September 01, 2006
NEW WESTERNS IN LARGE PRINT, Pt 2
Here are some more Westerns to be found on the New Large Print shelves (* means there is a regular Fiction edition also available; ** means there is also a regular edition in NEW WESTERNS):
The Hell Born by Ray Hogan (NEW LARGE PRINT HOG)--Arizona Warden Ben Skerrit pursues vicious escapee Rufe Houston, killer and kidnapper
Ride the Wind South by John Hunter (NEW LARGE PRINT HUNTER, J.)--only teenager Davey Berry knows where stolen money is hidden and Ross Belmont must protect him from the unscrupulous
Destiny of the Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone with Fred Austin (NEW LARGE PRINT JOHNSTONE, W.)--former gunslinger Smoke Jensen comes out of seclusion to combat a sadistic former Union officer bent on destroying--again--the family and property of a Texas rancher
Barbed Wire by Elmer Kelton (NEW LARGE PRINT KELTON, E.)--open range advocates battle with ranchers putting up barbed wire fences
The Raiders: Sons of Texas by Elmer Kelton (NEW LARGE PRINT KELTON, E.)--pert 2 of the Sons of Texas trilogy finds brothers Michael and Andrew struggling to establish their ranches in Mexico-owned Texas
Six Bits a Day by Elmer Kelton (NEW LARGE PRINT KEL)**--Hewey Callaway and his brother sign on for a cattle drive, a trip destined to be full of adventure as well as misadventure
Condor Canyon by L. J. Martin. (NEW LARGE PRINT MARTIN, L.)--sailor-turned-rancher Clint Ryan gets involved with the kidnapping of the head of one of California's oldest Spanish families
Telegraph Days by Larry McMurtry (NEW LARGE PRINT MCMURTRY, L.)**--the life and times of Nellie Cartright, enterprising author, Wild West Show manager, telegrapher, mother, and movie heroine
Cherokee Outlet by D.B. Newton (NEW LARGE PRINT NEW)--stories of the Oklahoma land rush of 1889
Hired Hand by Nelson Nye (NEW LARGE PRINT NYE)--when Mark Dawson's boss's son, Curly, comes back to town, their former childhood friendship turns to hatred
The Hide Hunters by Lewis B. Patten (NEW LARGE PRINT PATTEN, L.)--buffalo hunter Jess Burdett rescues domestic abuse victim Edith, but they still have to make it safely through Comanche territory
Ride a Crooked Trail by Lewis B. Patten (NEW LARGE PRINT PAT)--renegade soldiers have massacred young Jason Willard's family; now he is out for revenge, but has to stay alive first
Ralph Compton: West of Pecos by David Robbins (NEW LARGE PRINT ROB)--former Civil War soldiers, now neighbors--one a Yankee, one a Johnny Reb--must now work together to protect their ranches from rustlers and hostile Indians
Judgment Day by Frank Roderus (NEW LARGE PRINT RODERUS, F.)--a local boy and a newcomer, a school teacher from out East, compete for the hand of a beautiful young girl
The Wrangler by Frank Roderus (NEW LARGE PRINT ROD)--Confederate veteran John Candler agrees to work on Catherine Walborough's ranch until she can sell out, but Eddie Monnet wants the ranch and the widow and is not averse to using illegal means to get them; can John save Catherine and her ranch?
The Vigilante by Jory Sherman (NEW LARGE PRINT SHERMAN, J.)--when his storekeeper family is brutally murdered by the local rich kids, who go unpunished, Lew Zane takes justice into his own hands
Amethyst (Romance) by Lauraine Snelling (NEW LARGE PRINT SNELLING, L.)--Book 4 of the Dakota Treasures; newly retired Major Jeremiah McHenry looks at newcomer Amethyst O'Shaughasy as a potential bride
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August 31, 2006
NEW WESTERNS IN LARGE PRINT, Pt. 1
There don't seem to be very many Westerns (marked with "Western" stickers) any more on the regular New Fiction shelves. A few of the current ones include:
Calder Storm by Janet Dailey (NEW WESTERN DAILEY,J.) (Romance)--Trey Calder meets and weds photographer Sloan, but the couple's happiness is threatened by Sloan's revelation that her guardian is a long-time enemy of the Calders
Showdown by Ted Dekker. (NEW WESTERN DEK)--a mysterious preacher arrives in a small Colorado town, stirring up trouble, especially with a local monastery
The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig (NEW WESTERN DOIG, I.)--[highly recommended] a look back at a small rural school in Montana in 1909 and the unusual teacher who inspires his students
The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion by Loren D. Estleman (NEW WESTERN ESTLEMAN,L)--Shakespearean actors by day, bank robbers by night, Vermillion's troupe has to outwit the Ace-in-the-Hole Gang as well as a Pinkerton detective
The Man from Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller (NEW WESTERN MILLER, L.) (Romance)--Ranger Sam O'Ballivan goes undercover as a teacher in an attempt to stop a gang of train robbers
The Justice Riders by Chuck Norris, Ken Abraham, Aaron Norris & Tim Grayem (NEW WESTERN NOR)--General Sherman commissions an elite band of soldiers to disrupt the Confederate Army any way they can
However, on the New Large Print shelves one can find many, many more Westerns (identifiable by their stickers). On the day I looked, I found over 30 (* means there is a regular Fiction edition also available; ** means there is also a regular edition in NEW WESTERNS):
The Mustang Breaker by Stephen Bly (NEW LARGE PRINT BLY,S.)--part 2 of the Horse Dreams Trilogy finds Develyn Worrell still searching for her soul-mate
Whispering Canyon by Stuart Brock (NEW LARGE PRINT BROCK, S.)--a range war threatens the career of Lace Curtain newcomer Joel Lockhart
Law for Hire: Saving Masterson by Bill Brooks (NEW LARGE PRINT BRO)--Bat Masterson teams up with Pinkerton agent Teddy Blue to keep the peace in Dodge City
The Law in Somos Santos by Ralph Cotton (NEW LARGE PRINT COTTON, R.)--Sheriff Cray Dawson must capture a vicious gang of bank robbers
Whistling Lead by Eugene Cunningham (NEW LARGE PRINT CUNNINGHAM, E.)--cowboy Gavity is unexpectedly drafted as the marshall of La Fe, Texas
Badlands Justice by Dan Cushman (NEW LARGE PRINT CUS)*--two young brothers try to protect their mother's ranch from rustlers
Sudden Country by Loren D. Estleman (NEW LARGE PRINT EST)*--a treasure map on an old Confedrate bill may lead to a stolen shipment of gold
Patchsaddle Drive by Cliff Farrell (NEW LARGE PRINT FARRELL, C.)*--a group of misfits and aging ranchers struggle to drive their cattle to Missouri in spite of Indians and guerillas
Arrow in the Dust by L.L. Foreman (NEW LARGE PRINT FOREMAN, L.)--a wagon train has to pass through 300 miles of hostile Indian territory before reaching a safe settlement
Train from Marietta by Dorothy Garlock (NEW LARGE PRINT GAR)**--rich New York girl is kidnapped off a train in 1933 Texas and rescued by a local rancher, but they still must elude a vicious killer before reaching safety
Bad Money by Ed Gorman (NEW LARGE PRINT GOR)--a counterfeiting plan intended to cover the entire West must be stopped by Secret Service Agent Dev Mallory
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey (NEW LARGE PRINT GRE)--gunslinger Lassiter helps rancher Jane to foil rustlers and Mormon elders in this classic story
Comanche Captives by Fred Grove (NEW LARGE PRINT GROVE, F.)*--Cavalry soldiers must take 300 Comanche captives through Indian territory to prison
Double Cross Trail by E.E. Halleran (NEW LARGE PRINT HAL)--ex-Civil War soldier runs into a hated enemy in a small town in chaotic lawless Kansas
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June 10, 2006
NEW BIOGRAPHIES
These are some of the Biographies that are available in the NEW BOOKS section of the Library that have come in since April:
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero by David Maraniss--thorough reporting of Clemente's rise from poverty in Puerto Rico to his 18 year career with the Pirates until his tragic death (NEW BIO CLE)
Ava Gardner: "Love Is Nothing" by Lee Server--"unexpurgated" account of the life of the glamorous Hollywood star, her struggles within the studio star system, and her 3 marriages (NEW BIO GAR)
Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams by Michael D'Antonio--relates the idealistic dream of Milton S. Hershey and the history behind the famous chocolate bar and the utopian town that grew up around it (NEW BIO HER)
Doc Holliday: The Life and Legend by Gary L. Roberts--well-documented attempt to reveal the truth behind the "myths" surrounding this former Georgian dentist who became famous for one gunfight (NEW BIO Holliday, J.)
