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Fiction |
Bohjalian, Christopher A. |
Secrets of Eden. |
Haunted by final words of newly baptized congregation member who
was subsequently murdered by her husband, reverend abandons his pulpit
to spend time with author who writes best-selling books about angels. |
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Fiction |
Chevalier, Tracy |
Remarkable creatures. |
Marked for greatness after being struck by lightning in infancy,
woman discovers fossilized skeleton near her 19th century home that
triggers attacks on her character and upheavals throughout religious,
scientific, and academic communities. |
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Fiction |
Grafton, Sue |
"U" Is for undertow. |
Hired by preppy college dropout to discern fate of 4-year-old
girl who disappeared more than 20 years earlier, p.i. investigates
young man's sketchy memories about burial scene he believes he
discovered at age 6. |
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Fiction |
Griffin, W.E.B. |
The Honor of spies. |
Assigned to help German lieutenant colonel escape from POW
center, World War II OSS officer learns of colonel's role in
conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler and must outmaneuver plot to
kill man's Nazi-connected parents. |
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BK/CD |
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Fiction |
Parker, Robert B. |
Split image. |
Overwhelmed by double homicide involving mob hit, high-ranking
crime figure and twin mafia wives, investigator increasingly succumbs
to alcoholism before agreeing to assist fellow investigator on
seemingly unrelated case. |
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Fiction-General |
Banville, John |
The Infinities. |
At deathbed of renowned mathematician, his 2nd wife and adult
children reflect on their personal demons, including son's pretty
wife, who has caught the attention of the mischievous god Zeus. |
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Fiction-General |
Bohjalian, Christopher A. |
Secrets of Eden. |
Haunted by final words of newly baptized congregation member who
was subsequently murdered by her husband, reverend abandons his pulpit
to spend time with author who writes best-selling books about angels. |
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Fiction-General |
Burdett, John |
The Godfather of Kathmandu. |
Struggling to focus on promotion-making case while studying under
exiled drug-pushing Tibetan lama, Thai police detective finds his
efforts complicated by new appointment and his battle for control of
illegal network. |
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Fiction-General |
Campbell, Bonnie Jo |
American salvage. |
Story collection centered in rural Michigan, where against all
odds, salvation counterbalances loss and despair in unexpected ways,
where everyone is yoked together for better and worse, and where what
looked like junk to most people could be worth real money. |
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Fiction-General |
Coomer, Joe |
Pocketful of names. |
Woman comfortable with her life as dedicated and solitary artist
living on island off coast of Maine is increasingly disturbed by and
forced to adjust to series of unexpected and uninvited visitors. |
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Fiction-General |
Delinsky, Barbara |
Not my daughter. |
Devastated by her teenage daughter's pregnancy, single
mother/high school principal is targeted by unfair criticism when
pregnancies of additional teens are rumored to be part of a pact. |
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Fiction-General |
Erdrich, Louise |
Shadow tag. |
After she discovers that her husband has been reading her diary,
woman turns it into manipulative farce, while secretly keeping 2nd
diary that includes her true thoughts about her shaky marriage, its
affect on her children, and her struggles with alcohol. |
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Fiction-General |
Erdrich, Louise |
Shadow tag. |
After she discovers that her husband has been reading her diary,
woman turns it into manipulative farce, while secretly keeping 2nd
diary that includes her true thoughts about her shaky marriage, its
affect on her children, and her struggles with alcohol. |
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Fiction-General |
Eslami, Elizabeth |
Bone worship. |
After fallout from disastrous relationship causes her to fail out
of school, young woman returns home to her enigmatic Iranian father,
who is planning her arranged marriage, and she must endure series of
strange suitors as she searches for her father's true self. |
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Fiction-General |
Israel, Andrea |
The Recipe club: A Tale of food and friendship. |
"Novel cookbook" that combines authentic story of friendship
