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New Titles for the Week of April 2

BOOKS

FICTION
Jill Alexander Essbaum Hausfrau
Tara Ison Rockaway
David Joy Where all light tends to go
David Vann Aquarium

Historical Fiction
Michelle Moran Rebel queen

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Lili Anolik Dark rooms
Robin Blake The hidden man
C.J. Box Endangered
Ian Caldwell The fifth gospel
Kathy Lynn Emerson Murder in the queen's wardrobe
Glen Erik Hamilton Past crimes
Deryn Lake The moonlit door
Francine Mathews Too bad to die
Russel D. McLean Cry uncle
Michael Pearce The mouth of the crocodile
Michael Robotham Life or death
Olen Steinhauer All the old knives
Jacqueline Winspear A dangerous place

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Jeremy Vaeni Into the end

Short Stories
Thomas Pierce Hall of small mammals: stories

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
James T. de Kay The natural superiority of the left-hander 741.5 D328

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Andrew Cockburn Kill chain: the rise of the high-tech assassins 623.746 C665
Drew Langsner Green woodworking: a hands-on approach 674 L285

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Lynsey Addario It's what I do: a photographer's life of love & war 770.92 A222
Hazel Harrison The encyclopedia of drawing techniques 741.2 H319
André Malraux Picasso's mask 750.92 P58mam
Dora Ohrenstein The crocheter's skill-building workshop 746.43 O38c
Jonathan Scott The pleasures of antiquity: British collectors of Greece & Rome 733 S427
Robert A. M. Stern Architecture on the edge of postmodernism: collected essays, 1964-1988 724.6 S839

Biography & Genealogy
Catherine Mayer Born to be king: Prince Charles on planet Windsor 92 C4762m
Bernard Cooper My avant-garde education: a memoir 92 C7762m
Edward Crankshaw Bismark 92 B622c
Barney Frank Frank: a life in politics from the Great Society to same-sex marriage 92 F8281
Christopher S. Celenza Machiavelli: a portrait 92 M149c
John Launer Sex versus survival: the life & ideas of Sabina Spielrein 92 S755

Business & Economics
Jeffrey D. Sachs The age of sustainable development 338.9 S12a
Melanie Swan Blockchain: blueprint for a new economy 332.1 S972

Food & Drink
Linda K. Jackson Meringue 641.815 J134
Cassie Johnston Chia, quinoa, kale, oh my!: recipes for 40+ delicious, super-nutritious superfoods 641.563 J723
Cindy Ott Pumpkin: the curious history of an American icon 641.5 O891
Nicole Spiridakis Flourless: recipes for naturally gluten-free desserts 641.86 S759

Health & Medicine
Jessi Andricks Detox 101: a 21-day guide to cleansing your body through juicing, exercise & healthy living 613.2 A573
Sue Armstrong p53: the gene that cracked the cancer code 616.994 A738
Matt Fitzgerald 80/20 running: run stronger & race faster by training slower 613.71 F554
Catherine Price Vitamania: our obsessive quest for nutritional perfection 612.3 P945
Martha Stout The sociopath next door: the ruthless versus the rest of us 616.8582 S889

History
Anna Arutunyan The Putin mystique: inside Russia's power cult 947.086 A794
Tim Jepson National Geographic London book of lists: the city's best, worst, oldest, greatest, & quirkiest 942.1 J549
Lacey Baldwin Smith English history made brief, irreverent & pleasurable 942 S654
Patricia Southern The Roman army 937 S727

Home & Family Management
Brenda Avadian Stuffology 101: get your mind out of the clutter 646.7 A945

Literature & Writing
Jane Hirshfield Ten windows: how great poems transform the world 808.1 H67t
A voice still heard: selected essays of Irving Howe 814 H856
Harry L. Katz Mark Twain's America: a celebration in words & images 818 T969k

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Steven Weinberg To explain the world: the discovery of modern science 509 W423

Performing Arts & Music
Kim Gordon Girl in a band 780.92 G663
Roger Nichols Ravel 780.92 R25n
Alan Walker Reflections on Liszt 780.92 L774war

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Jorge Mario Bergoglio Pope Francis Open mind, faithful heart: reflections on following Jesus 261.8 F818o
Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg Bewilderments: reflections on the Book of Numbers 222.14 Z886

Social Sciences & Current Events
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie We should all be feminists 305.42 A235
Maximillian Potter Shadows in the vineyard: the true story of a plot to poison the world's greatest wine 364.164 P868
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on torture: Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention & Interrogation Program 364.67 U587
James Wallman Stuffocation: why we've had enough of stuff & need experience more than ever 306.3 W214

Sports & Games
Mark Schultz Foxcatcher: the true story of my brother's murder, John du Pont's madness & the quest for Olympic gold 796.81 S387

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Haruki Murakami Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki & his years of pilgrimage CD Fic Murakami
Louise Penny The long way home CD Fic Penny

Nonfiction
Karen Abbott Liar, temptress, soldier, spy: four women undercover in the Civil War CD 973.785 A132
Atul Gawande Being mortal: medicine & what matters in the end CD 362.17 G284
People we meet: unforgettable conversations CD 791.44 P419

Posted on Apr. 3, 2015 by Sarah Cruz