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BOOKS

FICTION
Greg Baxter The apartment
Roland Merullo Vatican waltz

Historical Fiction
Robert Morgan Gap Creek
Antonio Muñoz Molina In the night of time

Multi-Gen Literature
Kristin Elizabeth Clark Freakboy
Kathryn Lasky The extra

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Kerry Greenwood Flying too high
Kerry Greenwood The Green Mill murder
James W. Hall Going dark
Robert Littell A nasty piece of work
Johnny Shaw Big Maria

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Edgard Rice Burroughs The collected John Carter of Mars. Volume One
Dangerous women D182
Dean Koontz Innocence
John Scalzi The human division
Ian Tregillis Something more than night

Short Stories
Christmas in the South: holiday stories from the South's best writers C5559
Irene M. Glassgold The wig & other stories
Jim Harrison Brown Dog
Charles Sullivan Uncle Sam's family: stories of exceptional Americans & their amazing animals

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Peter Reid LEGO space: building the future 629.4 R357

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Gustave Caillebotte: an impressionist & photography 750.92 C13
David Park: a painter's life 750.92 P235b

Biography & Genealogy
Alysia Abbott Fairyland: a memoir of my father 306.76 A131
Brian H. Appleton Shamshone: sun of Assyria: five generations of a family from Iranian Azerbaijan 955.3 A649
The letters of Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. 92 S3422L

Business & Economics
San Francisco business times. East Bay book of lists REF 338.4 B72e

Computer Science
Your iPad at work 004.1675 I646r
Microsoft Windows 8: step by step 005.432 W8rs

Food & Drink
Jacquy Pfeiffer The art of French pastry 641.865 S56

Health & Medicine
Josh Turknett The migraine miracle: a sugar-free, gluten-free, ancestral diet to reduce inflammation & relieve your headaches for good 616.84 T939

History
Larry Schweikart A patriot's history of the modern world: from the Cold War to the Age of Entitlement 1945-2012. Vol. II 973.91 S413 v.2
Noah C Shusterman The French Revolution: faith, desire & politics 944.04 S562
Paul Strathern The Venetians: a new history 945.31 S899
Sherill Tippins Inside the Dream Palace: the life & times of New York's legendary Chelsea Hotel 647.9497 T595
James Mace Ward Priest, politician, collaborator: Jozef Tiso & the making of fascist Slovakia 943.73 T613

Languages & Linguistics
Ruth Wajnryb Expletive deleted: a good look at bad language 427 W145

Literature & Writing
A companion to fifteenth-century English poetry 821.1 C737

Performing Arts & Music
Paul Bowles music 780.92 B787
Anjelica Huston A story lately told: coming of age in Ireland, London & New York 792.092 H972
Claude Ellsworth Johnson The training of boys' voices 782.7 J665
David Toop Sinister resonance: the mediumship of the listener 781.1 T672

Politics & Government
Yuval Levin The great debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine & the birth of right & left 320.5 B959
John Nichols Dollarocracy: how the money-and-media election complex is destroying America 320.973 N61

Sports & Games
Eddie Kantar Bridge for dummies 795.41 K16b

Travel & Geography
Dan Jacobson No further west: California visited 917.94 J17
Rick Steves' Ireland 2014 914.15 S848

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LARGE PRINT
Fiction
Michael Connelly Gods of guilt

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AUDIOBOOKS

Nonfiction
Alan Kaufman Drunken angel 92 K212dc

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EBOOKS
John C. Bogle The clash of the cultures: investment vs. speculation
Susan Bordo The creation of Anne Boleyn: a new look at England's most notorious queen
Elizabeth H. Bradley The American health care paradox: why spending more is getting us less
Dee Brown Bury my heart at Wounded Knee: an Indian history of the American West
Ronald W. Chan The value investors: lessons from the world's top fund managers
Stephen R. Covey The 7 habits of highly effective people: restoring the character ethic
Marlena de Blasi A thousand days in Tuscany
Ken Fisher The little book of market myths: how to profit by avoiding the investing mistakes everyone else makes
Ron Fry 101 great answers to the toughest interview questions
Uri Gneezy The why axis: hidden motives & the undiscovered economics of everyday life
Dan Gookin Android tablets for dummies
Peter Graham Anne Perry & the murder of the century
Eric Greitens The heart & the fist: the education of a humanitarian, the making of a Navy SEAL
Charles Haine The urban biking handbook
Real life Downton Abbey: how life was really lived in stately homes a century ago
James W. Loewen Lies my teacher told me: everything your American history textbook got wrong
Los Angeles & Southern California
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger Big data: a revolution that will transform how we live, work & think
Eric Metaxas Bonhoeffer: pastor, martyr, prophet, spy: a Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich
Heidi Murkoff What to expect when you're expecting
Dave Ramsey The money answer book: quick answers to your everyday financial questions
Andy Rathbone Windows 8 for dummies
Richard Rubin The last of the doughboys: the forgotten generation & their forgotten world war
Corey Sandler Nook tablet for dummies
Eric Schlosser Fast food nation: the dark side of the all-American meal
Patricia Schultz 1,000 places to see in the United States & Canada before you die
Patrick Smith Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers & Reflections
Thomas J. Stanley The millionaire next door: the surprising secrets of America's wealthy
Ben Stein How to really ruin your financial life & portfolio
Michael C. Thomsett Getting started in stock investing & trading
Betty White Betty White in person
David Wolman The end of money: counterfeiters, preachers, techies, dreamers-and the coming cashless society

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DVDs

Comedy
The history boys

Drama
The way we live now

Nonfiction
The century of the self 658.834 C397
The cool school 708.194 C7741

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CDs

Jazz
Muddy Waters The definitive collection CD Jazz Muddy

Vocals
The Oxford American Southern music CD. #15, Featuring the music of Tennessee CD Vocals Oxford

Posted on Dec. 21, 2013 by Sarah Cruz