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Monday, December 18, 2006

New books we ordered December 14, 2006

Below is a list of the books recently ordered by the library. They are grouped by Fiction, Non-fiction, Large Print and Children. Click on the title to see more and request a copy!

Fiction

Simple genius by Baldacci, David G.
Strike force by Brown, Dale
Bad luck and trouble by Child, Lee
When day breaks : a Sunrise Suspense Society novel by Clark, Mary Jane Behrends
The assassin by Coonts, Stephen
Scots on the rocks : a bed-and-breakfast mystery by Daheim, Mary
Queen of swords by Donati, Sara
The memoirs of Helen of Troy : a novel by Elyot, Amanda
Blood dreams by Hooper, Kay
The burnt house by Kellerman, Faye
Spare change by Parker, Robert B.
Killer weekend by Pearson, Ridley
A distant magic by Putney, Mary Jo
The river knows by Quick, Amanda
The water's lovely by Rendell, Ruth
Gust front by Ringo, John
A hymn before battle by Ringo, John
The secret servant by Silva, Daniel
Beyond reach by Slaughter, Karin
Trail hand : a western story by Stone, R. W.
White chocolate moments by Wick, Lori

Nonfiction

Eating disorders information for teens : health tips about anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and other eating disorders : including information on the causes, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders, and such other issues as maintaining healthy eating and exercise habits
I wish I'd been there : twenty historians bring to life dramatic events that changed America
Please, Mr. Einstein by Carriere, Jean-Claude
Vice : Dick Cheney and the hijacking of the American presidency by Dubose, Lou
Calvin Coolidge by Greenberg, David
The radical right and the murder of John F. Kennedy : stunning evidence in the assassination of the president by Livingstone, Harrison Edward
Masters of the air : America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany by Miller, Donald L.
Dr. Perricone's 7 secrets to beauty, health, and longevity : the miracle of cellular rejuvenation by Perricone, Nicholas
Get me out of here : my recovery from borderline personality disorder by Reiland, Rachel
Along the Ohio River : Cincinnati to Louisville by Schrage, Robert
Beating depression : teens find light at the end of the tunnel by Zucker, Faye

Large Print

Simple genius by Baldacci, David G.
Strike force by Brown, Dale
Bad luck and trouble by Child, Lee
Scots on the rocks by Daheim, Mary
Blood dreams by Hooper, Kay
The burnt house by Kellerman, Faye

Children
How the Grinch stole Christmas by Seuss, Dr.

DVDs and books on CD we ordered December 14

Below is a list of the DVDs and books on CD recently ordered by the library. Click on the titles to see more and request a copy!

DVDs

Hollywoodland
It runs in the family
Murphy's romance
The nun's story
Paris when it sizzles
Please don't eat the daisies
Raising Helen
River runs through it
What about Bob?

Books on CD

Simple genius by Baldacci, David G.
Bad luck and trouble by Child, Lee
The burnt house by Kellerman, Faye
Spare change by Parker, Robert B.
The water's lovely by Rendell, Ruth
Ten days in the hills by Smiley, Jane
Stalin's ghost by Smith, Martin Cruz

For men only by Feldhahn, Shaunti Christine

Friday, December 08, 2006

New books we ordered December 7, 2006

Below is a list of the books recently ordered by the library. They are grouped by Fiction, Non-fiction, and Large Print. Click on the title to see more and request a copy!

Fiction

The Pox party by Anderson, M. T.
Confessions of a teen nanny : a novel by Ashton, Victoria
Juicy secrets : a novel by Ashton, Victoria
Rich girls : a novel by Ashton, Victoria
Alone in the dark by Coffman, Elaine
Undead and uneasy by Davidson, MaryJanice
Cat in a red hot rage by Douglas, Carole Nelson
Spit baths : stories by Downs, Greg
The Land of Mango Sunsets by Frank, Dorothea Benton
The Harlequin : an Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novel by Hamilton, Laurell K.
Burned by Hopkins, Ellen
Up in Honey's room by Leonard, Elmore
Officer down by Schwegel, Theresa
The Lynne Truss treasury : columns and three comic novels by Truss, Lynne

