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 May 2008 –  New 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 Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri
bullet Where Are You Now? By Mary Higgins Clark
bullet Third Angel, by Alice Hoffman
bullet Salvage, by Jane Kotapish
bullet Simply Perfect, by Mary Balogh
bullet Miss Julia Paints the Town, by Ann Ross
bullet Dreamers of the Day, by Mary Doria Russell
bullet Ten-Year Nap, by Meg Wolitzer
bullet The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted—And Other Small Acts of Liberation, by Elizabeth Berg
bullet Friday Nights, by Joanna Trollope
bullet Bulls Island, by Dorothea Benton Frank
bullet Pleasure, by Eric Jerome Dickey
bullet Bound, by Sally Gunning
bullet Petropolis, by Anya Ulinich
bullet Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout
bullet Mary of Nazareth, by Marek Halter
bullet Story of Forgetting, by Stefan Block
bullet River of Heaven, by Lee Martin
bullet Girls in Trucks, by Katie Crouch
bullet Good in Bed, by Jennifer Weiner
bullet Perfect Family, by Pam Lewis
bullet Winding Ways Quilt, by Jennifer Chiaverini; Elm Creek Quilts
bullet Girl with No Shadow, by Joanne Harris; sequel to Chocolat
bullet People of the Weeping Eye, by Michael & Kathleen Gear
bullet The House at Riverton, by Kate Morton
bullet Jennifer Government, by Max Barry
bullet Importance of Being Kennedy, by Laurie Graham
bullet Disagreement, by Nick Taylor
bullet Road to Nowhere, by Paul Robertson
bullet Drop Edge of Yonder, by Rudolph Wurlitzer
bullet Leonardo’s Swans, by Karen Essex
bullet Strange as This Weather Has Been, by Ann Pancake
bullet The Woman Who Wouldn’t, by Gene Wilder
bullet My French Whore, by Gene Wilder
   

THRILLERS

bullet Compulsion, by Jonathan Kellerman
bullet Guilty, by Karen Robards
bullet Dark Tide, by Andrew Gross
bullet Death Dealer, by Heather Graham
bullet The Finder, by Colin Harrison
bullet South of Shiloh, by Chuck Logan
bullet Person of Interest, by Susan Choi
bullet Hollywood Crows, by Joseph Wambaugh
bullet Janeology, by Karen Harrington
bullet Delusion, by Peter Abrahams
bullet Resurrectionist, by Jack O’Connell
bullet Trauma, by Patrick McGrath
bullet Asylum, by Patrick McGrath
bullet Losing You, by Nicci French
   

MYSTERIES

bullet Miracle at Speedy Motors, by Alexander McCall Smith; No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series
bullet Genius, by Jesse Kellerman
bullet Buckingham Palace Gardens:  A Thomas Pitt Mystery, by Anne Perry
bullet Zapped:  A Regan Reilly Mystery, by Carol Higgins Clark
bullet Winter Study, by Nevada Barr
bullet Nightshade, by Susan Wittig Albert
bullet Black Widow, by Randy Wayne White
bullet Lost Souls, by Lisa Jackson
bullet Mummy Dearest:  A Claire Malloy Mystery, by Joan Hess
bullet Degrees of Separation:  A Jessie Arnold Mystery, by Sue Henry
bullet Sudoku Puzzle Murders:  A Puzzle Lady Mystery, by Parnell Hall
bullet Murder on Parade:  A Murder, She Wrote Mystery, by Jessica Fletcher & Donald Bain
bullet Dirty Money:  A Parker Novel, by Richard Stark
bullet Death Walked In:  A Death on Demand Mystery, by Carolyn Hart
bullet Aunt Dimity:  Vampire Hunter, by Nancy Atherton
bullet Forgery of Venus, by Michael Gruber
bullet Die for Me, by Karen Rose
bullet Ordinary Furies, by Linda Morganstein
bullet Obit, by Anne Emery
bullet Sleeping Dogs, by Ed Gorman
bullet Twisted, by Andrea Kane
bullet Harrowing:  A Ghost Story, by Alexandra Sokoloff
bullet The Price, by Alexandra Sokoloff
bullet Bad Move:  A Zack Walker Mystery, by Linwood Barclay
bullet Pawn:  A Patrick Bowers Thriller, by Steven James
   

