused of murder himself, he soon faces a death sentence and the gallows of Old Bailey. Imprisoned and with only his uncle and the headstrong, aristocratic daughter of his greatest enemy who believe in him, Pyke must engineer his escape, find the real killer, and untangle the web of politics that has been spun around him.

Powell, Padgett. The interrogative mood : a novel? 1st ed. New York : Ecco, c2009.
Presents a constant string of free-associative questions in which the author explores various topics, including beliefs, memories, life, science, language, art, and philosophy.

Resnick, Michael D. Dreamwish beasts and Snarks. 1st ed. Urbana, IL : Golden Gryphon Press, 2009.
Collects nine short stories by American science fiction author Mike Resnick in which he explores concepts related to safaris and hunting.

Rigler, Laurie Viera. Rude awakenings of a Jane Austen addict : a novel. New York : Dutton, c2009.
Jane Mansfield's wish to escape her boring life in nineteenth-century England is granted when she is transported to the twenty-first-century as an independent woman named Courtney Stone, and while trying to understand what has happened, she also attempts to survive in a different time and place and navigate a relationship with the woman's attractive friend, Wes.

Robinson, Roxana. Cost. 1st Picador ed. New York : Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009, c2008.
As summer approaches, professional painter and art professor Julia Lambert's plans to spend time bonding with her elderly parents on their Maine farmhouse gets interrupted when she discovers that her twenty-two year old son, Jack, is suffering from heroin addiction.

Sapphire, 1950-. Push : a novel. 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed. New York : Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books, 1997, c1996.
Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old who is pregnant with her second child by her father, meets a radical teacher who helps her take control of her life.

Smith, Sherwood. King's shield. New York : DAW Books : Distributed by Penguin Group (USA), [2009], c2008.
Inda returns home from exile when he discovers that his homeland is about to be invaded and is pressed into service as the king's "royal shield arm" to defend his country against its most powerful and ancient enemy.

Snow angels. New York : Kensington Pub., c2009.
Snow angels / Fern Michaels -- The presents of angels / Marie Bostwick -- Decorations / Janna McMahan -- Miracle on Main Street / Rosalind Noonan. Contains four stories of holiday romance, featuring selections by Rosalind Noonan, Janna McMahan, Marie Bostwick, and Fern Michaels, author of the title work in which magic sparks when social worker Grace Landry finds her way out of a snowstorm into the arms of Olympic skier Max Jorgenson.

F STEEL LP
Steel, Danielle. A good woman. 1st large print ed. New York : Random House large print, c2008.
When Annabelle Worthington loses her family due to the sinking of the Titanic, she becomes a medical volunteer at Ellis Island, marries badly, and eventually finds purpose by volunteering in a field hospital during World War I.

F STEIN LP
Stein, Garth. The art of racing in the rain : a novel. 1st HarperLuxe ed., [Large print ed.]. New York : HarperLuxe, c2008.
Enzo, the dog of professional race car driver Denny Swift, recalls the memories of his life and shares his insight into the human condition that he learned from observing his owner.

Taylor, Holly, 1965-. May earth rise. 1st ed. [St. Charles, Ill.] : Lancaster : Medallion ; Gazelle [distributor], 2009.
In this conclusion to a powerful saga, cruel deprivation and a full-scale conflict bring the Y Dawnus to the brink of annihilation. In the land of Kymru, High King Arthur has designated the talented pillars of society as the Gifted. When they are taken captive by the Corianans, King Arthur confronts his mortal enemy, Havgan the Warleader.

Vámos, Miklós. The book of fathers : a novel. Other Press ed. New York : Other Press, 2009.
A gold pocket watch discovered by Kornel Csillag's grandfather offers each first-born son the gift of clairvoyance, and though some find the gift a curse and the others a blessing, each records his experiences in a battered old journal that is passed on from generation to generation for over three hundred years.

Vonnegut, Kurt. Look at the birdie : unpublished short fiction. 1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2009.
A collection of fourteen short stories written by American author Kurt Vonnegut, that describes various people and experiences from post-World War II America.

White, J. P. Every boat turns south. Sag Harbor, NY : Permanent Press, 2009.
Thirty-year-old Matt Younger returns to his parents' Florida home with a heavy heart. Guilt-ridden over the death, years earlier, of his brother, an Olympic-caliber swimmer, and over his recent unsuccessful stint as a boat captain, he's come home to find redemption by sitting vigil at his father's deathbed. He determines to tell his dad the truth, no matter how ugly, about the circumstances surrounding his brother's death and his own desperate bid to make a killing by running drugs in the Turks and Caicos islands. As Matt spends night after night pouring out his story to his father, a veteran sailor himself, he tells of one misadventure after another involving a loyal French mechanic and a hard- bitten criminal masquerading as a cook. He also reveals his love for a Dominican prostitute looking to escape her squalid life. First-novelist White's lyrical style sometimes works and sometimes falters against the grittiness of his story. Still, lovers of the sea and adventure will appreciate the long, poetic passages paying tribute to the skills of a sailor and the dangers of deep water. -BOOKLIST.

Woodsmall, Cindy. The hope of refuge : a novel. 1st ed. Colorado Springs, Colo. : Waterbrook Press, 2009.
New Yorker Cara Moore, a single parent, flees poverty and a relentless stalker by going to an Amish community in Pennsylvania, where she receives help from Ephraim Mast in digging up secrets of her family's Amish past.

