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Thursday, August 28, 2008

New books for August

Non Fiction

Joy, Eben and Eileen Eben and Catherine Joy at the Dog Team

Chiang, Cecilia. The seventh daughter : my culinary journey from Beijing to San Francisco

Dilson, Jesse. The abacus

Fischer, Diane P. Albert Bierstadt "Discovers" America

Hirst, Damien Damien Hirst, The Elusive Truth: New Paintings

Woodard, Colin The republic of pirates : being the true and surprising story of the Caribbean pirates and the man who brought them down

Nicholson, David Tales from 'Nam

Gallagher, Ida Jane. Contact with ancient America

Kim, Elizabeth. Ten thousand sorrows : the extraordinary journey of a Korean war orphan

Mayer, Jane. The Dark side : the inside story of how the war on terror turned into a war on American ideals

Bragg, Rick. The prince of Frogtown



Fiction

Barry, Brunonia. The lace reader

Baugh, Carolyn. The view from Garden City : a novel

Bielski, Nella. The Year is '42

Brown, Sandra Smoke screen

Ferris, Joshua. Then we came to the end : a novel

Kyle, Aryn. The god of animals : a novel

McLarty, Ron. Art in America

Roberts, Nora. Tribute

Samarasan, Preeta. Evening is the whole day

Shteyngart, Gary Absurdistan

Siddons, Anne Rivers. Off season

Tremain, Rose. The road home : a novel

Wiggs, Susan. Just breathe



Mystery

Burke, James Lee Swan Peak : a Dave Robicheaux novel

Martini, Steve Shadow of power : a Paul Madriani novel

White, Stephen Critical conditions.



Science Fiction

Lawhead, Steve. The black rood

Lawhead, Steve. The iron lance

Monday, July 21, 2008

New Books--July

Non Fiction



Hale, Gill Feng shui : mind & body & spirit & home : control and enhance the energies of your house, garden, and inner self by understanding and using proven ancient techniques

Patchett, Ann What Now?

Peale, Norman Vincent The power of positive thinking

Hagen, Steve Buddhism is not what you think : finding freedom beyond beliefs

Johnson, Ian Wild grass : three stories of change in modern China

Taylor, Nick American-made : the enduring legacy of the WPA : when FDR put the nation to work

Siler, Julia Flynn. The house of Mondavi : the rise and fall of an American wine dynasty

Darwin, Charles Voyage of the Beagle : Charles Darwin's Journal of researches

Wolcott, William L The metabolic typing diet : customize your diet for-- permanent weight loss, optimum health, preventing and reversing disease, staying young at any age

Real, Terrence. I don't want to talk about it: overcoming the secret legacy of male depression

Robb, Daniel. Sloop : restoring my family's wooden sailboat--an adventure in old-fashioned values

Larson, Gary. The Far side gallery

Close, Chuck The portraits speak : Chuck Close in conversation with 27 of his subjects

Naumann, Francis M. Conversion to Modernism: the early work of Man Ray

McGovern, Thomas Bearing witness (to AIDS)

Stavitsky, Gail. The unseen Cindy Sherman: early transformations (1975-1976)

Sultan, Donald. Donald Sultan prints

Weller, Sheila Girls like us : Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon--and the journey of a generation

Haney, Hank. The only golf lesson you'll ever need : easy solutions to problem golf swings

Sedaris, David. When you are engulfed in flames

Edsel, Robert M. Rescuing da Vinci : Hitler and the Nazis stole Europe's great art : America and her allies recovered it

Fraser, Antonia Love and Louis XIV : the women in the life of the Sun King

Dower, John W. Embracing defeat:Japan in the wake of World War II
Books on CD



Brown, Larry Dirty work : a novel

Cahill, Thomas. How the Irish saved civilization

Chesney, Marion The Deception

Chesney, Marion. The Folly

Chesney, Marion. The Intrigue

Fielding, Joy Charley's Web

Le Carré, John The spy who came in from the cold

Sedaris, David. When you are engulfed in flames



Movies

10 things I hate about you

13 going on 30

Capote

The Jerk

Lock, stock and two smoking barrels

Must love dogs

Pretty in pink

Super troopers

Think Peace: Portrait of a 21st Century Movement

What's eating Gilbert Grape?

