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Book Releases (November 2007)

:NEW FICTION:

Zugzwang – Ronan Bennett
Mister B. Gone –
Clive Barker
Tipperary –
Frank Delaney
Bitter Sweets –
Roopa Farooki
The Quiet Girl –
Peter Hoeg
Them –
Nathan McCall
Blood Trail –
Gary J. Cook
The Gum Thief –
Douglas Coupland
The Loner –
Clive Egleton
The Unknown Terrorist –
Richard Flanagan
What You Sow –
Wallace Ford
A Little Bit Ruined –
Patty Friedman
Along Came Mary –
Jo-Ann Mapson
Exit Ghost –
Philip Roth
The King of Colored Town –
Darryl Wimberley
Best American Short Stories 2007 (
SHORT STORIES)
20th Century Ghosts –
Joe Hill (SHORT STORIES)
Right Livelihoods: 3 Novellas –
Rick Moody (SHORT STORIES)
Cheating at Canasta: Stories –
William Trevor (SHORT STORIES)
The Tinderbox –
Jo Bannister (MYSTERY)
Hidden Moon –
James Church (MYSTERY)
Candy from Strangers –
Mark Coggins (MYSTERY)
Before They Make You Run –
James Patrick Hunt (MYSTERY)
The Letter Killeth –
Ralph McInerny (MYSTERY)
The Commission –
Michael Norman (MYSTERY)
Crime & Clutter –
Cyndy Salzmann (MYSTERY)
Cactus Heart –
Jon Talton (MYSTERY)
Air Apparent –
Piers Anthony (FANTASY)
Fleet of Worlds –
Larry Niven (SCI-FIC)
Fugitives of Chaos – John C. Wright (FANTASY)
Heyday –
Kurt Andersen
Secrets in the Attic –
V.C. Andrews
The Headmaster’s Dilemma –
Louis Auchincloss
The Heir –
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Missing Witness –
Gordon Campbell
Mozart’s Sister –
Rita Charbonnier
The Cairo Diary –
Maxim Chattam
If You Awaken Love –
Emuna Elon
Protect and Defend –
Vince Flynn
The Mongoose Deception –
Robert Greer
Mrs. Kimble –
Jennifer Haigh
Down River –
John Hart
The Descendants –
Kaui Hart Flemmings
Orpheus Last –
Janette Turner Hospital
Tree of Smoke –
Denis Johnson
Darkness Falls –
Kyle Mills
Odd Mom Out –
Jane Porter
Amazing Grace –
Danielle Steel
The Star Garden –
Nancy Turner
The Christmas Promise –
Donna VanLiere
Sundown, Yellow Moon –
Larry Watson
Learning to Breathe –
Karen White
In Cold Pursuit –
Sarah Andrews (MYSTERY)
Blood Matters –
Taffy Cannon (MYSTERY)
Capitol Offense –
Mike Doogan (MYSTERY)
Strike Dog –
Joseph Heywood (MYSTERY)
Shadow of the Lords –
Simon Levack (MYSTERY)
The Scent of Blood –
Raymond Miller (MYSTERY)
The Bad Quarto –
Jill Paton Walsh (MYSTERY)
A Christmas Beginning –
Anne Perry (MYSTERY)
Murder on K Street –
Margaret Truman (MYSTERY)
Blow the House Down
– Robert Baer
The Sacred Place – Daniel Black
The Savage Detectives – Roberto Bolano
The Story of the Cannibal Woman – Maryse Conde
The Gathering – Anne Enright
The Eighth Wonder of the World – Leslie Epstein
How to Cope with Suburban Stress – David Galef
The Abduction – Mark Gimenez
Dog Day – Alicia Gimenez-Barlett
Love & War in California – Oakley Hall
Dear Catastrophe Waitress – Brendan Halpin
The Community House – Don Hildebrand
Measuring the World – Daniel Kehlmann
The Lavender House – Anne LeClaire
Free Food for Millionaires – Min Jin Lee
Ready or Not? – Chris Manby
After Dark – Haruki Murakami
Wizard of the Crow – Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
The Abstinence Teacher – Tom Perrotta
The Toyminator – Robert Rankin
Death Trust – David Rollins
Bridge of Sighs – Richard Russo
The Almost Moon – Alice Sebold
Black & White – Dani Shapiro
Treason’s River – Edwin Thomas
The Children of Hurin – J.R.R. Tolkein
