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 October 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 Breaking the Rules, by Barbara Taylor Bradford
bullet Once in a Blue Moon, by Eileen Goudge
bullet The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold; inspired the film starring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, & Stanley Tucci
bullet Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger; author of Time Traveler’s Wife
bullet The Tin Drum, by Gunter Grass; 50th Anniversary Edition
bullet Tell Me Something True, by Leila Cobo
bullet Little Bird of Heaven, by Joyce Carol Oates
bullet American Destiny, by Janet Dailey
bullet Pilgrims:  A Wobegon Romance, by Garrison Keillor [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet Generosity:  An Enhancement, by Richard Powers
bullet Deep Dark Secret, by Kimberla Lawson Roby
bullet The English Major, by Jim Harrison
bullet Bed of Roses, by Nora Roberts; Bride Quartet, Book 2 [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet Half Broke Horses:  A True-Life Novel, by Jeannette Walls; author of The Glass Castle
bullet Say You’re One of Them:  Stories, by Uwem Akpan; Oprah’s Book Club
bullet The Vintage Caper, by Peter Mayle; author of A Year in Provence
bullet The Children’s Book, by A. S. Byatt
bullet Southern Lights, by Danielle Steel
bullet Precious:  Based on the Novel Push, by Sapphire; inspired the film promoted by Oprah Winfrey
bullet Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery
 

 

THRILLERS

bullet Hothouse Orchid, by Stuart Woods [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet Final Detail, by Harlan Coben
bullet Crush, by Alan Jacobson
bullet Capitol Offense, by William Bernhardt
bullet Price of Love and Other Stories, by Peter Robinson
bullet By the Sword:  A Repairman Jack Novel, by F. Paul Wilson
bullet The Scarpetta Factor, by Patricia Cornwell [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet True Blue, by David Baldacci
bullet Evidence, by Jonathan Kellerman
bullet Blood Game, by Iris Johansen [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet Pursuit of Honor, by Vince Flynn
bullet House of Reckoning, by John Saul
bullet Rogue Warrior:  Seize the Day, by Richard Marcinko
bullet The Hadrian Memorandum, by Allan Folsom
bullet Crossers, by Philip Caputo
bullet Dracula—The Un-Dead:  The Sequel to the Original Classic, by Dacre Stoker (great grand-nephew of author Bram Stoker)
   

Mysteries

bullet The Professional, by Robert Parker
bullet Hardball:  A V. I. Warshawski Novel, by Sara Paretsky [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet Between the Plums, by Janet Evanovich
bullet Rough Country, by John Sandford
bullet 13 ½, by Nevada Barr
bullet Locked In, by Marcia Muller
bullet Black Friday, by Alex Kava
bullet Necessary as Blood, by Deborah Crombie
bullet Price of Malice, by Archer Mayor
bullet Ninth Daughter:  An Abigail Adams Mystery, by Barbara Hamilton
bullet There Goes the Bride:  An Agatha Raisin Mystery, by M. C. Beaton
bullet Yard Dog, by Sheldon Russell
bullet  Farraday Road, by Ace Collins; Lije Evans Mysteries, Book One
bullet Swope’s Ridge, by Ace Collins; Lije Evans Mysteries, Book 2
bullet Beneath the Bleeding, by Val McDermid
bullet The Wrong Mother, by Sophie Hannah
bullet Middle of the Air:  A Techno-Mystery, by Kenneth Butcher
bullet Tragic Magic:  A Scrapbooking Mystery, by Laura Childs
bullet A Touch of Dead:  Sookie Stackhouse—The Complete Stories, by Charlaine Harris
bullet The Monster in the Box:  An Inspector Wexford Novel, by Ruth Rendell
bullet The Pyramid:  The First Wallander Cases, by Henning Mankell
bullet Tower, by Ken Bruen & Reed Farrel Coleman
bullet The Brutal Telling:  A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, by Louise Penny
bullet A Rule Against Murder:  A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, by Louise Penny
bullet The Cruelest Month:  A Three Pines Mystery, by Louise Penny
   