NON-FICTION

005.432 AND
Anderson, Fritz. Xcode 3 unleashed. Indianapolis, Ind. : Sams, c2009.
Apple’s new Xcode 3 is the most powerful Mac development suite ever created. In Xcode 3 Unleashed, renowned Mac developer Fritz Anderson has written the definitive guide to making the most of Xcode 3 to build any Macintosh or iPhone application. Anderson leads you through a simple project that covers the entire Xcode 3.x development lifecycle. You’ll walk through building and debugging command-line tools, creating Mac OS X user interfaces, modeling data, localizing languages, compiling applications, and much more. Along the way, he introduces each of Apple’s remarkable development tools from the latest version of Interface Builder to Instruments—a powerful new tool for analyzing and optimizing your code. Anderson shows how to manage your source code in any environment, whether you’re working solo or participating in a worldwide team. He thoroughly illuminates Xcode 3’s build system and shows how to make the most of Apple’s performance tools, led by the deep and powerful Shark statistical profiler.

155.232 EHR
Ehrenreich, Barbara. Bright-sided : how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America. 1st ed. New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Co., 2009.
Explores the downsides of the positive thinking mentality that is found in the business community, megachurches, and even in the medical profession, maintaining that this type of thinking only leads to frustration, guilt, and denial.

179.9 LES
Lesowitz, Nina. Living life as a thank you : the transformative power of gratitude in your life. San Francisco, Calif. : Viva Editions, c2009.
Authors Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammons present a simple but comprehensive program for incorporating gratitude into one's life, and reaping the many benefits that come from doing so. The book is divided into ten chapters from "Thank You Power" and "Ways to Stay Thankful in Difficult Times" to "Gratitude as a Spiritual/Cultural Practice " and "Putting Gratitude into Action." Each chapter includes stories of individuals whose lives have been transformed by embracing this program, along with motivating quotes and blessings, and a suggested gratitude practice such as keeping a weekly gratitude journal and starting a gratitude circle.

242.335 MUR
Murphey, Cecil B. Christmas miracles. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
A collection of inspirational true stories about ordinary people who have experienced miracles that have shown them the true meaning of Christmas.

302.3 DEL
Dellasega, Cheryl. Girl wars : 12 strategies that will end female bullying. New York : Fireside/Simon & Schuster, c2003.
Addresses the problem of aggression in preteen and teenage girls, featuring true stories from mothers and girls who have bullied or been victims of bullying, and including suggestions for preventing and intervening in aggressive behavior among girls.

306.7082 REV
Reverend Jen, 1972-. Live nude elf : the sexperiments of Reverend Jen. Brooklyn : Soft Skull Press, 2009.
Live Nude Elf chronicles Reverend Jen's two-year stint as sex columnist for nerve.com; she details her “sexperiments,” ranging from harrowing (working as a live nude girl at “Wiggles”) to embarrassing (fellatio school) to transcendent (reaching a mystical state through tantric sex). Along the way there is transvestitism, female ejaculation, opium smoking, and heartbreak.

306.874 KEN
Kenison, Katrina. The gift of an ordinary day : a mother's memoir. 1st ed. New York : Springboard Press, 2009.
Rediscover the wonder of ordinary days with families as they approach the "letting go" that comes with raising teenagers.

320.5309 RIC
Richardson, Peter, 1959-. A bomb in every issue : how the short, unruly life of Ramparts magazine changed America. New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, c2009.
A Bomb in Every Issue tells the largely untold story of the wild ride of this hugely influential magazine that achieved countless firsts: it published the first conspiracy theory about JFK's assassination, it was the first to reveal that the CIA had backed the National Student Association during the Cold War, and its article about the use of napalm on Vietnamese children (another first) caused Martin Luther King Jr. to speak out against the war for the first time. Launched in 1962 as an intellectual Catholic quarterly, within five years Ramparts had become a secular magazine and won a George Polk Award for "its explosive revival of the great muckraking tradition." Deeply committed to the civil rights and antiwar movements, its contributors included Noam Chomsky, César Chávez, Seymour Hersh, Angela Davis, and Susan Sontag. It was in its pages that Che Guevara's diaries and the prison diaries of Eldridge Cleaver (which became Soul on Ice) first appeared. Although by 1975, out of money and time, it had folded for good, Ramparts left an important journalistic legacy, influencing a generation of reporters and editors that is still apparent today.

327.730 ALB
Albright, Madeleine Korbel. Read my pins : stories from a diplomat's jewel box. 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2009.
Madeleine Albright discusses her life and accomplishments, global politics, and her extensive collection of brooches; and features more than two hundred photographs.

330 LEV
Levitt, Steven D. Super freakonomics : global cooling, patriotic prostitutes, and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance. 1st ed. New York : William Morrow, c2009.
The authors explore the economics of real-world issues often viewed as insignificant, such as the odds of someone with both a Muslim first and last name being a terrorist, if eating kangaroo can save the planet, and if it is safer to drive or walk drunk.

332.1109 PAU
Paul, Ron, 1935-. End the Fed. 1st ed. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2009.
Presents an argument about why the status of the U.S. economy, as of 2009, cannot be improved without acknowledging the negative influence of the Federal Reserve and its impact on the devaluation of the dollar.

