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New Titles: September 22-28, 2012

BOOKS

FICTION
Michael Chabon The mysteries of Pittsburgh
Michael Chabon Telegraph Avenue
Selden Edwards The lost prince
Kim Fay The map of lost memories
Claudia H. Long Josefina's sin
Michael Morris Man in the blue moon
Craig Nova The constant heart
Kevin Powers The yellow birds
Maria Semple Where'd you go, Bernadette
Zadie Smith NW

Historical Fiction
T. Coraghessan Boyle San Miguel
Clare Clark Beautiful lies
Paula de Fougerolles The chronicles of Iona: exile
Ken Follett Winter of the world
Karen Harper Mistress of mourning
Jaime Manrique Cervantes street

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Arnaldur Indriðason Outrage: an Inspector Erlendur novel
M.C. Beaton Hiss & hers: an Agatha Raisin mystery
Sara Blaedel Only one life
James M. Cain The cocktail waitress: the lost final novel
Barbara Cleverly Not my blood
Neil Cross Luther. The calling
Vicki Delany More than sorrow: a mystery
Joanne Dobson & Beverle Graves Myers Face of the enemy: a New York in wartime mystery
Carole Nelson Douglas Cat in a white tie & tails: a Midnight Louie mystery
M.C. Grant Angel with a bullet: a Dixie Flynn mystery
Claude Izner In the shadows of Paris: a Victor Legris mystery
Timothy L. O'Brien The Lincoln conspiracy
Spencer Quinn A fistful of collars: a Chet & Bernie mystery
Michael Ridpath Far north
Stephen Romano Resurrection Express
Mark Russinovich Trojan horse
Peter Tremayne Behold a pale horse: a mystery of ancient Ireland
Jason Webster A death in Valencia
Don Winslow The kings of cool
Stuart Woods Severe clear: a Stone Barrington novel

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Ben Bova Orion & King Arthur
John Brandon A million heavens
Charlotte Brontë & Sherri Browning Erwin Jane Slayre
James S.A. Corey Leviathan wakes
Thaisa Frank Enchantment: new & selected stories
Kameron Hurley God's war
Jay Kristoff Stormdancer
Douglas Nicholas Something red

Short Stories
Junot Díaz This is how you lose her

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Gabrielle Bell The voyeurs 741.5 B433
Jeffrey J. Kripal Mutants & mystics: science fiction, superhero comics & the paranormal 741.53 K927
Fred Van Lente & Ryan Dunlavey The comic book history of comics 741.5 V259c

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NONFICTION
Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Barbara Buhler Lynes & Agapita Judy Lopez Georgia O'Keeffe & her houses: Ghost Ranch & Abiquiu 759.13 O41L
Leslie Webster Anglo-Saxon art: a new history 709.42 W377

Biography & Genealogy
Paul Auster Winter journal 92 A934w
Joseph Crespino Strom Thurmond's America 92 T541c
Joyce Johnson The voice is all: the lonely victory of Jack Kerouac 92 K395jo
Harlow Giles Unger John Quincy Adams 92 A2142u
Richard Guy Wilson Edith Wharton at Home: Life at The Mount 974.41 W553

Business & Economics
Justin Yifu Lin The quest for prosperity: how developing economies can take off 338.9 L735
Terri L. Sjodin Small message, big impact: the elevator speech effect 658.45 S625
Paul Smith Lead with a story: a guide to crafting business narratives that captivate, convince & inspire 658.45 S656

Computer Science
Lyza Danger Gardner & Jason Grigsby Head first mobile web 006.7 G226

Food & Drink
Leanne Kitchen Turkey: more than 100 recipes with tales from the road 641.5956 K623

Health & Medicine
Daniel Bor The ravenous brain: how the new science of consciousness explains our insatiable search for meaning 612.82 B726
James J. Rybacki The essential guide to prescription drugs: 12 top meds for 2012: crucial cautions, key interactions, do's & don'ts that could save your life REF 615.1 R989

History
David Crist The twilight war: the secret history of America's thirty-year conflict with Iran 327.73 C933
Joanne M. Ferraro Venice: history of the floating city 945.31 F376
Valerie Hansen The Silk Road: a new history 950.1 H24
James M. McPherson War on the waters: the Union & Confederate navies, 1861-1865 973.75 M17
Seth Rosenfeld Subversives: the FBI's war on student radicals & Reagan's rise to power 378.198 R813

