The University of Tennessee - Martin

Baker and Taylor leisure reading list for July 2008.

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fantasy
Bell at Sealey Head, The
McKillip, Patricia A.Ace Bks9780441016303$23.95 . Pages 288.
On the outskirts of Sealey Head, a small ocean-side town haunted by the ringing of a bell that no one can see, is Aislinn House, a large estate whose elderly owner, Lady Eglantyne, is on her deathbed and where mysterious doors sometimes open to reveal a colorful fantasy castle populated by knights and princesses. .

Dance with Dragons, A**
Martin, George RR.Bantam Spectra (Random House)9780553801477$30.00 . Pages 1008.
The fifth installment in the blockbuster A Song of Ice and Fire saga journeys to the north of the Seven Kingdoms to chronicle the events and personalities that led to the stories of the south from A Feast of Crows, in preparation for the greatest showdown of all time. 350,000 first printing. .

Evil Guest, An
Wolfe, GeneTor Bks (StMartin's Pr)9780765321336$25.95 . Pages 304.
A tale set a century into the future finds an actress confronting ancient and supernatural forces while struggling to choose between her two lovers, a sorcerer private detective who launches her career and a mysterious man of wealth who appears with her in a play. 25,000 first printing. .

Phoenix Endangered, The**
Lackey, Mercedes & Mallory, JamesTor Bks (StMartin's Pr)9780765315946$27.95 . Pages 416.
A second installment of a trilogy that began with The Phoenix Unchained finds aspiring High Mage Tiercel and reluctant Knight-Mage Harrier working on their powers while witnessing devastating attacks by the Wild Mage Bisochim, and while young Shaira leads the desert tribespeople toward a legendary oasis. 100,000 first printing. .

Wyrmling Horde, The
Farland, DavidTor Bks (StMartin's Pr)9780765316660$25.95 . Pages 320.
Imprisoned on the fantastical world that he himself created by combining two alternate realities, Fallion Orden, an only person capable of saving the worlds from dark magic and monstrous armies, awaits rescue by his allies. By the author of Worldbinder. 50,000 first printing. .

general fiction
American Wife**
Sittenfeld, CurtisRandom House9781400064755$26.00 . Pages 592.
When her husband is elected president in the United States, Alice Blackwell finds her new life as first lady increasingly tumultuous as she recalls her early life, her courtship and marriage, and the crisis that nearly destroyed their relationship and reflects on the privileges and difficulties of her position as her private beliefs conflict with her public responsibilities. 100,000 first printing. .

City of Refuge
Piazza, TomHarperCollins9780061238611$24.95 . Pages 256.
Uprooted from their New Orleans homes by Hurricane Katrina, the Donaldson and Williams families--one black, the other white--make their way to Houston and share disparate experiences trying to rebuild their lives. By the author of Why New Orleans Matters. 50,000 first printing. .

Country Called Home, A
Barnes, KimKnopf (Random House)9780307268952$23.95 . Pages 288.
Driven by youthful idealism, Thomas Deracotte and his pregnant wife, Helen, leave upper-crust Connecticut and a secure future for a utopian adventure in wilderness Idaho, purchasing a dilapidated local farm and optimistically setting up housekeeping with the help of Manny, a local boy, but unexpected trauma and tragedy shatter their family and provide a harsh legacy for their daughter. 25,000 first printing. .

Downtown Owl
Klosterman, ChuckScribner's (Simon & Schuster)9781416544180$24.00 . Pages 256.
A tale based on a deadly 1984 North Dakota blizzard follows the experiences of a small rural community devoted to its high-school athletics and its citizens' minor scandals, until a dangerous storm impacts the town in unsettling and powerful ways. 100,000 first printing. .

Goldengrove
Prose, FrancineHarperCollins9780066214115$24.95 . Pages 272.
Grieving independently after the drowning death of her sister, thirteen-year-old Nico falls into a seductive and dangerous relationship with her sister's enigmatic boyfriend throughout the course of a summer during which she realizes that she has moved beyond the help of her parents. 100,000 first printing. .

Guide to the Birds of East Africa, A
Drayson, NicholasHoughton Mifflin9780547152585$22.00 . Pages 192.
Working up the nerve to invite Rose Mbikwa, the woman he has secretly loved for three years, to the Nairobi Hunt Club Ball, Mr. Malik, a reserved, honorable widower, is suddenly confronted by the return of his school nemesis, the flashy Harry Kahn, who also sets his sights on Rose, and embarks on a bird identification competition for the prize of Rose's company at the ball. .

Home**
Robinson, MarilynneFarrar, Straus & Giroux9780374299101$25.00 . Pages 336.
Returning to Gilead to care for her dying father, Glory Boughton, the daughter of John Ames's closest friend, is joined by her long-absent brother, with whom she bonds throughout his struggles with alcoholism, unemployment, and their father's traditionalist values. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gilead. .

