Baker and Taylor leisure reading list for November 2009. business & economics China's Megatrends: The 8 Pillars of a New Society Naisbitt, John & Naisbitt, Doris HarperBusiness (HarperCollins)9780061859441$27.99. Pages 272.
Allowed unprecedented access by the Chinese government, the author of Megatrends and his wife gathered data and information across all of China's provinces and cities to offer a unique perspective on the transformation that is reshaping the country's economic, social and political systems. 20,000 first printing.
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Economics of Integrity, The: From Dairy Farmers to Toyota, How Wealth Is Built on Trust and What that Means for Our Future Bernasek, Anna HarperStudio (HarperCollins)9780061774133$19.99. Pages 224.
A finance journalist reveals the deep layers of trust involved in even the simplest of transactions, and how integrity is our most valuable economic asset, in a book that includes informative charts and graphs. 35,000 first printing.
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Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?** Godin, Seth Portfolio (Penguin Group)9781591843160$25.95. Pages 256.
Argues that it's more essential than ever to become indispensable, and the key to being indispensable is overcoming the fears that hold most people back so that one can unleash his or her greatest art, passion, insight and generosity at work. By the best-selling author of Tribes.
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Little Big Things, The: 167 Ways to Pursue Excellence Peters, Thomas J HarperStudio (HarperCollins)9780061894084$19.99. Pages 240.
The coauthor of the business classic In Search of Excellence offers a collection of business-success tips--including Love Your Competitors, Leave Your Wallet at Home and Cut Red Tape--that encourage readers to get back to basics and excel at the people side of business. 75,000 first printing.
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Making the Most of Your Money Now: The Classic Bestseller Completely Revised for the Risky New Economy Quinn, Jane Bryant Simon & Schuster9780743269964$35.00. Pages 1072.
An updated edition of a popular personal success reference shares a blueprint for overcoming such challenges as debt and high mortgage rates while saving money on a budget and achieving financial security. By the author of Everyone's Money Book..
On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System** Paulson, Henry M Business Plus (Grand Central Pub)9780446561938$27.99. Pages 288.
The secretary of the treasury during the end of George W. Bush's presidency gives his side of the economic collapse that occurred in the waning days of his watch over America's banking system..
Outstanding: 47 Ways to Make Your Organization Exceptional Miller, John G Putnam (Penguin Group)9780399156403$21.95. Pages 176.
The best-selling author of QBQ! counsels business leaders on how to build customer loyalty and safeguard professional interests while establishing a positive reputation, providing coverage of such topics as delivering promises and working ethically..
Power of Many, The Whitman, Meg Crown (Random House)9780307591210$26.00. Pages 304.
Identifies 10 core values for living a successful life, in a personal account by a former eBay CEO that interweaves stories from her career and upbringing, in an account that includes coverage of such topics as personal accountability, confidence and idea sharing..
Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It) Poundstone, William Hill & Wang (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)9780809094691$25.99. Pages 320.
Explores the psychology of price, exposing how retailers try to get consumers to pay more for less and how this new mindset dictates the design of price tags, menus, rebates, cell phone plans, supermarket aisles, real estate offers, wage packages and much more. By the best-selling author of Fortune's Formula.
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Road from Ruin, The: Reviving Capitalism for Renewed Prosperity Bishop, Matthew & Green, Michael Crown (Random House)9780307464224$27.00. Pages 304.
Outlines an agenda for a progressive form of modern capitalism that draws from the lessons of the Great Depression and other economically challenged periods to present recommendations for reviving capitalism while avoiding economic bubbles and instability..
Velocity: Combining Lean, Six Sigma and the Theory of Constraints to Accelerate Business Improvement--A Business Novel Jacob, Dee; Bergland, Suzan; & Cox, Jeff Free Pr (Simon & Schuster)9781439158920$26.00. Pages 256.
The author of the best-selling business novel The Goal and the consulting group that made that book a reality offer a proven approach to identifying and rapidly making pivotal changes in one's business that will dramatically boost bottom-line results..
computers You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto** Lanier, Jaron Knopf (Random House)9780307269645$23.95. Pages 224.
A computer-age visionary argues that the Internet has failed to live up to its early promises, sharing cautionary perspectives on the Web 2.0 design concept favored by such sites as Facebook and Wikipedia while optimistically evaluating the Internet as a positive cultural vehicle..
fiction - fantasy Arms-Commander (Saga of Recluce) Modesitt, L. E., Jr Tor Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780765323811$27.99. Pages 560.
When the keep of Westwind faces attack by the adjoining land of Gallos, Saryn, the female arms-commander of Westwind, goes to Lornth to gain the support of Zeldyan, the area's regent, but first must raise a Westwind force to help defend Zeldyan and her son.
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Girl with Glass Feet, The** Shaw, Ali Henry Holt9780805091144$24.00. Pages 304.
After a visit to remote, snowbound archipelago where unusual winged creatures flit about and albino animals hide themselves in the woods, Ida Maclaird begins to turn into glass, and she must get help from Midas Crook, a young loner and native to the islands, if she is to stop the transformation. A first novel.
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Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny, The: A Novel of the Nightside Green, Simon R. Ace Bks9780441018161$24.95. Pages 304.
Private investigator John Taylor becomes the successor to Walker, a shady agent who runs the Nightside on behalf of The Authorities. .
Hastur Lord (Darkover) Bradley, Marion Zimmer & Ross, Deborah J DAW Bks (Penguin Group)9780756406226$24.95. Pages 480.
The authors of The Alton Gift continue the sweeping Darkover fantasy saga with more gripping action involving the Hastur family.