A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to My Father by Chris Lemmon--anecdotal account of the experiences they shared from Chris's childhood up to Jack Lemmon's death (NEW BIO LEM)
McCartney by Christopher Sandford--covers the early years with the Beatles, Paul's solo career, and the most recent years as well (NEW BIO MCC)
Modigliani: a Life by Jeffrey Meyers--detailed account of the self-destructive, illness-ridden brief life of the early 20th century modernist painter (NEW BIO MOD)
Mixed: My Life in Black and White by Angela Nissel--television script-writer (Scrubs) Nissel recounts her struggle (often humorously) to fit in as a biracial child and adult (NEW BIO Nissel,A.)
J. Robert Oppenheimer: a Life by Abraham Pais and Robert P. Crease--selective account of Oppenheimer's life by fellow co-worker and physicist Pais, completed after Pais' death by science historian Crease (NEW BIO OPP)
Danica Patrick by Jonathan Ingram & Paul Webb--account of the life of the first woman racer to lead a lap at the Indy 500 (2005) (NEW BIO PAT)
Danica Crossing the Line by Danica Patrick with Laura Morton--autobiography of the Indy racer's 14 year racing career that began with go-karting at the age of 10 (NEW BIO PATRICK,D.)
Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth by Leigh Montville--updated comprehensive biography of the legendary baseball star (NEW BIO RUT)
Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be: A Rock & Roll Fairy Tale by Jen Trynin--90's hard-rocker tells how she made it then lost it in the pop-rock scene(NEW BIO TRY)
J.M.W. Turner by Peter Ackroyd--from the Brief Lives Series, an account of the career of perennial bachelor and controversial late 18th-mid 19th century landscape painter (NEW BIO TUR)
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March 15, 2006
NEW BIOGRAPHIES OF WOMEN
March is Women's History Month. This might be a good time to read some of the New Biographies that have women as the subject:
The Mysterious Private Thompson: The Double Life of Sarah Emma Edmonds, Civil War Soldier by Laura Leedy Gansle (NEW BIO EDM)--amazing story of a Michigan girl who served in the Union Army as a soldier during the Civil War
Citizen: Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy by Louise W. Knight (NEW BIO ADD)--the first part of the life of the founder of Chicago's Hull House from 1860-1899
Mozart's Women: His Family, His Friends, His Music by Jane Glover (NEW BIO MOZ)--covers the influences in Mozart's life of his wife and family, his friends and the singers, as well as the parts he wrote for women
Calamity Jane: The Woman and the Legend by James D. McLaird (NEW BIO JAN)--the story of the famous hard-living woman of the American West
Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be: A Rock & Roll Fairy Tale by Jen Trynin (NEW BIO TRY)--the rise and fall of a '90's pop/rock musician, originally a member of The Loveless
Mary Edwards Walker: Above and Beyond by Dale L. Walker (NEW BIO WAL)--the life of one of the earliest women doctors in America, who received a Congressional Medal of Honor for her work during the Civil War
Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice by Joan Biskupic (NEW BIO OCO)--the life of the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court, especially her work on the Court
Nancy Reagan: On the White House Stage by James G. Benze, Jr. (NEW BIO REA)--how the wife of President Reagan influenced his life and work while in the White House and after
Breaking the Perfect 10 by Tracy Lindsey Melchior (NEW BIO MEL)--the role of Christian Faith in the life of a Hollywood starlet who comes to realize there is more to her life than Show Business glamor
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March 03, 2006
NEW BOOKS ABOUT HOLLYWOOD
The Oscars are coming up this weekend, the major film industry award show. To get in the mood for the broadcast, why not pick up some of our recently acquired books related to filmmaking and film acting:
THE BUSINESS/FILMS:
The Power of Movies: How Screen and Mind Interact by Colin McGinn (NEW 791.4301 MCG)--how movies are related to dreams
Cinematography: A Guide for Filmmakers and Film Teachers by Kris Malkiewicz and M. David Mullen (NEW 778.5 MAL)--updated classic for the both the new and the experienced cameraperson
An Agent Tells All: An Uncensored Look at the Business of Acting by Tony Martinez (NEW 792.028 MAR)--the importance of the actor/agent relationship and how to maximize one's opportunities in Hollywood are presented
The Big Book of Biker Flicks: 40 of the Best Motorcycle Movies of All Time by John Wooley & Michael H. Price (NEW 791.4368 WOO)--covers the people, the productions, and, of course, the Bikes, with lots of pictures
Full Metal Jacket Diary by Matthew Modine (NEW 791.4372 MOD)--actor Modine reflects on Stanley Kubrick and his 1987 film, with many personal photographs and ancecdotes
THE PEOPLE:
Cut: Hollywood Murders, Accidents and Other Tragedies [project manager, Dannielle Doggett] (NEW 791.43 CUT)--250 "obituaries" of Hollywood personalities whose death's were not exactly by "natural causes"
Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong by Mark Cotta Vaz (NEW 791.4302 COO)--biography of a film pioneer who did more than sit around an office (WWI flying ace, WWII Flying Tiger, searched for Pancho Villa)
Tell Me How You Love the Picture: A Hollywood Life by Edward S. Feldman with Tom Barton (NEW 791.4302 FEL)--a producer's life in Hollywood, covering 50 years
Sidney Lumet: Interviews edited by Joanna E. Rapf (NEW 791.4302 LUM)--in this Conversations with Filmmakers series entry, Mr. Lumet covers his films and the actors who starred in them
Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood by Jill Watts (NEW 791.4302 WAT)--the ultimately tragic life of the first African-American to receive an Academy Award
Stepin Fetchit: The Life and Times of Lincoln Perry by Mel Watkins (NEW BIO FET)--the controversial life of a Black actor who made millions performing as a stereotype
Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Sticking to It by Spike Lee as told to Kaleem Aftab (NEW BIO LEE)--organized around Lee's various films, this biography discusses the people as well as the films themselves
This Terrible Business Has Been Good to Me: An Autobiography by Norman Jewison (NEW BIO JEW)--insights into his filmmaking style by a director who has made comedies, dramas, and musicals
When I Knew Al: The Untold Story of Al Pacino by David Sheldon & Joan McCall, as told by Ed De Leo (NEW BIO PAC)--drama coach De Leo and Pacino, both from the Bronx, connect over the years
Only Make Believe: My Life in Show Business by Howard Keel with Joyce Spizer (NEW BIO KEE)--musical singing star's life from Broadway to Hollywood to Dallas
Olivier by Terry Coleman (NEW BIO OLI)--authorized biography based on letters and archival material from Olivier's estate
Warren Beatty: A Private Man by Suzanne Finstad (NEW BIO BEA)--psychological approach to Beatty's life and career
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January 23, 2006
NEW COOKBOOKS FROM CELEBRITY CHEFS
Many of the new cookbooks at the Elk Grove Library are written by popular tv chefs, primarily from Food TV and PBS. Most of them are usually checked out--but a patron can always put a hold on them:
Young and Hungry: More than 100 Recipes for Cooking Fresh and Affordable Food for Everyone by Dave Lieberman (NEW 641.5 LIE)--newest Food TV chef presents simple, low-cost recipes aimed at the college-aged (and up) audience
How to Cook Everything: Bittman Takes on America's Chefs by Mark Bittman (NEW 641.5 BIT)--dishes by famous restaurant chefs inspire simpler dishes prepared by Bittman (new PBS series)
Kid Food: Rachael Ray Top 30 30-minute Meals by Rachael Ray (NEW 641.5622 RAY)--selection of kid-friendly recipes from earlier cookbooks
Comfort Food: Rachael Ray Top 30 30-minute Meals by Rachael Ray (NEW 641.555 RAY)--quick versions of basic family favorites like Meatloaf and Macaroni & Cheese
Today's Kitchen Cookbook: our Favorite Recipes from America's no. 1 Morning Show (NEW 641.5 TOD)--variety of recipes from guest chefs on the Today Show
Eat This Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors by Tyler Florence (NEW 641.5 FLO)--spiced-up variations on basic international recipes
Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Cooking 2 by Sandra Lee (NEW 641.555 LEE)--how to have the from-scratch taste in dishes using packaged and canned products using these family-friendly recipes
Sara's Secrets for Weeknight Meals by Sara Moulton (NEW 641.555 MOU)--200 general recipes designed to be quick (less than an hour) to prepare
Paula Deen's Kitchen Classics: The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook and The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula H.Deen (NEW 641.5975 DEE)--this book contains both of her earlier books in one volume, full of down-home recipes
Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home by Mario Batali (NEW 641.5945 BAT)--rustic recipes from all 29 regions of Italy
Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes by Giada De Laurentiis (NEW 641.5945 DEL)--quick and easy Italian-American recipes using ingredients easily found in ones pantry
These books are not on the shelf yet, but holds can be placed on them:
EATING STELLA STYLE: Low-carb Recipes for Healthy Living by George Stella [Newly Acquired]--take the weight off following these low-carb, Atkins-variation recipes
COOKING THIN WITH CHEF KATHLEEN by Kathleen Daelemans [on order]--mostly low-calorie recipes designed to help the serious dieter
We also have more books by some of these authors as well as books by other Food Network chefs, including Alton Brown, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Ina Garten, Bobby Flay, Jamie Oliver, Anthony Bourdain, Bob Blumer, and Michael Chiarello.
