Come and check out these and some of the other new DVDs and materials (or at least new to us) added to our library collection…
FICTION:
Flight
War Horse
Midnight In Paris
The Ice Storm
Creature From The Black Lagoon
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Cloud Atlas
Sherlock, season 2
Howl’s Moving Castle
Pain & Gain
The Neverending Story
The Stepford Wives
Oblivion
Certified Copy
Now You See Me
The Squid And The Whale
Django Unchained
Ted
The Flowers Of War
The Shining
Tangled
The Black Hole
It
Take Shelter
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Side Effects
Rango
Downton Abbey, season 3
Godzilla
Hereafter
The Dark Knight Rises
The Rock
My Fair Lady
Tiny Furniture
Identity Thief
NON-FICTION:
Afraid Of The Dark
The Creation Of The Computer
Stories We Tell
Thomas Jefferson
Jesse James
Brain Games
Jesus Camp
Latino Americans
Houdini
Herod’s Lost Tomb
Bob Dylan: No Direction Home
Yoga For Beginners With Desi Bartlett
Yoga For Weight Loss
Dance Off The Inches: Hip Hop Party
10 Minute Solution: Fat Blasting Dance Mix
Secrets Of Body Language
The Science Of Sex Appeal
What Will The Future Be Like?
The Fabric Of The Cosmos
The Medal Of Honor: The Stories Of Our Nation’s Most Celebrated Heroes
Wyatt Earp
Wanted: Billy The Kid, Dead Or Alive
Guns: The Evolution Of Firearms
Art & Copy
Harlan Ellison: Dreams With Sharp Teeth
Bully
A Place At The Table
Mythbusters, Collection 2
American Teacher
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Please note that DVDs 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.
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:
The Lawgiver by Herman Wouk
Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz
77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz
The Dark Winter by David Mark
Dear Life: Stories by Alice Munro
Victory At Yorktown by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen
Crashed: A Junior Bender Mystery by Timothy Hallinan
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
Notorious Nineteen: A Stephanie Plum novel by Janet Evanovich
A Gangster And A Gentleman by Kiki Swinson and De’Nesha Diamond
Christmas With Holly by Lisa Kleypas
Superman: Reign Of Doomsday by Paul Cornell, and illustrated by Axel Giménez, Pete Woods, Kenneth Rocafort, Jesus Merino, and Ronan Cliquet
Superman: Earth One, vol. 2 by J. Michael Straczynski and illustrated by Shane Davis
Poseidon’s Arrow by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
NON-FICTION:
The Secret Race – Inside The Hidden World Of The Tour de France: Doping, Cover-Ups, And Winning At All Costs by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle
Both Flesh And Not: Essays by David Foster Wallace
Thomas Jefferson: The Art Of Power by Jon Meacham
The Patriot’s History Of The Modern World – From America’s Exceptional Ascent To The Atomic Bomb: 1898 – 1945 by Larry Schweikart and Dave Dougherty
Superman Versus The Ku Klux Klan: The True Story Of How The Iconic Superhero Battled The Men Of Hate by Rick Bowers
Superman: The High-Flying History Of America’s Most Enduring Hero by Larry Tye
The Outpost: An Untold Story Of American Valor by Jake Tapper
Silver Like Dust: One Family’s Story Of America’s Japanese Internment by Kimi Cunningham Grant
Super Brain: Unleashing The Explosive Power Of Your Mind To Maximize Health, Happiness, And Spiritual Well-Being by Deepak Chopra and Rudolph E. Tanzi
Super Immunity: The Essential Nutrition Guide To Boosting Your Body’s Defenses To Live Longer, Stronger, And Disease Free by Joel Fuhrman
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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.
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:
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
A Wreath Of Snow by Liz Curtis Higgs
We Are What We Pretend To Be: The First And Last Works by Kurt Vonnegut
Into The Woods: Tales From The Hollows And Beyond by Kim Harrison
Batman, The Dark Knight, vol. 1: Knight Terrors by David Finch and Paul Jenkins
Bowl Of Heaven by Gregory Benford and Larry Niven
Noughties by Ben Masters
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Wild Girls by Mary Stewart Atwell
Try The Morgue by Eva Maria Staal
Death In The Floating City by Tasha Alexander
Zoo Time by Howard Jacobson
Care Of Wooden Floros by Will Wiles
Murder, She Wrote: Domestic Malice by Donald Bain
What Happens At Christmas by Victoria Alexander
A Fool’s Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery
The 13th Day Of Christmas by Jason F. Wright
NON-FICTION:
Some Girls, Some Hats, And Hitler: A True Love Story Rediscovered by Trudi Kanter
The Price Of Politics by Bob Woodward
Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Man Who Saved The Union: Ulysses Grant In War And Peace by H. W. Brands
The End Of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
Boss Rove: Inside Karl Rove’s Secret Kingdom Of Power by Craig Unger
Bad Habits: Confessions Of A Recovering Catholic by Jenny McCarthy
Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine by Max Lucado
Does This Church Make Me Look Fat? – A Mennonite Finds Faith, Meets Mr. Right, And Solves Her Lady Problems by Rhoda Janzen
The Book Of Job: When Bad Things Happened To A Good Person by Harold S. Kushner
Bailout: An Inside Account Of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street by Neil Barofsky
Uggie: My Story, as barked to Wendy Holden
Netflixed: The Epic Battle For America’s Eyeballs by Gina Keating
The Story Of Ain’t: America, Its Language, And The Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published by David Skinner
We Killed: The Rise Of Women In American Comedy – A Very Oral History by Yael Kohen
Human Game: The True Story Of The “Great Escape” Murders And The Hunt For The Gestapo Gunmen by Simon Read
The Liberal War On Transparency: Confessions Of A Freedom Of Information “Criminal” by Christopher C. Horner
Master Of The Mountain: Thomas Jefferson And His Slaves by Henry Wiencek
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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.