In the Night of the Heat: A Tennyson Hardwick Story
Underwood, Blair, with Tananarive Due & Steven BarnesAtria (Pocket Bks)9781416569978$25.00 . Pages 320.
Hoping for a respite as his father slowly recovers and a runaway he rescued thrives in a stable home, Hollywood actor Tennyson Hardwick strives to land decent acting jobs and enjoys a relationship with his new girlfriend, circumstances that affect his perceptions about commitment and responsibility. By the authors of Casanegra. .

Indignation**
Roth, PhilipHoughton Mifflin9780547054841$26.00 . Pages 256.
In 1951 America, during the second year of the Korean War, Marcus Messner, a studious young man from Newark, New Jersey, escapes his butcher father's fears about the potential dangers facing his beloved son, by attending college at Ohio's pastoral, conservative Winesburg College, where he confronts the confusing customs and constrictions of a different world. .

Letters, The**
Rice, Luanne & Monninger, JosephBantam Bks (Random House)9780553807417$22.00 . Pages 192.
The emotional odyssey and evolution of one couple's relationship as they fall in love, confront the loss of an adult child, and struggle to rediscover who they each are and what they mean to each other in the wake of the tragedy are revealed through a series of letters, in a poignant epistolary novel by the author of Light of the Moon and the author of Home Waters. 200,000 first printing. .

Liberty: A Lake Woebegon Novel**
Keillor, GarrisonViking (Penguin Group)9780670019915$25.95 . Pages 288.
Having transformed the annual Fourth of July parade into a Lake Wobegon extravaganza, steadfast mechanic Clint Bunsen attracts the attention of the governor and the media before announcing his intention to run for Congress, an endeavor that is compromised by his drinking and rumors about an affair with a young woman. 200,000 first printing. .

Lucky One, The**
Sparks, NicholasGrand Central Pub9780446579933$24.99 . Pages 224.
Coming into the possession of a photograph of a smiling woman he has never met, a man experiences a chain of fortuitous events that cause him to regard the photograph as a lucky charm, a belief that prompts a heartfelt search for the woman in person. By the author of The Choice. .

Ms. Hempel Chronicles
Bynum, Sarah Shun-LienHarcourt9780151014965$23.00 . Pages 224.
Ms. Beatrice Hempel, new to teaching, new to the school, newly engaged, and newly bereft of her idiosyncratic father, struggles to figure out what is expected of her in life and at work. By the critically acclaimed author of Madeleine Is Sleeping. .

Pecking Order**
Tyree, OmarSimon & Schuster9781416541936$24.00 . Pages 416.
Entering the high-stakes business of celebrity party promotions in southern California, an ambitious young accountant finds the highly charged industry significantly shaped by big money influences, race factors, and sex. By the author of The Last Street Novel. 100,000 first printing. .

Rough & Tumble
Bavaro, MarkStMartin's Pr9780312375744$24.95 . Pages 320.
A tale by a forefront NFL tight end, inspired by North Dallas Forty, follows the story of Giants player Dominic Fucillo, a deeply religious athlete who struggles with rage, a complicated love life, and devastating injuries that give way to scandal when he is nearly beaten to death for his unethical nightlife activities. 100,000 first printing. .

She Had It Coming**
Monroe, MaryDafina (Kensington Bks)9780758212191$24.00 . Pages 320.
Dolores Reese, a master at keeping secrets, attempts to pull off the ultimate deception as she juggles two husbands--one in prison, and one at home--and becomes trapped in a web of love, dishonesty, and jealousy, when her first husband is set free due to new evidence. .

Shiksa Syndrome, The
Graff, LaurieBroadway Bks (Random House)9780767927611$22.95 . Pages 336.
Upset when her stand-up comedian boyfriend dumps her on Christmas, Jewish Manhattan publicist Aimee Albert sets out to seek companionship with a nice Jewish man, only to find herself falling for Josh Hirsch, a gorgeous--and Jewish--man who mistakes her for a shiksa and who has a different attitude toward Judaism than she does. 40,000 first printing. .

Supreme Courtship**
Buckley, ChristopherTwelve (Grand Central Pub)9780446579827$24.99 . Pages 288.
Frustrated by the Senate's rejections of his Supreme Court nominees for reasons of elitism and pettiness, the president of the United States brashly nominates a beloved reality-show judge, an appointment that thrusts the judge into a heated confirmation battle and compromises her personal life. .