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December 16, 2005
MORE NEW CHRISTMAS FICTION
The Brides of Christmas by Jo Beverley, Margaret Moore, Deborah Simmons--three historical romance novellas from 1999
The Night before Christmas by Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, Jill Shalvis, Kathy Love, Kylie Adams, and Katherine Garbera--six sexy, contemporary romantic seasonal stories
Scenes from a Holiday by Laurie Graff, Caren Lissner, Melanie Murray--three holidays (Hannukah, Christmas, and New Years) are the basis for these three contemporary romantic novellas
There's Something about Christmas by Debbie Macomber--a fruitcake-laden modern romantic version of A Christmas Carol
A Covington Christmas by Joan Medlicott--because a former minister was not a real minister, five local, longstanding marriages must be re-sanctified and legalized on Christmas Eve
The Judge Who Stole Christmas by Randy Singer--the legal status of an outdoor creche leads to a nationwide furor over the status of Christmas
The Worst Noel: Hellish Holiday Tales--collection of short stories about the traumas of dealing with the Holiday Season, Christmas and Hannukah alike
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December 12, 2005
NEW CHRISTMAS FICTION
Adult Services has recently had a display featuring Christmas Fiction, old favorites and new additions among them. Some of the new books include:
The Secret Life of Mrs. Claus by Carly Alexander--three stories about the women who portray Mrs. Claus with Santa Claus at Rossman's Departmant Store
The Christmas Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini--an unfinished Christmas quilt found in the attic brings back memories of past holidays to Master Quilter Sylvia Bergstrom Compson
Let's Be Jolly! by Janet Dailey (pb)--two rewritten romances from the 70's and 80's, loosely connected to Christmas
Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah--recently divorced librarian Joy Candellaro impulsively books a flight to Canada, but when the plane crashes, she finds hope and romance with a single father and his remote young son
The Christmas Hope by Donna VanLiere--joyless couple take in a little girl for the holidays and rediscover their faith and love
Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright--the discovery of a jar of change on her doorstep after her apartment is robbed on Christmas Eve, leads journalist Hope Jensen on a search for the anonymous benefactors and other recipients of Christmas Jars
Here are a couple of lists of Christmas Fiction:
Overbooked's List of Christmas Fiction
Listmania Christmas Fiction from Amazon.com
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October 25, 2005
NEW FICTION--FANTASY (Part 3)
Lords of Grass and Thunder by Curt Benjamin (NEW BEN)--in this new entry into the Mongol-like world of The Seven Brothers trilogy, young Prince Tayy, home from the wars, is named heir to his uncle's Khanate, but then must struggle with the evil called up by his disinherited illegitimate cousins
Magic Street by Orson Scott Card (NEW CAR)--a middle-class African-American LA neighborhood is the scene of a portal to the world of Faerie and a good vs evil battle involving a foundling who dreams wishes for humans that go wrong
Darkwitch Rising by Sara Douglass (NEW DOU)--in this third book of the Troy Game saga, the characters from the earlier books--Hades' Daughter and God's Concubine--are reincarnated in 17th Century England
The Divided Crown by Isabel Glass (NEW GLA)--in this sequel to 2004's The Daughter of Exile, Lady Angharrad and her husband Mathewar, are called from the College of Magic by the new teen-aged King, who is being influenced by an evil sorcerer
Mystic Quest by Tracy and Laura Hickman (NEW HIC)--this second book in the Bronze Canticle story takes place 23 years after the events in Mystic Warrior and more young people must set out on quests that they must hope will save their worlds
Resurrection by Paul S. Kemp (NEW KEM)--this is the last volume in the Forgotten Realms: War of the Spider saga--based on R.A. Salvatore's world--, resolving the civil conflict at last
Sanctuary by Mercedes Lackey (NEW LAC)--in this third volume of the Dragon Jousters trilogy, the evil Magi and their wicked weapon, "The Eye of Light", must be destroyed if the peoples of the two lands want to live in peace
Ill Met by Moonlight by Mercedes Lackey and Roberta Gellis (NEW LAC)--believing the evil Unseleighe Lord Vidal has been killed, Sidhe Denorial continues to guard the young Princess Elizabeth and her half-brother from those who wish her harm
Lord of the Libraries by Mel Odom (NEW ODO)--in this third book concerning the hidden library known as "The Vault of all Known Knowledge", First Librarian Juhg, a dweller, and Wizard Craugh, set off to rescue Grandmagister Wick from the Goblinkin who have destroyed the Library and want Wick to locate another source of books
Emerald Sea by John Ringo (NEW RIN)--in this sequel to There Will Be Dragons, Duke Edmund Talbot travels to the Southern Isles to enlist the cooperation of the Merfolk in the fight against the fascist dictators of New Destiny
Here, There & Everywhere by Chris Roberson (NEW ROB)--schoolgirl Roxanne Bonaventure is given a magical bracelet by a dying woman that allows her to travel through time
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October 24, 2005
NEW FICTION--FANTASY (Part 2)
The Loch by Steve Alten (NEW ALT)--marine biologist Zach Wallace returns to Scotland to help his estranged father who has been accused of murder, but who claims something in Loch Ness grabbed the victim after he fell in the water
The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold (NEW BUJ)--in this third entry in the Chalion series, Lord Ingrey kin Wolfcliff investigates the murder of a royal prince and finds the accused, Lafy Ijada, has been put under an "ill-cast spell"
The Prodigal Troll by Charles Coleman Finlay (NEW COL)--after the caretakers who have rescued him from certain death are themselves killed, infant Claye is raised by Trolls, as "Maggot", until he gets involved with the human world, wars, and romance
The Rat and the Serpent: A Tale in Black-and-White by Bryn Llewellyn (NEW LLE)--crippled shaman rat, Ugli, tries to rise above his lowly status as a street person while fighting the machinations of the serpent shaman Herpetzag and of the Dessicators
Ironcrown Moon by Julian May (NEW MAY)--in this sequel to 2004's Conqueror's Moon, King Conrig tries to maintain his government of High Blenholme in the face of the evil plans of Prince Beynor as well as of those of his presumed-dead first queen, Maudrayne, who may be the mother of an heir to the throne
Once Upon a Summer Day by Dennis L. McKiernan (NEW MCK)--Prince Borel faces trolls, sorcerers, and the King of Faery on his mission to rescue an imprisoned maiden he has seen in his dreams
Od Magic by Patricia A. McKillip (NEW MCK)--Brenden Vetch, a country boy who possesses "old magic" as seen in his ability to make plants grow, is sent to a school of magic by the Wizard Od, but the school has now become a place where magic is feared and controlled
Alector's Choice by L.E. Modesitt, Jr (NEW MOD)--in this fourth book of the Corean Chronicles, a new planet, Corus, is being prepared for its occupation by "aliens" by the Alectors, who must quell rebellions by the lower class Indigens, the original occupants of the planet
The White Wolf's Son: The Albino Underground by Michael Moorcock (NEW MOO)--young Oonagh, granddaughter of the "Dreamthief", is kidnapped, along with her twin, by Gaynor the Damned as part of a plot to disrupt the Cosmic Balance
Three Hands for Scorpio by Andre Norton (NEW NOR)--triplet princesses Tamara, Sabina, and Drusilla, are kidnapped and imprisoned in the Dismals, in which they encounter a young man and his "felinoid companion" who helps them realize how they can defeat their evil enemies
Thud!: A Novel of Discworld Terry Pratchett (NEW PRA)--in this new Discworld novel, Sam Vimes, Commander of the Watch of the city of Ankh-Morpork, copes with a murder and a potential war between dwarves and trolls using the help of a new Watch member, vampire Sally
Guardian of the Freedom by Irene Radford (NEW RAD)--in this fifth book in the alternative-history Merlin's Descendents series, Georgie Kirkwood, wounded in an Austro-Hungarian border war, returns home to England where she is caught up in a blackmailer's plans to destroy the Pendragon family and is forced to act as a spy against the rebellious American colonists
Carnivore Diet by Julia Slavin (NEW SLA)--a disfunctional family is harassed by a mythical beast called a "chagwa" in a surrealistic Washington, D.C.