CHRISTIAN FICTION

bullet Intervention, by Terri Blackstock
bullet Leaving Yesterday, by Kathryn Cushman
bullet Though Waters Roar, by Lynn Austin
bullet White Picket Fences, by Susan Meissner
bullet Plain Promise, by Beth Wiseman; Daughters of the Promise, Book 3
bullet Silent Gift, by Michael Landon, Jr.
bullet A Measure of Mercy, by Lauraine Snelling; Home to Blessing, Book One
bullet Lost Mission, by Athol Dickson
bullet Scared:  A Novel on the Edge of the World, by Tom Davis
bullet Shades of Blue, by Karen Kingsbury
bullet Where Grace Abides, by B. J. Hoff; Riverhaven Years, Book 2
bullet Double Cross, by James David Jordan
bullet Forsaken, by James David Jordan
   

HISTORICAL FICTION

bullet An Echo in the Bone, by Diana Gabaldon; Outlander Saga, Book 7
bullet Stardust, by Joseph Kanon; set in 1940s post-war Hollywood [also in LARGE PRINT]
bullet The Russian Concubine, by Kate Furnivall
bullet The Red Scarf, by Kate Furnivall
bullet The Girl from Junchow, by Kate Furnivall
   

WESTERN

bullet Trail of the Mountain Man, by William Johnstone
bullet Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour:  The Frontier Stories, Volume 7
   

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY

bullet Vampire Archives:  The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published, edited by Otto Penzler; authors include Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, Anne Rice, H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, and many others
bullet The Gathering Storm, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson; Wheel of Time series, Book 12
bullet And Another Thing—Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy:  Part Six of Three, by Eoin Colfer; author of the Artemis Fowl series
bullet  Imager’s Challenge, by L. E. Modesitt; Imager Portfolio, Book 2
bullet Gwenhwyfar—The White Spirit:  An Arthurian Novel, by Mercedes Lackey
bullet Star Wars:  Death Troopers, by Joe Schreiber
bullet The Gates, by John Connolly
   

GIFT BOOKS

 

 

bullet Trains and a Camera:  Chasing Trains with a Railfan; Presented by Howard Morey
bullet Barns of Illinois:  Photographs & Stories; Presented by the McLane Memorial Fund
   

BIOGRAPHY

bullet The Time of My Life, by Patrick Swayze
bullet Barack & Michelle:  Portrait of an American Marriage, by Christopher Andersen
bullet American Rebel:  Life of Clint Eastwood, by Marc Eliot
bullet How to Be a Movie Star:  Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood, by William Mann
bullet The Kids Are All Right:  A Memoir, by Diana, Liz, Amanda, & Dan Welch
bullet Epilogue:  A Memoir of Widowhood & Life Reclaimed, by Anne Roiphe
bullet Amelia Earhart:  The Thrill of It, by Susan Wels
bullet The Clinton Tapes:  Wrestling History with the President, by Taylor Branch
bullet Moon River and Me:  A Memoir, by Andy Williams
bullet Miss O’Dell:  My Hard Days & Long Nights with the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, & the Women They Loved, by Chris O’Dell
bullet Ayn Rand and the World She Made, by Anne Heller
bullet Life So Far:  A Memoir, by Betty Friedan
bullet Weekends at Bellevue:  Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych ER, by Julie Holland, M. D.
bullet Black Boy:  A Record of Childhood & Youth, by Richard Wright
bullet 13 Ways of Looking at a Black Man, by Henry Louis Gates
 

 

CURRENT EVENTS

bullet The Meaning of Matthew:  My Son’s Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed, by Judy Shepard
bullet Speech-Less:  Tales of a White House Survivor, by Matt Latimer
bullet Bright-Sided:  How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America, by Barbara Ehrenreich
bullet Convictions:  A Prosecutor’s Battles Against Mafia Killers, Drug Kingpins, and Enron Thieves, by John Kroger
   