Wedding Belles
Smith, HaywoodStMartin's Pr9780312329730$24.95 . Pages 352.
When Georgia announces her plan to marry a notorious family friend, her four best friends investigate his past only to find a slew of unanswered questions and surprises, while Georgia herself struggles to change their minds and tackles her imminent status as a mother-in-law to a man older than herself. 100,000 first printing. .

healing & recovery
Night of the Gun, The: A Reporter Investigates the Darkest Story of His Life. His Own**
Carr, DavidSimon & Schuster9781416541523$26.00 . Pages 336.
A confessional account of the author's struggles with addiction traces his rise from a crack house regular to a columnist for The New York Times, describing his experiences with rehabilitation, cancer, and single parenthood. 150,000 first printing. .

historical fiction
China Lover, The
Buruma, IanPenguin Pr (Penguin Group)9781594201943$26.95 . Pages 368.
Hiding her Japanese identity in U.S.-occupied Tokyo while performing as a Chinese beauty in censor-approved films, Yamaguchi Yoshiko moves to America, where she eventually marries a promising Japanese diplomat and becomes an influential television personality and politician. 30,000 first printing. .

Company of Liars
Maitland, KarenDelacorte Pr (Random House)9780385341691$24.00 . Pages 480.
In 1348 England, as the plague ravages England, nine desperate strangers attempt to outrun the Black Death, revealing their individual stories as they travel away from the devastation, but one among them is hiding a far more sinister secret. 75,000 first printing. .

Germania
McNally, BrendanSimon & Schuster9781416558828$26.00 . Pages 352.
A tale set during the final days of the Third Reich follows the efforts of a famous German cabaret act of Jewish quadruplets to apply the full range of their wits and talents when one of their number is targeted. A first novel. 50,000 first printing. .

Guernica
Boling, DaveBloomsbury Pub (StMartin's Pr)9781596915633$26.00 . Pages 384.
Fleeing his home in 1935 Basque after a conflict with a Spanish Civil Guard, Miguel Navarro attempts to make a new start in the culturally rich town of Guernica, where his shared love with charismatic dancer Miren Ansotegui is tested by the German Luftwaffe. 50,000 first printing. .

Heretic Queen, The
Moran, MichelleCrown (Random House)9780307381750$24.95 . Pages 464.
Raised an outcast in the court of ancient Egypt after the deaths of her heretical relatives, Princess Nefertari is uncertain of her future until the heir to the throne, the future Rameses the Great, falls in love with her and offers her marriage, but his reign is beset with turmoil, in a story of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty. By the author of Nefertiti. 40,000 first printing. .

Heretic's Daughter, The**
Kent, KathleenLittle, Brown9780316024488$24.99 . Pages 336.
A witchcraft accusation in their Salem, Massachusetts, home further complicates the challenging relationship between Martha Carrier and her equally willful daughter, Sarah, who are forced to stand together against the escalating hysteria and superstition of the trials that are threatening Martha's life. A first novel. .

King's Gold, The (The Adventures of Captain Alatriste)
Pérez-Reverte, ArturoTrans by Margaret Jull CostaPutnam (Penguin Group)9780399155109$24.95 . Pages 288.
Upon returning to Spain from Flanders in 1626, Captain Alatriste and his young protégé, Inigo Balboa, are sent to Seville to find out who is smuggling contraband gold from the Indies, and there they meet danger, betrayal, and old friends and enemies, including the poet Francisco de Quevedo. 30,000 first printing. .

Other Queen, The**
Gregory, PhilippaTouchstone (Simon & Schuster)9781416549123$25.95 . Pages 448.
The best-selling author of The Other Boleyn Girl presents a tale inspired by the story of Mary, Queen of Scots, in a work that follows the doomed monarch's long imprisonment in the household of the Earl of Shrewsbury and his spying wife, Bess. 300,000 first printing. .

Sealed Letter, The
Donoghue, EmmaHarcourt9780151015498$26.00 . Pages 416.
Emily "Fido" Faithfull, a spinster pioneer in the British women's movement, is distracted from her cause by the details of her friend's failing marriage and affair with a young army officer, in this drama of friends, lovers, and divorce, Victorian style. By the author of Slammerkin. .

Sweetsmoke**
Fuller, DavidHyperion9781401323318$24.95 . Pages 288.
Compromising his position as a favored slave in 1862 Virginia, talented carpenter Cassius investigates the murder of a close friend and finds an unexpected ally in field worker Quashee, an effort that earns the enmity of his master. A first novel. 125,000 first printing. .