The Crimson Sword by Eldon Thompson (NEW THO)--after King Sorl of Ason is assassinated at the behest of his disinherited older son (now an evil wizard), his widowed queen enlists the aid of her until-now-hidden younger son, Prince Torem, who must go on a quest to find a magical sword in this first book of a new trilogy, The Legend of Asahiel
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October 18, 2005
NEW FICTION--FANTASY (Part 1)
Unlike the books in Youth Services, Fantasy novels in Adult Services are not marked with spine stickers; you just have to guess by the author or artwork or have a list. Here's part one of a list of recent Fantasy additions since July:
Straken by Terry Brooks (NEW BRO)--Pen Ohmsford finally has the darkwand he needs to save his aunt Grianne, but is imprisoned by Druids and needs rescuing himself in this third novel in the High Druid of Shannara trilogy
Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher (NEW BUT)--in this sequel to 2004's Furies of Calderon, Tavi, now an Academ (student), is also learning to be a spy and must use his new knowledge to protect his mysteriously ill uncle Gaius from the menace of the Vord and civil unrest
Godslayer by Jacqueline Carey (NEW CAR)--this sequel to 2004's Banebreaker is full of gods, trolls, imprisoned Elven princesses, and evil Dark Lords
Shadowfall: The First Chronicle of the Godslayer by James Clemens (NEW CLE)--when one of the 100 gods of the Nine Lands is actually murdered, a crippled former Shadowknight--himself a witness and suspect--must search for the killer
Crystal Gorge by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings (NEW EDD)--third entry in the Dreamers trilogy about the four gods of the Land of Dhrall
Harshini by Jennifer Fallon (NEW FAL)--in this last part of the Hythrun trilogy, "Demon Child" R'shiel must defeat the evil god Xaphista to save her people and her land
A Mankind Witch by Dave Freer (NEW FRE)--set in an alternative 16th century Scandinavia, Corsair Cair Aiden, along with the nephew of the Holy Roman Emperor, sets off to rescue a kidnapped princess from the Troll Mother, aided by magician-missionaries
Bedlam's Edge edited by Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill (NEW LAC)--collection of Urban Fantasy short stories and novellas, including several by Gellis, Freer, Flint, and Paxton
Talyn: A Novel of Korre by Holly Lisle (NEW LIS)--newly dismissed Tonk soldier, Talyn, comes to realize that the new Peace is really part of a plan of conquest
First Warning: Acorna's Children by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (NEW MCC)--at school away from her family, Acorna and Aari's teenage daughter, Khorii, struggles with the animosity of schoolmates and a deadly plague in this first of a new trilogy in the Acorna series
Blood and Memory by Fiona McIntosh (NEW MCI)--in this sequel to Myrren's Gift young Wyl Thirsk dies and is reborn as his killer over and over--the result of his "gift"--in his reluctant enforced quest to destroy the evil King Celimus
Mélusine by Sarah Monette (NEW MON)--a disgraced wizard and an assassin-trained cat-burglar team up to escape enemies determined to destroy the city of Melusine
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (NEW ROW)--it's Harry's 6th year at Hogwarts and everything is in turmoil as Lord Voldemort's followers try to sabotage the school
A Rumor of Gems by Ellen Steiber (NEW STE)--sentient, magical gems abound in an enchanted seaport, Arcato, affecting the lives of humans, shapeshifters, and disguised gods
Singer of Souls by Adam Stemple (NEW STE)--former heroin addict from Minnesota, now turned busker in Edinburgh, gives in to the urge to inject a gift of "white powder", then discovers he now has the ability to "see" faeries and must rescue one from an evil "priest"
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October 17, 2005
NEW FICTION--SCIENCE FICTION (Part 2)
Mercury by Ben Bova (NEW SCI FI BOV)--sabotage and revenge motivate characters in this fourth entry in the Grand Tour Planets Series when Saito Yamagata plans to use "power satellites" around Mercury to launch ships into deep space
Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card (NEW SCI FI CAR)--Ender's former colleague, Bean, is dying while World peace has yet to be established in this new book in the Shadow sub-series
The Best of Cemetery Dance edited by Richard Chizmar (NEW SCI FI BES)--collection of 60 short stories from Cemetery Dance Magazine, including Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Ed Gorman among the authors
Sunstorm by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter (NEW SCI FI CLA)--in this sequel to 2004's Time's Eye, Bisea Butt returns to London only to witness a manufactured sunstorm that disrupts all electronics
The God Particle by Richard Cox (NEW SCI FI COX)--two men--a physicist from Texas and an executive who has been injured in a fall in Zurich--come together in the search for the elusive "Higgs boson", the God Particle
The House of Storms by Ian R. MacLeod (NEW SCI FI MAC)--in this sequel to 2003's The Light Ages--set in an alternative Victorian age--Alice Meynell bargains with the magical "Chosen" to save her son's life, even sending them her grandchild to raise
Paradox by John Meaney (NEW SCI FI MEA)--in this second part of the Nulapeiron Series, sequel to To Hold Infinity, Tom Corcorigan grows up, learning about mu-spaces and other scientific wonders from a bequeathed data-crystal
The Martian War: A Thrilling Eyewitness Account of the Recent Alien Invasion as Reported by Mr. H.G. Wells
by Gabriel Mesta (NEW SCI FI MES)--if H.G. Wells' story was actually based on fact...biologist T. H. Huxley, Wells, and Wells' fiance Jane Robbins encounter the Martians through their work with the "British Imperial Institute"
CUSP by Robert A. Metzger (NEW SCI FI MET)--a solar flare alters the position of the sun and the catastrophe of the resulting "rings" around Earth force diverse characters--including a human cyborg and a military officer and his daughter--to work together to save themselves and humanity
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart by Lydia Millet (NEW SCI FI MIL)--Oppenheimer, Fermi, and Szilard return--as ghosts--to South West America to see the effects of their creation, the Atomic Bomb
Market Forces by Richard K. Morgan (NEW SCI FI MOR)--in the near-future, a corporate hot-shot in the global economy keeps pushing to rise to the top, often resorting to extreme violence to do so
Building Harlequin's Moon by Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper (NEW SCI FI NIV)--60,000 years after a marooned spaceship reluctantly builds a "temporary" colony on Selene, the conflict between the "Earthborn" and their children/slaves, the "Moonborn", comes to a crisis point
The Well of Stars by Robert Reed (NEW SCI FI REE)--continuing the saga of "The Great Ship" begun in 2000's Marrow, the passengers and crew must face a threat from a Dark Cloud Nebula named "The Inkwell"
Into the Looking Glass by John Ringo (NEW SCI FI RIN)--an experiment with quantum physics destroys part of Florida and enables numerous "gateways" by which aliens can attack Earth--but not without a fight
Star Wars, Episode III. Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover (NEW SCI FI STO)--this novelization of the movie adds many details that clarify the transformation of Skywalker to Vader
We Few by David Weber and John Ringo (NEW SCI FI WEB)--Prince Roger and his Guard finally return to Earth, only to find his Empress mother deposed and the government in the hands of the conspirators that had him marooned on Marduk
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson (NEW SCI FI WIL)--after the "stars go out", three friends cope in different ways over the years, trying to find a solution to saving mankind
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October 15, 2005
NEW FICTION--SCIENCE FICTION (Part 1)
These books have been categorized as "Science Fiction" and have special identifying stickers; they have all been added since July:
The Healer by Michael Blumlein (NEW SCI FI BLU)--Payne, a "Grotesque" or "Tesque" who can heal by drawing an illness into his own body, tries to find his place in a society where his skill is needed but feared as well
From the Files of the Time Rangers by Richard Bowes (NEW SCI FI BOW)--collection of stories about lost children recruited by the gods for use as time travellers who can change history
