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New Titles: January 14 - January 20, 2012

BOOKS

FICTION
Corban Addison A walk across the sun
Chan Koonchung The fat years
Michel Houellebecq The map & the territory
Adam Johnson The orphan master's son
Francesca Kay The translation of the bones

Historical Fiction
Karin Altenberg Island of wings
Ellis Avery The last nude
Michelle Moran Madame Tussaud: a novel of the French revolution
Eva Stachniak The Winter Palace: a novel of Catherine the Great
Guy Vanderhaeghe A good man

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Robert Barnard A charitable body
Quentin Bates Cold comfort
John Burdett Vulture peak
Elly Griffiths The house at sea's end: a Ruth Galloway mystery
Larry Karp A perilous conception
T. Jefferson Parker The jaguar: a Charlie Hood novel
Stef Penney The invisible ones
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Gideon's corpse
William Ryan The darkening field

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Jason Stoddard Winning Mars

Short Stories
Lou Beach 420 characters: stories
Alan Bennett Smut: stories

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Paul M. Barrett Glock: the rise of America's gun 683.4 G562

Arts & Architecture
Kate Ascher The heights: anatomy of a skyscraper 720 A813
Birth of the modern: style & identity in Vienna 1900 700.9436 B619
Joan Ford Scraptherapy: cut the scraps!: 7 steps to quilting your way through your stash 746.46 F699
Louisa Taylor The ceramics bible: the complete guide to materials & techniques 738 T243

Biography & Genealogy
Connie Rice Power concedes nothing: one woman's quest for social justice in America from the courtrooms to the kill zones 92 R4955
Claire Tomalin Charles Dickens: a life 92 D548to

Business & Economics
Karen Blumenthal The Wall Street journal guide to starting fresh: how to leave your financial hardships behind & take control of your financial life 332.024 B658
David Dreman Contrarian investment strategies: the psychological edge 332.6 D769p
Sally Smith Hughes Genentech: the beginnings of biotech 338.766 H893
Daniel R. Solin The smartest money book you'll ever read: everything you need to know about growing, spending & enjoying your money 332.024 S686
Larry E. Swedroe, RC Balaban Investment mistakes even smart investors make & how to avoid them 332.6 S97i
Joseph Turow The daily you: how the new advertising industry is defining your identity & your worth 659.1 T956

Computer Science
Manuel Lima Visual complexity: mapping patterns of information 003 L732
Matthew MacDonald Excel 2010: the missing manual 005.3 M611m
Bobbi Sandberg Quicken 2012: the official guide 005.3 Q6s

History
Matthew M. Aid Intel wars: the secret history of the fight against terror 363.325 A288
Frank Bardacke Trampling out the vintage: Cesar Chavez & the two souls of the United Farm Workers 331.88 B245
James Barr A line in the sand: the Anglo-French struggle for the Middle East, 1914-1948 956 B268
Max Egremont Forgotten land: journeys among the ghosts of East Prussia 943.8 E32
Shelagh D. Grant Polar imperative: a history of Arctic sovereignty in North America 971.9 G763
Nigel Jones Tower: an epic history of the Tower of London 942.15 J78
Charles Townshend Desert hell: the British invasion of Mesopotamia 940.42 T753
Travels in the Reich, 1933-1945: foreign authors report from Germany 943.086 T779
Terence Zuber The real German war plan, 1904-14 355.033 Z93

Home & Family Management
Wendy Gardiner & Lorna Knight The sewing machine accessory bible 646.2 G221

Law
Kenneth D. Crews Copyright law for librarians & educators: creative strategies & practical solutions 346.048 C92

Music & Performing Arts
Stephen Davis More room in a broken heart: the true adventures of Carly Simon 780.92 S594
Richard Rhodes Hedy's folly: the life & breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world 792.092 L215r

Philosophy, Psychology& Religion
Lewis Richmond Aging as a spiritual practice: a contemplative guide to growing older & wiser 294.3 R53a

Pure Sciences
Alastair Fothergill & Vanessa Berlowitz ; foreword by David Attenborough Frozen planet: a world beyond imagination 577.586 F761

Reference
Ryan Ellett Encyclopedia of black radio in the United States, 1921-1955 384.54 E459

Social Sciences & Current Events
Patricia Cohen In our prime: the invention of middle age 305.244 C6786
David Fairhill Cold front: conflict ahead in Arctic waters 333.91 F171

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CDs
Classical
Haydn Sinfonia concertante, op. 84 ; Violin concerto in G major ; Violin concerto in C major
Milhaud conducts Milhaud

Posted on Jan. 20, 2012 by Matt Montgomery