Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered:
FICTION
Astonish Me
Maggie Shipstead
Helping the world-famous dancer Arslan Ruskov to defect from the Soviet Union to the United States, ballerina Joan watches her friend’s career soar while her own declines in the wake of her pregnancy and marriage, a situation that eventually exposes difficult secrets.
Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well
Nancy Atherton
Laughingly wishing on a coin tossed into a deceased neighbor’s well only to have the wish come true, Lori inadvertently triggers a string of successful wishes that wreak havoc throughout the village, raising Aunt Dimity’s suspicions about the late man’s handsome nephew.
Carnal Curiosity
Stuart Woods
Investigating a series of clever crimes targeting Manhattan’s elite, Stone and Dino are drawn into the world of high-end security and fraud–where insider knowledge is limited to a privileged few–only to discover that the mastermind behind the incidents may have intimate ties to Stone.
Chestnut Street
Maeve Binchy
A collection of linked short stories written in stages throughout the late author’s career traces the experiences of diverse characters coming and going on a street in Dublin called Chestnut Street, just around the corner from Jarlath’s Crescent (from Minding Frankie).
Children of the Revolution
Peter Robinson
After the body of a disgraced college lecturer is found on an abandoned railway line with a large amount of money in his pocket, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks suspects that the victim’s death may be connected to his past at a university that was a hotbed of political activism.
Death on Blackheath
Anne Perry
Investigating evidence of a violent struggle at the home of Ministry of Defense member Dudley Kynaston, Pitt and the Special Branch discover the mutilated body of an unidentified young woman before realizing that Kynaston is not who he appears to be.
Everything to Lose
Andrew Gross
When she stumbles upon a satchel stuffed with $100 bills, which could prevent her family’s ruin and provide for her son’s special needs, Hilary Blum, who just lost her job, makes a split second decision that unleashes dark consequences and puts her life in great danger.
Far Gone
Laura Griffin
Disgraced and disillusioned after a split-second decision shatters her promising police career, Andrea Finch reluctantly agrees to help her wayward brother in a dusty Texas border town where FBI agent Jon North tries to convince her that her brother is linked to an unsolved murder.
Four Friends
Robyn Carr
When BJ, a newcomer to Mill Valley, enters their close-knit circle and opens up about her dark past, Gerri, Andy and Sonja come together to help her get back on track and, in the process, make strides in their own lives, becoming stronger as individuals and unfaltering as friends.
Intern’s Handbook
Shane Kuhn
John Lago, New York City’s most successful hit man, doubles as an intern at a prestigious Manhattan law firm where he gathers intel to pull off a clean, untraceable hit, but finds his plans thwarted by a sexy FBI agent who is assigned to take down the same law partner he is targeting.
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Mary Higgins Clark
Five years after her husband’s murder, Laurie Moran, a TV producer and single mother, starts filming a new “cold case” series in which four women involved in the unsolved murder of a wealthy Westchester matron reunite to recreate the scene of the crime–along with the real killer.
Keep Quiet
Lisa Scottoline
When they are involved in a terrible car accident, Jake Whitmore makes a split-second decision that saves his son from formal punishment, but plunges them both into a world of guilt, lies, and secrecy where a dangerous enemy comes forward threatening to expose them.
Last Bride
Beverly Lewis
The youngest of five and the last unmarried daughter of Old Order parents, Tessie Miller disobeys her father to elope with Amishman Marcus King and returns to Hickory Hollow pretending she is still single only to be threatened with exposure and censure.
Live to See Tomorrow
Iris Johansen
When her mentor, Hu Chang, tasks her with rescuing an imprisoned journalist in Tibet, shadowy CIA Operative Catherine Ling is pitted against a man so vile that she wonders if she is being used as a pawn in a game of revenge that is not hers to play.
Love and Treasure
Ayelet Waldman
A tale inspired by the World War II Hungarian Gold Train follows the 1945 American capture of a locomotive filled with riches on the outskirts of Salzburg and the efforts of a Jewish-American lieutenant’s granddaughter to track down a mysterious woman 70 years later.
Miss Julia’s Marvelous Makeover
Ann B. Ross
When her long-lost cousin Elsie sends a rude and unkempt granddaughter, Trixie, to spend the summer in Abbotsville to learn how to become a lady, Miss Julia finds the task complicated by Sam’s health setback at the height of his state senate campaign.
Night Diver
Elizabeth Lowell
Returning to the Caribbean island of St. Vincent to help save her family’s treasure-hunting business, Kate Donnelly must form an uneasy alliance with British military diver Holden Cameron when equipment, treasure, and even divers start disappearing.
Ruin Falls
Jenny Milchman
When their children mysteriously vanish while on the way to visit their paternal grandparents in western New York, Liz and Paul Daniels soon discover that it was no stranger who took their children and must unravel a twisted web of secrets to find them.
Serpent of Venice
Christopher Moore
When merchant Antonio, senator Montressor Brabantio and naval officer Iago lure Fool Pocket, the widower of the murdered Queen Cordelia–and the man who has consistently foiled their grand scheme for power and wealth–to Venice, the tables are quickly turned by this Fool who is no fool.
Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
Gabrielle Zevin
When his most prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, is stolen, bookstore owner A.J. Fikry begins isolating himself from all of the people of Alice Island–his friends, family, and associates–before receiving a mysterious package that compels him to remake his life.
