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New Titles List for the Week of February 6

BOOKS

FICTION
R.D. Blackmore Lorna Doone
Ruth Gilligan Nine folds make a paper swan
Robert Glancy Please do not disturb
John Metcalf The museum at the end of the world
Chaim Potok My name is Asher Lev
Jean Rhys Wide Sargasso Sea
Eileen Chang Naked earth
Gustave Flaubert Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert Sentimental education
Kevin Wilson Perfect little world

Historical Fiction
Rafael Sabatini The sea-hawk

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Margery Allingham Flowers for the judge
J.P. Delaney The girl before
Tim Dorsey Clownfish blues
Adele Fasick Death calls at the palace
Tana French In the woods
Gregg Hurwitz The nowhere man
J. Robert Janes Carnival
Anna Jaquiery The lying-down room
Laurie R. King The murder of Mary Russell
John Lescroart Fatal
Dorothy L. Sayers Gaudy Night
Dorothy L. Sayers Whose body?
Rex Stout Fer-de-lance ; &, the league of frightened men
Miles Burton Death in the tunnel
Dorothy L. Sayers Have his carcase
Dorothy L. Sayers Strong poison
Dorothy L. Sayers The unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Peter S. Beagle The last unicorn
Jim Butcher Fool moon
Daniel José Older Shadowshaper
Jules Verne Seven novels

Short Stories
Josh Barkan Mexico
Tim Gautreaux Signals
Ottessa Moshfegh Homesick for another world

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Kieron Gillen The wicked + the divine. Vol. 4, Rising action 741.5 G476 comics

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Caroline Maniaque-Benton (editor) Whole Earth field guide 628 M278

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Voulkos: the breakthrough years 730.92 V973

Biography & Genealogy
Charles River Editors William Henry Harrison: the life & legacy of the first American president to die in office 92 H31
Philippe Desan Montaigne 92 M761d
Scott Donaldson The impossible craft 920 D676

Business & Economics
Peter Conti-Brown The power & independence of the Federal Reserve 332.11 C762
Joseph Turow The aisles have eyes: how retailers track your shopping, strip your privacy & define your power 658.834 T956

Food & Drink
Carolynn Carreno Bowls of plenty: recipes for healthy & delicious whole-grain meals 641.631 C314

Health & Medicine
Michael Lewis The undoing project: a friendship that changed our minds 612.8 L673
Dean Burnett Idiot brain: what your head is really up to 612.8 B964

History
Mavis Batey Dilly: the man who broke enigmas 940.5486 B184
Ernest Beyl San Francisco appetites & afterthoughts: in search of the good life by the Golden Gate 979.461 B573s
Thomas Hippler Governing From the Skies: A Global History of Aerial Bombing 358.4 H667
Xu Hongci No wall too high: one man's daring escape from Mao's darkest prison 951.05 X8n
Thomas Christensen River of ink: literature, history & art 909 C554
John Keay The spice route 382.4 K255

Languages & Linguistics
Lauren Collins When in French: love in a second language 448 C712

Law
Paul Bergman The criminal law handbook: know your rights, survive the system 345.7305 B499
David Brown The California landlord's law book. Rights & responsibilities 346.043 B877
Denis Clifford Quick & legal will book 346.054 C637
Stephen Fishman Deduct it!: lower your small business taxes 343.052 F537
Lisa Guerin Create your own employee handbook: a legal & practical guide for employers 658.3 G932
Jack Lo How to make patent drawings: a "Patent it yourself companion" 608.022 L795
Joseph L. Matthews How to win your personal injury claim 346.0323 M438
Janet Portman California tenants' rights 346.043 P853
Mary Randolph 8 ways to avoid probate 346.052 R194
Marcia Stewart Every landlord's legal guide 346.0434 S849
Ralph Warner Everybody's guide to small claims court in California 347.04 W279
Melvin I. Urofsky Dissent & the Supreme Court: its role in the Court's history & the nation's constitutional dialogue 342.7302 U781

Literature & Writing
Jacqueline Novak How to weep in public: feeble offerings on depression from one who knows 818.602 N935

Performing Arts & Music
Carrie Fisher The princess diarist 791.45 F533
Sarah Jensen A perfect union of contrary things 780.92 K264

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Robert B. Cialdini Influence: the psychology of persuasion 153.85 C565

Politics & Government
Richard Haass A world in disarray: American foreign policy & the crisis of the old order 327.73 H1129

Social Sciences & Current Events
Michael C. Healy BART: the dramatic history of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system 388.42 H434

Travel & Geography
Pocket Rough Guide Copenhagen 914.891 R856
Kristine Poggioli Walking San Francisco's 49 mile scenic walk: explore the famous sites, neighborhoods & vistas in 17 enchanting walks 917.9461 P746
Susan Van Allen 100 places in Italy every woman should go 914.5 V217
Nicholas Woodworth The liquid continent: travels through Alexandria, Venice & Istanbul 910.91 W898

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DVDs

Nonfiction
The Black power mixtape 1967-1975: a documentary in 9 chapters DVD 305.8 B627

Posted on Feb. 2, 2017 by Cherilyn Chang