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New Titles for the Week of January 4

BOOKS

FICTION
Hassan Blasim The corpse exhibition & other stories of Iraq
Michael Bible Sophia
Josep Maria de Sagarra Private life: a novel
Toni Sala The boys
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar The Time Regulation Institute
Ludmila Ulitskaya The big green tent
Amy Witting Isobel on the way to the corner shop
Mary Rakow This is why I came

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Ann Cleeves Harbour street
Maurizio de Giovanni The bottom of your heart
Anders De La Motte MemoRandom
Marek Krajewski Phantoms of Breslau
Marek Krajewski The minotaur's head
Gilly Macmillan What she knew
Val McDermid Splinter the silence
Denise Mina Blood, salt, water
Nick Stone The verdict

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Andrus Kivirähk The man who spoke Snakish
Vladimir Sorokin The blizzard

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
David Mazzucchelli. Asterios Polyp 741.5 M478 comics
Jon Morris The League of Regrettable Superheroes 741.59 M876 comics
Shigeru Mizuki Showa, 1953-1989: a history of Japan 952.03 M685 comics
Joe Sacco Footnotes in Gaza 956.04 S119 comics

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Michel Anctil Dawn of the neuron: the early struggles to trace the origin of nervous systems 611.8 A542

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Bryan Peterson Learning to see creatively: design, color & composition in photography 770.1 P485
Robert J. Chandler San Francisco lithographer: African American artist Grafton Tyler Brown 764.2 B877

Biography & Genealogy
Suki Kim Without you, there is no us: my time with the sons of North Korea's elite 92 K494
Ginger Strand The brothers Vonnegut: science & fiction in the house of magic 920 V94

Books, Reading, Publishing, Journalism, Library & Information Science
Sasha Abramsky The house of twenty thousand books 381 A161

Business & Economics
Leon Grunberg Emerging from turbulence: Boeing & stories of the American workplace today 338.762 G888

Food & Drink
Danny Bowien The Mission Chinese Food cookbook 641.5951 B786

Health & Medicine
Loretta Graziano Breuning Habits of a happy brain: retrain your brain to boost your serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin & endorphin levels 612.8 B846

History
Gordon Chin Building community, Chinatown style: a half century of leadership in San Francisco Chinatown 979.461 C5391
Christine L. Corton London fog: the biography 942.1 C831
Martha Hodes Mourning Lincoln 973.7 L73hom
Tony Judt When the facts change: essays, 1995-2010 907.2 J932
Raghu Karnad Farthest field: an Indian story of the Second World War 940.5412 M951
Colin Jones The smile revolution in eighteenth century Paris 944 J765
Kwasi Kwarteng Thatcher's trial: 180 days that created a conservative icon 941.085 K984
Tom Lewis Washington: a history of our national city 975.3 L676
Ian Mortimer The time traveler's guide to medieval England: a handbook for visitors to the fourteenth century 942.03 M888t
The wicked wit of Queen Elizabeth II 942.085 D661

Home & Family Management
Beth Baumgartel Successful serging: from setup to simple & specialty stitches 646.2 B348

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
David K. Love Kepler & the universe: how one man revolutionized astronomy 520.92 K38L
Randall Munroe Thing explainer: complicated stuff in simple words 500 M968t

Performing Arts & Music
Dusty Baker Kiss the sky: my weekend in Monterey at the greatest rock concert ever 781.66 B167

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Deborah Jian Lee Rescuing Jesus: how people of color, women & queer Christians are reclaiming evangelicalism 277.3 L477
Tim Whitmarsh Battling the gods: atheism in the ancient world 211.8 W615

Politics & Government
Philip Cafaro How many is too many?: the progressive argument for reducing immigration into the United States 325.73 C129
Richard Hofstadter The paranoid style in American politics & other essays 320.973 H713

Social Sciences & Current Events
Richard Adams Carey In the evil day: violence comes to one small town 364.152 C275
Caren Van Slyke GED test 2016: strategies, practice, & review 373.12 V279
Anna Wierzbicka Imprisoned in English: the hazards of English as a default language 306.44 W648

Sports & Games
Mollie Gregory Stuntwomen: the untold Hollywood story 791.43 G823

Travel & Geography
Better than fiction 2: true travel adventures from 30 great fiction writers 910.4 B565

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LARGE PRINT

Nonfiction
Julie Checkoway The three-year swim club: the untold story of Maui's Sugar Ditch kids & their quest for Olympic glory Large Print 797.2 C514

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AUDIOBOOKS

Fiction
Bill Clegg Did you ever have a family CD Fic Clegg
Philippa Gregory The taming of the queen CD Fic Gregory
Colum McCann Thirteen ways of looking: fiction CD Fic McCann
Don Winslow The cartel CD Fic Winslow

Nonfiction
Anthony Doerr Four seasons in Rome: on twins, insomnia & the biggest funeral in the history of the world CD 813 D652
Elizabeth Gilbert Big magic: creative living beyond fear CD 153.35 G464
Jenny Lawson Furiously happy: a funny book about horrible things CD 070.92 L425f
David McCullough Brave companions: portraits in history CD 920 M133b

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DVDs
Action & Adventure
St. Ives

Classics
Colorado territory
Malaya
Scrooge
Street scene
The Abbott & Costello show: who's on first?
The best of Abbott & Costello Volume 3

Comedy
Mixed nuts
Woodpecker
The Larry Sanders show: the complete series

Drama
The chosen

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Misery
Murder, my sweet
Spirits of the dead

Nonfiction
Nowhere to run DVD 332.024 N948
Harlem Street singer: the Reverend Gary Davis story DVD 780.92 D261
Walt Disney: he made believe DVD 791.4 D61h
Writing great fiction: storytelling tips & techniques DVD 808.02 W956h

Posted on Jan. 5, 2016 by Cherilyn Chang