3/25: New at the library this week

Videos:

• Stargate

Books:

• Unholy dying / Robert Barnard —England's celebrated, multiple-award-winning master crime novelist returns with a witty and poignant chiller about the evil of gossip and the sin of indifference.
• Murder me now / Annette Meyers —Olivia Brown is having the time of her life. A party in Croton promises still more fun. But when she arrives at the rustic farmhouse of Fordy and Kate Vaude, she finds their nanny hanging from a tree.
• Scene of crime / Jill McGown — It’s three days before Christmas, and the Malworth Amateur Dramatic Society’s rehearsal of Cinderella, scripted by GP Carl Bignall, is struggling thanks to a flu epidemic that has hit the production. But as rehearsals finally get under way at the Riverside Theatre, the police across town are entering Carl’s house – and discovering the body of his wife, Estelle.
• July, July / Tim O'Brien —Tim O'Brien is widely acclaimed as our finest chronicler of the Vietnam War and its afermath. In his ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling new novel, this American master returns to his signature themes -- passion, memory, and yearning -- in a brilliant ensemble piece. (interview)
• Once a thief / Kay Hooper —It had taken centuries for Max Bannister's family to acquire their treasures, and now he's been asked to risk his collection as bait for a master criminal.
• Amagansett / Mark Mills —Conrad Labarde, a Basque fisherman transplanted to the shores of Amagansett, knows there's something strange about the weight in the net that he and his partner Rollo are pulling from the deep. Little did they suspect that it would be the body of a beautiful young socialite. (reading guide, interview)
• Malice in the Highlands / Graham Thomas —Detective Chief Superintendent Erskine Powell of New Scotland Yard embarks on a salmon-fishing competition in the Scottish Highlands. There, in the castle-dotted countryside along the picturesque River Spey, he seeks peace and seclusion. But a cold-blooded murderer soon turns Powell's haven into a busman's holiday—and a quiet anglers' paradise becomes just as deadly as the mean streets of London.
• The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle treasury / Betty Bard MacDonald —Children love Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle for her upside-down house, her delicious cookies, and her ability to understand just how they feel. Their parents love her because she knows how to cure absolutely any bad habit. Her outrageous antidotes for Answer-backers, Never-Want-To-Go-To-Bedders, and Waddle-I-Doers have endeared her to millions of readers.
• Our search for happiness : an invitation to understand the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints / M. Russell Ballard
• Living with folk art / Rebecca Sawyer-Fay —Country Living magazine's unique take on the enormously popular subject of folk art makes this full-color book as distinctive as the one-of-a-kind pieces showcased within. Full of extraordinary collections displayed throughout the home, this book is a tribute to the spirit of American folk art.
• Mosaic magic : afghans made easy / Lily M. Chin —The newest addition to the Crochet Treasury series, features all-new afghan designs from Lily Chin, one of today's most talented crochet designers. Her simple techniques and tips will help readers create intricate, patterned afghans with minimum effort.
• Acu-yoga : self help techniques to relieve tension / Michael Reed Gach —
• Christmas threads : four romantic novellas about the roots of family traditions / Andrea Boeshaar
• A prairie home companion pretty good joke book / Brian Becker —Each April, people across the country tune in to A Prairie Home Companion's® annual Joke Show and laugh themselves silly. The best jokes from these much-requested shows are finally available.
• Cook now, serve later / Reader's Digest —A full-range general cookbook of 425 recipes especially designed to be prepared in advance and stored for convenient, no-fuss meals in minutes. Each recipe has easy, step-by-step instructions, storing and reheating directions, serving and menu suggestions, calorie counts and nutritional information.

Text quoted from is book publishers.