2/18: New at the library this week

DVDs:

• War of the worlds
• The hotel Rwanda
• Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• The lord of the rings: The return of the king
• Gentlemen prefer blondes
• Million dollar baby
• Blade runner
• The chorus
• Birth

Books:

• Cook right 4 your type : the practical kitchen companion to eat right 4 your type / Peter D'Adamo—Eat Right 4 Your Type convinced more than half a million readers that eating right for one's blood type can help one live a longer, healthier life. With the help of a team of chefs, Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo now presents a book chock-full of mouthwatering and easy-to-prepare meals specifically designed for each of the four blood types.
• Emily of the new moon ; Emily climbs ; Emily's quest / L.M. Montgomery—In the celebrated Emily trilogye, Montgomery draws a more realistic portrait of a young girl’s life on Prince Edward Island. The twin threads of bright and dark, love and cruelty, hope and despair intertwine in a pattern as significant as it is enduring .Age Range: Young Adult
• D-day: 24 hours that saved the world / [edited by] Kelly Knauer—Here are fascinating portraits of the men who designed the invasion - and the men who fought it: Eisenhower and Churchill, Montgomery and Rommel. Here are the landing crafts, the medics, the radio operators, the nurses. Here are the memorable photographs, historic reunions, majestic cemeteries, the unforgettable memories of June 6, 1944.
• Ptolemy's gate / Jonathan Stroud—In this thrilling conclusion of the Bartimaeus trilogy, the destinies of Bartimaeus, Nathaniel, and Kitty are thrown together once more. For the first time, we will learn the secrets of Bartimaeus’s past, and get a glimpse into the Other Place -- the world of demons -- as together, the threesome must face treacherous magicians, unravel a masterfully complex conspiracy, and defeat a formidable faction of demons. (The library also has volumes 1 & 2 of the trilogy.)
• Death is forever / Elizabeth Lowell—A reworking of The Diamond Tiger which came out in 1993 under the name Ann Maxwell
• When wallflowers die / Sandra West Prowell—She's feisty, independent and aggressive, and in her third appearance (after By Evil Means) Phoebe Siegel, a Billings, Mont., PI, is the driving force in a mystery that never lets up.
• The wonderful flight to the Mushroom Planet / Cameron, Eleanor—A mystery man inspires two boys to build a space ship which takes them to the planet of Basidium to help the Mushroom people. Age Range: 12 and up (Available in book and CD audiobook formats.)
• It's a fair day, Amber Brown / Paula Danziger—Amber Brown and her classmates celebrate Halloween, while Amber wonders if her parents' arguing will ruin the holiday for her. Age Range: 6 to 8
• Get ready for second grade, Amber Brown / Paula Danziger—Amber is nervous about starting second grade with a new teacher, but despite being in the same class as mean Hannah Burton, things turn out just fine. Age Range: 5 to 7
• Belly of the beast: A POW's Inspiring True Story of Faith, Courage, and Survival Aboard the Infamous WWII Japanese Hellship, the Oryoku Maru / Judith L. Pearson—The stirring true story of how Naval Corpsman and POW Estel Myers survived on the brutal Japanese hell ships during the waning months of WWII, Belly of the Beast is a personal history of his horrendous journey to freedom-and a shocking chronicle of a relatively unknown chapter of WWII.
• Webster's new English language dictionary
• Webster's new English language thesaurus
• Space station seventh grade / Jerry Spinelli—Seventh-grader Jason narrates the events of his year, from school, hair, and pimples, to mothers, little brothers, and a girl. Age Range: 9 to 12
• Angels in the gloom / Anne Perry—Angels in the Gloom is a saga of love, hate, obsession, and murder that features an honorable English family - brothers Joseph and Matthew Reavley and their sisters, Judith and Hannah in March 1916.
• Tempest above the Tenfeather / Stephen Gese—If you enjoyed book one, Healing On The Tenfeather, you are invited to accompany Andy and Lynn on a journey to the brink. Walk with them as they discover how Spirit Guides brought them together, and how they finally understand another important reason why. (Seldovian author)
• Time annual 2004—Year in review issue of Time magazine
• Time annual 2005—Year in review issue of Time magazine
• Life 2004 album: The year in pictures—Year in review issue of Life magazine
• Man in space: An illustrated history from Sputnik to Columbia—from Life magazine
• Last lessons of summer / Margaret Maron—In the suffocating heat of a Southern August, Amy Steadman, heir to a merchandising and publishing empire, has come to clean out the house of her murdered grandmother - and perhaps find some answers.
• The drowning tree / Carol Goodman—The Drowning Tree is a look at the way our own lives are reflected in the faces of others...and how shattered pieces of the past never truly remain buried.
• The company : a novel of the CIA / Robert Littell—Littell's 13th novel, The Company, is clearly his magnum opus: a huge, multigenerational saga that encompasses the complete 40-year history of the bitterly contested Cold War.
• Faceless killers : a mystery / Henning Mankell—In his first appearance in English, Swedish bestselling author Mankell combines thriller-quality entertainment with a depiction of anti-foreigner prejudice in Sweden, painted here as a very chilly place indeed.
• Vital lies / Ellen Hart—An old friend invites Minneapolis restaurateur Jane Lawless to her Victorian inn to celebrate the winter solstice--and investigate a murder from years before. Soon after Jane and her theatrical pal Cordelia arrive, they face malicious pranks that eventually lead to another murder.
• The Saturday morning murder : a psychoanalytic case / Batya Gur—Batya Gur lives in Jerusalem, where she is a literary critic for Ha'aretz, Israel's most prestigious paper. She is the author of three other Michael Ohayon mysteries
• Horse & pony breeds / Sandy Ransford—This book will help the young horse enthusiast recognize and identify accurately the different breeds. Each horse or pony is beautifully photographed and accompanied by detailed descriptions of the history of the breed, as well as the particular characteristics, colors, and marking that distinguish that breed from any other. Age Range: 12 and up
• A break in the clouds / Cynthia A. Stevens—Thousands of poems by hundreds of authors as well as biographies
• Diabetes for dummies / Alan Rubin—From causes, symptoms, and side effects to medications, diet, and exercise, this friendly guide delivers sound advice on managing diabetes, staying fit, and feeling great. You get up-to-date coverage of the latest treatments and glucose meters, as well as diabetic exchanges and delicious recipes from top chefs.