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Doiron, Paul, THE POACHER’S SON: A Maine Game Warden fights to clear his no-account father, with whom he has had little contact, of the murder of the unpopular purchaser of a 100-year-old campground and the deputy who was guarding him. Goodwin, Jason, JANISSARY TREE: In the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, a string of murders disturbs the sultan’s royal court and a savvy eunuch discovers a link between the crimes and the Janissaries, a disloyal band of elite soldiers banned by the sultan 10 years earlier. Leon, Donna, A QUESTION OF BELIEF: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery: Venice is baking under a glaring summer sun, and Brunetti is yearning to escape to the mountains with his family, but three problems arise to prevent him, one a shocking major crime. May, Peter, FREEZE FRAME: 4th of the Enzo Files: A long-ago promise to a dying man leads forensic ace Enzo Macleod, who’s been teaching in France for a year, to Brittany; the dead man left several clues with his son, but the son died soon after the father, and never saw the message. Nunn, Malla, A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DIE: A stunning and darkly romantic novel set in 1950s apartheid in South Africa, the first in a series featuring Detective Emmanuel Cooper, a man caught in a time and place where racial tensions and hunger for power make life very dangerous. Nunn, Malla, LET THE DEAD LIE: Detective Emmanuel Cooper returns in this novel about murder, power, and a dangerous South African underworld. Steinhauser, Olen, THE NEAREST EXIT: Proving there’s still juice in the le Carré formula, another spy comes in from the cold in this complicated tale.
B BUSH, Bush, Laura, SPOKEN FROM THE HEART: In this deeply personal memoir, George W. Bush’s first lady tells her own extraordinary story, which saw her move from the boom-and-bust town of Midland, Texas, to the White House. B CHEEVER, Bailey, Blake, CHEEVER: A Life: John Cheever (1912-1982) was a mass of contradictions; this book describes his various reactions to other writers as well as the prickly dynamic of his domestic life, lived through a haze of alcohol and extramarital heterosexual and homosexual relationships. B DAUM, Daum, Meghan, LIFE WOULD BE PERFECT IF I LIVED IN THAT HOUSE: This cautionary tale about house lust tracks Daum’s dizzying succession of moves from New York City to Lincoln, Nebraska. B GREENLAW, Greenlaw, Laura, SEAWORTHY: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea: A wonderful account of the wild ride of swordfishing, from the technical complexities of longline fishing and nuances of reading the weather, to the sheer beauty of the open water. B MOORE, Moore, Wes, THE OTHER WES MOORE: One Name, Two Fates: The story of two kids with the same name, born in Baltimore within a year of each other; one grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar, the other is serving a life sentence in prison. B NEMIROVSKY, Philipponnat, Olivier, LIFE OF NEMIROVSKY: 1903-1942: This biography of the Russian-born novelist Irène Nemirovsky, who was deported to Auschwitz from France, where she was living in 1942, raises questions about her relationship to her Jewish roots. B OBAMA, Remnick, David, BRIDGE: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama: From the New Yorker editor Remnick, a world-ranging, eye-opening, comprehensive life-to-date of the 44th President of the United States. B SILVERMAN, Silverman, Sarah, THE BEDWETTER: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee: Outrageous stories from the co-creator of the Sarah Silverman Program, who grew up in New Hampshire. B TOLSTOY, Popoff, Alexandra, SOPHIA TOLSTOY: A Biography: A welcome reassessment of the life of Sophia Tolstoy (1844-1919), the misunderstood wife of the renowned Russian author. B VANDERBILT, Stiles, T. J., FIRST TYCOON: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt: A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism.
Clark, Mary Higgins, SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE Goldenbaum, Sally, MURDERS ON ELDERBERRY ROAD Graves, Saraah, CRAWL SPACE Larson, Leslie, BREAKING OUT OF BEDLAM Michaels, Fern, RETURN TO SENDER Roberts, Nora, SAVOR THE MOMENT
Ariely, Dan, THE UPSIDE OF IRRATIONALITY: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Home and at Work, 330 ARI: A funny, fascinating, alarming tour of our own irrational minds; you will never look at anything the same way again. Armantrout, Rae, VERSED, 811 ARM: A collection of verse from one of the most brilliant poets of her generation. Breen, T. H., AMERICAN INSURGENTS, AMERICAN PATRIOTS: The Revolution of the People, 973.3 BRE: A noted historian tells the overlooked “people’s story” of the American Revolution, giving and important new view of revolution in the making. Dickstein, Morris, DANCING IN THE DARK: A Cultural History of the Great Depression, 973.91 DIC: This is not the typical survey of the Great Depression years; rather, the woes of the time take back seat to the flourishing of the arts. Gallagher, Matthew, KABOOM: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War, 956.7044 GAL: In this hauntingly direct war memoir, a cocky West Coast frat boy becomes a reflective leader in the latter part of the Iraq conflict. Greenberg, Mike; Golic, Mike; Chaikivsky, Andrew, MIKE AND MIKE’S RULES FOR SPORTS AND LIFE, 796.02 GRE: The Mikes are the hosts of ESPN’s early morning sports talk show and this book recounts some of their best on-air discussions. Guilliatt, Richard; Hohnen, Peter, THE WOLF: How One German Raider Terrorized the Allies in the Most Epic Voyage of WWI, 940.95 