Y tu mamá también [DVD]



Fiction

Ansay, A. Manette. Vinegar Hill

Bloom, Amy Away

Brashares, Ann. The last summer (of you and me)

Chen, Da Brothers : a novel

Holton, Cathy. Revenge of the kudzu debutantes : a novel

King, Rachael The sound of butterflies

Koontz, Dean R Odd hours

Lahiri, Jhumpa. Interpreter of maladies : stories

Landvik, Lorna The tall pine polka

Maazel, Fiona Last last chance

Mengestu, Dinaw The Beautiful things that heaven bears

Mills, Mark The savage garden

Min, Anchee The last empress

Palmer, Michael The first patient

Patterson, James The Final warning : a Maximum Ride novel

Picoult, Jodi Harvesting the heart

Riccio, Dolores Charmed circle

Roberts, Nora. The Hollow

Rushdie, Salman. The Enchantress of Florence

Sims, Elizabeth The actress

Star, Nancy. Carpool diem

Unger, Lisa Black out : a novel

Willett, Jincy. The writing class

Wroblewski, David. The story of Edgar Sawtelle







Mystery

Connolly, John The Reapers

Coulter, Catherine. TailSpin

Deaver, Jeffery. The broken window : a Lincoln Rhyme novel

Evanovich, Janet. Fearless fourteen

Gardiner, Meg. The Dirty Secrets Club

McMahon, Neil. Dead silver

McMahon, Neil. Lone Creek

Patterson, James Sail

Patterson, James The Thomas Berryman number

Pearson, Ridley. Killer view

Perry, Anne. Buckingham Palace gardens

Rosenfelt, David. Don't tell a soul

Monday, May 19, 2008

New Books at the Library--May

Non Fiction

Gladwell, Malcolm Blink : the power of thinking without thinking
Huber, Cheri. Making a change for good : a guide to compassionate self-discipline
Ehrman, Bart D. God's problem : how the Bible fails to answer our most important question--why we suffer
Chopra, Deepak. The third Jesus : the Christ we cannot ignore
Allen, John L Opus Dei : the first objective look behind the myths and reality of the most controversial force in the Catholic Church
Tolle, Eckhart, 1948- The power of now : a guide to spiritual enlightenment
American Earth : environmental writing since Thoreau
Live strong survivorship notebook : resource for cancer survivors
Bestor, Theodore C. Tsukiji : the fish market at the center of the world
Winchester, Simon. The man who loved China : the fantastic story of the eccentric scientist who unlocked the mysteries of the Middle Kingdom
Buettner, Dan. The blue zone : lessons for living longer from the people who've lived the longest
Fagin, Dan. Toxic deception : how the chemical industry manipulates science, bends the law, and endangers your health
Ruiz, Fernando Pages. Building an affordable house : trade secrets to high-value, low-cost construction
Doherty, Elisabeth A Amigurumi! : super happy crochet cute
Barseghian, Tina. Get a hobby! : 101 all-consuming diversions for any lifestyle
Engels, John. Recounting the seasons : poems, 1958-2005
Eire, Carlos M. N. Waiting for snow in Havana : confessions of a Cuban boy

Fiction

Archer, Jeffrey A prisoner of birth
Baldacci, David. The whole truth
Barnes, Jonathan. The somnambulist
Bennett, Ronan. Zugzwang : a novel
Berry, Steve The amber room
Berry, Steve The Venetian betrayal
Block, Stefan Merrill. The story of forgetting : a novel
Bohjalian, Christopher Skeletons at the feast
Carey, Mike. The devil you know
Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee The palace of illusions : a novel
Du Brul, Jack B. Havoc
Erdrich, Louise. The plague of doves
Feist, Raymond E. Wrath of a mad god
Gavalda, Anna Hunting and gathering
Gruber, Michael The forgery of Venus
Hellenga, Robert The Italian lover : a novel
Hoffman, Alice. The third angel : a novel
Lahiri, Jhumpa. Unaccustomed earth
Lansens, Lori. The girls : a novel
Lynch, Sarah-Kate. Blessed are the cheesemakers
Macomber, Debbie. Twenty wishes
McGrath, Patrick Trauma
Munro, Alice. Runaway : stories
Meyer, Stephenie The host : a novel
Schwartz, John Burnham. The commoner : a novel
Stein, Garth. The art of racing in the rain : a novel
Trollope, Joanna. Friday nights : a novel
Weisgall, Deborah. The world before her