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Iorich (Vlad Taltos) Brust, Steven Tor Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780765312082$24.99. Pages 336.
After the Empire arrests Aliera--the longtime friend, sometime ally of Vlad Taltos--on the charge or practicing elder sorcery, a capital crime, Vlad decides to get involved, despite that fact that he's being sought by the most remorseless killers in the world.
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Irish Country Girl, An** Taylor, Patrick Forge (St. Martin's Pr)9780765320711$24.99. Pages 320.
The author of An Irish Country Doctor offers a story of the early life of his beloved character Kinky Kincaid, who was once known as Maureen O'Hanlon, a farmer's daughter growing up in the hills and glens of 1920s County Cork, Ireland, who had a gift for seeing fairies, spirits and the dreaded Banshee.
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fiction - general fiction Brightest Star in the Sky, The** Keyes, Marian Viking (Penguin Group)9780670021406$25.95. Pages 480.
Seven neighbors in a Dublin townhouse find their lives entangled by the visitation of a sassy and prescient spirit that causes them to rethink their relationships, careers and values. By the best-selling author of This Charming Man..
Fair Maiden, A** Oates, Joyce Carol Houghton Mifflin9780151015160$22.00. Pages 160.
Approached by an elegant and seemingly harmless older gentleman while babysitting in Bayhead Harbor, sixteen-year-old Katya Spivak is entranced by the writer's sophisticated home and eventually agrees to pose for his newest painting before realizing that he may have a hidden agenda. By the National Book Award-winning author of We Were the Mulvaneys. .
Godfather of Kathmandu, The** Burdett, John Knopf (Random House)9780307263193$25.95. Pages 320.
Struggling to focus on a promotion-making case while studying under an exiled drug-pushing Tibetan lama, Thai police detective Sonchai Jitplecheep finds his efforts complicated by a new appointment, his battle for control of an illegal network, and a captivating Tantric practitioner. By the author of Bangkok Haunts..
Matter of Class, A** Balogh, Mary Vanguard Pr (Perseus Bks Group)9781593155544$15.95. Pages 224.
After his father forces him to become engaged to Lady Annabelle Ashton, a woman who has been disgraced by a scandal, swinging bachelor Reginald Mason finds that his new fiancée shares his resentment toward the impending marriage, in a Regency romance by the best-selling author of Slightly Wicked.
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Melting Season, The Attenberg, Jami Riverhead Bks (Penguin Group)9781594488962$25.95. Pages 304.
Fleeing her hometown with a suitcase of stolen money after being abandoned by her husband, Catherine Madison hopes to escape her painful past and self-doubt by starting over in Las Vegas, where unexpected friendships encourage her to accept difficult truths..
Murderer's Daughters, The Meyers, Randy Susan St. Martin's Pr9780312576981$24.99. Pages 320.
After the murder of their father, Lulu and Merry grow up living tenuous lives where Lulu denies he ever existed and Merry dutifully visits him in prison, only to find their lives on the brink of collapse when they learn that their unrepentant and manipulative father is about to be paroled. A first novel.
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Noah's Compass** Tyler, Anne Knopf (Random House)9780307272409$25.95. Pages 288.
Preparing to retire early from an unfulfilling teaching job that supplanted his dream of becoming a philosopher, Liam Pennywell struggles to remember missing memories of the night before he awoke in the hospital with a head injury, an effort that leads to unexpected discoveries. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Breathing Lessons. 300,000 first printing..
Not My Daughter** Delinsky, Barbara Doubleday (Random House)9780385524988$25.95. Pages 368.
Devastated by her teenage daughter's pregnancy, single mother and high school principal Susan Tate is targeted by unfair criticism when the pregnancies of additional teens are rumored to be part of a pact. By the best-selling author of Family Tree. 225,000 first printing..
Privileges, The Dee, Jonathan Random House9781400068678$25.00. Pages 272.
Becoming wealthier and more socially connected throughout the course of their marriage, Adam and Cynthia Morey also find themselves increasingly subject to the temptations of excess and risky behavior while their growing children struggle with their own privilege-based challenges..
Prodigal Wife, The Willett, Marcia Thomas Dunne Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780312605308$25.99. Pages 304.
Having achieved success as a television presenter of gardening programs, Jolyon is visited by the recently widowed mother who abandoned him, Maria, but he finds it difficult to trust her and forgive the hurt she inflicted.
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Saving CeeCee Honeycutt** Hoffman, Beth Viking (Penguin Group)9780670021390$25.95. Pages 320.
Relegated to the care of an eccentric great-aunt after her mentally unbalanced mother's accidental death, 12-year-old CeeCee is quickly surrounded by the strong women and cultural elements of her new Savannah community. A first novel..
Searching for Tina Turner Luckett, Jacqueline E Grand Central Pub9780446542968$24.99. Pages 304.
Unable to tolerate the cold ultimatums of her emotionally distant husband and struggling with her children's destructive behaviors, Lena Spencer ends her outwardly idyllic marriage and takes inspiration from the life of the woman music artist she admires. A first novel. 40,000 first printing..
Summertime** Coetzee, J. M Viking (Penguin Group)9780670021383$25.95. Pages 256.
Researching a late South African writer, a young English biographer interviews five people whose accounts describe a reserved and bookish young man who had trouble making connections. By the Nobel Prize-winning author of Waiting for the Barbarians. 60,000 first printing..
Then Came the Evening Hart, Brian Bloomsbury Pub (Macmillan)9781608190140$25.00. Pages 256.
