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New and Featured Books for 10/23/2013:

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FICTION:

Identical by Scott Turow

Guests On Earth by Lee Smith

Rasputin casts a long shadow indeed...

Rasputin’s Shadow by Raymond Khoury

Mirror, Mirror by J. D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Elaine Fox, Marky Kay McComas, and R. C. Ryan

Rough Passage To London: A Sea Captain’s Tale by Robin Lloyd

Gilt Trip by Laura Childs with Diana Orgain

The dirtiest.

Dirty Love by Andre Dubus III

Vicious Circle by Wilbur Smith

Seances!

The Seance Society by Michael Nethercott

Dark City – Repairman Jack: The Early Years by F. Paul Wilson

The Wolves Of Midwinter by Anne Rice

Silencing Eve by Iris Johansen

Bond, James Bond.

Solo by William Boyd

Mortal Bonds by Michael Sears

Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George

Law Of The Desert Born, adapted by Charles Santino, scripted by Beau L’Amour and Katherine Nolan, based on a short story by Louis L’Amour, and illustrated by Thomas Yeates

Sometimes life is a competition.

Losing To Win by Michele Grant

Lighthouse Island by Paulette Jiles

Absolute Top Ten by Alan Moore and illustrated by Gene Ha and Zander Cannon

Those are some tough looking mice.

Mouse Guard: The Black Axe by David Petersen

Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen

The Counterfeit Mistress by Madeline Hunter

The Tilted World by Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly

NON-FICTION:

Who Really Killed Kennedy? – 50 Years Later: Stunning New Revelations About The JFK Assassination by Jerome R. Corsi

Where Were You? – America Remembers the JFK Assassination, compiled and edited by Gus Russo and Harry Moses

The creation of one nation, indivisible.

The Men Who United The States: America’s Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics, And Mavericks, And The Creation Of One Nation, Indivisble by Simon Winchester

America!!!!

One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson

Practice To Deceive by Ann Rule

From Scratch: Inside The Food Network by Allen Salkin

Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story by Peter Bagge

All that jazz!

Duke: A Life Of Duke Ellington by Terry Teachout

Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin

Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, And Other Powerful Web Tools For Classrooms by Will Richardson

Who Discovered America? – The Untold History Of The Peopling Of The Americas by Gavin Menzies and Ian Hudson

Jeff Bezos and the age of Amazon.

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos And The Age Of Amazon by Brad Stone

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Previous New/Featured books:

10/21/13.

10/18/13.

09/25/13.

09/18/13.

09/03/13.

New and Featured Books for 09/25/2013:

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FICTION:

The new novel by the popular author.

Dissident Gardens by Jonathan Lethem

Thankless In Death by J. D. Robb

The House Of Journalists by Tim Finch

The answer to your weird little prayers.

Stumptown, vol. 2: The Case Of The Baby In The Velvet Case by Greg Rucka and illustrated by Matthew Southworth

I can see you!

The Animal Man Omnibus by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Chaz Truog, Doug Hazlewood, Tom Grummett, Paris Cullins, Steve Montano, Mark McKenna, and Mark Farmer

Star Trek, vol. 5 by Mike Johnson, F. Leonard Johnson, and Ryan Parrott and illustrated by Claudia Balboni

A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods

Cartwheel by Jennifer duBois

A Question Of Honor by Charles Todd

The long awaited sequel to The Shining.

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

The Bones Of Paris by Laurie R. King

Moonrise by Cassandra King

Gone With The Woof by Laurien Berenson

Scandalous.

The First Affair by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus

The Dead And The Beautiful by Cheryl Crane

NON-FICTION:

Lawrence In Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly And The Making Of The Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson

Our last, best hope...

Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope For A Future On Earth? by Alan Weisman

The Message: The Reselling Of President Obama by Richard Wolffe

O, What A Luxury: Verses Lyrical, Vulgar, Pathetic & Profound by Garison Keillor

Europe goes to WAR.

Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes To War by Max Hastings

Killing Jesus: A History by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard

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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:

09/18/13.

09/03/13.

08/14/13.

08/06/13.

07/16/13.

New and Featured Books for 09/18/2013:

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FICTION:

The Hive by Gill Hornby

Something Borrowed, Something Dead by M. C. Beaton

Blindsided by Fern Michaels

The final cut.

Dexter’s Final Cut by Jeff Lindsay

Christmas Carol Murder by Leslie Meier

The Impersonator by Mary Miley

The new book by Thomas Pynchon.

Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon

Big Sky Wedding by Linda Lael Miller

Charge!

Wonder Woman, vol. 3: Iron by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Cliff Chiang

New Avengers, vol. 1: Everything Dies by Jonathan Hickman and illustrated by illustrated by Steve Epting

Avengers, vol. 2: The Last White Event by Jonathan Hickman and illustrated by Dustin Weaver and Mike Deodato

Meow!

