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 April 2008 – Book Releases

The books listed below are now in circulation. To place your name on the reserve list for any titles currently not available, please stop in or call the Dixon Public Library at 1-815-284-7261 and the staff will place holds for you.

If you would like to reserve a book by yourself, you can login to your Dixon Public Library Account.  To use this feature, you will need a PIN number and Alternate ID Number. Please contact the library if you do not already have these set-up.  For more info on reserving a book go to:  Request (Place a Hold) on an item in the Public Access Catalog (PAC)

FICTION

bullet Change of Heart, by Jodi Picoult
bullet Honor Thyself, by Danielle Steel
bullet Deep Dish, by Mark Kay Andrews
bullet Savannah Breeze, by Mary Kay Andrews
bullet Remember Me? By Sophie Kinsella
bullet Naughty Neighbor, by Janet Evanovich
bullet Lady Macbeth, by Susan King
bullet Resistance, by Owen Sheers
bullet Souvenir, by Therese Fowler
bullet Willing, by Scott Spencer
bullet The Paper Marriage, by Susan Kay Law
bullet Trudy’s Promise, by Marcia Preston
bullet Outcast, by Sadie Jones
bullet Gardens of Water, by Alan Drew
bullet The Memory of Water, by Karen White
bullet Mudbound, by Hillary Jordan
bullet The Life You Longed For, by Maribeth Fischer
bullet Go With Me, by Castle Freeman
bullet Virgin River:  A Barnaby Skye Western, by Richard Wheeler
bullet Miracle at St. Anna:  A Novel of the Buffalo Soldiers of World War II, by James McBride
bullet Christ the Lord:  Road to Cana, by Anne Rice
bullet Sister Teresa:  The Woman Who Became Saint Teresa of Avila, by Barbara Mujica
   

THRILLERS

bullet Killer Heat, by Linda Fairstein
bullet First Patient, by Michael Palmer
bullet Lush Life, by Richard Price
bullet Betrayal, by John Lescroart
bullet Dead Time, by Stephen White
bullet Charley’s Web, by Joy Fielding
bullet Prisoner of Birth, by Jeffrey Archer
bullet Law of Second Chances, by James Sheehan
bullet Amateur Spy, by Dan Fesperman
bullet No Time for Goodbye, by Linwood Barclay
bullet Friend of the Devil, by Peter Robinson
bullet Accident Man, by Tom Cain
bullet City of the Sun, by David Levien
bullet Blind Fall, by Christopher Rice
bullet Restitution, by Lee Vance
bullet Now You See Him, by Eli Gottlieb
   

MYSTERIES

bullet Another Thing to Fall, by Laura Lippman
bullet Silver Needle Murder:  A Tea Shop Mystery, by Laura Childs
bullet Dark Room, by Andrea Kane
bullet Wrong Place, Wrong Time, by Andrea Kane
bullet Written in Bone, by Simon Beckett
bullet Cross, by Ken Bruen
bullet Death of a Gentle Lady, by M. C. Beaton
bullet Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris
bullet Die for Me, by Karen Rose
bullet The Girl Who Stopped Swimming, by Joshilyn Jackson
bullet Water Like a Stone, by Deborah Crombie
bullet Little Face, by Sophie Hannah
   

CHRISTIAN FICTION

bullet Lady of Hidden Intent, by Tracie Peterson; Ladies of Liberty, Book Two
bullet Rock Harbor series:  Beyond a Doubt; Without a Trace; Into the Deep, by Colleen Coble
bullet  Aloha Reef series:  Distant Echoes; Book One; Black Sands, Book Two; Dangerous Depths, Book Three, by Colleen Coble
bullet Midnight Sea, by Colleen Coble
bullet The Guardians, by Jack Cavanaugh; epilogue to American Family Portrait series
bullet On Sparrow Hill, by Maureen Lang; sequel to Oak Leaves
bullet Triumph of Deborah, by Eva Etzioni-Halevy
bullet Song of Hannah, by Eva Etzioni-Halevy
bullet No Legal Grounds, by James Scott Bell
bullet Presumed Guilty, by James Scott Bell
bullet Always Grace, by Tim LaHaye
bullet Abandoned Identity, by Tamara Tilley
   

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY

bullet Deluge, by Anne McCaffrey; Twins of Petaybee, Book 3
bullet Before They Are Hanged, by Joe Abercrombie; First Law, Book 2
bullet Black Ships, by Jo Graham
bullet Bone Song:  A Novel of Dark Suspense, by John Meaney
   

BIOGRAPHY

bullet Standing Tall:  A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph, by Vivian Stringer
bullet Voices—Reflections On an American Icon Through Words & Song:  Martin Luther King, Jr. (includes tribute CD)
bullet Bryson City Tales:  A Doctor’s First Year of Practice in the Smoky Mountains, by Walt Larimore
bullet Losing It—And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time, by Valerie Bertinelli
bullet Hope’s Boy:  A Memoir, by Andrew Bridge
bullet Beautiful Boy:  A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction, by David Sheff
bullet Love and Consequences:  A Memoir of Hope & Survival, by Margaret Jones
bullet Heroin Diaries:  A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, by Nikki Sixx

CURRENT EVENTS

bullet Reconciliation:  Islam, Democracy, and the West, by Benazir Bhutto
bullet Why Women Should Rule the World, by Dee Dee Myers
bullet Age of American Unreason, by Susan Jacoby
bullet Leave Us Alone:  Getting the Government’s Hands Off Our Money, Our Guns, & Our Lives, by Grover Norquist
bullet House Lust:  America’s Obsession with Our Homes, by Daniel McGinn
   

