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BOOKS

FICTION
Jean Echenoz 1914
Lynne Kutsukake The translation of love
Neel Mukherjee A life apart
Curtis Sittenfeld Eligible
Scarlett Thomas The seed collectors

Historical Fiction
Daniel Bacon Frisco
Dominic Smith The last painting of Sara De Vos

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Rachel Howzell Hall Land of shadows
Michael Jahn Murder on Fifth Avenue
Guillermo Orsi No-one loves a policeman
John Sandford Extreme prey
David C. Taylor Night life
Women crime writers. Four suspense novels of the 1940s
Women crime writers. Four suspense novels of the 1950s

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Kelly D. Norris A guide to bearded irises: cultivating the rainbow for beginners & enthusiasts 635.9343 N856

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Ari Seth Cohen Advanced style: older & wiser 746.9 C678o
Daniel Spoerri An anecdoted topography of chance 702.81 S762

Biography & Genealogy
F.W.J. Hemmings Alexandre Dumas: the king of romance 92 D886h
Dave Isay Callings: the purpose & passion of work 920.073 I76
Jonathan Keats You belong to the universe: Buckminster Fuller & the future 620.92 F96k
Christopher Andersen Game of crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate & the throne 92 E4345a

Business & Economics
Robert H. Frank Success & luck: good fortune & the myth of meritocracy 650.1 F828
George Gilder The scandal of money: why Wall Street recovers but the economy never does 330.973 G468
Robert B. Reich Saving capitalism: for the many, not the few 330.973 R347s
Larry Smith No fears, no excuses: what you need to do to have a great career 650.1 S654

Computer Science
David E.Y. Sarna Evernote for dummies 005.57 E934

Health & Medicine
Ron Fournier Love that boy: what two presidents, eight road trips & my son taught me about a parent's expectations 618.92 F778

History
Patrick Leigh Fermor Abducting a General: the Kreipe Operation in Crete 940.5486 F361
Marc Wortman 1941: fighting the shadow war: a divided America in a world at war 973.917 W935
Ben Wilson Heyday: the 1850s & the dawn of the global age 909.81 W746

Languages & Linguistics
Arthur Hughes English accents & dialects: an introduction to social & regional varieties of English in the British Isles 427.941 H893
Joshua Rudder The grammar of romance: a comparative introduction to vulgar Latin & the romance languages 440.09 R914
Walt Wolfram American English: dialects & variation 427.9 W861
R.D. Fulk An introduction to Middle English: grammar, texts 820.8 F964
Mark A.E. Williams Essential Latin vocabulary: the 1,425 most commom words occurring in the actual writings of over 200 Latin authors 473 W725

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Nathanael Johnson Unseen city: the majesty of pigeons, the discreet charm of snails & other wonders of the urban wilderness 591.75 J683
Frans de Waal Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? 591.51 W111

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Jim Rendon Upside: the new science of post-traumatic growth 155.9 R397
Jen Sincero You are a bad ass: how to stop doubting your greatness & start living an awesome life 158.1 S615

Politics & Government
Jacob S. Hacker American amnesia: how the war on government led us to forget what made America prosper 973.932 H118

Social Sciences & Current Events
Stanley Fish Versions of academic freedom: from professionalism to revolution 371.1 F532
Pamela Haag The gunning of America: business & the making of American gun culture 338.4768 H111
Jane Jacobs: the last interview & other conversations. 307.3 J173
Bruce Porter Snatched: from drug queen to informer to hostage: a harrowing true story 363.45 P844

