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03/23/2012 - 5:19pm

BOOKS

FICTION
Carol Anshaw Carry the one
Friedrich Christian Delius Portrait of the mother as a young woman
John Donatich The variations
Steve Erickson These dreams of you
Alex George...

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03/16/2012 - 10:40am

BOOKS

FICTION
Peter Cameron Coral Glynn
Catherine Chung Forgotten country
Lauren Fox Friends like us
Gail Jones Five bells
Jonathan Odell Th...

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03/09/2012 - 12:43pm

BOOKS

FICTION
Meredith Maran A theory of small earthquakes: a novel

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Elizabeth Hand Available dark
Jonathan Kellerman Victims
Michael Robotham...

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03/02/2012 - 3:31pm

BOOKS

FICTION
Richard Mason History of a pleasure seeker: a novel

Historical Fiction
Thomas Mallon Watergate: a novel

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Cristina Alger The darlings
Robert Jackson Ben...

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03/01/2012 - 12:00am

As part of our March Magazine Madness event in the Library, we would like to introduce you to a few of the new titles we have recently added to our 3rd floor collection. We try and keep a diverse and eclectic collection of titles covering every subject available to our members and the new magazines we now carry follow that theme. We’ve added subscriptions in literature, history, investing, hobbies, food, health, lifestyle, and...

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02/24/2012 - 12:32pm

BOOKS

FICTION
Amy Franklin-Willis The lost saints of Tennessee
Tupelo Hassman Girlchild
Pam Houston Contents may have shifted: a novel
Liz Moore Heft

Historical Fiction
A...

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02/16/2012 - 3:07pm

BOOKS

FICTION
Rudolfo Anaya Randy Lopez goes home
A.S. Byatt Ragnarök: the end of the gods
Anthony Giardina Norumbega park
Eowyn Ivey The snow child
Sara Levine...

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02/10/2012 - 3:58pm

BOOKS

FICTION
Niccolò Ammaniti Me & you
Shalom Auslander Hope: a tragedy
John Barth Every third thought: a novel in five seasons
Naomi Benaron Running the rift
Erin Duffy...

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02/03/2012 - 1:03pm

BOOKS

FICTION
Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Robert Crais Taken

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Thomas Thwaites The toaster project: or A heroic attempt to build a simple electric appliance from scratch 683.83 T548

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02/01/2012 - 12:00am

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This essay and selection of recommended books was compiled in honor of February’s designation as African American History Month. As I often say on our regular Wednesday noon tours, the Mechanics’ Institute is the oldest library in the west, but that isn’t quite true. It’s the oldest known...

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