Playing in the Light – Zoe Wicomb
54 – Wu Ming
Brethren – Robyn Young
The Littlest Hitler: Stories – Ryan Boudinot (SHORT STORIES)
Written in Bone – Simon Beckett (MYSTERY)
Isabella Moon – Laura Benedict (MYSTERY)
The Dark Backward – Julia Buckley (MYSTERY)
Venetian Holiday – David Campbell (MYSTERY)
Frill Kill – Laura Childs (MYSTERY)
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas – Agatha Christie (MYSTERY)
Frozen Tracks – Ake Edwardson (MYSTERY)
The Painted Bride – Stephen Gallagher (MYSTERY)
The Devil in Amber – Mark Gatiss (MYSTERY)
Always – Nicola Griffiths (MYSTERY)
Night Work – Steve Hamilton (MYSTERY)
Why We Die – M. Herron (MYSTERY)
The Death Ship of Dartmouth – Michael Jecks (MYSTERY)
The Blood Spilt – Asa Larsson (MYSTERY)
Stealing the Dragon – Tim Maleeny (MYSTERY)
Damaged – Leslie Margolin (MYSTERY)
Now & Then – Robert B. Parker (MYSTERY)
False Fortune – Twist Phelan (MYSTERY)
Lesser Creatures – Amy Pirnie (MYSTERY)
Terminal – Andrew Vachss (MYSTERY)
Wash This Blood Clean From My Hand – Fred Vargas (MYSTERY)
Hook, Line & Homicide – Mark Richard Zubro (MYSTERY)
Best American Mystery Stories 2006 (MYST/SHORT STORIES)
Best British Mysteries IV (MYST/SHORT STORIES)
Battlestar Gallactica: Unity – Steven Harper (SCI-FIC)
Poltergeist – Kat Richardson (SCI-FIC)
The Sunrise Lands – S.M. Stirling (SCI-FIC)
Star Wars: Sacrifice – Karen Traviss (SCI-FIC)
The Canyon of Bones – Richard Wheeler (WESTERN)


:NEW NON-FICTION:

The Internet for Dummies – John Levine (004.678)
Heart of the Community: The Libraries We Love
(027.4)
Every Nonprofit’s Guide to Publishing –
Cheryl Woodard (070.594)
The Book of Vice –
Peter Sagal (179.8)
The Bible: A Biography –
Karen Armstrong (220)
Everything Must Change –
Brian McLaren (261)
The Book of Saints –
Rodney Castleden (270.092)
UnChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity
(277.3)
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History –
Laurel Ulrich (305.42)
Lust in Translation: The Rules of Infidelity –
Pamela Druckerman (306.736)
Common Ground –
Cal Thomas & Bob Beckel (320.5)
Out of Range: Why the Constitution Can’t End the Battle Over Guns
(323.43)
Politics, Finance, and the People –
Earl Reitan (338.941)
The Nuremberg Legacy –
Norbert Ehrenfreund (341.69)
Your Rights in the Workplace –
Barbara Repa (344.7301)
The Public Domain –
Laurence Lessig (346.7304)
How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation –
Anthony Mancuso (346.7306)
Global Warming Survival Handbook –
David De Rothschild (363.738)
Elvis is Titanic: Classroom Tales from the Other Iraq –
Ian Klaus (370.956)
Boys Adrift –
Leonard Sax (371.823)
From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide –
Wright (371.904)
Turn Away Thy Son: Little Rock –
Elizabeth Jacoway (379.263)
Kinship and Food in South East Asia –
Monica Jonawski (394.1)
Um…Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders –
Michael Erard (401.9)
Climate: The Force That Shapes Our World –
George Ochoa (551.6)
Waterfowl of Eastern North America –
Chris Earley (598.41)
Defying Dementia –
Robert Levine (616.83)
Lung Cancer: What You Need to Know Now
(616.994)
Running on Empty: A Diary of Anorexia & Recovery –
Carrie Arnold (618.8526)
Harley Davidson: Classic Motorcycles, 1903-2006 –
Frederic Winkowski (629.227)
Human Spaceflight –
Joseph Angelo, Jr. (629.45)