333.7 ALI
Ali, Saleem H. (Saleem Hassan), 1973-. Treasures of the earth : need, greed, and a sustainable future. New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, c2009.
The pleasure of treasure -- What lies beneath: the material and mystical origins of mineral wealth -- Creating value: the endurance of precious jewels -- The rush factor: tracing the mineral roots of global power through gold, coal, and oil -- Toil and treasure -- The darker side of fortune: the psychology of treasure dependence -- Curing the resource curse: minerals and global development -- The spoils of the earth: the ecological toll of extractive excitement -- Measure for measure -- Destination cradle: the quest for material cycling -- The restoration ethic: hurting and healing ecosystems -- Embracing the treasure impulse: toward cautionary creativity.

362.1097 BLU
Blumenthal, David, 1948-. The heart of power : health and politics in the Oval Office. Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009.
Discusses the various health issues of presidents such as John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton and how the impact of their own mortality has influenced their politics with regard to health care, and covers related lessons that pertain to the twenty-first century.

362.1969 SOM
Somers, Suzanne, 1946-. Knockout : interviews with doctors who are curing cancer-- and how to prevent getting it in the first place. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c2009.
Suzanne Somers draws on interviews with doctors from around the world to provide information about cancer treatments and prevention, and reveals the personal choices she made about her health after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

364.1523 BRO
Brown, Ethan, 1972-. Shake the devil off : a true story of the murder that rocked New Orleans. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
Details the New Orleans murder-suicide in which Iraq War veteran Zachary Bowen killed and dismembered his girlfriend, Addie Hall, and then jumped from the roof of a hotel to take his own life, and examines the couple's relationship before their deaths and how his military experience affected his life.

394.2663 CHI
Chicken soup for the soul : Christmas cheer : stories about the love, inspiration, and joy of Christmas. Cos Cob, CT : Chicken Soup for the Soul, c2008.
A collection of the best stories about Christmas and the holiday season. Stories are funny, inspirational, poignant; some are religious, but most are non-denominational. Appropriate for adults but can be shared with children, as all stories are "Santa-safe."

394.2663 HUC
Huckabee, Mike, 1955-. A simple Christmas : twelve stories that celebrate the true holiday spirit. New York : Sentinel, 2009.
Collects twelve holiday stories centered on themes such as sacrifice, family, hope, and transitions, based on the personal experiences and memories of Mike Huckabee.

508 COO
Cooper, Susan Fenimore, 1813-1894. Rural hours. Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c1998.
Presents a collection of nature writings by Susan Fenimore Cooper, written in the form of journal entries that follow the passage of the four seasons in her rural home village of Cooperstown, New York, in the mid-1800s.

599.67 OWE
Owens, Mark. Secrets of the savanna : twenty-three years in the African wilderness unraveling the mysteries of elephants and people. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
Mark Owens chronicles the experiences he and his wife Delia had during the twenty-three years they spent in Africa fighting to save the country's people and wildlife.

613.2 CHO
Cholesterol cures : more than 325 natural ways to lower cholesterol and live longer : from almonds and chocolate to garlic and wine. Rev. & updated. [Emmaus, Pa.] : Rodale, c2002.
Discusses ways to control cholesterol problems with diet, exercise, and supplements, with information on the cholesterol content of five hundred everyday foods, including desserts, meats, beverages, and snacks.

613.9608 SIL
Silverstein, Charles. The joy of gay sex. Fully rev. and expanded 3rd ed., 1st Collins ed. New York, NY : Collins, 2006.
For a new century and a new generation of readers comes a fully revised and expanded edition of a classic guide to gay sex, love, and life. Invaluable as a sex guide, a resource on building self-esteem, and a trusted aid for coming out of the closet, The Joy of Gay Sex covers the ins and outs of gay life alphabetically from "anus" to "wrestling." Noted psychologist Dr. Charles Silverstein has collaborated once again with critically acclaimed novelist Felice Picano on this third edition, updating every single entry and adding nearly thirty new entries. The authors provide positive and responsible advice on safe sex in all its varieties; on emotional and relationship-oriented issues such as long-term couples, loneliness, and growing older; and on scores of diverse topics ranging from spirituality to online dating. With fifty new line drawings by acclaimed illustrator Joseph Phillips, this landmark reference is a necessary addition to every gay man's bookshelf.

614.5 SPU
Spurlock, Morgan, 1970-. Don't eat this book : fast food and the supersizing of America. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2005.
Presents a comprehensive study on the effects of fast food on American health, and examines school lunch programs, marketing strategies by fast food restaurants, the decline in physical education, and the rise in obesity, hypertension, and diabetes, especially in children.

616.443 MOO
Moore, Elaine A., 1948-. Graves' disease : a practical guide. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2001.
Presents information on Grave's disease, a common form of hyperthyroidism, including its association with related autoimmune disorders, and emphasizes the patient's role in the healing process.

616.8 FUR
Furney, Kym Orsetti, 1966-. When the diagnosis is multiple sclerosis : help, hope, and insights from an affected physician. Johns Hopkins paperback ed. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Being diagnosed -- Grieving -- The psychological challenges of MS -- Facing the needle: the MS medications -- Whom do I tell and when? -- Impact on our jobs -- Having children --Staying healthy and fit -- Managing the fatigue of multiple sclerosis -- Could I be depressed? -- You and your doctor -- Dealing with disability -- Getting involved with the MS community -- Finding balance.

616.9944 LIN
Link, John S. The breast cancer survival manual : a step-by-step guide for the woman with newly diagnosed breast cancer. 4th ed., 4th Holt Paperbacks ed., Completely rev. and updated. New York : H. Holt, 2007.
Provides practical advice for women just diagnosed with breast cancer, covering surgery and radiation, systemic control, chemotherapy, ductal cancer in situ (DCIS), diet and exercise, clinical research trials, getting a second opinion, quality-of-life issues, and other related topics.

