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New Titles for the Week of May 24

BOOKS

FICTION
Tom Drury Pacific
Anthony Marra A constellation of vital phenomena

Historical Fiction
Alan Fleishman A fine September morning

Multi-Gen Literature
Cat Winters In the shadow of blackbirds

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Mary Higgins Clark Daddy's gone a hunting
John le Carré A delicate truth
John Lescroart The Ophelia cut
John Sandford Silken prey

Short Stories
Unnatural creatures: stories U589

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Emily Anthes Frankenstein's cat: cuddling up to biotech's brave new beasts 616.0273 A627

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Mason Currey Daily rituals: how artists work 700.92 C976

Biography & Genealogy
John Glassie A man of misconceptions: the life of an eccentric in an age of change 92 K586g

Business & Economics
Elizabeth Becker Overbooked: the exploding business of travel & tourism 338.4791 B395
Mark Blyth Austerity: the history of a dangerous idea 336 B661
Nancy Collamer Second-act careers: 50+ ways to profit from your passions during semi-retirement 650.14 C697
Michael Serazio Your ad here: the cool sell of guerrilla marketing 658.8 S482

Chess
Mikhail Botvinnik Botvinnik on the endgame 794.124 B75
Alexander Cvetkov Pawn endings 794.124 C993
Alexander Kotov Play like a grandmaster 794.1 K87p
David Levy, Kevin O'Connell How to play the Sicilian Defense 794.122 L66

Health & Medicine
Claudia Cornwall Catching cancer: the quest for its viral & bacterial causes 616.994 C821
Philip Lieberman The unpredictable species: what makes humans unique 612.82 L716

History
Rick Atkinson The guns at last light: the war in Western Europe, 1944-1945 940.542 A878g
Hilaire Belloc Characters of the Reformation: historical portraits of 23 men & women & their place in the great religious revolution of the 16th century 940.23 B44c
Brendan Simms Europe: the struggle for supremacy, from 1453 to the present 940.2 S592

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Daphne J. Fairbairn Odd couples: extraordinary differences between the sexes in the animal kingdom 591.46 F163
David Rothenberg Bug music: how insects gave us rhythm & noise 595.7159 R84

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Nathan Schneider God in proof: the story of a search, from the ancients to the Internet 212 S358
Michael Trimble Why humans like to cry: tragedy, evolution & the brain 152.4 T831

Politics & Government
Robert G. Kaiser Act of Congress: how America's essential institution works & how it doesn't 328.73 K134
Thomas E. Mann & Norman J. Orenstein It's even worse than it looks: how the American constitutional system collided with the new politics of extremism 320.973 M281
Kevin D. Williamson The end is near & it's going to be awesome: how going broke will leave America richer, happier & more secure 320.973 W729

Social Sciences & Current Events
John-Paul Flintoff How to change the world 303.4 F625
Deborah Hicks The road out: a teacher's odyssey in poor America 371.822 H631
Jaron Lanier Who owns the future? 303.4833 L287w
Michael Levi The power surge: energy, opportunity & the battle for America's future 333.79 L664
Eric Schmidt & Jared Cohen The new digital age: reshaping the future of people, nations & business 303.4833 S349
Patrick Smith Cockpit confidential: everything you need to know about air travel: questions, answers, & reflections 387.7 S642
Scott Smith When someone dies: the practical guide to the logistics of death 306.9 S642

Travel & Geography
Moon handbooks. Michigan's Upper Peninsula 917.74 M818
Moon handbooks. Yosemite 917.9447 M818
Last train to Zona Verde: my ultimate African safari 916.88 T41

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LARGE PRINT
Fiction
Isabel Allende Maya's notebook
Yann Martel Life of Pi

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CHILDREN'S COLLECTION

BOOKS
Fiction
Sharon Creech Walk two moons
Walter Dean Myers Darius & Twig

DVDs
Wreck-It Ralph

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Dan Brown Inferno

Nonfiction
Bart D. Ehrman From Jesus to Constantine: a history of early Christianity 270.1 E339

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DVDs
Musicals
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Cloud atlas

Posted on May. 26, 2013 by Heather Terrell