"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful." ~Norman Vincent Peale, Pastor and authorThe Southlake Public Library wishes you and your family the warmest and most joyous holiday season.
FICTION HARDCOVER
THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER, by Glenn Beck with Kevin Balfe and Jason Wright. (Threshold Editions, $19.99.) A boy learns from his disappointment with his mother’s gift.
Call #: F BEC
DIVINE MISDEMEANORS, by Laurell K. Hamilton. (Ballantine, $26.) In the eighth Meredith Gentry paranormal romance, Meredith, who has left the faerie court, is asked by the L.A.P.D. for assistance in solving a series of crimes.
Call #: F HAM
U IS FOR UNDERTOW, by Sue Grafton. (Putnam, $27.95.) Kinsey Millhone investigates the case of a 4-year-old girl who disappeared 21 years earlier.
Call #: F GRA
THE GATHERING STORM, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. (Tor/TomDoherty, $29.99.) Book 12 of the Wheel of Time fantasy series.
Call #: F JOR
THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver. (Harper/HarperCollins, $26.99.) A young American growing up in Mexico becomes friends with Diego Rivera, Frieda Kahlo and Leon Trotsky; later, in the United States, he is menaced by McCarthyism.
Call #: F KIN
THE PARIS VENDETTA, by Steve Berry. (Ballantine, $26.) The former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone searches for Napoleon’s lost treasure as he battles a cabal of multimillionaires manipulating the global economy.
Call #: F BER
THE WRECKER, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. (Putnam, $27.95.) In 1907, a detective tracks a mysterious saboteur all over the West.
Call #: F CUS
BREATHLESS, by Dean Koontz. (Bantam, $28.) Mysterious animals in the Colorado Rockies set off intrigue and suspense.
Call #: F KOO
I, ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Tracking the murderer of a relative, Alex Cross discovers a wild Washington scene with explosive secrets.
Call #: F PAT
PIRATE LATITUDES, by Michael Crichton. (Harper/HarperCollins, $27.99.) In the 17th-century Caribbean, a British pirate attacks a Spanish galleon; this manuscript was found in Crichton’s files after his death in 2008. Call #: F CRI
UNDER THE DOME, by Stephen King. (Scribner, $35.) When a Maine town is trapped by an invisible force field, a sanctimonious and hypocritical politician takes over.
Call #: F KIN
FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham. (Doubleday, $24.) Stories set in rural Mississippi.
Call #: F GRI
TRUE BLUE, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $27.99.) An ex-cop in Washington struggles to clear her name.
Call #: F BAL
PURSUIT OF HONOR, by Vince Flynn. (Atria, $27.99.) The counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp must teach politicians about national security following a new Qaeda attack.
Call #: F FLY
THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown. (Doubleday, $29.95.) Robert Langdon among the Masons.
Call #: F BRO
THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central, $24.99.) A 17-year-old girl spends the summer with her divorced father in North Carolina and finds many kinds of love.
Call #: F SPA
The HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
Call #: F STO
NONFICTION HARDCOVER
THE NATIONAL PARKS, by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. (Knopf, $50.) A companion to the PBS series.
Call#: 333.783 DUN
MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING, by Julia Child, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle. (Knopf, $40.) A reissue of the book that started Julia Child’s career.
Call #: 641.59 CHI
STONES INTO SCHOOLS, by Greg Mortenson. (Viking, $26.95.) Building schools, many of them for girls, in northeast Afghanistan; takes up where “Three Cups of Tea” left off.
Call#: 371.823 MOR
HALF THE SKY, by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (Knopf, $27.95.) Women fighting sexual oppression in Asia and Africa.
Call#: 362.8 KRI
GOING ROGUE,by Sarah Palin. (Harper/Harper Collins, $28.99.) A memoir by the former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate.
Call#: BIO PAL
A SIMPLE CHRISTMAS, by Mike Huckabee. (Sentinel, $19.95.) Christmas memories from the former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential aspirant.
Call#: 394.266 HUC
THE IMPERIAL CRUISE, by James Bradley. (Little, Brown, $29.99.) In 1905, during a diplomatic journey organized by Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft negotiated secret agreements with several Asian countries.
Call#: 359.4 BRA
WHEN THE GAME WAS OURS, by Larry Bird and Earvin "Magic" Johnson with Jackie MacMullan. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26.) Two great basketball players discuss their careers, their long rivalry and their eventual friendship.
Call#: 920 BIR
WHAT THE DOG SAW, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) A decade of New Yorker essays.
Call#: 814.6 GLA
SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $29.99.) A scholar and a journalist apply economic thinking to everything: the sequel.
Call#: 330 LEV
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom. (Hyperion, $23.99.) A suburban rabbi and a Detroit pastor teach lessons about the comfort of belief.
Call#: 296 ALB
TRUE COMPASS, by Edward M. Kennedy. (Twelve, $35.) The late senator’s autobiography.
Call#: BIO KEN
ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others. (Mercury Radio Arts/Threshold Editions, $29.99.) Making the case against big government.
