Thursday, March 11, 2010

New Books


NEW MATERIALS AT THE MCALESTER LIBRARY

March 2010

FICTION

The Brick Layer, Noah Boyd

Savage Lands, Clare Clark

Pictures at an Exhibition, Sara Houghteling

Rescuing Olivia, Julie Compton

Pride and Avarice, Nicholas Coleridge

Gator A-Go-Go, Tim Dorsey

Apple Turnover Murder, Joanne Fluke

The Fourth Assassin, Matt Beynon Rees

The Wild Zone, Joy Fielding

Coming of the Storm, W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear

City of Dragons, Kelli Stanley

The Fifth Servant, Kenneth Wishnia

The Murderer’s Daughters, Randy Susan Meyers

Vampire Maker, Michael Schiefelbein

The Man From Beijing, Henning Mankell

Dragon Keeper, Robin Hobb

Union Atlantic, Adam Haslett

Dark Slayer, Christine Feehan

Baja Florida, Bob Morris

Mr. Shivers, Robert Jackson Bennett

Devils in Exile, Chuck Hogan

Boulevard, Bill Guttentag

The Bell Ringers, Henry Porter

The 5 Greatest Warriors, Matthew Reilly

Boca Mournings, Steven M. Forman

The Three Weissmanns of Westport, Cathleen Schine

Wild Child, T.C. Boyle

Things That Keep Us Here, Carla Buckley

The Postmistress, Sarah Blake

From Dead to Worse, Charlaine Harris

Sherlock Holmes: The American Years, Ed. by Michael Kurland

Bellfield Hall or, The Observations of Miss Dido Kent, Anna Dean

Wake Up Dead, Roger Smith

Things We Didn’t See Coming, Steven Amsterdam

The Melting Season, Jami Attenberg

The Book of Fires, Jane Borodale

Aunt Dimity Down Under, Nancy Atherton

The Jesus Chronicles: Matthew’s Story, Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins

