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 March 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 Giants in the Earth:  A Saga of the Prairie, by O. E. Rolvaag
bullet While My Sister Sleeps, by Barbara Delinsky
bullet Handle with Care, by Jodi Picoult
bullet Heart and Soul, by Maeve Binchy
bullet Under the Radar, by Fern Michaels
bullet One Day at a Time, by Danielle Steel
bullet Paths of Glory, by Jeffrey Archer
bullet Women, by T. C. Boyle
bullet After You’ve Gone, by Jeffrey Lent
bullet Book of Love, by Kathleen McGowan
bullet   Love Mercy, by Earlene Fowler
bullet The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
bullet Sleepwalking in Daylight, by Elizabeth Flock
bullet The Soul Thief, by Charles Baxter
bullet A Mad Desire to Dance, by Elie Wiesel
bullet We’ll Always Have Paris:  Stories, by Ray Bradbury
bullet The Company We Keep, by Mary Monroe
bullet All That I Have, by Castle Freeman
bullet Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford
bullet Missing, by Tim Gautreaux
bullet The Rosetti Letter, by Christi Phillips
bullet The Leisure Seeker, by Michael Zadoorian
bullet The Way Through Doors, by Jesse Ball
 

 

THRILLERS

bullet Second Opinion, by Michael Palmer
bullet Terminal Freeze, by Lincoln Child
bullet Renegades, by T. Jefferson Parker
bullet Cape Disappointment, by Earl Emerson
bullet No Survivors:  An Accident Man Novel, by Tom Cain
bullet Don’t Look Twice, by Andrew Gross
bullet Critical Mass, by Whitley Strieber
bullet All the Colors of Darkness, by Peter Robinson
bullet Above the Law, by Tim Green  
bullet Lethal Legacy, by Linda Fairstein
   

Mysteries

bullet Night and Day:  A Jesse Stone Mystery, by Robert B. Parker
bullet Promises in Death, by J. D. Robb
bullet Whisper to the Blood, by Dana Stabenow
bullet Starvation Lake, by Bryan Gruley
bullet Wolf to the Slaughter:  An Inspector Wexford Mystery, by Ruth Rendell
bullet Oolong Dead:  A Tea Shop Mystery, by Laura Childs
bullet Cream Puff Murder, by Joanne Fluke
bullet Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon, by Nancy Atherton
bullet Strip Jack, by Ian Rankin
bullet Death of a Witch, by M. C. Beaton
bullet Big Dirt Nap, by Rosemary Harris
bullet Murder in Four Parts, by Bill Crider
bullet Risk of Darkness, by Susan Hill
bullet Cut to the Quick, by Dianne Emley
bullet Deepest Cut, by Dianne Emley
bullet Dog On It:  A Chet & Bernie Mystery, by Spencer Quinn
bullet Vicious Circle:  Mystery & Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table, by Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Edna Ferber, Alexander Woollcott, S. J. Perelman, and others
bullet Killer Year:  Stories To Die For—from the Hottest New Crime Writers, by Ken Bruen, Brett Battles, Gregg Olsen, Marcus Sakey, and others
bullet Spade & Archer:  A Prequel to Dashiell Hammett’s Maltese Falcon, by Joe Gores
   

CHRISTIAN FICTION

bullet Double Minds, by Terri Blackstock
bullet When Love Blooms, by Robin Lee Hatcher
bullet Luke’s Story:  The Jesus Chronicles, by Tim LaHaye & Jerry Jenkins
bullet The Inheritance, by Tamera Alexander
bullet Tender Grace, by Jackina Stark
   

WESTERNS

bullet North Star:  A Barnaby Skye Novel, by Richard Wheeler
   

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY

bullet City Without End, by Kay Kenyon; Entire & the Rose, Book 3
bullet The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
bullet Dying Inside, by Robert Silverberg
bullet Ivory:  A Legend of Africa, Past & Future, by Mike Resnick
bullet Cyberabad Days:  Return to the India of 2047, by Ian McDonald
bullet Sum:  Forty Tales from the Afterlives, by David Eagleman
   

BIOGRAPHY

bullet The Duggars:  20 & Counting!  Raising One of America’s Largest Families—How They Do It, by Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar
bullet Barbie and Ruth:  The Story of the World’s Most Famous Doll & the Woman Who Created Her, by Robin Gerber
bullet Time to be in Earnest:  A Fragment of Autobiography, by P. D. James
   

CURRENT EVENTS

bullet The Gamble:  General David Petraeus & the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006—2008, by Thomas Ricks
bullet The Great Depression Ahead:  How to Prosper in the Crash Following the Greatest Boom in History, by Harry Dent
bullet Child Care Today:  Getting It Right for Everyone, by Penelope Leach
   

INSPIRATION

bullet The Great Eight:  How to be Happy (Even When You Have Every Reason to be Miserable), by Scott Hamilton
bullet Broken Open:  How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow, by Elizabeth Lesser
bullet The Promise:  God’s Purpose and Plan for When Life Hurts, by Jonathan Morris
bullet Work Hard.  Be Nice:  How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America, by Jay Mathews
bullet Guide to the Great Beyond:  A Practical Primer to Help You & Your Loved Ones Prepare Medically, Legally, & Emotionally for the End of Life, by Jane Brody
   

