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What's New for Spring 2012

Browse New Additions to the Adult Collection:

Fiction        Nonfiction         Music          DVD

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FICTION

Celebrity in Death - J.D. Robb

NYC Lt. Eve Dallas investigates the death of a young actress with the assistance of her husband Rourke and Detective Peabody.

Defending Jacob - William Landay

Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. He is respected in his community, tenacious in the courtroom, and happy at home with his wife, Laurie, and son, Jacob. But when a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next: His fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student. Award-winning author William Landay has written the consummate novel of an embattled family in crisis-a suspenseful, character-driven mystery that is also a spellbinding tale of guilt, betrayal, and the terrifying speed at which our lives can spin out of control.

 

The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey

Scotland, early 1960s. A young Scottish orphan sets out on a journey to escape her oppressive upbringing, and finds independence--and love--on her own terms. Inspired by the story Jane Eyre.

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins (In Large Print)

In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

I've Got Your Number - Sophie Kinsella

Poppy Wyatt has never felt luckier. She is about to marry her ideal man, Magnus Tavish, but in one afternoon her "happily ever after" begins to fall apart. Not only has she lost her engagement ring in a hotel fire drill but in the panic that follows, her phone is stolen. As Poppy juggles wedding preparations, mysterious phone calls, and hiding her left hand from Magnus and his parents, she soon realizes that she is in for the biggest surprise of her life.

Murder of a Bagman - Joseph Roderick

When the body of a political operative is found in a local cemetery, the team of Nelly McCarthy, Jack Crawford and Noah Amos are called upon to solve the crime. Nelly McCarthy is a young attorney. Both men are retired and in their seventies. The bagman of the title is a businessman who has taken advantage of the political system of the city of Fall River to serve politicians in a number of illegal ways. This story involves exposing the insider’s tricks as well as revealing the character of the man acting as a bagman.

*We recently added several Joseph Roderick mysteries (all set in this area of New England) to the collection.

Stay Close - Harlan Coben

Three people--a suburban housewife, a talented documentary photographer, and a detective--living lives they never wanted, hiding secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect, will find that the past doesn't recede ... and that desperation and hunger can lurk behind even the prettiest facades.

NONFICTION

  

 

Unorthodox - Deborah Feldman

 

Traces the author's upbringing in a Hasidic community in Brooklyn, describing the strict rules that governed her life, arranged marriage at the age of seventeen, and the birth of her son, which led to her plan to leave and forge her own path in life.

Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo

From Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo, a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century's great, unequal cities. In this brilliantly written, fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human. With intelligence, humor, and deep insight into what connects human beings to one another in an era of tumultuous change, Behind the Beautiful Forevers carries the reader headlong into one of the twenty-first century's hidden worlds, and into the lives of people impossible to forget.

 

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business - Charles Duhigg

In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain, for the first time, why habits exist and how they can be shaped and changed. It takes you inside laboratories where neuroscientists create and extinguish habits, as though flipping a switch. It tells the stories of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr., and shows how the right habits were essential to their success.

Enlightened Polymer Clay: Artisan Jewelry Designs Inspired By Nature - Rie Nagumo

Explore the lyrical world of polymer clay. With its delicate, organic aura, polymer clay is the perfect expressive material for any jewelry design. Designer Rie Nagumo offers innovative ideas for making 29 unique and artistic jewelry pieces, including, necklaces, bracelets, rings, pendants, broaches, belts, and earrings. In Enlightened Polymer Clay , you'll also find clear instructions on creating metal-clay chain links as well as ring forms, which enable you to incorporate your own fine metal findings into the designs. The simple elegance of Nagumo's designs speak to her deep appreciation of nature's elements and forms-from stones and flowers to geometric shapes.

Fairy Tale Interrupted - RoseMarie Terenzio

A former personal assistant to John F. Kennedy, Jr. shares the story of their professional relationship and close friendship, describing how she landed her job under less-than-ideal circumstances, Kennedy's political beliefs, and his untimely death.


An Invisible Thread: the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny  - Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski

An Invisible Thread is the true story of the bond between a harried sales executive and an eleven-year-old boy who seemed destined for a life of poverty. It is the heartwarming story of a friendship that has spanned three decades and brought meaning to an over-scheduled professional and hope to a hungry and desperate boy living on the streets.

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food From My Frontier - Ree Drummond

A mouthwatering collection of the simple-but-scrumptious recipes that rotate through Ree's kitchen on a regular basis, from perfect pancakes to honey-plum-soy chicken, from cowgirl quiche to blackberry chip ice cream.

 

MUSIC

Talk that Talk - Rihanna

The Head and the Heart - The Head and the Heart

Nothing But the Beat - David Guettta

Tha Carter - Lil Wayne

Stronger - Kelly Clarkson

 DVD


Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season

Set in a world where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. From the scheming south and the savage eastern lands, to the frozen north and ancient Wall that protects the realm from the mysterious darkness beyond, the powerful families of the Seven Kingdoms are locked in a battle for the Iron Throne. This is a story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honor, conquest, and triumph. In the Game of Thrones, you either win or you die.

The Descendants

Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

My Week With Marilyn

In the summer of 1956, 23-year-old Colin Clark, determined to make his way in the film business, worked as a lowly assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film that famously united Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. When his diary account was published, one week was missing. This is the story of that week: an idyll in which he escorted a Monroe desperate to get away from Hollywood hangers-on and the pressures of work.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

At the height of the Cold War, a precarious operation goes deadly wrong, and the head of British Intelligence wonders if a double agent is leaking vital secrets. Brought out of retirement to expose the potential mole, master spy George Smiley is the only one who can be trusted to expose one of their own. Or can he? As the emotional and physical tolls mount on the high-ranking suspects, Smiley will be forced into the ultimate international spy game where everyone's motives are in question.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hoping to distance himself from the fallout of a libel conviction, journalist Mikael Blomkvist retreats to a remote island in Sweden's far north where the unsolved murder of a young girl still haunts her industrialist uncle forty years later. Ensconced in a cottage on the island where the killer may still roam, Blomkvist's investigation draws him into the secrets and lies of the rich and powerful, and throws him together with one unlikely ally: tattooed, punk hacker, Lisbeth Salander.

War Horse

Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets; British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter.

Margin Call

Set in the high-stakes world of Wall Street, Margin Call is an entangling thriller involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. When an entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm, a roller-coaster ride ensues as decisions both financial and moral catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster.

We Bought a Zoo

Following the death of his wife, a Boston newspaper columnist (the father of 13-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl) buys a dilapidated New Hampshire zoo in hopes of making a new start.

Adele Live at Royal Albert Hall

In 2011 Adele scored a number one single, with Rolling in the Deep, and the year's biggest selling album, with 21. This DVD/CD set captures her concert from London's famous Royal Albert Hall. Along with performances of songs from her two albums, this DVD features behind-the-scenes footage.

Captain America: The First Avenger

After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into Captain America, a Super Soldier. Now, as Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes and Peggy Carter to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull. Special features include commentary, featurettes, and trailers.