Eighteen years after Vietnam veteran Bandy Dorner went to prison for a violent crime, he is finally released and is soon visited by the wife who cheated on him and his teenage son, prompting the three of them to try to piece back together a family that never was.
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Union Atlantic Haslett, Adam Nan A. Talese (Knopf)9780385524476$26.00. Pages 304.
A property rights battle between young banker Doug Fanning and retired teacher Charlotte Graves is marked by Charlotte's bank-president brother, Charlotte's tenacious grip on sanity and a troubled high school senior. By the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-finalist author of You Are Not a Stranger Here..
Unnamed, The** Ferris, Joshua Little, Brown9780316034012$24.99. Pages 336.
Their wealthy lifestyle marred only by a two-time occurrence of a short-lived illness, Tim and Jane Farnsworth are devastated when the illness returns in ways that frighteningly alter Tim's behavior and test Jane's endurance. By the author of Then We Came to the End. 100,000 first printing..
fiction - historical fiction Alice I Have Been Benjamin, Melanie Delacorte Pr (Random House)9780385344135$25.00. Pages 304.
Octogenarian Alice, who as a child inspired Lewis Carroll's famous Wonderland character, looks back on a life marked by an implacable mother, her halcyon days in Oxford and the sons who went off to war..
Beneath the Lion's Gaze** Mengiste, Maaza Norton9780393071764$24.95. Pages 384.
After his physician father, Hailu, is ordered to report to jail for helping a victim of state-sanctioned torture to die and his younger brother, Dawit, joins an underground resistance movement, Yonas prays to God for an end to the violence that has its grip on Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the rest of the country on the eve of revolution in 1974.
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Betrayal of the Blood Lily, No. 5, The (Pink Carnation) Willig, Lauren Dutton (Penguin Group)9780525951506$25.95. Pages 400.
Sent to India to weather the scandal of her hasty marriage, Lady Penelope finds herself in the treacherous court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, where she encounters freedom and deception before her athletic talents draw the attentions of Captain Alex Reid and a dangerous spy..
Bloodroot Greene, Amy Knopf (Random House)9780307269867$24.95. Pages 304.
A tale told from myriad viewpoints follows a family from the Great Depression to the present, describing the experiences of a wild young mountain girl, her protective grandmother, the men who love her and the children who struggle to manage her untamed legacy..
Book of Fires, The Borodale, Jane Viking (Penguin Group)9780670021062$26.95. Pages 368.
Taking a job as a fireworks maker's apprentice after arriving in mid-18th-century London, pregnant 17-year-old Agnes slowly gains the trust of her brooding employer and joins his quest to make the world's most spectacular fireworks..
Burning Land, The** Cornwell, Bernard Harper9780060888749$25.99. Pages 352.
After breaking with King Alfred of Wessex and joining the Danes and the Vikings in hopes of reclaiming Bebbanburg, warlord Uhtred switches sides again after Alfred's daughter pleads with him to take command of the Mercian army and protect Britain from being conquered. By the author of the best-selling Agincourt. 200,000 first printing.
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Endless Forest, The Donati, Sara Delacorte Pr (Random House)9780553805260$27.00. Pages 624.
A latest entry in the best-selling series finds the frontier Bonner family experiencing tragedy and hope in the spring of 1824, during which Elizabeth and Nathaniel forge new relationships, share bittersweet reunions and fear the dark secrets of their past. By the author of Queen of Swords..
Listener, The Nayman, Shira Scribner (Simon & Schuster)9780743292825$25.00. Pages 320.
Treating charismatic and brilliant Battle Fatigue patient Bertram Reiner at a post-World War II asylum, hospital head Dr. Harrison finds their sessions both enlivening him and bringing him to the edge of his own grasp on sanity, a situation that is complicated by the patient's affair with a nurse..
Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers, The Mullen, Thomas Random House9781400067534$26.00. Pages 416.
A follow-up to The Last Town on Earth traces the 1934 crime spree of celebrity bank robbers Jason and Whit Fireson, who dramatically escape from an Indiana barn during a police showdown and routinely stage their deaths while secretly hobnobbing with gangsters and heiresses..
Queen's Governess, The Harper, Karen Putnam (Penguin Group)9780399156182$25.95. Pages 432.
Befriending the doomed Queen Anne Boleyn after the downfall of Cromwell, squire's daughter Kat Ashley agrees to become the governess of the young Elizabeth Tudor and endures the exiled princess's harsh early years before her coronation, after which Kat becomes a trusted confidante..
Rebels and Traitors Davis, Lindsey St. Martin's Pr9780312595418$27.99. Pages 784.
When Gideon Jones and Juliana Lovell, who are on opposite sides of the English Civil War, meet during one of the era's most crucial events, they share a mutual attraction, but when the war takes a turn for the worse, endless plots, strange alliances and shadows from the past threaten to tear them apart. By the best-selling author of Alexandria.
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Remarkable Creatures** Chevalier, Tracy Dutton (Penguin Group)9780525951452$26.95. Pages 320.
Marked for greatness after being struck by lightning in infancy, Mary Anning discovers a fossilized skeleton near her 19th-century home that triggers attacks on her character and upheavals throughout the religious, scientific and academic communities. By the best-selling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring..
Roses** Meacham, Leila Grand Central Pub9780446550000$24.99. Pages 624.
Having not married in spite of their true feelings, cotton tycoon Mary Toliver and timber magnate Percy Warwick struggle with deceit, secrets and tragedies that challenge their children and grandchildren in their small east Texas community. 75,000 first printing..
Safe from the Neighbors Yarbrough, Steve Knopf (Random House)9780307271709$25.95. Pages 272.
