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New Titles: December 29, 2012 - January 4, 2013

BOOKS

FICTION
Historical Fiction
Sabrina Jeffries 'Twas the night after Christmas
Lisa Lang Utopian man
Morgan Llywelyn 1949: a novel of the Irish Free State
Lydia Minatoya The strangeness of beauty

Multi-Gen Literature
Louisa May Alcott ; illustrated by Louis Jambor Little women
Robert Cormier The chocolate war
J.R.R. Tolkien The hobbit, or, There & back again

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Max Byrd The Paris deadline
Gerald Hammond Sauce for the pigeon
Gerald Hammond The revenge game
Leena Lehtolainen My first murder
Adrian McKinty Falling glass
Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell) The child's child

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
John W. Campbell The best of John W. Campbell
Eleanor Cooney & Daniel Altieri Shangri-la: the return to the world of Lost horizon
Virginia DeMarce 1635: the tangled web
Eric Flint & Charles E. Gannon 1635: the papal stakes
Eric Flint 1636: the Saxon uprising
Mike Resnick Legends of Santiago: Santiago ; The return of Santiago
Ring of fire II R581 v.2
Ring of fire III R581 v.3

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Frank Miller Batman: the Dark Knight strikes again 741.5 B333dk
Denise Mina The girl with the dragon tattoo. Book 1 741.5 M663 bk.1
Muscles & fights 741.5 M985
Dan Parent Kevin Keller: welcome to Riverdale 741.5 P228

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NONFICTION
Arts, Architecture & Crafts
The contact sheet 779 C759
Mia Fineman Faking it: manipulated photography before Photoshop 771 F495
Dorothy Kosinski & Klaus Ottmann Per Kirkeby: paintings & sculpture 709.2 K594
Norman Bel Geddes designs America: I have seen the future 745.4 G29
Justin Van Hoy Milk & honey: contemporary art in California 709.794 V256

Biography & Genealogy
Donald E. Davis & Eugene P. Trani The reporter who knew too much: Harrison Salisbury & The New York times 070.92 S167d
Lisa Hilton The horror of love 920 M68443
André Vauchez Francis of Assisi: the life & afterlife of a medieval saint 92 F818v

Books, Reading, Publishing, Journalism, Library & Information Science
My bookstore: writers celebrate their favorite places to browse, read & shop 381.45 M995
The pleasure of reading 028 P724

Business & Economics
Anthony Flynn & Emily Flynn Vencat Custom nation: why customization is the future of business & how to profit from it 658.812 F648
Wenonah Hauter Foodopoly: the battle over the future of food & farming in America 338.1 H381
William H. Janeway Doing capitalism in the innovation economy: markets, speculation & the state 332.041 J336
John L. Person The master stock trader: high probability market timing & stock seletion tools 332.632 P46m
Douglas Van Praet Unconscious branding: how neuroscience can empower (and inspire) marketing 658.834 V273

Chess
Victor Charushin The steeplechase 794.1 C486s
Sergey Kasparov The dynamic Benko gambit: an attacking repertoire for black 794.122 K192
Nikolay Minev A practical guide to rook endgames 794.124 M664

Food & Drink
Nicholas Lander The art of the restaurateur 647.95 L255

History
Kurt Eichenwald 500 days: secrets & lies in the terror wars 973.931 E34
Jonathan Fenby Tiger head, snake tails: China today, how it got there & where it is heading 951 F331
Richard Guard Lost London: an A-Z of forgotten landmarks & lost traditions 942.1 G914
Catherine Higgs Chocolate islands: cocoa, slavery & colonial Africa 967.15 H637
James Oakes Freedom national: the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 973.7 O116
T. Douglas Price Europe before Rome: a site-by-site tour of the stone, bronze & iron ages 936 P945
Lawrence R. Samuel The American dream: a cultural history 973.9 S193
Sarah Wise Inconvenient people: lunacy, liberty & the mad-doctors in Victorian England 344.4104 W813

Literature & Writing
Geoffrey Hill: essays on his later work 821 H64L
In a certain place 811 I349
Anne Lawrence-Mathers The true history of Merlin the Magician 398.2942 L422
Glyn Maxwell On poetry 821.009 M465

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Melanie Challenger On extinction: how we became estranged from nature 576.8 C437
W. Patrick McCray The visioneers: how a group of elite scientists pursued space colonies, nanotechnologies & a limitless future 509 M478
Marjorie Senechal I died for beauty: Dorothy Wrinch & the cultures of science 510.92 W954
Val Shushkewich More than birds: adventurous lives of North American naturalists 508.7092 S562

Performing Arts & Music
Robert Darden People get ready!: a new history of Black gospel music 782.25 D216
Marc Myers Why jazz happened 781.65 M996
David Schoenbaum The violin: a social history of the world's most versatile instrument 787.2 S365
Rod Stewart Rod: the autobiography 780.92 S851

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Julia Assante The last frontier: exploring the afterlife & transforming our fear of death 129 A844
Roy Brand LoveKnowledge: the life of philosophy from Socrates to Derrida 128 B817
Tim Dedopulos Kabbalah: an introduction to the esoteric heart of Jewish mysticism 296.16 D299
Piero Ferrucci The power of kindness: the unexpected benefits of leading a compassionate life 177.7 F398
Ronald Hendel The book of Genesis: a biography 222.11 H495
Sidian Morning Star Jones & Stanley Krippner The voice of Rolling Thunder: a medicine man's wisdom for walking the red road 299.7 R75j
Austin Kleon Steal like an artist: 10 things nobody told you about being creative 153.35 K648
Joerg Rieger & Kwok Pui-lan Occupy Religion: theology of the multitude 201.7 R554
James D. Tabor Paul & Jesus: how the Apostle transformed Christianity 225.92 T114
Marianne Williamson The law of divine compensation: on work, money & miracles 299.93 W731

Politics & Government
Best editorial cartoons of the year 320.973 B561
Wayne A. Leighton & Edward J. López Madmen, intellectuals & academic scribblers: the economic engine of political change 320.6 L529

Social Sciences & Current Events
Richard Barnett The book of gin 394.1 B261
Sam Pizzigati The rich don't always win: the forgotten triumph over plutocracy that created the American middle class, 1900-1970 305.55 P695

Travel & Geography
Michael D. Coe Royal cities of the ancient Maya 972.81 C67
Time Out Buenos Aires 918.211 T583

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LARGE PRINT
Fiction
Gerald Hammond Dead game

Nonfiction
iPhoto, iMovie & other useful Mac programs for seniors 005.432 M152i LP

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CHILDREN'S COLLECTION

BOOKS
Fiction
L. Frank Baum ; illustrations by David McKee The Wizard of Oz

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
C.C. Benison ; read by Steve West & Jean Gilpin Eleven pipers piping: a mystery

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DVDs
Comedy
SLC punk

Drama
Heaven's gate

Foreign Language
Cría cuervos
Lust, caution (Se, jie)

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Dexter, season 3

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
The Adjustment Bureau

Nonfiction
Ken Burns's Jazz

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CDs
Vocals
The best of Little River Band
Joni Mitchell Court & spark

Posted on Jan. 4, 2013 by Matt Montgomery