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New Titles for the Week of August 15

BOOKS

FICTION
Amy Bloom Lucky us
Diana Gabaldon Written in my own heart's blood
Daisy Goodwin The fortune hunter
Nick Harkaway Tigerman
Robert Hellenga The confessions of Frances Godwin
Bill James Snatched
Dean Koontz The city

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Ace Atkins The forsaken
Lorenzo Carcaterra The wolf
Stephen L. Carter Back channel
Marcia Clark The competition
Elizabeth Corley Grave doubts
Meg Gardiner Phantom instinct
Patricia Hall Blood brothers
Timothy Hallinan Herbie's game: a Junior Bender Mystery
M.J. McGrath The bone seeker
Liane Moriarty Big little lies
Adam Nevill The house of small shadows
Kate White Eyes on you: a novel of suspense
Stuart Woods Iron orchid
Reavis Z. Wortham Vengeance is mine: a Red River mystery

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Charles Stross The rhesus chart
Richard Kadrey Dead set

Short Stories
Michael Chabon A model world & other stories

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Matt Faulkner Gaijin: American prisoner of war 741.5 F263
Green Lantern. Volume 1, Sinestro 741.5 G795
Alec Longstreth Basewood 741.5 L857

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NONFICTION
Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Luigi Ficacci Giovanni Battista Piranesi 760.92 P66f
Nico Van Hout The unfinished painting 709.03 H844
Peter Hujar: animals & nudes 779 H911
Set in stone: the face in medieval sculpture 734 S495
J.M.W. Turner The 'Wilson' sketchbook 741.9 T94w

Biography & Genealogy
Edie Clark What there was not to tell: a story of love & war 920 C592
Marja Mills The mockingbird next door: life with Harper Lee 92 L4778m
James Worthen The young Nixon & his rivals: four California Republicans eye the White House, 1946-1958 920 N736w

Books, Reading, Publishing, Journalism, Library & Information Science
Preservation: issues & planning 025.84 P9335

Business & Economics
Thomas J. Stanley Millionaire women next door: the many journeys of successful American businesswomen 650.1 S787

Chess
Stefan Djuric Chess opening essentials. Volume 1, The complete 1.e4 794.122 D626
Stefan Djuric Chess opening essentials. Volume 2, 1.d4-d5, 1.d4-various, Queen's Gambits 794.122 D626
M. Euwe The middlegame 794.123 E91m 1994
John Nunn's chess course 794.1 N97c
Jerry van Redom The black lion: the predator's choice against both 1.e4 & 1.d4 794.122 R381
Mikhail Tal Study chess with Tal 794.1 T13
David Vigorito Play the semi-slav 794.122 V691p

Computer Science
Android cookbook 005.1 A574d
iOS programming: the Big Nerd Ranch guide 005.1 I64k

Health & Medicine
Matthew Sanford Waking: a memoir of trauma & transcendence 362.19 S224
History
Vicki Croke Elephant Company: the inspiring story of an unlikely hero & the animals who helped him save lives in World War II 940.542 C943

Home & Family Management
Nina Stibbe Love, Nina: a nanny writes home 649 S854

Literature & Writing
The Best American short plays 812.8 B56a
Dinty W. Moore Crafting the personal essay: a guide for writing & publishing creative nonfiction 808.04 M821

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Kenneth J. Schoon City trees: ID guide to urban & suburban species 582.16 S372

Performing Arts & Music
Sandra Lee At the ballet: onstage, backstage 792.8 L477

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Brené Brown The gifts of imperfection: let go of who you think you're supposed to be & embrace who you are 158 B877
Richard N. Côté In search of gentle death: the fight for your right to die with dignity 179.7 C959
Andrew H. Eschenfelder Living intentionally 248.4 E744
George D. Smith Nauvoo polygamy: "but we called it celestial marriage" 261.8 S64

Politics & Government
Censored 323.445 C396
Ben Macintyre A spy among friends: Kim Philby's great betrayal 327.12 P545

Social Sciences & Current Events
Rick Laubscher On track: a field guide to San Francisco's historic streetcars & cable cars 388.46 L366
Wired TV: laboring over an interactive future 384.3 W798

Sports & Games
Phil Gaimon Pro cycling on $10 a day: from fat kid to Euro pro 796.6 G141

Travel & Geography
Hiawatha Bray You are here: from the compass to GPS, the history & future of how we find ourselves 910.285 B827
Wallis Wilde-Menozzi The other side of the Tiber: reflections on time in Italy 945.092 W671

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DVDs
Comedy
Doc Martin. Series 2
Doc Martin. Series 3
Doc Martin. Series 4
Doc Martin. Series 5
Doc Martin. Series 6

Foreign Language
Antigone
Elektra
Life & nothing but (La vie et rien d'autre)

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
The list of Adrian Messenger

Nonfiction
Back care yoga 613.7 B126
Mondovino 663.2 M741
Trudie Styler's warrior. Yoga 613.7 S938

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CDs
Classical
Schumann Concerto pour piano ; Concerto pour violoncelle CD Classical Schumann

Sacred
Amy Beach Grand Mass in E-flat major CD Sacred Beach

Posted on Aug. 18, 2014 by Sarah Cruz