Mystery

Barclay, Linwood. Bad move
Barclay, Linwood. Lone wolf
Barclay, Linwood. Stone rain
Cain, Chelsea. Heartsick
Camilleri, Andrea. The paper moon
Coben, Harlan Hold tight
Estleman, Loren D. Frames : a Valentino mystery
Gross, Andrew. The dark tide
Hunter, Stephen The 47th samurai : a Bob Lee Swagger novel
Johansen, Iris. Quicksand
Kellerman, Jesse. The genius
Krueger, William Kent. Iron Lake : a Cork O'Connor mystery
Krueger, William Kent. Purgatory Ridge: a Cork O'Connor mystery
Mankell, Henning The eye of the leopard
Rankin, Ian. Watchman
Read, Cornelia. The crazy school
Rees, Matt The collaborator of Bethlehem
Rees, Matt A grave in Gaza : an Omar Yussef mystery
Rowse, Sharon. The silk train murder : a mystery of the Klondike
Sandford, John Phantom prey
McCall Smith, Alexander The miracle at Speedy Motors
Thomas, Will The hellfire conspiracy : a novel
Woods, Stuart. Santa Fe dead

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

New Books for March and April 2008
Non Fiction
Tolle, Eckhart A new earth : awakening to your life's purpose
Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. Islam and the West [compact disc]
Kowalski, Gary A. Revolutionary spirits : the enlightened faith of
America's founding fathers
Karma-glin-pa The Tibetan book of the dead (English title) : the great
liberation by hearing in the intermediate states
Lindbergh, Reeve. Forward from here : leaving middle age and other
unexpected adventures
Alinsky, Saul David Rules for radicals : a Kunin, Madeleine. Pearls,
politics, and power : how women can win and lead
Mortenson, Greg. Three cups of tea : one man's mission to promote
peace -- one school at a time
Pollan, Michael. In defense of food : an eater's manifesto
Pelczar, Rita. Northeast : smart garden regional guide
Hodgson, Sarah. Puppies for dummies
Adamson, Eve. Dachshunds for dummies
DiSesa, Nina. Seducing the boys club : uncensored tactics from a woman
at the top
McGraw, Phillip The ultimate weight solution : the 7 keys to weight
loss freedom
House beautiful: inspiring ideas for lighting effects, from simple to
spectacular
Barry, Lynda One hundred demons
Arnaud, Gérald. Masters of jazz
Harris, Mark Pictures at a revolution : five movies and the birth of
the new Hollywood
Zagajewski, Adam Without end : new and selected poems
Kraft, Heidi Squier. Rule number two : lessons I learned in a combat hospital
Ellis, Joseph J. Founding brothers : the revolutionary generation
Catton, Bruce Grant takes command
Gordon, Mary Circling my mother
Vonnegut, Mark. The Eden express
Books on CD
Buehrer, Theodore Edward. How to listen to and appreciate jazz
Connelly, Michael Echo Park
Cummings, E. E. Essential E. E. Cummings
Dickinson, Emily Essential Dickinson
Dumas, Alexandre The Count of Monte Cristo
Follett, Ken. World without end
Hiaasen, Carl. Sick puppy Lucky you
Rice, Anne Christ the Lord : the road to Cana
Sedaris, David. Holidays on ice
Tolle, Eckhart, 1948- A new earth : [awakening to your life's purpose]
Velvet Underground (Musical group) Peel slowly and see
Fiction
Allen, Sarah Addison. Garden spells
Bock, Charles. Beautiful children : a novel
Bolano, Roberto The savage detectives
Brooks, Geraldine. People of the book : a novel
Casey, Maud. Genealogy : a novel
Cornwell, Bernard. The Lords of the North : a novel
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. The Count of Monte Cristo
Dybek, Stuart, 1942- The coast of Chicago
Freeman, Castle Go with me : a novel
Grisham, John. The appeal
Gruber, Michael The book of air and shadows
Hudgens, Dallas Season of Gene : a novel
Johnson, Denis, Tree of smoke
King, Stephen, Duma Key
Leavitt, David, The Indian clerk : a novel
Maupin, Armistead. Michael Tolliver lives
Michaels, Fern. Hokus pokus
Miller, Sue The senator's wife
Moore, Christopher Island of the sequined love nun
Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart Doctor Zay
Picoult, Jodi Change of heart : a novel
Poe, Edgar Allan Complete stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.
Price, Richard Lush life
Rice, Luanne. Light of the moon
Strout, Elizabeth. Olive Kitteridge
Suri, Manil. The Age of Shiva : a novel
Vonnegut, Kurt. A man without a country
Waller, Robert James The long night of Winchell Dear : a novel
Wood, Monica. Any bitter thing : a novel
Mystery
Alvtegen, Karin Missing
Barr, Nevada. Winter study
Bass, Jefferson. The devil's bones
Box, C. J. Blue heaven
Brown, Rita Mae. The purrfect murder : a Mrs. Murphy mystery
Buchanan, Edna. Love kills : a Britt Montero novel
Clark, Mary Higgins. Where are you now? : a novel
Cornwell, Bernard. Sword song : the battle for London
Davis, Lindsey. The silver pigs : a Marcus Didius Falco mystery
Doogan, Mike. Capitol offense : a Nik Kane Alaska mystery
Doogan, Mike. Lost angel : a Nik Kane Alaska mystery
Fairstein, Linda A. Killer heat : a novel
Faust, Christa. Money shot
Grimes, Martha. Dakota
Henry, Sue Degrees of separation : a Jessie Arnold mystery
Kellerman, Jonathan. Compulsion : an Alex Delaware novel
Lescroart, John T. Betrayal : a novel
Levien, David. City of the sun : a novel
Lippman, Laura Another thing to fall
Mina, Denise. Slip of the knife : a novel
Paretsky, Sara. Bleeding Kansas
Parker, Robert B Stranger in paradise
Patterson, James 7th heaven : a novel
Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor. Revenge of innocents
Scottoline, Lisa. Lady killer
Sewell, Kitty. Ice trap : a novel of suspense
Smith, April Judas horse : an FBI special agent Ana Grey mystery
Stabenow, Dana. Prepared for rage
Stead, Christina The man who loved children
Swann, Leonie Three bags full : a sheep detective story
Todd, Charles. Search the dark
Todd, Charles. A test of wills
Todd, Charles. Wings of fire
White, Stephen Dead time
Winspear, Jacqueline An incomplete revenge : a Maisie Dobbs novel