Lost Cat by Jason

Beloved Enemy by Eric Van Lustbader

The Night Is Alive by Heather Graham

Blind Justice by Anne Perry

Sometimes the tables get turned...

The Player & The Game by Shelly Ellis

The NYT bestselling author of The Book Of Air and Shadows

The Return by Michael Gruber

The Blood Gospel by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell

The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks

The Final Cut by Catherine Coulter and J. T. Ellison

NON-FICTION:

Samantha Geimer

The Girl: A Life In The Shadow Of Roman Polanski by Samantha Geimer and Lawrence Silver with Judith Newman

Five Days At The Memorial by Sheri Fink

Infiltrated: How To Stop Insiders And Activists Who Are Exploiting The Financial Crisis To Control Our Lives And Our Fortunes by Jay W. Richards

Kate: The Future Queen by Katie Nicholl

A brief history of Stephen Hawking.

My Brief History by Stephen Hawking

Sex, power, and the quest for perfection.

Wonder Women: Sex, Power, And The Quest For Perfection by Debora L. Spar

Grain Brain: The Surpristing Truth About Wheat, Carbs, And Sugar – Your Brain’s Silent Killers by David Perlmutter with Kristin Loberg

Masterminds & Wingmen: Helping Our boys Cope With Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, And The New Rules Of Boy World by Rosalind Wiseman

The invention of the American meal.

Three Squares: The Invention Of The American Meal by Abigail Carroll

Imploding web, obsolete searchs, brain tech, and everything else.

Breakpoint: Why The Web Will Implode, Search Will Be Obsolete, And Everything Else You Need To Know About Technology Is In Your Brain by Jeff Stibel

Command And Control: Nuclear Weapons, The Damascus Accident, And The Illusion Of Safety by Eric Schlosser

You’ll Get Through This: Hope And Help For Your Turbulent Times by Max Lucado

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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:

09/03/13.

08/14/13.

08/06/13.

07/16/13.

New and Featured Books for 09/11/2013:

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FICTION:

The Kill List by Frederick Forsyth

...rich with emotion and psychological truth.

The Affairs Of Others by Amy Grace Loyd

Dick Francis’ Refusal by Felix Francis

The Last Kiss Goodbye by Karen Robards

The Arrangement by Mary Balogh

The NYT bestselling author of The Leftovers and Little Children.

Nine Inches: Stories by Tom Perrotta

The Thicket by Joe. R. Lansdale

Second Watch by J. A. Jance

Wasted!

W Is For Wasted by Sue Grafton

NON-FICTION:

November 22, 1963: Reflections On The Life, Assassination, And Legacy Of John F. Kennedy by Dean R. Owen

Still Foolin’ ‘Em: Where I’ve Been, Where I’m Going, And Where The Hell Are My Keys? by Billy Crystal

The official book of the acclaimed documentary film.

Salinger by David Shields and Shane Salerno

The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders To Justice by Rebecca Musser with M. Bridget Cook

Breach Of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers And Their Country by Andrew J. Bacevich

The brief and remarkable life of Danny Lewin.

No Better Time: The Brief, Remarkable Life Of Danny Lewin, The Genius Who Transformed The Internet by Molly Knight Raskin

By the Pulitzer prize-wnning author of Lindbergh.

Wilson by A. Scott Berg

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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:

09/03/13.

08/14/13.

08/06/13.

07/16/13.

07/10/13.

New and Featured Books for 08/14/2013:

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FICTION:

Heirs And Graces by Rhys Bowen

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived!

Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle

Save yourself!

Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet

Under A Texas Sky by Dorothy Garlock

The Beast by Faye Kellerman

The people in the trees.

The People In The Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

Justice For Sara by Erica Spindler

Magic is real.

The Thinking Woman’s Guide To Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker

Hotshot by Julie Garwood

Rose Harbor In Bloom by Debbie Macomber

Let Me Go by Chelsea Cain

Tragic by Robert K. Tanenbaum

Dreamy, strange, magical.

The Color Master: Stories by Aimee Bender

NON-FICTION:

The final years of Jack and Jackie.

These Few Precious Days: The Final Years Of Jack With Jackie by Christopher Andersen

Stalking The Black Swan: Research And Decision Making In A World Of Extreme Volatility by Kenneth A. Posner

Long For This World: The Strange Science Of Immortality by Jonathan Weiner

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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:

08/06/13.

07/16/13.

07/10/13.

07/02/13.

06/18/13.

New and Featured Books for 07/10/2013:

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FICTION:

The highly anticpated new novel by the NYT bestselling author.

The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman

Unseen by Karin Slaughter

The Newcomer by Robyn Carr

Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich

An Easy Rawlins mystery.