Travel & Geography
Lonely Planet Peru 918.5 L847
Lonely Planet Belgium & Luxembourg 914.93 L847
Lonely Planet Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon national parks 917.94 L847y
Moon San Diego 917.9498 M818
Moon Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon 917.94 M818y
Moon Grand Canyon 917.9132 M818
Moon Olympic Peninsula 917.979 M818
Moon Niagara Falls 917.1338 M818
Moon St. Louis 917.7866 M818
Moon Virginia 917.55 M818
Moon Hudson Valley & the Catskills 917.473 M818
Moon Utah 917.92 M818
Moon Michigan 917.74 M818
Moon Kaua'i 919.694 M818
Moon Portland 917.9549 M818
Moon Anchorage, Denali & the Kenai Peninsula 917.983 M818
Moon Cancún & Cozumel 917.26 M818
Moon handbooks. Oʻahu 919.693 M818
Moon Nicaragua 917.285 M818
Moon Montana 917.86 M818
Rick Steves Amsterdam & the Netherlands 914.9 S848
Rick Steves' Budapest 914.3912 S848
Rick Steves' Ireland 914.15 S848
Rick Steves' Istanbul 914.961 S848
Rick Steves' Italy 914.5 S848
Rick Steves' northern European cruise ports 914.04 S848
Rick Steves' Paris 914.436 S848
Rick Steves' Portugal 914.69 S848
Rick Steves' Prague & the Czech Republic 914.37 S848
Rick Steves' Provence & the French Riviera 914.49 S848
Rick Steves' Spain 914.6 S848
Rick Steves' Switzerland 914.94 S848
Rick Steve's Belgium 914.93 S848
Rick Steves' Eastern Europe 914 S848ea
Rick Steves' London 914.21 S848
Rick Steves' Scandinavia 914.8 S848
Yosemite: the complete guide 917.9447 K135

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CHILDREN'S COLLECTION

BOOKS
Fiction
Marissa Moss California dreaming

Nonfiction
Amy Novesky Cloth lullaby: the woven life of Louise Bourgeois 730.92 B77n

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Clare Mackintosh I let you go CD Fic Mackintosh
Ian Rankin Even dogs in the wild CD Fic Rankin
Richard Russo Everybody's fool CD Fic Russo

Nonfiction
Edward Behr 50 foods: the essentials of good taste CD 641.01 B421
Jim Koch Quench your own thirst: business lessons learned over a beer or two CD 658 K763
Jennifer Paxton The story of medieval England: from King Arthur to the Tudor conquest CD 942 P342