Whiskey Rebels, The
Liss, DavidRandom House9781400064205$26.00 . Pages 544.
Hired by his onetime fiancée to find her missing husband, Ethan Saunders, a former spy for Washington during the Revolution, follows a trail that leads him to Alexander Hamilton, who is engaged in a struggle to build the new country's first real financial institution, and to rebellious whiskey-makers fiercely opposed to an onerous tax on their products. 50,000 first printing. .

history -- general
Forever War, The**
Filkins, DexterKnopf (Random House)9780307266392$25.00 . Pages 336.
An award-winning New York Times correspondent furnishes a firsthand account of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, from the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, to the modern-day wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, offering a compelling study of the people involved from all sides of the conflict. 150,000 first printing. .

Grand Inquisitor's Manual, The: A History of Terror in the Name of God
Kirsch, JonathanHarperOne (HarperCollins)9780060816995$26.95 . Pages 304.
A provocative and popular history of the Inquisition traces the sources of its power, posing a controversial argument that its examples have inspired acts of violence in the modern West. By the author of A History of the End of the World. 40,000 first printing. .

King and the Cowboy, The: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Secret Partners
Fromkin, DavidPenguin Pr (Penguin Group)9781594201875$25.95 . Pages 224.
An analysis of the unlikely friendship between Edward VII of England and president Theodore Roosevelt traces their collaborative efforts during the Algeciras conference of 1906 while explaining how their alliance served as a catalyst for an international power shift. 30,000 first printing. .

Stalin's Children: Three Generations of Love, War, and Survival
Matthews, OwenWalker & Co9780802717146$26.00 . Pages 320.
Traces the journalist author's investigation into his own family history, during which he discovered how his grandparents were individually arrested and ultimately executed by the KGB, his mother and aunt were separated and miraculously reunited, and his parents were harassed and deported from Russia. 40,000 first printing. .

human sexuality
Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? Bodies, Brains, and Behavior--The Science Behind Sex, Love, and Attraction
Pincott, JenaDelacorte Pr (Random House)9780385342155$20.00 . Pages 352.
An enlightening and entertaining look at human sexuality answers more than one hundred questions about the science behind attraction, love, and sex, in a question-and-answer volume organized into three sections--Behaviors, Bodies, and Brains--that covers everything from Can your genes make you adulterous? to Why do some men smell better to you than others? 75,000 first printing. .

humor
Late Show Fun Facts**
Letterman, Dave & the Late Show writersHyperion9781401323073$19.95 . Pages 208.
The host of the popular late-night television show shares a treasury of fictional and real trivia culled throughout his career, from the R&B album that won an award by the Nobel Prize committee to Truman's secret practice of switching places with his twin brother. TV tie-in. .

mathematics
Numerati, The**
Baker, StephenHoughton Mifflin9780618784608$26.00 . Pages 288.
In a study of the mathematical modeling of humankind, a financial journalist offers a provocative study of the Numerati, an elite, global cadre of mathematicians and computer scientists, and how their analyses and predictions are transforming the way we live, work, buy, vote, and more. .

music
Wild Boy: My Life with Duran Duran**
Taylor, AndyGrand Central Pub9780446509305$26.99 . Pages 320.
An intimate account by the celebrated ex-lead guitarist of the popular 1980s pop band traces his story from his first efforts as a musician at the age of five, to his successes with the Grammy Award-winning band, to his independent achievements, in a volume that addresses such topics as his controversial reputation and the legal and interpersonal disputes that drove the band apart. .

mystery & detective
Black Ship: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery
Dunn, CarolaMinotaur Bks (StMartin's Pr)9780312363079$24.95 . Pages 288.
Inheriting a home on the outskirts of London from Alec's late uncle, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher, her Scotland Yard detective husband Alec Fletcher, and their infant twins are delighted to move into a larger house, until a corpse turns up their garden bushes and rumors abound about bootleggers, American gangsters, and an international liquor smuggling ring. 20,000 first printing. .

Black Tower, The
Bayard, LouisMorrow (HarperCollins)9780061173509$24.95 . Pages 400.
Having used his mastery of disguise and surveillance to nab some of France's most notorious criminals, early nineteenth-century detective Vidocq teams up with obscure medical student Hector to track down the most challenging adversary of his career, a case with ties to the missing son of Marie Antoinette. 75,000 first printing. .

Blood Memory
Coel, MargaretBerkley Pub Group9780425223451$24.95 . Pages 304.
Targeted for assassination after doing a story on an attempt on the part of the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes to file a claim on their ancestral lands, Denver investigative reporter Catherine McLeod uncovers a dangerous conspiracy involving her ex-husband's wealthy family and state politicians, as well as some startling facts about her own heritage. .

Borrowed and Blue Murders, The
Jones, MerryMinotaur Bks (StMartin's Pr)9780312356231$24.95 . Pages 352.
As Zoe Hayes prepares for her wedding to Detective Nick Stiles, the festivities are threatened when a jogger turns up dead on her back patio, a coworker from the Psychiatric Institute is run down, her wedding planner is attacked, and she uncovers evidence that at least one of her future in-laws is not who he seems to be. By the author of The Nanny Murders. 10,000 first printing. .