Short Squeeze, Chris Knopf

The Midnight House, Alex Berenson

The Wife’s Tale, Lori Lansens

Except the Queen, Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder

Dust of Dreams, Steven Erikson

The Extra, Michael Shea

Small Wars, Sadie Jones

The Puzzle Lady vs. the Sudoku Lady, Parnell Hall

The Spies of Sobeck, P.C. Doherty

Dead as a Doornail, Charlaine Harris

Among Thieves, David Hosp

False Convictions, Tim Green

The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, Heidi W. Durrow

Silencer, James W. Hall

Big Medicine, Louis L’Amour

The Devil’s Drum, William Colt MacDonald

Circle C Moves In, Arthur Henry Gooden

Lazlo’s Strike, Theodore V. Olsen

Cain’s Trail, Lauran Paine

The Pillagers, Max Von Kreisler

Urge to Kill, John Lutz

The Brightest Star in the Sky, Marian Keyes

Brava, Valentine, Adriana Trigiani

The Burning Land, Bernard Cornwell

Big Girls Do Cry, Carl Weber

Money to Burn, James Grippando

Deep Creek, Dana Hand

The Icewind Dale Trilogy, R.A. Salvatore

Bad Company, William A. Luckey

Rawhide River, Cliff Farrell

A Man Named Yuma, T.V. Olsen

The San Luis Range, Lauran Paine

Gunfight at Laramie, Lee Hoffman

The Texans, D.B. Newton

The Proposal, Mary Ann Kerl

Certain Girls, Jennifer Weiner

Assassins of Athens, Jeffrey Siger

Texas! Chase, Sandra Brown

One Cowboy, One Christmas, Kathleen Eagle

Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann

Dating Outside Your DNA, Karen Kelley

Sizzle, Julie Garwood

The Black Moth, Georgette Heyer

Half Past Dead, Zoe Archer and Bianca D’Arc

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain

A Kiss for Cade, Lori Copeland

A Whisper to the Living, Stuart M. Kaminsky

Married in Black, Christina Cordaire

Lonestar Homecoming, Colleen Coble

Lone Star Woman, Sadie Callahan

The Many Deaths of the Black Company, Glen Cook

The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh

Impact, Douglas Preston

Dog on It, Spencer Quinn

The Black Arrow, Robert Louis Stephenson

Hastur Lord, Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross

Sorceress of Karres, Eric Flint and Dave Freer

Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier

Be Careful What You Pray For, Kimberla Lawson Roby

Double Trouble, Susan May Warren

Listen, Rene Gutteridge

The Endless Forest, Sara Donati

Point Omega, Don DeLillo

Able One, Ben Bova

Secrets of Eden, Chris Bohjalian

A Dead Hand, Paul Theroux

Blood Ties, Kay Hooper

Beguiled, Deeanne Gist and J. Mark Bertrand

The Wolf at the Door, Jack Higgins

The Queen’s Governess, Karen Harper

Kisser, Stuart Woods

“G” Is for Gumshoe, Sue Grafton

Rebels and Traitors, Lindsey Davis

Doors Open, Ian Rankin

The Merry Wives of Maggody, Joan Hess

One Amazing Thing, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Worst Case, James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

The Secret Bride: In the Court of Henry VIII, Diane Haeger

Flirt, Laurell K. Hamilton

Conspirata, Robert Harris

Winter Garden, Kristin Hannah

Live Free or Die, John Ringo

Shadow Tag, Louise Erdich

A Dark Matter, Peter Straub

Poor Little Bitch Girl, Jackie Collins

Trick or Treat, Kerry Greenwood

Kelly’s Chance, Wanda E. Brunstetter

Salting the Wound, Janet Woods

Wicked Craving, G.A. McKevett

Secret Whispers, V.C. Andrews

The Last Surgeon, Michael Palmer

A Night Too Dark, Dana Stabenow

LARGE PRINT

Cat in a Topaz Tango, Carole Nelson Douglas

Sheer Foley, Carola Dunn

You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Kills You, Robert J. Randisi

To Hope, Carolyn Brown

The Vintage Caper, Peter Mayle

Treasure Hunt, John Lescroart

Working Stiff, Annelise Ryan

Outcast, Joan Johnston

Loitering With Intent, Stuart Woods

Running Hot, Jayne Ann Krentz

Maelstrom, Ilsa Mayr
William W. Johnstone With J.A. Johnstone

The Savage Breed, Frank Leslie

Texas Cowboys, Tim McGuire

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Kisser, Stuart Woods

Dark Slayer, Christine Feehan

Bound by Dreams, Christina Skye

A Time to Gather Stories, Annabel Johnson

Early Dawn, Catherine Anderson

Deeper Than the Dead, Tami Hoag

The Chocolate Cupid Killings, JoAnna Carl

The Wolf at the Door, Jack Higgins

Bullets High, Jackson Cole

Gun Law, Bradford Scott

Hell to Pay, J. Lee Butts

Jim Steel: Die of Gold, Chet Cunningham

.45 Caliber Firebrand, Peter Brandvold

Matt Jensen: The Last Mountain Man, Purgatory,

Thereby Hangs a Tail, Spencer Quinn

Rizzo’s War, Lou Manfredo

Dark Tiger, William G. Tapply

A Cadger’s Curse, Diane Gilbert Madsen

The Double-Jack Murders, Patrick F. McManus

NONFICTION

Single-Minded Devotion: Reflections for the Single Journey, Michelle McKinney Hammond

Get Off Your Knees and Pray: A Woman’s Guide to Life-Changing Prayer, Sheila Walsh

Swiss Ball for Total Fitness, James Milligan

Life’s Healing Choices: Freedom From Your Hurts, Hang-Ups and Habits, John Baker

Ultimate Sacrifice: John and Robert Kennedy, the Plan for a Coup in Cuba and the Murder of JFK, Lamar Waldron With Thom Hartmann

Knitting a Kiss in Every Stitch: Creating Gifts for the People You Live, Nicky Epstein

New Media Art, Mark Tribe and Reena Jana

Minimal Art, Daniel Marzona

Father Found: Life and Death as a Prisoner of the Japanese in World War II, Duane Heisinger

Life is Short—Wear Your Party Pants: Ten Simple Truths That Lead to an Amazing Life, Loretta LaRoche