CHRISTIAN FICTION

bullet Song of Erin:  Saga of a Family in Ireland & America, by B. J. Hoff
bullet Forbidden, by Beverly Lewis; Courtship of Nellie Fisher, Book 2
bullet Full Circle, by Davis Bunn
bullet Web of Destiny, by Al & Joanna Lacy; Kane Legacy, Book 2
bullet All Together in One Place, by Jane Kirkpatrick; Kinship & Courage, Book One
bullet No Eye Can See, by Jane Kirkpatrick; Kinship & Courage, Book 2
bullet A Mending at the Edge, by Jane Kirkpatrick; Change & Cherish, Book 3
bullet Winter Haven, by Athol Dickson
bullet Convenient Groom:  A Nantucket Love Story, by Denise Hunter
bullet Leaving November, by Deborah Raney
bullet Danny Gospel, by David Athey
bullet Snow Angel, by Jamie Carie
   

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY

bullet A World Too Near, by Kay Kenyon; Entire and the Rose, Book 2
bullet Wrath of a Mad God, by Raymond Feist; Darkwar Saga, Book 3
bullet In the Courts of the Crimson Kings, by S. M. Stirling; Universe Next Door, Book 2
bullet Infected, by Scott Sigler
bullet And Less Than Kind, by Mercedes Lackey
   

BIOGRAPHY

bullet Voices—Reflections On an American Icon Through Words & Song:  Martin Luther King, Jr. (includes tribute CD)
bullet Maya Angelou:  A Glorious Celebration
bullet Home:  A Memoir of  My Early Years, by Julie Andrews
bullet Sum of Our Days:  A Memoir, by Isabel Allende
bullet Girls Like Us:  Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon—And the Journey of a Generation, by Sheila Weller
bullet The Soloist:  A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, & the Redemptive Power of Music, by Steve Lopez
bullet Mary Martin:  Broadway Legend, by Ronald Davis
bullet Remarkable Mother, by Jimmy Carter
bullet Child of the Jungle:  The True Story of a Girl Caught Between Two Worlds, by Sabine Kuegler

CURRENT EVENTS

bullet Small Loans, Big Dreams:  How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus & Microfinance Are Changing the World, by Alex Counts
bullet I Lost My Love in Baghdad:  A Modern War Story, by Michael Hastings
bullet 50 Years from Today:  60 of the World’s Greatest Minds Share Their Vision of the Next Half Century, edited by Mike Wallace
bullet Coal River:  How a Few Brave Americans Took On a Powerful Company—And the Federal Government—To Save the Land They Love, by Michael Shnayerson
bullet The Translator:  A Tribesman’s Memoir of Darfur, by Daoud Hari
bullet Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? By Morgan Spurlock
   

INSPIRATION

bullet Sundays in America:  A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith, by Suzanne Shea
bullet Come On, People:  On the Path from Victims to Victors, by Bill Cosby
bullet Mistaken Identity:  Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope, by Don & Susie VanRyn; Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak
bullet One Month to Live:  Thirty Days to a No-Regrets Life, by Kerry & Chris Shook
bullet Yours, Jack:  Spiritual Direction from the Letters of C. S. Lewis, 1916—1963
bullet Beauty for Ashes:  Receiving Emotional Healing, by Joyce Meyer
bullet Final Journeys:  A Practical Guide for Bringing Care & Comfort at the End of Life, by Maggie Callanan, author of Final Gifts
bullet On Life After Death, by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
   

HISTORY

bullet April 4, 1968:  Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Death and How It Changed America, by Michael Eric Dyson
bullet Ladies of Liberty:  Women Who Shaped Our Nation, by Cokie Roberts
bullet The Real History of World War II:  A New Look at the Past, by Alan Axelrod
bullet The Quotable American Civil War, by Iain Martin
bullet Heat Wave:  A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago, by Eric Klinenberg
   

TRAVEL

bullet 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die
bullet National Geographic Guide to State Parks of the United States
bullet 25 Best Civil War Sites:  The Ultimate Traveler’s Guide to Battlefields, Monuments, & Museums, by Clint Johnson
bullet National Geographic Best Girlfriends Getaways Worldwide
bullet Rand McNally Ultimate NASCAR Road Trip Guide:  All 31 NASCAR-Sanctioned Tracks, Updated for the 2008 Racing Season
 

 

BUSINESS & FINANCE

bullet The 4th Secret of the One Minute Manager:  A Powerful Way to Make Things Better, by Ken Blanchard
bullet How to Prepare a Business Plan, by Edward Blackwell
bullet The Levity Effect:  Why It Pays to Lighten Up, by Adrian Gostick
bullet Road to Wealth:  A Comprehensive Guide to Your Money, by Suze Orman; revised, updated 2008 edition
bullet It’s Not about the Money:  Unlock Your Money Type to Achieve Spiritual & Financial Abundance, by Brent Kessel
bullet Vault Guide to Schmoozing:  Insider Advice on Making Contacts & Building Rapport to Boost Your Career, edited by Vault staff
   
