Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered:
FICTION
Affair
Lee Child
A latest release by the Anthony Award-winning author of Worth Dying For traces the story of Jack Reacher’s early life in the military before the events that rendered him a vigilante hero on the road.
Aleph
Paul Coelho
Presents the story of a man who initiates a world-spanning effort to achieve spiritual renewal and human connection, a journey during which he reconnects with a woman from an earlier life while transcending time and space.
Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks
Two former high-school sweethearts return to their hometown for the funeral of a mentor and confront the choices they’ve made since they last met, in this new novel from the author of The Notebook and Nights in Rodanthe.
Bonnie
Iris Johansen
When her beloved seven-year-old daughter disappears during a class trip, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan dedicates her talents to protecting other children and helping families to find closure while searching for her own daughter’s killer.
Changes
Mercedes Lackey
Three friends, Magpie, Lena and Bear continue on their individual quests as they work to attain the status of full Heralds, Bards and Healers of Valdemar in the third book of the series following Foundation and Intrigues.
Chocolate Castle Clue
Joanna Carl
When a dusty old trophy awarded to her aunt’s old high school singing group turns up and brings back memories of an old unsolved murder, chocolate shop manager Lee McKinney Woodyard realizes it is actually a clue to a present-day killing.
Darkness Unbound
Keri Arthur
When she discovers that her father, an Aedh priest, is tampering with the gates of hell for a dark purpose, Risa Jones, half werewolf and half Aedh, works with some friends to try to stop him before all hell breaks loose.
Defensive Wounds
Lisa Black
Called in to investigate the brutal murder of a local criminal defense attorney whose body was found in the Ritz-Carlton, the hotel where her daughter is working for the summer, forensic scientist Theresa MacLean, as more murders occur, must unravel the clues to stop a relentless serial killer.
Devil’s Puzzle
Clare O’Donohue
The Someday Quilts ladies discover a murder victim’s skeleton in Nell’s backyard amidst a wave of vandalism that reawakens the town’s long-dormant fear of witchcraft and must find the culprits before life is forever changed in Archers Rest.
Double Dexter
Jeffry P. Lindsay
Forensic analyst and nighttime vigilante Dexter Morgan discovers that he is being followed by a killer who is copying his methods, an adversary whom Dexter seeks to outmaneuver using his trademark knack for extricating himself from trouble.
Dovekeepers
Alice Hoffman
A tale inspired by the tragic first-century massacre of hundreds of Jewish people at Masada presents the stories of a hated daughter, a baker’s wife, a girl disguised as a warrior, and a medicine woman who keep doves and secrets while Roman soldiers draw near.
Half-Past Dawn
Richard Doetsch
Waking up with suspicious injuries and no memory of the previous night, attorney Harper Keller is horrified to discover that he has been reported murdered and that his wife is missing.
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Headstone
Ken Bruen
Irish detective Jack Taylor investigates a brutal group called Headstone, whose members attack society’s less fortunate, and soon finds all he holds dear in danger.
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Kissing Comfort
Jo Goodman
When she finds herself on an unexpected path to matrimony, Miss Comfort Elizabeth Kennedy, who would much rather work in the family banking business than marry, tries to find a way to extricate herself from this sticky situation.
Lady of the Rivers
Philippa Gregory
When the horrific death of Joan of Arc causes her to understand the dangers faced by strong women, Jacquetta, a psychic descendant of a river goddess, studies alchemy and becomes the secret wife of Richard Woodville before returning to the court of Henry VI, which is targeted by dangerous rivals.
Lost Memory of Skin
Russell Banks
Taking up residence with other convicted sex offenders, the Kid, on probation after doing time for an affair with an underage girl, forms a tentative partnership with the Professor, a university sociologist who finds him the perfect subject for his research, until he is faced with a new kind of moral decision.
Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides
Madeleine Hanna breaks out of her straight-and-narrow mold when she falls in love with charismatic loner Leonard Bankhead, while at the same time an old friend of hers resurfaces, obsessed with the idea that Madeleine is his destiny.
Nanjing Requiem
Ha Jin
During the 1937 attack on Nanjing, American missionary and women’s college dean Minnie Vautrin decides to remain at her school during a violent Japanese attack that renders the school a refugee center for ten thousand women and children.
Neverwinter
R. A. Salvatore
Drizzt and his elf companion Dahlia realize that they may have to break the law if they are ever going to help those the law has abandoned, and soon are making new enemies and are plunged headlong into battle.
Nightwoods
Charles Frazier
Named the guardian of her murdered sister’s troubled twins, Luce struggles to build a family with the children before being targeted by the twins’ father–her sister’s killer–who believes that the children are in possession of a stolen cache of money.
Operation Napoleon
Arnaldur Indridason & Victoria Cribb
When her brother goes missing after contacting her from the site of an Icelandic rescue mission, Kristin is pursued by vigilantes from the U.S. Army and discovers a conspiracy involving a crashed World War II plane and the fate of its survivors.
Revisionists
Thomas Mullen
An agent from the future where all the world’s problems have been solved goes back in time to ensure that every disaster throughout history runs its course.
