10/13: New at the library this week

DVDs:

• Hollywood ending

Videos:

• Identity

Books:

• Teens in Russia / Jessica Smith — The Russian Federation has been an independent country since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. For Russian teenagers, this change has presented many opportunities. At school, teens are learning about a history that the communist government tried to hide. In their free time, they are learning to express themselves in ways their parents were not allowed. Teens in Russia is part of Global Connections, a series that uncovers the challenges, pastimes, and customs of teens around the world. (Age Range: 10 to 12; table of contents)
• The book that dripped blood / Michael Dahl — A fur-covered book entitled Claws is loose in the city, and only the Librarian can stop it from claiming more victims. (Age Range: 8 to 12)
• Manners at school / Carrrie Finn — (Reading level: Ages 4-8)
• The dead letters / Tom Piccirilli — Five years ago, Eddie Whitt's daughter Sarah became the victim of a serial killer known as Killjoy, and Whitt vowed to hunt him down-no matter what the cost. But the police have given up. And Killjoy has stopped killing...and in some bizarre act of repentance has begun kidnapping abused infants and leaving them with the parents of his original victims. (read a sample chapter)
• The book of pilates / Joyce Gavin
• Goddess : a celebration in art and literature / Jalaja Bonheim — For centuries tales of the goddess's creativity, strength, and suffering have sprung forth from every civilization and corner of the world. Editor Jalaja Bonheim, Ph.D., has compiled a unique and culturally diverse anthology of goddess-related literature and art. This elegant volume is created with a non-partisan perspective to appeal to a general audience.
• Slipknot / Linda Greenlaw — Jane Bunker is a marine investigator who has just moved back to a sleepy Maine community. She's a lover of all things Scottish and so thrifty that she never throws anything away. When the town drunk falls to his death off the town dock, it looks like an open and shut case, so Jane's insurance company will pay. But did he really fall or was he whacked in the head and then pushed? Was he really a drunk? How does this relate to a heated town hall meeting about energy windmills, fishing rights, and paternity suits? And can Jane get to the bottom of it all without spending any money and without ending up in mortal peril? The answer is "yes" about the money, but things take a turn for the worse when she finds herself literally at sea with the killer.
• Power play / Joseph Finder — It was the perfect retreat for a troubled company. No cell phones. No BlackBerrys. No cars. Just a deluxe lodge surrounded by thousands of miles of wilderness and a desolate seacoast. Jake Landry is a junior executive at the Hammond Aerospace Corporation, a steady, modest, and taciturn guy with a gift for keeping his head down—and a turbulent past he prays he’s put behind him. Ordered to fill in for his boss at the annual offsite, he’s out of his element. He’s uncomfortable with the lavish accommodations and especially with the arrogant, swaggering men who run the company and the only person he knows there is the new special assistant to the CEO—who happens to be Jake’s ex. (read a sample chapter)
• Bone : v. 3: Eyes of the storm / Jeff Smith — In Eyes of the Storm, volume three of the nine-book Bone saga, Lucius, Smiley, and Phoney survive an attack by the rat creatures and return safely to Lucius' tavern in Barrelhaven. Phoney, desperate to win a bet with Lucius, stokes the townspeople's fear of dragons and boasts that he is a professional dragonslayer. Back at the farm, Fone Bone and Thorn are troubled by strange dreams, and Gran'ma Ben's reaction to them is stranger still: She reveals long-kept secrets and warns of great danger. Thorn, Fone Bone, and Gran'ma Ben may have to leave the farm forever. (Bone Series, #3; Age Range: 9 to 12)
• Bone : v4: The dragonslayer / Jeff Smith — Fone Bone confronts a host of dangers in Book 4 of the BONE saga, The Dragonslayer. He and Gran'ma Ben and Thorn have a terrifying encounter with Kingdok, ruler of the rat creatures. The Hooded One is inciting his army to full-scale war. Someone is continuing to haunt Thorn in her dreams. And then wise Gran'ma Ben disappears. To make matters worse, Phoney Bone has hoodwinked the townspeople into believing that he is a mighty dragonslayer. When he actually does catch the Red Dragon -- much to his surprise -- he must face up to his promise: to slay the dragon at sunrise. (Age Range: 9 to 12; Bone Series, #4)
• Bone : V. 5: Rock jaw / Jeff Smith — In this fifth volume of the Bone saga, Fone and Smiley Bone strike out into the wilderness to return a lost rat creature cub to the mountains. It doesn't take long before they run smack into Rock Jaw, "Master of the Eastern Border," an enormous mountain lion with a none-too-friendly disposition. Life gets even more complicated when they befriend a group of baby animals who are being orphaned by rat creature attacks. Everything comes to a head in an earth-shattering clash between Rock Jaw and Kingdok, the leader of the rat creatures. (Age Range: 9 to 12; Bone Series, #5)

2/11: New at the library this week

DVDs:

