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New Titles: February 9-15, 2013

BOOKS

FICTION
Dave Barry Insane city
Erica Bauermeister The lost art of mixing
Jen Lancaster Here I go again

Historical Fiction
Ismail Kadare The fall of the stone city

Multi-Gen Literature
Anna Collomore The ruining

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Alan Bradley Speaking from among the bones: a Flavia de Luce novel
Charles Todd Proof of guilt
Margot Wadley The gripping beast

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Marie Brennan A natural history of dragons: a memoir by Lady Trent
James Herbert Ash
Caitlín R. Kiernan (writing as Kathleen Tierney) Blood oranges

Short Stories
Jennifer Haigh News from heaven: the Bakerton stories

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NONFICTION

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Sarah Anderson The spinner's book of yarn designs: techniques for creating 80 yarns 746.14 A549
Star quilts 746.46 S795

Biography & Genealogy
B. Jack Copeland Turing: pioneer of the information age 510.92 T93c
Sonia Sotomayor My beloved world 340.9 S718

Business & Economics
Zvi Bodie & Rachelle Taqqu Risk less & prosper: your guide to safer investing 332.024 B667

Food & Drink
Barbara Ellis Starting seeds: how to grow healthy, productive vegetables, herbs & flowers from seed 631.5 E47

Health & Medicine
William Davis Wheat belly: lose the wheat, lose the weight & find your path back to health 613.26 D265
David Goldhill Catastrophic care: how American health care killed my father--and how we can fix it 362.1 G618
Nick J. Tate Obamacare survival guide 362.1 T217
Peter J. Whitehouse The myth of Alzheimer's: what you aren't being told about today's most dreaded diagnosis 616.831 W593

History
Scott W. Berg 38 nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow & the beginning of the frontier's end 973.7 B493
Gordon Corera The art of betrayal: the secret history of MI6 327.12 C79
Paul Kennedy Engineers of victory: the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War 940.54 K36
Brian McGinty A toast to Eclipse: Arpad Haraszthy & the sparkling wine of old San Francisco 641.22 H254
Cita Stelzer Dinner with Churchill: policy-making at the dinner table 941.084 C5632
Thomas & Wilma Tramble The Pullman porters & West Oakland 979.466 T771

Literature & Writing
François Villon The testaments of François Villon 841 V759L

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Encyclopedia of islands REF 551.42 E56

Performing Arts & Music
Jeff Bridges & Bernie Glassman The Dude & the Zen master 791.43 B851
Peter Ames Carlin Bruce 780.92 S769

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Jarie Bolander #Endurancetweet: a little nudge to keep you going 158.1 B687
Lesley Hazleton The first Muslim: the story of Muhammad 297.63 H431
Lawrence Wright Going clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the prison of belief 299.936 W951
Jaimal Yogis The fear project: what our most primal emotion taught me about survival, success, surfing . . . & love 294.3 Y547f

Politics & Government
Censored 323.445 C396

Social Sciences & Current Events
Robert F. Dalzell, Jr The good rich & what they cost us 339.4 D153
Alain de Botton How to think more about sex 306.7 D286
Nicholas Eberstadt A nation of takers: America's entitlement epidemic 336.39 E165
Nathaniel Fick One bullet away: the making of a Marine officer 359.96 F447
McKenzie Wark A hacker manifesto 303.4833 W277

Sports & Games
The quotable cyclist: great moments of bicycling wisdom, inspiration & humor REF 800.8 Q93
S.J. Simon Why you lose at bridge 795.41 S596

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LARGE PRINT
Fiction
Jane Austen Pride & prejudice
F. Scott Fitzgerald The great Gatsby
Stieg Larsson The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
Stieg Larsson The girl who played with fire

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Ernest Hemingway A farewell to arms
Laura Lippman And when she was good

Nonfiction
Dustin Lance Black 8: a new play 812 B627
John McWhorter The story of human language 417 M478
Michael K. Salemi Money & banking: what everyone should know 332.1 S1636
Sonia Sotomayor My beloved world 340.9 S718c

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EBOOKS
E.L. James Fifty shades darker
E L James Fifty shades freed

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DVDs
Nonfiction
J'ai été au bal (I went to the dance) 781.624 J253
Lessons of darkness ; Fata Morgana 956.7 L641
The men who built America 920 M5343

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CDs
Classical
Elliott Carter Orchestral music

Jazz
Mark Isham Miles remembered: the silent way project
Milt Jackson & the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Explosive!
The Manhattan Transfer anthology: Down in Birdland
Tessa Souter Beyond the blue

Musicals & Soundtracks
Andrew Loyd Webber Jesus Christ superstar: the 20th anniversary London cast recording

Vocals
Chicago The ultimate collection

World
The Harp Consort Les travailleurs de la mer: ancient songs from a small island

Posted on Feb. 15, 2013 by Matt Montgomery