Back From War: Finding Hope and Understanding in Life After Combat, 1st Lt. Lee Alley With Wade Stevenson

Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer’s Daughter, Melissa G. Moore With M. Bridget Cook

The Vegetable Gardener’s Diet, Edward C. Smith

Kitchens: Plan, Remodel, Build, Creative Homeowner

The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling, Charlie Wing

The Pruning Book, Lee Reich

Learning Express Nursing School Entrance Exam Complete Test Preparation

Black and Decker Complete Guide to Garages

Diane Fitzgerald’s Shaped Beadwork: Dimensional Jewelry With Peyote Stitch

The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook, Cybele Pascal

The Big Book of Diabetic Desserts, Jackie Mills

The Full Plate Diet, Stuart A. Seale, Teresa Sherard and Diana Fleming

Your Time to Cook: A First Cookbook for Newlyweds, Couples and Lovers, Robert L. Blakeslee

The Scientific American Day in the Life of Your Brain, Judith Horstman

Getting a Government Job: The Civil Service Handbook, Peterson’s

The Book of Codes: Understanding the World of Hidden Messages, Paul Lunde

Get Animated! Creating Professional Cartoon Animation on Your Home Computer, Tim Maloney

Great Plains: America’s Lingering Wild, Michael Forsberg

Pittsburg County, Larry J. Hoefling

The Literary 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights and Poets of All Time, Daniel S. Burt

Fight Like a Girl: How to Be a Fearless Feminist, Megan Seely

A Consumer’s Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients, Ruth Winter

The Idiot’s Guide to 2012: An Ancient Look at a Critical Time, Synthia Andrews and Colin Andrews

On the Picket Line: Strategies of Working-Class Women during the Depression, Mary E. Triece

The Flat Belly Diet for Men, Liz Vaccariello

Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, David Bianculli

All Things At Once, Mika Brzezinski

Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin and the Race of a Lifetime, John Heilemann and Mark Halperin

The Real History of the Cold War: A New Look at the Past, Alan Axelrod

The Mayo Clinic Diet

Forward From this Moment: Selected Columns 1994-2009, Leonard Pitts, Jr.

A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent, Robert W. Merry

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Donovin Arleigh Sprague

Diners, Drive-Ins, Dives: An All-American Road Trip, Guy Fieri With Ann Volkwein

More Diners, Drive-Ins, Dives: A Drop-Top Culinary Cruise Through America’s Finest and Funkiest Joints, Guy Fieri With Ann Volkwein

Dr. Colbert’s “I Can Do This” Diet, Don Colbert

Live It, Love It, Earn It: A Woman’s Guide to Financial Freedom, Mariana Olszewski

Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth, Randi Hutter Epstein

Birthright: The True Story That Inspired “Kidnapped,” A. Roger Ekirch

Baby, Let’s Play House: Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him, Alanna Nash

Prime-Time Health: A Scientifically-Proven Plan for Feeling Young and Living Longer, William Sears With Martha Sears

Fitness Into Your Child’s Everyday Life, Missy Chase Lapine and Larysa Didio

The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink, Ed. by Andrew F. Smith

On the Dirty Plate Trail: Remembering the Dust Bowl Refugee Camps, Sanora Babb and Dorothy Babb

History of Cleopatra, Jacob Abbott

A Halloween Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries, Lisa Morton

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Daniel H. Pink

Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things, Rick Smith

The Psychology of the Child, Jean Piaget and Barbel Inhelder

7 Things Your Teenager Won’t Tell You, and How to Talk to Them Anyway, Jenifer Marshall Lippincott and Robin M. Deutsch

Talking About Detective Fiction, P.D. James

The Pleasures of Cooking for One, Judith Jones

Fear and Trembling, Soren Kierkegaard

Two Is Enough: A Couple’s Guide to Living Childless by Choice, Laura S. Scott

Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O’Toole and Oliver Reed, Robert Sellers

Living Oprah: My One-Year Experiment to Walk the Walk of the Queen of Talk, Robyn Okrant

