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New Titles: August 13 - August 19, 2011

BOOKS

FICTION
Tahmima Anam The good Muslim
Nicholson Baker House of holes: a book of raunch
Robert Olen Butler A small hotel
Jennifer Close Girls in white dresses
Dorthea Benton Frank Folly Beach
William Giraldi Busy monsters
Helen Schulman This beautiful life
Amor Towles Rules of civility
David Whitehouse Bed
Kevin Wilson The family Fang

Historical Fiction
Stacy Carlson Among the wonderful
Lynn Cullen Reign of madness
Ron Hansen A wild surge of guilty passion
Luis Sepúlveda The shadow of what we were

Mystery & Suspense
Kjell Eriksson The hand that trembles: a mystery
Jane Haddam Flowering Judas: a Gregor Demarkian novel
Reginald Hill The woodcutter
Christobel Kent A murder in Tuscany
M.J. McGrath White heat
Carson Morton Stealing Mona Lisa: a mystery
Anne Perry Acceptable loss: a William Monk novel
Michael Ridpath Where the shadows lie
Sebastian Rotella Triple crossing
James Sallis The killer is dying
Don Winslow The gentlemen's hour

Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rob Spillman, editor Fantastic women: 18 tales of the surreal & the sublime from Tin House

Short Stories
Adam Ross Ladies & gentlemen

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Roger Langridge Thor: the mighty Avenger 741.5 L285t
Scott Snyder American vampire, vol. 2 741.5 S675a

NONFICTION

Arts & Architecture
Peter Galassi Henri Cartier-Bresson: the modern century 770.92 C32g
Hunter Drohojowska-Philp Rebels in paradise: the Los Angeles art scene & the 1960s 709.794 D784
Tomás Ó'Carragáin Churches in early medieval Ireland: architecture, ritual & memory 726.5 O152
Sherry Serafini Sherry Serafini's sensational bead embroidery: 25 inspiring jewelry projects 746.5 S481

Biography & Genealogy
Eva Gabrielssone There are things I want you to know about Stieg Larsson & me 920 L334

Business & Economics
Brendon Burchard The millionaire messenger: make a difference & a fortune sharing your advice 001 B947
Clark Howard Clark Howard's living large in lean times: 250+ ways to buy smarter, spend smarter, & save money 332.024 H848

Chess
Alexei Kosikov Elements of chess strategy 794.1 K859
John Nunn Nunn's chess endings: volume 2: the definitive work on practical endgame tactics 794.124 N97n v.2

Health & Medicine
Howard Markel An anatomy of addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, & the miracle drug, cocaine 362.29 M345
Brad Walker Treat your own knees: a self-help treatment plan to fully rehabilitate 26 common knee injuries & conditions 617.582 W177
Claudia Zayfert & Jason C. DeViva When someone you love suffers from posttraumatic stress: what to expect & what you can do 616.8521 Z397

History
Margaret Bourke-White, photography Through an American lens: Hungary, 1938 943.9 B77
Geoffrey Gray Skyjack: the hunt for D.B. Cooper 364.155 C776
Jonathan P. Herzog The spiritual-industrial complex: America's religious battle against communism in the early Cold War 973.921 H582
Charles C. Mann 1493: uncovering the new world Columbus created 970.01 M28f
Tom McBride & Ron Nief The Mindset lists of American history: from typewriters to text messages, what ten generations of Americans think is normal 973.91
David Sears Pacific air: how fearless flyboys, peerless aircraft, & fast flattops conquered a vast ocean's wartime skies 940.542 S439
Chris Stewart & Ted Stewart The miracle of freedom: 7 tipping points that saved the world 940 S849
Frederic C. Tubach with Sally Patterson Tubach German voices: memories of life during Hitler's Third Reich 943.086 T884
David Wallace Capital of the world: a portrait of New York City in the roaring twenties 974.71 W188

Literature & Writing
Adam Mansbach; illustrated by Ricardo Cortés Go the fuck to sleep 817 M286

Music & Performing Arts
Peter Cowie Akira Kurosawa: master of cinema 791.4 K96c
Patrick McGilligan Nicholas Ray: the glorious failure of an American director 791.4 R26m
Marilyn Ann Moss Raoul Walsh: the true adventures of Hollywood's legendary director 791.4 W22m

Philosophy, Psychology& Religion
Samuel Barondes Making sense of people: decoding the mysteries of personality 155.2 B265
Jason Berry Render unto Rome: the secret life of money in the Catholic Church 262 B53
David Carlson Peace be with you: monastic wisdom for a terror-filled world 261.2 C284
Philip Gulley The evolution of faith: how God is creating a better Christianity 230 G973

Politics & Government
Andrew Scott Cooper The oil kings: how the U.S., Iran, & Saudi Arabia changed the balance of power in the Middle East 327.73 C776
Michael Prell Underdogma: how America's enemies use our love for the underdog to trash American power 327.73 P924

Pure Sciences
Henry Nicholls The way of the panda: the curious history of China's political animal 599.789 N61

Social Sciences & Current Events
Allan Creighton & Paul Kivel Helping teens stop violence, build community & stand for justice 362.76 C914
Stephen Glain State vs. Defense: the battle to define America's empire 355.033 G54
Frederick R. Lynch One nation under AARP: the fight over Medicare, Social Security, & America's future 306.38 L987
Don Peck Pinched: how the Great Recession has narrowed our futures & what we can do about it 330.973 P366
Simon Reynolds Retromania: pop culture's addiction to its own past 306 R462
Marina Koestler Ruben How to tutor your own child: boost grades & instill a lifelong love of learning-- without paying for a professional tutor 371.394 R895
Gad Saad The consuming instinct: what juicy burgers, Ferraris, pornography, & gift giving reveal about human nature 339.47 S124

Sports & Games
Amy Snyder Hell on two wheels: an astonishing story of suffering, triumph, & the most extreme endurance race in the world 796.62 S675

CHILDREN’S COLLECTION

BOOKS

Fiction
Susan Patron; illustrated by Erin McGuire Lucky for good
Robert Louis Stevenson; illustrated by Robert Ingpen Treasure Island

Nonfiction
Ade Deane-Pratt Musical instruments 784.19 D284
Ade Deane-Pratt Simple machines 621.8 D284
Adam Furgang Carbonated beverages: the incredibly disgusting story 613.2 F983c
Kathleen Krull; illustrated by Peter Malone Big wig: a little history of hair 391.5 K944
Susan Martineau; illustrated by Leighton Noyes Shadows in the bedroom 507.8 M385

AUDIOBOOKS

Fiction
James Baldwin Going to meet the man
Arthur Conan Doyle The adventures of Brigadier Gerard

DVDs

Comedy
Life is sweet
Reality bites
Strictly ballroom

Foreign Language
Belle époque (The age of beauty)
Cinema paradiso, the new version
Jesus of Montreal
Ju dou
Kolya
Ma vie en rose (My life in pink)
The hairdresser's husband

Mystery & Suspense
Chan is missing

Posted on Aug. 19, 2011 by Matt Montgomery