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New Titles: July 21-27, 2012

BOOKS

FICTION
Dermot Healy Long time, no see
Nancy Huston Infrared
Carolyn Wall Playing with matches

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Annamaria Alfieri Invisible country: a mystery
Philippe Claudel The investigation
Catherine Coulter Backfire
Linda Fairstein Night watch
Andrew Gross 15 seconds
Patricia Hall Death trap
Tarquin Hall The case of the deadly butter chicken: from the files of Vish Puri, India's most private investigator
Steve Hamilton Die a stranger: an Alex McKnight novel
David John Flight from Berlin
Lars Kepler The nightmare
Scott Lasser Say nice things about Detroit
Martin Limón Joy brigade
Francine Mathews Jack 1939
Bill Pronzini Hellbox: a Nameless Detective novel
Karin Slaughter Criminal
Andrew Vachss Blackjack: a Cross novel
Martin Walker The crowded grave
Minette Walters Innocent victims: two novellas
Dan Wells The hollow city

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Stephen L. Carter The impeachment of Abraham Lincoln
Brian D'Amato The sacrifice game
Deborah Harkness Shadow of night

Short Stories
John Kinsella In the shade of the shady tree: stories of wheatbelt Australia

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Janisse Ray The seed underground: a growing revolution to save food 631.5 R263

Books, Reading, Publishing, Journalism, Library & Information Science
Cheryl Strayed Tiny beautiful things: advice on love & life from Dear Sugar 070.4 S913

Business & Economics
John R. Talbott Survival investing: how to prosper amid thieving banks & corrupt governments 332.6 T142

Food & Drink
Steve Hughes The homebuilt winery 641.22 H893

Health & Medicine
Tara Stiles Yoga cures: simple routines to conquer more than 50 common ailments & live pain-free 613.7 S856

History
Brian Fagan Beyond the blue horizon: how the earliest mariners unlocked the secrets of the oceans 910.45 F15

Literature & Writing
John Sutherland 50 literature ideas you really need to know 809 S96
Michael Szalay Hip figures: a literary history of the Democratic Party 810.9 S996

Music & Performing Arts
Lesley-Ann Jones Mercury: an intimate biography of Freddie Mercury 780.92 M556
Gary Marmorstein A ship without a sail: the life of Lorenz Hart 780.92 H32m
Merchant-Ivory: interviews 791.4 M554m

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Dinah Sanders Discardia: more life, less stuff 158.1 S215

Politics & Government
David E. Sanger Confront & conceal: Obama's secret wars & surprising use of American power 973.932 S225

Social Sciences & Current Events
John Casti X-events: the collapse of everything 303.483 C351
Stephen Grace Dam nation: how water shaped the west & will determine its future 333.91 G729
Christopher Hayes Twilight of the elites: America after meritocracy 305.52 H417
Seth G. Jones Hunting in the shadows: the pursuit of Al Qa'ida since 9/11 363.325 J79

Sports & Games
John D. Barrow Mathletics: a scientist explains 100 amazing things about the world of sports 796 B278
Lily Raff McCaulou Call of the mild: learning to hunt my own dinner 799.2 M123

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LARGE PRINT
Nonfiction
Mac for seniors: learn step by step how to work with Mac OS X 005.432 M152mac

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Hilary Mantel Bring up the bodies

Nonfiction
Tracie McMillan The American way of eating: undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields & the dinner table 338.19 M167c
Barbara Natterson Horowitz & Kathryn Bowers Zoobiquity: what animals can teach us about health & the science of healing 636.089 N217c

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EBOOKS
Robert A. Caro The passage of power
John Grisham Calico Joe
William Hjortsberg Jubilee hitchhiker: the life & times of Richard Brautigan
Edward Klein The amateur: Barack Obama in the White House
Toni Morrison Home
Tim O'Reilly & Sarah Milstein The Twitter book
Anna Quindlen Lots of candles, plenty of cake
Barry A. Sanders American avatar: the United States in the global imagination
Wil Wheaton Just a geek: unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love & fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise
James Wright Those who have borne the battle: a history of America's wars & those who fought them

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DVDs
Comedy
The seven year itch

Drama
The chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Killer of sheep: the Charles Burnett collection

Nonfiction
Comrades in dreams 791.43 C738
Happy 152.42 H252
I am 170.44 I111
Into the universe with Stephen Hawking 523.1 I619
Marilyn Monroe: the final days 792.092 M75ma
My life as a turkey 598.6 M995
Our planet: the past, present & future of earth 525 O934
Restrepo 958.1 R436
Smash his camera 770.92 G152s
Windfall 621.45 W763

Posted on Jul. 27, 2012 by Matt Montgomery