617.564 GOK
Gokhale, Esther. 8 steps to a pain-free back : natural posture solutions for pain in the back, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, and foot. Stanford, CA : Pendo Press, c2008.
Draws lessons from athletes, children, and people from traditional societies to show how natural posture can end back pain, presenting step-by-step, illustrated techniques and postures for sitting, standing, sleeping, bending, and walking.

617.95 FIN
Finn, Robert, 1955-. Organ transplants : making the most of your gift of life. 1st ed. Beijing ; Cambridge [Mass.] : O'Reilly, c2000.
Addresses the concerns of potential organ recipients and their families, providing information on how to make the decision to have a transplant, and discussing the organ transplant registry, and wait, different types of transplants, anti-rejection drugs, physical and emotional issues, donors, and other topics.

636.8092 COO
Cooper, Gwen. Homer's odyssey : a fearless feline tale, or how I learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat. 1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2009.
The author reveals the lessons she learned about love and acceptance through her relationship with her blind cat.

641.5 OLI
Oliver, Jamie, 1975-. Jamie's food revolution : rediscover how to cook simple, delicious, affordable meals. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Hyperion, c2009.
Chef Jamie Oliver presents simple recipes for delicious, affordable meals that are easy to prepare, and encourages readers to pass on their favorite recipes and inspire a worldwide movement that will improve overall health and help stop the obesity epidemic.

641.561 JON
Jones, Judith, 1924-. The pleasures of cooking for one. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 2009.
Collects recipes for dishes suitable for one person, including the utilization of leftover poultry, meat, and fish dishes; seasonal soups; vegetables, salads, and sauces; pasta, rice, and grains, and various desserts.

644 CON
Amann, Jennifer Thorne. Consumer guide to home energy savings. 9th ed. Washington, D.C. : American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, c2007.
How efficient are front-load washing machines? When is it time to replace your old refrigerator? These questions and many more are answered in The Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, a one-stop resource for consumers who want to improve their home's energy performance and reduce costs. Zeroing in on the most useful response can be a challenge; this ninth edition cuts through the confusion.

644 STO
Stoyke, Godo, 1963-. The Carbon Buster's home energy handbook : slowing climate change and saving money. Gabriola, B.C. : New Society Publishers, c2007.
Most people are unaware that environmental problems such as climate change can be easily avoided, at a profit, through the intelligent application of appropriate technology. The Carbon Buster's Handbook describes how to achieve this goal in the residential field. The handbook reveals North America's best-kept investment secret: that the highest rates of return can be found not at your bank, but in your home! Environmental problems such as climate change can be easily avoided, at a profit, through the intelligent application of appropriate technology. The first book in North America to provide a detailed carbon accounting of a family's carbon emissions and how to reduce them, it systematically analyzes energy costs and evaluates which measures yield the highest returns for the environment and the pocketbook. It provides answers to questions such as: Which measure is more effective: putting solar panels on your roof, or buying a hybrid car? Where do I need to invest first: in high-efficiency shower-heads, or solar tubes? Is a 500 dollar fridge that uses 800 kWh of power per year a good buy? The book allows individuals to quickly and accurately assess which products are a good deal and which aren't. It systematically analyzes residential carbon emissions and energy costs and prioritizes solutions based on highest carbon reductions and monetary returns, yielding results that are often surprising. While government savings bonds may yield a financial return of around 5% per annum, and pension funds in 2005 yielded 11%, the Carbon-Buster strategies described in this book have an average annual return of 32%. The book enables readers to dramatically reduce their carbon emissions far below the levels targeted under the Kyoto Protocol. At the same time, readers implementing the recommendations will save an average of US 15,000 dollars in energy costs over the next five years.

646.7 KEL
Kelly, Clinton. Freakin' fabulous : how to dress, speak, behave, eat, drink, entertain, decorate, and generally be better than everyone else. 1st ed. New York : Simon Spotlight Entertainment, c2008.
Clinton Kelly, host of TLC's "What Not to Wear", offers practical advice to help men and women look their best, sound smart, behave better, entertain guests, and be the most fabulous person they can be.

650.1 TES
Tesh, John. Intelligence for your life : powerful lessons for personal growth. Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, c2008.
Radio host John Tesh draws from his own experiences as well as the thoughts of experts on interpersonal relationships, health and fitness, spiritual awareness, work, and other areas, to offer advice on how to live a life of intelligence, purpose, and passion.

741.5973 FOS
Foster, Harold, 1892-. Prince Valiant. 1st ed. Seattle : Fantagraphics Books, 2009.
Collects the early adventures of the young Prince Valiant, while he explores his new home in the fen marshes where he learns to hunt from a native boy, and later befriends Sir Gawain, Sir Tristram, and others; and includes a brief biography and interview with Hal Foster that features black-and-white photographs.

741.5973 MAZ
Mazzucchelli, David. Asterios Polyp. 1st ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2009.
A graphic novel in which Asterios Polyp, an award-winning architect who has never had one of his designs built, loses his home to a fire on his fiftieth birthday and sets out in search of love, meaning, and a new life.

745.592 BRO
Brown, Ellen Lumpkin, 1956-. Doll fashionistas : sewing stylish dolls and their wardrobes. Cincinnati, Ohio : Krause Publications, c2009.
Step-by-step instructions, photographs, and illustrations explain how to create customized dolls with fashionable accessories. Includes patterns, expert tips, and a DVD demonstrating all of the covered techniques.

