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 July 2009 –  Book Releases

These books have been released during the past few weeks. The library’s current policy is to release new books as they are processed, which means that you will be able to get them sooner! For your convenience, we will continue to list new releases on this page, with frequent updates.

You may reserve any of these titles by placing holds at www.dixonpubliclibrary.org and login to your Dixon Public Library Patron 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)

You may also place holds by stopping in or calling the Dixon Public Library at 1-815-284-7261 and the staff will place holds for you.

FICTION

bullet Black Hills, by Nora Roberts
bullet Angel’s Game, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon; sequel to Shadow of the Wind
bullet Six Suspects, by Vikas Swarup; author of Slumdog Millionaire
bullet The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder, by Rebecca Wells; author of the Ya Ya Sisterhood novels
bullet Dune Road, by Jane Green
bullet The Castaways, by Elin Hilderbrand
bullet The Scoop, by Fern Michaels
bullet Driftwood Summer, by Patti C. Henry
bullet Good Things I Wish You, by A. Manette Ansay
bullet The Summer Kitchen, by Lisa Wingate
bullet Strangers, by Anita Brookner
bullet Commencement, by Courtney Sullivan
bullet Return to Sullivans Island, by Dorothea Benton Frank
bullet The Fixer Upper, by Mary Kay Andrews
bullet Queen Takes King, by Gigi L. Grazer; author of The Starter Wife
bullet The Bride Will Keep Her Name, by Jan Goldstein
bullet Prince of Nantucket, by Jan Goldstein
bullet All That Matters, by Jan Goldstein
bullet The Wedding Girl, by Madeleine Wickham
bullet Hope in a Jar, by Beth Harbison
bullet A Bump in the Road:  From Happy Hour to Baby Shower, by Maureen Lipinski
bullet Last Night in Montreal, by Emily St. John Mandel
bullet Tomato Rhapsody:  A Fable of Love, Lust & Forbidden Fruit, by Adam Schell
bullet Hothouse Flower & the 9 Plants of Desire, by Margot Berwin [LARGE PRINT]
bullet The Game of Opposites, by Norman Lebrecht
bullet The Song of Names, by Norman Lebrecht
bullet Plain Heathen Mischief, by Martin Clark
bullet Exiles in the Garden, by Ward Just
bullet The Year That Follows, by Scott Lasser
bullet The Embers, by Hyatt Bass
bullet Fall, by Colin McAdam
bullet The Fate of Katherine Carr, by Thomas H. Cook
bullet Border Songs, by Jim Lynch; author of The Highest Tide
 

 

THRILLERS

bullet Swimsuit, by James Patterson
bullet Relentless, by Dean Koontz
bullet The Bourne Deception, by Eric Van Lustbader
bullet Killer Summer, by Ridley Pearson [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet Devil’s Punchbowl, by Greg Iles [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet The Shimmer, by David Morrell
bullet The Apostle, by Brad Thor [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet Trust No One, by Gregg Hurwitz
bullet Abandon, by Blake Crouch
bullet Burn, by Linda Howard [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet Plague of Secrets, by John Lescroart [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet Skeleton Justice:  A Forensic Thriller, by Michael & Linda Baden
bullet The Neighbor, by Lisa Gardner
bullet Below Zero, by C. J. Box
bullet Knock Out, by Catherine Coulter [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet Fragment, by Warren Fahy
bullet Black Water Rising, by Attica Locke
bullet The Price of Sanctuary, by Gaylon Greer
bullet Where the Dead Lay, by David Levien
bullet The Cheater:  Do You Know Where Your Husband Is? by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg
bullet Burned:  A Novel Inspired by True Events, by David Hagberg
bullet Dust to Dust, by Heather Graham; The Prophecy, Book One [LARGE PRINT]
bullet The Trench:  A Novel of Deep Terror, by Steve Alten
   