Destroyer by C.J. Cherryh (NEW SCI FI CHE)--in this new volume in the Foreigner series, Bren Cameron returns from a mission to discover the homeworld of his employer on the brink of war and his employer missing
The Light-Years Beneath my Feet by Alan Dean Foster (NEW SCI FI FOS)--sequel to 2004's Lost and Found, commodities broker Marcus Walker, along with his alien "talking dog", George, tries to get closer to home after being kidnapped to a distant planet by agreeing to be a chef on a planet closer to Earth
The Dark Crusade by Walter H. Hunt (NEW SCI FI HUN)--continuing the Dark Wing saga, the space allies must continue to battle the invading insectoid vuhl
Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston (NEW SCI FI PRE)--action/adventure in which the notebook of a dying prospector leads to a race to discover the remains of a Tyrannasaur before government agents and a crazed paleontologist get to it first
Watch on the Rhine (The Posleen War) by John Ringo & Tom Kratman (NEW SCI FI RIN)--alternative history in which the Waffen SS is called on to help save civilization from a "Mongolian Horde" from outer space
Natural History by Justina Robson (NEW SCI FI ROB)--the discovery of a possibly empty but apparently habitable planet gives hope to the Forged--genetically enhanced humans--who want a place of their own
Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi (NEW SCI FI SCA)--on-the-rise talent agent Thomas Stein takes on a new client, a blob-shaped, foul-smelling Alien who realizes that an effective Media presentation can smooth his introduction to humans
Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder (NEW SCI FI SCH)--residents of a far-away planet have to cope with the chaos ensuing when the AI controlling their world starts to break down
Olympos by Dan Simmons (NEW SCI FI SIM)--sequel to 2003's Ilium, pseudo-gods from Mars and characters from Shakespeare's The Tempest take on the Trojan War
True Believer by Nicholas Sparks (NEW SCI FI SPA)--science journalist Jeremy Marsh investigates a ghostly graveyard in North Carolina
Accelerando by Charles Stross (NEW SCI FI STR)--wacky account of the effect of nanotechnology on three generations in the near future
The Stonehenge Gate by Jack Williamson (NEW SCI FI WIL)--four academic poker-buddies search for the origin of life on Earth
Starwater Strains by Gene Wolfe (NEW SCI FI WOL)--collection of short stories and novellas by one of the classic writers of Science Fiction today
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-second Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois (NEW SCI FI YEA)--selections by new writers and masters alike presenting a variety of styles and topics
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September 24, 2005
NEW FICTION--WESTERNS
Although many novels are set in the American West, only a few in our library are designated as Westerns. To distinguish these books, they have a special Western sticker attached to the spine above the call number. Some of the most recent include:
The Diezmo by Rick Bass (NEW WESTERN BAS)--a "survivor's" remembrance of the ill-fated raid on the Mexican town of Mier in 1842 during the Republic of Texas' conflict with Mexico
The Drifter by Lori Copeland (NEW WESTERN COP)--cowboy Beau Claxton is saved from death by young widow Charity Burk, then helps her save her homestead (Men in the Saddle series)
Lone Calder Star by Janet Dailey (NEW WESTERN DAI)--Treasury agent Quint Echohawk (grandson of Chase Calder) goes to Texas to find out why employees at a family ranch are mysteriously leaving
The Wild Girl: The Notebooks of Ned Giles, 1932 by Jim Fergus (NEW WESTERN FER)--an aspiring photographer, teenager Ned joins an expedition in 1932 planning to rescue a kidnapped child from a band of Apaches in Arizona
A Sudden Country by Karen Fisher (NEW WESTERN FIS)--based on papers from the author's own family, the story revolves around an Iowa family on the Oregon Trail and a Mountain Man who has lost his entire family
Sons of Texas by Elmer Kelton (NEW WESTERN KEL)--5 years after his father is killed and he himself left for dead by a "sadistic" Mexican officer, Michael Lewis returns to Texas for revenge
First Dawn by Judith Miller (NEW WESTERN MIL)--two separate towns--one for freed slaves and one for white families--grow together on the Kansas prairie in the 1870's (Freedom's Path series)
McKettrick's Choice by Linda Lael Miller (NEW WESTERN MIL)--ex-Ranger, Holt McKettrick, rides off to San Antonio to rescue his former partner from a hanging and to help his foster father save his land
Appaloosa by Robert B. Parker (NEW WESTERN PAR)--Marshall Virgil Cole and his deputy chase after an escaped prisoner--a corrupt rancher-- finally facing him in a classic showdown
Sarah's Quilt: The Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine and the Arizona Territories, 1906 by Nancy E. Turner (NEW WESTERN TUR)--sequel to 1998's These is My Words, this book continues the story of widow Sarah Prine and her struggles to keep her Arizona Territories ranch going
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September 02, 2005
NEW MYSTERIES--JUNE, JULY, AUGUST (Part 3)
Here are more new mysteries:
The Final Analysis by Keith McCarthy (NEW MCC MYS)--forensic pathologist John Eisenmenger races against time to find a copy-cat killer after a suspect kidnaps his own solicitor, Helen Flemming
The Nicholas Feast by Pat McIntosh (NEW MCI MYS)--15th century Glasgow lawyer Gil Cunningham finds a murdered university student after a theatrical performance for the feast day and becomes more involved after he himself is attacked
Big City Jacks by Nick Oldham (NEW OLD MYS)--Lancashire DCI Henry Christie, assigned to a special drug investigation unit, investigates the murder of a drug lord and a possibly related theft of a major drug shipment
The Knocker on Death's Door by Ellis Peters (NEW PET MYS)--this reprint of the 1970 novel finds InspecterGeorge Felse--whose beat is in the country near the Welsh border--investigating the murder of a photographer, found near a newly restored church door which is rumored to be cursed
Mission Road by Rick Riordan (NEW RIO MYS)--San Antonio PI Tres Navarre and girlfriend Maia Lee help an unjustly accused friend (he's wanted for supposedly shooting his police officer wife) find the truth behind a murder that occurred 18 years previously
Origin in Death by J.D. Robb (NEW ROB MYS)--Lt. Eve Dallas and her team (NYPD, in 2059) investigate the murders of father ("Dr. Perfect") and son cosmetic surgeons
For Edgar by Sheldon Rusch (NEW RUS MYS)--Illinois State Police Special Agent Elizabeth Hewitt investigates a series of killings that are tied to the works of Edgar Allen Poe
Death's Little Helpers by Peter Spiegelman (NEW SPI MYS)--New York PI John March looks for a stock analyst who has recently disappeared in this follow-up to 2004's Black Maps
36 Yalta Boulevard by Olen Steinhauer (NEW STE MYS)--it's the 60's behind the Iron Curtain and agent Brano Sev needs to get back in favor with his bosses by investigating a supposed double agent back in his home town
Blood Atonement: A Dahlgren Wallace Mystery by Jim Tenuto (NEW TEN MYS)--fly-fishing guide Dahlgren Wallace is under suspicion when the millionaire he is taking on a trip down a Montana River is murdered
Shadows at the Spring Show: An Antique Print Mystery by Lea Wait (NEW WAI MYS)--antique-print dealer Maggie Summer, thinking of adoption herself, plans a fundraising fair for an adoption group which is hit with threatening letters and the deaths of the adoptive mother of 11 children and of one of those children
Deadly Slipper: A Novel of Death in the Dordogne by Michelle Wan (NEW WAN MYS)--19 years after her twin sister disappeared while looking for wild orchids in France's Dordogne region, Mara Dunn hires "orchidologist" Julian Wood to use her sister's recently found camera and its film to trace her last steps
Shrouded in Thought by by N.S. Wikarski (NEW WIK MYS)--"Gazette" reporter Freddie Simpson calls on his friend Evangeline LeClair to help him investigate the drowning death of a factory secretary in 1894 Chicago in this sequel to The Fall of White City
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September 01, 2005
NEW MYSTERIES--JUNE, JULY, AUGUST (Part 2)
New mysteries continued:
A Sunny Disappearance by Roderic Jeffries (NEW JEF MYS)--Mallorcan policeman, Enrique Alvarez, investigates the disappearance of a wealthy yachtsman, then his murder
