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New Titles Lists for the Week of August 1

BOOKS

FICTION
Tahmima Anam The bones of grace
Alain de Botton The course of love
Nicole Dennis-Benn Here comes the sun
Dorothea Benton Frank All summer long
Amara Lakhous Dispute over a very Italian piglet
Amara Lakhous The prank of the good little virgin of Via Ormea
James Markert A white wind blew
George Orwell Burmese days ; Keep the aspidistra flying ; Coming up for air
Camille Perri The assistants
Jane Rogers Conrad & Eleanor
Emma Straub Modern lovers

Historical Fiction
Stephanie Dray America's first daughter
Ashley Hay The railwayman's wife
Christopher New The Kaminsky cure

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Max Barry Lexicon
Grant Blackwood Tom Clancy duty & honor
Clive Cussler The Emperor's revenge: an Oregon Files adventure
Lindsey Davis The graveyard of the Hesperides
Shane Kuhn The asset
Frédérique Molay The city of blood
Andrew Rosenheim The accidental agent
Brad Thor Foreign agent

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Kelley Armstrong Sea of shadows

Short Stories
Elizabeth Tallent Mendocino fire

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Charlotte Rivers Little book of book making: timeless techniques & fresh ideas for beautiful handmade books 686 R622

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
J.K. Dineen Here tomorrow: preserving architecture, culture & California's golden dreams 720.9794 D583
Christopher Curtis Mead Drawing into architecture: the sketches of Antoine Predock 720.22 P923

Biography & Genealogy
Thomas Alexander Hughes Admiral Bill Halsey: a naval life 359 H196

Computer Science
Jason R. Rich iPad & iPhone tips & tricks 004.1675 I647r

Food & Drink
Joumana Accad Taste of Beirut: delicious Lebanese recipes from classics to contemporary to mezzes & more 641.5956 A169
Chad Robertson Tartine Book No. 3: modern, ancient, classic, whole 641.815 R649t

Health & Medicine
Alzheimer's & dementia for dummies 616.831 A478
Stephen H. Gehlbach American plagues: lessons from our battles with disease 614.4 G311

History
Danielle Allen Our Declaration: a reading of the Declaration of Independence in defense of equality 973.313 A425
Alexander Nemerov Wartime kiss: visions of the moment in the 1940s 940.5373 N433

Languages & Linguistics
David A. Pharies A brief history of the Spanish language 460 P536

Literature & Writing
Christopher Bram The art of history: unlocking the past in fiction & nonfiction 808.3 B815
Beth Murray Cancer angel 811 M981

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
David Allen Sibley Sibley birds west: field guide to birds of western North America 598 S56w

Reference
Library & book trade almanac 020.5 L697

Social Sciences & Current Events
Hugh Hawkins Pioneer: a history of the Johns Hopkins University, 1874-1889 378.752 H393
Klaus Schwab The fourth industrial revolution: a Davos reader 303.483 S398

Sports & Games
Richard Hallett The bike deconstructed: a grand tour of the modern bicycle 629.227 H186

Travel & Geography
Fodor's Napa & Sonoma 917.9418 F65f
Insight Colorado 917.88 I59
Lonely Planet Colorado 917.88 L847
Lonely Planet Pocket Las Vegas 917.931 L847p
Lonely Planet Zion & Bryce Canyon national parks 917.92 L847
The Complete guidebook to Yosemite National Park 917.9447 M491
101 hikes in Northern California: exploring mountains, valley & seashore 917.94 O584
Eyewitness Arizona & the Grand Canyon 917.91 E97
Eyewitness Back roads California 917.94 E97b
Fodor's California 917.94 F65
Lonely Planet Discover California 917.94 L847d
Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks 917.87 L847
Moon Coastal California 917.94 M818c
Lonely Planet Southwest USA 917.9 L847

Posted on Jul. 29, 2016 by Cherilyn Chang