with more than 80 delicious recipes. |
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Fiction-General |
Oates, Joyce Carol |
Little bird of heaven. |
After woman is murdered, police target her estranged husband and
her lover leading men's children to become obsessed with one another,
each believing the other's father is guilty. |
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Fiction-General |
Rahimi, Atiq |
The Patience stone (Sange-E Saboor). |
In story inspired by Persian folk tale about patience stone that
will bring about apocalypse after exploding from absorbing too much
hardship, a resentful woman sits beside her brain-dead war soldier
husband, talking endlessly about her grievances--and a dire secret. |
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Fiction-General |
Shepard, Sam |
Day out of days: Stories. |
In series of tales set mainly in the West, man is trapped inside
restaurant where endless loop of Shania Twain songs is playing, actor
recounts his teenage debaucheries with old friend, and squabbling
family on vacation remains oblivious to beauty of Yucatán Peninsula. |
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Fiction-General |
Steel, Danielle |
Big girl. |
After her sister gets engaged to carbon copy of her narcissistic
father, plus-size woman, who has fled L.A. for less-body-conscious
NYC, must learn to love herself for who she is if she is ever going to
get on with her life. |
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LP |
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Fiction-General |
Tyler, Anne |
Noah's compass. |
Preparing to retire early from unfulfilling teaching job, man
struggles to recall missing memories of night before he awoke in
hospital with a head injury. |
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Fiction-Historical |
Benjamin, Melanie |
Alice I have been. |
Octogenarian, who as child inspired Lewis Carroll's famous
Wonderland character, looks back on life marked by implacable mother,
her halcyon days in Oxford and sons who went off to war. |
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Fiction-Historical |
Cornwell, Bernard |
The Burning land. |
After breaking with King Alfred of Wessex and joining Danes and
Vikings in hopes of reclaiming Bebbanburg, warlord switches sides
again after daughter of former ally pleads with him to take command of
Mercian army. |
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Fiction-Historical |
Hambly, Barbara |
Homeland. |
Exchanging letters throughout devastation of American Civil War,
2 women - a southerner and a northerner - share their thoughts about
their husbands' military service, literature, and prospects of
19th-century women. |
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Fiction-Mystery |
Black, Cara |
Murder in the Latin Quarter. |
Computer-security analyst, forever entangled in murder
investigations, finds herself balancing paying clients against
freelance sleuthing involving Haitian woman who claims to be her
half-sister. |
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Fiction-Mystery |
Black, Cara |
Murder in the Palais Royal. |
Accused of shooting her partner, sleuth must also contend with
fact that someone is impersonating her, taxman is investigating her
firm, and 2 murders may have connection to youth she sent to prison. |
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Fiction-Mystery |
Todd, Charles |
The Red door. |
Investigating death of Lancaster woman in summer of 1920,
Scotland Yard detective links her demise to disappearance of man who
was wrongly believed to have gone to serve in World War I. |
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Fiction-Religious |
Goldstein, Rebecca Newberger |
36 Arguments for the existence of God: A Work of fiction. |
Psychology professor finds his relationship with fellow theorist
challenged by former girlfriend's invitation to join her biochemistry
experiment in immortality, an effort that is complicated by his
ongoing quest to understand religion. |
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Fiction-Science Fiction |
Card, Orson Scott |
Hidden empire. |
Sequel to "Empire" finds captain becoming increasingly concerned
about new U.S. president 's tough-handed foreign policy stance, a
perspective that causes him to be targeted and prompts his
investigation into president's role in an assassination plot. |
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Fiction-Suspense |
Boyd, Noah |
The Bricklayer. |
FBI recruits agent it has just fired to solve extortion plot by
group that is killing human targets one by one unless bureau gives
them cash. |
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Fiction-Suspense |
Hamilton, Steve |
The Lock artist. |
After surviving act of violence as a child, boy stops talking and
grows up with ability to open any lock or safe, a talent he sells to