“Live from Cape Canaveral” –
Jay Barbree (629.45)
Dog Days –
Jon Katz (636.009)
The Beautiful Horse –
Nicola Swinney (636.1)
2500 Recipes: Everyday to Extraordinary –
Andrew Schloss (641.5)
High Blood Pressure: Food, Facts & Recipes –
Angie Jefferson (641.5631)
Grandma’s Guide to Gluten Free Cooking –
Barbara Wells (641.5631)
The Eastern and Central European Kitchen –
Silvena Rowe (641.5947)
The Little Black Book of Style –
Nina Garcia (646.34)
Living the Posh Mom Life –
Amy Nebens (646.7)
Step-Parenting 101 –
Kevin Leman (646.78)
Active Parenting for Stepfamilies –
Michael Popkin (646.78)
The A to Z Guide to Raising Happy, Confident Kids –
Jenn Berman (649.1)
13 Dynamics of Raising Great Kids –
Larry Koenig (649.1)
What Kids Really Want to Ask –
Rhonda Richardson (649.124)
It’s Twins! –
Susan Heim (649.143)
A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children –
James Webb (649.155)
A Positive Plan for Creating More Fun, Less Whining –
Karol Ladd (649.5)
Starting & Building a Nonprofit –
Peri Pakroo (658.048)
The Foundation Center’s Guide to Winning Proposals II
(658.152)
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Lean Six Sigma –
Neil DeCarlo (658.401)
Lucky or Smart? Secrets to an Entrepreneurial Life –
Bo Peabody (658.421)
The Architecture of Happiness –
Alain de Botton (720.13)
Faux Surfaces in Polymer Clay –
Irene Dean (731.42)
Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price List 2008
(745.1)
The Surface Designer’s Handbook –
Holly Brackmann (746.6)
Simply Contemporary Inspirations for the Modern Home –
Solvi dos Santos (747)
How to Decorate with Wallpaper –
Bernadette Fallon (747.3)
The Encyclopedia of Window Fashions –
Charles Randall (747.3)
Kitchen Design for the 21st Century –
John Driemen (747.797)
Kitchens: Easy Transformations –
Cynthia Sweeney (747.797)
Elegant Glass –
Debbie Coe (748.2)
The Prestige –
Jonathan Nolan (791.437)
The Basketball Book –
Sports Illustrated
(796.323)
Saturday Rules –
Austin Murphy (796.332)
Ripple Effect: New & Selected Poems –
Elaine Equi (811.54)
The Spoken Word Revolution Redux –
Mark Eleveld, ed. (811.608)
American Speeches from the Revolution to the Civil War
(815)
American Speeches from Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton
(815)
Empire: The Rise & Demise of British World Order –
Niall Ferguson (909.097)
The Discovery of France –
Graham Robb (944)
The Vietnam War: American Soldiers’ Lives –
James Westheider (Y959.7043)
The Maya: History & Treasures of an Ancient Civilization
(972.81)
Daughter of Boston –
Caroline Dall (974.403)
Marlon Brando –
Patricia Bosworth (BIOG)
Blood & Whiskey: The Life & Times of Jack Daniel –
Peter Krass (BIOG)
Touch and Go: A Memoir –
Studs Terkel (BIOG)
Field Guide to Emergency Response
(025.82)
Welcome to the Wisdom of the World –
Joan Chittister (200)
Global Warning –
Tim LaHaye & Ed Hindson (236.9)
Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader –
Carmen Butcher (282.092)
The Elder Wisdom Circle Guide for a Meaningful Life –
Doug Meckelson (305.2)
Thinking About Tomorrow: Reinventing Yourself at Midlife –
Susan Crandell (305.244)
All the Money in the World –
Peter Bernstein (305.52)
Calling It Quits: Late-Life Divorce & Starting Over – Deirdre Bair (306.89)
Statecraft: How to Restore America’s Standing in the World –
Dennis Ross (327.73)
150 Best Jobs for Your Skills –