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EBOOKS

Sasha Abramsky The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives
Aravind Adiga Last Man in Tower
Mike Allen Playbook 2012: The Right Fights Back Politico Inside Election 2012
Rebecca Nichols Alonzo The Devil in Pew Number Seven
Daniel G. Amen Change Your Brain, Change Your Body
Mark Anastasi The Laptop Millionaire: How Anyone Can Escape the 9 to 5 & Make Money Online
Karen Armstrong Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
Kate Atkinson Life After Life
Margaret Atwood The handmaid's tale
Jean M. Auel The Land of Painted Caves
Robert Baer The Company We Keep: A Husband-And-Wife True-Life Spy Story
Emily Baime A Year in Food & Beer: Recipes & Beer Pairings for Every Season
Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending
Martyn Bedford Flip
Lynn Beighley Drupal for Dummies
Charles Belfoure Paris Architect
Aimee Bender The particular sadness of lemon cake
Richard Benson F in Exams: The Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers
Steve Berry The Jefferson Key
Maeve Binchy Minding Frankie
Marlena De Blasi A Thousand Days in Tuscany
Therese Bohman Drowned
Katherine Boo Behind the beautiful forevers
Jonny Bowden The 150 Healthiest Slow Cooker Recipes on Earth: The Surprising Unbiased Truth About How to Make Nutritious & Delicious Meals That Are Ready When You are
C.J. Box Off the grid
Alan Bradley A Red Herring Without Mustard
Elizabeth H. Bradley The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More Is Getting Us Less
Conor Brady The Eloquence of the Dead
Kevin Brockmeier The Illumination
Anna E. Brooke Frommer's Paris Day by Day
Terry Brooks The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara
Mike Brown How I Killed Pluto & Why It Had It Coming
Bill Bryson At home: a short history of private life
Carolyn Burke No Regrets
Todd Burpo Heaven is for real: a little boy's astounding story of his trip to heaven & back
Grace Burrowes The Heir
George W. Bush Decision Points
Henry Bushkin Johnny Carson
Betsy Cromer Byars The House of Wings
Susan Cain Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking
California Travel Guide
Robyn Carr What we find
Mary Carter My sister's voice
Susan Casey The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks & Giants of the Ocean
Rajiv Chandrasekaran Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan
Iris Chang The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
Lee Child 61 Hours
Lee Child A Wanted Man: A Jack Reacher Novel
Lee Child Second Son (Short Story): A Reacher Story
Lee Child The Affair
Lee Child Worth Dying for
Philip P. Choy San Francisco Chinatown: A Guide to Its History & Architecture
Bill Clintion Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
Harlan Coben Fool me once
Paulo Coelho Aleph
Michael Connelly The black echo
Pat Conroy My Reading Life
Laurel Corona The mapmaker's daughter
Justin Cronin The Passage
Justin Cronin The Twelve
Barbara Delinsky Sunlight & Joy
Barbara Demick Nothing to envy: ordinary lives in North Korea
Joan Didion Blue Nights
Vanessa Diffenbaugh The Language of Flowers
Discover Europe
Jennifer Donnelly Revolution
Margaret Drabble The pure gold baby
Dinesh D'Souza Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream
Jennifer Egan A visit from the Goon Squad
Timothy Egan The worst hard time: the untold story of those who survived the great American dust bowl
Dave Eggers A Hologram for the King
Alan Ehrenhalt The Great Inversion & the Future of the American City
Tan Twan Eng The Garden of Evening Mists
Nathan Englander What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories
Peter Englund The Beauty & the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War
Nora Ephron I Remember Nothing
Janet Evanovich Explosive Eighteen
Janet Evanovich Notorious Nineteen
Janet Evanovich Smokin' Seventeen
Janet Evanovich Wicked business
Stephanie Evanovich The total package
Timothy Ferriss The 4-Hour Body
Fannie Flagg I still dream about you
Joanne Fluke Apple Turnover Murder
Joanne Fluke Cream Puff Murder
Fodor's France 2011
Fodor's Hawaii 2012
Fodor's Ireland
Fodor's Italy
Jonathan Safran Foer Extremely loud & incredibly close
Amanda Foreman A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War
Amanda Foreman A Wedding in Springtime
Janet Frame Between My Father & the King: New & Uncollected Stories
Joelle Fraser The Forest House
Nicci French Thursday's children: a Frieda Klein mystery
Kathy Freston Veganist: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, Change the World
Jason Fried Rework
George Friedman The Next Decade: What the World Will Look Like
Alan Furst Mission to Paris
Lisa Gardner Alone
Lisa Gardner Love You More
Geek Wisdom
Germany Travel Guide
Debra Ginsberg The Neighbors Are Watching
Malcolm Gladwell Outliers: the story of success
James Gleick The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Christie Golden Ascension
Dan Gookin Android Tablets for Dummies
Temple Grandin Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
Brian Greene The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes & the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
Eric Greitens The Heart & the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy Seal
John Grisham Calico Joe
John Grisham The Confession
John Grisham The Litigators
John Grisham The racketeer
Lauren Grodstein The Explanation for Everything
Tracy Groot The sentinels of Andersonville
David Grossman To the End of the Land
Sara Gruen Water for Elephants
S.C. Gylanders The Better Angels of Our Nature: A Novel
Mark Haddon The Red House
Charles Haine Urban Biking Handbook: The Diy Guide to Building, Rebuilding, Tinkering With & Repairing Your Bicycle for City Living
