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BOOKS

FICTION
Niccolò Ammaniti Let the games begin
Lea Carpenter Eleven days
Erich Kästner Going to the dogs: the story of a moralist
Grace Mccleen The Professor of Poetry
Nancy Mitford Wigs on the green
Jojo Moyes The girl you left behind
Andre Vltchek Point of no return

Historical Fiction
Bernice L. McFadden Gathering of waters

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Douglas Corleone Good as gone
Frederick Forsyth The kill list
Jill McGown Murder-- now & then
Carol O'Connell It happens in the dark: a Mallory novel

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Mat Johnson Incognegro 741.5 J682
Joe Sacco Safe area Goražde 741.5 S119s

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NONFICTION
Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Kirk Varnedoe Jackson Pollock 750.92 P77

Biography & Genealogy
John Lukacs George Kennan: a study of character 92 K34L

Books, Reading, Publishing, Journalism, Library & Information Science
Sanford Berman Not in my library!: "Berman's bag" columns from the Unabashed librarian 020 B516

Business & Economics
Arlene Dávila Latinos, Inc: the marketing & making of a people 658.834 D259
Jerry Oppenheimer Crazy rich: power, scandal & tragedy inside the Johnson & Johnson dynasty 338.761 J676

Chess
John S. Hilbert Emil Kemeny: a life in chess 794.15 K31
Jonathan Hilton & Dean Ippolito Wojo's weapons. Volume II: winning with White 794.122 H656 v.2
Jonathan Hilton & Dean Ippolito Wojo's weapons. Volume III: winning with White 794.122 H656 v.3
Cyrus Lakdawala The Colle: move by move 794.122 L192co

Computer Science
Adobe InDesign CS6: classroom in a book 005.52 A295
Sandee Cohen InDesign CS6: for Windows & Macintosh 005.52 A295c
Paul Graham Hackers & painters: big ideas from the computer age 005.1 G741
Learning MySQL 005.2762 M998t
Stafford Vaughan Practical Zendesk administration 005.3 Z54v

Health & Medicine
Richard Cheu Living well with chronic illness: a practical & spiritual guide 362.19 C526
Arthur De Vany The new evolution diet: what our paleolithic ancestors can teach us about weight loss, fitness & aging 613.2 D488

History
Charles K. Armstrong Tyranny of the weak: North Korea & the world, 1950-1992 951.93 A735
Dayton Duncan The Dust Bowl: an illustrated history 978.03 D91
Carroll Quigley Tragedy & hope: a history of the world in our time 909.82 Q6
John Romer A history of ancient Egypt: from the first farmers to the Great Pyramid 932 R763h
Jesse Walker The United States of paranoia: a conspiracy theory 973 W181

Languages & Linguistics
Valérie Demouy Colloquial French: the complete course for beginners 448 D388
Joseph B. Solodow Latin alive: the survival of Latin in English & the Romance languages 470.9 S689

Literature & Writing
The Californians: writings of their past & present 810.8 C1539
Hal Crowther Gather at the river: notes from the post-millennial South 810.9 C953
David Mamet Writing in restaurants 814 M26w
John Sutherland & Deirdre Le Faye So you think you know Jane Austen?: a literary quizbook 823 A933ss
The plays of Oscar Wilde 822 W67pv

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Gavin Pretor-Pinney The cloud collector's handbook 551.57 P94c

Performing Arts & Music
Greg Merritt Room {1219}: the life of Fatty Arbuckle, the mysterious death of Virginia Rappe & the scandal that changed Hollywood 791.43 A66
Sound unbound: sampling digital music & culture 780.905 S724

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Alain Badiou Second manifesto for philosophy 101 B13
Michael S.A. Graziano Consciousness & the social brain 153 G785

Politics & Government
Claire Conner Wrapped in the flag: a personal history of America's radical right 322.44 C752
The power of the powerless: citizens against the state in central-eastern Europe 323.4 P887

Social Sciences & Current Events
Margaret Morganroth Gullette Agewise: fighting the new ageism in America 305.26 G971a

Travel & Geography
Tim Leffel The world's cheapest destinations: 21 countries where your money is worth a fortune 910.202 L493
Christopher Somerville Walking in Ireland: 50 walks through the heart & soul of Ireland 914.15 S696
Janice Leith Waugh The solo traveler's handbook 910.202 W354

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CHILDREN'S COLLECTION

BOOKS
Fiction
Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by Hudson Talbott Show way

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EBOOKS
Kevin Hines Cracked, not broken: surviving & thriving after a suicide attempt
Leo Hollis Cities are good for you: the genius of the metropolis
Samantha Shannon The bone season

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DVDs
Comedy
If I were you

Foreign Language
Le deuxième souffle
The two of us (Le vieil homme et l'enfant)

Nonfiction
The paradise lost trilogy

Drama
Monsignor Renard
Quartet

Opera
Gala concert: 50th anniversary of the reopening of the Vienna State Opera

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CDs
Classical
Vladimir Horowitz The 1982 Royal Festival Hall recital CD Classical Horowitz

Posted on Sep. 7, 2013 by Heather Terrell