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:
State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett
The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
This is the novel that was adapted into the Oscar nominated film (the screenplay adaption won an Oscar) directed by Alexander Payne and starring George Clooney. The movie is very good, and we’d definitely recommend the book to anyone who likes funny and poignant character-driven stories, and who likes to read the book before the movie. Check out a review of the book in The New York Times, and the author’s website.
Paradise by Toni Morrison
Red Inferno: 1945 by Robert Conroy
The Fallen Angels by Bernard Cornwell and Susannah Kells
The Valcourt Heiress by Catherine Coulter
100 Bullets: The Deluxe Edition, Book 1 by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Eduardo Risso
Like the cover blurb says, Azzarello and Risso’s long running comic book series from DC/Vertigo comics was “one of the greatest works of crime fiction in any medium,” telling some very hard-boiled pulp/noir stories in a very modern way. And this is where it began with it’s very simple initial premise: A mysterious man named Graves would visit people who had been the victim of a serious wrong and present them with evidence of who it was that was responsible for their plight. In the vein of revenge he’d then offer them a handgun and the eponymous 100 bullets, all untraceable by the police. And a lot of very interesting and very dark and very complex stories would spin out of that. Here are reviews of the series at Wired, The Comics Journal, and Pop Matters, and an interview with writer Brian Azzarello at The Onion AV Club.
The Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke
NON-FICTION:
Women Pilots Of World War II by Jean Hascall Cole
Playing With Trains: A Passion Beyond Scale by Sam Posey
Forged: Writing In The Name Of God – Why The Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are by Bart D. Ehrman
Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory, And History by Milton C. Sernett
Marie Antoinette by Antonia Fraser
Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell
This is a very fun and informative look at history by journalism, essayist, social commentator, and This American Life contributor Vowell, who looks at America’s imperialist desires and manifest destiny ideals at the end of the 19th century, and which lead to America annexing Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and invading Cuba and the Philippines. Vowell also talks about the culture clash as Christian missionaries swiftly moved in and tried to convert the far more laid back native Hawaiians to the American way of life. Here’s an interview with the author, and you can find interesting reviews of the book at The Los Angeles Times and in The New York Times.
And here’s an odd fun fact for you: Sarah Vowell, seen above, voiced the character Violet in Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles.
This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science Of A Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
Raw Basics: Incorporating Raw Living Foods Into Your Diet Using Easy And Delicious Recipes by Jenny Ross
The Intimate Lives Of The Founding Fathers by Thomas Fleming
The Reading Promise: My Father And The Books We Shared by Alice Ozma
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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.
Come and check out these and some of the other new books and materials (or at least new to us) for Young Adults added to our library collection…
FICTION:
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler and illustrated by Maira Kalman
Daniel Handler writes fun and interesting novels for all ages, including books for adults and young adults under his own name, and the popular A Series Of Unfortunate Events books he wrote for kids under the name Lemony Snicket, and so I’m expecting his new book to be a winner. And to help promote it, he’s started The Why We Broke Up Project, which allows users to log in and share and read their own stories of romantic woe.
Pretty Bad Things by C. J. Skuse
Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber
Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey
Virals by Kathy Reichs
Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Ultimate Spider-Man: Death Of Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Mark Bagley
Takio by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming
The Only Ones by Aaron Starmer
Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard
Two Truths And A Lie by Sarah Shepard
Pretty Little Secrets by Sara Shepard
New books in the Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game series.
Daughter Of Smoke And Bone by Laini Taylor
Jefferson’s Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Can I See Your I.D.?: True Stories Of False Identities by Chris Barton and illustrated by Paul Hoppe
Booklist has called this book “thoroughly researched and grippingly presented,” and author Chris Barton brings you ten vignettes that are insightful and exhilarating. The stories are true, and fascinating, and presented in a way that’s easy for the reader to get into the mindset of the historical person whose masquerade and adventure is being read about. One of the subjects included is Frank Abagnale, who was a confidence man, forger, skilled impostor, and escape artist who later reformed and went on to work as a security consultant after he reformed. His autobiography, Catch Me If You Can, was later turned into a film starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Tom Hanks and directed by Steven Spielberg. You can find author Chris Barton talking about his book below:
Money And Banking (Dollars And Sense: A Guide To Financial Literacy) by Jonah Wallach and Clare Tattersall
Savings And Investments (Dollars And Sense: A Guide To Financial Literacy) by David W. Berg and Meg Green
Sojourner Truth, A Self-Made Woman by Victoria Ortiz
Black Gold: The Story Of Oil In Our Lives by Albert Marrin
Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal Of Afghanistan by Rafal Gerszak with Dawn Hunter
Author/photojournalist Rafal Gerszak first went to Afghanistan in 2008 and spent a year embedded with an American military unit, documenting the life of U.S. soldiers in the country, seeing what they saw and experiencing what they experienced. Later, Gerszak came back to Afghanistan, with no escort, completely on his own, with the goal of documenting the daily life of the people of Afghanistan, to see what their lives are like during this wartime. This book provides not just one fascinating perspective on a country mired in conflict, but two perspectives. It’s an amazing look at war, one that is humanized, but never romanticized.
Malcom X: A Graphic Biography by Andrew Helfer and illustrated by Randy DuBurke
Into The Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way By Land, Sea, and Air by Stewart Ross and illustrated by Stephen Biesty
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