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Shock Wave
John Sandford
When protests about a superstore chain’s plans to build a location in a Minnesota river town escalate into bombing attacks at the construction site and the company’s headquarters, Virgil Flowers races against time to find and stop the bomber.
Skeleton Letters
Laura Childs
Carmela and Ava delve into the murder of a member of their scrapbooking circle who was found in church beside a smashed St. Sebastien statue.
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Tag Man
Archer Mayor
When a nuisance burglar who breaks into the heavily secured homes of wealthy Vermont citizens discovers evidence of a string of murders in one of the homes, Joe Gunther untangles conflicting evidence while the burglar flees for his life.
Very Picture of You
Isabel Wolff
Distinguishing herself as an evocative portrait painter in London, Ella Saville completes three life-changing works that reveal to her her capacity for choosing to love a good man, the importance of living life to its fullest and the ultimate gift of the person who has most influenced her existence.
NONFICTION
About Time: Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang
Adam Frank
An astrophysicist explains how our changing conception of time has changed our day-to-day experiences throughout the ages.
Education of Millionaires: It’s Not What You Think and It’s Not Too Late
Michael Ellsberg
Draws on interviews with a wide range of successful, wealthy individuals who never attended or finished college, identifying their winning principles and mindsets to counsel readers on such areas as networking with high-powered mentors and designing a lucrative career path.
Eisenhower: The White House Years
Jim Newton
Draws on interviews with the 34th President’s son and newly declassified documents in a revisionist assessment of Eisenhower that credits him with moving defense dependency away from atomic bombs, eliminating the period deficit and building the interstate highway system.
Every Day a Friday: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week
Joel Osteen
Combining his personal experiences with scriptural insights and principles for true happiness, Pastor Joel Osteen shows readers how every day can hold the same promise and opportunities for pure joy that they experience at five o’clock on Friday.
Habibi
Craig Thompson
A graphic tale by the author of Blankets follows the relationship between two refugee child slaves who are thrown together by circumstance and who struggle to make a place for themselves in a world fueled by fear and vice, in a visual parable that touches on themes of cultural divisions and the shared heritage of Christianity and Islam.
Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
Ken Jennings
Traces the history of mapmaking while offering insight into the role of cartography in human civilization and sharing anecdotes about the cultural arenas frequented by map enthusiasts.
Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts: 225 Inspired Projects for Year-Round Celebrations
Editors of Martha Stewart Living Magazine
Offers a collection of simple craft projects, tips, inspiration, and techniques for the various holidays of the year.
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings
Alison Weir
The author of The Six Wives of Henry VIII presents a historical profile of the 16th-century monarch’s mistress and sister of Anne Boleyn, challenging popular misconceptions to include coverage of her affair with Francis I, rise and fall in the Tudor court and obscure latter years after she married for love.
More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos
Dava Sobel
The best-selling author of Galileo’s Daughter traces the story of the reclusive 16th-century cleric who introduced the revolutionary idea that the Earth orbits the sun, in an account that describes the dangerous forces and complicated personalities that marked the publication of Copernicus’s findings.
Once upon a Car: The Fall and Resurrection of America’s Big Three Auto Makers–GM, Ford, and Chrysler
Bill Vlasic
A uniquely American story of success, failure, and redemption documents the crumbling of the once-mighty car industry, revealing the impact of this crisis on workers and communities.
Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live
Jeff Jarvis
Argues that the growth of social networking and increased openness online is beneficial in the digital age and can lead to increased collaboration and changes in the way people organize, govern, teach, and learn.
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
Susan Orlean
Chronicles the rise of the iconic German shepherd character while sharing the stories of the real World War I dog and the canine performer in the 1950s television show, and explores Rin Tin Tin’s relevance in the military and popular culture.
Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What It Really Takes to Stay Married
Iris Krasnow
Draws on interviews with dozens of women who have remained married in spite of high divorce rates, revealing the agreements they share with their partners to keep their marriages strong and describing how they each maintain an independent identity.
Seriously… I’m Kidding
Ellen Degeneres
The stand-up comedian, television host, best-selling author and actress candidly discusses her personal life, her professional career and describes what it was like to become a judge on American Idol.
Toxic Free: How to Protect Your Health and Home from the Chemicals that are Making You Sick
Debra Lynn Dadd
An all-encompassing guide to finding and eliminating toxic chemicals in the home outlines cost-effective methods that reveal the negative effects of chemicals on health, the tools that are needed to remove toxins from a home and environmentally friendly alternatives to house and health care.
Will to Climb: Obsession and Commitment and the Quest to Climb Annapurna–the World’s Deadliest Peak
Ed Viesturs & David Roberts
A seasoned mountain climber describes his harrowing attempt to climb the Himalayas’ Annapurna, the statistically most deadly peak in the world. By the best-selling author of K2.
Worm: The First Digital World War
Mark Bowden
Using the history of the Conficker computer worm as a centerpiece, the author discusses the war raging over the Internet, between those who want to exploit it and those who aim to protect it. By the best-selling author of Black Hawk Down.
Published on October 7, 2011.
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