Mysteries

bullet Finger Lickin’ Fifteen, by Janet Evanovich
bullet Roadside Crosses, by Jeffery Deaver
bullet Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo
bullet Last Known Address, by Theresa Schwegel
bullet Awakening, by S. J. Bolton
bullet  Dropped Dead Stitch:  A Knitting Mystery, by Maggie Sefton
bullet The Memory Collector, by Meg Gardiner
bullet Cherry Bomb, by J. A. Konrath
bullet Clean Cut, by Lynda LaPlante
bullet Deadly Intent, by Linda LaPlante
bullet The Cutting, by James Hayman
bullet Mr. Monk & the Dirty Cop, by Lee Goldberg
bullet The Body in the Gallery, by Katherine Hall Page
bullet Alpine Uproar, by Mary Daheim
bullet Get Real, by Donald Westlake; Dortmunder series
bullet First the Dead, by Tim Downs; Bug Man series
bullet Less Than Dead, by Tim Downs; Bug Man series
bullet The Odds, by Kathleen George
bullet Before the Frost:  A Kurt & Linda Wallander Mystery, by Henning Mankell
bullet Manhattan Noir 2:  The Classics, edited by Lawrence Block; authors—Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, O. Henry, Irwin Shaw, Langston Hughes, Edgar Allan Poe, Clark Howard, Donald Westlake
bullet Empty Ever After:  A Moe Prager Mystery, by Reed Farrel Coleman
bullet Redemption Street:  A Moe Prager Mystery, by Reed Farrel Coleman
bullet The James Deans:  A Moe Prager Mystery, by Reed Farrel Coleman
   

CHRISTIAN FICTION

bullet Take Two, by Karen Kingsbury; Above the Line, Book 2
bullet Alive Day:  When Your Best Friend Is Your Second Chance, by Tom Sullivan
bullet Any Minute, by Joyce Meier
bullet The King’s Legacy:  Wisdom for the Ages, by Jim Stovall; author of The Ultimate Gift
bullet The Justice Game, by Randy Singer
bullet Santa Fe Woman, by Gilbert Morris; Wagon Wheel series, Book 3
bullet Angel Train, by Gilbert Morris; Wagon Wheel series, Book 4
bullet A Time to Surrender, by Sally John; Safe Harbor, Book 3
bullet A Cousin’s Promise, by Wanda Brunstetter; Indiana Cousins, Book One
bullet Critical Care, by Candace Calvert; Mercy Hospital, Book One
bullet Snow Melts in Spring, by Deborah Vogts; Seasons of the Tallgrass, Book One
bullet Sometimes a Light Surprises, by Jamie Langston Turner
bullet Love’s First Light, by Jamie Carie
bullet How Do I Love Thee? Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Poetic Romance, by Nancy Moser
bullet Mozart’s Sister:  History’s Hidden Heroine, by Nancy Moser
bullet Washington’s Lady:  Beloved of George, by Nancy Moser
bullet A Constant Heart, by Siri Mitchell
bullet Love’s Pursuit, by Siri Mitchell
bullet Things Left Unspoken, by Eva Marie Everson
bullet A Bride Most Begrudging, by Deeanne Gist
bullet A Bride in the Bargain, by Deeanne Gist
   

HISTORICAL FICTION

bullet The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, by Katherine Howe; 1690s Salem witch trials
bullet The Devil’s Company, by David Liss;  18th Century London
   

ROMANCES

bullet A Rogue of My Own, by Johanna Lindsey [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet The Pretend Wife, by Bridget Asher
bullet My Husband’s Sweethearts, by Bridget Asher
bullet Flowers on Main, by Sherryl Woods; Chesapeake Shores, Book 2 [LARGE PRINT]
bullet Something Blue, by Emily Giffin
bullet Baby Proof, by Emily Giffin
bullet There’s Something about St. Tropez, by Elizabeth Adler [also in LARGE PRINT]
   