any buyer in the crime world, until botched heist forces him to go
home to face secret that has kept him so quiet. |
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Fiction-Suspense |
Higgins, Jack |
The Wolf at the door. |
When several members of elite intelligence unit are murdered by
unknown assailant, fellow agent finds his life in danger upon
attempting to obtain evidence proving that old nemesis is the killer. |
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Fiction-Suspense |
Hosp, David |
Among thieves. |
Nearly 20 years after large-scale art heist, the unsolved case is
reopened in wake of bizarre murders of Boston underground criminals
whose killings suggest work of IRA-trained individual. |
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Fiction-Suspense |
Parker, Robert B. |
Split image. |
Overwhelmed by double homicide involving mob hit, high-ranking
crime figure and twin mafia wives, investigator increasingly succumbs
to alcoholism before agreeing to assist fellow investigator on
seemingly unrelated case. |
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Fiction-Suspense |
Patterson, James |
Worse case. |
Detective and FBI agent investigating kidnapper who is murdering
children of wealthy New York families discover that killer has hatched
elaborate plot to decimate the entire city. |
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Fiction-Suspense |
Rollins, James |
Altar of Eden. |
Pregnant veterinarian along with U.S. Marshall risks everything
to unravel mystery of smuggler's cache of mutated animals. |
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Bio Connolly |
Nonfiction-Biography |
Connolly, Kevin Michael |
Double take: A Memoir. |
Memoir of man born without legs explores what it is to see
another person clearly. |
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Bio Okrant |
Nonfiction-Biography |
Okrant, Robyn |
Living Oprah: My one-year experiment to walk the walk of the
queen of talk. |
Chronicles author's efforts to live for 1 year as Oprah advises
on her TV show, in her magazine and on her website. |
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Bio Lacks |
Nonfiction-Biography |
Skloot, Rebecca |
The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks. |
Documents how scientists took cells from unsuspecting descendant
of freed slaves and created human cell line that has been kept alive
indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research,
in vitro fertilization and gene mapping. |
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Bio Smith |
Nonfiction-Biography |
Smith, Patti |
Just kids. |
Artist/musician recounts her romance, lifetime friendship and
shared love of art with Robert Mapplethorpe. |
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Bio Dave |
Nonfiction-Biography |
Todd, Leonard |
Carolina Clay: The Life and legend of the slave Potter Dave. |
Traces story of slave, formerly owned by author's ancestors, who
became singular pottery artist of 19th century, in account that
describes Dave's bold decision to reveal his literacy by signing and
inscribing poetry on many of his works. |
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Bio Anne Boleyn |
Nonfiction-Biography |
Weir, Alison |
The Lady in the tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn. |
Account of Henry VIII's 2nd wife's final days seeks to vindicate
her from popular negative perceptions while offering insight into
additional nuances that affected her character and marriage to the
infamous monarch. |
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Bio Edwards |
Nonfiction-Biography |
Young, Andrew |
The Politician: An Insider's account of John Edward's pursuit of
the presidency and the scandal that brought him down. |
Key player in scandal surrounding John Edwards's extramarital
affair, which resulted in a child, explains his role in the
controversy. |
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330.973 Sti |
Nonfiction-Business |
Stiglitz, Joseph E. |
Freefall: America, free markets, and the sinking of the world
economy. |
Nobel Prize winner explains current financial crisis--and the
coming global economic order. |
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Vegetarian 641 Moo |
Nonfiction-Cooking |
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Moosewood Restaurant cooking for health: More than 200 new
vegetarian and vegan recipes for delicious and nutrient-rich dishes. |
Over200 health-conscious recipes, focusing entirely on vegetarian
and vegan cuisine that is both nutrient-rich and delicious. |
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Memoirs 641 Col |
Nonfiction-Cooking |
Colon, Suzan |
Cherries in winter: My family's recipe for hope in hard times. |
Author describes how loss of her job and subsequent need to
economize inspired her to look for wisdom from her own family's past
in stories told by her mother and in recipes of her indomitable