Michael Farr (331.702)
Jim Cramer’s Mad Money –
James Cramer (332.632)
The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus –
Jacques Cousteau (333.95)
The Summer of 1787 –
David Stewart (342.73)
The Terror Presidency –
Jack Goldsmith (342.7306)
Stolen Beauty: Healing the Scars of Child Abuse –
Amy Madden (362.764)
Gomorrah: Naples’ Organized Crime System –
Roberto Saviano (364.106)
It’s Not About the Truth: The Duke Lacrosse Case –
Don Yaeger (364.134)
A Family Christmas –
Caroline Kennedy, ed. (394.2663)
The Snoring Bird –
Bernd Heinrich (570.92)
Illinois Insects and Spiders –
Peggy Macnamara (595.709)
YOU Staying Young –
Michael Roizen (613)
Pilates on the Ball –
Gemma Wright (613.71)
The Abs Diet for Women –
David Zinczenko (613.712)
The Resistance Band Workout –
John Kennett (613.713)
Medicine for the Outdoors –
Paul Auerbach (616.025)
The Healthy Back – Kim Davies (617.56)
Postpartum Depression Demystified –
Joyce Venis (618.76)
Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey Through Healing Autism –
Jenny McCarthy (618.9285)
Sailboat Refinishing –
Don Casey (623.82)
Caring for Your Aging Dog –
Janice Borzendowski (636.708)
The Lazy Environmentalist –
Josh Dorfman (640)
Trim & Terrific Diabetic Cooking –
Holly Clegg (641.5631)
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian –
Mark Bittman (641.5636)
Amish Friends Cookbook –
Wanda Brunstetter (641.567)
101 Things to Do With Tofu –
Donna Helly (641.6565)
Buying Your First Home –
Ilona Bray (643.12)
Hot Granny –
Mel Walsh (646.79)
Start & Run a Coffee Bar –
Tom Matzen (647.95)
Stain Rescue! –
Good Housekeeping
(648.1)
A Black Man Thinking: Raising Children –
Maurice Arthur (649.1)
Soft-Spoken Parenting –
H. Wallace Goddard (649.1)
Let’s Get Comfortable –
Mitchell Gold (747)
Decorating Without Fear –
Sharon Hanby-Robie (747)
Wonderful Tonight –
Pattie Boyd (782.421)
Guitar for Dummies –
Mark Phillips (787.871)
Dancing with the Stars –
Guy Phillips (793.33)
Inside Inside –
James Lipton (792.028)
Celebrity Detox –
Rosie O’Donnell (792.7)
The Jigsaw Puzzle: Piecing Together a History –
Anne Williams (793.73)
Sayers: My Life and Times –
Gale Sayers (796.332)
Beckett Football Card Price Guide, 2007-08
(796.3320)
Book of Unforgettable Journeys –
Conde Nast Traveler
(910.4)
The Genetic Strand –
Edward Ball (929.2)
A Grand Old Flag –
Kevin Keim (929.92)
Confessions: An Innocent Life in Communist China –
Kang Zhengguo (BIOG)
Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth –
Stacy Cordery (BIOG)
Fatal Purity: Robespierre & the French Revolution –
Ruth Scurr (BIOG)
Mastering Online Research –
Maura Shaw (025.04)
Guinness World Records 2008
(032.02)
The Scent of Desire –
Rachel Herz (152.166)
God’s Continent –
Philip Jenkins (200.94)
Girls Gone Mild: Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect –
Wendy Shalit (306.708)
The Chicago School –
Johan Van Overtveldt (330.15)
Sacred Sea: A Journey to Lake Baikal –
Peter Thomson (508.47)
Perfect Figures: The Lore of Numbers –
Bunny Crumpacker (513)
Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring –
David Tolin (616.852)
Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating –
Roger Gould (616.8526)
When to Worry: How to Tell If Your Teen Needs Help –
Lisa Boesky (616.89)
Good Germs, Bad Germs –
Jessica Sachs (616.9)
The Timeline of Aviation –
