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New Titles: July 30 - August 5, 2011

BOOKS

FICTION
Megan Abbott The end of everything
David Anthony Something for nothing
Frank Bergon Jesse's ghost
Glen Duncan The last werewolf
Clyde Edgerton The night train
Mary Horlock The book of lies
Siri Hustvedt The summer without men
Matt Matthews Mercy Creek
Kathryn Shay The perfect family
Dana Spiotta Stone Arabia
Henry Sutton Get me out of here
Sterling Watson Fighting in the shade

Historical Fiction
Talia Carner Jerusalem maiden
Jean Echenoz Lightning
Esmeralda Santiago Conquistadora

Mystery & Suspense
Alafair Burke Long gone of suspense
Colin Cotterill Killed at the whim of a hat
Shamini Flint A Bali conspiracy most foul: Inspector Singh investigates
Meg Gardiner The nightmare thief
Michael Genelin Requiem for a gypsy: a Commander Jana Matinova investigation
Daryl Gregory Raising Stony Mayhall
Michael Harvey We all fall down
Iris Johansen Quinn
Will Lavender Dominance
Carol McCleary The alchemy of murder
Kwei Quartey Children of the street
Brian M. Wiprud Ringer: a crime novel

Short Stories
Adam McOmber This new & poisonous air: stories
Miroslav Penkov East of the West: a country in stories

NONFICTION

Arts & Architecture
Till-Holger Borchert, editor Van Eyck to Dürer: the influence of early Netherlandish painting on European art, 1430-1530 759.9492 V252
Michael Knight & Dany Chan Shanghai: art of the city 709.51 K692

Biography & Genealogy
Bunny Crumpacker & J.S. Picariello Jessica Lost: a story of birth, adoption & the meaning of motherhood 362.73 C95

Business & Economics
Amy Cortese Locavesting: the revolution in local investing & how to profit from it 332.6 C828
Alicia Oltuski Precious objects: a story of diamonds, family & a way of life 338.2782 O529

History
Robert F. Dorr Mission to Berlin: the American airmen who struck the heart of Hitler's Reich 940.542 D716
Terry Hunt & Carl Lipo The statues that walked: unraveling the mystery of Easter Island 996.18 H943

Home & Family Management
Roberta K. Taylor & Dorian Mintzer The couple's retirement puzzle: 10 must-have conversations for transitioning to the second half of life 646.79 T238

Literature & Writing
Jack Hart Storycraft: the complete guide to writing narrative nonfiction 808.066 H32

Music & Performing Arts
Colin Grant The natural mystics: Marley, Tosh, & Wailer 780.92 W138
Michael Schiavi Celluloid activist: the life & times of Vito Russo 791.43 S329

Philosophy, Psychology& Religion
Simon Baron-Cohen The science of evil: on empathy & the origins of cruelty 152.41 B26
Dale Carnegie Training Make yourself unforgettable: how to become the person everyone remembers & no one can resist 158.2 M235
William B. Helmreich What was I thinking?: the dumb things we do & how to avoid them 155.92 H48

Social Sciences & Current Events
Anthony M. Amore & Tom Mashberg Stealing Rembrandts: the untold stories of notorious art heists 364.16 A524
Thom S. Rainer & Jess W. Rainer The millennials: connecting to America's largest generation 305.2 R155
William J. Helmer, editor Al Capone & his American boys: memoirs of a mobster's wife 364.1 W773
Steven Petrow Steven Petrow's complete gay & lesbian manners: the definitive guide to LGBT life 395.2 P497

Sports & Games
George Grätzer Train your brain: a year's worth of puzzles 793.734 G773

Travel & Geography
Fodor's Australia 919.4 F653
Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria 2011 917.11 F93
Fun with the Family Northern California: hundreds of ideas for day trips with the kids 917.94 F98
Insight Guides Bangkok 915.93 I59
Lonely Planet Honduras & the Bay Islands 917.283 L847
Lonely Planet Trans-Siberian Railway 915.7 L847
The milepost: all-the-north travel guide 917.98 M64
Moon Handbooks Fiji 919.61 M818
Moon Handbooks Montana & Wyoming: including Yellowstone & Glacier National Parks 917.86 M818
Moon Handbooks New York State 917.47 M818
Moon Handbooks Zion & Bryce 917.92 M818
The rough guide to Goa 915.478 R856
The rough guide to Kerala 915.483 R856
The unofficial guide to Disneyland 917.9496 U585

LARGE PRINT

FICTION
Alexander McCall Smith The Saturday big tent wedding party

NONFICTION
Marsha Collier Facebook & Twitter for seniors for dummies 006.7 C69

CHILDREN’S COLLECTION

BOOKS

Fiction
Myron Uhlberg; illustrated by Colin Bootman A storm called Katrina

Nonfiction
Nicola Davies & Simon Hickmott; illustrated by Scoular Anderson Grow your own monsters
Judith Bloom Fradin & Dennis Brindell Fradin Tornado!: the story behind these twisting, turning, spinning, & spiraling storms

AUDIOBOOKS

Fiction
Kate Atkinson Started early, took my dog
George R.R. Martin Game of thrones

Nonfiction
Tina Fey Bossypants 792.092 F433c
Patti Smith Just kids 780.92 S656c

DVDs
Action & Adventure
Braveheart
In the line of fire

Classics
All the king's men
The misfits

Comedy
Groundhog Day
Raising Arizona

Foreign Language
Delicatessen

Mystery & Suspense
Suspicion
The two Mrs. Carrolls

Science Fiction & Fantasy
π [Pi]

Nonfiction
Jean-Michel Basquiat: the radiant child 750.92 B31rd
The history of ancient Egypt 932 B853h

Posted on Aug. 5, 2011 by Matt Montgomery