Gabrielle Hamilton Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
Chelsea Handler Chelsea Chelsea bang bang
Mary Ellen Hannibal The Spine of the Continent: The Race to Save America's Last, Best Wilderness
Paul Harding Tinkers
Bill Harris Five Hundred Buildings of New York
Stephen W. Hawking The Grand Design
Chip Heath Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
Peter Heller The Dog Stars
Mark Helprin Winter's tale
Gay Hendricks The First Rule of Ten: A Tenzing Norbu Mystery
Michael Hingson Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog & the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
Adam Hochschild To end all wars: a story of loyalty & rebellion, 1914-1918
Alice Hoffman The Red Garden
Douglas Hofstadter Surfaces & Essences: Analogy As the Fuel & Fire of Thinking
James D. Hornfischer Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
Michael Houellebecq The Map & the Territory
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker & the Creation of an American Hero
Jennifer Richard Jacobson Small as an elephant
Susan Jacoby Never Say Die: The Myth & Marketing of the New Old Age
E. L. James Fifty shades darker
E.L. James Fifty shades freed
E.L. James Fifty shades of Grey
P.D. James Death Comes to Pemberley
Steven James The Pawn
Iris Johansen The Ugly Duckling
Adam Johnson The Orphan Master's Son
Rachel Joyce The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Ashley Judd All that is bitter & sweet: a memoir
Larry Kane When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top
James Kaplan Frank: The Voice
Susanna Kearsley The Firebird
Susanna Kearsley The Shadowy Horses
Diane Keaton Then Again
Jonathan Kellerman Mystery: An Alex Delaware Novel
Jackie Morse Kessler Rage
Stephen King Carrie
Stephen King The Stand
Maxine Hong Kingston I Love a Broad Margin to My Life
Sophie Kinsella Mini Shopaholic
Gary Klein Seeing what others don't: the remarkable ways we gain insights
Dean R. Koontz What the Night Knows
Cecie Kraynak Spanish All-In-One for Dummies
Cecie Kraynak Spanish Grammar for Dummies
Andrew Krivak The Sojourn
Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky The Letter Killers Club
William Kuhn Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books
George Lange The unforgettable photograph
Jaron Lanier You Are Not a Gadget
Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Antoine Laurain The president's hat
Victor Lavalle The Devil in Silver
Adam Lebor Tower of Basel: The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank That Runs the World
Rebecca Lee Bobcat & Other Stories
Donna Leon The waters of eternal youth
Jill Lepore The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life & Death
Robert Levine Free Ride: How Digital Parasites Are Destroying the Culture Business & How the Culture Business Can Fight Back
David Levithan Every day
Peter Liddle 1914: Voices from the Battlefields
Elinor Lipman The View from Penthouse B
James W. Loewen Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Lonely Planet Banff, Jasper & Glacier National Parks Travel Guide
Lonely Planet Los Angeles, San Diego & Southern California
Lonely Planet Mexico
Lonely Planet National Parks Guide Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon
Lonely Planet Southwest USA
Wendy Lower Hitler's furies: German women in the Nazi killing fields
Lois Lowry Gathering blue
Lois Lowry Messenger
Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter
Siobhan Macdonald Twisted River
Ben Macintyre Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Ben Macintyre Operation Mincemeat: how a dead man & a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis & assured an allied victory
Debbie Macomber The inn at Rose Harbor
Rachel Maddow Drift
Eric Maisel Why Smart People Hurt: A Guide for the Bright, the Sensitive & the Creative
Henning Mankell The Troubled Man
Melina Marchetta Finnikin of the rock
Francesco Marciuliano I could pee on this: & other poems by cats
Kimberly Marcus Exposed
George R.R. Martin A clash of kings
George R.R. Martin A dance with dragons
George R.R. Martin A feast for crows
George R.R. Martin A game of thrones
George R.R. Martin A storm of swords: book three of A song of ice & fire
Michael J. Martinez The Daedalus Incident
Robert K. Massie Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Ayana Mathis The twelve tribes of Hattie
Andre Maurois Climates
Veronique Mazet French Grammar for Dummies
Alexander McCall Smith The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
Alexander McCall Smith The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party: The New No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel
Christopher McDougall Born to Run
Myra McEntire Hourglass
Ian McEwan Sweet Tooth
Bernice L. McFadden Gathering of Waters
Alister E. Mcgrath C. S. Lewis ? A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet
Paula McLain The Paris wife
Sean McMeekin July 1914: countdown to war
Jon Meacham Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Ben Mezrich The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius & Betrayal
Jonathan Miles Want not
Jacquelyn Mitchard Two if by sea
David Mitchell The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
Karen Marie Moning Shadowfever
Simon Sebag Montefiore Jerusalem: The Biography
Erin Morgenstern The Night Circus
Evgeny Morozov To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism
Edmund Morris Colonel Roosevelt
Toni Morrison Home
Nancy Muir iPad all-in-one for dummies
Andy Mulligan Trash
Alice Munro Dear Life: Stories
Haruki Murakami 1Q84
Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff What to expect when you're expecting
National Geographic Society 7 Billion: How Your World Will Change
Marie Ndiaye Three Strong Women
Jo Nesbo Phantom