Video Cowboys: A Georgia Barnett Mystery by Yolanda Joe (NEW JOE MYS)--Chicago TV reporter and her camera crew search for a missing girl as a promise to the distraught father (with a bomb) who held them hostage
Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King (NEW KIN MYS)--in 1930 San Francisco, Pinkerton agent, Dashiell Hammett, joins Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes as they search for some answers to Mary's past
Enter Second Murderer by Alanna Knight (NEW KNI MYS)--reprint of the first Inspector Faro mystery set in Victorian London in which he investigates several murders connected to a local convent
The Last Refuge by Chris Knopf (NEW KNO MYS)--hard drinking dropout from the corporate world, Long Island resident Sam Acquillo, suspects his elderly neighbor's death is not an accident
Bloody Mary by J.A. Konrath (NEW KON MYS)--in this sequel to Whiskey Sour, Chicago detective Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels and her partner must find more evidence after they arrest a psychotic killer
Graveyard Shift by Kelly Lange (NEW LAN MYS)--this latest mystery featuring L.A. TV reporter Maxi Poole finds her assigned to the night beat (along with Tom McCartney, a news stringer), investigating a possible serial killer among Downtown derelicts as well as a kidnapping and murder in her own neighborhood
Nothing Like the Night by David Lawrence (NEW LAW MYS)--London detective Stella Mooney investigates the sadistic murders of several young women apparently by a team of killers
The River House by Margaret Leroy (NEW LER MYS)--while involved in a passionate moment with her policeman lover, psychologist Ginny Holmes glimpses a murderer in action and must decide whether to ignore what she's seen or reveal it and subsequently ruin two marriages
Homefront by Chuck Logan (NEW LOG MYS)--a seemingly trivial children's playground fight escalates into a full-scale battle based on revenge between a drug-making backwoods Minnesota clan and recuperating Army Major Nina Pryce and her undercover-cop husband, Phil Broker
Three Monkeys by Marianne Macdonald (NEW MAC MYS)--Antiquarian book dealer Dido Hoare investigates when body parts start showing up near her shop
The Excursion Train by Edward Marston (NEW MAR MYS)--late 19th century Scotland Yard detective Robert Colbeck investigates the seemingly random murder of a man on an excursion train carrying fans intending to see a championship fight
The Malevolent Comedy by Edward Marston (NEW MAR MYS)--when one of the actors is poisoned on stage during the performance of a play by a new playwright, Nicholas Bracewell steps in to investigate and save his Elizabethan theatrical company, the Westfield Players
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August 30, 2005
NEW MYSTERIES--JUNE, JULY, AUGUST (Part 1)
There are many mysteries among the recently released fiction:
Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong (NEW ARM MYS)--reprint of the 1950 suspense novel made into the 1952 Marilyn Monroe/Richard Widmark movie Don't Bother to Knock; the last-minute sitter a couple finds for their 9-year-old daughter while at a hotel turns out to be a dangerous psychopath
The Perfect Paragon: An Agatha Raisin Mystery by M.C. Beaton (NEW BEA MYS)--Raisin Investigations takes on a case involving a jealous husband's suspicions of a possibly cheating wife (which turns into a murder case) and a case involving the death of a local teenager
Dead Romantic by Simon Brett (NEW BRE MYS)--a reprint of the 1985 novel of suspense; 30-ish language tutor Madeleine Severn is romantically interested in a colleague, Bernard Hopkins, but a jealous student, Paul Grigson, plans to foil their planned romantic getaway
The Rogues'Game by Milton T. Burton (NEW BUR MYS)--just after WWII, a stranger and his girlfriend come to a small Texas town for a high-stakes poker game, or an oil deal scam, or a robbery...or ?
North: A Novel by Frederick Busch (NEW BUS MYS)--sequel to 1997's Girls, protagonist "Jack" is asked to return to Upstate New York to search for a woman's missing nephew and must then face his own past
The Young Widow by Cassandra Chan (NEW CHA MYS)--Scotland Yard's DS Jack Gibbons and his wealthy friend, Phillip Bethancourt, team up to investigate the poisoning death of a businessman
Desert Summer by Michael Craft (NEW CRA MYS)--Theater Professor Claire Gray investigates the death of Felicia Yeats, wife of the founder of Desert Arts College, while presenting a summer workshop production of Rebecca
Kittyhawk Down by Garry Disher (NEW DIS MYS)--Melbourne detective Hal Challis investigates threats to an aerial photographer
The Water Room by Christopher Fowler (NEW FOW MYS)--50-year police partners, Bryant and May, now part of "The Peculiar Crimes" unit in London, investigate the apparent drowning of a woman in a dry basement
The Late Bill Smith Andrew Garve (NEW GAR MYS)--reprint of 1971 suspense story about a man in the wrong place at the wrong time
Groucho Marx, King of the Jungle: [a mystery featuring Groucho Marx] by Ron Goulart (NEW GOU MYS)--it's 1940 and former LA Times crime reporter (now screenwriter) Frank Denby and the wise-cracking Groucho investigate the death of the star of what was to be Groucho's next movie
Hardcastle's Armistice by Graham Ison (NEW ISO MYS)--in 1918 London, DI Hardcastle and DS Marriott investigate the death of a prostitute and find one of the suspects may also be a blackmailer
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August 25, 2005
NEW FICTION--JUNE, JULY, AUGUST (Part 4)
More New Fiction, skipped the first time through:
The Dallancy Bequest by Tessa Barclay (NEW BAR)--Genealogist Laura Wainwright helps Canadian Neil Crandel in his search of family history
Man Camp by Adrienne Brodeur (NEW BRO)--two Manhattan career girls, dissatisfied with the types of men found in New York City, set up a rural camp for city guys to learn to be alpha males
Three Can Keep a Secret by Judy Clemens (NEW CLE)--sequel to Till the Cows Come Home finds dairy farmer Stella Crown worrying about the veracity of her new hire, a Mennonite widow, who may or may not have killed her husband
The Big Over Easy: A Nursery Crime by Jasper Fforde (NEW FFO)--Det. Jack Spratt and his sergeant, Mary Mary, investigate the demise of Humpty Dumpty
Six Bad Things: A Novel by Charlie Huston (NEW HUS)--Sequel to Caught Stealing has wise-cracking Hank Thompson's cover blown (he managed to keep $4 million of Russian Mafia money) and on the run again, this time from Mexican smugglers, the FBI, and the police as well as Russian Mafia
Nadia's Song by Soheir Khashoggi (NEW KHA)--Covering 50 years of 20th century Egyptian history, this saga follows the life of Nadia, illegitimate child of an Englishman and an Egyptian servant girl, whio is raised in France and returns to Egypt after college
Rogue Warrior: Vengeance by Richard Marcinko and Jim DeFelice (NEW MAR)--this latest entry in the Rogue Warrior series has Marcinko and the ex-military personnel he uses in his security company testing Homeland Security while fending off personal enemies
Twilight by Katherine Mosby (NEW MOS)--wealthy 30-something Lavinia Gibbs arrives in pre-WWII Paris to find romance with a married man, but gets caught by the German Occupation
The Crazyladies of Pearl Street by Trevanian (NEW TRE)--poor Irish family survives in 1930's Albany, N.Y., surrounded by eccentric women
Mafia Summer by E. Duke Vincent (NEW VIN)--two teens--a young Sicilian punk and a scholarly Orthodox Jewish boy--get caught in the middle of a gang war in 1950's Hell's Kitchen
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August 20, 2005
NEW FICTION--JUNE, JULY, AUGUST (Part 3)
The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia (NEW PLA)--An origami woman, war-going flower-seller gangs, saints in disguise, and a prophesying Baby Nostradamus populate this debut novel described as "cheeky", "playful", "macabre", "violent", and allegorical
That Anvil of Our Souls: A Novel of the Monitor and the Merrimack by David Poyer (NEW POY)--The third volume of the Civil War at Sea Saga presents a fictionalized account of the designing, building, and ultimate destruction of the two enemy ironclads
The Good Priest's Son by Reynolds Price (NEW PRI)--Art conservator, Mabry Price, forced by the 9/11 disaster to abandon his destroyed NYC apartment, returns to his childhood home in North Carolina to temporarily stay with his wheelchair-bound father, reconnecting with past loves and memories