Target
David Baldacci
Accepting a perilous, high-risk assignment from the President to take down a global menace, CIA assassin Will Robie and his partner Jessica Reel face a crisis in Reel’s personal life while being stalked by an unknown new adversary who has her own list of targets.
Until You’re Mine
Samantha Hayes
Hiring Zoe to help her around the house as she prepares for her baby’s arrival, Claudia Morgan-Brown discovers that there is something off about Zoe and, after learning about a series of vicious attacks on pregnant women in the area, worries that her own life is in danger.
Visitors
Patrick O’Keeffe
Settling in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after a youth spent in rural county Limerick and then Dublin, James Dwyer visits a childhood neighbor in upstate New York with whom he reflects on a complicated past during which they shared relationships with each other’s sisters.
Waiting for Wednesday
Nicci French
While consulting on the murder of a housewife who was hiding a shocking secret, brilliant psychotherapist Frieda Klein is brought closer to a serial killer who has long escaped detection and wonders if she is solving both cases or if she is the victim of her own paranoid, fragile mind.
Waking the Dead
Heather Graham
When a painting rumored to come to life and bring death resurfaces in New Orleans, Danielle Cafferty and Michael Quinn, drawn to this case–and to each other–must confront this work of art that somehow frees the people within the portrait to commit bloody crimes.
Warriors
Ted Bell
After China reveals military technology that is more advanced than anything the U.S. and Great Britain possess, Alex Hawke and Inspector Ambrose Congreve must infiltrate China and neutralize the source of their advantage to stop World War III.
NONFICTION
Caffeinated: How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us
Murray Carpenter
Exposes the truth about caffeine, the unregulated, addictive drug found in common drinks and pain medications and explains how it affects mood and athletic performance, how it is used to cement buying patterns and its role in obesity and anxiety.
Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty: Answers to Your Most Important Money Questions
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz & Joanne Cuthbertson
An all-encompassing retirement planning guide for people over age 50 shares essential advice for maximizing benefits, saving strategically and providing for special needs.
Chopped Cookbook: Use What You’ve Got to Cook Something Great
Food Network
Builds on the Food Network television show’s secrets for combining everyday pantry staples into exciting meals, sharing advice on how to stock ingredients that can be prepared and varied for nearly 200 different options.
Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance–What Women Should Know
Katty Kay & Claire Shipman
Combining cutting-edge research in genetics, gender, behavior and cognition, and using real-life examples, the authors offer inspiration and practical advice to help women achieve the careers they want and deserve.
Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace
Nikil Saval
Drawing from popular books, movies, comic strips and an abundance of management literature and business history, this surprising “secret history” shows how the white-collar world came to be, from the mid-19th century to today, and reveals what it might become.
Doctor’s Book of Natural Health Remedies: Unlock the Power of Alternative Healing and Find Your Path Back to Health
Peg Moline & Natural Health Editors
From Ayurvedic medicine to herbal therapies, this natural healing resource shows readers how to harness the power of alternative medicine for drug-free alternatives to everyday health symptoms.
Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America
John F. Kasson
Discusses the optimism and good cheer that surrounded the young, Depression-era, box office star whose singing, acting and charming smile helped revive the American spirit during the 1930s and for many decades after.
Living With a Wild God: A Nonbeliever’s Search for the Truth About Everything
Barbara Ehrenreich
Part memoir, part spiritual inquiry, an atheist and rationalist, after coming across the journal she kept during her adolescence, sets out to answer her younger self’s uninhibited musings on questions of spirituality, science, and morality.
Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
Martin J. Blaser
Explains the importance of the human microbiome while examining how the overuse of antibiotics has damaged human health, contributing to the rise of obesity, asthma, diabetes, and some forms of cancer, and threatens the extinction of irreplaceable microbes.
My Gentle Barn: Creating a Sanctuary Where Animals Heal and Children Learn to Hope
Ellie Laks & Nomi Isak
Traces the story of a Los Angeles-based nonprofit animal rescue that has saved hundreds of creatures from unsafe conditions, describing how the author and shelter volunteers rehabilitate their charges to become companions for at-risk children.
Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred
George F. Will
Chronicling a century of highs and lows at Wrigley Field, a leading columnist explores the home of the hapless Chicago Cubs as a way to talk about his upbringing, the growth of Chicago, the history of baseball, and what brings us back to root for the home team.
Rescue of the Bounty: Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy
Michael J. Tougias & Douglas A. Campbell
In this story of the human will to survive, the captain of the HMS Bounty–the actual replica used in the 1962 remake of the classic Mutiny on the Bounty–recounts his harrowing encounter with Hurricane Sandy that resulted in the death of two crew members.
Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire
Philip J. Bailey, Keith Zimmerman & Kent Zimmerman
A personal account by the lead singer of Earth, Wind & Fire traces his professional and spiritual journey against a backdrop of the group’s meteoric rise to stardom, describing the influences that shaped the band’s style and his own experiences as a solo performer.
You Are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves
Hiawatha Bray
Provides an overview of the development of technologies that eventually led to the modern era of knowing where you are at every moment, from radio signals that carried telegraph messages, to invisible ship-guiding beacons, to GPS.
Published on April 21, 2014.
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