Sharing stories from local history with his students, Mississippi high school teacher Luke May discovers a common link with a recently returned friend whose family was also shaped by upheavals during the civil rights movement. By the PEN/Faulkner finalist author of Prisoners of War..
Small Wars Jones, Sadie Harper9780061929885$24.99. Pages 384.
After career soldier Hal Treherne is transferred to the British colony of Cyrus, his wife, Clara, and two daughters follow, but Clara becomes fearful of her increasingly distant husband and the atrocities that take him further from her. By the award-winning author of The Outcast.
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Swan Thieves, The** Kostova, Elizabeth Little, Brown9780316065788$26.99. Pages 512.
His ordered life thrown into disarray when he begins treating an unstable genius artist who has recently attacked a canvas at the National Gallery of Art, psychiatrist and art hobbyist Andrew Marlowe struggles to understand the secret that torments the artist and discovers a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism. 750,000 first printing..
fiction - horror Blind Panic Masterton, Graham Severn House Pub (Ingram Pub)9780727868206$28.95. Pages 288.
The President of the United States is suddenly struck blind. Thousands more people mysteriously lose their sight, and America descends into chaos. Self-styled mystic Harry Erskine is telling fortunes in Miami when his friend Amelia Crusoe calls on him for help. Algonquin medicine man Misquamacus has come back to life to seek a final revenge for the massacre of his people. But, this time, the odds of beating Misquamacus are suicidal indeed..
Mr. Shivers Bennett, Robert Jackson Orbit (Grand Central Pub)9780316054683$19.99. Pages 300.
Leaving his dust-bowl home with thousands of others during the height of the Great Depression, Marcus Connelly joins a group of survivors who plot revenge against a mysterious scarred man who murdered their loved ones. 20,000 first printing..
fiction - mystery & detective Baja Florida Morris, Bob Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780312377267$24.99. Pages 288.
After a friend with only a few weeks to live asks Zack Chasteen to find his estranged daughter, Zack discovers that she and her friends were last seen bound for the Bahamas in a large sailboat, that one of the friends jumped ship and that pirates have been known to hijack private yachts passing through island waters. By the best-selling author of A Deadly Silver Sea..
Click to Play Handler, David Severn House Pub (Ingram Pub)9780727868114$28.95. Pages 256.
A dying TV star reaches out to a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with an explosive revelation: the truth behind an infamous Hollywood murder spree, which will destroy a US senator's bid for the presidency. For former star reporter Hunt Liebling, it's a chance to get his career back on track--until he walks in on an all-new Hollywood massacre, and becomes the prime suspect himself..
Crossing Places, The (Ruth Galloway) Griffiths, Elly Houghton Mifflin9780547229898$25.00. Pages 304.
Summoned by Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson to help the investigation of bones found near England's Saltmarsh region, archaeologist Ruth Galloway discovers that the remains are bizarrely linked to a case involving a disturbed anonymous letter-writer and a missing child..
Dark Fire Lowell, Elizabeth Severn House Pub (Ingram Pub)9780727868145$27.95. Pages 256.
The Andean Cloud Forest in Ecuador is mysterious and beautiful. Trace Rawlings is a man who lives by his own rules. Ruthless and domineering, he takes what he wants. But Cynthia is used to someone trying to manipulate her, having dealt with her father all her life. She feels sure she can handle Trace. After all, he's just there to guide her through the treacherous forest, right?.
Death by the Book, No.1 (Jack Susko) Bartulin, Lenny Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780312559724$24.99. Pages 256.
After crabby businessman Hammond Kasprowicz hires secondhand bookstore owner Jack Susko to find as many copies of an obscure poet's works as possible, Jack is happy to make some extra cash, but is baffled when Hammond burns every copy he found--other things begin to disappear.
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Death of a Valentine** Beaton, M. C Grand Central Pub9780446547383$23.99. Pages 256.
Announcing his engagement to associate Josie McSween, police sergeant and once-confirmed bachelor Hamish Macbeth struggles with prenuptial jitters while investigating the murder of a woman whose increasingly complicated case introduced him to his fiancée. By the author of Death of a Gentle Lady. 40,000 first printing..
Dusted to Death: A Maid for a Day Mystery Colley, Barbara Kensington Bks9780758222534$22.00. Pages 256.
When murder visits a movie shoot, starring Hollywood's hottest actress Angel Martinique, at Bitsy Duhe's gorgeous Victorian home, Charlotte LaRue, the owner of Maid for a Day--and occasional sleuth--digs up some dirt on the actress and gets more than she bargains for..
Eye of the Raven: A Mystery of Colonial America Pattison, Eliot Counterpoint (PGW)9781582435664$26.00. Pages 400.
Duncan McCAllum searches for the truth when his friend, the Native American shaman Conawago, is blamed for the murder of a Virginian officer who was found nailed to an Indian shrine tree in 1760s Philadelphia..
Full of Money James, Bill Severn House Pub (Ingram Pub)9780727868138$27.95. Pages 192.
In the drug-ridden Whitsun and Temperate housing estates, a connection, once made, is only ever one thing: trouble. That means trouble for the journalist whose investigation into the estates leads to his murder; trouble for policewoman Esther Davidson, whose job it is to arrest the killer; and trouble for TV producer Larry Edgehill, who becomes more involved with a Romeo and Juliet-esque cross-estate romance than he ever would have wanted..
Gone 'til November Stroby, Wallace Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780312560249$24.99. Pages 304.
After Deputy Sara Ross discovers that her ex-partner, and ex-lover, fatally shot a man during a routine traffic stop, the details don't support his story that the man had pulled a gun, and, in order to protect her and her son, Sara must follow the truth no matter where it leads.
