Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered:

FICTION

2014-06 f china dollsChina Dolls
Lisa See
Overcoming respective pasts to audition for showgirl roles at an exclusive San Francisco nightclub, three Asian-American girls rely on each other for survival until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor causes one of them to be betrayed and sent to an internment camp.

2014-06 f cibola burnCibola Burn
James S. A. Corey
With settlers streaming into new worlds on thousands of recently-discovered habitable planets, Holden and his crew must keep the peace between the land grabbers and the company that technically owns the planets, when a terrible disease then strikes.

2014-06 f cradle to graveCradle to Grave
Eleanor Kuhns
Heading to New York to help a friend, a soft-spoken and gentle woman who has kidnapped five abused children from a Shaker community, Will Rees and Lydia encounter more challenges than anticipated when the children’s mother is killed and their friend is accused.

2014-06 f dead headingDead Heading
Catherine Aird
Investigating a baffling series of greenhouse break-ins that are rumored to be the work of a saboteur, Detective Chief Inspector C.D. Sloan and his helper Crosby discover unsettling links between the case and the suspicious disappearance of a mysterious woman.

2014-06 f elizabeth is missingElizabeth Is Missing
Emma Healey
When Maud, an aging grandmother who is slowly losing her memory, is convinced that her best friend Elizabeth is missing and in terrible danger, she becomes obsessed with saving her beloved friend despite the fact that no one–not even her daughter–believes her.

2014-06 f euphoriaEuphoria
Lily King
Frustrated by his research efforts and depressed over the death of his brothers, Andrew Banson runs into two fellow anthropologists, a married couple, in 1930s New Guinea and begins a tumultuous relationship with them in a story inspired by events in the life of Margaret Mead.

2014-06 f faceoffFaceoff
Edited by David Baldacci
An unprecedented collective features pairings by 23 best-selling and critically acclaimed suspense writers, including John Sandford, F. Paul Wilson and R. L. Stine, who in short high-action stories pit their most popular characters against one another.

2014-06 f feverFever
Megan Abbott
A small town becomes unraveled after a young teen has a scary, unexplained seizure in her high school class and rumors of a hazardous illness quickly move through the school and the community, spreading hysteria and destroying friendships and families.

2014-06 f fourth of july creekFourth of July Creek
Smith Henderson
After his estranged 13-year-old daughter disappears, social worker Pete Snow must face the fact he has spectacularly failed his own family as he is drawn into a massive manhunt when his client–a profoundly disturbed and paranoid survivalist–sparks the interest of the F.B.I.

2014-06 f ghost shipGhost Ship
Clive Cussler
Waking with fragmented and conflicted memories after an injury sustained while trying to rescue passengers from a sinking yacht, Kurt Austin searches for answers from a state-sponsored cybercrime ring that takes him from Monaco to North Korea.

2014-06 f hurricane sistersHurricane Sisters
Dorothea Benton Frank
When an emotional hurricane blows through their lives, testing them in ways they never thought possible, 23-year-old Ashley Anne Waters, her mother Liz and Maisie, the family matriarch, must turn to each other for strength and support[ as the bonds they share are ultimately transformed].

2014-06 f i am having so muchI Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You
Courtney Maum
A romance in reverse is set in Paris and London and follows British artist Richard Haddon’s attempts to fall back in love with his wife Anne after the end of his affair, an effort that is challenged by the sale of a personal painting and his wife’s discovery of his infidelity.

2014-06 f indefensibleIndefensible
Lee Goodman
When a birdwatcher stumbles on a crime in the woods, federal prosecutor Nick Davis uncovers a high-stakes plot involving small-time drug dealers, petty thieves, domestic abuse perpetrators, child pornographers and the highest offices of the legal system.

2014-06 f little merciesLittle Mercies
Heather Gudenkauf
When her life unexpectedly collides with 10-year-old Jenny Briard, a homeless girl struggling to survive on her own, veteran social worker and mother Ellen Moore discovers that one small mistake made during a moment of distraction can have life-altering consequences.

2014-06 f long time goneLong Time Gone
Karen White
Breaking her vow never to return to the Mississippi Delta, as generations of the women in her family had, Vivien Walker heads home, fleeing from a broken marriage, to find her dear grandmother dead and her estranged mother showing signs of senility.

2014-06 f mr mercedesMr. Mercedes
Stephen King
Months after a crazed hit-and-run driver kills several attendees at a job fair in a distressed Midwestern city, a depressed retired cop named Bill Hodges and two highly unlikely allies join forces to find and stop the killer, who has sent a letter threatening another attack.

2014-06 f red roomRed Room
Ridley Pearson
Pressured into brokering an art deal in Istanbul, surveillance expert John Knox, teaming up again with his partner, the fearless Grace Chu, orchestrate a brief meeting with a mysterious man only to be thwarted by an unexpected number of adversaries.

2014-06 f rise & fall of greatRise & Fall of Great Powers
Tom Rachman
Enduring life in an isolated bookstore on the Welsh countryside, young American woman Tooly Zylberberg reflects on her bizarre childhood under the care of bandits before a long-lost boyfriend offers clues to help her with unanswered questions.

2014-06 f robert ludlum's the bourneRobert Ludlum’s The Bourne Ascendancy
Eric Lustbader
Hired to impersonate a high-ranking government official at a summit in Qatar, Jason Bourne survives a massive attack by armed men before being taken prisoner by an infamous terrorist who is also holding a close friend and her toddler daughter.

2014-06 f save the dateSave the Date
Mary Kay Andrews
Hired for a wedding she hopes will secure her career, Savannah florist Cara Kryzik designs beautiful arrangements in spite of a personal belief that love does not exist, an opinion that is challenged when the bride goes missing and the wedding is in jeopardy.

