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BOOKS

FICTION
Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Mari Jungstedt Killer's art.
Alexander McCall Smith The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Ransom Riggs Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children: the graphic novel 741.5 R569
Scott Snyder Batman. Volume 3, Death of the Family 741.5 B333n v.3

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Gregory Berns How dogs love us: a neuroscientist & his adopted dog decode the canine brain 636.7 B531

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Bonnie Gibson Gourds: Southwest gourd techniques & projects from simple to sophisticated 745.5 G448
The moment for ink 759.13 M732
Adam Mornement & Simon Holloway Corrugated iron: building on the frontier 721 M866
Lester Walker Tiny, tiny houses 728.37 W177

Biography & Genealogy
Julia Alvarez A wedding in Haiti: the story of a friendship 92 A473
The letters of John F. Kennedy 92 K355k
It's all a kind of magic: the young Ken Kesey 92 K421d
Jan Wong Red China blues: my long march from Mao to now 92 W872

Food & Drink
Mark Bittman How to cook everything. The basics: all you need to make great food 641.5 B62
Charles Phan Vietnamese home cooking 641.5959 P535

Health & Medicine
Luana Marques Almost anxious: is my (or my loved one's) worry or distress a problem? 616.8522 M357
Ruth O'Regan Breast cancer journey: the essential guide to treatment & recovery. 616.994 O661
Edward H. Thompson, Jr. A man's guide to healthy aging: stay smart, strong & active 613.0423 T468

History
Thomas Cahill Heretics & heroes: how Renaissance artists & Reformation priests created our world 940 C129
Mark Holborn & Hilary Roberts The Great War: a photographic narrative 940.3 I343
Philippa Langley & Michael Jones The king's grave: the discovery of Richard III's lost burial place & the clues it holds 942.04 L283
Margaret MacMillan The war that ended peace: the road to 1914 940.311 M169
Smithsonian Civil War: inside the National Collection 973.7074 S664

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Katherine Harmon Courage Octopus!: the most mysterious creature in the sea 594 C858
Joann Eckstut & Arielle Eckstut The secret language of color 535.6 E192
Lisa Rogak One big happy family: heartwarming stories of animals caring for one another 591.5 R72
Christopher White The melting world: a journey across America's vanishing glaciers 551.31 W582

Performing Arts & Music
Rebecca Eaton Making Masterpiece: 25 years behind the scenes at Masterpiece & Mystery! on PBS 791.45 E142

Politics & Government
Richard Wolffe The message: the reselling of President Obama 324.973 W856

Social Sciences & Current Events
David Owen Green metropolis: why living smaller, living closer & driving less are the keys to sustainability 304.2 O97
J. Craig Venter Life at the speed of light: from the double helix to the dawn of digital life 303.483 V46

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CHILDREN'S COLLECTION

BOOKS
Fiction
Dr. Seuss ; illustrated by James Stevenson I am not going to get up today!

Nonfiction
Illustrated by Stephen Biesty ; written by Richard Platt Castle 940.1 B589
written by Richard Platt ; photographed by Geoff Dann & Steve Gorton Spy 327.12 P719

Posted on Nov. 16, 2013 by Sarah Cruz