• Malibu's most wanted

Books:

• A deeper sleep / Dana Stabenow — When the jury returns a verdict of not guilty, Kate and Jim are devastated, and like the rest of the citizens of Niniltna, Alaska, certain that a man has gotten away with murder. They can’t help but think that it’s only a matter of time before he’s in the frame for another killing. Sure enough, a few weeks later a shooting leaves two dead in an apparent robbery. But this time Kate and Jim have a witness, and they’re not going to let Louis Deem get away again. Or will he? (Kate Shugak Mystery Series, #15)
• Running with scissors / Augusten Burroughs — the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. So at the age of twelve, Burroughs found himself amidst Victorian squalor living with the doctor's bizarre family, and befriending a pedophile who resided in the backyard shed. The story of an outlaw childhood where rules were unheard of, and the Christmas tree stayed up all year round, where Valium was consumed like candy, and if things got dull an electroshock-therapy machine could provide entertainment. (read an exerpt)
• On beauty / Zadie Smith — Howard Belsey, a Rembrandt scholar who doesn't like Rembrandt, is an Englishman abroad and a long-suffering professor at Wellington, a liberal New England arts college. He has been married for thirty years to Kiki, an American woman who no longer resembles the sexy activist she once was. Their three children passionately pursue their own paths: Levi quests after authentic blackness, Zora believes that intellectuals can redeem everybody, and Jerome struggles to be a believer in a family of strict atheists. Faced with the oppressive enthusiasms of his children, Howard feels that the first two acts of his life are over and he has no clear plans for the finale. Or the encore.
• Welcome to Molly's world, 1944 : growing up in World War Two America / Catherine Gourley — Inside this book you'll see what growing up was like in World War Two America. Take a peek at real letters and diaries of girls and women, soldiers and civilians. Learn about the sacrifices Americans made to help the war effort-children gave up candy, toys, and the foods they liked to eat! Follow the brave women who joined the military, from their basic training to the battlefront. Best of all, join America in a worldwide celebration of peace. (American Girls Collection Series: Molly; Age Range: 7 to 12)
• Brimstone / Douglas J. Preston — Art critic Jeremy Grove is found dead, his face frozen in a mask of terror. His body temperature is grotesquely high; he is discovered in a room barricaded from the inside; the smell of brimstone is everywhere...and the unmistakable imprint of a claw is burned into the wall. As more bodies are discovered--their only connection the bizarre but identical manner of death--the world begins to wonder if the Devil has, in fact, come to collect his due. (Special Agent Pendergast Series, #3) (read a sample chapter)
• The National Geographic desk reference / National Geographic Society — A full-color desk reference for the millennium, collecting essential, frequently needed information into one accesible volume and offering a multifaceted and comprehensive view of geography. Photos, charts, maps & graphs. 220 full-color illustrations.

1/27: New at the library this week

DVDs:

• Flightplan
• The matador
• Stealth
• The world's fastest Indian

Books:

• Heritage of Lancaster County / Beverly Lewis — The Shunning, The Confession, The Reckoning (read an exerpt, the front cover flap)
• Casa Mexicana / Tim Street-Porter
• Downsize this! / Michael Moore — Nothing but the truth is sacred in Michael Moore's hilarious screed on the state of America, Downsize This! With the same in-your-face tenacity that has made him everyman's hero, Moore gets under the skin of corporate giants, politicians, lobbyists, and the media - anyone who has made life tougher for the millions of Americans who are working longer hours for less pay and have had enough. (read an exerpt)
• Mexico : architecture, interiors, design / Mark Luscombe-Whyte — From simple rural adobe dwellings and ornately decorated churches to deluxe seaside retreats and high-tech modern structures they explore the evolution of Mexican style from the traditional dwellings of ancient civilizations to the cutting-edge examples of today's most influential architects and designers. (preview table of contents)
• Quilts in the tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright / Jackie Robinson — Wright's art glass designs (1900-1923) inspired these quilts. Take a tour with Jackie Robinson as she guides you through construction of your "Wright window" in fabric using machine piecing methods. Directions for 18 projects.
• The illustrated atlas of Hawaii / Gavan Daws — Along with detailed, full-color maps, this richly illustrated text brings to life the diverse landscapes and cultures of Hawaii in one concise source. (preview table of contents)
• How to design & build decks & patios / Lin Cotton — Shows how to create decks and patios to extend living spaces outdoors. Includes guidelines for developing a design, drawing up a working plan to obtain a permit, and calculating materials needed. Includes complete constructions details for finishing a project.
• Converting basements, garages & attics : expanding your usable space easily, attractively & affordably / Roger Dodge Woodson — Found space...that's what this book is all about. You'll learn how to maximize the usable but unfinished areas in your house-including the basement, attic, or garage-as new living space for your growing family, without the expense of a costly addition and without the trouble of moving to a larger house.