NEW BOOKs for September 2011

Non Fiction Bottled Lightning By Seth Fletcher • 621.312423 F637b Lithium is key to many current issues: the environmental movement, the American auto industry, and the struggle between first-world countries that need that resource and the countries that have it.

Disciplined Dreaming By Josh Linkner • 650.1 L648d A five-part process that will transform your organization or your career into a non-stop creativity juggernaut.

The Filter Bubble By Eli Pariser • 004.67 P218f The hidden rise of personalization on the Internet is controlling--and limiting--the information we consume.

Irresistible North By Andrea di Robilant • 949.15 Z45d A narrative published in Venice in 1558 by the Renaissance statesman Nicolo Zen reveals the travels of two of Zen's ancestors who explored the North Atlantic in the 1380s and 1390s.

Sex on the Moon By Ben Mezrich • 364.162 R544m Thad Roberts had a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon, literally, by breaking into an impregnable laboratory at NASA and stealing some moon rocks.

The Steal By Rachel Shteir • 364.162 Sh88s A history of shoplifting, revealing the roots of our modern dilemma.

Biography I Was a Dancer By Jacques d’Amboise • 792.8 D181i A lively memoir of an extraordinary life. D'Amboise, a protégé of George Balanchine, was a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet for more than 33 years.

In Stitches By Anthony Youn • 617.95 Y83i A heartfelt, candid, and laugh-out-loud memoir of one man's bumpy road to becoming a doctor and learning to be comfortable in his own skin.

Lady Blue Eyes By Barbara Sinatra • 782.42164 Si61s Frank Sinatra’s fourth wife tells the story of her life and enduring marriage to Ol’ Blue Eyes.

Nowhere Near Normal By Traci Foust • 616.8522 F829n The memoir of a woman's struggles growing up with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The Wizard of Lies By Diana B. Henriques •364.163 M266h Everybody else in the hedge fund business in the summer and fall of 2005 seemed to be doing fine, but the level of cash in Bernie Madoff's bank account was starting to drop.

Robert Downey Jr. By Ben Falk • 792B D758f Downey’s spectacular excesses with drugs and alcohol seemed to mark the end of this career, but he has made a spectacular comeback .

Fiction Conquistadora By Esmeralda Santiago In the 19th century on the island of Puerto Rico and its sugar plantations, a woman is willing to sacrifice everything to keep hold of the land that has become her true home.

Eyes Wide Open By Andrew Gross Jay Erlich's nephew has been found at the bottom of a cliff at Morrow Bay. It's all just a tragic suicide, until secrets from the past begin to rear up again.

The First Day By Marc Levy A mysterious object found in a dormant volcano forever changes the lives of Adrian and Keira whose adventures take them from the banks of Lake Turkana in Africa to the mountains of China.

Girl in Translation By Jean Kwok When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings.

The Traitor’s Emblem By Juan Gomez-Jurado Set against the dark and menacing streets of Depression-era Munich and the cruel rise of Nazism, this epic novel spans decades of family betrayal, impossible love and the high price of vengeance.

Untold Story By Monica Ali Had Princess Diana lived, she would have turned fifty on July 1, 2011. Who would the beloved icon be if she were alive today? What would she be doing?

Mysteries The Devil She Knows By Bill Loehfelm In this gritty suspense novel, a cocktail waitress is stalked by a sadistic killer after she witnesses a sexual tryst.

Jericho Cay By Kathryn R Wall South Carolinian PI Bay Tanner investigates the disappearance of a reclusive millionaire but after some strange twists wonders if she’s done the right thing.

The Killer is Dying By James Sallis The lives of three men of vastly different age and background intersect in strange ways in this dark noir tale set in the sprawl of Phoenix.

The Nightmare Thief By Meg Gardiner When Forensic Psychiatrist Jo Beckett spots the kidnapping of six college students she’s told it is part of an urban reality game. But is it?

Rack, Ruin and Murder By Ann Granger After a mysterious man is found dead in a dilapidated Cotswold farmhouse Detectives Jess Campbell and Ian Carter unravel a web of family secrets.

White Shotgun By April Smith Special Agent Ana Grey - intense, unpredictable, brilliant - returns in this electrifying new novel set in Siena, Italy where she must make an almost impossible choice between duty and family.

Quick Picks

Acceptable Loss By Anne Perry

The Hypnotist By Lars Kepler

Irma Voth By Miriam Toews

Portrait of a Spy By Daniel Silva

Those in Peril By Wilbur Smith

Victory and Honor By W E B Griffin

NEW FILMS & TV SERIES

for September 2011

Feature Films City of Angels Seth, an angel watching over Los Angeles, begins finding his job difficult as he falls in love with Maggie, a beautiful heart surgeon. Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan. 2007

The Colors of the Mountain In Columbia, young Manuel and his friends are obsessed with soccer while the adults try to avoid both the armed military and the guerrilla rebels fighting each other in the area. In Spanish with English subtitles. 2010

Dorian Gray While living in London, Dorian Gray falls into a life of debauchery and ends up trading his soul for eternal youth. As his lust for pleasure grows, he resorts to murder to protect his secret. Ben Barnes, Colin Firth. 2009

Dreamgirls Three female, African American soul singers try to come to terms with fame as they become an overnight success as a pop group. . 2006

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Two showgirls are surrounded by music and men as they pursue their quest for love, romance, and money on a luxury-liner bound for France. Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe. 1953

Goin’ Down the Road A story of two down-and-outers who have left an economically depressed region to seek their fortunes in the thriving city. Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley. 1970

The Human Resources Manager A tragi-comedy centered on the HR manager of Israel's largest industrial bakery, who sets out to save

the reputation of his business and prevent the publication of a defamatory article. Mark Ivanir, Guri Alfi. 2010

