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     Selected New Releases in Fiction

  • A Knight in Shining Armor (Montgomery/Taggart #15) by Jude Deveraux (2/11)

  • The Pawnbroker (Charlie Henry #1) by David & Aimee Thurlo (2/11)

  • The Redeemer (Harry Hole #6) by Jo Nesbo (2/11)

  • Tiger Shrimp Tango by Tim Dorsey (2/11)

  • From the Dead (Tom Thorne #9) by Mark Billingham (2/11)

  • Dominion by C.J. Sansom (2/11)

  • The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais (2/11)

  • Cross Roads by Wm. Paul Young (2/11)

  • The Exodus Towers (Dire Earth Cycle #2) by Jason M. Hough (2/11)

  • Big Sky Secrets (Parable, Montana #6) by Linda Lael Miller (2/11)

  • Hearts of Sand (Gregor Demarkian #28) by Jane Haddam (2/11)

  • Dor Or Die (Reluctant Heroes #1) by Suzanne Brockman (2/11)

  • Confessions of a Wild Child by Jackie Collins (2/11)

  • Somerset by Leila Meacham (2/11)

  • The Drowning Spool (Needlecraft Mystery #17) by Monica Ferris (2/11)

  • Cell by Robin Cook (2/11)

  • Mark of Evil (End Series #4) by Tim LaHaye & Craig Parshall (2/11)

  • I Shall Be Near To You by Erin Lindsay McCabe (2/11)

  • Annihilation (Southern Reach Trilogy #1) by Jeff Vandermeer (2/11)

  • The Lone Warrior (Once Upon A Time in the West #3) by Lori Austin (2/11)

  • Belle Cora by Phillip Margulies (2/11)

  • Red 1-2-3 by John Katzenbach (2/11)

  • Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen (2/11)

  • Red Rising (Red Rising Trilogy #1) by Pierce Brown (2/11)

  • The Deepest Secret by Carla Buckley (2/11)

  • Orfeo by Richard Powers (2/11)

  • Big Sky Summer (Parable, Montana #4) by Linda Lael Miller (2/11)

  • Dark Wolf (Dark #25) by Christine Feehan (1/29)

  • Mercy Snow by Tiffany Baker (1/29)

  • Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh (1/29)

  • The Invisible Code (Bryant & May #10) by Christopher Fowler (1/29)

  • The Execution (Jeremy Fisk #2) by Dick Wolf (1/29)

  • Lake of Tears (Claire Watkins #9) by Mary Logue (1/29)

  • Standup Guy (Stone Barrington #28) by Stuart Woods (1/29)

  • In the Blood by Lisa Unger (1/29)

  • Revolution (Secret World Chronicles #3) by Mercedes Lackey (1/29)

  • Andrew’s Brain by E.L. Doctorow (1/29)

  • Bull River (Cole & Hitch #6) by Robert B. Parker (1/29)

  • Eggs in a Casket (Cackleberry Club #5) by Laura Childs (1/29)

  • Shoot the Woman First (Crissa Stone #3) by Wallace Stroby (1/29)

  • Work Done For Hire by Joe Haldeman (1/29)

  • Electra (Delphic Women #3) by Kerry Greenwood (1/29)

  • The Way of All Fish by Martha Grimes (1/29)

  • Delivering Death (Riley Spartz #6) by Julie Kramer (1/29)

  • Mr. Churchill’s Secretary (Maggie Hope #1) by Susan MacNeal (1/29)

  • Entwined with You (Crossfire #3) by Sylvia Day (1/29)

  • A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith (1/29)

  • The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott (1/29)

  • Parade’s End by Tom Stoppard (1/29)

  • River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz (1/29)

  • The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (1/29)

  • The Governess of Highland Hall (Edwardian Brides #1) by Carrie Turansky (1/29)

  • Fear Nothing (Det. D.D. Warren #7) by Lisa Gardner (1/29)

  • Mrs. Lincoln’s Revival by Jennifer Chiaverini (1/29)

  • The Ascendant by Drew Chapman (1/29)

  • Saints of the Shadow Bible (Inspector Rebus #19) by Ian Rankin (1/29)

  • The Pagan Lord (Warrior Chronicles #7) by Bernard Cornwell (1/29)

  • The Polaris Protocol (Pike Logan #5) by Brad Taylor (1/29)

  • Worthy Brown’s Daughter by Phillip Margolin (1/29)

  • An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris (1/29)

  • Dark Bites by Sherrilyn Kenyon (1/29)

