4/22: New at the library this week

DVDs:

• Much ado about nothing
• The interpreter

Books:

• Turning angel / Greg Iles — marks the long-awaited return of Penn Cage, the lawyer hero of The Quiet Game, and introduces Drew Elliott, the highly respected doctor who saved Penn's life in a hiking accident when they were boys. As two of the most prominent citizens of Natchez, Drew and Penn sit on the school board of their alma mater, St. Stephen's Prep. When the nude body of a young female student is found near the Mississippi River, the entire community is shocked — but no one more than Penn, who discovers that his best friend was entangled in a passionate relationship with the girl and may be accused of her murder.
• Better homes and gardens step-by-step basic plumbing / Larry Clayton — Demystifies the most common home plumbing projects step by step.
• Working on the edge / Spike Walker — In a breathtaking, action-packed account that combines his personal story with the stories of survivors of the industry's most harrowing disasters, Spike Walker re-creates the boom years of Alaskan crab fishing--a modern-day gold rush that drew hundreds of fortune-and adventure-hunters to Alaska's dangerous waters--and the crash that followed.
• Quilted memories : celebrations of life / Mary Lou Weidman — Turn your life's stories into a quilted journal that you, your children, and your grandchildren will cherish forever. Mary Lou Weidman's story quilts are beloved by quilters everywhere, and now she shows you how to do it yourself. 9 easy projects teach you the techniques so you can apply them to your own story quilts.
• Diabetes type 2 and what to do / Virginia Valentine — Completely updated, explaining the basics and addressing the issues of emotions and finances that usually arise from type II diabetes.
• Mary Emmerling's American country details / Mary Ellisor — Mary Emmerling demystifies the art of decorating and shows how to create a style detail by detail. Includes a source directory of retail and wholesale outlets for the items pictured. 350 full-color photos.
• One particular harbor / Janet Lee James — Janet Lee James was just twenty-three years old and just beginning a career as a rock 'n' roll disc-jockey when she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Hoping she'd part of the vast majority who are able to lead full, productive lives relatively undisturbed by the disease, she took off alone for the wilds of Alaska, leaving home, work and family behind to live out her dream of a life filled with excitement and adventure.