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New Titles: July 16 - July 22, 2011

BOOKS

FICTION
David Abbott The upright piano player: a novel
António Lobo Antunes The land at the end of the world: a novel
Erica Bauermeister Joy for beginners
Sarah Bird The gap year: a novel
Kate Christensen The Astral: a novel
Steve Earle I'll never get out of this world alive
Seth Grahame-Smith Pride and prejudice and zombies: the classic regency romance-- now with ultraviolent zombie mayhem
Stephen Harrigan Remember Ben Clayton: a novel
Tove Jansson Fair play
Morag Joss Among the missing: a novel
Ismail Kadare The ghost rider
R. Zamora Linmark Leche: a novel
Margaret Mazzantini Twice born
Patricia McArdle Farishta
Belinda McKeon Solace: a novel
Tom McNeal To be sung underwater: a novel
Kamala Nair The girl in the garden
Tim Pears Landed: a novel
Juan Gabriel Vásquez The secret history of Costaguana
James Wallenstein The arriviste

Espionage & Intrigue
Thomas H. Cook The quest for Anna Klein
Mike Lawson House divided: a Joe Demarco thriller

Historical Fiction
Carol Birch Jamrach's menagerie: a novel
C.C. Humphreys Vlad: the last confession
Margaret Leroy The soldier's wife
Claire Holden Rothman The heart specialist: a novel

Mystery & Suspense
J.G. Ballard Millennium people
Belinda Bauer Darkside
Benjamin Black A death in summer: a novel
Jan Burke Disturbance
Linda Castillo Breaking silence
Harry Dolan Very bad men
Keith Donohue Centuries of June: a novel
Robert Dugoni Murder one: a novel
Aaron Elkins The worst thing
R.J. Ellory A simple act of violence
Loren D. Estleman Infernal angels: an Amos Walker novel
Tess Gerritsen The silent girl: a Rizzoli & Isles novel
Sara Gran Claire DeWitt and the city of the dead
John Hart Iron house
Ed Ifkovic Escape artist: an Edna Ferber mystery
Jim Kelly Death toll: a mystery
Michael Koryta The ridge
Lynda La Plante Blind fury
Alice Laplante Turn of mind
Hillary Bell Locke But remember their names: a Cynthia Jakubek legal thriller
Peter Lovesey Stagestruck: a Peter Diamond investigation
Steve Martini Trader of secrets: a Paul Madriani novel
Bernadette Pajer A spark of death: a Professor Bradshaw mystery
Michael Robotham The wreckage
Marcus Sakey The two deaths of Daniel Hayes: a novel
Karin Slaughter Fallen: a novel
Duane Swierczynski Fun and games
John Verdon Shut your eyes tight: a novel
Jan Merete Weiss These dark things: a novel

Science Fiction & Fantasy
Suzanne Collins Catching fire
Suzanne Collins Mockingjay
Melissa de la Cruz Witches of East End
Megan Lindholm/Robin Hobb The inheritance and other stories
Paul Malmont The astounding, the amazing, and the unknown
K.M. Ruiz Mind storm

Short Stories
Caitlin Horrocks This is not your city: stories
J.M.G. Le Clézio Mondo and other stories

NONFICTION

Applied Sciences
Mark Denny Their arrows will darken the sun: the evolution and science of ballistics 623.51 D412

Arts & Architecture
Preston Lauterbach The chitlin' circuit: and the road to rock 'n' roll 781.64 L389
Stacy Wolf Changed for good: a feminist history of the Broadway musical 782.14 W855
Jason Zinoman Shock value: how a few eccentric outsiders gave us nightmares, conquered Hollywood, and invented modern horror 791.43 Z786

Home & Family Management
George Hummel The complete homebrew beer book: 200 easy recipes from ales & lagers to extreme beers & international favorites 641.873 H925
Nathalie Mornu Craft challenge: dozens of ways to repurpose scarves 646.4 M866

Literature & Writing
Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon Writing movies for fun and profit!: how we made a billion dollars at the box office and you can, too! 808.23 G212

Philosophy, Psychology& Religion
Subroto Bagchi The professional: defining the new standard of excellence at work 174.4 B144
Irshad Manji Allah, liberty and love: the courage to reconcile faith and freedom 297.5 M278

Social Sciences & Current Events
Morris Berman Question of values 306.0973 B51
Michael D. Brown & Ted Schwarz Deadly indifference: the perfect (political) storm: Hurricane Katrina, the Bush White House, and beyond 976 B879
Glenn L. Carle The interrogator: an education 327.1 C278
Ben Mezrich Sex on the moon: the amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history 364.1628 M617
B.R. Myers The cleanest race: how North Koreans see themselves--and why it matters 303.375 M996
Lisa Pulitzer and Cole Thompson Portrait of a monster: Joran van der Sloot, a murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway mystery 364.152 P981
Peter Tomsen The wars of Afghanistan: messianic terrorism, tribal conflicts, and the failures of great powers 958.1 T662
Fareed Zakaria The post-American world: release 2.0 303.49 Z21 2011

Sports & Games
Leigh Montville Evel: the high-flying life of Evel Knievel: American showman, daredevil, and legend 796.75 K692
Don Van Natta Jr Wonder girl: the magnificent sporting life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias 796.092 Z19

Travel & Geography
Insight Guides Costa Rica 917.286 I59
Insight Guides Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania 914.79 I59
Insight Guides Italy 914.5 I59
Insight Guides Portugal 914.69 I59
Insight Guides Provence 914.49 I59

CHILDREN’S COLLECTION

Fiction
Rebecca Janni, Lynne Avril (illustrator) Every cowgirl needs a horse
Rebecca Janni, Lynne Avril (illustrator) Every cowgirl needs dancing boots

AUDIOBOOKS

Fiction
Alex Berenson The secret soldier

Nonfiction
Brian Fagan Elixir: a history of water and humankind 553.7 F15

DVDs
Action & Adventure
True grit (2010)

Classics
The man who came to dinner

Drama
Casino

Posted on Jul. 22, 2011 by Matt Montgomery