Friday, March 28, 2008

The Abstinence Teacher
Tom Perrotta
Stonewood Heights is the setting for this story of a human sexuality teacher and her daughter’s soccer coach.

The Anatomy of Deception
Lawrence Goldstone
Murder, secrets, and crime in the Philadelphia of 1889.

The Appeal
John Grisham
A jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste.

The Art of Power
Thich Nhat Hanh
True power comes from within.

Beverly Hills Dead
Stuart Woods
Murder, political intrigue, and betrayal boil over in 1940’s Hollywood.

Big Boned
Meg Cabot

Sometime sleuth Heather Wells finds herself on the shortlist of suspects in the murder of an unloveable boss.

Capitol Conspiracy
William Bernhardt

Oklahoma defense attorney Ben Kincaid is in a campaign of terror against government officials in the nation’s capital.

The Chameleon’s Shadow
Minette Walters

When British Lieutenant Charles Acland returns home from Iraq, he suffers from a head injury and personality changes, but is he capable of murder?

The Darkest Evening of the Year
Dean Koontz

The new thriller by a perennially favorite author features Amy Redwing who is dedicated to saving golden retrievers.

Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? An Easy Plan for Losing Weight and Living More
Peter Walsh
Rather than count calories, focus on how, why, and where you eat.

Duma Key
Stephen King
Recuperating from a construction accident, Edgar Freemantle’s life takes a supernatural turn as he recuperates on Duma Key. Vintage King.

The Fall of the House of Bush
Craig Unger

A critical look at the Bush presidency and the war in Iraq.

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen
Our ability to be productive is directly proportional to our ability to relax and our minds are clear.

The Ghost
Robert Harris
Power, politics, corruption and murder are all featured in a thriller involving a ghost writer and a British prime minister.

Her Last Death
Susanna Sonnenberg
An emotional tale of a daughter’s relationship with her mother.

Homecoming
Bernhard Schlink

As a child of World War II, Peter Debauer grew up with few memories of his father. His search for him takes him through Europe and finally to New York City.

The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
Sonja Lyubomirsky
Methods to increase happiness in our day-to-day lives — in the short term and over the long term.

I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
The classic horror novel, recently released as a film, is now available as an audiobook.

I’m Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers
Tim Madigan
The story of the author’s personal friendship with Mr. Rogers and the important legacy that he left to all of us.

Light of the Moon
Luanne Rice
Susannah Connolly travels to France to fulfill her mother’s dying wish to find a mysterious saint linked to her family’s history.

The Painter of Battles
Arturo PĂ©rez-Reverte
Andres Faulques, a famous war photographer, has retired on the coast of Spain, when the man featured in a long-ago photograph appears with the intention of killing him.

Remember Me
Sophie Kinsella

Following a car accident, Lexi Smart finds she has a completely different life than the one she used to know.

The Secret Between Us
Barbara Delinsky
Deborah Monroe and her daughter, Grace are in an accident. When Deborah takes responsibility, the deception takes on a life of its own.

The Senator’s Wife
Sue Miller
The author of While I Was Gone returns with the story of two women and a portrait of two marriages.

The Serpent’s Tale
Ariana Franklin
Adelia Aguilar, returns from her earlier outing in Mistress of the Art of Death, to unravel the murder of King Henry II’s mistress.

7th Heaven
James Patterson
The Women’s Murder Club faces a terrifying case.

Shadow Music
Julie Garwood
King John has arranged for the marriage of Princess Gabrielle to a Scottish laird, but intrigue, war and romance intervene.

Shakespeare: The World as Stage
Bill Bryson
The author explores the life and works of William Shakespeare and offers humorous reflections of his own adventures in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Tree of Smoke
Denis Johnson
Outstanding reviews have accompanied this new novel set during the Vietnam War era.

Watchman
Ian Rankin
Miles Flint is a government spy who has been making some serious mistakes.

Wizard’s Daughter
Catherine Coulter
A young woman with a mysterious past is able to interpret an ancient book in
1830’s London.