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New Titles: March 9-17, 2013

BOOKS

FICTION
Apuleius The golden ass
Steve Stern A plague of dreamers: three novellas

Historical Fiction
Julie Kibler Calling me home
Sir Walter Scott Ivanhoe: a romance

Multi-Gen Literature
Rainbow Rowell Eleanor & Park

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Ken Bruen The white trilogy
Stephen Dobyns The burn palace
David Rosenfelt Airtight

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
The mad scientist's guide to world domination: original short fiction for the modern evil genius M1781
Gail Z. Martin Ice forged
Adam Nevill Last days
Lawrence Watt-Evans A young man without magic
Lawrence Watt-Evans Above his proper station

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Ian Flitcroft & Britt Spencer Journey by starlight: a time traveler's guide to life, the universe & everything 530.12 F627
Michael Schumacher & Denis Kitchen Al Capp: a life to the contrary 741.592 C247

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NONFICTION
Biography & Genealogy
Lawrence J. Friedman The lives of Erich Fromm: love's prophet 150.19 F93f
Sarah Gristwood Blood sisters: the women behind the Wars of the Roses 920 G869
Justin Martin Genius of place: the life of Frederick Law Olmsted 712.092 O51m
Lindsey R. Swindall Paul Robeson: a life of activism & art 92 R653sL

Business & Economics
Frederic S. Mishkin & Stanley G. Eakins Financial markets & institutions 332.1 M678
Daniel Mollat Stock options: the greatest wealth building tool ever invented 332.645 M726

Health & Medicine
David Posen Is work killing you?: a doctor's prescription for treating workplace stress 616.98 P855

History
Walter Johnson River of dark dreams: slavery & empire in the cotton kingdom 976 J71
Ira Katznelson Fear itself: the New Deal & the origins of our time 973.917 K19
William K. Klingaman & Nicholas P. Klingaman The year without summer: 1816 & the volcano that darkened the world & changed history 551.21 K65
Jerry White A great & monstrous thing: London in the eighteenth century 942.1 W585

Languages & Linguistics
Their way of writing: scripts, signs & pictographies in Pre-Columbian America 497 T377

Law
Joseph L. Matthews Social security, Medicare & government pensions: get the most out of your retirement & medical benefits 386.42 M43

Literature & Writing
Jane Austen The annotated Emma 823 A933e
Wendy Laura Belcher Writing your journal article in 12 weeks: a guide to academic publishing success 070.5 B42
Daniel P. Calvisi Story maps: how to write a great screenplay 808.23 C168
Stuart Horwitz Blueprint your bestseller: organize & revise any manuscript with the book architecture method 808.02 H824

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Ariel Rubissow Okamoto & Kathleen M. Wong Natural history of San Francisco Bay 508.794 R896

Performing Arts & Music
David Sheward Rage & glory: the volatile life & career of George C. Scott 792.092 S426

Social Sciences & Current Events
Zoltan J. Acs Why philanthropy matters: how the wealthy give & what it means for our economic well-being 361.74 A187

Travel & Geography
Frommer's Banff & the Canadian Rockies day by day 917.11 F93d
Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland 916.8 L847
Lonely Planet Western USA 917.8 L847
Freddy Price A traveller's wine guide to Germany 641.22 P945
Hans-Christof Wächter Pacific passages: travelling the South Seas 919.5 W114

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LARGE PRINT
Fiction
Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express: a Hercule Poirot mystery

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EBOOKS
Karen Russell Vampires in the lemon grove: stories

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DVDs
Action & Adventure
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Comedy
Tropic thunder

Drama
Argo
The hustler

Nonfiction
Chronicle of the Third Reich 943.086 C557
Duke Ellington 780.92 E46g
Five dedicated to Ozu 791.43 O999
How to survive a plague 362.19 H847
Valentina Lisitsa live at the Royal Albert Hall 786.2 L769
Men for sale 306.74 M534
Searching for Sugar Man 780.92 R6969

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CDs
Classical
Ludovico Einaudi Divenire

Posted on Mar. 18, 2013 by Heather Terrell