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New Titles: November 19 - December 2, 2011

BOOKS

FICTION
Tomás Eloy Martínez Purgatory

Historical Fiction
Ann Beattie Mrs. Nixon: a novelist imagines a life
Richard Woodman A ship for the king

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Linwood Barclay The accident
Michael Connelly The drop
Janet Evanovich Explosive eighteen
Lisa Lutz Revenge of the Spellmans
Margaret Maron Three-day town
Ian Rankin The impossible dead

Science Fiction & Fantasy
Iain M. Banks Surface detail
Lois McMaster Bujold Cryoburn
David Drake & John Lambshead Into the hinterlands
Eric Flint 1635: the Eastern Front
Michael J. Sullivan Theft of swords

NONFICTION

Biography & Genealogy
Gabrielle Giffords & Mark Kelly Gabby: a story of courage & hope 92 G458
Thomas S. Kidd Patrick Henry: first among patriots 92 H523k
Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa Becoming Dr. Q: my journey from migrant farm worker to brain surgeon 617.48 Q79
Mark Ribowsky Howard Cosell: the man, the myth & the transformation of American sports 92 C834r

Books, Reading, Publishing & Journalism
Joel Silver Dr. Rosenbach & Mr. Lilly: book collecting in a golden age 002.075 S587
Patricia Meyer Spacks On rereading 028.9 S73

Business & Economics
Charles Dumas & Diana Choyleva The American phoenix & why China & Europe will struggle after the coming slump 338.54 D886
Sheldon Garon Beyond our means: why America spends while the world saves 339.4 G237
James Livingston Against thrift: why consumer culture is good for the economy, the environment & your soul 339.47 L78
Terri Morrison & Wayne A. Conaway Kiss, bow, or shake hands: sales & marketing 658.8 M882
Richard Torrenzano & Mark Davis Digital assassination: protecting your reputation, brand, or business against online attacks 659.2 T692

Health & Medicine
Michael S. Gazzaniga Who's in charge?: free will & the science of the brain 612.8 G291
Kurt Schnaubelt The healing intelligence of essential oils: the science of advanced aromatherapy 615.321 S357
Robin Zasio The hoarder in you: taking control of your relationship with stuff to live a happier, healthier, uncluttered life 616.8522 Z38

History
Peter Ackroyd London under: the secret history beneath the streets 942.1 A18L
Tom Brokaw The time of our lives 973.92 B864t
John France Perilous glory: the rise of western military power 355.033 F815
Michael Gross Unreal estate: money, ambition & the lust for land in Los Angeles 979.494 G87
John R. Hale Lords of the sea: the epic story of the Athenian navy & the birth of democracy 359.0938 H162
Robert Hughes Rome: a cultural, visual & personal history 945.63 H89
Tim Jeal Explorers of the Nile: the triumph & tragedy of a great Victorian adventure 967 J432
John Keahey Seeking Sicily: a cultural journey through myth & reality in the heart of the Mediterranean 945.8 K24
Kenneth K. Koskodan No greater ally: the untold story of Poland's forces in World War II 940.54 K864
David Pietrusza 1948: Harry Truman's improbable victory & the year that transformed America's role in the world 324.973 P626h
Jay Rubenstein Armies of heaven: the first crusade and the quest for apocalypse 940.18 R895
Lawrence Scott Sheets Eight pieces of empire: a 20-year journey through the Soviet collapse 947.085 S541
Ian W. Toll Pacific crucible: war at sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 940.54 T65

Law
Glenn Greenwald With liberty & justice for some: how the law is used to destroy equality & protect the powerful 347.73 G816

Literature & Writing
Simone de Beauvoir The useless mouths & other literary writings 848 B38u
Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella Best friends, occasional enemies: the lighter side of life as a mother & daughter 817 S431
Garry Wills Rome & rhetoric: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar 822.3 W741r

Music & Performing Arts
Deborah Davis The Oprah Winfrey show: reflections on an American legacy 791.45 D26
James Garner & Jon Winokur The Garner files 792.092 G234
Stuart Isacoff A natural history of the piano: the instrument, the music, the musicians 786.2 I74
Kurt Loder The good, the bad & the godawful: 21st-century movie reviews 791.43 L821

Philosophy, Psychology& Religion
Kent Greenfield The myth of choice: personal responsibility in a world of limits 153.83 G812
Daniel Patrick McKanan Prophetic encounters: religion & the American radical tradition 211 M153
Lynne McTaggart The bond: connecting through the space between us 128 M175
Gavin Menzies The lost empire of Atlantis: history's greatest mystery revealed 001.94 M55
The moment I knew: reflections from women on life's defining moments 155.6 M732
John Shelby Spong Re-claiming the Bible for a non-religious world 220.6 S76

Politics & Government
George McGovern What it means to be a Democrat 324.273 M146

Social Sciences & Current Events
David M. Kennedy Don't shoot: one man, a street fellowship & the end of violence in inner-city America 303.69 K351
Linda Fogg Phillips & BJ Fogg Facebook for parents: answers to the top 25 questions 302.3 P561
Jon Roberts & Evan Wright American desperado 363.45 R643

Sports & Games
Jerry West West by West: my charmed, tormented life 796.3 W51

Travel & Geography
Paul Bowles Travels: collected writings, 1950-93 910.4 B78t
Cadogan guides Marrakesh, Fez & Rabat 916.4 C125
Cara Frost-Sharratt London's classic restaurants 647.9542 F939
Drew Knowles Route 66 adventure handbook 917.8 K734
Moon handbooks Brazil 918.1 M818
Moon handbooks Buenos Aires 918.211 M818
Moon handbooks Costa Rica 917.286 M818
Moon handbooks Idaho 917.96 M818
Moon handbooks Maya 2012: a guide to celebrations in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize & Honduras 917.28 M818
Moon handbooks Montréal & Québec City 917.142 M818
Moon handbooks Napa & Sonoma 917.9418 M818
Moon handbooks Oaxaca 917.27 M818
Moon handbooks Panama 917.287 M818
Moon handbooks Patagonia 918.27 M818
Moon handbooks Philadelphia 917.48 M818
Moon handbooks Prague & Budapest 914.37 M818
Zagat America's top restaurants 2012 647.95 Z18
Zagat Chicago restaurants, 2011/12: including Milwaukee 647.9577 Z18
Zagat New York City restaurants 2012 647.9574 Z18

AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Black mask stories, vol. 1 B627 v.1
Black mask stories, vol. 2 B627 v.2
Black mask stories, vol. 3 B627 v.3

DVDs
Action & Adventure
Against all odds
King Solomon's mines [1985]
The river wild

Comedy
Bridget Jones: the edge of reason
Elf
Laws of attraction
Me & Orson Welles
Practical magic

Drama
A year in Provence

Foreign Language
Farewell to my concubine
La ronde

Mystery & Suspense
Devil's advocate
The sandbaggers. Set 1: First principles
The sandbaggers. Set 2: At all costs

Posted on Dec. 2, 2011 by Matt Montgomery