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In the Absence of Iles (Harper & Iles) James, Bill Countryman Pr (Norton)9780881508833$23.95. Pages 224.
Despite the absence of Chief Constable Desmond Iles from a police undercover conference, Esther Davidson brings down the largest gang operating in her sector, resulting in a court case, during which the role of undercover agents in the bust is brought into sharp focus. By the author of Wolves of Memory.
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Merry Wives of Maggody (Arly Hanks Mysteries)** Hess, Joan Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780312363611$24.99. Pages 352.
After Mrs. Jim Bob Buchanan sets the small town of Maggody, Arkansas, on the path to chaos by holding a golf tournament where the first hole-in-one wins a premier bass-fishing boat, local golf instructor Tommy Ridner wins the prize on the first day, only to be found dead later, a case that Sheriff Arly Hanks must take on just as the cut-throat golf tournament begins anew.
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Paganini's Ghost Adam, Paul Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780312383855$24.99. Pages 288.
After an unsavory art dealer is found dead in his hotel room, violinmaker Giovanni Castiglione must search for an instrument once owned by famed violinist Niccolò Paganini--and solve a mystery that has gone unanswered for over a century.
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Puzzle Lady vs. the Sudoku Lady, The (Puzzle Lady Mysteries) Hall, Parnell Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780312612184$24.99. Pages 320.
After she accidentally frames her nemesis--Minami, the Sudoku Lady--for a murder at which a Sudoku puzzle was left at the scene, Cora Felton must clear her rival's name and trap the real killer, in a mystery that includes four Sudoku puzzles and two crossword puzzles.
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Raining Cat Sitters and Dogs, No. 5 (Dixie Hemingway Mysteries) Clement, Blaize Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780312369569$23.99. Pages 288.
Despite the efforts of Lieutenant Guidry--Dixie Hemingway's on-again, off-again boyfriend--to find a missing young girl who may be a material witness to a murder, Dixie finds that she must go it alone to confront criminals who will stop at nothing to get what they want.
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Red Door, The** Todd, Charles Morrow (HarperCollins)9780061726163$24.99. Pages 352.
Investigating the death of a Lancaster woman in the summer of 1920, Scotland Yard Detective Ian Rutledge links her demise to the disappearance of a man who was wrongly believed to have gone to serve in World War I, a case that is challenged by internal dogma. By the best-selling author of A Matter of Justice. 75,000 first printing..
Requiem in Vienna (Viennese Mysteries) Jones, J. Sydney Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780312383909$24.99. Pages 320.
After a singer is murdered at the Court Opera in Vienna, Lawyer Karl Werthen thinks the intended victim being targeted is conductor and composer Gustav Mahler and sets out to stop the attacks with help of his new wife, Berthe, and the criminologist Hans Gross, in a historical mystery by the author of The Empty Mirror.
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Short Squeeze Knopf, Chris Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780312551230$24.99. Pages 288.
After one of Hamptons real estate lawyer Jackie Swaitkowski's clients makes an odd request to evict his sister-in-law from his own home, her turns up dead, and an envelope found on the corpse contains an item so unusual that Jackie finds herself working on something more dangerous than real estate.
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Silencer** Hall, James W Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780312359591$24.99. Pages 304.
After his father, Earl Hammond, is shot dead and two deviant contract killers kidnap a family heir, Thorn, it is up to Frisco Hammond and his brother's wife to solve the two crimes, which may possibly be connected, in an endeavor that pits brother against brother, wife against husband. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Hell's Bay.
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Thereby Hangs a Tail (Chet and Bernie) Quinn, Spencer Atria (Simon & Schuster)9781416585855$25.00. Pages 320.
A follow-up to Dog On It finds the human-and-canine investigative team endeavoring to rescue an abducted show dog, a case that is complicated by reporter Susie Sanchez's disappearance and Chet's separation from Bernie..
Whisper to the Living, A** Kaminsky, Stuart M Forge (St. Martin's Pr)9780765318886$23.99. Pages 256.
In post-Soviet Union Russia, Inspector Portiry Petrovich Rostnikov must search for a serial killer who has claimed at least 40 victims while also protecting a British journalist who is researching a story about a Moscow prostitution ring. By the author of The People Who Walk in Darkness.
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fiction - religious fiction 36 Arguments for the Existence of God Goldstein, Rebecca Newberger Pantheon Bks (Random House)9780307378187$27.95. Pages 400.
Elevated to celebrity by his best-selling book, psychology professor Cass Seltzer finds his relationship with a fellow theorist challenged by a former girlfriend's invitation to join her biochemistry experiment in immortality, an effort that is further complicated by his ongoing quest to understand religion. .
Burn** Dekker, Ted & Healy, Erin Thomas Nelson9781595544711$24.99. Pages 384.
The best-selling author of BoneMan's Daughters joins his coauthor in telling a new gripping Christian suspense story..
Hidden Flame, The (Acts of Faith)** Oke, Janette & Bunn, Davis Bethany House9780764205576$19.99. Pages 400.
As Abigail, on of the Messiah's followers, tries to decide between a Hebrew merchant and widower looking for a wife; Linux, a Roman soldier who offers love and safety; or Stephen, a faithful leader of The Way whose outspoken preaching has marked him for assassination, a sudden tragedy offers her a glimmer of hope she could not have foreseen.
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fiction - science fiction Catalyst, No. 1 (Barque Cats)** McCaffrey, Anne & Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann Del Rey/Ballantine9780345513762$26.00. Pages 240.