Jo Nesbo The Leopard
Jo Nesbo The Snowman
New York City City Guide
David Nicholls One Day
Northern California Travel Guide: Including Guides to San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Napa & Sonoma Wine Country & More
Solomon Northup Twelve Years a Slave
Susan Nussbaum Good kings bad kings
Tea Obreht The Tiger's Wife
Anne-Marie O'Connor The lady in gold: the extraordinary tale of Gustav Klimt's masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
Dayo Olopade The bright continent: breaking rules & making change in modern Africa
Michael Ondaatje The Cat's Table
Julie Otsuka The Buddha in the Attic
Ann Packer Swim Back to Me
Jeremy Page The Collector of Lost Things
Ann Patchett The Magician's Assistant
James Patterson Beach road
James Patterson The 9th judgment
James Patterson The beach house
James Patterson Witch & wizard
Allison Pearson I Think I Love You
Bill Peters Maverick Jetpants in the City of Quality
Nomi Prins All the presidents' bankers: the hidden alliances that drive American power
Anna Quindlen Every Last One
Anna Quindlen Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Tom Rachman The Imperfectionists
David Rakoff Half Empty
Dave Ramsey The Money Answer Book: Quick Answers to Everyday Financial Questions
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration
Robert B. Reich Aftershock: The Next Economy & America's Future
Dana Reinhardt The things a brother knows
Janet Reitman Inside Scientology
David Remnick The Bridge: The Life & Rise of Barack Obama
Richard Rhodes Hedy's Folly: The Life & Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Anne Rice Of Love & Evil
Anne Rice The Wolf Gift: The Wolf Gift Chronicles
Condoleezza Rice Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family
Susan Richards Lost & found in Russia: lives in a post-soviet landscape
Ransom Riggs Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children
Nora Roberts The obsession
Joel C. Rosenber Damascus Countdown
Richard Rubin The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation & Their Forgotten World War
Salman Rushdie Joseph Anton
Salman Rushdie Luka & the Fire of Life
Francis Russell 101 places in Italy: a private grand tour
Karen Russell Swamplandia!
Karen Russell Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories
Anna Russo Seven Billion
Benjamin Alire Saenz Last Night I Sang to the Monster
Katie Salidas Complication
R.A. Salvatore Gauntlgrym: Neverwinter
R.A. Salvatore Neverwinter
Barry A. Sanders American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination
Corey Sandler Nook Tablet for Dummies
Doug Saunders Arrival City: How the Largest Migration in History Is Reshaping Our World
George Sanders Tenth of December: Stories
Patricia Schultz 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die
Will Schwalbe The End of Your Life Book Club
Peter Schweizer Extortion: how politicians extract your money, buy votes & line their own pockets
Michael Scott The alchemyst
David Sedaris Dress your family in corduroy & denim
Marcus Sedgwick The Book of Dead Days
Lisa See Dreams of Joy
Sam Shepard Day Out of Days
Maggie Shipstead Seating Arrangements
Gary Shteyngart Super Sad True Love Story
Georges Simenon Dirty Snow
Charles Simic Confessions of a Poet Laureate
Helen Simonson Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Rebecca Skloot The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
Kenneth Slawenski J. D. Salinger: A Life
Patrick Smith Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers & Reflections
Jessica Soffer Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots
Sonia Sotomayor My Beloved World
William Souder On a Farther Shore: The Life & Legacy of Rachel Carson
Bob Spitz Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
Staten Island Noir
Amy Stewart The Drunken Botanist
Rod Stewart Rod
David Stockman The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America
Cheryl Strayed Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed Wild: from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney The nest
Michelle Tam Nom nom paleo: food for humans
The best American travel writing 2013
The Mind's Own Physician
Stanley Thomas The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
Michael C. Thomsett Getting started in stock investing & trading
James Whitfield Thomson Lies You Wanted to Hear
J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit: Movie Tie-In
Robert Trivers The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit & Self-Deception in Human Life
Mark Twain Autobiography of Mark Twain: The Complete & Authoritative Edition
Mark Twain Autobiography of Mark Twain: The Complete & Authoritative Edition
Larry Tye Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero
Anne Tyler The Beginner's Goodbye
John Vaillant The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance & Survival
Jane Vandenburgh Architecture of the Novel: A Writer's Handbook
Abraham Verghese Cutting for Stone
Kristin von Kreisler An unexpected grace
Kurt Vonnegut While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction
Susan Vreeland Clara & Mr. Tiffany
Karen Thompson Walker The Age of Miracles
Sophie Walker Grace, Under Pressure: A Girl With Asperger's & Her Marathon Mom
Washington Oregon & the Pacific Northwest Travel Guide
Colson Whitehead Zone One
Sean Wilentz Bob Dylan in America
Isabel Wilkerson The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Daniel Wilson Robopocalypse
Ariel S. Winter The Twenty-Year Death
Stuart Woods Family jewels
Lawrence Wright Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief
Jim Yardley Brave Dragons: A Chinese Basketball Team, an American Coach & Two Cultures Clashing
Gabrielle Zevin The storied life of A.J. Fikry
Markus Zusak The book thief