Little Green by Walter Mosley

Hidden Order by Brad Thor

Dirty Rotten Liar by Noire

Nemesis by Bill Pronzini

The Good Luck Girls Of Shipwreck Lane by Kelly Harms

Please Don’t Tell by Elizabeth Adler

Who watches the watchmen

Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre written and illustrated by Darwyn Cooke and Amanda Conner

Before Watchmen: Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair by Len Wein and John Higgins and illustrated by Jae Lee, John Higgins, and Steve Rude

Superman, vol. 2: Secrets And Lies by Dan Jurgens, Keith Giffen, Scott Lobdell, and Fabian Nicieza and illustrated by Dan Jurgens, Jesus Merino, Vicent Cifuentes, and others

Green Lantern Corps, vol. 2: Alpha War by Peter J. Tomasi and illustrated by Fernando Pasarin

Let It Burn by Steve Hamilton

Freud’s Mistress by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman

An FBI thriller.

Bomb Shell by Catherine Coulter

NON-FICTION:

A creative revolution.

Difficult Men: Behind The Scenes Of A Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos And The Wire To Mad Men And Breaking Bad by Brett Martin

Circle Of Friends: The Massive Federal Crackdown On Insider Trading – And Why The Markets Always Work Against The Little Guy by Charles Gasparino

Here Is Where: Discovering America’s Great Forgotten History by Andrew Carroll

Rose Kennedy: The Life And Times Of A Political Matriarch by Barbara A. Perry

A life inside the center.

Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside The Center by Ray Monk

Hunting Che: How A U.S. Special Forces Team Helped Capture The World’s Most Famous Revolutionary by Mitch Weiss and Kevin Maurer

How to achieve your goals, thrive in adversity, and grow in character.

A Survival Guide For Life: How To Achieve Your Goals, Thrive In Adversity, And Grow In Character by Bear Grylls

True Food: Seasonal, Sustainable, Simple, Pure by Andrew Weil, Sam Fox, and Michael Stebner

Cooking Italian With The Cake Boss by Buddy Valastro

Old-School Comfort Food: The Way I Learned To Cook by Alex Guarnaschelli

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Please note that books mentioned here 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, OR call us, OR send us an email at robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and  we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.

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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:

07/02/13.

06/18/13.

06/06/13.

05/31/13.

05/28/13.

New and Featured Books for 07/02/2013:

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FICTION:

The Goliath Stone by Larry Niven and Matthew Joseph Harrington

The Eye Of God by James Rollins

Protector by Diana Palmer

The Lowcountry Summer trilogy.

The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe

The Bohemian Highway.

Claire DeWitt And The Bohemian Highway by Sara Gran

Luke Jensen, Bounty Hunter – Dead Shot by William W. Johnstone with J. A. Johnstone

Love can be found in the most surprising places...

The Mouse-Proof Kitchen by Saira Shah

The Summer Everything Changed by Holly Chamberlin

The Fire Witness by Lars Kepler

A Treacherous Paradise by Henning Mankell

Exiled.

The Exiles by Allison Lynn

NON-FICTION:

Wyatt Earp: A Vigilante Life by Andrew C. Isenberg

Elephants and American wizards.

Topsy: The Startling Story Of The Crooked-Tailed Elephant, P. T. Barnum, And The American Wizard, Thomas Edison by Michael Daly

The conversations are not so secret anymore.

Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations by Peter Evans and Ava Gardner

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Please note that books mentioned here 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, OR call us, OR send us an email at robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and  we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.

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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:

06/18/13.

06/06/13.

05/31/13.

05/28/13.

05/09/13.

New and Featured Books for 02/28/2013:

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FICTION:

Here I Go Again by Jen Lancaster

The Lost Art Of Mixing by Erica Bauermeister

That Night On Thistle Lane by Carla Neggers

It is extremely important.

The Importance Of Being Wicked by Victoria Alexander

The Wheel Of Time: The Eye Of The World, Vol. 3 by Robert Jordan, adapted by Chuck Dixon, and illustrated by Marcio Fiorito and Francis Nuguit

Unusual Uses For Olive Oil by Alexander McCall Smith

Deadly Stakes by J. A. Jance

The Alpine Xanadu by Mary Daheim

...or does she?

Miss Dimple Suspects by Mignon F. Ballard

Good Kids by Benjamin Nugent

Iscariot: A Novel Of Judas by Tosca Lee

Wise men.

Wise Men by Stuart Nadler

Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner

Shadow On The Crown by Patricia Bracewell

A Cold And Lonely Place by Sara J. Henry

Moonlight Masquerade by Jude Deveraux

Farside by Ben Bova

Magnificence by Lydia Millet

E cosi desio me mena.

