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Peters Township Public Library New Books

The following is a selection of new books acquired by the library in January, 2010.

ADULT FICTION | ADULT NONFICTION | ADULT LARGE PRINT | ADULT CD (BOOK) | YOUNG ADULT FICTION | YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION | JUVENILE FICTION | JUVENILE NON-FICTION
DVD | CD (music) | PLAYAWAYS

ADULT FICTION

Before the Throne: Dialogs with Egypt’s Great From Menes to Anwar Sadat. Najib Mahfuz FIC MAH
Bloodroot. Amy Greene FIC GRE
The Brightest Star in the Sky. Marian Keyes FIC KEY
Death of a Valentine. M.C. Beaton FIC BEA
The Disciple. Stephen Coonts FIC COO
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. Cory Doctorow FIC DOC
Dragon Keeper. Robin Hobb FIC HOB
Empire. Orson Scott Card FIC CAR
The Endless Forest: a Novel. Sara Donati FIC DON
A Fair Maiden. Joyce Carol Oates FIC OAT
Noah’s Compass: a Novel. Anne Tyler FIC TYL
The Swan Thieves. Elizabeth Kostova FIC KOS
Unbearable Lightness of Scones. Alexander McCall Smith FIC MCC
Watchlist: a Serial Thriller. Jeffrey Deaver FIC DEA
A Whisper to the Living. Stuart M. Kaminsky FIC KAM
Wild Child and Other Stories. T. Coraghessan Boyle FIC BOY

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ADULT NON-FICTION

Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation. Charles Glass 944.361 GLA
The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist. Mary H. Manhein 614.17 MAN
Boomer Yoga: Energizing the Years Ahead For Men & Women. Beryl Birch 613.7046 BIR
The Conscious Cook: Delicious Meatless Recipes That Will Change the Way You Eat. Tal Ronnen 641.5636 RON
Deer in My Garden. Vol. 1, Perennials & Subshrubs. Carolyn Singer 635.049 SIN
Deer in My Garden. Vol. 2, Groundcovers & Edgers. Carolyn Singer 635.049 SIN
Dog Painting: a History of the Dog in Art. William Secord 758.3 SEC
Food Rules: an Eater's Manual. Michael Pollan 613.2 POL
The Greatest Trade Ever: the Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History. Gregory Zuckerman 332.645 ZUC
Green Housekeeping: in Which the Nontoxic Avenger Shows You How to Improve Your Health and That of Your Family While You Save Time, Money, and, Perhaps, Your Sanity. Ellen Sandbeck 648.5 SAN
Hockey Plays & Strategies. Ryan Walter 796.962 WAL
Martha Stewart's Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone's Favorite Treat. Martha Stewart 641.8653 STE
The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: the Suprising, Unbiased Truth About What Treatments Work and Why. Jonny Bowden 615.535 BOW
One Year To an Organized Financial Life: From Your Bills to Your Bank Account, Your Home to Your Retirement, the Week-by-Week Guide to Achieving Financial Peace of Mind. Regina Leeds 332.024 LEE
The Overnight Resume: the Fastest Way to Your Next Job. Donald Asher 650.14 ASH
Pops: a Life of Louis Armstrong. Terry Teachout 92 ARMSTRONG
Robin Rescues Dinner: 52 Weeks of Quick-Fix Meals, 350 Recipes, and a Realistic Plan to Get Weeknight Dinners on the Table. Robin Miller 641.555 MIL
The Smile at the Heart of Things: Essays and Life Stories. Brian H. Peterson 709.2 PET
Stephen Fry in America: Fifty States and the Man Who Set Out to See Them All. Stephen Fry 917.304 FRY
Stop Getting Ripped Off: Why Consumers Get Screwed, and How You Can Always Get a Fair Deal. Bob Sullivan 381.34 SUL
Strategies for Successful Career Change : Finding Your Very Best Next Work Life. Martha E. Mangelsdorf 650.14 MAN
Thank Heaven: a Memoir. Leslie Caron 92 CARON
The Truth About Organic Gardening: Benefits, Drawbacks, and the Bottom Line. Jeff Gillman 635.0484 GIL
Unforgettable Places: Unique Sites and Experiences Around the World. 910.202 UNF
Use Your Home to Stay at Home: a Guide for Older Homeowners Who Need Help Now. National Council on Aging 649.8 NAT
The Wisdom of Tuscany: Simplicity, Security & the Good Life--Making the Tuscan Lifestyle Your Own. Ferenc Mate 945.5 MAT
World Heritage Sites: a Complete Guide to 878 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 910.202 WOR

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ADULT LARGE PRINT

About Face. Fern Michaels LT FIC MIC
Finger Lickin' Fifteen. Janet Evanovich LT FIC EVA
Blood Game: an Eve Duncan Forensics Thriller. Iris Johansen LT FIC JOH
Gone Tomorrow: a Jack Reacher Novel. Lee Child LT FIC CHI
Matters of the Heart. Danielle Steel LT FIC STE
Relentless. Dean Koontz LT FIC KOO
South of Broad: a Novel. Pat Conroy LT FIC CON
Step on a Crack. James Patterson LT FIC PAT
True Detectives: a Novel. Jonathan Kellerman LT FIC KEL
While My Sister Sleeps. Barbara Delinsky LT FIC DEL

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ADULT CD (BOOK)

Committed: a Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage. Elizabeth Gilbert CD 306.81 GIL
The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite. David A. Kessler CD 616.398 KES
Impact. Douglas Preston CD FIC PRE
Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground. Jeff Shaara CD 973.73 SHA
Pirate Latitudes. Michael Crichton CD FIC CRI
The Steel Wave: a Novel of World War II. Jeff Shaara CD FIC SHA
The Swan Thieves: a Novel. Elizabeth Kostova CD FIC KOS
U is for undertow. Sue Grafton CD FIC GRA
Word Smart: Building a More Educated Vocabulary. Adam Robinson CD 428.1 ROB

