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New Titles: August 6 - August 12, 2011

BOOKS

FICTION
Ellen Airgood South of Superior
Melanie Benjamin The autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb
Ellen Feldman Next to love
Johan Harstad Buzz Aldrin, what happened to you in all the confusion?
DBC Pierre Lights out in wonderland
John Burnham Schwartz Northwest corner
Rupert Smith Man's world
Constance Squires Along the watchtower
Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's cabin, or, Life among the lowly: the splendid edition

Historical Fiction
Josh Ritter Bright's passage
Linda Urbach Madame Bovary's daughter

Mystery & Suspense
Emily Arsenault In search of the Rose notes
Rebecca Cantrell A game of lies
Rebecca Cantrell A night of long knives
Felix Francis Dick Francis's gamble
Paul Harper Pacific Heights
Tammy Kaehler Dead man's switch: a Kate Reilly racing mystery
Bill Loehfelm The devil she knows
Bobbie O'Keefe Family skeletons
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Cold vengeance
Peter Spiegelman Thick as thieves

Science Fiction & Fantasy
George R.R. Martin A dance with dragons

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Eric Shanower The wonderful Wizard of Oz 741.5 S528w
Scott Snyder American vampire 741.5 S675a

NONFICTION

Applied Sciences
Jeannine Stein Adventures in bookbinding: hand crafting mixed-media books 686.3 S819
Al Worden Falling to Earth: an Apollo 15 astronaut's journey 629.45 W924

Arts & Architecture
Martin Chapman Cartier & America 739.27 C466
Maggie Nelson The art of cruelty: a reckoning 700 N424
Lawrence Rinder Create 709.7946 R579

Biography & Genealogy
Tracy Daugherty Just one catch: a biography of Joseph Heller 92 H476d
Roger Garfitt The horseman's word: a memoir 92 G2315
Richard Mead General "Boy": the life of Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Browning, GCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, DL 92 B8852

Books, Reading, Publishing & Journalism
Paul Bradshaw & Liisa Rohumaa The online journalism handbook: skills to survive & thrive in the digital age 070.4 B812

Business & Economics
Douglas Edwards I'm feeling lucky: the confessions of Google employee number 59 338.761 E262
William J. Holstein The next American economy: blueprint for a real recovery 338.973 H757
Guy Kawasaki Enchantment: the art of changing hearts, minds, & actions 658.8 K22
Todd Lipscomb Re-made in the USA: how we can restore jobs, retool manufacturing, & compete with the world 330.973 L767
Anne Loehr & Jezra Kaye Managing the unmanageable: how to motivate even the most unruly employee 658.3 L825
LouAnn Lofton Warren Buffett invests like a girl: & why you should too 332.6 L829
Gayle Laakmann McDowell The Google résumé: how to prepare for a career & land a job at Apple, Microsoft, Google, or any top tech company 650.14 M138
Jeff Ryan Super Mario: how Nintendo conquered America 338.761 R988

Health & Medicine
Rob Dobrenski Crazy: notes on & off the couch 616.89 D634
Charles W. Hoge Once a warrior, always a warrior: navigating the transition from combat to home--including combat stress, PTSD, & mTBI 616.8521 H715
Joel Levy Poison: an illustrated history 615.9 L668
The Merck manual of diagnosis & therapy 616.075 M55

History
Barry Hatton The Portuguese: a modern history 946.9 H366
Matthew Jefferies Hamburg: a cultural history 943.515 J451
Maury Klein Union Pacific: the reconfiguration: America's greatest railroad from 1969 to the present 385.0978 K64 v.3
Life Magazine One nation: America remembers September 11, 2001, 10 years later 973.931 O58 2011
Mary Jo McConahay Maya roads: one woman's journey among the people of the rainforest 972.81 M129
Deborah Valenze Milk: a local & global history 641.371 V161

Home & Family Management
Marc Freedman The big shift: navigating the new stage beyond midlife 646.7 F85

Languages & Linguistics
John McWhorter What language is: (and what it isn't & what it could be) 400 M177

Law
Joshua Slocum & Lisa Carlson Final rights: reclaiming the American way of death 344.04 S634

Literature & Writing
Christopher Johnson Microstyle: the art of writing little 808.04 J664
Peter Meyers & Shann Nix As we speak: how to make your point & have it stick 808.5 M613
David S. Reynolds Mightier than the sword: Uncle Tom's cabin & the battle for America 813.3 S89r

Music & Performing Arts
Keith Spera Groove interrupted: loss, renewal, & the music of New Orleans 780.92 S749

Philosophy, Psychology& Religion
D.G. Hart From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: evangelicals & the betrayal of American conservatism 261.7 H325
John Julius Norwich Absolute monarchs: a history of the papacy 262.13 N89

Politics & Government
David Wise Tiger trap: America's secret spy war with China 327.51 W81

Pure Sciences
Juliet Eilperin Demon fish: travels through the hidden world of sharks 597.3 E34
Thor Hanson Feathers: the evolution of a natural miracle 598 H251

Social Sciences & Current Events
Sam L. Amirante & Danny Broderick John Wayne Gacy: defending a monster 364.152 A517
Nina Burleigh The fatal gift of beauty: the trials of Amanda Knox 364.152 B961
Nínive Calegari, editor Be honest: & other advice from 826 students across the country 371 B365
Ben Hewitt Making supper safe: one man's quest to learn the truth about food safety 363.192 H611
Mara Hvistendahl Unnatural selection: how choosing boys over girls, & the consequences of a world full of men 304.6 H989
Sean Kay Celtic revival?: the rise, fall, & renewal of global Ireland 941.5 K233
Juan Williams Muzzled: the assault on honest debate 323.44 W724

Sports & Games
Stuart Codling Real racers: Formula 1 in the 1950s & 1960s: a driver's perspective: photography from the Klemantaski Collection 796.72 C669

Travel & Geography
Ron Dalby Guide to the Alaska Highway 917.98 D137
Explorer's Guide Kentucky: an explorer's guide 917.69 E96
Explorer's Guide Tennessee: an explorer's guide 917.68 E96
Tom Scocca Beijing welcomes you: unveiling the capital city of the future 951.156 S421
Thomas Cook Driving Guides California 917.94 C771

LARGE PRINT

FICTION
Stephen King Just after sunset

AUDIOBOOKS

Nonfiction
Brendon Burchard The millionaire messenger: make a difference & a fortune sharing your advice 001 B947c
David McCullough The greater journey: Americans in Paris 920 M133c

DVDs
Action & Adventure
Rob Roy

Comedy
Murder by death
Tea with Mussolini
Beat the devil
Analyze this ; Analyze that
Metropolitan
Enchanted April
Mighty Aphrodite
The player
Being John Malkovich
The full monty

Drama
Apollo 13
Wall Street

Science Fiction & Fantasy
Dark city

CDs

Jazz
Jacky Terrasson A Paris…

Posted on Aug. 12, 2011 by Matt Montgomery