HISTORY

bullet The Canal Builders:  Making America’s Empire at the Panama Canal, by Julie Greene
bullet Lost City of Z:  A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon, by David Grann
bullet The Man Who Sold the World:  Ronald Reagan & the Betrayal of Main Street America, by William Kleinknecht
bullet Befriend & Betray:  Infiltrating the Hells Angels, Bandidos, & Other Criminal Brotherhoods, by Alex Caine
bullet No Angel:  My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels, by Jay Dobyns
bullet Under Their Thumb:  How a Nice Boy from Brooklyn Got Mixed Up with the Rolling Stones (And Lived to Tell about It), by Bill German
   

PERSONAL FINANCE

bullet Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio:  How to Build & Grow a Panic-Proof Investment Portfolio, by David & Tom Gardner
bullet The Everything Personal Finance in Your 20s & 30s Book:  Erase Your Debt & Plan Now to Secure Your Future, by Debby Fowles
bullet The Everything Personal Finance in Your 40s & 50s Book:  Retire When You Want & Live Well, by Jennifer Lane
bullet Complete Idiot’s Guide to Protecting Your 401(k) and IRA:  Sound Strategies for Securing Your Financial Future, by Jennifer Lane
bullet Stopping Identity Theft:  10 Easy Steps to Security, by Scott Mitic
bullet The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget:  Save Money, Save Time, Save the Planet, by Josh Dorfman
bullet Money, a Memoir:  Women, Emotions, and Cash, by Liz Perle
bullet Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting Out of Debt, by Ken Clark
bullet Complete Idiot’s Guide to Wills & Estates, by Stephen Maple
   

COIN & CURRENCY COLLECTING
Gifts of the Illinois Numismatic Association

bullet History of the United States Mint and Its Coinage, by David Lange
bullet Encyclopedia of U. S. Gold Coins 1795—1933:  Circulating, Proof, Commemorative, & Pattern Issues, by Jeff Garrett
bullet Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins
bullet Official Red BookGuide Book of United States Coins 2009
bullet Official Red Book:  Guide Book of United States Type Coins—   Copper, Nickel, Silver, Gold
bullet Official Red Book:  Guide Book of Flying Eagle & Indian Head Cents
bullet Official Red Book:  Guide Book of Lincoln Cents
bullet Official Red Book:  Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars
bullet Official Red Book:  Guide Book of United States Paper Money—Federal Currency, 1861 to Date
   

LITERATURE

Sourcebooks:  Bringing Shakespeare to Life
Complete texts plus audio CDs of classic performances:
 

bullet Hamlet
bullet Julius Caesar
bullet King Lear
bullet Macbeth
bullet Othello
bullet Richard III
bullet Romeo and Juliet
bullet Taming of the Shrew
bullet The Tempest
   

Women's History Month
 

bullet A Jury of Her Peers:  American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx
   

Poetry from Illinois Poet Laureate
 

bullet Sufficiency of the Actual:  Poems, by Kevin Stein
bullet  Illinois Voices:  Anthology of 20th-Century Poetry, edited by Kevin Stein
   

ST. PATRICK'S DAY

bullet Shannon:  A Novel, by Frank Delaney
bullet Heart and Soul, by Maeve Binchy
bullet Irish Tweed, by Andrew Greeley
bullet Galway Bay:  A Novel, by Mary Pat Kelly
bullet An Irish Country Village, by Patrick Taylor
bullet  The Swan Maiden:  An Irish Legend, by Jules Watson
bullet St. Patrick’s Day Murder:  A Lucy Stone Mystery, by Leslie Meier
   

HOW-TO BOOKS
Home & Garden

bullet Not So Big Remodeling:  Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live, by Sarah Susanka
bullet Creative Homeowner Design Ideas for Kitchens
bullet Creative Homeowner Design Ideas for Bathrooms
bullet How to Grow More Vegetables (And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, & Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine:  A Primer on the Bio-Intensive Method of Sustainable Horticulture, by John Jeavons
bullet All-New Illustrated Guide to Gardening:  Planning, Selection, Propagation, Organic Solutions, by editors of Reader’s Digest
bullet Birds in Your Backyard:  Bird Lover’s Guide to Creating a Garden Sanctuary, by editors of Birds & Blooms
   

Food & Cooking

bullet Williams-Sonoma Family Meals:  Creating Traditions in the Kitchen, by Maria Helm Sinskey
bullet Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives:  An All-American Road Trip with Recipes, by Guy Fieri
   

Health

bullet Cancer:  50 Essential Things To Do, by Greg Anderson
bullet Dr. Gott’s No Flour, No Sugar Diet, by Peter H. Gott
bullet Dr. Gott’s No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook, by Peter H. Gott
bullet Mayo Clinic Essential Diabetes Book:  How to Prevent, Control, & Live Well with Diabetes
bullet Diabetes 911:  How to Handle Everyday Emergencies, by Larry Fox
bullet Enough Already!  Clearing Mental Clutter to Become the Best You, by Peter Walsh
bullet No More Little Old Ladies:  15 Essential & Specific Proven Anti-Aging Strategies for Gutsy Women in Their 40s & 50s (And for Very, Very Gutsy Women in Their 60s & Beyond), by Barbara Morris
bullet Love in the Time of Colic:  New Parents’ Guide to Getting It On Again, by Ian Kerner
   

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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