Indiscretion by Charles Dubow

Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason

The Colour Of Milk by Nell Leyshon

NON-FICTION:

Detroit: An American Autopsy by Charlie LeDuff

The Rebellious Life Of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis

Nobody Walks: Bringing My Brother’s Killers To Justice by Dennis M. Walsh

Jujitsu Rabbi And The Godless Blonde by Rebecca Dana

Engineers Of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned The Tide In The Second World War by Paul Kennedy

The real life Dr. Frankenstein and the masterpiece by Mary Shelley.

The Lady And Her Monsters: A Tale Of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, And The Creation Of Mary Shelley’s Masterpiece by Roseanne Montillo

What technology does to meeting and mating.

Love In The Time Of Algorithms: What Technology Does To Meeting And Mating by Dan Slater

The Last Outlaws: The Lives And Legends Of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid by Thom Hatch

Life of a rebel.

The Rebellious Life Of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis

Fast Minds: How To Thrive If You Have ADHD (Or Think You Might) by Craig Surman, Tim Bilkey, and Karen Weintraub

Creating Room To Read: A Story Of Hope In The Battle For Global Literacy by John Wood

The Disaster Diaries: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Apocalypse by Sam Sheridan

My journey, and the legacy of MLK Jr.

Martin’s Dream: My Journey And The Legacy Of Martin Luther King Jr. by Clayborne Carson

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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:

02/07/13.

01/31/13.

01/02/13.

12/27/12.

12/12/12.

New and Featured Books for 12/12/2012:

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FICTION:

The Black House by Peter May

This is a really cool cover.

Me And The Devil by Nick Tosches

Collateral Damage: A Dreamland Thriller by Dale Brown and Jim DeFelice

Thai Die: A Needlecraft Mystery by Monica Ferris

Safety in the home is very important.

Safe House by Chris Ewan

The Next Always by Nora Roberts

The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts

The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts

The Valley Of The Shadow by Carola Dunn

A double agent in MI6, a plot to assassinate Churchill, only one man can save him!

Orders From Berlin by Simon Tolkien

Doctor Strange: Season One by Greg Pak and illustrated by Emma Rios

Richard Castle’s Deadly Storm: A Derrick Storm Mystery by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Lan Medina

Extra Credit by Maggie Barbieri

A novel in 5 parts.

A Possible Life: A Novel In Five Parts by Sebastian Faulks

NON-FICTION:

Team Of Rivals: The Political Genius Of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

The One Minute Negotiator: Simple Steps To Reach Better Agreements by Don Hutson and George Lucas

The Black World and Political Activism in the 1970s.

The Challenge Of Blackness: The Institute Of The Black World And Political Activism In The 1970s by Derrick E. White

Napoleon – Life, Legacy, And Image: A Biography by Alan Forrest

The social impact of one laptop per child.

Learning To Change The World: The Social Impact Of One Laptop Per Child by Walter Bender, Charles Kane, Jody Cornish, and Neal Donahue

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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:

12/04/12.

11/20/12.

11/19/12.

11/01/12.

10/19/12.

10/16/12.

New and Featured Books for 11/26/2012:

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FICTION:

Stake & Eggs by Laura Childs

Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson

Wyoming Fierce by Diana Palmer

Silver: Return To Treasure Island by Andrew Motion

Alpha by Greg Rucka

The Jade Notebook by Laura Resau

The Wheel Of Time: The Eye Of The World, Vol. 1 by Robert Jordan, adapted by Chuck Dixon, and illustrated by Chase Conley

The Wheel Of Time: The Eye Of The World, Vol. 2 by Robert Jordan, adapted by Chuck Dixon, and illustrated by Andie Tong

Richard Castle’s Storm Season: A Derrick Storm Mystery by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Emanuela Lupacchino

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

The Twelve Clues Of Christmas by Rhys Bowen

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Target Lancer by Max Allan Collins

A Season Of Angels by Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer

Agenda 21 by Glenn Beck and Harriet Parke

Superman, vol. 1: What Price Tomorrow? by George Pérez and illustrated by Jesús Merino, Nicola Scott, and Trevor Scott

Fox Tracks by Rita Mae Brown

The Legend Of The Broken by Caleb Carr

NON-FICTION:

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman

Obama On The Couch: Inside The Mind Of The President by Justin A. Frank

Obama And The Middle East: The End Of America’s Moment? by Fawaz A. Gerges

Twenty Something: Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck? by Robin Marantz Henig and Samantha Henig

The Revenge Of Geography: What The Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts And The Battle Against Fate by Robert D. Kaplan

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Please note that books mentioned here 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, OR call us, OR send us an email at robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and  we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.

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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:

11/20/12.

11/19/12.

11/01/12.

10/19/12.

10/16/12.

10/12/12.

10/11/12.