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New Titles: July 28-August 3, 2012

BOOKS

FICTION
Victoria Hislop The thread
Don Lee The collective
Betsy Woodman Jana Bibi's excellent fortunes

Historical Fiction
Chris Bohjalian The sandcastle girls

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
James Lee Burke Creole belle
Meg Cabot Size 12 & ready to rock
Rebecca Cantrell A city of broken glass
Giorgio Faletti A pimp's notes
Tana French Broken Harbor
Tim Hallinan The fear artist
Janice Hamrick Death makes the cut
Iris Johansen & Roy Johansen Close your eyes
Carol McCleary The formula for murder
Daniel Suarez Kill decision

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston Earth unaware : the First Formic War

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NONFICTION
Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Ellen Pearlman Nothing & everything : the influence of Buddhism on the American avant-garde, 1942-1962 700 P359

Biography & Genealogy
Jason Emerson Giant in the shadows : the life of Robert T. Lincoln 92 L7365e
Joy Harjo Crazy brave : a memoir 92 H285

Business & Economics
Brian C. Black Crude reality : petroleum in world history 338.2 B627
Jim Collins & Morten T. Hansen Great by choice : uncertainty, chaos & luck... : why some thrive despite them all 658.4 C712
Yana Parker & Beth Brown. The damn good resume guide : a crash course in resume writing 650.14 P24

Chess
Cyrus Lakdawala 1… d6 : move by move 794.122 L192o

History
Gerald Horne Negro comrades of the Crown : African Americans & the British Empire fight the U.S. before emancipation 306.362 H815
Jill Lepore The mansion of happiness : a history of life & death 973 L598
Stephan Talty Agent Garbo : the brilliant, eccentric secret agent who tricked Hitler & saved D-Day 940.5486 P979t

Literature & Writing
Tim Kreider We learn nothing : essays & cartoons 817 K921

Music & Performing Arts
Christopher Andersen Mick : the wild life & mad genius of Jagger 780.92 J24a
Keith Badman Marilyn Monroe : the final years 792.092 M75bad
Lois Banner Marilyn : the passion & the paradox 792.092 M75ban

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Bernd Heinrich Life everlasting : the animal way of death 591.7 H469

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Carrie Barron & Alton Barron The creativity cure : a do-it-yourself prescription for happiness 153.35 B277
Thich Nhat Hanh Good citizens : creating enlightened society 294.3 N57g

Politics & Government
James Carville & Stan Greenberg It's the middle class, stupid! 320.51 C33

Sports & Games
Jack McCallum Dream team : how Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles & the greatest team of all time conquered the world & changed the game of basketball forever 796.3 M122
Mike O'Mahony Olympic visions : images of the games through history 796.48 O542
Peter Zuckerman & Amanda Padoan Buried in the sky : the extraordinary story of the Sherpa climbers on K2's deadliest day 796.52 Z942

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EBOOKS
Rebecca N. Alonzo The devil in pew number seven
Thomas E. Mann & Norman J. Orenstein It's even worse than it looks: how the American constitutional system collided with the new politics of extremism

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DVDs
Action & Adventure
Billy Budd
The day after tomorrow
The getaway
Papillon

Comedy
C.S.A.: the Confederate States of America
California dreamin'

Drama
The Cincinnati Kid
Wall Street: money never sleeps

Foreign Language
The decline of the American empire
Dersu Uzala
Kandahar
Molière

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CDs
Vocals
A day without rain

Posted on Aug. 3, 2012 by Matt Montgomery