745.592 GAD
Gadia-Smitley, Roselyn. Dolls' clothes pattern book. New York : Sterling Pub. Co., c1987.
Full-scale patterns and easy-to-follow instructions for a variety of colorful, original designs.

745.592 PEA
Peake, Pamela. The complete book of dollmaking : a practical step-by-step guide to more than 50 traditional and contemporary techniques. New York : Watson-Guptill, 1997.
More than 50 practical dollmaking techniques, from homely cloth and spoon dolls to sophisticated armature and bisque dolls.

746.43 BET
Better homes and gardens knitting year-round. Des Moines, IA : Better Homes and Gardens Books, c2003.
A guide to knitting for every season that includes seventy-five projects, ranging from easy to advanced, for wearables for babies, children, men, women, and pets.

746.43 LYS
Lystrup, Lise-Lotte. Vintage knitwear for modern knitters. New York : Thames & Hudson, 2008.
The knitters of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s needed no reminding that knitting is hugely rewarding. They knew it could be glamorous too, and wore with pride the elegant garments they had crafted. In Vintage Knitwear, the designs have been carefully adapted for contemporary knitters: they use modern yarns, the patterns have been subtly simplified, and instructions are given for six different sizes. There are options for the novice, intermediate, and experienced knitter, with each pattern graded with one, two, or three balls of wool according to level of difficulty. The new garments are pictured alongside reproductions from the vintage patterns that inspired them. This charming book is sure to inspire knitters and would-be knitters to take up their needles in pursuit of the authentic elegance of a bygone era. 101 illustrations, 67 in color.

791.4372 HER
Herzog, Werner, 1942-. Conquest of the useless : reflections from the making of Fitzcarraldo. 1st ed. New York : Ecco, c2009.
Filmmaker Werner Herzog chronicles the making of his film "Fitzcarraldo" about a hopeful rubber baron who pulled a steamship over a hill in order to access a rich rubber territory, describing the hardships he faced throughout the film's production.

793.73 DRA
Drabble, Margaret, 1939-. The pattern in the carpet : a personal history with jigsaws. 1st U.S. ed. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
Margaret Drabble, an English novelist, describes spending time as a child with her aunt in Long Bennington and her life-long fondness for jigsaw puzzles, along with her thoughts on the importance of childhood play, art, writing, aging, and memory.

796.3236 JAM
James, LeBron. Shooting stars. New York : Penguin Press, 2009.
Provides an account of the Shooting Stars, a group of boys from Akron, Ohio, including NBA star LeBron James, who first met on a youth basketball team and formed lasting bonds of friendship while growing up and aspiring to win a national title in high school.

796.3236 SIM
Simmons, Bill, 1969-. The book of basketball : the NBA according to the sports guy. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine/ESPN Books, c2009.
Presents a discussion of a wide variety of topics pertaining to professional basketball, covering the best players and teams, reevaluating the NBA Hall of Fame inductee system, and examining the secret of the game through a conversation with an NBA superstar.

796.64 BYR
Byrne, David, 1952-. Bicycle diaries. New York : Viking, 2009.
David Byrne, former frontman for the Talking Heads, shares his thoughts on bicycling through cities around the world, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of getting around on two wheels, and sharing his insights on some of the problems plaguing urban areas, art, class systems, self-censorship, and other topics.

811.54 WRI
Wright, Franz, 1953-. Wheeling motel : poems. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 2009.
A collection of poems from Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet Franz Wright, in which he reflects on his past and expresses acceptance about the future.

814.6 CRO
Cross, David, 1964-. I drink for a reason. 1st ed. New York : Grand Central Pub., 2009.
Presents an array of essays and satirical fiction that criticizes politics, the media, celebrities, religion, and other topics with the author's unique brand of scathing humor.

818.5409 AME
Ames, Jonathan. The double life is twice as good. 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed. New York : Scribner, 2009.
Collects essays, cartoons, and short fiction from Jonathan Ames that discuss the U.S. Open, a Goth music festival, speaking to a gathering of corduroy lovers, and more.

823.8 STA
Standiford, Les. The man who invented Christmas : how Charles Dickens's A Christmas carol rescued his career and revived our holiday spirits. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c2008.
Traces the many influences in Charles Dickens's life that led to his writing the classic holiday story, "A Christmas Carol."

914.4 FOD
Fodor's France. New York, : D. McKay.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in France!

914.6 FOD
Fodor's Spain. New York : D. McKay.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Spain!

917.204 FOD
Fodor's Mexico. New York, : Fodor's Travel Publications [etc.].
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Mexico!

917.296 FOD
Fodor's Bahamas. New York, N.Y. : Fodor's Travel Guides, c1985
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in the Bahamas! Experience the Bahamas like a local! Fodor’s Bahamas includes choices for every traveler, from exploring deserted cays to bar hopping and boutique shopping, and much more!

920 AND LP
Andersen, Christopher P. Barack and Michelle : portrait of an American marriage. 1st HarperLuxe ed. New York : HarperLuxe, c2009.
Presents a close examination of Barack and Michelle Obama's relationship and marriage, with insights about each of their backgrounds and the struggles and achievements that have solidified their bond with each other.

920 SOS
Soskice, Janet Martin. The sisters of Sinai : how two lady adventurers discovered the Hidden Gospels. 1st American ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Chronicles the lives and accomplishments of Agnes and Margaret Smith, the twin sisters and Semitic scholars who discovered the earliest Syriac version of the Gospels, and describes the sisters' travels to the Middle East, and related topics.