HISTORY

bullet The Murder of King Tut:  The Plot to Kill the Child King—A Nonfiction Thriller, by James Patterson
bullet The Big Burn:  Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire That Saved America, by Timothy Egan
bullet The Masonic Myth:  Unlocking the Truth about the Symbols, Secret Rites, & History of Freemasonry, by Jay Kinney
bullet Words That Ring Through Time:  From Moses & Pericles to Obama—51 of the Most Important Speeches in History & How They Changed Our World
bullet When Everything Changed:  The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present, by Gail Collins
bullet The Men Who Stare at Goats, by Jon Ronson; inspired the film starring George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, & Ewan McGregor
   

SPORTS

bullet Shooting Stars, by LeBron James
bullet Miracle Collapse:  The 1969 Chicago Cubs, by Doug Feldmann; presented in memory of Don Melendrez by Ben & Linda
bullet K2:  Life and Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain, by Ed Viesturs
bullet Golf Digest’s Ultimate Drill Book:  Over 120 Drills Guaranteed To Improve Every Aspect of Your Game & Lower Your Handicap
   

ENTERTAINMENT

bullet We’ll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives:  A Swingin’ Showbiz Saga, by Paul Shaffer
bullet No-Limit Texas Hold’em:  Your Guide to Winning at Poker’s Biggest Game, by Brad Daugherty
bullet On Location:  Cities of the World in Film, by Claudia Hellman
   

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

bullet Even You Can Learn Statistics:  A Guide for Everyone Who Has Ever Been Afraid of Statistics, by David Levine
bullet Electronics for Dummies, by Cathleen Shamieh & Gordon McComb
bullet Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics 2010, by Michael Miller [covers Windows 7]
bullet Easy Microsoft Windows Vista, by Shelley O’Hara
bullet Basic Book of Digital Photography:  How to Shoot, Enhance, & Share Your Digital Pictures, by Tom & Michele Grimm
   

INSPIRATION

bullet The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World, by His Holiness The Dalai Lama
bullet Have a Little Faith:  A True Story, by Mitch Albom [also available in LARGE PRINT]
bullet Dawn Light:  Dancing with Cranes & Other Ways to Start the Day, by Diane Ackerman
bullet Conquering Fear:  Living Boldly in an Uncertain World, by Harold S. Kushner
bullet Stumbling on Happiness, by Daniel Gilbert
bullet A Thousand Names for Joy:  Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are, by Byron Katie
bullet Jesus:  A New Understanding of God’s Son, by Joseph Girzone
bullet May I Walk You Home?  Courage & Comfort for Caregivers of the Very Ill:  Stories & Prayers, by Joyce Hutchison & Joyce Rupp
   

Presented by THE GOOD BOOK

bullet FIREPROOF:  Never Leave Your Partner Behind; DVD
bullet The Love Dare:  The 40-Day Challenge for Husbands & Wives To Understand & To Practice Unconditional Love, by Stephen & Alex Kendrick; companion book to FIREPROOF DVD
   

LEGAL

bullet Ultimate Guide to Getting Your Green Card:  Insider’s Guide to Becoming a Permanent U. S. Resident
   

FINANCE

bullet Save Your Retirement:  What To Do If You Haven’t Saved Enough or If Your Investments Were Devastated by the Market Meltdown, by Frank Armstrong
bullet Getting Back to Even:  Your Personal Economic Recovery Plan, by Jim Cramer
   

PETS

bullet How to Raise the Perfect Dog:  Through Puppyhood & Beyond, by Cesar Millan
bullet Daily Coyote:  A Story of Love, Survival, & Trust in the Wilds of Wyoming, by Shreve Stockton
   

