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Week of February 22, 2010


F B7893o Ordinary thunderstorms by William Boyd In this heart-in-mouth conspiracy novel about the fragility of social identity, a chance encounter with a stranger leads to a series of malign accidents through which a young man will lose everything - home, family, friends, job, reputation, passport, credit cards, mobile phone - never to get them back.

F H6365wo The wolf at the door by Jack Higgins When several members of an elite intelligence unit are murdered by an unknown assailant with formidable resources, Sean Dillon finds his life in danger upon attempting to obtain evidence proving that an old nemesis is the killer.

F P175L The last surgeon by Michael Palmer Working in a mobile clinic while struggling with the challenges of PTSD, veteran doctor Nick Garrity searches for a missing war buddy and finds himself pitted against a terrifying psychopath who is disguising some of his kills as suicides. “A shocker of a thriller filled with insider details and a terrifying psychopath.”

F T828br Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani When Valentine Roncalli discovers a long lost shoe design, a family secret unravels that helps her take control of the company from a conniving relative. Meanwhile she is pursuing a hot romance with a handsome Italian from her past. "A smart chick-lit read."

F B6366p The postmistress by Sarah Blake The stories of a small Cape Cod postmistress and an American radio reporter stationed in London collide on the eve of the United States's entrance into World War II, a meeting that is shaped by a broken promise to deliver a letter.

F D353po Point Omega by Don DeLillo Jim Finley, a young filmmaker, attempts to convince Richard Elster, a former secret war advisor, to tell his story on film, an endeavor complicated by the arrival of Richard's daughter from New York and a devastating event that throws everything into question.

F H2182f Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton Vampire hunter Anita Blake meets with a possible client, Tony Bennington, who wishes Anita to use her skills as a necromancer to reanimate his recently deceased wife.

F F579k The kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming Discovering an old photograph of a beautiful mathematical prodigy, antiques dealer Peter remembers his initial dismissal of the woman's claim that she had discovered the key to time travel, a capability that enables Peter's journey to New York at the dawn of the mechanical age.

M G776c Crawlspace by Sarah Graves Six years after the alleged death of murderer Randy Dodd, true-crime writer Jake Tiptree and her assistant journey to the city of Eastport to investigate suspicions that Dodd faked his death, an effort that is challenged by sinister threats and the abduction of Jake's son. "A home repair is homicide mystery."

F S912d A dark matter by Peter Straub A terrifying story of innocents-high school students in the turbulent sixties-who stumble into horrors far beyond their understanding.

M M278ma The man from Beijing by Henning Mankell From the internationally acclaimed author of the Kurt Wallander mysteries comes an extraordinary stand-alone novel - both a mystery and a sweeping drama - that traces the legacy of the nineteenth-century slave trade between China and America.

F E663s Shadow tag by Louise Erdrich “Into this deeply personal novel about marriage, family and individual identity, Erdrich weaves broader questions about cause and effect in history...A small masterpiece of compelling, painfully moving fiction."

M S7883c City of dragons by Kelli Stanley Discovering a murdered body during San Francisco's 1940 Chinese New Year celebration, private investigator Miranda Corbie ignores a precinct edict to cover up the case and pursues leads in Chinatown tenements, a Little Osaka tailor shop and a high-class bordello. "A powerful crime novel that perfectly captures the noir mood of San Francisco in the 40's.”

M R328f The fourth assassin by Matt Beynon Rees Arriving to visit his son in a heavily Palestinian area of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Omar Yussef discovers the beheaded body of one of the boy's roommates and when his son is arrested as a suspect, Omar must prove his innocence.

F L9725L Last snow by Eric Van Lustbader In the aftermath of an American senator's death on a political trip, presidential Special Advisor Jack McClure is dispatched to investigate a perilous trail throughout Eastern Europe.

M B6273mp Murder in the Palais Royal by Cara Black Accused of shooting her partner, Aimée Leduc must also contend with the fact that someone is impersonating her, a taxman is investigating her firm, and two murders may have a connection to the youth Aimée sent to prison.

332.0423 P332 On the brink : inside the race to stop the collapse of the global financial system by Henry M. Paulson, Jr. The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Paulson puts the reader in the room as he addressed urgent market conditions, weighed critical decisions, and debated policy and economic considerations with of all the notable players during the world's impending financial Armageddon.

338.521 P295 The value of nothing : why everything costs so much more than we think by Raj Patel A revealing look of how we inflate the cost of things we can (and often should) live without, while assigning absolutely no value to the resources we all need to survive. This is a deeply thought-provoking book about the dramatic changes we must make to save the planet from financial madness.

955.054 T243w Our man in Tehran : Ken Taylor and the Iran Hostage crisis by Robert Wright January 28, 2010, marked the 30th anniversary of an event that stunned the world, when Ken Taylor masterminded the exfiltration of the six diplomats from Tehran. Robert Wright, author of the award-winning Three Nights in Havana, tells the story behind this major historical flashpoint.

947.084 U47p Lenin's brother : the origins of the October Revolution by Philip Pomper Probing the Ulyanov family archives, historian Philip Pomper uncovers Alexander Ulyanov's transformation from ascetic student to terrorist, and the impact his fate had on his younger brother Lenin. The result is a perspective-changing glimpse into Lenin's formative years--and his subsequent behavior as a revolutionary.

364.1523 E26b The Bandido massacre : a true story of bikers, brotherhood and betrayal by Peter Edwards As gripping as any crime novel, The Bandido Massacre recounts the events of April 8, 2006, when residents of the hamlet of Shedden, Ontario woke up to the news that the bloodied bodies of eight bikers from the Bandidos gang had been found dead on a local farm.

808.7 E72 Jew and improved : how choosing to be chosen made me a better man by Benjamin Errett This is a story of goy meets girl, and of what happens when a couple in their 20s takes on a complex faith in its 6000s. Laugh-out-loud funny, thoughtful and revealing this is the spiritual journey of a young man who converts to Judaism.

071.3 M124 The death and life of American journalism : the media revolution that will begin the world again by Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols Daily newspapers are closing across America. Washington bureaus are shuttering; whole areas of the federal government are now operating with no press coverage. International bureaus are going, going, gone. The authors investigate the crisis.

610.289 G284 The checklist manifesto by Atul Gawande Reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist now being used in medicine, aviation, the armed services, homeland security, investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds.

616 L141s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot “A remarkable story of how the cervical cells of the late Henrietta Lacks, a poor black woman, enabled subsequent discoveries from the polio vaccine to in vitro fertilization.”

355.0217 H699 The dead hand: the untold story of the Cold War arms race and its dangerous legacy by David E. Hoffman This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

92 B369b Star: how Warren Beatty seduced America by Peter Biskind An intimate, revealing, and balanced biography ever of Hollywood legend Warren Beatty.

392.12 E64 Get me out : a history of childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the sperm bank by Randi Hutter Epstein A sharp, sassy history of childbirth.