920 STE LP
Stewart, Alana. My journey with Farrah : a story of life, love, and friendship. 1st HarperLuxe ed. New York : HarperLuxe, c2009.
Presents a memoir of the author's friendship with Farrah Fawcett, covering their support of each other through life in Hollywood and various family issues, focusing on the three years spent dealing with Fawcett's debilitating disease.

921 BAUM
Rogers, Katharine M. L. Frank Baum, creator of Oz. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2002.
Chronicles the life of L. Frank Baum, discussing his childhood, the inspirations for his Oz books, his personal relationships, his other literary achievements, and other related topics.

921 DIRAC
Farmelo, Graham. The strangest man : the hidden life of Paul Dirac, mystic of the atom. New York : Basic Books, 2009.
Chronicles the life and work of Paul Dirac, focusing on his work in various scientific fields, including his role in the discovery of quantum mechanics, his prediction of antimatter, his work with Einstein, and other related topics.

921 DISKI
Diski, Jenny. The sixties. 1st Picador ed. New York : Picador, 2009.
The author provides a reassessment of the social, political, and personal meaning of the 1960s from the perspective of London.

921 FRIEND
Friend, Tad. Cheerful money : me, my family, and the last days of Wasp splendor. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
Tad Friend recounts his own family's history, recounting his grandparents' brushes with greatness, his parents' failings and successes, and his own struggles to reconcile his Wasp ascendancy with his family's tendencies towards drunkenness, depression, and derangement.

921 GELLHORN
Moorehead, Caroline. Gellhorn : a twentieth-century life. 1st ed. New York : Holt, 2003.
Chronicles the life of twentieth-century war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, covering such topics as her St. Louis childhood, her experiences in the Spanish Civil War and other conflicts, and her troubled marriage to Ernest Hemingway.

921 HOGAN
Hogan, Hulk, 1953-. My life outside the ring. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
Hulk Hogan shares the stories behind some of the most important moments in his life and career, discussing his difficult youth, his involvement in wrestling, the Hogan family's successful reality show, the car accident that landed his son in jail, the destruction of his marriage, and his spiritual enlightenment.

921 JACKSON LP
Meacham, Jon. American lion : Andrew Jackson in the White House. 1st large print ed. New York : Random House Large Print, c2008.
Details the life of the seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, and focuses on his political actions and choices that shaped the White House and inspired the later presidents--including Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and others.

921 JANZEN
Janzen, Rhoda. Mennonite in a little black dress : a memoir of going home. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
The author describes how after a series of life-altering events, including her husband of fifteen years announcing his homosexuality and near-fatal car accident, the California poet journeys back to her family to heal within the Mennonite community that she had parted with years before.

921 PALIN
Palin, Sarah, 1964-. Going rogue : an American life. 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2009.
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin shares details about her life, family, and political career, describes her views on faith and the trials of being a high-profile working mother.

921 REICHL LP
Reichl, Ruth. Not becoming my mother : and other things she taught me along the way. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
In Not Becoming My Mother, bestselling author Ruth Reichl embarks on a clear-eyed, openhearted investigation of her mother's life, piecing together the journey of a woman she comes to realize she never really knew. Looking to her mother's letters and diaries, Reichl confronts the painful transition her mother made from a hopeful young woman to an increasingly unhappy older one and realizes the tremendous sacrifices she made to make sure her daughter's life would not be as disappointing as her own.

921 RUDNICK
Rudnick, Paul. I shudder : and other reactions to life, death, and New Jersey. 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2009.
Collects fifteen essays in which humor writer Paul Rudnick muses on various topics, including his family and growing up in New Jersey.

921 WHITE
White, Edmund, 1940-. City boy : my life in New York during the 1960s and '70s. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2009.
A memoir in which the author discusses his life and work in New York City during the 1960s and 1970s, covering his work as an editor, novelist, and critic and interactions with various literary figures.

940.421 MUR
Murphy, Jim, 1947-. Truce : the day the soldiers stopped fighting. New York : Scholastic Press, c2009.
Tells the story of the December 25, 1914 truce between German and British soldiers as they laid down their weapons and met in No Man's Land to celebrate Christmas.

940.53 CHI
Chiger, Krystyna, 1935-. The girl in the green sweater : a life in Holocaust's shadow. 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009, c2008.
Krystyna Chiger describes growing up during the Holocaust in Lvov, Poland, and details her memories after her family decided to go into hiding inside the city's sewer system, and describes Leopold Socha, the Polish Catholic man--and former thief--who risked everything to help them.

940.5318 PRO
Prose, Francine, 1947-. Anne Frank : the book, the life, the afterlife. 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2009.
The author examines the context of Anne Frank's diary, discussing Frank's narrative voice, characterizations, dialogue, and other stylistic qualities, along with evidence of revisions Frank made prior to her arrest that imply an intent to publish.

941.105 WEI
Weir, Alison. Mary, Queen of Scots, and the murder of Lord Darnley. Ballantine Books trade pbk. ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2009, c2003.
Uses historical documents to attempt to solve the mysterious death of Lord Darnley, whose murder led to Mary, Queen of Scots’ ruin and has baffled historians for centuries.

973.DAV LP
Davis, Kenneth C. America's hidden history : untold tales of the first Pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation. 1st HarperLuxe ed. New York : HarperLuxe, c2008.
Contains stories from early American history, including the French Huguenots arrival in America, the story behind the pigs carried by Columbus that might have been responsible for the disease that spread throughout the Native American population, and the lesser known background of George Washington.

