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BOOKS

FICTION
Dave Eggers A hologram for the king
Peter Heller The dog stars
Anna Jacobs Winds of change
Sheila Kohler The Bay of Foxes
Emily Perkins The Forrests
Amy Sohn Motherland
J. Courtney Sullivan Maine
Bruce Wagner Dead stars: an entertainment

Historical Fiction
Lawrence Coates The garden of the world
Thomas Cobb With blood in their eyes
M.L. Stedman The light between oceans
Sandi Tan The black isle
Wendy Wallace The painted bridge

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Paul Charles A pleasure to do death with you: a DI Christy Kennedy mystery
J.A. Jance Judgment call
Michael Koryta The prophet
Håkan Nesser Münster's case: an Inspector Van Veeteren mystery
Stephen White Line of fire

Short Stories
Claire Vaye Watkins Battleborn: stories

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NONFICTION
Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Michael Duncan L.A. raw: abject expressionism in Los Angeles, 1945-1980, from Rico Lebrun to Paul McCarthy 709.04 D912
Kellie Jones Now dig this!: art & Black Los Angeles, 1960-1980 700.794 J778
Paul J. Karlstrom Peter Selz: sketches of a life in art 700.92 S469k
Meryle Secrest Modigliani: a life 750.92 M68s
State of mind: new California art circa 1970 709.794 S797
Under the big black sun: California art, 1974-1981 709.794 U551

Biography & Genealogy
Lisa Jarnot Robert Duncan, the Ambassador from Venus: a biography 92 D912j
George Orwell Diaries 92 O79d
Philippe Pozzo di Borgo A second wind 362.43 P894
Abdel Sellou You changed my life (tu es changé ma vie) 362.43 S468
Mark K. Shriver A good man: rediscovering my father, Sargent Shriver 92 S5616
Jules Witcover Joe Biden: a life of trial & redemption 92 B585w

Business & Economics
John B. Taylor First principles: five keys to restoring America's prosperity 330.973 T238f

Food & Drink
Arthur Potts Dawson Eat your vegetables 641.65 D272

Health & Medicine
Armon B. Neel, Jr. & Bill Hogan Are your prescriptions killing you?: how to prevent dangerous interactions, avoid deadly side effects & be healthier with fewer drugs 615.7 N378

History
Stephen Dando-Collins Legions of Rome: the definitive history of every Imperial Roman legion 355 D177
Anthony Everitt The rise of Rome: the making of the world's greatest empire 937 E934
Ben Macintyre Double cross: the true story of the D-day spies 940.542 M152

Music & Performing Arts
Scotty Bowers Full service: my adventures in Hollywood & the secret sex lives of the stars 791.092 B786

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Rick Bass The black rhinos of Namibia: searching for survivors in the African desert 599.66 B31
Caleb Scharf Gravity's engines: how bubble-blowing black holes rule galaxies, stars & life in the cosmos 523.88 S311
Rebecca Stott Darwin's ghosts: the secret history of evolution 576.8 S888
Jon Young What the robin knows: how birds reveal the secrets of the natural world 598.8 Y681

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Alain Badiou Wittgenstein's antiphilosophy 193 W83b

Politics & Government
Michael Grunwald The new New Deal: the hidden story of change in the Obama era 973.932 G891
Richard L. Hasen The voting wars: from Florida 2000 to the next election meltdown 342.7307 H348
David Wessel Red ink: inside the high-stakes politics of the federal budget 336.73 W515

Social Sciences & Current Events
Garret Keizer Privacy 302 K28
Marc Prensky Brain gain: technology & the quest for digital wisdom 303.483 P926
Chuck Thompson Better off without 'em: a Northern manifesto for Southern secession 306.2 T468
Michele White Buy it now: lessons from eBay 381.17 W582

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Marcel Proust Swann's way

Nonfiction
Rebecca Stott Darwin's ghosts: the secret history of evolution 576.8 S888c

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EBOOKS
Lois Banner Marilyn: the passion & the paradox
Janet Evanovich Wicked business: a Lizzy & Diesel novel
Gillian Flynn Gone girl
Alan Furst Mission to Paris
Peter Heller The dog stars
Dana Johnson Elsewhere, California
Anne Rice The wolf gift
Maggie Shipstead Seating arrangements
Cheryl Strayed Tiny beautiful things: advice on love & life from Dear Sugar
Larry Tye Superman: the high-flying history of America's most enduring hero
Karen Thompson Walker The age of miracles

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DVDs
Action & Adventure
Jeremiah Johnson
Lonesome Dove

Comedy
Burn after reading
The kids are all right

Drama
Chariots of fire

Nonfiction
Ant farm video 709.2 A627
Clash of the gods 201.3 C614
A grin without a cat (Le fond de l'air est rouge) 909.82 G866
Rise & shine: the Jay DeMerit story 796.334 D376
This not that: the artist John Baldessari 709.2 B176

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CDs
Folk
Harry Owens Harry Owens & His Royal Hawaiians

World
Mariza Fado em mim

Posted on Aug. 24, 2012 by Matt Montgomery