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY

bullet Star Wars—Fate of the Jedi:  Omen, by Christie Golden; sequel to Outcast, by Aaron Allston
bullet Warbreaker, by Brandon Sanderson ; co-author of The Gathering Storm with Robert Jordan; conclusion of Wheel of Time series, Volume 12, completed after Jordan’s death; to be released in November, 2009.
bullet Edge of the World, by Kevin Anderson; Terra Incognita, Book One
bullet By Heresies Distressed, by David Weber; Safehold series
bullet Haze, by L. E. Modesitt
bullet Desolation Road, by Ian McDonald
bullet The Unit, by Ninni Holmqvist
   

BIOGRAPHY

bullet Prairie Tale:  A Memoir, by Melissa Gilbert
bullet Magnificent Desolation:  The Long Journey Home from the Moon, by Buzz Aldrin
bullet Stormy Weather:  The Life of Lena Horne, by James Gavin
bullet The Supremes:  A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, & Betrayal, by Mark Ribowsky
bullet Satchel:  The Life & Times of an American Legend, by Larry Tye
bullet Paul Harvey’s America:  The Life, Art, & Faith of a Man Who Transformed Radio & Inspired a Nation, by Stephen Mansfield
bullet Late Edition:  A Love Story, by Bob Greene
bullet Backstage with Julia:  My Years with Julia Child, by Nancy Barr
bullet  Losing Mum and Pup:  A Memoir, by Christopher Buckley
bullet It’s All About Him:  Finding the Love of My Life, by Alan & Denise Jackson
bullet Covert:  My Years Infiltrating the Mob, by Bob Delaney
bullet The Art of Making Money:  The Story of a Master Counterfeiter, by Jason Kersten
bullet Ten Degrees of Reckoning:  The True Story of a Family’s Love & the Will to Survive, by Hester Rumberg
bullet Zeitoun:  After the Storm, by Dave Eggers
bullet Planet of the Blind:  A Memoir, by Stephen Kuusisto
 

 

CURRENT EVENTS

bullet Packing the Court:  The Rise of Judicial Power & the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court, by James MacGregor Burns
bullet Last Best Hope:  Restoring Conservatism & America’s Promise, by Joe Scarborough
bullet Catastrophe:  How to Fight Back, by Dick Morris
bullet Glenn Beck’s Common Sense:  The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine
bullet The Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria
bullet Bottlemania:  Big Business, Local Springs, & the Battle Over America’s Drinking Water, by Elizabeth Royte
bullet Murder in the Name of Honor:  One Woman’s Heroic Fight Against an Unbelievable Crime, by Rana Husseini
   

HISTORY

bullet American Passage:  The History of Ellis Island, by Vincent Cannato
bullet Killing Custer:  The Battle of Little Bighorn & the Fate of the Plains Indians, by James Welch
bullet The State of Jones:  The Small Southern County That Seceded from the Confederacy, by Sally Jenkins & John Stauffer
bullet Desperate Passage:  The Donner Party’s Perilous Journey West, by Ethan Rarick
   

INSPIRATION

bullet The Noticer:  Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective, by Andy Andrews; author of The Traveler’s Gift
bullet Muslims, Christians, & Jesus:  Gaining Understanding & Building Relationships, by Carl Medearis
bullet As We Forgive:  Stories of Reconciliation from Rwanda, by Catherine Larson
   

EDUCATION & CAREERS

bullet Blue Collar & Proud of It:  The All-in-One Resource for Finding Freedom, Financial Success, & Security Outside the Cubicle, by Joe Lamacchia
bullet The New Global Student:  Skip the SAT, Save Thousands on Tuition, & Get a Truly International Education, by Maya Frost
   

ENTERTAINMENT

bullet The Road to Woodstock:  From the Man Behind the Legendary Festival, by Michael Lang
bullet Back to the Garden:  The Story of Woodstock, by Pete Fornatale
bullet Woodstock:  Three Days That Rocked the World, edited by Mike Evans & Paul Kingsbury
bullet The Jazz Book:  From Ragtime to the 21st Century, by Joachim-Ernst Berendt
bullet Backstage at the Tonight Show:  From Johnny Carson to Jay Leno, by Don Sweeney
   