The authors of the Powers That Be series introduce a universe in which space-faring humans are aided by remarkable telepathic cats, invaluable felines whose survival is threatened by a corrupt government edict to control a health threat by impounding and destroying animals throughout the galaxy. 50,000 first printing..
Domino Pattern, The Zahn, Timothy Tor Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780765322128$24.99. Pages 336.
Investigating a suspected connection between the mind-controlling alien Modhri and the Filiaelians, Frank Compton and his assistant, Bayta, uncover a conspiracy through which Quadrail passengers are being murdered. By the Hugo-winning author of Star Wars®: Heir to the Empire..
Freedomâ„¢** Suarez, Daniel Dutton (Penguin Group)9780525951575$26.95. Pages 400.
A sequel to Daemon traces the outbreak of a brutal civil war in the American Midwest stemming from the Daemon's civilization-rebuilding activities, a conflict during which reluctant Daemon operative Pete Sebeck leads a small band of enlightened humans in an effort to protect the new world order..
Impact** Preston, Douglas Forge (St. Martin's Pr)9780765317681$25.99. Pages 368.
Wyman Ford and a team of scientists must figure out how to destroy an alien doomsday weapon aimed at Earth, and the only tools at their disposal are the a handful of weaponless machines-- the Mars Orbiter, a lander and a few satellites--not much to work with, especially since they only have 60 hours to save the planet. By the best-selling author of Blasphemy. 300,000 first printing.
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One Good Soldier Taylor, Travis S Baen Bks (Pocket Bks)9781439133163$23.00. Pages 304.
Soldiers must step up to the challenge when the Tau Ceti Separatists intercept a U.S. Naval starship and kidnap President Alexander Moore's daughter, in the third book in a fast-paced military science-fiction series. By the author of The Tau Ceti Agenda.
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Shades of Grey** Fforde, Jasper Viking (Penguin Group)9780670019632$25.95. Pages 352.
Color Control Agency employee and House of Red member Eddie Russet experiences discontent with his limited vision when he meets Gray Nightseer Jane, who suggests that their color-blind world was brought about by a disaster that nobody is allowed to acknowledge. By the author of Thursday Next..
Sorceress of Karres, No. 3, The (The Witches of Karres) Flint, Eric & Freer, Dave Baen Bks (Pocket Bks)9781439133071$24.00. Pages 400.
After Captain Pausert and two Karres witches, Goth and The Leewit, realize they are being tracked by unknown forces in the notorious Chaladoor region of space, Goth travels back in time to meet Pausert as a young boy , while, in present-time, Captain and The Leewit find themselves in their own desperate situation.
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Starbound Haldeman, Joe Ace Bks9780441018178$24.95. Pages 304.
While Earth prepares for battle, Carmen Dula and her crew travel to a distant solar system to attempt to forge a truce with “The Others†in this novel from the award-winning author of Marsbound..
StarCraft: Heaven's Devils Dietz, William C Pocket Bks9781416550846$25.00. Pages 320.
Eighteen-year-old Jim Raynor joins the Confederacy army, where he fights in the Guild Wars, befriends streetwise soldier Tychus Findlay and discovers the secret mission behind the battles, in a prequel novel to the forthcoming StarCraft II video game by the best-selling author of Halo: The Flood. Video-game tie-in.
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fiction - story collections Day out of Days Shepard, Sam Knopf (Random House)9780307265401$24.95. Pages 304.
In a series of tales set mainly in the west, a man is trapped inside a Cracker Barrel restaurant where an endless loop of Shania Twain songs is playing, a wandering actor recounts his teenage debaucheries with an old friend, and a squabbling family remains oblivious to their Yucatán vacation. By a Pulitzer Prize-winning author..
Farmer's Daughter, The Harrison, Jim Grove Pr (Perseus Bks Group)9780802119346$24.00. Pages 384.
From the author of Legends of the Fall and The English Major comes a collection of three novellas, in which the title novella depicts a home-schooled 15-year-old girl whose youth meets unexpected brutality, after which she must draw on her reserves to make herself whole.
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Fun with Problems Stone, Robert Houghton Mifflin9780618386253$24.00. Pages 208.
A volume of short works by the National Book Award-winning author of Dog Soldiers includes the stories of a screenwriter's decades-long affair with a drug-addicted actress, a Silicon Valley executive who receives an unwelcome guest and a scuba diver who guides uneasy newlyweds to a point of no return..
Where the God of Love Hangs Out** Bloom, Amy Random House9781400063574$25.00. Pages 192.
The National Book Award-finalist author of Away presents a series of interconnected stories in which a young woman struggles to come to terms with her roommate's murder, in-laws confess their indiscretions in an unlikely place and two middle-aged friends discover a comedic attraction. 75,000 first printing..
Wild Child: And Other Stories** Boyle, T. C Viking (Penguin Group)9780670021420$25.95. Pages 320.
A collection of 14 short works by the PEN/Faulkner Award-winning and National Book Award-finalist author of World's End focuses on a theme of nature and includes in the title piece a retelling of the story of a feral boy who was captured in the forests of Napoleonic France..
fiction - suspense 13th Hour, The Doetsch, Richard Atria (Simon & Schuster)9781439147917$25.99. Pages 304.
A tale told in reverse finds an innocent man sitting in jail after being accused of his wife's murder and given an opportunity by a gray-haired stranger to go back in time on an hour-by-hour basis to discover what happened, an opportunity that poses a painful dilemma. By the best-selling author of The Thieves of Heaven..
