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Norwich Public Library New Acquisitions January 9-February 5, 2016 (Does not include children’s room materials)

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Norwich Public Library New Acquisitions

January 9-February 5, 2016

(Does not include children’s room materials)

NONFICTION

004.678 PETERS

Peters, Justin The idealist

A smart, lively history of the Internet free culture movement and its larger effects on society—and the life and shocking suicide of Aaron Swartz, a founding developer of Reddit

and Creative Commons—from Slate correspondent Justin Peters.

153.98 WEINER

Weiner, Eric The geography of genius

Travel the world with Eric Weiner, the New York Times bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss, as he journeys from Athens to Silicon Valley—and throughout history, too—to show how

creative genius flourishes in specific places at specific times.

324.273 MAYER

Mayer, Jane Dark money

Jane Mayer shows in this powerful, meticulously reported history, that a network of exceedingly wealthy people with extreme libertarian views bankrolled a systematic, step-by-

step plan to alter the American political system.

332.024 QUINN

Quinn, Jane Bryant How to make your money last

With How to Make Your Money Last, you will learn how to turn your retirement savings into a steady paycheck that will last for life.

371.207 RUSSAKOFF

Russakoff, Dale The prize

Dale Russakoff delivers a riveting drama of our times, encompassing the rise of celebrity politics, big philanthropy, extreme economic inequality, the charter school movement, and the

struggles and triumphs of schools in one of the nation’s poorest cities across America.

580 MABEY

Mabey, Richard The cabaret of plants

The Cabaret of Plants is a masterful, globe-trotting exploration of the relationship between humans and the kingdom of plants by the renowned naturalist Richard Mabey.

612.8 DEHAENE

Dehaene, Stanislas Consciousness and the brain

Winner of the 2014 Brain Prize A breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness deep in the brain. Thanks

to clever psychological and brain-imaging experiments, scientists are closer to cracking this mystery than ever before.

616.8 KOZOL

Kozol, Jonathan The theft of memory

A Library Journal Best Book of 2015 National Book Award winner Jonathan Kozol tells the story of his father’s life and work as a

nationally noted specialist in disorders of the brain and his astonishing ability, at the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, to explain the causes of his sickness and then to narrate, step-by-step, his

slow descent into dementia.

616.85 SILBERMAN

Silberman, Steve Neurotribes

Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction A groundbreaking book that upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a

broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently.

O 635.9 OUTSTANDING

Outstanding American gardens The book showcases eight gardens the Garden Conservancy has helped preserve and 43 of the

more than 3,000 private gardens across the country that have been opened to the public through its Open Days Program.

641.5 NICOLETTI

Nicoletti, Cara Voracious

Stories and recipes inspired by the world's great books As a young bookworm reading in her grandfather's butcher shop, Cara Nicoletti saw how

books and food bring people to life. Now a butcher, cook, and talented writer, she serves up stories and recipes inspired by beloved books and the food that gives their characters depth

and personality.

648 KONDO

Kondo, Marie Spark joy

Japanese decluttering guru Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up has revolutionized homes—and lives—across the world. Now, Kondo presents an illustrated guide to her acclaimed KonMari Method, with step-by-step folding illustrations for everything from

shirts to socks, plus drawings of perfectly organized drawers and closets.

909.82 JEFFERY

Jeffery, Keith 1916

Incorporating the stories of civilians in all countries, both participants in and victims of the war, 1916: A Global History is a major addition to the literature and the Great War by a

historian at the height of his powers.

956.6 MACKEEN

MacKeen, Dawn Anahid The hundred-year walk

An epic tale of one man’s courage in the face of genocide and his granddaughter’s quest to tell his story.

970.004 WOODWARD

Woodard, Colin American nations

An endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven “nations” that continue to shape North America

TRAVEL

TRV 914.672 WILLIAMS

Williams, Roger Barcelona & Catalonia

TRV 914.94 CZUPRYN

Czupryn, Adriana Switzerland

LITERATURE

811 OLIVER Oliver, Mary

Felicity New poetry by Mary Oliver.

823.912 GRAVES Graves, Robert

Good-bye to all that First published in 1929, poet Robert Graves traces the monumental and universal loss of

innocence that occurred as a result of the First World War.

BIOGRAPHY

B CRABAPPLE

Crabapple, Molly Drawing blood

In language that is fresh, visceral, and deeply moving—and illustrations that are irreverent and gorgeous—here is a memoir that will change the way you think about art, sex, politics, and

survival in our times.