INSPIRATION

bullet The Third Jesus:  The Christ We Cannot Ignore, by Deepak Chopra
bullet What the Gospels Meant, by Garry Wills
bullet Why Good People Do Bad Things:  How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy, by Debbie Ford
bullet You Can Heal Your Life, by Louise Hay
bullet A Glimpse of Heaven:  Through the Eyes of C. S. Lewis, Calvin Miller, John Wesley, and Others, compiled by Richard Leonard
bullet Glimpses of Heaven:  True Stories of Hope & Peace at the End of Life’s Journey, compiled by Trudy Harris
   

HISTORY

bullet American Made:  Enduring Legacy of the WPA—When FDR Put the Nation to Work, by Nick Taylor
bullet In Nixon’s Web:  A Year in the Crosshairs of Watergate, by Patrick Gray
bullet The Day Freedom Died:  The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, & the Betrayal of Reconstruction, by Charles Lane
bullet The Forger:  An Extraordinary Story of Survival in Wartime Berlin, by Cioma Schonhaus
bullet Lost Ark of the Covenant:  Solving the 2,500 Year Old Mystery of the Fabled Biblical Ark, by Tudor Parfitt
   

NATURE & SCIENCE

bullet Earth--The Sequel:  The Race to Reinvent Energy & Stop Global Warming, by Fred Krupp
bullet Farm Sanctuary:  Changing Hearts & Minds about Animals & Food, by Gene Baur
bullet Physics of the Impossible:  A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, & Time Travel, by Michio Kaku
 

 

PETS
Presented by Carol Chandler

bullet Tell Me Where It Hurts:  A Day of Humor, Healing, & Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon, by Nick Trout
bullet Dog Man:  An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain, by Martha Sherrill
bullet Puppy Chow Is Better Than Prozac:  The True Story of a Man & the Dog Who Saved His Life, by Bruce Goldstein
bullet 300 Questions about Cats:  Practical Advice for Every Situation, by Gerd Ludwig
   

BUSINESS & FINANCE

bullet Little Book That Builds Wealth:  Knockout Formula for Finding Great Investments, by Pat Dorsey
bullet Little Book That Makes You Rich:  Proven Market-Beating Formula for Growth Investing, by Louis Navellier
bullet Busy Family’s Guide to Money:  Simple Steps to Financial Security, by Sandra Block
bullet Work from Home Handbook:  Flex Your Time, Improve Your Life, by Diana Fitzpatrick
bullet Retire Happy:  What You Can Do NOW to Guarantee a Great Retirement, by Richard Stim
bullet Green Investing:  Guide to Making Money Through Environment-Friendly Stocks, by Jack Uldrich
bullet True Green @ Work:  100 Ways You Can Make the Environment Your Business, by Kim McKay
bullet FairTax, the Truth:  Answering the Critics, by Neal Boortz
   
 

SPORTS

bullet The Physics of NASCAR:  How to Make Steel + Gas + Rubber = Speed, by Diandra Leslie-Pelecky
   

HOW-TO BOOKS

Home & Garden

bullet Living in the Garden Home:  Connecting the Seasons with Containers, Crafts, & Celebrations, by P. Allen Smith
bullet Garden Primer:  Essentials of Planning, Planting, & Upkeep, by Barbara Damrosch
bullet The Truth About Organic Gardening:  Benefits, Drawbacks, & the Bottom Line, by Jeff Gillman
bullet True Green:  100 Everyday Ways You Can Contribute to a Healthier Planet, by Kim McKay
bullet Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies, by Eric Freed
   

Wedding Planners

bullet Vows & Toasts:  Hundreds of Ways to Say “I Do” and “Here’s to You!”
bullet Fodor’s Destination Weddings:  The World’s Most Extraordinary Places to Tie the Knot
   

Cooking

bullet Bake Until Bubbly:  The Ultimate Casserole Cookbook, by Clifford Wright
bullet Cookies, Brownies, and Bars:  Dozens of Scrumptious Recipes to Bake & Enjoy, by Elinor Klivans
bullet Organic Food Shopper’s Guide:  What You Need to Know to Select & Cook the Best Food on the Market, by Jeff Cox
   

Parenting

bullet Your Toddler Month by Month:  Your Essential Guide to the First 4 Years, by Tanya Byron
bullet Your Defiant Teen:  10 Steps to Resolve Conflict & Rebuild Your Relationship, by Russell Barkley
bullet Creative Therapy for Children with Autism, ADD, and Asperger’s:  Using Artistic Creativity to Reach, Teach, and Touch Our Children, by Janet Tubby Gut
bullet The Bipolar Child:  Guide to Childhood’s Most Misunderstood Disorder, by Demitri Papolos
   

Women's Health

bullet Plan to Get Pregnant:  10 Steps to Maximum Fertility, by Zita West
bullet Our Bodies, Ourselves:  Pregnancy and Birth
bullet After Miscarriage:  Medical Facts & Emotional Support for Pregnancy Loss, by Krissi Danielsson
bullet Courage to Heal:  A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, by Ellen Bass
bullet After Silence:  Rape & My Journey Back, by Nancy Raine
   

When you place a hold, your name is added to a list with others who are waiting for that title. The order of the list follows the sequence in which the holds were placed. When it is your turn to receive the book, the library staff will notify you by phone and hold the item for up to four days to give you time to pick it up.

If the library doesn't own a book you are looking for, we might be able to borrow it from another Illinois library via Interlibrary Loan 

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