"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." ~AristotleAt the grocery store this weekend, a man told me that he had never met a librarian who didn't just love the job. I told him that we do indeed love our jobs and many came from other fields just for the fun of it all. Come on in and let us do what we do best for you - share our love of people and the written word.
FICTION HARDCOVER
THE 9TH JUDGMENT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Detective Lindsay Boxer pursues a killer who’s preying on women and children.
Call #: F PAT
LOVER MINE, by J. R. Ward. (New American Library, $25.95.) Book 8 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
Call #: F WAR
The HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
Call #: F STO
DELIVER US FROM EVIL, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $27.99.) Two agents are tracking the same man, a human trafficker who is now dealing in nuclear arms.
Call #: F BAL
HANNAH’S LIST, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira, $24.95.) A doctor receives a letter from his dead wife in which she asks him to marry one of three women she has chosen for him.
Call #: F MAC
THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) An elderly woman must decide whether to reveal a family secret.
Call #: F CLA
THE DOUBLE COMFORT SAFARI CLUB, by Alexander McCall Smith. (Pantheon, $24.95.) The 11th novel in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.
Call #: F MCC
THIS BODY OF DEATH, by Elizabeth George. (Harper/HarperCollins, $28.99.) Detective Thomas Lynley becomes involved when a woman’s body is found in a London cemetery. Call #: F GEO
EVERY LAST ONE, by Anna Quindlen. (Random House, $26.) After a shocking assault on her family, a woman must discover how to live the rest of her life.
Call #: F QUI
HOUSE RULES, by Jodi Picoult. (Atria, $28.) A teenage boy with Asperger’s syndrome is accused of murder.
Call #: F PIC
CHANGES, by Jim Butcher. (Roc, $25.95.) Book 12 of the Dresden Files series about a wizard detective in Chicago.
Call #: F BUT
EIGHT DAYS TO LIVE, by Iris Johansen. (St. Martin’s, $27.99.) A painting by Eve Duncan’s adopted daughter draws the ire of a religious cult.
Call #: F JOH
BURNING LAMP, by Amanda Quick. (Putnam, $25.95.) A Victorian crime lord fears he has fallen prey to an ancestral curse, and only a magical artifact can save him; an Arcane Society novel and the second book in the Dreamlight trilogy.
Call #: F QUI
NONFICTION HARDCOVER
THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $27.95.) The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.
Call#: 330.973 LEW
THIS TIME TOGETHER, by Carol Burnett. (Harmony, $25.) The comedian describes her rise in show business and the people she’s met along the way.
Call#: BIO BUR
CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler. (Grand Central, $25.99.) More humorous personal essays from the comedian.
Call#: 814.6 HAN
OPRAH, by Kitty Kelley. (Crown, $30.) The biography.
Call#: BIO WIN
HELLHOUND ON HIS TRAIL, by Hampton Sides. (Doubleday, $28.95.) The stalking of Martin Luther King Jr. and the hunt for his killer.
Call #: 364.152 SID
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
THE PACIFIC, by Hugh Ambrose. (NAL Caliber, $26.95.) Stories of Marines and a Navy pilot during World War II; companion volume for an HBO mini-series.
Call#: 640.545 AMB
LIFT, by Kelly Corrigan. (Voice/Hyperion, $16.99.) Stories about parenting, written as a letter to the author’s daughters.
Call#: 170.44 COR
SO LONG, INSECURITY, by Beth Moore. (Tyndale House, $24.99.) The Bible instructor shares her insights for boosting women’s self-confidence.
Call#: 248.843 MOO
"Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river." ~Malagasy ProverbIt's Spring, fall in love again with a new book, old characters, or by discovering something new in yourself. Try one of the bestsellers below or come in and see all of the titles waiting to be loved again.
FICTION HARDCOVERDELIVER US FROM EVIL, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $27.99.) Two agents are tracking the same man, a human trafficker who is now dealing in nuclear arms.
Call #: F BAL
The HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
Call #: F STO
THIS BODY OF DEATH, by Elizabeth George. (Harper/HarperCollins, $28.99.) Detective Thomas Lynley becomes involved when a woman’s body is found in a London cemetery. Call #: F GEO
THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) An elderly woman must decide whether to reveal a family secret.
Call #: F CLA
BURNING LAMP, by Amanda Quick. (Putnam, $25.95.) A Victorian crime lord fears he has fallen prey to an ancestral curse, and only a magical artifact can save him; an Arcane Society novel and the second book in the Dreamlight trilogy.
Call #: F QUI
EVERY LAST ONE, by Anna Quindlen. (Random House, $26.) After a shocking assault on her family, a woman must discover how to live the rest of her life.
Call #: F QUI
EIGHT DAYS TO LIVE, by Iris Johansen. (St. Martin’s, $27.99.) A painting by Eve Duncan’s adopted daughter draws the ire of a religious cult.
Call #: F JOH
CHANGES, by Jim Butcher. (Roc, $25.95.) Book 12 of the Dresden Files series about a wizard detective in Chicago.
Call #: F BUT
CAUGHT, by Harlan Coben. (Dutton, $27.95.) A suburban girl goes missing.
Call #: F COB
HOUSE RULES, by Jodi Picoult. (Atria, $28.) A teenage boy with Asperger’s syndrome is accused of murder.
Call #: F PIC
MATTERHORN, by Karl Marlantes. (El León Literary Arts/Atlantic Monthly, $24.95.) Marines in Vietnam in 1969.
Call #: F MAR
THE WALK, by Richard Paul Evans. (Simon & Schuster, $22.) A Seattle ad executive loses everything and starts walking to Key West.
Call #: F EVA
DECEPTION, by Jonathan Kellerman. (Ballantine, $28.) The Los Angeles psychologist-detective Alex Delaware collaborates with the detective Milo Sturgis to help solve a murder at a prestigious prep school.
Call #: F KEL
NONFICTION HARDCOVER
THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $27.95.) The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.
Call#: 330.973 LEW
OPRAH, by Kitty Kelley. (Crown, $30.) The biography.
Call#: BIO WIN
CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler. (Grand Central, $25.99.) More humorous personal essays from the comedian.
Call#: 814.6 HAN
THIS TIME TOGETHER, by Carol Burnett. (Harmony, $25.) The comedian describes her rise in show business and the people she’s met along the way.
Call#: BIO BUR
THE PACIFIC, by Hugh Ambrose. (NAL Caliber, $26.95.) Stories of Marines and a Navy pilot during World War II; companion volume for an HBO mini-series.
Call#: 640.545 AMB
2010 TAKE BACK AMERICA, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann. (Harper/HarperCollins, $26.99.) The most vulnerable incumbent Democrats and how to defeat them.
Call#: 330.973 MOR
COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCE, by Karl Rove. (Threshold Editions, $30.) President George W. Bush’s senior adviser and deputy chief of staff explains his choices.
Call#: BIO ROV
CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR BODY, by Daniel G. Amen. (Harmony, $25.99.) Using the brain-body connection to lose weight and avoid depression.
Call#: 613 AME
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