LITERATURE

bullet Inklings of Oxford:  C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, & Their Friends, by Harry Lee Poe & James Ray Veneman
   

SPORTS

bullet What’s a Golfer To Do?  343 Techniques, Tips & Tricks from the Best Pros, by editors of Golf Digest
   

SCIENCE

bullet You Are Here:  Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon, But Get Lost in the Mall, by Colin Ellard
   

PETS

bullet Paws & Effect:  The Healing Power of Dogs, by Sharon Sakson
bullet Reaching the Animal Mind:  Clicker Training & What It Teaches Us about All Animals, by Karen Pryor  
   

FINANCE

bullet How to Make Money in Stocks:  A Winning System in Good Times or Bad, by William O’Neil
bullet Solve Your Money Troubles:  Debt, Credit & Bankruptcy—Get Collectors Off Your Back & Regain Financial Freedom, by Robin Leonard
   

HOW-TO BOOKS
Home & Garden

bullet 50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants:  Tough-But-Beautiful Plants Anyone Can Grow, by Tracy Disabato-Aust
bullet Flip for Decorating:  A Page-by-Page, Piece-by-Piece, Room-by-Room Guide to Transforming Your Home, by Elizabeth Mayhew
   

Cooking

bullet Taste of Home Dinner on a Dime:  403 Budget-Friendly Family Recipes
bullet Down Home with the Neelys:  A Southern Family Cookbook, by Patrick & Gina Neely
bullet Mark Bittman’s Kitchen Express:  404 Inspired Seasonal Dishes You Can Make in 20 Minutes or Less
   

Arts & Crafts

bullet Japanese Braiding:  The Art of Kumihimo, by Jacqui Carey
bullet Knitting for Good!  A Guide to Creating Personal, Social, & Political Change, Stitch By Stitch, by Betsy Greer
   

Health & Wellness

bullet New Complete Book of Food:  A Nutritional, Medical, & Culinary Guide, by Carol Ann Rinzler & Jane Brody
bullet Prevention Diabetes Diet Cookbook:  Discover the New Fiber-Full Eating Plan for Weight Loss
bullet Crohn’s Disease & Ulcerative Colitis—The First Year:  An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed, by Jill Sklar
bullet 100 Questions & Answers about Crohn’s Disease & Ulcerative Colitis, by Andrew Warner
bullet The Real Truth About Aging:  A Survival Guide for Older Adults & Caregivers, by Neil Shulman
bullet Mind-Beauty Connection:  9 Days to Less Stress, Gorgeous Skin, and a Whole New You, by Amy Wechsler
bullet Hooping:  A Revolutionary Fitness Program To Get Fit, Feel Sexy & Have Fun, by Christabel Zamor
bullet Chasing Medical Miracles:  The Promise & Perils of Clinical Trials, by Alex O’Meara
bullet Cleveland Clinic Guide to Arthritis
bullet Cleveland Clinic Guide to Thyroid Disorders
bullet Cleveland Clinic Guide to Sleep Disorders
bullet Cleveland Clinic Guide to Menopause
bullet  Beating Ovarian Cancer:  How To Overcome the Odds & Reclaim Your Life, by Chris Bledy
bullet Be Happy Without Being Perfect:  How to Worry Less & Enjoy Life More, by Alice Domar
bullet Procrastination:  Why You Do It, What To Do About It Now, by Jane Burka
bullet Skinny Bitch:  A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap & Start Look Fabulous! By Rory Freedman & Kim Barnouin
   

Relationships

bullet Perfection:  A Memoir of Betrayal & Renewal, by Julie Metz
bullet The Personal Credibility Factor:  How to Get It, Keep It, & Get It Back (If You’ve Lost It), by Sandy Allgeier
   

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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