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New Titles for the Week of January 16

BOOKS

FICTION
Nathan Filer The shock of the fall
Jane Gardam The hollow land
Karl O. Knausgaard A time for everything
Jayne Ann Krentz Trust no one
Harriet Lane Her
Ben Metcalf Against the country
Patrick Modiano Suspended sentences
James Morrow Galapagos regained
Okey Ndibe Arrows of rain
Colleen Oakley Before I go
Daniel Pyne Fifty mice
Graeme Simsion The Rosie effect

Historical Fiction
Bernard Cornwell The empty throne
Priya Parmar Vanessa & her sister

Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Rennie Airth The reckoning
Tessa Arlen Death of a dishonorable gentleman
Alan Bradley As chimney sweepers come to dust: a Flavia de Luce novel
Tess Gerritsen Rizzoli & Isles: die again
Sarah Graves Winter at the door
W.E.B. Griffin & William E. Butterworth IV The assassination option: a clandestine operations novel
Mette Ivie Harrison The bishop's wife
Jack Higgins Rain on the dead
Tim Johnston Descent
Bill Loehfelm Doing the devil's work
Marcia Muller The body snatchers affair: a Carpenter & Quincannon mystery
Thomas Perry A string of beads
Brad Taylor No fortunate son
Charles Todd A fine summer's day
Stuart Woods Insatiable appetites

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Pierce Brown Golden son

Short Stories
George Pelecanos The martini shot

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Mark Millar Secret Service. Kingsman 741.5 S446
Scott Snyder The Wake 741.5 S675w

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NONFICTION
Applied Sciences
Tim MacWelch Hunting & gathering survival manual 613.69 M177

Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Donald Judd: the multicolored works 750.92 J922
Willibald Sauerländer Manet paints Monet: a summer in Argenteuil 750.92 M27s

Biography & Genealogy
David Stephen Calonne Henry Miller 92 M6478c

Books, Reading, Publishing, Journalism, Library & Information Science
Roderick Cave & Sara Ayad The history of the book in 100 books: the complete story, from Egypt to e-book 002.09 C378
The first lady of radio: Eleanor Roosevelt's historic broadcasts 081 R776

Business & Economics
Teri Agins Hijacking the runway: how celebrities are stealing the spotlight from fashion designers 338.4774 A267
Sven Beckert Empire of cotton: a global history 338.4767 B396
Alistair Croll Lean analytics: use data to build a better startup faster 658.834 C944
Jeff Gothelf Lean UX: applying lean principles to improve user experience 658.57 G684
The real problem solvers: social entrepreneurs in America 338.04 R288

Chess
Horse laffs: humor in chess 794.1 H817

Computer Science
Vikram Chandra Geek sublime: the beauty of code, the code of beauty 005.1 C456

Food & Drink
James M. Gabler Passions: the wines & travels of Thomas Jefferson 641.22 J453g
Libby H. O'Connell The American plate: a culinary history in 100 bites 641.5973 O182
Charles Phan The Slanted Door: modern Vietnamese food 641.5959 P535s

Health & Medicine
Peter Caddick-Adams Snow & steel: the Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45 940.542 C121
Hervey Cleckley The mask of sanity: an attempt to clarify some issues about the so-called psychopathic personality 616.89 C623
Michelle Katz Healthcare made easy: answers to all of your healthcare questions under the Affordable Care Act 368.3 K197
Adam D. Shprintzen The vegetarian crusade: the rise of an American reform movement, 1817-1921 613.262 S559
Lisa Yagoda Affordable Care Act for dummies 362.1 Y129

History
Laura A. Ackley San Francisco's Jewel City: the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 907.4794 A182
Michael J. Taylor Antiochus the Great 935 A632
Gareth Glover Waterloo: myth & reality 940.27 G566
Philip Matyszak Sertorius & the struggle for Spain 937.63 M446
Chris West A history of America in thirty-six postage stamps 973 W516

Languages & Linguistics
The Dialects of modern German: a linguistic survey 437 D536

Literature & Writing
The odes of Horace 874 H81f
Dag Norberg An introduction to the study of medieval Latin versification 871 N822
Peter Jones Reading Ovid: stories from the Metamorphōsēs 871 O96j

Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Jane Hawking Travelling to infinity: my life with Stephen 530.92 H388
Kathryn Miles Superstorm: nine days inside Hurricane Sandy 363.34 M643

Performing Arts & Music
Jacques Ranciere The intervals of cinema 791.43 R185
Durrell Bowman Experiencing Rush: a listener's companion 780.92 R952

Philosophy, Psychology & Religion
Backpacking with the saints: wilderness hiking as spiritual practice 204 B126
Will Durant Fallen leaves: last words on life, love, war & God 191 D95f
Slavoj Žižek Absolute recoil: towards a new foundation of dialectical materialism 146.3 Z82

Politics & Government
Sharyl Attkisson Stonewalled: my fight for truth against the forces of obstruction, intimidation & harassment in Obama's Washington 323.445 A885

Social Sciences & Current Events
Sheila Heti Women in clothes 391.2 H589
Vanessa Rodriguez The teaching brain: an evolutionary trait at the heart of education 370.15 R696
David B. Axelrod Merlin Stone remembered: her life & works 305.42 S879

Sports & Games
Bill Heavey You're not lost if you can still see the truck: the further adventures of America's everyman outdoorsman 799 H442

Travel & Geography
Lonely Planet's best in travel 2015 910.2 L847b 2015
Cynthia Renwick Out of Grace: an unlikely journey through Guatamala's haunted highlands 917.281 R424
Francis Russell 101 places in Italy: a private grand tour 914.5 R961

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AUDIOBOOKS
Nonfiction
William Manchester American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 CD 92 M1167ma
The Twilight Zone radio dramas. Volume 8 CD 812 T972 v.8

Posted on Jan. 16, 2015 by Sarah Cruz