973.713 FOR
Ford, Lacy K. Deliver us from evil : the slavery question in the old south. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
A comprehensive narrative on the white South's efforts to justify the economic, political, and social necessity of slavery during the early nineteenth century, and describes the varying debates on the subject between the upper and lower South.

973.92 KLO
Klosterman, Chuck, 1972-. Eating the dinosaur. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York : Scribner, 2009.
Presents a discussion of a variety of topics pertaining to popular culture and dynamics between people's expectations and reality with regard to politics, entertainment, sports, consumerism, and modern life.

973.932 MAL
Malkin, Michelle. Culture of corruption : Obama and his team of tax cheats, crooks, and cronies. Washington, DC : Regnery Pub., c2009.
An indictment of U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration, providing evidence to support the author's contention that Obama's team is rife with nepotism, a lack of ethics, unaccountable appointees, tax evasion, and greed.

AUDIO-VISUAL

CD 306.87 VIO
Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the wonderful, marvelous, excellent, terrific ninety days : [an almost completely honest account of what happened to our family when our youngest son, his wife, and their baby, their toddler, and their five-year old came to live with us for three months]. [Old Saybrook, Conn.] : Tantor Media, p2007.
Reading by Laural Merlington of the 2007 book. Viorst relates her experience with having her youngest son and his family live with her.

CD 921 CHENOWETH
Chenoweth, Kristin. A little bit wicked : [life, love, and faith in stages]. Carol Stream, IL : Springwater, 2009.
Read by the author. In this frank and funny memoir, the Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen shares her journey from small-town Oklahoma to big-time Broadway.

CD BLA
Black, Benjamin, 1945-. The lemur : [a novel]. New York : Macmillan Audio, p2008.
Read by John Keating. John Glass's life in New York should be plenty comfortable, having given up his career as a journalist to write an authorized biography of his father-in-law, communications magnate and former CIA agent Big Bill Mulholland. When a shifty young researcher whom he calls 'The Lemur," turns up some unflattering information about the family, Glass's whole easy existence is threatened.

CD CLA
Clark, Carol Higgins. Popped : [a Regan Reilly mystery]. New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, p2003.
Read by the author. Private detective Regan Reilly flies to Las Vegas to help an old school chum, who is producing the pilot of a reality television show. Someone is trying to sabotage the show, and Regan is determined to stop the saboteur and keep the show on schedule.

CD CUS
Cussler, Clive. The navigator : [a novel from the NUMA files]. New York : Penguin Audio, p2007.
Read by Scott Brick. Someone has killed for a statue stolen from the Baghdad Museum years ago, and the NUMA team must find why.

CD DOL
Dolan, Harry. Bad things happen : a novel. New York, NY : Penguin Audio, p2009.
Read by Erik Davies. When Tom Kristoll, mystery magazine publisher, is murdered, David Loogan, a friend to Tom and a lover to Tom's wife, teams up with Ann Arbor's finest detective, Elizabeth Waishkey, to find the culprit. Loogan, a recluse with a broken past, believes Tom's death is just one piece in a grand puzzle. And as the body count rises, his theory proves right. As suspicions fall on everyone including Loogan, Waishkey must not only solve the homicide mysteries, but also figure out her perplexing cohort.

CD KEN
Kenyon, Sherrilyn, 1965-. Bad moon rising. [New York, N.Y.] : Macmillan Audio, p2009.
Read by Holter Graham. "In the 28th installment of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series, Aimee Peltier of the Bear Clan takes in the wounded werewolf, Fang Kattalakis, and inexplicably falls in love with him. Fang, a brother of the powerful law-enforcing group Omegrion, also struggles to deny his feelings for his caretaker. While the two know they can never be together, they're forced to make difficult decisions when war breaks, questionable alliances are formed, and both Aimee and Fang's lives are endangered."--Container.

CD LAR
Larson, Erik. Thunderstruck. Abridged ed. [New York, NY] : Random House Audio, 2006.
Tells the parallel stories of the skepticism and incredulity that accompanied Guglielmo Marconi's invention of wireless communication in the late nineteenth century, and the investigation of the murder of an inconvenient wife by her love-starved husband, Dr. H.H. Crippen, who would likely have pulled off the perfect crime had it not been for the ability to send wireless transatlantic transmissions. Read by Tony Goldwyn.

CD PER
Perrotta, Tom, 1961-. The abstinence teacher. New York, N.Y. : Audio Renaissance, p2007.
Read by Campbell Scott. Ruth Ramsey, the human sexuality teacher at the local high school, butts heads with the soccer coach, Tim Mason, a former addict who became an evangelical Christian after hitting rock bottom.

CD PET
Peters, Elizabeth. The laughter of dead kings. Unabridged. New York : HarperAudio, p2008.
Performed by Barbara Rosenblat. Vicky's love is suspected in the theft of an Egyptian antiquity and he is determined to prove his innocence.

CD TUR
Turtledove, Harry. Opening Atlantis : a novel of alternate history. [S.l.] : Tantor Media Inc., 2007.
Todd McLaren. Atlantis lies between Europe and the east coast of Terranova. For many years, the vast natural resources of this land of opportunity have lured dreamers from around the globe, offering a new beginning for those willing to brave the wonders of the unexplored territory. But will its settlers destroy the very wonders they journeyed to Atlantis to find?