Keeping the Faith Two childhood friends grow up to be a priest and a rabbi and are both in love with a third childhood friend, Anna. Ben Stiller, Edward Norton. 2000

The King A young man recently discharged from the Navy travels to Texas to track down his father whom he has never met. Gael García Bernal, William Hurt. 2005

Last Night At the stroke of midnight, the world is going to end. With time running out, a crazy group of big city dwellers is determined to go out with a bang. Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington. 2010

The Lincoln Lawyer An attorney who has spent his life defending petty criminals finds himself defending a rich Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei. 2011

Little Sparrows An Australian family of three adult sisters with their own problems must face tough choices when their mother’s breast cancer returns. Nicola Bartlett, Nina Deasley. 2010

Matchstick Men A con artist with phobias and his partner are in the middle of a big swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter shows up uninvited. Nicolas Cage, Alison Lohman. 2003

Mozart and the Whale Inspired by a true story, a man and woman afflicted with Asperger's syndrome fall in love. Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell. 2005

Peter Sellers : 5-film Collection : disc1, The Smallest Show on Earth disc 2, Carlton-Browne of the F.O. disc 3, I'm all Right Jack disc 4, Two-way Stretch disc 5, Heavens Above!

Pillow Talk A playboy and an interior decorator develop a dislike for each other when they share a party line, until he sees her for the first time and begins to romance her with a different identity. Rock Hudson, Doris Day. 1959

The Preacher’s Wife An angel comes to Earth to help out a preacher whose faith is failing and whose marriage is also suffering. Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston. 1996

Untamed Heart A young man with a heart condition and a young woman who has had her heart broken many times fall in love. Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei. 1993

X III: The Last Stand When science announces a cure for mutant powers, Magneto his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants resist the idea that they need to be cured, and try to destroy the human race. Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry. 2006

TV Series

Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance Christmas TV Episodes: A Holiday Marathon with the Beverly Hillbillies, Jack Benny and Ozzie & Harriet Touch of Frost: Season 15 Waking the Dead: The Complete Season Three

NEW INFO/FOREIGN LANGUAGE DVDS

for September 2011

Info/Documentary

Street Gangs: A Secret History DVD364.106 St83d

Waiting for "Superman" DVD370.973 W135g

American Steam, a Vanishing Era: Steam in the 50's & 60's DVD385 Am35s

Prehistoric Predators DVD569 P913r

Robert Vavra's Such is the Real Nature of Horses DVD599.6655 R54v

The Happiest Toddler on the Block DVD649.122 K148h

Herb & Dorothy DVD709.2 V862s

Victor Borge: 100 Years of Music & Laughter DVD786.2 B644r

It Might Get Loud DVD787.87 It11g

La Magie Continue DVD791.3 M272c

Tai Chi & Qi Gong Basics DVD796.815 T131co

Enchanting Natural Norway DVD914.81 En15c

Martinique to Grenada: Cruising the Windward Islands of the Caribbean DVD917.298 M366b

NEW MUSIC for September 2011

Baby it's You!: Original Cast Recording SHOWS BABY IT'S

The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording SHOWS BOOK OF M

Degrassi: The Boiling Point; [Music from the Series] SHOWS DEGRASSI

Fast Five: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack SHOWS FAST FIVE

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie: Motion Picture Soundtrack SHOWS GLEE

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part 2; Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. SHOWS HARRY POT

How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying: The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording SHOWS HOW TO SU

My Name is Khan SHOWS MY NAME I

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack SHOWS SNOW FLOW

Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark : Music from the Motion Picture SHOWS SPIDERMAN

Thor SHOWS THOR

Totem SHOWS TOTEM

Transformers, Dark of the Moon SHOWS TRANSFORM

The Voice. Season 1: Highlights SHOWS VOICE

Wonderland: Alice Through a Whole New Looking Glass SHOWS WONDERLAN

Proud To Be Here by Trace Adkins • COUNTRY ADKINS TR

Roots and Wings by Terri Clark • COUNTRY CLARK TER

Better Day by Dolly Parton • COUNTRY PARTON DO

A Treasure by Neil Young • CD782.42162 Y864t

Creep On Creepin’ On by Timber Timbre • CD782.42163 T481c

Gems : The Duets Collection by Michael Bolton • CD782.42164 B639g

When the Sun Goes Down by Selena Gomez & The Scene • CD782.42164 G586w

NKOTBSB by NKOTBSB • CD782.42164 N659n

All Things Bright and Beautiful by Owl City • CD782.42164 Ow4a

Standing on the Rooftop by Madeleine Peyroux • CD782.42164 P467s

The Rough Guide to Paris Lounge by Marianne Dissard • CD782.42164 R755p

Il Volo by Il Volo • CD782.42164 V887v

4 by Beyoncé • CD782.421643 B468f

Director’s Cut by Kate Bush • CD782.42166 B963d

Horses and High Heels by Marianne Faithfull • CD782.42166 F172h

Rave on Buddy Holly by Various Performers • CD782.42166 R196b

Talk is Cheap by Keith Richards • CD782.42166 R391t

Hope & Ruin by The Trews • CD782.42166 T729h

Buddy Guy by Buddy Guy • CD782.721673 G99b

Classical 2011 Album by Various Artists • CD784 C569a 2011

Rumba, Mambo, Cha – Cha – Cha by Various Artists • CD784.0888 R864p

S7ven Large by Euge Groove • CD784.165 Eu42s

Rocket Science by Bela Fleck • CD784.165 F622r

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartets by Artemis Quartet • CD785.7194 B393s

Franz Liszt Piano Music Selections by Khatia Buniatishvili • CD786.2 L699f

JS Bach Goldberg Variations by Nicholas Angelich • CD786.21825 B122ga

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonatas by Ingrid Fliter • CD786.2186 B393pf