Crash Course in Love, Steve Ward and JoAnn Ward

The Anger Solutiion: The Proven Method for Achieving Calm and Developing Healthy, Long-Lasting Relationships, John Lee

The Citizen’s Constitution, An Annotated Guide, Seth Lipsky

Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat? The Essential Guide to Loving Your Body Before and After Baby, Claire Mysko and Magali Amadei

Pops, Terry Teachout

The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations, Lee Smith

Peter the Great, Derek Wilson

Our Times: The Age of Elizabeth II, A.N. Wilson

Raising the Perfect Child Through Guilt and Manipulation, Elizabeth Beckwith

Patience With God: Faith for People Who Don’t Like Religion (or Atheism), Frank Schaeffer

The Law of Forgiveness, Connie Domino

How to Reach Your Full Potential for God, Charles F. Stanley

Outstanding! 47 Ways to Make Your Organization Exceptional, John G. Miller

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, Atul Gawande

The Greatest Science Stories Never Told, Rick Beyer

100 Questions and Answers About Macular Degeneration, Jeffrey S. Heier

The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery, Miguel Ruiz, et al

Independent Inventor’s Handbook: The Best Advice From Idea to Payoff, Louis J. Foreman and Jill Gilbert Welytok

Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation, Daniel J. Siegel

Greening Your Small Business: How to Improve Your Bottom Line, Grow Your Brand, Satisfy Your Customers and Save the Planet, Jennifer Kaplan

The Last Train From Hiroshima, Charles Pellegrino

The Ticking Is the Bomb, Nick Flynn

Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It), William Poundstone

Getting Away With Murder on the Texas Frontier, Bill Neal

A Good Talk: The Story and Skill of Conversation, Daniel Menaker

The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn, Alison Weir

Cook This, Not That, David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding

You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto, Jaron Lanier

The Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook, Colleen DeBaise

Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life, Bethenny Frankel

Secrets of the Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind the Da Vinci Code Sequel, Dan Burstein and Arne De Keijzer

Smoke-Free in 30 Days, Daniel F. Seidman

Tacos: Authentic, Festive and Flavorful, Scott Wilson

They Bite: Endless Cravings of Supernatural Predators, Jonathan Maberry and David F. Kramer

The Sleep Lady’s Good Night, Sleep tight: Gentle Proven Solutions to Help Your Child Sleep Well and Wake Up Happy, Kim West With Joanne Kenen

Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda, Michael Steele

The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More and Live Better, Chris Farrell

The Lego Book, Daniel Lipkowitz

Standing Small: A Celebration of 30 Years of the Lego Minifigure, Nevin Martell

Stupid Science: Weird Experiments, Mad Scientists and Idiots in the Lab, Leland Gregory

The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond, Patricia Evans

Totally Vegetarian: Easy, Fast, Comforting Cooking for Every Kind of Vegetarian, Toni Fiore

Sneaky Fitness: Fun, Foolproof Ways to Slip

The Peep Diaries: How We’re Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbors, Hal Niedzviecki

Head First Programming, Paul Barry and David Griffiths

Financial Planning for Your First Job, Matthew Brandeburg

MOVIES, DOCUMENTARIES, TV SHOWS 

The History of Christianity, Vols. 1-8

The Man From Snowy River

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Christmas in Connecticut

White Christmas

The Lost Boys

Sin Nombre

The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, Vols. 1-3

Annie

Inglorious Basterds

Double Feature: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Starman

From Hell to Victory

The Moody Blues: Hall of Fame, Live from the Royal Albert Hall

The Barbara Stanwyck Show Vol. 1

Escape From Alcatraz

Gorillas: From the Heart of Darkness

My Favorite Brunette

Roy Rogers Double Feature: Bells of San Angelo, Under the California Stars

The Future Is Wild

Hubble’s Amazing Rescue

The Crash of 1929

Billy the Kid

The Garden

Save the Green Planet

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movies

The Cosby Show: Season One

Family: Complete, Second Season Vols. 1-3

Fantasy Island, Complete First Season Vols. 1-2

Last Flight Home

Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement

JFK: Three Shots That Changed America

Storm

Wild Ocean

WWII in HD

Lizard Kings: On the Trail of Monitor Lizards

Trucker

Garden Design

Cities of the Underworld, Complete Season One, Vols. 1-4

Hawaii Five-O, First Season, Vols. 1-4

The Golden Age of Television

Oklahoma City Bombing

Rudolph Valentino Collection: Five Fabulous Films

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Complete Season Two, Vols. 1-7