Call#: 818.602 BEC
OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent.
Call#: 302 GLA
ADVICE, HOW-TO, AND
MICELLANEOUS HARDCOVER
IT'S YOUR TIME, by Joel Osteen. (Free Press, $25.) Prayers, stories and tools for moving forward in Christian faith. Call#: 248 OST
"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful." ~Norman Vincent Peale, Pastor and authorThe Southlake Public Library wishes you and your family the warmest and most joyous holiday season.
FICTION HARDCOVERU IS FOR UNDERTOW, by Sue Grafton. (Putnam, $27.95.) Kinsey Millhone investigates the case of a 4-year-old girl who disappeared 21 years earlier.
Call #: F GRA
THE GATHERING STORM, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. (Tor/TomDoherty, $29.99.) Book 12 of the Wheel of Time fantasy series.
Call #: F JOR
THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver. (Harper/HarperCollins, $26.99.) A young American growing up in Mexico becomes friends with Diego Rivera, Frieda Kahlo and Leon Trotsky; later, in the United States, he is menaced by McCarthyism.
Call #: F KIN
THE PARIS VENDETTA, by Steve Berry. (Ballantine, $26.) The former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone searches for Napoleon’s lost treasure as he battles a cabal of multimillionaires manipulating the global economy.
Call #: F BER
THE WRECKER, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. (Putnam, $27.95.) In 1907, a detective tracks a mysterious saboteur all over the West.
Call #: F CUS
BREATHLESS, by Dean Koontz. (Bantam, $28.) Mysterious animals in the Colorado Rockies set off intrigue and suspense.
Call #: F KOO
I, ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Tracking the murderer of a relative, Alex Cross discovers a wild Washington scene with explosive secrets.
Call #: F PAT
PIRATE LATITUDES, by Michael Crichton. (Harper/HarperCollins, $27.99.) In the 17th-century Caribbean, a British pirate attacks a Spanish galleon; this manuscript was found in Crichton’s files after his death in 2008. Call #: F CRI
UNDER THE DOME, by Stephen King. (Scribner, $35.) When a Maine town is trapped by an invisible force field, a sanctimonious and hypocritical politician takes over.
Call #: F KIN
FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham. (Doubleday, $24.) Stories set in rural Mississippi.
Call #: F GRI
TRUE BLUE, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $27.99.) An ex-cop in Washington struggles to clear her name.
Call #: F BAL
PURSUIT OF HONOR, by Vince Flynn. (Atria, $27.99.) The counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp must teach politicians about national security following a new Qaeda attack.
Call #: F FLY
THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown. (Doubleday, $29.95.) Robert Langdon among the Masons.
Call #: F BRO
THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central, $24.99.) A 17-year-old girl spends the summer with her divorced father in North Carolina and finds many kinds of love.
Call #: F SPA
The HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
Call #: F STO
NONFICTION HARDCOVER
STONES INTO SCHOOLS, by Greg Mortenson. (Viking, $26.95.) Building schools, many of them for girls, in northeast Afghanistan; takes up where “Three Cups of Tea” left off.
Call#: 371.823 MOR
HALF THE SKY, by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (Knopf, $27.95.) Women fighting sexual oppression in Asia and Africa.
Call#: 362.8 KRI
GOING ROGUE,by Sarah Palin. (Harper/Harper Collins, $28.99.) A memoir by the former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate.
Call#: BIO PAL
A SIMPLE CHRISTMAS, by Mike Huckabee. (Sentinel, $19.95.) Christmas memories from the former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential aspirant.
Call#: 394.266 HUC
THE IMPERIAL CRUISE, by James Bradley. (Little, Brown, $29.99.) In 1905, during a diplomatic journey organized by Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft negotiated secret agreements with several Asian countries.
Call#: 359.4 BRA
WHEN THE GAME WAS OURS, by Larry Bird and Earvin "Magic" Johnson with Jackie MacMullan. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26.) Two great basketball players discuss their careers, their long rivalry and their eventual friendship.
Call#: 920 BIR
WHAT THE DOG SAW, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) A decade of New Yorker essays.
Call#: 814.6 GLA
SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $29.99.) A scholar and a journalist apply economic thinking to everything: the sequel.
Call#: 330 LEV
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom. (Hyperion, $23.99.) A suburban rabbi and a Detroit pastor teach lessons about the comfort of belief.
Call#: 296 ALB
TRUE COMPASS, by Edward M. Kennedy. (Twelve, $35.) The late senator’s autobiography.
Call#: BIO KEN
ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others. (Mercury Radio Arts/Threshold Editions, $29.99.) Making the case against big government.
Call#: 818.602 BEC
OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent.
Call#: 302 GLA
ADVICE, HOW-TO, AND
MICELLANEOUS HARDCOVER
IT'S YOUR TIME, by Joel Osteen. (Free Press, $25.) Prayers, stories and tools for moving forward in Christian faith. Call#: 248 OST