GUI: In November 1916, an apparently ordinary freighter left Kiel, Germany, and did not touch land for 15 months, sailing 64,000 miles round the world, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Hoffman, David E., DEAD HAND: The Untold Story of the Cold War and its Dangerous Legacy, 909.825 HOF: This history sheds light on the last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today. Junger, Sebastian, WAR, 958.1047 JUN: The author attempts to create an unflinching account of frontline combat in this often harrowing account of the physical and psychological toll of modern warfare on the average soldier. Lowenstein, Roger, END OF WALL STREET, 332.64 LOW: A veteran financial/business journalist examines the past 3 years of economic collapse, chronicling actions and inactions from dozens of villains and a few heroes. Macintyre, Ben, OPERATION MINCEMEAT: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory, 940.5486 MAC: The well-known story of wartime deception is embellished and shown to be even more ingenious and risky than we had all supposed. McKibben, Bill, EAARTH: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet, 304.2 McK: This stark no-nonsense manifesto about global warming and its unstoppable effects is an absolute must-read. Miller, Lisa, HEAVEN: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife, 202 MIL: An introduction to what monotheists of all stripes believe about heaven. Montgomery, Sy, BIRDOLOGY: Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip-Hop Parrots, Baby Humming Birds, and one Murderously Big Living Dinosaur, 598 MON: A compelling journey of exploration into the very depths of what makes a bird a bird. Prothero, Stephen, GOD IS NOT ONE: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World, 200: The author posits that, for good and for evil, religion is the single greatest influence in the world, and when we pretend that the various religious traditions are different paths to the same god, we blur the sharp distinctions at our peril. Roth, Geneen, WOMEN, FOOD AND GOD: An Unexpected Path to Almost Anything, 616.85 ROT: The theme of this book about overeating is that the way we think about food and handle ourselves around it mirrors the way we do everything. Roubini, Nouriel; Mihm, Stephen, CRISIS ECONOMICS: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance, 338.542 ROU: This book reveals the methods Roubini used to foretell the latest crisis before other economists saw it coming, and shows how this can help us prepare for the future. Shannon, Lisa, THOUSAND SISTERS: My Journey of Hope into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman, 362.83 SHA: A very personal memoir by the long-distance runner about her creation of Run for Congo Women, which raises funds for Congolese women survivors of rape, torture and mutilation. Sides, Hampton, HELLHOUND ON HIS TRAIL: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin, 364.152 SID: An engrossing study of the assassination and of the FBI’s transoceanic hunt for James Earl Ray, the alleged assassin. Strauch, Barbara, SECRET LIFE OF THE GROWN-UP BRAIN: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-aged Mind, 616.98 STR: An intriguing look at cutting-edge studies that now tell us that the brain has not finished growing in a child’s early years but continues into the teens. Stiglitz, Joseph E., FREEFALL AMERICA, FREE MARKETS, AND THE SINKING OF THE WORLD ECONOMY, 330.973 STI: Written by a Nobel Prize recipient and stout advocate of Keynsian economics, this inquest into the 2007-09 recession lashes many villains, banks above all. Turbow, Jason, BASEBALL CODES: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime, 795.357 TUR: An entertaining, revealing survey of the varied, sometimes inscrutable, unwritten rules that govern the way baseball is played by the pros. Waterman, Jonathan, RUNNING DRY: A Journey from Source to Sea Down the Colorado River, 917.91 WAT: Waterman describes sheer adventure and environmental calamity in this account of his 2008 trip down the overtaxed, drying Colorado.
Chopra, Deepak; Ford, Debbie; Williamson, Marianne, SHADOW EFFECT: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self, 154.2 CHO: The three authors pierce the veil of our unclaimed self, releasing us from the past and propelling us on a journey to wholeness. Feinstein, Alice, NUTRICURES: Foods and Supplements that Work with Your Body to Relieve Symptoms & Speed Healing, 615.854 FEI: Over 400 remedies to help treat and prevent more than 60 common health concerns. Parker-Pope, Tara, FOR BETTER: The Science of a Good Marriage, 646.7 PAR: A real guide to making your marriage work, with all the latest scientific information about how to get and keep life’s greatest prize, namely a good partnership. Sheehy, Gail, PASSAGES IN CAREGIVING: Turning Chaos into Confidence, 362 SHE: This book is a must for caregivers who are caring for a loved one with a terminal or incapacitating illness.
DISCOVER EUROPE, 914 EUR: This Lonely Planet guide will help you experience the best of Europe.
Guiliano, Mireille, FRENCH WOMEN DON’T GET FAT, 613.25 GUI: Both a memoir and a cookbook, this is also a guide for American women on weight control. Moulton, Sara, SARA MOULTON’S EVERYDAY FAMILY DINNERS, 641.5 MOU: Moulton shares 200 recipes for busy home cooks, creating dishes that reflect the way Americans really eat at home and, bearing in mind the recession, creates meals that are inexpensive yet flavorful. Susanka, Sarah, MORE NOT SO BIG SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR HOME, 728.37 SUS: Numerous strategies that help small places think big.
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