Jim Winchester (629.13)
The Elements of Organic Gardening --
HRH The Prince of Wales (631.584)
The Year of the Goat –
Margaret Hathaway (636.39)
100 Health-Boosting Foods
(641.302)
Quick & Easy Recipes from the New York Times –
Mark Bittman (641.555)
One-Pot Meals for People with Diabetes –
Ruth Glick (641.5631)
Aromas of Aleppo: The Cuisine of Syrian Jews –
Poopa Dweck (641.5676)
Small Bites –
Jennifer Joyce (641.812)
Baker’s Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies –
Dede Wilson (641.865)
Wedding Cakes You Can Make –
Dede Wilson (641.865)
What Color is My Parachute? For Retirement –
Richard Bolles (646.79)
Great Kids –
Stanley Greenspan (649.1)
Toolbox Parenting: The Guide to Raising Teenage Boys –
Gale Dreas (649.125)
Parenting the Teenage Brain –
Sheryl Feinstein (649.125)
Good Discipline, Great Teens –
Ray Guarendi (649.64)
Group Genius –
Keith Sawyer (658.403)
Lean Manufacturing That Works –
Bill Carreira (658.5)
Pleasant Hill Shaker Furniture –
Kerry Pierce (684.104)
How to Build Your Dream Cabin in the Woods –
J. Wayne Fears (690.87)
Traditional Wooden Toys –
Cyril Hobbins (745.592)
Classic Cards: 60 Projects –
Marrian Piers (745.5941)
Big Book of Weekend Crochet –
Hilary Mackin (746.434)
Making Yourself at Home –
Jane Seymour (747)
Shooting Digital –
Mikkel Aaland (775)
BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography –
Jim Miotke (778.93)
The Rivalry: Russell, Chamberlain, & the Golden Age of Basketball –
Taylor (796.323)
Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership & the Olympic Games –
Mitt Romney (796.98)
Wind in a Box: Poems –
Terrance Hayes (811.5)
Tales from a Tin Can: The USS Dale –
Michael Olson (940.5459)
The Early Chinese Empires –
Mark Lewis (951.01)
The First Jihad: The Battle for Khartoum –
Daniel Allen Butler (962.62)
Henry Hudson: Dreams and Obsessions –
Corey Sandler (970.017)
Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians & the American Revolution –
J. Glatthaar (970.3)
Mr. Jefferson’s Women –
Jon Kukla (BIOG)
Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj & South Africa –
Padraig O’Malley (BIOG)
Nureyev: The Life –
Julie Kavanagh (BIOG)
How to Read the Bible
– James Kugel (221.6)
Knit Together: Discover God’s Pattern for Your Life – Debbie Macomber (248.843)
“They Take Our Jobs!” and Other Myths About Immigration – Aviva Chomsky (304.873)
The Idea That is America – Anne-Marie Slaughter (306.0973)
If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans – Ann Coulter (320.52)
Your Money & Your Brain – Jason Zweig (332.6)
The Lies About Money – Eric Edelman (332.63)
Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy – Daniel Altman (337)
Crime Scene Chemistry for the Armchair Sleuth – Cathy Cobb (363.256)
Avoid Boring People: Lessons from a Life in Science – James D. Watson (572.809)
Ambulance Girl – Jane Stern (616.025)
Backyard Giants – Susan Warren (635.62)
Complete Illustrated Book of Appetizers, Buffets, Finger Food & Party Food (641.812)
The Teen Whisperer – Mike Linderman (649.125)
Mommy Millionaire – Kim Lavine (658.11)
Mindfreak: Secret Revelations – Criss Angel (793.8)
A Skating Life – Dorothy Hamill (796.912)
Dishwasher – Pete Jordan (917.304)
After Diana – Christopher Andersen (941.085)
Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography – David Michaelis (BIOG)