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New Titles for the Week of July 25

BOOKS

FICTION
Sally Beauman The visitors
Chris Bohjalian Close your eyes, hold hands
Stephanie Evanovich The sweet spot
Romain Gary Lady L.
Idwal Jones High bonnet: a novel of epicurean adventures
Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera The awakening of Miss Prim
Vivien Shotwell Vienna nocturne
Anne Rivers Siddons The girls of August
Stephen Vizinczey In praise of older women: the amorous recollections of András Vajda

Historical Fiction
Conn Iggulden Wars of the Roses: stormbird
Dewey Lambdin King, ship & sword: an Alan Lewrie naval adventure

Multi-Gen Literature
E. Lockhart We were liars

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Mark Billingham Bloodline
Mark Billingham Death message
Tom Bouman Dry bones in the valley
Sandra Brannan Widow's might
Linda Castillo The dead will tell: a Kate Burkholder novel
Catherine Coulter The target
David Mark Sorrow bound: a Detective Sergeant McAvoy novel
Sally Spencer Dying in the dark

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Erika Johansen The Queen of the Tearling
Edan Lepucki California
Daniel Suarez Freedom

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NONFICTION
Arts, Architecture & Crafts
The Blue Four: Feininger, Jawlensky, Kandinsky & Klee in the New World 759.3 B658
Debra Diamond Yoga: the art of transformation 709.54 D537
Arthur I. Miller Colliding worlds: how cutting-edge science is redefining contemporary art 700.1 M647
Jeffrey Plank Aaron Siskind & Louis Sullivan: the Institute of Design Photo Section Project 779.47 S622p
Jackson Pollock's Mural: the transitional moment 759.13 P776
Gabrielle Selz Unstill life: a daughter's memoir of art & love in the age of abstraction 708.0092 S469

Biography & Genealogy
Frederic Raphael, Joseph Epstein Distant intimacy: a friendship in the age of the internet 92 R217d

Books, Reading, Publishing, Journalism, Library & Information Science
Alex Wright Cataloging the world: Paul Otlet & the birth of the information age 020.9 O884

Business & Economics
Kate Kelly The secret club that runs the world: inside the fraternity of commodity traders 332.6328 K295
David S. Rose Angel investing: the Gust guide to making money & having fun investing in startups 332.6 R795
Ken Silverstein The secret world of oil 338.2728 S587
Simon Sinek Start with why: how great leaders inspire everyone to take action 658.4 S616

History
Robert Hutchinson The Spanish Armada 942.05 H975
Jang Jin-sung Dear Leader: poet, spy, escapee-- a look inside North Korea 951.93 J336
William H. Kaufman The State Belt: San Francisco's waterfront railroad 385.0979 K212
Damien Lewis The dog who could fly: the incredible true story of a WWII airman & the four-legged hero who flew at his side 940.5449 L673
Mariusz Szczygieł Gottland: mostly true stories from half of Czechoslovakia 943.71 S996
Toby Wilkinson The Nile: a journey downriver through Egypt's past & present 962 W686

Languages & Linguistics
Conversational Cantonese Chinese 495.1 P644c
Conversational Castilian Spanish 468 P644c
Conversational Korean 495.7 P644
Conversational modern Greek 489 P644
Conversational modern standard Arabic 492.78 P644
Conversational Turkish 494.35 P644
Conversational Ukrainian 491.798 P644
Daniel Heller-Roazen Dark tongues: the art of Rogues & Riddlers 417 H477

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Alex Bellos The grapes of math: how life reflects numbers & numbers reflect life 510 B447
Sarah Dry The Newton papers: the strange & true odyssey of Isaac Newton's manuscripts 530.092 N561
John Gaudet Papyrus: the plant that changed the world, from ancient Egypt to today's water wars 584.84 G266
Will Harlan Untamed: the wildest woman in America & the fight for Cumberland Island 508.092 R911h
Austin Stevens Snakemaster: wildlife adventures with the world's most dangerous reptiles 597.9 S844
Nicholas Wade A troublesome inheritance: genes, race & human history 599.93 W12t

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
William Poundstone Rock breaks scissors: a practical guide to outguessing & outwitting almost everybody 153.83 P87

Politics & Government
Simon Denyer Rogue elephant: harnessing the power of India's unruly democracy 320.954 D417
Howard W. French China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants are Building a New Empire in Africa 325.251 F873
Barry R. Posen Restraint: a new foundation for U.S. grand strategy 327.73 P855

Social Sciences & Current Events
James S. Liebman The wrong Carlos: anatomy of a wrongful execution 364.152 D366L
Michael Blanding The map thief: the gripping story of an esteemed rare-map dealer who made millions stealing priceless maps 364.1628 B642
Scott Cowen The inevitable city: the resurgence of New Orleans & the future of urban America 307.3 C874
Marisa Lankester Dangerous odds 364.109 L275
William Stadiem Jet set: the people, the planes, the glamour & the romance in aviation's glory years 387.74 S776

Sports & Games
Peter J. Bourke Sea trials: a lone sailor's race toward home 797.14 B774
Barbara Seagram Defensive play at bridge: a quizbook 795.41 S438d
Colson Whitehead The noble hustle: poker, beef jerky & death 795.41 W592

Travel & Geography
Cris Benton Saltscapes: the kite aerial photography of Cris Benton 917.946 B478

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AUDIOBOOKS
Fiction
Haruki Murakami 1Q84

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DVDs
Drama
Any given Sunday
Elizabeth: the golden age

Foreign Language
Garçon stupide
Son frère (His brother)
Warriors (Guerreros)

Musicals
Cadillac Records
King Creole

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Enemy of the state
Prince of the city
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Posted on Jul. 25, 2014 by Sarah Cruz