DVD 793.3 DAN
Dancing with the stars latin cardio dance. [Santa Monica, Calif.] : Lions Gate Entertainment, c2008.
Dance yourself slim with four sizzling and sexy Latin dance routines that feature some of the best fat-burning moves from the show. Includes a specialized toning workout that dancers use to sculpt and lengthen their muscles. No partner needed!

DVD 6137.7 JOE
Firming after 50 : a complete upper and lower body workout. [Wixom, MI] : DPTV Media, c2009.
Instructor, Joel Harper ; intro with Drs. Michael Rosen and Mehmet Oz. From firming and shaping the entire body to building cardio strength to advanced relaxation techniques, this series shows how to use yoga to help tone and firm your whole body and achieve total fitness. Useful for both beginners and advanced users.

DVD AGA
Against a crooked sky : Guns of the revolution ; Blue steel : 3 full-length features. [United States] : Dreamline, [2008]. .
Against a crooked sky stars Richard Boone. A strange and mysterious Indian tribe kidnaps the daughter of a pioneer family. The oldest son goes after the Indians. When he finds them, the only way to free his sister is by passing the test of the "crooked sky". Guns of the revolution stars Ernest Borgnine. Borgnine stars as the "general" in this classic western film. Blue steel stars John Wayne as U.S. Marshal, John Carruthers. Carruthers observes a robbery and Sheriff Jake thinks the Marshal may be the bandit.

DVD BES
The best of the Dean Martin variety show. [S.l.] : Distributed by Guthy-Renker, c2003.
"The best of the Dean Martin variety show, assembled by producer-director Greg Garrison, contains exclusive footage from the popular variety show series. Included in this irresistible blend of classic entertainment are many of Dean's celebrity guests over the years"--Container.

DVD CAV
The cave of the yellow dog : Höhle des gelben Hundes. Widescreen. [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Tartan Video, [2006].
A little girl in a family of nomads in Mongolia finds herself at odds with her family when she brings home a dog her father is certain killed their sheep, and he will not allow her to keep it.

DVD CHI
Chisum. [Burbank, CA] : Warner Home Video, [c2003].
A successful cattle rancher battles with corrupt government officials and their stooges.

DVD COM
Combat diary. [Burlington, VT] : [New York] : A&E Television Networks ; Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video, [2006].
A personal look from the soldiers' point of view of the war in Iraq. Shot firsthand by the soldiers of Lima Company, the hardest hit combat unit in Iraq.

DVD GUY
A guy thing. Special ed. [United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2003], c2002.
Paul is a regular guy who is engaged to marry Karen. Shortly before the wedding, Paul's friends throw him a bachelor party. Paul strikes up a conversation with one of the dancers, Becky, and the next morning, he wakes up bleary-eyed with a massive hangover and Becky in bed next to him. Karen comes over and Paul attempts to explain some incriminating evidence with a few white lies, but this messy situation gets messier when Paul runs into Becky at a pre-wedding family get-together ... and discovers she's Karen's cousin.

DVD MID S.13 Midsomer murders. Widescreen. Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, [2009].
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these four contemporary British television mysteries. Dance with the dead: A young man's apparent suicide leads Barnaby and his team searching for the man's missing girlfriend and ballroom dance partner. Animal within: When a woman presumed dead in a plane crash visits her uncle's estate three years later, she surprises everyone there, but it's an even greater shock when the uncle is murdered without a clear heir. King's crystal: Barnaby investigates a bitter feud at the heart of a family-owned glassworks involving the death of the family accountant. Axeman cometh: An aging band making a comeback tour stops for a concert in Midsomer, but someone's out to murder the band members one by one.

DVD MON
Monty Python's flying circus : Graham Chapman's personal best. [New York] : A&E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, c2006.
A selection of some of Graham Chapman's best comedy sketches from the Monty Python television program, selected by the five Pythons.

DVD MON Terry Gilliam's personal best. Standard format. New York : New Video, c2006.
A collection of Terry Gilliam’s animated shorts from the television program Monty Python's flying circus.

DVD NOR
Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest. 50th anniversary ed. Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009].
Roger Thornhill is a New York advertising executive who is kidnapped by a gang of spies led by Philip Vandamm, who believes Thornhill is CIA agent George Kaplan. Thornhill escapes, but must find Kaplan in order to clear himself of a murder that Kaplan is accused of committing. Following Kaplan to Chicago as a fugitive from justice, Thornhill is helped by beautiful Eve Kendall. In Chicago, she delivers a message to Kaplan that almost costs Thornhill his life when he is chased across a cornfield by a crop-dusting plane.

DVD ROO
Roots : the next generations. Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007].
Follows the Haley family from the post-Civil War era until the more contemporary but still turbulent time of the 1960s and '70s, when Alex himself begins his research into the discovery of his roots.

DVD SAG
Sagebrush trail : The dawn rider. Full frame. New York, N.Y. : GoodTimes Entertainment, c2002.
In Sagebrush trail, a man wrongfully convicted of murder in Baltimore breaks out of prison and heads west. In The dawn rider, a man hunts down the bandits who shot his father.

DVD SEI S.8
Seinfeld : Season 8. Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007].
The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York friends. In this season, Jerry runs into old girlfriend Dolores, Elaine has to take charge at work, George copes with Susan's death, and Kramer switches personalities with Jerry.

DVD VEN Vengeance Valley. [Dunellen, N.J.] : Digiview Productions., c2004, 1951.
A ranch foreman (Lancaster) is continually battling his wayward brother (Walker) in this melodramatic tale of the western range.