HUMOR

bullet  Prairie Home Companion Pretty Good Joke Book, edited by Garrison Keillor
bullet Take Me to Your Leader:  Weird Facts, Bizarre Stories, & Life’s Oddities, compiled by Ian Harrison
   

LITERATURE

bullet The Man Who Loved Books Too Much:  The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession, by Allison Bartlett
bullet How to Talk about Books You Haven’t Read, by Pierre Bayard
bullet Louisa May Alcott:  The Woman Behind Little Women, by Harriet Reisen
bullet Your Writing Coach—From Concept to Character, from Pitch to Publication:  Everything You Need to Know about Writing Novels, Non-Fiction, New Media, Scripts & Short Stories, by Jurgen Wolff
bullet Burn This Book:  P.E.N. Writers Speak Out on the Power of the Word, edited by Toni Morrison
   

CLASSICS from
The LIBRARY of AMERICA
Presented by John & Shirley McCormick

bullet Audubon:  Writings & Drawings, by John James Audubon
bullet Cheever:  Collected Stories & Other Writings, by John Cheever
bullet Hurston:  Novels & Stories, by Zora Neale Hurston
bullet Kerouac:  Road Novels 1957—1960, by Jack Kerouac
bullet Lovecraft:  Tales, by H. P. Lovecraft
bullet McCullers:  Complete Novels, by Carson McCullers
bullet O’Connor:  Collected Works, by Flannery O’Connor
bullet Tocqueville:  Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville
bullet Welty:  Complete Novels, by Eudora Welty
bullet Wright:  Early Works, by Richard Wright
bullet True Crime:  An American Anthology, edited by Harold Schechter
   

HOW-TO BOOKS
Cooking

bullet Cake Mix Doctor Returns!  160 All-New Recipes for Luscious Layer Cakes, Cozy Cupcakes & Bundts, Gooey Brownies & Bars, Even a Wedding Cake, by Anne Byrn
bullet Taste of Home Cookies:  623 Irresistible Delights!
   

Home & Garden

bullet The Not So Big House:  A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live, by Sarah Susanka; expanded 10th anniversary edition
bullet Paint Saves the Day:  Transform Curtains, Upholstery, Ceramic Tile, Countertops, Walls, Floors, & More, by Creative Homeowner
bullet  Masonry & Concrete—60 Step-By-Step Projects:  Stone Patios, Brick Walkways, Tile Hearths, & More, by Creative Homeowner
bullet Home Basics:  Electrical Made Easy
bullet Home Basics:  Plumbing Made Easy
 

 

Health & Wellness

bullet Biggest Loser Simple Swaps:  100 Easy Changes to Start Living a Healthier Lifestyle, by Biggest Loser experts & cast
bullet Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul:  How to Create a New You, by Deepak Chopra
bullet Simple Skin Beauty:  Every Woman’s Guide to a Lifetime of Healthy, Gorgeous Skin, by Ellen Marmur
bullet Great Expectations Essential Guide to Breastfeeding:  Everything a Nursing Mother Needs to Know, by Marianne Neifert
bullet Cheating Death:  Doctors & Medical Miracles That Are Saving Lives Against All Odds, by Sanjay Gupta
bullet Healing Touch:  Therapies That Promote Well-Being, by Marcus & Maria Webb
 

 

   

Family & Relationships

bullet Have a New Husband by Friday:  How to Change His Attitude, Behavior & Communication in 5 Days, by Kevin Leman
bullet Talking to Your Kids about Sex:  Turning “The Talk” into a Conversation for Life, by Laura Berman
bullet Caring for Your Baby & Young Child:  Birth to Age 5, by American Academy of Pediatrics
bullet Babies with Down Syndrome:  A New Parents’ Guide to Your Child’s First Five Years
bullet Child Sense:  From Birth to Age 5, How to Use the 5 Senses to Make Sleeping, Eating, Dressing, & Other Everyday Activities Easier While Strengthening Your Bond with Your Child, by Priscilla Dunstan
   

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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