Cat in a Sapphire Slipper: A Midnight Louie Mystery
Douglas, Carole NelsonForge (StMartin's Pr)9780765318619$24.95 . Pages 400.
When Aunt Kit's fiancé and Temple Barr's boyfriend Matt are kidnapped from a bachelor party and taken to a remote Nevada ranch, Matt discovers a murdered young woman and suspects the fiancé's notorious family, while feline sleuth Louie, who managed to attend the kidnapping, endeavors to bail out his human friends. 30,000 first printing. .

Cold in Hand
Harvey, JohnHarcourt9780151014620$26.00 . Pages 384.
When the Serious and Organised Crime Agency shows an interest in one of Detective Inspector Lynn Kellogg's murder cases, she is drawn into a web of deceit that puts both her and partner, Charlie Resnick, in mortal danger as they deal with a conspiracy involving human and weapons trafficking. .

Comforts of a Muddy Saturday, The: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel**
Smith, Alexander McCallPantheon Bks (Random House)9780375425134$22.95 . Pages 288.
Isabel Dalhousie comes to the aid of a renowned, much respected doctor whose reputation is at stake following the death of a patient because of allegations of scientific fraud in respect to a newly marketed drug. 125,000 first printing. .

Death Swatch: A Scrapbooking Mystery
Childs, LauraBerkley Pub Group9780425224786$23.95 . Pages 320.
When float designer Archie Baudier turns up dead, strangled with a barbed wire garrote, during a Mardi Gras party at Jeckl Hardy's French Quarter apartment, scrapbook store owner Carmela Bertrand, a guest at the party, races against time to find the killer before she becomes the next victim. By the author of Frill Kill. .

Doggie Day Care Murder: A Melanie Travis Mystery
Berenson, LaurienKensington Bks9780758216045$22.00 . Pages 256.
Melanie Travis's new case is truly for the dogs when Steve Pine, the co-owner of the Pine Ridge Canine Care Center, is found murdered, and she is faced with a wealth of suspects, including his sister, his neighbor, and a disgruntled client. .

Draining Lake, The
Indridason, ArnaldurMinotaur Bks (StMartin's Pr)9780312358730$24.95 . Pages 320.
When the water level of an Icelandic lake suddenly falls following an earthquake to reveal a skeleton half-buried in its sandy bed, it is clear that the body has been there for many years, and their investigation takes Inspector Erlendur, Elinborg, and Sigurdur Oli back to the Cold War era to look into the long unsolved disappearance of a young, left-wing student. 30,000 first printing. .

Green Revolution, The: A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame
McInerny, RalphMinotaur Bks (StMartin's Pr)9780312364588$24.95 . Pages 240.
With alumni in an uproar over Notre Dame's disastrous football season and the school in turmoil over what to do about the situation, Roger Knight, professor of Catholic Studies at the university, finds himself a marked man as he and his P.I. brother Philip launch separate investigations to put a stop to a campus conspiracy. 15,000 first printing. .

Laughter of Dead Kings, The**
Peters, ElizabethMorrow (HarperCollins)9780061246241$25.95 . Pages 336.
A final installment of the series featuring irrepressible art historian Vicky Bliss finds her setting off on a wild chase to clear the name of her boyfriend, Sir John Smythe, when he is implicated in a high-profile Egyptian artifact theft, a case that is complicated by Vicky's gnawing doubts about John's innocence. 150,000 first printing. .

Matters at Mansfield, Or, The Crawford Affair, The
Bebris, CarrieForge (StMartin's Pr)9780765318473$22.95 . Pages 320.
A new installment in a series that includes North by Northanger and Suspense and Sensibility finds Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy's delight over the birth of their first child overshadowed by a family crisis involving marriage machinations, star-crossed lovers, and mistaken identity. 25,000 first printing. .

Pyramid and Four Other Kurt Wallander Mysteries, The
Mankell, HenningTrans by Ebba Segerberg, with Laurie ThompsonNew Pr (Norton)9781565849945$26.95 . Pages 400.
A volume of short works featuring the popular investigator features Wallander as a young patrolman on his first case, a new father facing unexpected danger on Christmas Eve, a middle-aged man solving a poisoning death, a separated husband investigating a photographer's murder, and a veteran detective connecting a dual murder to a plane crash. 50,000 first printing. .

Red Knife: A Cork O'Connor Mystery
Krueger, William KentAtria (Pocket Bks)9781416556749$25.00 . Pages 320.
Settling into a part-time investigating stint in the off-season, Corcoran O'Connor is caught in the middle of a gang dispute between the Aurora Anglos and the Ojibwe Reservation Red Boyz, a situation that turns deadly when the Red Boyz leader and his wife are found murdered. By the author of Thunder Bay. .