grandmother. |
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610.28 Gaw |
Nonfiction-General |
Gawande, Atul |
Checklist Manifesto: How to get things right. |
Explains how simple checklists have prompted striking and
immediate improvements in surgical and hospital settings, then goes
beyond field of medicine to explore how checklists have improved
everything from homeland security to investment banking. |
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155.9 Gei |
Nonfiction-General |
Geiger, John |
The Third man factor: Surviving the impossible. |
Explores human capacity to survive extreme conditions, noting
phenomenon in which people in life-endangering circumstances often
sense unseen presence who offers encouragement and guidance. |
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307 Kot |
Nonfiction-General |
Kotkin, Joel |
The Next hundred million: America in 2050. |
Makes predictions for mid-21st-century America, assessing how
anticipated additional 100 million citizens will transform everything
from community life and employment to technology and renewable
energies. |
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912.73 Les |
Nonfiction-History |
Lester, Toby |
The Fourth part of the world: The Race to the ends of the Earth,
and the epic story of the map that gave America its name. |
Chronicle of early 16th-century creation of Waldseemüller map
offers insight into how monks, classicists, merchants, and other
contributors from earlier periods shaped map's creation. |
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974.6 Wil |
Nonfiction-History |
Williams, Mark |
The Brittle thread of life: Backcountry people make a place for
themselves in early America. |
Colonists who settled the backcountry in 18th-century New England
were recruited from social fringe, people who were desperate for land,
autonomy, and respectability and who were willing to make hard living
in rugged environment. |
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973.4 Woo |
Nonfiction-History |
Wood, Gordon S. |
Empire of liberty: A History of the early republic, 1789-1815. |
Account of early American Republic, ranging from 1789 and
beginning of national government to end of War of 1812. |
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811 Ger |
Nonfiction-Poetry |
Gerstler, Amy |
Dearest creature. |
Latest collection by National Book Critics Circle Award-winning
author of Bitter Angel is comprised of disparate works that consider
such fantastical scenarios as chorus chant by hallucinogenic plants,
dog that grants an interview, and caterpillar that offers life advice. |
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973.932 Hei |
Nonfiction-Politics |
Heilemann, John |
Game change: Obama and the Clintons, Mccain and Palin, and the
race of a lifetime. |
Inside story of 2008 race for the White House explains reasons
behind rise of Barack Obama, breakdown of Hilary Clinton's campaign,
McCain's choice of Sarah Palin for running mate and Palin's
widespread, yet polarizing, appeal. |
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324.973 Plo |
Nonfiction-Politics |
Plouffe, David |
The Audacity to win: The Inside story and lessons of Barack
Obama's historic victory. |
44th president's campaign manager reveals strategies that he
credits with Obama's successful primary and general elections,
explaining how combination of technology and grassroots organization
is revolutionizing politics. |
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153.1 Pin |
Nonfiction-Self-help |
Pink, Daniel H. |
Drive: The Surprising truth about what motivates us. |
Challenges popular misconceptions to reveal what actually
motivates people and how to harness that knowledge to promote personal
and professional fulfillment |
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204 Ray |
Nonfiction-Self-help |
Raynor, Andrea |
The Voice that calls you home: Inspiration for life's journeys. |
Cancer survivor and hospice chaplain who worked at Ground Zero
after September 11 attacks provides positive, affirming collection of
essays that teaches how to understand and accept life's darkest hours. |
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158 Rub |
Nonfiction-Self-help |
Rubin, Gretchen |
The Happiness project: Or, why I spent a year trying to sing in
the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle, and
generally have more fun. |
Chronicles author's year spent testing edicts of conventional
wisdom to assess their potential for improving life, describing
various activities ranging from getting more sleep and singing to her
children to starting a blog and imitating a spiritual master. |
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917.299 Fod 2010 |
Nonfiction-Travel |
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Fodor's Bermuda 2010. |
Information on accommodations, restaurants, and local
attractions. |