Lie by Moonlight by Amanda Quick ((NEW QUI)--teacher Concordia Glade meets Private Investigator Ambrose Wells while rescuing her 4 teenaged charges from a remote castle; they hide out in Victorian London while attempting to discover who is behind the heinous plot to sell the girls
Music of the Mill by Luis J. Rodriguez (NEW ROD)--The Salcido family and its generational relationship with an LA steel mill is presented in this gritty saga
Hide & Seek by Clare Sambrook (NEW SAM)--A 9 year old English boy narrates the affects on his family of the disappearance of his 4 year old brother during a field trip
The Every Boy by Dana Adam Shapiro (NEW SHA)--15 year old Henry Every drowns mysteriously, but leaves behind a 5-year diary and two confused and disassociated parents
Miracle by Danielle Steel (NEW STE)--three strangers (divorcee Maggie, widowed former CEO Quinn, and carpenter Jack) are brought together by a violent storm in San Francisco with life-changing results
Q & A: A Novel by Vikas Swarup (NEW SWA)--Impoverished Mumbai waiter, Ram Mohammad Thomas, wins Big Money on a quiz show, but is fraudulently jailed as a cheater and subsequently relates to his lawyer how his past life experiences were his real education and source of his correct answers
Wolf Rock by Peter Tonkin (NEW TON)--British captain of a SeaCat, Richard Mariner, rescues the crew of a ship wrecked on Wolf Rock during a storm in the English Channel, but discovers that the captain of the wrecked ship has disappeared mysteriously
The Season of Open Water by Dawn Clifton Tripp (NEW TRI)--Prohibition and rum-running impact a family in a coastal New England town just before the Stock Market Crash
Boss Lady by Omar Tyree (NEW TYR)--This sequel to For the Love of Money and Flyy Girl sends 16 year old Tracy Smith on a visit to her successful cousin in LA where she helps to develop the Flyy Girl clothing line and movie
Chain of Command by Caspar Weinberger and Peter Schweizer (NEW WEI)--fanatical vice-president takes over and declares martial law when the President is assassinated and only the falsely-accused SS agent and his ex-girlfriend can save the country
Mad Girls in Love by Michael Lee West (NEW WES)--20 years of the lives of several Tennessee women are chronicled in this "heartwarming" sequel to Crazy Ladies
White: A Novel by Christopher Whitcomb (NEW WHI)--FBI agent Jeremy Waller investigates a series of terrorist attacks that seem to be the work of a coalition of Islamic and Fundamentalist Christians in this thriller, a sequel to Black
Canaan's Tongue by John Wray (NEW WRA)--fictionalized story of a real-life murderer/slave-trader/preacher/gang-leader and his gang during and after the Civil War
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August 15, 2005
NEW FICTION--JUNE, JULY, AUGUST (Part 2)
More New Fiction released from June through August 1:
No Man's Land by G.M. Ford (NEW FOR)--True-crime writer, Frank Corso, goes to New Mexico to negotiate with a psychotic prisoner who has taken over a maximum security prison
The Holmes Factor by Brian Freemantle (NEW FRE)--Sebastian Holmes, Sherlock's son, goes to St. Petersburg in 1913 to check out the rumors that all is not as well as the British consulate reports state
Exact Revenge by Tim Green (NEW GRE)--Lawyer Raymond White experiences a modern-day version of the Count of Monte Cristo, escaping after 18 years in prison to get his revenge
The Summer He Didn't Die by Jim Harrison (NEW HAR)--three novellas about a Midwestern writer/poet reflecting on his career, three women and their relationships with an academic gigolo, and an alcoholic part-Indian loser who wants to keep his "fetal-alcohol-syndrome" child from being taken to a government-run home
Freddy and Fredericka by Mark Helprin (NEW HEL)--As a test of their ability to rule England, the Prince and Princess of Wales are parachuted, naked, into the wilds of New Jersey where they start their wacky transcontinental journey to become "real" people
The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand (NEW HIL)--Adrienne Dealey gets a job as an assistant manager at a Nantucket restaurant and falls for one of the owners
The Stolen Heart by Lauren Kelly (NEW KEL)--After her father's death, Merilee Graf uncovers some secrets from the past involving her family and the disappearance 16 years earlier of one of her classmates
Making It Up As I Go Along by M. T. Lennon (NEW LEN)--pregnant heiress and former war correspondent, Saffron Roch, moves to California and gets caught up in the "Mommy Track"
Winners: A Novel by Eric B. Martin (NEW MAR)--chimney sweep Shane, married to an entreprenurial "dot-com-er", searches for a fellow pick-up basketball player who has disappeared and finds a different world in the slums of San Francisco
44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith (NEW MCCAL)--"vignettes" of Bohemian life in an Edinburgh boarding house
The Road to Esmeralda by Joy Nicholson (NEW NIC)--Californians Nick and Sarah escape the post-9/11 USA by traveling to Mexico and then to Esmeralda in the Yucatan, staying at a Swiss Chalet type hotel run by German expatriates, but can't escape corruption and drug runners
Turning Leaves by Pamela Oldfield (NEW OLD)--collection of "sketches" about working class men and women and life-changing moments
Glad News of the Natural World by T.R. Pearson (NEW PEA)--Sequel to A Short History of a Small Place, now grown-up Louis Benfield tries to make it in New York City
The Twins of TriBeCa by Rachel Pine (NEW PIN)--Roman-a-clef about a junior staffer, Karen Jacobs, who leaves CNN to work for a major New York based film company (like Miramax)
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August 13, 2005
NEW FICTION--JUNE, JULY, AUGUST (Part 1)
Some of the New Fiction added to the collection from June through the August 1:
Island of Saints: A Story of the One Principle that Frees the Human Spirit by Andy Andrews (NEW AND)--The author uncovers a box of WWII relics under a tree in his yard on a Gulf Coast island and discovers the story of a stranded U-Boat captain and a lonely, embittered widow who saves him
Blood of Angels by Reed Arvin (NEW ARV)--Nashville D.A., Tom Dennehy, may have sent the wrong man to Death Row and is now possibly a target of the "real" killer (or is it?) in this legal thriller
Three Day Road Joseph Boyden (NEW BOY)--Two Canadian Cree friends go to France in WWI as snipers, but lose their way and their friendship as the war drags on
Death Watch by Jack Cavanaugh and Jerry Kuiper (NEW CAV)--Los Angeles TV reporter, Sydney St. James discovers a new terrorist plot when people start receiving letters that say they will die (and they do die shortly thereafter); she is aided in her investigation by a renowned German broadcaster as well as her Evangelical Christian faith
Incendiary by Chris Cleave (NEW )--In a letter she writes to Osama Bin Laden, a London widow tells how her life has fallen apart after her husband and son were killed by a terrorist bomb at a soccer match
The Poet of Loch Ness by Brian Jay Corrigan (NEW COR)--The wife of a scholar researching Nessie discovers that their guide to the Loch is a long-lost sweetheart
Specimen Days by Michael Cunningham (NEW CUN)--Ghosts, aliens, machines, Artificial Intelligence, and terrorists are found in three stories about Manhattan at different time periods, two set in the future
The Summer We Got Saved by Pat Cunningham Devoto (NEW DEV)--An Alabama small-town family struggles with the effects of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's
Genevieve by Eric Jerome Dickey (NEW DIC)--Sensual story of a successful couple who return to the wife's backwoods home when her father dies and they get caught up in secrets, sex, and family disfunction
Sun and Shadow: An Erik Winter Novel by Ĺke Edwardson; translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson (NEW EDW)--Swedish police detective, Erik Winter, investigates a double murder in Gothenburg while coping with birth and death in his own family
The Loss of Leon Meed by Josh Emmons (NEW EMM)--54 year old Leon Meed appears and disappears in the lives of various residents of Eureka, California, affecting them in "crucial ways"
The Smoke Room by Earl Emerson (NEW EME)--Rookie Seattle firefighter, Jason Gum, gets involved with an older woman as an arsonist keeps him busy on the job and $12 million worth of stolen bearer bonds present a motive for betrayal by fellow firefighters
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August 04, 2005
NEW NON-FICTION--JULY (CONT.)