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

New Books at the Library February

New Books—February 2008

Nonfiction
Alinsky, Saul David Rules for radicals : a practical primer for
realistic radicals
Living sober.
Mortenson, Greg. Three cups of tea : one man's mission to promote
peace - - one school at a time
Swedish [sound recording]
Pollan, Michael. In defense of food : an eater's manifesto
Iyengar, B. K. S Light on pranayama: the yogic art of breathing.
Grandin, Temple. Thinking in pictures : and other reports from my
life with autism
Saks, Elyn R The center cannot hold : my journey through madness
DiSesa, Nina. Seducing the boys club : uncensored tactics from a
woman at the top
McGraw, Phillip C The ultimate weight solution : the 7 keys to weight
loss freedom
House beautiful : lighting : inspiring ideas for lighting
effects, from simple to spectacular
Bayard, Pierre How to talk about books you haven't read
Voigt, Ellen Bryant Kyrie : poems
Zagajewski, Adam Without end : new and selected poems
Watkins, Steve. Unforgettable things to do before you die
Don't let the world pass you by! : 52 reasons to have a passport
The Rough guide to Sweden
Fodor's Caribbean, 2008
Ellis, Joseph J. Founding brothers : the revolutionary generation
Winik, Jay April 1865 : the month that saved America
Catton, Bruce Grant takes command
Shlaes, Amity. The forgotten man : a new history of the Great
Depression
Books on CD
Dumas, Alexandre The Count of Monte Cristo
Follett, Ken. World without end

DVDs
Porter Knight's Organizer Variety Show
Bedazzled
The Bob Newhart show. the complete third season, disk 1 & 2
The Bob Newhart show. the complete third season, disk 3
The day after tomorrow
Deep blues : a musical pilgrimage to the crossroads
The Exonerated
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
House M.D. Season one
Indiana Jones and the last crusade
Indiana Jones and the raiders of the lost ark
Indiana Jones and the temple of doom
Indiana Jones bonus material
Meerkat manor Season 1, Disk A
Meerkat manor : Season 1, disk B
Once
Pan's labyrinth
Planes, trains and automobiles
Real women have curves

Fiction
Allen, Sarah Addison. Garden spells
Bachman, Richard. Blaze : a novel
Behrens, Peter The law of dreams : a novel
Delinsky, Barbara. The secret between us
Freeman, Castle Go with me : a novel
Grisham, John. The appeal
Gruber, Michael The book of air and shadows
Hudgens, Dallas Season of Gene : a novel
Jin, Ha, A Free life
Maupin, Armistead. Michael Tolliver lives
Mosher, Howard Frank. A stranger in the kingdom
Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart Doctor Zay
Rice, Luanne. Light of the moon
Roberts, Nora. Blood brothers
Suri, Manil. The Age of Shiva : a novel

