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BOOKS

FICTION
Arthur Koestler Darkness at noon
Stephen May Life! death! prizes!
Helen Oyeyemi White is for witching

Historical Fiction
Ros Barber The Marlowe papers
Ned Beauman The teleportation accident
Paula Brackston The midnight witch

Multi-Gen Literature
Maria E. Andreu The secret side of empty
Anna Shinoda Learning not to drown

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Hesh Kestin The lie
Matthew Klein No way back
Giorgio Scerbanenco Betrayal
Yrsa Sigurdardóttir I remember you: a ghost story

Short Stories
Honoré de Balzac The human comedy

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Fairest: in all the land 741.5 F165
Charles Forsman Celebrated summer 741.5 F732
Seiichi Hayashi Gold pollen & other stories 741.5 H413

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Decoding your dog: the ultimate experts explain common dog behaviors & reveal how to prevent or change unwanted ones 636.7 D296
Ellie Laks My Gentle Barn: creating a sanctuary where animals heal & children learn to hope 636.08 L192

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Daniel H. Burnham Plan of Chicago 720.9773 B96
Mary Ellen Mark Twins 779.2 M345
Francis Morrone The architectural guidebook to New York City 720.9747 M8835
William Newton's complete guide to watercolour painting 751.42 N567
Harold M. Williams Making architecture: the Getty Center 708.194 W723
World architecture: an illustrated history 720.9 W927
The Frank Lloyd Wright companion 720.92 W94sf

Biography & Genealogy
Genuine reality: a life of William James 92 J277s
Wits & wives: Dr Johnson in the company of women 92 J69c
Penelope Lively Dancing fish & ammonites 92 L784d
The most dangerous man in America: the making of Douglas MacArthur 355.092 M1162
David Small Stitches 92 S139 Comics

Business & Economics
Yukari Iwatani Kane Haunted empire: Apple after Steve Jobs 338.761 K163

Chess
Emanuel Berg The French defence 1 794.122 B493 v.1
Carlsen's assault on the throne 794.15 C284k
Or Cohen A vigorous chess opening repertoire for black: tackling 1.e4 with 1 ... e5 794.122 C678

Computer Science
Adobe Photoshop CS6 classroom in a book 006.6 A641g
Michal Levin Designing multi-device experiences: an ecosystem approach to creating user experiences across devices 005.437 L665
Peter Morville Information architecture for the World Wide Web 006.7 M892

Food & Drink
Michael Gibney Sous chef: 24 hours on the line 641.5 G447
Lorraine Pascale A lighter way to bake 641.815 P278

Health & Medicine
Mark Divine 8 weeks to SEALfit: a Navy SEAL's guide to unconventional training for physical & mental toughness 613.7 D618
Salvatore Iaquinta The year they tried to kill me: surviving a surgical internship...even if the patients don't 610.92 I118
Kelly A. Turner Radical remission: surviving cancer against all odds 616.994 T948
Vijay Vad The new rules of running: five steps to run faster & longer for life 613.717 V122

History
Robert K. Batchelor London: the Selden Map & the making of a global city, 1549-1689 942.1 B328
Eric H. Cline 1177 B.C.: the year civilization collapsed 930.1 C641
John P. Eaton Falling star: misadventures of White Star Line ships 387.5 E14
Larry Hancock Shadow warfare: the history of America's undeclared wars 355.343 H234
Susan Higginbotham The Woodvilles: the Wars of the Roses & England's most infamous family 942.04 H635
Anna Reynolds In fine style: the art of Tudor & Stuart fashion 391 R462
Savage harvest: a tale of cannibals, colonialism & Michael Rockefeller's tragic quest for primitive art 995 R682
Simon Schama The story of the Jews: finding the words, 1000 BC-1492 AD 909.04924 S299
Richard T. Stillson Spreading the word: a history of information in the California gold rush 979.404 S857

Home & Family Management
Steve Ettlinger The complete illustrated guide to everything sold in garden centers (except the plants) 631.3 E85

Law
Clay Risen The bill of the century: the epic battle for the Civil Rights Act 342.7308 R595
Fred S. Steingold Legal forms for starting & running a small business 346.065 S822
Richard Stim Patent, copyright & trademark: an intellectual property desk reference 346.048 E42pa

Literature & Writing
Linda Bierds Roget's illusion 811 B589r
Larry Brooks Story engineering: mastering the 6 core competencies of successful writing 808.3 B873
Larry Brooks Story physics: harnessing the underlying forces of storytelling 808.02 B873
Robert the Devil 842 R642
Susan Shillinglaw On reading the Grapes of wrath 813 S819o
Charlie Smith Jump soul: new & selected poems 811 S6445
Ben Tarnoff The Bohemians: Mark Twain & the San Francisco writers who reinvented American literature 810.9 T189

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
H. Alan Day The horse lover: a cowboy's quest to save the wild mustangs 599.665 D2738
Craig Nelson The age of radiance: the epic rise & dramatic fall of the atomic era 539.7 N42
Noah Strycker The thing with feathers: the surprising lives of birds & what they reveal about being human 598.072 S928

Performing Arts & Music
Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: interviews & encounters 780.92 C678b
Daphne Davis Stars! 791.43 D2615
Christopher Pollock Reel San Francisco stories: an annotated filmography of the Bay Area 791.43 P776

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Bonnie Glass-Coffin Lessons in courage: Peruvian Shamanic wisdom for everyday life 201.44 G549
Elizabeth A. Johnson Ask the beasts: Darwin & the God of love 261.88 J668

Politics & Government
Robert D. Kaplan Asia's cauldron: the South China Sea & the end of a stable Pacific 327.59 K17
David M. Lampton Following the leader: ruling China, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping 320.951 L239

Social Sciences & Current Events
Julia Cooke The other side of paradise: life in the new Cuba 972.91 C772
Peter Linebaugh Stop, thief!: the commons, enclosures & resistance 333.2 L754
Holly Austin Smith Walking prey: how America's youth are vulnerable to sex slavery 362.76 S649

Sports & Games
Erroll A. Smith The American checker player's handbook 794.2 S646

Travel & Geography
Berlitz Cruising & cruise ships 2014 910.2 B515
Kelly E. Carter The dog lover's guide to travel: best destinations, hotels, events & advice to please your pet-and you 636.7 C323
Francisco Garces A record of travels in Arizona & California, 1775-1776 917.9 G215
Paul Rosolie Mother of God: an extraordinary journey into the uncharted tributaries of the western Amazon 985 R822

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CHILDREN'S COLLECTION

BOOKS
Fiction
Sylvie Kantorovitz The very tiny baby

Nonfiction
Cheryl Bardoe Behold the beautiful dung beetle 595.76 B247
Jane Cabrera Row, row, row your boat 782.42 C117

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Sue Monk Kidd The invention of wings
George R.R. Martin A clash of kings

Nonfiction
Simon Winchester The men who united the states 973 W759c

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CDs
Jazz
Terri Lyne Carrington Money jungle: provocative in blue CD Jazz Carrington

Vocals
Roomful of Teeth CD Vocals Roomful

Posted on Apr. 12, 2014 by Sarah Cruz