Come and check out these and some of the other new books and materials (or at least new to us) added to our library collection…
FICTION:
Tigerlily’s Orchid by Ruth Rendell
The Fear Index by Robert Harris
The new thriller from author/journalist Robert Harris, who wrote The Ghost, which was adapted into The Ghost Writer, which was directed by Roman Polanski. Check out reviews from The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Guardian, and there’s a nice interview with the author at CBS’s Author Talk.
The Secret Mistress by Mary Balogh
God’s Gift To Women by Michael Baisden
Side Jobs: Stories From The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Djibouti by Elmore Leonard
A book about modern day pirates by the author who’s been called “The Great American Writer” by Stephen King. You can find an excerpt from Djibouti at Esquire and reviews of the novel from The New York Times and The Millions. You can check out Leonard’s blog, and also read about his admiration for Kathryn Bigelow at The Wall Street Journal.
The Death-Ray, written and illustrated by Daniel Clowes
All My Friends Are Going To Be Strangers by Larry McMurtry
In My Father’s House by E. Lynn Harris
The Wreckage by Michael Robotham
The Angel Esmerelda: Nine Stories by Don Delillo
Harlem Renaissance: Five Novels Of The 1920s, edited by Rafia Zafar
and
Harlem Renaissance: Four Novels Of The 1930s, edited by Rafia Zafar
This is a very exciting two volume set looking at classic works of fiction from an important time in literature and African American history, and featuring authors like Langston Hughes, Nella Larsen, Jean Toomer, and George S. Schuyler, and others. As author Junot Diaz says in his blurb on the back of the 1920s edition, “To have all these novels in one place is the best gift any reader could ever ask for.”
Escape by Barbara Delinsky
Camouflage by Bill Pronzini
Shattered by Karen Robards
Gets off to a bit of a slow start, but another fine example of romantic suspense done right by Robards. Check out an excerpt at the author’s website.
NON-FICTION:
New Men: Manliness In Early America, edited by Thomas A. Foster
This is a very intriguing historical gender study of what it was like for men, fresh from the Old World, coming into the New World, and how the definitions of being an American Man were set, based on old prejudices, manners, and mores, through the colonial periods into the revolutionary era, and shaped by a new culture, society, economy, and political system, and factors such a racism and warfare.
Lions Of Kandahar: The Story Of A Fight Against All Odds by Rusty Bradley and Kevin Maurer
Shades Of Glory: The Negro Leagues And The Story Of African-American Baseball by Lawrence D. Hogan
The Insider’s Guide To Colleges, 2012: Students On Campus Tell You What You Really Need To Know, compiled and edited by the staff of The Yale Daily News
Cooking In Other Women’s Kitchens: Domestic Workers In The South, 1865-1960 by Rebecca Sharpless
This book has been said to show the real version of what was tamefully dramatized in The Help, and that alone makes it fascinating, beyond its being a very insightful and informative read, from what a few patrons have told me. And as one review nicely pointed out, the book is very successful in its goal to “discover how African American cooks successfully functioned within a world of extremely hard work, low wages, and omnipresent racial strife.”
A Quick Start Guide To Google Adwords: Get Your Product To The Top Of Google And Reach Your Customers by Mark Harnett
A Quick Start Guide To Cloud Computing: Moving Your Business Into The Cloud by Mark I. Williams
Burn This Book: PEN Writers Speak Out On The Power Of The Word, edited by Toni Morrison
Firebrand Of Liberty: The Story Of Two Black Regiments That Changed The Course Of The Civil War by Stephen V. Ash
The Elements Of User Experience: User-Centered Design For The Web And Beyond by Jesse James Garrett
This is the second edition of the book, a nice refinement from the first edition, and helpful in taking a lot of the simple ideas for good design that you might use on the internet and bringing to other things. Check out an interview with the author from the publisher.
Border War: Fighting Over Slavery Before The Civil War by Stanley Harrold
The Triple Agent: The Al-Qaeda Mole Who Infiltrated The CIA by Joby Warrick
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Please note that books could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk and we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.
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Previous New/Featured books:
02/02/11.
01/27/12.
12/27/11.
12/23/11.
And for Young Adults:
02/21/12.
02/09/12.
01/31/12.
And for Kids/Juvenile Readers:
02/28/12.
02/23/12.
02/16/12.
01/28/12.
Some reading material from around the internet:
from here.
Science would like to ruin Batman for you.
from here.
Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book 
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