White Nights, Book Two (The Shetland Island Quartet)
Cleeves, AnnMinotaur Bks (StMartin's Pr)9780312384333$24.95 . Pages 352.
An exhibition at The Herring House art gallery is disturbed by a distraught stranger who claims to be an amnesiac unaware of his true identity, a situation complicated for Inspector Perez when the man turns up murdered the next day, in the follow-up to the award-winning Raven Black. 25,000 first printing. .

philosophy
Zen and Now: On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Richardson, MarkKnopf (Random House)9780307269706$25.00 . Pages 304.
A journalist recounts his odyssey retracing the cross-country motorcycle trip taken by Robert Pirsig and his son, Chris, that inspired the classic philosophical narrative Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, detailing his journey from Minneapolis to San Francisco as he encountered many of the people and places that inspired the original work. 40,000 first printing. .

psychology
Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion
The Dalai Lama & Ekman, PaulForeword by Daniel GolemanTimes Bks (Henry Holt)9780805087123$23.00 . Pages 288.
The Dalai Lama and a groundbreaking psychologist present a collaborative work about human emotions and spirituality that bridges Eastern and Western philosophies to cover such topics as the sources of hate and compassion, the scientific benefits of Buddhist meditation, and the plausibility of forgiveness. 60,000 first printing. .

religious fiction
Blessed, The: A Novel of the Gifted
Bergren, Lisa T.Berkley Pub Group9780425223420$23.95 . Pages 416.
In the epic conclusion of the trilogy that began with The Begotten and The Betrayed, the Gifted pursue their holy destiny as Gianni de Capezzano and Daria d'Angelo embark on a perilous journey, pursued by a treacherous enemy, as they make their way toward an uncertain future and their ultimate, blessed destiny. .

romance
Dark Curse: A Carpathian Novel**
Feehan, ChristineBerkley Pub Group9780425223437$24.95 . Pages 368.
Escaping the clutches of her evil father to pursue her Carpathian destiny as a Dragonseeker, Lara Calladine is tormented by nightmares that may hold the key to the dark secrets of her childhood and joins forces with the arrogant and dangerously seductive Nicolas De La Cruz to uncover the truth about both of their pasts. .

Just Breathe**
Wiggs, SusanHarlequin9780778325772$24.95 . Pages 400.
When Cartoonist Sarah Moon is faced with the unthinkable infidelity of her cancer survivor husband, she embraces her cartoon alter ego, Shirl, and returns home to Chicago, where she discovers that unexpected change and an old flame can be like a breath of fresh air for both her body and soul. 100,000 first printing. .

science fiction
Gone-Away World, The**
Harkaway, NickKnopf (Random House)9780307268860$25.95 . Pages 512.
With a fire burning along the Jorgmund Pipe, a vital protection from the bandits, monsters, and nightmares left in the wake of the Go-Away War, Gonzo Lubitsch and his troubleshooting colleagues at the Haulage and HazMat Emergency Civil Freebooting Company are hired to put it out--and to save humankind in the process--in a zany tale of a futuristic world. A first novel. 60,000 first printing. .

Misspent Youth
Hamilton, Peter FDel Rey/Ballantine9780345461643$26.00 . Pages 416.
Forty years into the future, following decades of research, the European Union is finally capable of rejuvenating a human being and selects Jeff Baker, an elderly philanthropist, as the first subject for treatment, but Jeff soon discovers that his new youth could come with unexpected consequences. 25,000 first printing. .

Order 66 (Star Wars: Republic Commando)**
Traviss, KarenDel Rey/Ballantine9780345506184$27.00 . Pages 480.
When the ruthless Emperor Palpatine issues his nefarious Order 66, which calls for the extermination of the Jedi, the members of the Omega and Delta squads are faced with a desperate choice between the Order and their loyalty to their Jedi allies, in the epic conclusion of the Republic Commando series. 150,000 first printing. .

Paul of Dune**
Herbert, Brian & Anderson, Kevin JTor Bks (StMartin's Pr)9780765312945$27.95 . Pages 512.
A tale set between the events of Dune and Dune Messiah traces Paul Muad'Dib's successful conquest of the galaxy and the formation of his empire, during a period marked by dangerous adversaries and Paul's ascent to the status of a prophet. 250,000 first printing. $250,000 ad/promo. .