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Complete Season One, Vols. 1-5

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

Bright Young Things

Crips and Bloods: Made in America

Lonely Are the Brave

The Namesake

The Berlin Airlift

The Real Wolfman

Film Noir Classics: The Big Heat, 5 Against the House, the Lineup, Murder by Contract and the Sniper

Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter: Ocean’s Deadliest

Nightmares and Dreamscapes From the Stories of Stephen King

The Outsiders

Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean Adventures: Sea Ghosts and Call of the Killer Whale

Coma

Craft in America, Season Two

Outrage

Lord of the Flies

World War II 360 Degrees, Vols. 1-7

The Wild West, Vols. 1-7

Dinosaurs Alive!

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Not Quite Hollywood

Amreeka

Doris Day Collection: It’s a Great Feeling, Tea for Two, April in Paris, The Tunnel of Love and Starlift

Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey The Greatest Show on Earth 133rd Edition Souvenir DVD

The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After

Double Feature: Anne of a Thousand Days and Mary Queen of Scots

The Waltons: Complete Third Season

Skinwalkers

The Irish Empire

Viva Nelson Mandela: A Hero for All Seasons

Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air

Victor Borge’s Funniest Moments

Holiday Inn

AUDIOBOOKS

Torchwood: Golden Age, James Goss, Full Cast Recording

Hercule Poirot in Cards on the Table, Agatha Christie, Full Cast Recording

Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall and the Struggle to End The Looking Glass War, John leCarre, Full Cast Recording

Kisser, Stuart Woods, Read by Tony Roberts

Brava, Valentine, Adriana Trigiani, Read by Cassandra Campbell

Secrets of Eden, Chris Bohjalian, Read by Mark Bramhall, et al

The One Hundred and One Dalmations, Dodie Smith, Full Cast Recording

Segregation, Rawn James Jr., Read by Dominic Hoffman

SOUND RECORDINGS

Foundations of Western Civilization, Professor Thomas F.X. Noble, University of Notre Dame, Great Courses Vols. 1-4

Foundations of Western Civilization II, Professor Robert Bucholz, Loyola University of Chicago, Great Courses Vols. 1-4

Robert E. Lee and His High Command, Professor Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia, Great Courses Vols. 1-2

St. Augustine’s Confessions, Professors William R. Cook and Ronald B. herzman, State University of New York, Geneseo, Great Courses Vols. 1-2

Books that Have Made History: Books That Can Change Your Life, Professor J. Rufus Fears, University of Oklahoma, Vols. 1-3

 

Life Lessons From the Great Books, Professor J. Rufus Fears, University of Oklahoma, Vols. 1-3

The Wisdom of History, Professor J. Rufus Fears, University of Oklahoma, Vols. 1-3

Classic CD

Magical Christmas

Brewin’ the Blues, The Homebrewed Band

BTJ Perform the Beatles: The Ultimate Tribute

Three Cups of Tea, Jeni Fleming and Amira Mortenson

Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas

Oh! Calcutta, Original Cast Album

Great Authors of the Western Literary Tradition, Professor Elizabeth Vandiver, Parts 1-5

 

SPANISH LANGUAGE FICTION

El Fin de los Suenos, Mary J. Forbes

Lo que Ella Siempre Quiso, Mary J. Forbes

Su Adorable Vecina, Judy Duarte

Suesnos de una Vida, Mary J. Forbes

Amos Imposible, Christine Flynn

Suenos de Papel, Judy Duarte

Un Pasado de Amor, Heidi Betts

Una Amante Inadecuada, Heidi Betts

Cuando se Apaguen las Luces, Heidi Betts

Chantaje en el Dormitorio, Heidi Betts

Ardiente Noche de Pasion, Heidi Betts