Law
Paul Bergman & Sara J. Berman The criminal law handbook: know your rights, survive the system 345.05 B49
David W. Brown Fight your ticket & win in California 345.0247 B87
David Brown, Ralph Warner & Janet Portman The California landlord's law book: rights & responsibilities 346.043 B87 v.1
David Brown & Emily Doskow The guardianship book for California: how to become a child's legal guardian 346.018 B87
Denis Clifford Plan your estate 346.052 C63p
George Devine For sale by owner in California 333.33 D49
Stephen Fishman Working for yourself: law & taxes for independent contractors, freelancers & consultants 343.7305 F53w
Cora Jordan & Emily Doskow Neighbor law: fences, trees, boundaries & noise 346.0432 J82
Robin Leonard & Margaret Reiter Credit repair 332.7 L58
Robin Leonard & Margaret Reiter Solve your money troubles: debt, credit & bankruptcy 346.077 L58
Peri H. Pakroo Starting & building a nonprofit: a practical guide 658.048 P152
Janet Portman & David Brown California tenants' rights 346.043 P85
Janet Portman & Marcia Stewart Renters' rights: the basics 346.0434 P85
Barbara Kate Repa Your rights in the workplace 344.01 R425

Literature & Writing
Robert Hass What light can do: essays on art, imagination & the natural world 814 H353
Corey Olsen Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The hobbit 823 T64o

Music & Performing Arts
David Byrne How music works 781.1 B995
Paul Elie Reinventing Bach 780.92 B118e

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
David Berlinski One, two, three: absolutely elementary mathematics 510 B515
William Gurstelle Backyard ballistics: build potato cannons, paper match rockets, Cincinnati fire kites, tennis ball mortars & more dynamite devices 531.55 G981
William Bryant Logan Air: the restless shaper of the world 551.5 L83
David R. Montgomery The rocks don't lie: a geologist investigates Noah's flood 551.48 M787
Lawrence Potter Mathematics minus fear: how to make math fun & beneficial to your everyday life 510 P866

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Jacques Berlinerblau How to be secular: a call to arms for religious freedom 211.6 B515
Laurence Gonzales Surviving survival: the art & science of resilience 155.9 G64
John Gottman & Nan Silver What makes love last?: how to build trust & avoid betrayal 306.7 G686
Mary Paterson The monks & me: how 40 days at Thich Nhat Hanh's French monastery guided me home 294.3 P296
Gene Robinson God believes in love: straight talk about gay marriage 241 R658

Politics & Government
James Gannon The reckless presidency of George W. Bush 973.931 B978g
Daniel Stedman Jones Masters of the universe: Hayek, Friedman & the birth of neoliberal politics 320.51 J762
Robert D. Kaplan The revenge of geography: what the map tells us about coming conflicts & the battle against fate 320.1 K17
Christine Pelosi Campaign boot camp 2.0: basic training for candidates, staffers, volunteers & nonprofits 324.7 P392
Hedrick Smith Who stole the American dream? 973.91 S649
Odd Arne Westad Restless empire: China & the world since 1750 327.51 W52

Social Sciences & Current Events
Tony Danza I'd like to apologize to every teacher I ever had: my year as a rookie teacher at Northeast High 371.1 D199
David M. Halperin How to be gay 306.76 H195
David H. Ikard & Martell Teasley Nation of cowards: black activism in Barack Obama's post-racial America 305.8 I261
Ben Lopez The negotiator: my life at the heart of the hostage trade 362.88 L864
Kal Raustiala & Christopher Sprigman The knockoff economy: how imitation sparks innovation 364.1662 R248
Paul Tough How children succeed: grit, curiosity & the hidden power of character 372.21 T722

Travel & Geography
Ken Weaver The Northern California craft beer guide 647.9579 W363

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Ken Follett Winter of the world

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DVDs
Comedy
Caddyshack
Cold Comfort Farm
White men can't jump

Drama
Two-lane blacktop

Foreign Language
Jean de Florette & Manon of the spring

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
It came from beneath the sea

Posted on Sep. 27, 2012 by Matt Montgomery