Scourge of God, The
Stirling, SM.ROC Bks (New Amer Lib)9780451462282$25.95 . Pages 464.
To forge new allies in the continuing battle against The Prophet, who seeks the destruction of the remnants of all technology, Rudi MacKenzie makes his way across the country to Nantucket, hoping to uncover the truth behind The Change, unaware that a fanatical officer in the Sword of The Prophet has been sent to stop him, by any means necessary, in the sequel to The Sunrise Lands. .

sports & recreation
Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty
Pearlman, JeffHarperCollins9780061256806$25.95 . Pages 288.
Chronicles the rise and fall of the Dallas Cowboys during the 1990s, citing the contributions of owner Jerry Jones and coach Jimmy Johnson as well as the achievements of such players as Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Deion Sanders. 50,000 first printing. .

Galloping Ghost, The: Red Grange, an American Football Legend
Polle, Gary AndrewHoughton Mifflin9780618691630$25.00 . Pages 304.
A definitive portrait of gridiron great Red Grange describes the life and times of a college football superstar; his complex relationship with his unscrupulous and brilliant manager, Charles "Cash and Carry" Pyle; and his important influence on the growth of professional football in the United States. .

Genius, The: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty
Harris, DavidRandom House9781400066650$26.00 . Pages 256.
Offers a portrait of football coach Bill Walsh, who transformed the San Francisco 49ers, the NFL's worst team in 1979, into a football powerhouse through a combination of organization innovation, player management, and determination, in a study of success and the price it exacts. 50,000 first printing. .

Making of a Quarterback, The: The Turbulent Triumph of Eli Manning and the New York Giants
Vacchiano, RalphForeword by Ernie AccorsiSkyhorse Pub (Norton)9781602393172$24.95 . Pages 320.
An insider's analysis of the NFL as reflected by the dramatic Super Bowl XLII upset traces Eli Manning's career from his trade to New York to his winning pass, in an account that draws on the perspectives of prominent NFL figures. 75,000 first printing. .

Resilience: Faith, Focus, Triumph**
Mourning, Alonzo, with Dan WetzelBallantine9780345507013$26.00 . Pages 272.
The Olympic gold medalist, seven-time NBA All-Star, and kidney-disease survivor offers an inspirational memoir that chronicles his rise from childhood foster care to educational and athletic success, describing his dedication to both his athletic career and to the charitable foundations with which he assists people in communities across the country. 150,000 first printing. .

War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest
Rosenberg, MichaelGrand Central Pub9780446580137$26.99 . Pages 320.
Traces the Vietnam-era rivalry between Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes and his nemesis, coach Bo Schembechler of the University of Michigan, in an account that evaluates their fiercely conservative personalities, the role of political and cultural turmoil on their efforts, and their relationships with their teams. .

story collections
Fine Just the Way It Is, Volume Three (Wyoming Stories)**
Proulx, AnnieScribner's (Simon & Schuster)9781416571667$25.00 . Pages 240.
A collection of nine western-themed tales by the National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Brokeback Mountain features an array of pioneer country inhabitants from different backgrounds.150,000 first printing. .

Yesterday's Weather: Stories**
Enright, AnneGrove Pr (PGW)9780802118745$24.00 . Pages 320.
A new collection of short fiction by the author of The Gathering, winner of the 2007 Man Booker Prize, chronicles the lives of ordinary men and women struggling to cope with the bonds of love, family, and community, in an increasingly disconnected, transient, and changing Ireland. .

suspense
Anathem**
Stephenson, NealMorrow (HarperCollins)9780061474095$29.95 . Pages 928.
Having lived in a monastery since childhood away from the violent upheavals of the outside world, Raz becomes one of a group of formerly cloistered scholars who are appointed by a fear-driven higher power to avert an impending catastrophe. By the author of Cryptonomicon. 250,000 first printing. .

Angel's Tip
Burke, AlafairHarperCollins9780061561023$23.95 . Pages 320.
In the aftermath of a college student's murder during a spring break party, NYPD detective Ellie Hatcher builds a convincing case against a young man last seen with the victim but doubts her original conclusions when she recognizes similarities between the killing and three deaths from a decade earlier. 50,000 first printing. .

Army of the Republic, The
Cohen, Stuart ArcherStMartin's Pr9780312383770$24.95 . Pages 448.
Hiring a private intelligence firm to safeguard his interests from a shadowy vigilante organization that assassinated his partner as part of a plot to sever ties between the government and big business, billionaire James Sands incites the wrath of guerrilla leader Lando, whose deepest beliefs are tested by subsequent violence. 75,000 first printing. .

Book of Lies, The**
Meltzer, BradGrand Central Pub9780446577885$25.99 . Pages 320.
Unexpectedly meeting his long-lost father at the moment of a brutal attack by a would-be killer bearing the ancient mark of the biblical Cain, Cal Harper is unwittingly thrust into a high-stakes pursuit of a fortuitous enigmatic weapon that links him to the Bible's first killing as well as the murder that inspired the creation of the comic-book hero Superman. .