Mystery
Alvtegen, Karin Missing
Buchanan, Edna. Love kills : a Britt Montero novel
Cornwell, Bernard. Sword song : the battle for London
Doogan, Mike. Capitol offense : a Nik Kane Alaska mystery
Doogan, Mike. Lost angel : a Nik Kane Alaska mystery
Evanovich, Janet. Plum lucky
Harvey, John Gone to ground
Muller, Marcia. The ever-running man
Paretsky, Sara. Bleeding Kansas
Parker, Robert B Stranger in paradise
Patterson, James 7th heaven : a novel
Schwegel, Theresa. Person of interest
Sewell, Kitty. Ice trap : a novel of suspense
Smith, April, 1949- Judas horse : an FBI special agent Ana Grey
mystery
Stabenow, Dana. Prepared for rage
Todd, Charles. Search the dark
Todd, Charles. A test of wills
Todd, Charles. Wings of fire
Woods, Stuart. Beverly Hills dead

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

New Books at the library for January

Non fiction
Posewitz, Jim. Beyond fair chase : the ethic and tradition of hunting
Angaza, Maitefa. Kwanzaa : from holiday to everyday
Drucker, Malka. The family treasury of Jewish holidays
Ruiz, Miguel The four agreements : a practical guide to personal freedom
Ehrenreich, Barbara. For her own good : 150 years of the experts'
advice to women
Weisman, Alan. The world without us
Pollan, Michael. The botany of desire : a plant's eye view of the world
Isay, Jane. Walking on eggshells : navigating the delicate
relationship between adult children and their parents
Conserving Vermont's Natural Heritage: a Guide to
Community-Based Planning for Conservation of Vermont's Fish,
Wildlife, and Biological Diversity
Pileggi, Nicholas. Wiseguy : life in a Mafia Family
Guide to the Wildlife Management Areas of Vermont
Thompson, Elizabeth Wetland, woodland, wildland : a guide to the
natural communities of Vermont
Langdon, Richard W. Fishes of Vermont
Kendrick, Malcolm The Great Cholesterol Con
Johanson, Gregory J. Grace unfolding : psychotherapy in the spirit of
the Tao-te ching
Kaplan, David A Mine's bigger : Tom Perkins and the making of the
greatest sailing machine ever built
Goldman, Marcy. A Treasury of Jewish holiday baking
Brown, Tom Case files of the tracker : true stories from America's
greatest outdoorsman
Trapping and Furbearer Management in North American Wildlife
Conservation
Kinder, Gary. Ship of gold in the deep blue sea
Hirsi Ali, Ayaan, Infidel
Hamill, Pete Why Sinatra matters

Books on CD
Cornwell, Patricia Book of the dead
Friedman, Thomas L. The world is flat: a brief history of the
twenty-first century
Glass, Julia The whole world over [sound recording]
Haddon, Mark. The Curious incident of the dog in the night-time
Patterson, James The Beach house [sound recording]

Fiction
Bail, Murray Eucalyptus : a novel
Barry, Sebastian A long long way
Brockmann, Suzanne. Force of nature : a novel
Case, John. The first horseman
Cooley, Martha. The archivist : a novel
Diaz, Junot, The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao
Kinkade, Thomas A Christmas visitor
Koontz, Dean R. The darkest evening of the year
Kotzwinkle, William. The bear went over the mountain
Lent, Jeffrey. A peculiar grace
Pérez-Reverte, Arturo. The Seville communion
Reiken, Frederick. The odd sea
Robinson, Derek, Goshawk squadron.
Vanderbes, Jennifer. Easter Island
Vreeland, Susan. Luncheon of the boating party
Danner, Craig Joseph. Himalayan dhaba
Némirovsky, Irène Fire in the blood

Mystery
Baker, Keith Inheritance : a novel
Grafton, Sue. T is for trespass
King, Laurie R. Touchstone
Martini, Steve Critical mass
McCulloch, Michael Cold lessons
Nesbø, Jo The redbreast
Pepper, Kate. One cold night
Rosenfelt, David. Play dead
Todd, Charles. Legacy of the dead : an Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery
Ure, Louise. The fault tree

Friday, December 21, 2007

Fording the digital divide

Jessamyn West at librarian.net has a great post about how efficient and cost-saving doing things on the web can be. I, too, worry about the people who can't use the internet effectively for just the reasons she outlines.