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BOOKS

FICTION
Robert Boswell Tumbledown
Paula Brackston The witch's daughter
P.S. Duffy The cartographer of no man's land
Fannie Flagg The all-girl filling station's last reunion
Gigi Levangie Seven deadlies: a cautionary tale
Tracy Guzeman The gravity of birds
Jonathan Miles Want not
Naomi Ragen The sisters Weiss
Mark Slouka Brewster
Amy Tan The valley of amazement
Emile Zola The masterpiece

Historical Fiction
Carolly Erickson The Spanish queen: a novel of Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon
Diane Stterfield Bellman & Black

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Ken Bruen Purgatory: a Jack Taylor mystery
Armand Cabasson The officer's prey
Sandra Dallas Fallen women
Maurizio de Giovanni Everyone in their place
Charles Finch An old betrayal: a Charles Lenox mystery
John Grisham Sycamore Row
Dashiell Hammett The hunter & other stories
Inherit the dead
Anna Jansson Strange bird
Craig Johnson Spirit of Steamboat
Gene Kerrigan Dark times in the city
Barry Maitland The raven's eye: a Brock & Kolla mystery
Michael Nethercott The Séance Society
Jean-François Parot The Châtelet apprentice
Linda Lee Peterson The Devil's interval
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child White fire
Ruth Rendell No man's nightingale: an Inspector Wexford novel
Thatcher Robinson White ginger
Michael Sears Mortal bonds
Martin Cruz Smith Tatiana: an Arkady Renko novel
Julia Spencer-Fleming Through the evil days: a Clare Fergusson/Russ van Alstyne mystery
Paul Thomas Death on demand
USA noir: best of the Akashic noir series U842

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Steven Brust & Skyler White The incrementalists
Mira Grant Parasite
James Gunn Transcendental
F.R. Tallis The sleep room
Twenty-first century science fiction T971

Westerns
Monty McCord Mundy's law: the legend of Joe Mundy

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Will Eisner's The Spirit archives. Volume 6. 741.5 S759 v.6
Will Eisner's The Spirit archives. Volume 7. 741.5 S759 v.7
Will Eisner's The Spirit archives. Volume 8. 741.5 S759 v.8
Will Eisner's The Spirit archives. Volume 9. 741.5 S759 v.9
Will Eisner's The Spirit archives. Volume 10. 741.5 S759 v.10
Will Eisner's The Spirit archives. Volume 11. 741.5 S759 v.11

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NONFICTION

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Henry Darger, throwaway boy: the tragic life of an outsider artist 700.92 D217e

Biography & Genealogy
A life worth living: Albert Camus & the quest for meaning 92 C211z
the Countess of Carnarvon Lady Catherine, the earl & the real Downton Abbey 920 C288
David Shields, Shane Salerno Salinger 92 S165ss

Books, Reading, Publishing, Journalism, Library & Information Science
Genreflecting: a guide to popular reading interests REF 813.9 G335

Business & Economics
Twila Slesnick IRAs, 401(k)s & other retirement plans: taking your money out 332.024 S632
Gregory Zuckerman The frackers: the outrageous inside story of the new billionaire wildcatters 338.762 Z942

Computer Science
iPhone for dummies 004.1675 I647b
iPhone for seniors for dummies 004.1675 I647m

Food & Drink
Jon Bonné The new California wine: a guide to the producers & wines behind a revolution in taste 641.22 B716

Health & Medicine
Elizabeth H. Bradley The American health care paradox: why spending more is getting us less 362.1 B811
Roberta E. Winter Unraveling U.S. health care 362.1 W786

History
Bill Bryson One summer: America, 1927 973.91 B916
Richard Kurin The Smithsonian's history of America in 101 objects 973 K968
Myron Magnet The founders at home: the building of America, 1735-1817 973.2 M196
Catherine Merridale Red fortress: history & illusion in the Kremlin 947.31 M568
Lincoln Paine The sea & civilization: a maritime history of the world 910.45 P145
Stephen Puleo The caning: the assault that drove America to Civil War 973.7 P978
Graham Robb The discovery of Middle Earth: mapping the lost world of the Celts 940 R631
Howard P. Willens History will prove us right: inside the Warren Commission report on the assassination of John F. Kennedy 973.922 W711

Law
Stephen Elias How to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy 346.078 E42
Stephen Fishman The public domain: how to find & use copyright-free writings, music, art & more 346.0482 F537
Janet Portman Every tenant's legal guide 346.0434 P85e
Marcia Stewart Every landlord's legal guide 346.0434 S851e

Literature & Writing
Ann Patchett This is the story of a happy marriage 814 P294
James Wolcott Critical mass: four decades of essays, reviews, hand grenades & hurrahs 814 W849

Performing Arts & Music
Sam Wasson Fosse 792.8 F747

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Dianne Ashton Hanukkah in America 296.4 A828

Politics & Government
Josef Joffe The myth of America's decline: politics, economics & a half century of false prophecies 973.91 J64

Social Sciences & Current Events
Randall Kennedy Nigger: the strange career of a troublesome word 305.896 K36
Mirta Ojito Hunting season: immigration & murder in an all-American town 364.152 O399

Travel & Geography
Lonely Planet India 915.4 L847
Lonely Planet Mediterranean Europe 914 L847m
Siobhan Wall Quiet Paris 914.436 W187

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LARGE PRINT
Fiction
Amy Tan The valley of amazement

Nonfiction
Ann Patchett This is the story of a happy marriage 814 P292

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CHILDREN'S COLLECTION
DVDs
A cat in Paris

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Wilton Barnhardt Lookaway, lookaway
Donna Leon The golden egg
Jo Nesbø The snowman
Susan Nussbaum Good kings, bad kings
Curtis Sittenfeld Sisterland

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EBOOKS
The best American travel writing 2013
Henry Bushkin Johnny Carson
Solomon Northup Twelve years a slave
Jesmyn Ward Men we reaped: a memoir

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DVDs
Action & Adventure
White House down

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Pacific Rim

Nonfiction
Young @ Heart 782.5 Y687

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CDs
Classical
Bruckner Symphonie Nr. 8 c-moll CD Classical Bruckner
Tavener The protecting veil CD Classical Tavener

Posted on Nov. 23, 2013 by Sarah Cruz