5 Greatest Warriors, The Reilly, Matthew Simon & Schuster9781416577577$25.00. Pages 320.
A follow-up to The 6 Sacred Stones finds Jack West, Jr., leading a team of loyal followers during an Armageddon-risking adventure that takes them from the deserts of Israel and storm-swept coastal Japan to the steppes of Mongolia and a mysterious island..
Among Thieves Hosp, David Grand Central Pub9780446580151$24.99. Pages 368.
Nearly 20 years after a large-scale art heist, the unsolved case is reopened in the wake of the bizarre murders of Boston underground criminals whose killings suggest the work of an IRA-trained individual. By the best-selling author of Innocence. 50,000 first printing..
Blacklands Bauer, Belinda Simon & Schuster9781439149447$23.00. Pages 224.
A first novel by an award-winning screenwriter finds 12-year-old Steven Lamb writing to a convicted killer to try to determine the fate of his 20-years-missing uncle, a letter that triggers a psychologically charged cat-and-mouse correspondence..
Blood Ties, No. 3 (Bishop/Special Crimes Unit: The Blood Trilogy)** Hooper, Kay Bantam Bks (Random House)9780553804867$26.00. Pages 320.
When part of a murdered body is discovered on a running trail in a sleepy Tennessee town, three agents from the FBI's elite Special Crimes Unit are dispatched to investigate and discover an unearthly series of killings, in a conclusion to a trilogy that includes Blood Sins and Blood Dreams. 225,000 first printing..
Doors Open** Rankin, Ian Little, Brown9780316024785$24.99. Pages 288.
Envisioning a half-serious art-theft scheme after a chance encounter with a crime boss, divorced banker Allan and frustrated art professor Robert share their idea with fellow art enthusiast Mike, who encourages them to carry out their plan. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Exit Music. 60,000 first printing..
First Rule, The (Joe Pike)** Crais, Robert Putnam (Penguin Group)9780399156137$26.95. Pages 320.
A follow-up to The Watchman finds Elvis Cole's taciturn partner, Joe Pike, investigating an attack on former associate Frank Meyer, a one-time mercenary whose family has been murdered by a professional hit crew and who police suspect has been keeping a dangerous secret. 750,000 first printing..
Gutshot Straight Berney, Lou William Morrow (HarperCollins)9780061766046$24.99. Pages 304.
When ex-con Charles Shake Bouchon frees Gina, a housewife he is supposed to deliver to a sleazy 400-pound strip-club owner, he and Gina soon have the Armenian mob on their tail and they must flee to Panama while toting religious artifacts that are just as valuable to the thugs as Gina is. A first novel. 20,000 first printing.
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Heavenstone Secrets, No. 1, The (Heavenstone)** Andrews, V. C Pocket Bks9781439154960$25.00. Pages 432.
In a thrilling first installment of an all-new series, Semantha Heavenstone, after tragedy strikes, is under the constant, watchful eye of her terrifying older sister Cassie, becoming a helpless pawn in Cassie's twisted game of sibling rivalry. .
Iron River (Charlie Hood)** Parker, T. Jefferson Dutton (Penguin Group)9780525951490$26.95. Pages 384.
Charlie Hood runs the California-Mexico border with the ATF, searching for the iron river--the massive and illegal flow of handguns and automatic weapons that fuels the bloody cartel wars south of the border--and soon finds a close personal connection that shakes him to his core. 250,000 first printing.
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Kisser (Stone Barrington)** Woods, Stuart Putnam (Penguin Group)9780399156113$25.95. Pages 304.
Hoping to resume a quieter legal career after returning to New York from Key West, Stone Barrington crosses paths with a beautiful Broadway actress whose shady past places Stone and downtown police officer Dino Bacchetti in danger. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Chiefs..
Lock Artist, The** Hamilton, Steve Minotaur Bks (St. Martin's Pr)9780312380427$24.99. Pages 320.
After miraculously surviving an act of violence as a child, Michael stops talking and grows up with the ability to open any lock or safe, a talent he sells to any buyer in the crime world, until a botched heist forces him to go home to find the only person he loved--and to face the secret that has kept him so quiet. By an Edgar Award-winning author. 60,000 first printing.
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Sleepless Huston, Charlie Ballantine9780345501134$25.00. Pages 368.
Working undercover to stop the black-market trade of a sleep-aid drug that has become aggressively sought by a world stricken by pandemic insomnia, Los Angeles cop Parker Haas finds his work compromised by pharmaceutical company corruption and the afflictions of his wife and infant daughter. By the best-selling author of The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death..
Snow Angels (Inspector Vaara) Thompson, James Putnam (Penguin Group)9780399156175$24.95. Pages 320.
A first entry in a new series introduces Inspector Kari Vaara, a hardened detective who investigates the racially charged murder of a Somali immigrant during a bitterly cold and dark Christmas season in Finland, a case that takes its toll on his marriage to his pregnant American wife..
Treasure Hunt** Lescroart, John Dutton (Penguin Group)9780525951445$26.95. Pages 400.
Released from desk work when a high-profile San Francisco activist is murdered, Hunt Club private investigator Mickey Dade discovers that the victim was involved in suspicious deals that also implicate the beautiful Alicia Thorpe. By the best-selling author of A Plague of Secrets. 250,000 first printing..
Watchlist: A Serial Thriller Deaver, Jeffery, et al Vanguard Pr (Perseus Bks Group)9781593155599$25.95. Pages 352.
Jeffery Deaver helms a collaborative effort by 21 thriller writers--including Lee Child, Lisa Scottoline and Joseph Finder--that includes two novellas--The Chopin Manuscript, in which Harold Middleton discovers that a score by Chopin holds a deadly secret, and its sequel The Copper Bracelet, which finds Harold drawn into a plot that could lead to a nuclear war.