 

SPORTS

bullet Playing with the Enemy:  A Baseball Prodigy, a World at War, & a Field of Broken Dreams, by Gary Moore
bullet My Bat Boy Days:  Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer, by Steve Garvey
bullet Billy Williams:  My Sweet-Swinging Life with the Chicago Cubs
 

  

LITERATURE

bullet Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry
bullet 1001 Books for Every Mood, by Hallie Ephron
bullet Sixty Poems, by Charles Simic, Poet Laureate of the United States
bullet 100 Essential Modern Poems by Women:  Memorable Masterpieces to Read, Reread, & Enjoy
bullet Shakespeare’s Wife, by Germaine Greer
bullet The Man Who Made Lists:  Love, Death, Madness, & the Creation of Roget’s Thesaurus, by Joshua Kendall
   

HOW-TO BOOKS

Home & Garden

bullet Perennial Combinations:  Stunning Combinations That Make Your Garden Look Fantastic Right from the Start, by Colston Burrell
bullet The Truth About Organic Gardening:  Benefits, Drawbacks, & the Bottom Line, by Jeff Gillman
bullet The Truth About Garden Remedies:  What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why, by Jeff Gillman
bullet Green from the Ground Up:  Sustainable, Healthy, & Energy-Efficient Home Construction, by David Johnston
bullet It’s All Too Much:  An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff, by Peter Walsh
   

Cooking

bullet Taste of Home Ultimate Ground Beef Cookbook
bullet Taste of Home Simple & Delicious Cookbook
bullet Taste of Home Contest Winning Annual Recipes 2008
bullet Deen Brothers Y’all Come Eat, by Jamie & Bobby Deen
bullet Martha Stewart’s Cookies:  Very Best Treats to Bake & to Share, by Martha Stewart Living editors
bullet Art of Mexican Cooking:  Traditional Mexican Cooking for Aficionados, by Diana Kennedy
   

Crafts & Hobbies

bullet More Elm Creek Quilts:  30+ Traditional Blocks, 11 Projects, Favorite Character Sketches—Inspired by the Elm Creek Quilts series, by Jennifer Chiaverini
bullet Complete Book of Crochet Stitch Designs:  500 Classic & Original Patterns, by Linda Schapper
bullet Chicks with Sticks Guide to Crochet:  Learn to Crochet with More Than 30 Cool, Easy Patterns, by Nancy Queen
bullet Knitted Sock Sensations:  Over 40 Fabulous Looks for Feelgood Feet, by Louise Butt
bullet Sweet Needle Felts:  25 Projects to Wear, Give, and Hug, by Jenn Docherty
bullet  I Love Felt:  33 Eye-Popping Projects for the Inspired Knitter, by Kathleen Taylor
bullet Photographing Your Family:  And All the Kids, Friends, & Animals Who Wander Through, Too, by Joel Sartore
   

Self-Help

bullet Forward from Here:  Leaving Middle Age—And Other Unexpected Adventures, by Reeve Lindbergh
bullet Steering By Starlight:  Find Your Right Life No Matter What, by Martha Beck
   

Parenting

bullet What Your Preschooler Needs to Know:  Read-Alouds to Get Ready for Kindergarten, edited by E. D. Hirsch
bullet 365 Activities You & Your Toddler Will Love, by Gymboree staff
bullet The Creative Family:  How to Encourage Imagination & Nurture Family Connections, by Amanda Soule
bullet Nation of Wimps:  The High Cost of Invasive Parenting, by Hara Marano
bullet Does Your Baby Have Autism?  Detecting the Earliest Signs, by Osnat Teitelbaum
bullet Protect Yourself at College:  Smart Choices—Safe Results, by Thomas Kane
   

Health & Fitness

bullet Pretty Is What Changes:  Impossible Choices, the Breast Cancer Gene, & How I Defied My Destiny, by Jessica Queller
bullet  Recognizing & Surviving Heart Attacks & Strokes:  Lifesaving Advice You Need Now, by Glenn Turner
bullet  Biggest Loser Success Secrets:  Wisdom, Motivation, & Inspiration to Lose Weight—and Keep It Off, compiled by Biggest Loser experts and cast
bullet Safe Dieting for Teens, by Linda Ojeda
bullet Enlightened Smoker’s Guide to Quitting, by Jack Gebhardt
bullet Blue Zone:  Lessons for Living Longer from People Who’ve Lived the Longest, by Dan Buettner
bullet Bound for Your Health:  A Collection of Age Pages, compiled by National Institutes of Health on Aging
   

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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