2014-06 f secret life of violetSecret Life of Violet Grant
Beatriz Williams
Defying the privilege of her 1960s Fifth Avenue family to pursue a job with a style magazine, recent college graduate Vivian Schuyler discovers a secret about an aunt she never knew who at the dawn of World War I fled her oppressive marriage to pursue an audacious goal.

2014-06 f silkwormSilkworm
Robert Galbraith
While investigating the brutal murder of novelist Owen Quine, who had just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knew, P.I. Cormoran Strike must race against time to catch a killer unlike any he has encountered before.

2014-06 f smoke at dawnSmoke at Dawn
Jeff Shaara
A latest entry in the series that began with A Blaze of Glory is set in the summer of 1863 and vividly recreates the climactic months of the war in the West, recounting how a victorious Federal army loses Chattanooga before rallying against the forces of General Braxton Bragg.

2014-06 f suspicionSuspicion
Joseph Finder
Unable to afford the private school his daughter adores, single father Danny Goodman reluctantly accepts a loan from a wealthy man only to be forced to choose between false drug charges and an undercover DEA assignment targeting his best friend.

2014-06 f that nightThat Night
Chevy Stevens
Returning home after serving time for the wrongful conviction of her sister’s murder, Toni Murphy, now thirty-four, struggles to reacclimate and avoid parole violations while her boyfriend, Ryan, who was also wrongly convicted, resolves to clear their names.

2014-06 f threeThree
Sarah Lotz
When the three child survivors of unrelated commercial plane crashes on different continents begin to exhibit increasingly disturbing behavior problems, the claim by a religious cult leader that they are the harbingers of the apocalypse is taken a bit more seriously.

NONFICTION

2014-06 nf acquittalAcquittal: An Insider Reveals the Stories and Strategies Behind Today’s Most Infamous Verdicts
Richard Gabriel
An expert trial consultant reveals behind-the-scenes, insider information from his most infamous cases, including Casey Anthony, O.J. Simpson, and Heidi Fleiss, and offers unique insights on court psychology and communications.

2014-06 nf deep freedivingDeep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves
James Nestor
Surveys the achievements of adventurous scientists, athletes and explorers to reveal how new understandings about deep-sea life, from telepathic coral to shark navigation, are expanding what is known about the natural world and the human mind.

2014-06 nf denali's howlDenali’s Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America’s Wildest Peak
Andy Hall
Draws on survivor testimonies, lost documents, and radio communications to chronicle the harrowing 1967 Mount McKinley climbing tragedy involving the deaths of seven mountaineers, providing a detailed look at the culture of climbing then and now.

2014-06 nf go wildGo Wild: Free Your Body and Mind from the Afflictions of Civilization
John J. Ratey & Richard Manning
A Harvard Medical School professor and a journalist discuss how the human lifestyle has changed more rapidly than the human body has and promote obtaining health and happiness by modeling diet, exercise, sleep and mindfulness on that of our ancestors.

2014-06 nf good talk dadGood Talk, Dad: The Birds and the Bees … and Other Conversations We Forgot to Have
Bill Geist & Willie Geist
The popular father and son television hosts exchange humorous banter about their lives, touching upon topics like music, sports, summer camp, and driving lessons and discuss the parenting legacy they will leave their families.

2014-06 nf map thiefMap Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps
Michael Blanding
Draws on interviews with confessed rare-map thief E. Forbes Smiley to document his experiences with mercenary explorers and mapmakers, offering insight into the cutthroat map trade while investigating allegations of hundreds of additional thefts.

2014-06 nf margarita wednesdaysMargarita Wednesdays: Making a New Life by the Mexican Sea
Deborah Rodriguez
The author of Kabul Beauty School continues her journey of self-discovery after her 2007 flight from Afghanistan, where after experimenting with New Age culture she became a hairdresser in seaside Mexico within a new family of locals and expats.

2014-06 nf proof the scienceProof: The Science of Booze
Adam Rogers
Presents a spirited, history-rich look at the science of alcohol production and consumption, from the principles behind the fermentation, distillation, and aging of alcoholic beverages, to the psychology and neurobiology of what happens after it is consumed.

2014-06 nf real food cookbookReal Food Cookbook: Traditional Dishes for Modern Cooks
Nina Planck
A cookbook by the author of Real Food provides recipes for 150 classic dishes that focus on traditional, diverse and highly nutritious ingredients–using fresh herbs, good butter, seasonal fruits and vegetables, grass-fed and pastured meats, and whole grains.

2014-06 nf sally rideSally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space
Lynn Sherr
A definitive portrait of the history-making first American woman astronaut covers her service aboard the panel that investigated the shuttle disasters, her co-founding of a science-education organization for girls, and her guarded personal life.

2014-06 nf stuff mattersStuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Mark Miodownik
A materials scientist presents a collection of stories that explain the science and history of materials, from the plastic in our appliances to the elastic in our underpants, revealing the miracles of engineering that seep into our everyday lives.

2014-06 nf uncertain justiceUncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution
Laurence Tribe & Joshua Matz
An assessment of how the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts is significantly influencing the nation’s laws and reinterpreting the Constitution includes analysis of recent rulings to explore their less-understood debates and relevance.

2014-06 nf world according toWorld According to Bob: The Further Adventures of One Man and His Streetwise Cat
James Bowen
A sequel to A Street Cat Named Bob describes the author’s transition from a street musician to an international celebrity and the moments of friendship, bravery and humor he has shared with his feline companion.

2014-06 nf zhivago affairZhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle over a Forbidden Book
Peter Finn & Petra Couvee
Draws on unique access to classified CIA files to document the role of Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago in promoting American Cold War agendas in the 1950s, revealing how the CIA helped publish the Soviet-banned book in Russian to an enthusiastic black-market audience.


Published on June 18, 2014.


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