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Wolf at the Door, No. 17, The (Sean Dillon)** Higgins, Jack Putnam (Penguin Group)9780399156120$26.95. Pages 352.
When several members of an elite intelligence unit are murdered by an unknown assailant with formidable resources, Sean Dillon finds his life in danger upon attempting to obtain evidence proving that an old nemesis is the killer. By the best-selling author of A Darker Place. 400,000 first printing..
history -- general Birthright: The True Story of the Kidnapping of Jemmy Annesley Ekirch, A. Roger Norton9780393066159$24.95. Pages 288.
The award-winning author of At Day's Close describes the 18th-century kidnapping of British aristocratic heir James Annesley, which inspired Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, and explains how Annesley escaped indentured servitude in America to return to Dublin, bring down his nemesis and reclaim his rightful place in society.
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Relentless Revolution, The: A History of Capitalism Appleby, Joyce Norton9780393068948$29.95. Pages 496.
A historian provides a thorough account of the unlikely development of a potent historical force--the capitalist economic system, which provides a framework for the lives of many people around the world.
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Strong Horse, The: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations Smith, Lee Doubleday (Random House)9780385516112$26.00. Pages 256.
Challenges western misunderstandings about the Arab world while outlining recommendations on how to improve relationships between the United States and the Middle East, explaining the importance of America's strategic hold on regional interests..
Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England, The: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century Mortimer, Ian Touchstone (Simon & Schuster)9781439112892$26.00. Pages 352.
Profiles everyday life in 14th-century England, covering everything from period beliefs and styles to hygiene and medical practices, in a history that also discusses the influence of warfare. By the prize-winning author of The Great Traitor..
history -- military history Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation Glass, Charles Penguin Pr (Penguin Group)9781594202421$32.95. Pages 544.
Analyzes the American expatriate experience in Nazi-occupied Paris, drawing on the personal writings and correspondences of a broad range of individuals to reveal the unexpected challenges they faced and the risks many took to support the Resistance..
Only Thing Worth Dying For, The: How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan** Blehm, Eric Harper9780061661228$25.99. Pages 400.
Drawing on unprecedented access to a team of green berets, high-level military planners and Hamid Karzai, the author of The Last Season tells the story of the U.S. Army Special Forces team that conquered the Taliban against overwhelming odds while protecting Karzai before he became the first democratically elected leader of Afghanistan. 75,000 first printing.
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history -- united states Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State Wills, Garry Penguin Pr (Penguin Group)9781594202407$27.95. Pages 288.
Assesses the role of the atomic bomb in profoundly altering the nature of American democracy, tracing the secrecy of the Manhattan Project, the ways the bomb changed the institution of the presidency and the state of war alert that has existed since its invention..
Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road from Glory to Ruin Ingrassia, Paul Random House9781400068630$26.00. Pages 240.
A Pulitzer-winning former bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal documents the rise and fall of the American car industry, offering insight into pivotal decisions being made in various world regions by influential manufacturers and how they set in motion key events throughout the past quarter century..
Making of African America, The: The Four Great Migrations Berlin, Ira Viking (Penguin Group)9780670021376$27.95. Pages 320.
A 400-year history of the African-American experience traces four pivotal migrations including the violent relocation of one million slaves to the antebellum South, the movement of millions to industrial cities a century later and the arrivals of black immigrants since the 1960s..
Shocking True Story: The Rise and Fall of Confidential, "America's Most Scandalous Magazine" Scott, Henry E Pantheon Bks (Random House)9780375421396$25.00. Pages 240.
A behind-the-scenes story of the mid-20th-century scandal magazine offers insight into its influence on privacy practices, impact on the careers of famous celebrities and role in inspiring such media groups as US Weekly, TMZ.com and E! Entertainment..
holidays & celebrations Miss Manner's® Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding Martin, Judith & Martin, Jacobina Norton9780393069143$24.95. Pages 304.
An etiquette maven and her newlywed daughter explain how to have a dignified ceremony and delightful celebration without succumbing to the now-prevalent pattern of the money-draining wedding that exhausts families and exploits friends.
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human sexuality Pickup Artist, The: The New and Improved Art of Seduction Mystery Villard Bks (Random House)9780345518194$22.00. Pages 272.
The creator of the Mystery Method introduced in Neil Strauss's best-selling The Game imparts salacious techniques for picking up and seducing women, in a guide that also shares extreme stories from Mystery's life. TV tie-in..
humor Hot. Passionate. And Illegal? Why (Almost) Everything You Thought about Latinos Just May Be True de la Fuente, Cristián & Lariño Celebra (Penguin Group)9780451228048$24.95. Pages 304.
An international star, actor and contestant on Dancing with the Stars recounts with humor his personal experiences as a Latino in Hollywood, and dispels some common myths and embarrassing stereotypes about his culture. .
poetry Greek Poets, The: Homer to the Present Constantine, Peter, et al, eds. Intro by Robert Hass Norton9780393060836$39.95. Pages 704.
An extensive volume of leading Greek poetry, edited by an award-winning translator and other authorities, includes more than 1,000 entries spanning some 3,000 years and many diverse traditions, in an anthology that includes works by such classic and modern writers as Sappho, Pindar and Seferis..
sports & recreation Hunting Booger Bottom: Life Lessons from the Field Waddell, Michael. Foreword by Ted Nugent Harper9780061733536$24.99. Pages 224.
A star of the Outdoor Channel offers an engaging memoir that blends entertaining stories of his globe-trotting hunting adventures with humorous anecdotes and life lessons. 50,000 first printing.
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