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DVDs

Comedy
Idiocracy

Drama
Playing for time

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Fahrenheit 451

Nonfiction
San Francisco 2.0 DVD 979.461 S224p
The amazing Nina Simone DVD 780.92 S598L

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CDs
Classical
Glenn Gould, the 1955 Goldberg variations: birth of a legend CD Classical Bach
Mahler Symphony no. 3 [sound recording] ; Kindertotenlieder CD Classical Mahler
Baroque music for trumpets CD Classical Marsalis
The Ruffatti organ in Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco CD Classical Ruffatti

Folk
Castles of gold: songs & stories of Irish immigration CD Folk Castles

Jazz & Blues
Bill Charlap Trio Notes from New York CD Jazz Bill Charlap Trio
Dizzy Gillespie The complete RCA Victor recordings CD Jazz Gillespie
Groovy jazz organ CD Jazz Groovy
Marlene Ver Planck The mood I'm in CD Jazz VerPlanck

Musicals & Soundtracks
Liaisons: re-imagining Sondheim from the piano CD Musicals/Soundtracks Sondheim
The essential Stephen Sondheim CD Musicals/Soundtracks Sondheim

Opera
Se tu m'ami: arie antiche CD Opera Bartoli

Popular
the Jimi Hendrix Experience The ultimate experience CD Pop Hendrix
Margo Price Midwest farmer's daughter CD Pop Price
San Francisco in song CD Pop San Francisco
Santana Viva Santana! CD Pop Santana

Posted on May. 10, 2016 by Cherilyn Chang