B DOUGLAS Weir, Alison

The lost Tudor princess From bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir comes the first biography of

Margaret Douglas, the beautiful, cunning niece of Henry VIII of England who used her sharp intelligence and covert power to influence the succession after the death of Elizabeth I.

B SACKS

Sacks, Oliver Gratitude

No writer has succeeded in capturing the medical and human drama of illness as honestly and as eloquently as Oliver Sacks. During the last few months of his life, he wrote a set of essays in which he movingly explored his feelings about completing a life and coming to terms with his

own death.

B WARINER

Wariner, Ruth The sound of gravel

A riveting, deeply affecting true story of one girl’s coming-of-age in a polygamist family.

B WOUK

Wouk, Herman Sailor and fiddler

In an unprecedented literary accomplishment, Herman Wouk, one of America’s most beloved and enduring authors, reflects on his life and times from the remarkable vantage point of 100

years old.

COOKBOOKS

CBK 641.5 KRIEGER

Krieger, Ellie You have it made

Ellie Krieger, best-selling and multi-award-winning author, has written a cookbook devoted to the kind of recipes that her fans have been waiting for—make-ahead meals.

CBK 641.595 JAFFREY

Jaffrey, Madhur Vegetarian India

No one knows Indian food like Madhur Jaffrey. For more than forty years, she has introduced Western home cooks to the vibrant cuisines of her homeland. Now, the seven-time James Beard Award–winning author shares the delectable, healthful, vegetable- and grain-based

foods enjoyed around the Indian subcontinent.

FICTION

F BENJAMIN

Benjamin, Melanie The Swans of Fifth Avenue

The bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife returns with a triumphant new novel about New York’s “Swans” of the 1950s—and the scandalous, headline-making, and enthralling friendship

between literary legend Truman Capote and peerless socialite Babe Paley.

F FAULKS

Faulks, Sebastian Where my heart used to beat

A sweeping drama about the madness of war and the power of love that marks acclaimed novelist Sebastian Faulks's return, after twenty years, to the fictional territory of his #1

international bestseller Birdsong.

F GOLDEN

Golden, Peter Wherever there is light

From the author of Comeback Love­, a sweeping, panoramic tale of twentieth-century America, chronicling the decades-long love affair between a Jewish immigrant and the

granddaughter of a slave.

F HEPWORTH

Hepworth, Sally The things we keep

Anna Forster, in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease at only thirty-eight years old, knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when they take her to Rosalind House, an assisted living facility. She also knows there's just one other resident her age, Luke. What she does not expect is the love that blossoms between her and Luke even as she resists her new

life at Rosalind House

F JOHNSON

Johnson, Julia Claiborne Be frank with me

Full of heart and countless “only-in-Hollywood” moments, Be Frank with Me is a captivating and unconventional story of an unusual mother and son, and the intrepid young woman who

finds herself irresistibly pulled into their unforgettable world.

F KASPER

Carletti, Luigi Supernotes

Based on true events in the life of a former spy, protagonist Agent Kasper’s journey makes for a shocking and spellbinding page-turner of petty corruption, high-level betrayal, and state

secrets so powerful that governments will protect them by any means.

F LEE

Lee, Janice Y. K. The expatriates

Mercy, a young Korean American and recent Columbia graduate, is adrift, undone by a terrible incident in her recent past. Hilary, a wealthy housewife, is haunted by her struggle to have a

child, something she believes could save her foundering marriage. Meanwhile, Margaret, once a happily married mother of three, questions her maternal identity in the wake of a shattering

loss. As each woman struggles with her own demons, their lives collide in ways that have irreversible consequences for them all

F LEMAITRE

Lemaître, Pierre The great swindle

In this sorrowful, heart-searching novel, the interwoven lives of three WWI veterans who turn to scamming create a tapestry of the human condition as seen through the lens of war,

revealing brutality and compassion, heroism and cowardice, in equal measure.

F MIEVILLE

Miéville, China This census-taker

For readers of George Saunders, Kelly Link, David Mitchell, and Karen Russell, This Census-Taker is a stunning, uncanny, and profoundly moving novella from multiple-award-winning

and bestselling author China Miéville.

F OATES

Oates, Joyce Carol The man without a shadow

In 1965, neuroscientist Margot Sharpe meets the attractive, charismatic Elihu Hoopes—the “man without a shadow”—whose devastated memory, unable to store new experiences or to retrieve the old, will make him the most famous and most studied amnesiac in history. Over

the course of the next thirty years, Margot herself becomes famous for her experiments with E. H.—and inadvertently falls in love with him, despite the ethical ambiguity of their affair, and

though he remains forever elusive and mysterious to her, haunted by mysteries of the past.