Nonfiction

What was asked of us : an oral history of the Iraq War by the soldiers who fought it
Lessons in becoming myself by Burstyn, Ellen
Only joking : what's so funny about making people laugh? by Carr, Jimmy
Freeing celibacy by Cozzens, Donald B.
Johann Sebastian Bach : life and work by Geck, Martin
Battle : a visual journey through 5,000 years of combat by Grant, R. G.
The Faith Club : a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew-- three women search for understanding by Idliby, Ranya
Missouri River by McMurtry, Larry
Science of parenting : practical guidance on sleep, crying, play, and building emotional well-being for life by Sunderland, Margot
Geek's guide to dog training : don't be a dummy ; get twice as smart for half the price by Washington, Hugh

Large Print

Fiction
Reasonable doubt by Anderson, Catherine
Broken flower by Andrews, V. C.
Dawn of empire by Barone, Sam
Heart of fire by Barry, Maxine
Help! I've lost myself! by Baumbich, Charlene Ann
Love, lies and liquor by Beaton, M. C.
Compassionate love by Bell, Ann
Presumed guilty by Bell, James Scott
Spy by Bell, Ted
Body movers by Bond, Stephanie
Cat who had 60 whiskers by Braun, Lilian Jackson
Hot dish by Brockway, Connie
Hostage by Brown, Don
Imposter by Bunn, Davis
Hidden history by Carlson, Melody
Out of Cabrini by Case, Dave
Seduction of his wife by Chapman, Janet
Bride's best man by Christenberry, Judy
Corpse in the Koryo by Church, James
Breakpoint by Clarke, Richard A.

And there's more! Click here to see the entire list of new large print fiction on order.

Nonfiction

Checklist by Alvarez, Manny
Birth by Cassidy, Tim
Five languages of apology by Chapman, Gary
Mature mind by Cohen, Gene
Language of God by Collins, Francis S.
Grayson by Cox, Lynne
I feel bad about my neck by Ephron, Nora
Arthritis for dummies by Fox, Barry
Discomfort zone by Franzen, Jonathan
Treasures for women who hope by Gray, Alice
Wins, loses & lessons by Holtz, Lou
Brainiac by Jennings, Ken
Good dog by Katz, Jon
Making war to keep peace by Kirkpatrick, Jean
He chose the nails by Lucado, Max
50 plus one tips to building a retirement nest egg by Magoon, Linda
When Godly people do ungodly things by Moore, Beth
50 plus one tips when remodeling your home by Resch, William
Proper care and feeding of marriage by Schlessinger, Laura
Looming tower by Wright, Lawrence

DVDs, music, and books on CD we ordered December 7

Below is a list of the DVDs, music, and books on CD recently ordered by the library. Click on the titles to see more and request a copy!

DVDs

Empire Records
From the terrace
The Librarian: Quest for the spear
Man of the year
The prestige
Talking to Heaven

Adventures at Pine Hollow
Baby Santa's music box
First adventure
Horse crazy
How the Grinch stole Christmas
The mane event
Zoom: Academy for superheroes

Music

Aimee Mann: One more drifter in the snow
Baby Santa's music box
The best of Sam Cooke
Bette Midler: Cool yule
Blue's Clues: Blue's biggest hits
Happy Feet soundtrack
James Taylor: A Christmas album
John Legend: Once again
Michael W. Smith: Christmas
Michael W. Smith: Stand
Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack
Tropical steel drums

Book on CD

Jim Cramer's mad money by Cramer, Jim

Friday, December 01, 2006

This just in ... November's new materials

For those of you who like nice and neat organized lists (like librarians do), we have put together lists of the new materials that were added to the library's collection in the month of October. Click on the links below to see the lists and request items.

(Hint: You can see these lists every month in the "Best Bets" section of the library's online catalog, or in the library in the New Books section.)

Books

General Fiction
Mysteries, Westerns, and Science Fiction
Nonfiction and Biography
Large Print
Children

Audio-Visual

DVDs
Books on CD
Music on CD