  • The Days of Anna Madrigal by Armistead Maupin (1/29)

  • Snowblind by Christopher Golden (1/29)

  • Still Life With Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen (1/29)

  • NYPD Puzzle (Puzzle Lady Mystery #15) by Parnell Hall (1/29)

  • Park Lane by Frances Osborne (1/29)

  • The Last Enchantments by Charles Finch (1/29)

  • The Dragon’s Path (The Dagger & the Coin #1) by Daniel Abraham (1/29)

  • The King’s Blood (The Dagger & Coin #2) by Daniel Abraham (1/29)

  • The Tyrant’s Law (The Dagger & the Coin #3) by Daniel Abraham (1/29)

  • The Ghost of the Mary Celeste by Valerie Martin (1/29)

  • That Old Black Magic (Wedding Cake Mystery #4) by Mary Jane Clark (1/29)

  • Hunting Shadows (Inspector Ian Rutledge #16) by Charles Todd (1/29)

  • Carthage by Joyce Carol Oates (1/29)

  • Dangerous Women by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozio (1/22)

  • The Woman Who Lost Her Soul by Bob Shacochis (1/22)

  • A Spider in the Cup (Joe Sandilands #11) by Barbara Cleverly (1/22)

  • Longbourn by Jo Baker (1/22)

  • The Guts by Roddy Doyle (1/22)

  • Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham (1/13)

  • Iscariot by Tosca Lee (1/13)

  • The Death Trade by Jack Higgins (1/13)

  • Submergence by J.M. Ledgard (1/13)

  • The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison (1/13)

  • Headed for Trouble by Suzanne Brockman (Troubleshooters #16.5) (1/13)

  • Killing Cupid (Jaine Austen #12) by Laura Levine (1/13)

     Selected New Releases in Nonfiction

  • The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin (2/11)

  • Ties That Bind: Stories of Love & Gratitude From The First Ten Years of Storycorps by Dave Isay (2/11)

  • The Campaign Manager: Running and Winning Local Elections by Catherine Shaw (2/11)

  • My Venice and Other Essays by Donna Leon (2/11)

  • Playing with Image Transfers by Courtney Cerruti (2/11)

  • Call Me Burroughs: A Life by Barry Miles (2/11)

  • Younger: The Breakthrough Anti-Aging Method for Radiant Skin by Harold Lancer, M.D. (2/11)

  • Defiant: The POWs Who Endured Vietnam’s Most Infamous Prison, the Women Who Fought For Them, and the One Who Never Returned by Alvin Townley

  • Spruce: A Step-By-Step Guide to Upholstery and Design by Amanda Brown

  • The Antidote: Inside the World of New Pharma by Barry Werth (2/11)

  • Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, From Birth To Tween by Melissa Atkins Wardy (2/11)

  • Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life by Joe Brewster, M.D. and Michele Stephenson with Hilary Beard (1/29)

  • Love & War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters, and One Louisiana Home by Mary Matalin & James Carville (1/29)

  • Loving Someone with PTSD: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Connecting with Your Partner after Trauma by Aphrodite T. Matsakis, PhD

  • When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart: Coping with Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, and the Problems That Tear Families Apart by Joel Young, M.D. with Christine Adamec (1/29)

  • Why I Read: The Serious Pleasure of Books by Wendy Lesser (1/29)

  • The Death Class: A True Story About Life by Erika Hayasaki (1/29)

  • Experimenting with Babies: Amazing Science Projects You Can Perform on Your Kid by Shaun Gallagher (1/29)

  • Make Your Brain Smarter: Increase Your Brain’s Creativity, Energy, and Focus by Sandra Bond Chapman, Ph.D. (1/29)

  • Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath (1/29)

  • A Million Years With You: A Memoir of Life Observed by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (1/29)

  • Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey by The Countess of Carnarvon (1/29)

  • The Butler Speaks: A Guide to Stylish Entertaining, Etiquette, and the Art of Good Housekeeping by Charles MacPherson (1/29)

  • Things I’ve Learned From Dying: A Book About Life by David R. Dow (1/29)

  • 27: A History of the 27 Club Through the Lives of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse by Howard Sounes (1/22)

  • Schizophrenia: A Brother Finds Answers in Biological Science by Ronald Chase

  • How to Age in Place: Planning for a Happy, Independent, and Financially Secure Retirement by Mary Languirand, PhD, and Robert F. Bornstein, PhD (1/22)

  • Not So Fast: Parenting Your Teen Through the Dangers of Driving by Tim Hollister (1/22)

  • Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War by Robert M. Gates (1/22)

  • Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History---without the Fairy-Tale Endings by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie (1/22)

  • The Everything Executor and Trustee Book by Douglas D. Wilson, CFP, CTFA

  • What Are You Hungry For? By Deepak Chopra (1/13)

  • The Firm by Duff McDonald (1/13)

  • Jane Austen’s England by Roy Adkins (1/13)

  • Cooked by Michael Pollan (1/13)

  • The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (1/13)

  • Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P.L. Travers by Valerie Lawson (1/13)

  • The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend by Glenn Frankel (1/13)

  • Social Media Marketing for Dummies by Jan Zimmerman & Deborah Ng (1/13)

  • Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times by Lucy Lethbridge (1/13)

  • Owning the Earth: the Transforming History of Land Ownership by Andro Linklater (1/13)

  • The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays by Ree Drummond (1/13)

  • The Gift of Adversity: The Unexpected Benefits of Life’s Difficulties, Setbacks, and Imperfections (1/13)

  • George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring that Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger (1/13)

  • What’s So Funny?: My Hilarious Life by Tim Conway (1/13)

  • Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise by David Rothenberg

  • This is Your Captain Speaking by Gavin MacLeod (1/13)

  • Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger (1/13)

  • Empire of Secrets: British Intelligence, the Cold War, and the Twilight of Empire by Calder Walton (1/13)

  • Not A Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus by Kyle Idleman (1/13)

  • This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral---Plus Plenty of Valet Parking!---in America’s Gilded Capital by Mark Leibovich (1/13)

  • God: A Story of Revelation by Deepak Chopra (1/13)

  • Healing is Possible: New Hope for Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Persistent Pain, and Other Chronic Illnesses (1/13)

  • Unsolved Mysteries of the Old West by W.C. Jameson (1/13)

  • The Maid and the Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc by Nancy Goldstone (1/13)

  • Blasphemy: Sentenced to Death Over a Cup of Water (1/13)

  • Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of An Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City by Eric Toensmeier w/ Jonathan Bates (1/13)

  • Pirates: Their Trials and Executions by Skyhorse (1/13)

  • Twelve Years A Slave by Solomon Northup (1/13)

  • Kids First, Diabetes Second: Tis for Parenting a Child with Type 1 Diabetes by Leighann Calentine (1/13)

  • Souped Up: Do-It-Yourself Projects to Make Anything Better by Michael Huynh

  • Journal It!: Perspectives in Creative Journaling by Jenny Doh (1/13)

  • Core Strength Training: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to a Stronger Body and Better Posture for Men and Women by Gareth Jones (1/13)

  • The Design Aglow Posing Guide for Family Portrait Photography by Lena Hyde

  • The Audubon Society Guide to Attracting Birds by Stephen W. Kress (1/13)

  • Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom by Nelson Mandela (1/13)

     New DVDs in the Library

  • Romeo and Juliet (2/11)

  • Escape Plan (2/11)

  • Baggage Claim (2/11)

  • Supernatural (Season 4) (2/11)

  • All Is Lost (2/11)

  • Grace Unplugged (2/11)

  • Austenland (2/11)

  • Closed Circuit (2/11)

  • Sherlock (BBC) (Season 1) (2/11)

  • Jobs (1/29)

  • Blue Jasmine (1/29)

  • Spiderman (1/29)

  • Up (1/29)

  • The Lone Ranger (1/29)

  • Instructions Not Included (1/29)

  • You’re Next (1/29)

  • Elysium (1/29)

  • One Direction: This Is Us (1/29)

  • Lee Daniels’ The Butler (1/29)

  • Captain Phillips (1/29)

  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (1/29)

  • The Fifth Estate (1/29)

  • Last Vegas (1/29)

  • Chicago Fire (Season 1) (1/29)

  • Carrie (1/22)

  • Thanks for Sharing (1/22)

  • The World’s End (1/22)

  • Fruitvale Station (1/22)

  • Enough Said (1/22)

  • The Spectacular Now (1/22)

  • 2 Guns (1/22)

  • The Wolverine (1/22)

  • Short Term 12 (1/22)

  • Don Juan (1/22)

  • Despicable Me 2 (1/22)

  • Runner Runner (1/22)

  • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (1/22)

  • Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (1/22)

  • Wreck-It Ralph (1/13)

  • Grimm (Season 1) (1/13)

  • Face/Off (1/13)

  • Monte Walsh: The Last Cowboy (1/13)

  • Taken 2 (1/13)

 

 

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