Here are some more books released on Friday, July 29:
Digital Phoenix: Why the Information Economy Collapsed and How It Will Rise Again by Bruce Abramson (NEW 303.4833 ABR)--lawyer Abramson discusses the causes of the "Dot.Com" bubble collapse and how intellectual property rights and the "open source" movement will revitalize the industry
Listener Supported: The Culture and History of Public Radio by Jack W. Mitchell (NEW 384.54 MIT)--a look at the development of National Public Radio (NPR) by one of its pioneers and at some of NPR's notable programs, i.e. All things Considered
Expletive Deleted: A Good Look at Bad Language by Ruth Wajnryb (NEW 422 WAJ)--a frank look at the history of forbidden words, including swearing and blasphemy, from all over the world
Dying For a Hamburger: Modern Meat Processing and the Epidemic of Alzheimer's Disease by Murray Waldman & Marjorie Lamb (NEW 614.5983 WAL)--Canadian coroner Waldman theorizes that the current explosion of Alzheimer cases is due to the way meat is processed today and, specifically, to the "prions", infectious agents, present in modern meat
The Elements of Murder by John Emsley (NEW 615.9 EMS)--arsenic, lead, mercury, antimony, and thallium are all poisons used to commit murder; chemist Emsley shows how they work as poisons and some of the famous murderers who used them
Perfect Phrases for the Perfect Interview by Carole Martin (NEW 650.14 MAR)--suggested answers to typical interview questions, preparation exercises and resources, words to avoid, and how to impress the interviewer are covered by Martin, a professional interview coach
Maran Illustrated Knitting & Crocheting by the MaranGraphics Development Group (NEW 746.43 MAR)--excellent close-up photographs showing basic techniques from casting on to cable stitches; some patterns for basic items like scarves and sweaters
Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents by Nicholas Ganz; edited by Tristan Manco (NEW 751.73 GAN)--beautifully photographed record (plus some biographical information on the artists) OF "urban art" from all over the world
Guns over the Champlain Valley: A Guide to Historic Sites and Battlefields by Howard Coffin, Will Curtis, and Jane Curtis (NEW 974.754 COF)--travel guide to battleground sites from the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812, along the Champlain Valley corridor in New England
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August 03, 2005
NEW NON-FICTION--JULY
Here is a list of some the new non-fiction just released at the Elk Grove Village Library on Friday, July 29:
The Whispering of Ghosts: Trauma and Resilience by Boris Cyrulnik ; translated by Susan Fairfield (NEW 155.24 CYR)--neuropsychiatrist Cyrulnik discusses the impact of childhood "distress", deprivation, and trauma on future adult lives as well as ways to lessen or eliminate their effects
The Secret History of Lucifer: The Ancient Path to Knowledge and the Real Da Vinci Code by Lynn Picknett (NEW 235.47 PIC)--a look at the evolution of perception of the fallen archangel through history, from angel to devil--or was he?
The Gods Drink Whiskey: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment in the Land of the Tattered Buddha by Stephen T. Asma (NEW 294.34 ASM)--anecdotal account of the author's adventure as a visiting professor in Cambodia, examining Bhuddism as practiced in the South East part of Asia
At Day's Close: Night in Times Past by A. Roger Ekirch (NEW 306.4 EKI)--a history of how Western Civilization coped with darkness at night prior to the proliferation of artificial light
The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation by Greg LeRoy (NEW 336.207 LER)--founder of "Good Jobs First", LeRoy discloses how corporations, subsidized by community governments, renege on their promises of jobs and revenue, leaving communities in worse shape than before
Dissecting Death: Secrets of a Medical Examiner by Frederick Zugibe and David L. Carroll (NEW 616.0759 ZUG)--Rockford County, New York, ME for 35 years, Dr. Zugibe presents 10 of his more complex cases and how he solved them
A Few Good Eggs: Two Chicks Dish on Overcoming the Insanity of Infertility by Julie Vargo and Maureen Regan (NEW 618.178 VAR)--comprehensive guide to managing and overcoming infertility by two authors who have "been there"
Cooking to Hook Up: The Bachelor's Date-Night Cookbook by Ann Marie Michaels and Drew Campbell (NEW 641.5612 MIC)--menus and recipes to please and impress different types of ladies (i.e., Academic and Career); includes shopping lists, timetables and presentation suggestions
Low-Carb, Slow & Easy by Frances Towner Giedt (NEW 641.5638 GIE)--slow-cooker recipes from appetizers to desserts, with nutritional analyses, food exchanges, and special recipes for those with diabetes and heart problems
200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes: Healthy Dinners That Are Ready When You Are! by Dana Carpender (NEW 641.5884 CAR)--popular media presence, author, and columnist Carpender presents low-carb recipes that take advantage of the convenience of the revitalized slow-cooker
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July 02, 2005
NEW FICTION--JUNE
Recently added fiction:
Anderson, Eric Chase Chuck Dugan Is AWOL: A Novel with Maps
--18 year old Midshipman Dugan receives a posthumous treasure map from his father that sets him off on a series of Bond-like adventures to find the treasure and prevent his mother from marrying a sinister Admiral; lavishly illustrated
Chadwick, Charles It's All Right Now
--an average, lonely middle-aged man's ho-hum life is gradually transformed into one with more meaning and relationships; first time novelist Chadwick is a 72-year-old retired civil servant
Davis, Kyra Sex, Murder and a Double Latte
--life imitates art when acquaintances start dying exactly like the characters in Sophie Katz's bestselling crime novel; will she be next?
Giller, Marc D. Hammerjack (SF)
--futuristic high-tech enforcer Cray Alden goes looking for a super-hacker bent on unbalancing the relationship between men and machines in this adventure reminiscent of the Matrix
Hoffman, Jilliane Last Witness (MYS)
--Miami Assistant DA C.J. Townsend and Special Agent Dominick Falconetti investigate the gruesome murder of a "bad" cop, a death that could be related to previous events in their lives; sequel to 2003's Retribution
Hunt, Alexa Corrupts Absolutely
--a newly formed government anti-drug agency, the Bureau of Illegal Substance Control (BISC), is investigated by journalist Elliott Delgado when its powers get more totalitarian in this futuristic thriller
McDermid, Val The Torment of Others (MYS)
--Dr. Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan return to work on a case involving a copy-cat killer where the original killer is currently still incarcerated
Nathan, Micah Gods of Aberdeen
--pseudo-intellectual teens at an elite New England college search for the legendary Philosophers Stone
Robinson, Roxana A Perfect Stranger, and Other Stories
--a collection of short stories by the author of 2003's Sweetwater covering events in the lives of the upper middle class in New York and other parts of the East Coast
Sanderson, Brandon Elantris (SF)
--Prince Raoden tries to escape prison after failed Magic curses him, while his fiancee, Princess Selane, struggles to maintain order in Elantris, the capital city of Arelon
Shaffer, Louise The Ladies of Garrison Garden
--this sequel to The Three Margarets returns to contemporary Georgia and the life of Laurel McReady, who has inherited Garrison Garden
Stross, Charles The Hidden Family (SF)
--[Book 2 of the Merchant Princes] the story of Miriam Beckstein, journalist member of an influential "mafia" like family, continues in an alternative, neo-Victorian American setting
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June 14, 2005
NEW NON-FICTION--MAY & JUNE (PT II)
More new non-fiction (continued):
Fossil Legends of the First Americans by Adrienne Mayor (NEW 398.36 MAY)--how Native Americans (North and South) explained the pre-historical fossils that they found through imaginative myths and legends
What Southern Women Know About Flirting: The Fine Art of Social, Courtship, and Seductive Flirting to Get the Best Things by Ronda Rich (NEW 646.77 RIC)--columnist Rich humorously divulges the secrets of Southern flirting at home, in the office, and in society, including plenty of anecdotes
Diners of New England by Randy Garbin (NEW 647.9574 GAR)--diners in 6 New England states are presented, along with their communities, "personalities", and specialities as well as maps and road trips to facilitate visiting them
Speak Like a CEO: Secrets for Commanding Attention and Getting Results by Suzanne Bates (NEW 658.452 BAT)--former news anchor Bates presents techniques, self-improvement plans, and hints from the pros to make anyone a good public speaker, especially in the corporate world
Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates...and Other Motherly Wisdom: A Tribute to Mom by Joe Garner (NEW 791.43 GAR)--memorable quotations from movie moms along with photos, dialogue, and whole scenes showcasing our favorites
Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films edited by Stephanie Harrison (NEW 796.431 ADA)--collection of the inspiring stories (many anthologized here for the first time) and background anecdotes on the filming of the movie versions
Lithgow Party Palooza: 52 Unexpected Ways to Make a Birthday, Holiday, or Any Day a Party for Kids by John Lithgow (NEW 793.21 LIT)--suggestio