F WILLIAMS

Williams, Andria The longest night

A scintillating debut novel about a young couple whose marriage is tested when they move to an army base rife with love triangles, life-or-death conflicts, and a dramatic cover-up.

MYSTERY

M CRAIS

Crais, Robert The promise

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are joined by Suspect heroes LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his German shepherd, Maggie, in the new thriller from bestselling author Robert Crais.

M RANKIN Rankin, Ian

Even dogs in the wild Rebus comes out of retirement...to save his nemesis.

SCIENCE FICTION

SF ANDERS

Anders, Charlie All the birds in the sky

Childhood friends Patricia Delfine and Laurence Armstead didn't expect to see each other again after middle school. But now they're both adults, living in the hipster mecca San Francisco, and the planet is falling apart around them. A deeply magical, darkly funny

examination of life, love, and the apocalypse.

SF BROWN

Brown, Pierce Morning star

Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. Now comes the exhilarating

conclusion to the Red Rising Trilogy: Morning Star.

DVDs

DVD 796.1 TREK

Trek: a journey on the Appalachian Trail

DVD 941.5 TOUR A tour of Ireland

DVD B WINEHOUSE

Amy From BAFTA award--winning director Asif Kapadia (SENNA), AMY is the incredible story of six--

time Grammy(R) award winner Amy Winehouse - in her own words. Featuring extensive never-before-seen archival footage and previously unheard tracks, this strikingly modern,

moving, and vital film shines a light on the world we live in, in a way that very few can.

DVD DARJEELING

The Darjeeling Limited Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman star as three brothers who have drifted

apart over the years and try to re-forge their sibling bonds on a hilarious adventure across India. The Royal Tennenbaums meets Lost in Translation.

DVD DOWNTON SEASON 6 Downton Abbey Season 6

DVD FARGO SEASON 1

Fargo Season 1 An original adaptation of the Academy Award(R)-winning feature film, Fargo features an all-

new "true crime" story and follows a new case and new characters, all entrenched in the trademark humor, murder and "Minnesota nice" that made the film an enduring classic.

DVD INFINITELY

Infinitely polar bear While most fathers spend their days at work, Cam (Mark Ruffalo) is more likely to be found

working on one of his many half-completed projects. As he recovers from a manic breakdown, his wife Maggie (Zoe Saldana) enters an out-of-state graduate school program in the hopes of

building a better life for her family. Cam agrees to become the primary caregiver for his spirited young daughters and quickly finds himself in over his head.

DVD LADY

The Lady Eve Naturalist son of a wealthy tycoon comes out of the jungle after a year up the Amazon

studying snakes. The games begin when, on board ship, he falls for a female cardsharp and they split on bad terms. Later she disguises herself and returns to tease and torment her

former beau.

DVD LEARNING

Learning to drive As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with

marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.

DVD MAD

Mad Max Fury Road Years after the collapse of civilization, the tyrannical Immortan Joe enslaves apocalypse

survivors inside the desert fortress the Citadel. When the warrior Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) leads the despot's five wives in a daring escape, she forges an alliance with Max

Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), a loner and former captive. Fortified in the massive, armored truck the War Rig, they try to outrun the ruthless warlord and his henchmen in a deadly high-speed

chase through the Wasteland.

DVD MARTIAN The Martian

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself

stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. NASA and a

team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible rescue mission.

DVD SHERLOCK

Sherlock The abominable bride What if the world's most famous consulting detective and his best friend lived in a Baker

Street of steam trains, hansom cabs, top hats and frock-coats? Welcome to 'Sherlock' in 1895! Why is Thomas Ricoletti a little surprised to see his wife dressed in her old wedding gown?

Because, just a few hours before, she took her own life... Mrs Ricoletti's ghost now appears to be prowling the streets with an unslakeable thirst for revenge. From fog-shrouded Limehouse to the bowels of a ruined church, Holmes, Watson and their friends must use all their cunning

to combat an enemy seemingly from beyond the grave and the final, shocking truth about...the Abominable Bride!

DVD SONGS Songs in ordinary time

Mary Fermoyle is a divorcee who must work to keep her family from falling into the throes of poverty. Her vulnerability quickly becomes an easy target for smooth-talking con-man Omar

Duvall, who seduces Mary and her family with promises of easy money and success.