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BOOKS

FICTION
André Aciman Harvard Square
Allison Amend A nearly perfect copy
Elizabeth Berg Tapestry of fortunes
Barbara Taylor Bradford Secrets from the past
Ford Madox Ford Parade's end
Francisco Goldman Say her name
Marian Keyes The mystery of Mercy Close: a Walsh sister novel
Ann B. Ross Miss Julia stirs up trouble
Lisa Scottoline Don't go
Lauren Willig The Ashford affair
Meg Wolitzer The Interestings

Historical Fiction
Alan Brennert Palisades Park
Jennifer McVeigh The fever tree

Multi-Gen Literature
Benjamin Alire Sáenz Aristotle & Dante discover the secrets of the universe

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Linda Barnes The perfect ghost
R.J. Ellory Candlemoth
Nicci French Tuesday's gone
Liza Marklund Lifetime
T. Frank Muir Hand for a hand
Anne Perry Midnight at Marble Arch: a Charlotte & Thomas Pitt novel
Stuart Woods Unintended consequences

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Kristy Athens Get your pitchfork on! the real dirt on country living 630 A867

Biography & Genealogy
Pat Brown The murder of Cleopatra: history's greatest cold case 92 C628bm

Business & Economics
Maurice R. Greenberg, Lawrence A. Cunningham The AIG story 368 G798
Robert G. Hagstrom Investing: the last liberal art 332.6 H146i
Sara Horowitz The freelancer's bible: everything you need to know to have the career of your dreams on your terms 658.11 H816
Geoff Mann Disassembly required: a field guide to actually existing capitalism 330.126 M281
Deborah Perry Piscione Secrets of Silicon Valley: what everyone else can learn from the innovation capital of the world 330.9794 P676

Chess
John Donaldson The life & games of Frank Ross Anderson (1928-1980) 794.15 A546
Susan Polgar & Paul Truong Chess tactics for champions: a step-by step guide to using tactics & combinations 794.1 P76
Aleksei Suetin A contemporary approach to the middle game 794.123 S94c

History
Edwin G. Burrows Forgotten patriots: the untold story of American prisoners during the Revolutionary War 973.371 B97
Brian Todd Carey Hannibal's last battle: Zama & the fall of Carthage 939.73 C273
Citizens of discord: Rome & its civil wars 937.05 C581
Neil Faulkner Apocalypse: the great Jewish revolt against Rome, AD 66-73 933 F263
Benn Steil The battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White & the making of a new world order 339.53 S818

Literature & Writing
Vladimir Nabokov The tragedy of Mr. Morn 891.72 N11

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Stephen R. Anderson Doctor Dolittle's delusion: animals & the uniqueness of human language 591.59 A549
Doris Sloan Geology of the San Francisco Bay region 557.9461 S634

Performing Arts & Music
Jason Robards remembered: essays & recollections 792.092 R629
Michael Rose The birth of an opera: fifteen masterpieces from Poppea to Wozzeck 782.1 R797

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Marina Chapman The girl with no name: the incredible story of a child raised by monkeys 155.45 C466

Politics & Government
Masha Gessen The man without a face: the unlikely rise of Vladimir Putin 947.086 P98g
The politics book 320.01 P769

Reference
Dan Smith The Penguin state of the world atlas 912 S64

Social Sciences & Current Events
David L. Kirp Improbable scholars: the rebirth of a great American school system & a strategy for America's schools 371.2 K59
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore The end of San Francisco 306.76 S981

Sports & Games
Victor Mollo & Nico Gardener Card play technique, or, The art of being lucky 795.41 M72c

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LARGE PRINT
Fiction
Julian Barnes The sense of an ending
Deborah Crombie The sound of broken glass
Louise Erdrich The round house
Ernest Hemingway A farewell to arms
Armistead Maupin Mary Ann in autumn
Ann Patchett Bel canto

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Åsa Larsson The blood spilt

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DVDs
Drama
Life of Pi
Trainspotting

Posted on Apr. 25, 2013 by Heather Terrell