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YOUNG ADULT FICTION


All Unquiet Things. Anna Jarzab YA FIC JAR
Bleeding Violet. Dia Reeves YA FIc REE
Boys, Girls, and Other Hazardous Materials. Rosalind Wiseman YA FIC WIS
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead. Julie Anne Peters YA FIC PET
Captivate. Carrie Jones YA FIC JON
Ecstasy. Kate McCaffrey YA FIC MCC
The Enchanted Quest. Frewin Jones YA FIC JON
The Girl With the Mermaid Hair. Delia Ephron YA FIC EPH
Heartless. Sara Shepard YA FIC SHE
Incarceron. Catherine Fisher YA FIC FIS
The Lonely Hearts Club. Elizabeth Eulberg YA FIC EUL
The Mark. Jen Nadol YA FIC NAD
My Soul to Save. Rachel Vincent YA FIC VIN
Powerless. Matthew Cody YA FIC COD
Pride & Prejudice. Jane Austen YA FIC AUS
The Ring. Bobbie Pyron YA FIC PYR
The Secret Year. Jennifer Hubbard YA FIC HUB
Sweet Little Lies: an L.A. Candy Novel. Lauren Conrad YA FIC CON
Very LeFreak. Rachel Cohn YA FIC COH
Wish: a Novel. Alexandra Bullen YA FIC BUL
Woods Runner. Gary Paulsen YA FIC PAU

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YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION

How to be a Vampire: a Fangs-On Guide For the Undead. Amy Tipton Gray YA 398.45 GRA
Eat Fresh Food: Awesome Recipes for Teen Chefs. Rozanne Gold YA 641.5 GOL
Reel Culture: 50 Movies You Should Watch (So You Can Impress Your Friends. Mimi O’Connor YA 791.43 OCO
Resume': a Decade Plus Deep. YA 796.22 RES

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JUVENILE FICTION

Babymouse: Burns Rubber! Jennifer L. Holm J FIC IN-B HOL
Calamity Jack. Shannon Hale J FIC HAL
The Chestnut King. Nathan D. Wilson J FIC WIL
Dead Guy Spy. David Lubar J FIC LUB
Donavan's Word Jar. Monalisa DeGross J FIC IN-B DEG
The Ever Breath. Julianna Baggott J FIC BAG
Lanie. Jane Kurtz J FIC AME
Lanie's Real Adventures. Jane Kurtz J FIC AME
Leprechaun in Late Winter. Mary Pope Osborne J FIC IN-B OSB
The Lost Slipper; and, The Curse of the Ramsbottoms. Tristan Davies J FIC DAV
Myka Finds Her Way. Gail Herman J FIC IN-B DIS
Smoke Mountain. Erin Hunter J FIC HUN
Steel Trapp: the Academy. Ridley Pearson J FIC PEA

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JUVENILE NON-FICTION

Jobs in Environmental Cleanup and Emergency Haz-Mat Response. Daniel E. Harmon J 628.023 HAR
Leprechauns and Irish Folklore: a Nonfiction Companion to Leprechaun in Late Winter. Mary Pope Osborne J 398.2 IRELAND
Medical Detective Dogs. Frances E. Ruffin J 636.7 RUF
Mongolia. Guek-Cheng Pang J 915.17 PAN
Narwhal Whales Up Close. Jody Sullivan Rake J 599.5 RAK
Tree Life. Theresa Greenaway J 582.16 GRE
Yemen. Anna Hestler J 915.33 HES

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DVD

Babette's feast. DVD A BAB
College financial aid night. Peters Township Community Television. DVD PT COL
Cranford: Return to Cranford. DVD A CRA
Daily Energy: Vinyasa Flow Yoga. DVD F DAI
Garrison Keillor: the Man On the Radio in the Red Shoes. DVD D GAR
Glee. Season 1. Road to Sectionals. DVD TV GLE
The Invention of Lying. DVD A INV
The Ladykillers. DVD A LAD
Monty Python: the Other British Invasion. DVD D MON
Moon. DVD A MOO
9. DVD A NIN
Pandorum. DVD A PAN
Paranormal activity. DVD A PAR
Pilates For Beginners. DVD F PIL
Surrogates. DVD A SUR
Unstoppable. DVD A UNS

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CD (music)

Contra. Vampire Weekend YA-CD AR VAM
Glee. Volume 2: the Music. YA-CD MT GLE
Incanto. Andrea Bocelli CD MV BOC
Little Richard: 20 Greatest Hits. Little Richard CD PR LIT
Momma Tried. Merle Haggard CD CW HAG
Piano Trios: Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov. Lang Lang CD C LAN
Sonatas & Etudes (Chopin ... [et al.]). Yuja Wang CD C WAN
Townes. Steve Earle CD CW EAR
Up To Now. Snow Patron YA-CD AR SNO Snow Patrol

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PLAYAWAYS

Absolute Power. David G. Baldacci PLA FIC BAL
At First Sight. Nicholas Sparks PLA FIC SPA
Cleaving: a Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession. Julie Powell PLA 92 POWELL /
The General's Daughter. Nelson DeMille PLA FIC DEM
The Great Santini. Pat Conroy PLA FIC CON
Hollywood Moon: a Novel. Joseph Wambaugh PLA FIC WAM
Hot Stuff. Janet Evanovich PLA FIC EVA
KnockOut: an FBI Thriller. Catherine Coulter PLA FIC COU
Nine Dragons. Michael Connelly PLA FIC CON
Rules of Deception. Christopher Reich PLA FIC REI
Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. PLA 371.823 MOR
True Blue. David Baldacci PLA FIC BAL

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