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BOOKS

FICTION
Jussi Adler-Olsen The alphabet house
Kate Alcott A touch of stardust
Jeffrey Archer Mightier than the sword
Roberto Bolaño A little lumpen novelita
Shannon Burke Into the savage country
J. P. Francis The major's daughter
Sally Hepworth The secrets of midwives
Thomas Keneally. Shame & the captives
Frank Portman Andromeda Klein
Matt Sumell Making nice
Laura Van den Berg Find me

Historical Fiction
Andrea Chapin The tutor
Ariana Franklin The siege winter
Sofi Oksanen When the doves disappeared
Kate Riordan Fiercombe Manor
C.J. Sansom Lamentation

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Parker Bilal The burning gates
Harry Brandt (Richard Price) The Whites
Frances Brody A woman unknown
Hy Conrad Toured to death
Mason Cross The killing season
James Grady Last days of the condor
Mick Herron Nobody walks
Lene Kaaberbøl Doctor Death: a Madeleine Karno mystery
Laurie R. King Dreaming spies: a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes
Laura Lippman Hush, hush
Colette McBeth The life I left behind
Alexander McCall Smith Bertie's guide to life & mothers
Gerald Seymour The outsiders
Duane Swierczynski Canary
S.D. Sykes Plague land
Yrsa Sigurdardóttir Someone to watch over me: a thriller
Joakin Zander The swimmer

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Joe Abercrombie Half the world
Jay Ruud Fatal feast
V. E. Schwab A darker shade of magic
Michael J. Sullivan Rise of empire: volume two of the Riyria revelations

Short Stories
Jonathan Lethem Lucky Alan
Manila noir SS M278
Rose Tremain The American lover

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
The graphic canon of children's literature: the world's great kids' lit as comics & visuals 741.5 G766c
Jesse Jacobs Safari honeymoon 741.5 J173

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Steve LeVine The powerhouse: inside the invention of a battery to save the world 621.3124 L665
J.A. Mills Blood of the tiger: a story of conspiracy, greed & the battle to save a magnificent species 639.97 M657

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Judith Miller Miller's Arts & Crafts: living with the Arts & Crafts style 745.4 M64a

Biography & Genealogy
James Mann George W. Bush 92 B978
Paul Burrell A royal duty 92 D53bu
Amy Fusselman Savage park: a meditation on play, space & risk for Americans who are nervous, distracted & afraid to die 92 F995
Kate Mayfield The undertaker's daughter 920.72 M468
Bob Drury The heart of everything that is: the untold story of Red Cloud, an American legend 92 R312
Letters to Elizabeth: a selection of letters from John Steinbeck to Elizabeth Otis 92 S819sl

Business & Economics
Nicholas Carlson Marissa Mayer & the fight to save Yahoo! 338.761 M468
Rob-Jan de Jong Anticipate: the art of leading by looking ahead 658.4 D327
Peter H. Diamandis Bold: how to go big, achieve success & impact the world 338.04 D537

Chess
Lev Alburt A fresh look at chess: 40 instructive games, played & annotated by players like you 794.15 A345
Mike Henebry Chess, words of wisdom: the principles, methods & essential knowledge of chess 794.1 H498

Computer Science
Dan Cederholm CSS3 for web designers 006.74 C336c

Food & Drink
Patrick Di Justo This is what you just put in your mouth?: from eggnog to beef jerky, the surprising secrets of what's inside everyday products 664.07 D575
Jeremy & Jessica Nolen New German cooking: recipes for classics revisited 641.5943 N791

History
Christopher Duggan Fascist voices: an intimate history of Mussolini's Italy 945.091 D866
W.J. Eccles The French in North America, 1500-1765 970.004 E17
Henrietta Goodden Camouflage & art: design for deception in World War 2 355.4 G646
Michael Kenneth Hemp Cannery Row: the history of old Ocean View Avenue 979.476 H491
Kennewick Man: the scientific investigation of an ancient American skeleton 979.7 K366
Barry Strauss The death of Caesar: the story of history's most famous assassination 937.05 S91d
Adam Zamoyski Phantom terror: political paranoia & the creation of the modern state 1789-1848 940.27 Z25p

Home & Family Management
LaManda Joy Start a community food garden: the essential handbook 635 J88

Languages & Linguistics
John M. Lipski Varieties of Spanish in the United States 460.9 L767
Michael Rosen Alphabetical: how every letter tells a story 421 R813

Law
Ilona Bray U.S. immigration made easy 342.082 B827

Literature & Writing
Anthology of modern Palestinian literature 892.7 A628

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Amir D. Aczel Finding zero: a mathematician's odyssey to uncover the origins of numbers 513.5 A189
John Hyde Romeo: the story of an Alaskan wolf 599.773 H994
Christine Kenneally The invisible history of the human race: how DNA & history shape our identities & our futures 599.93 K34
Greg A. Marley Chanterelle dreams, amanita nightmares: the love, lore & mystique of mushrooms 579.6 M347

Performing Arts & Music
Matt Blake The Eurospy guide 791.43 B636
Cheryl Burke Dancing lessons: how I found passion & potential on the dance floor & in life 792.8 B959
Peter Richardson No simple highway: a cultural history of the Grateful Dead 780.92 G771r
Andrew Grant Jackson 1965: the most revolutionary year in music 781.64 J124
Charles Keil Urban blues 781.643 K273
Jessica Levant San Francisco Bay Area jazz & bluesicians 781.65 L655 v.1
Jessica Levant San Francisco Bay Area jazz & bluesicians. Volume 2 781.65 L655 v.2
A short history of Spanish music 781.7 L784
Ian Bostridge Schubert's Winter Journey: anatomy of an obsession 782.4 S38w
Graeme Thomson George Harrison: behind the locked door 780.92 H319th

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Leigh E. Schmidt Restless souls: the making of American spirituality 204 S353
Michael Shermer The moral arc: how science & reason lead humanity toward truth, justice & freedom 170.9 S553
Barbara Brown Taylor Learning to walk in the dark 248.4 T238

Politics & Government
Fascism 320.533 F248

Social Sciences & Current Events
Dale C. Carson & Wes Denham Arrest-proof yourself 363.232 C321
Richard T. Pascale The power of positive deviance: how unlikely innovators solve the world's toughest problems 362 P278
Ai-jen Poo The age of dignity: preparing for the elder boom in a changing America 361.6 P821

Sports & Games
Darren Levine Krav maga for beginners: a step-by-step guide to the world's easiest-to-learn, most-effective fitness & fighting program 796.81 L665
Nathaniel Vinton The fall line: how American ski racers conquered a sport on the edge 796.93 V793

Travel & Geography
William Bartram Travels & other writings 917.5 B294
Ann Marie Brown The creaky knees guide Northern California: the 80 best easy hikes 917.94 C912
Greg King Lusitania: triumph, tragedy & the end of the Edwardian age 910.45 K527

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven CD Fic Mandel

Nonfiction
Lena Dunham Not that kind of girl CD 792.092 D917

Posted on Mar. 13, 2015 by Sarah Cruz