Cure for Night, A
Peacock, JustinDoubleday (Random House)9780385525800$24.95 . Pages 336.
Taking a job with the Brooklyn Public Defender's Office after being fired from his law firm following a drug-related scandal, Joel Devereux agrees to assist lead attorney Myra Goldstein in a high-profile murder case involving a black pot dealer accused of killing a white college student in a street shooting, a case that could make or break his career. A first novel. 50,000 first printing. .

Darker Side, The
McFadyen, CodyBantam Bks (Random House)9780553806946$24.00 . Pages 464.
When a high-profile politician's daughter is murdered during a flight to Washington, D.C., with the only clue being a silver cross left in her side, FBI agent Smoky Barrett and her team race against time as they take on a prolific serial killer who calls himself "The Preacher" and who targets anyone who has a secret to hide. By the author of The Face of Death. 35,000 first printing. .

Everything Under the Sky
Asensi, MatildeHarperCollins9780061458415$25.95 . Pages 448.
Setting out for Shanghai to settle the affairs of her recently deceased husband, Spanish painter Elvira finds herself swept up in a centuries-old quest to find the lost treasure of China's first emperor, in a tale peppered with maps, codes, and riddles. By the author of The Last Cato. 50,000 first printing. .

Exit Music**
Rankin, IanLittle, Brown9780316057585$24.99 . Pages 432.
A final case for John Rebus finds the controversial Detective Inspector examining the murder of a dissident Russian poet and tracking the activities of an elite delegation of Russian businessmen whose seemingly professional endeavors are rocked by the brutal killing of a local gangster. .

Faefever**
Moning, Karen MarieDelacorte Pr (Random House)9780385341639$23.00 . Pages 320.
In the sequel to Darkfever and Bloodfever, sidhe-seer MacKayla Lane finds that time is running out as All Hallows' Eve approaches and she struggles to keep the Sinsar Dubh, an ancient book of dark magic that only she knows how to find, out of the hands of Fae and human alike. 100,000 first printing. .

First Daughter**
Lustbader, Eric VanForge (StMartin's Pr)9780765321701$25.95 . Pages 400.
Blaming himself for the accident that ended his daughter's life, ATF agent Jack McClure vows to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a newly elected president, an effort that pits him against a lethal and calculating adversary. 250,000 first printing. $350,000 ad/promo. .

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The**
Larsson, StiegTrans by Reg KeelandKnopf (Random House)9780307269751$24.95 . Pages 480.
Forty years after the disappearance of Harriet Vanger from the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family, her octogenarian uncle, convinced that she had been murdered by someone from her own deeply dysfunctional clan, hires journalist Mikael Blomqvist and Lisbeth Salander, an unconventional young hacker, to investigate. 100,000 first printing..

Heat Lightning**
Sandford, JohnPutnam (Penguin Group)9780399155277$26.95 . Pages 384.
Summoned by Lucas Davenport to investigate a pair of murders in which the victims are found with lemons in their mouths, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers struggles to find a connection that could prevent additional killings. 500,000 first printing. .

Hot Mahogany: A Stone Barrington Novel**
Woods, StuartPutnam (Penguin Group)9780399155154$25.95 . Pages 304.
Hired by his sometime ally and CIA boss to protect his older brother, an Army intelligence operative who is suffering from amnesia, Stone Barrington learns about his charge's talent for restoring antiques and his links to a haunting event in Vietnam more than thirty years earlier. 350,000 first printing. .

Immunity: An Alexandra Blake Novel
Andrews, LoriMinotaur Bks (StMartin's Pr)9780312352721$24.95 . Pages 304.
When his partner collapses and dies during surveillance of a mobster, DEA agent Castro Baxter refuses to buy the DEA's assumption that the death is the result of an overdose, a belief that is corroborated by geneticist Alexandra Blake's tests, which turn up a deadly contamination that could cost the lives of thousands, if she cannot stop it in time. 25,000 first printing. .

Keepsake, The**
Gerritsen, TessBallantine9780345497628$26.00 . Pages 384.
Invited to witness the X-ray scanning of a mummy, medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles is shocked to discover that the mummy is not centuries old, but rather is a recent murder victim, and joins forces with Boston PD detective Jane Rizzoli in an investigation that uncovers other similar crimes tied to a diabolical predator who has already targeted his next victim. 250,000 first printing. .

Lost Girls: A Sherry Moore Novel
Shuman, George DSimon & Schuster9781416553014$25.00 . Pages 256.
Summoned to the Caribbean by a mysterious philanthropist to solve the mystery of a murdered woman whose body had been branded with a hunting tattoo, blind psychic Sherry Moore unveils key information about a human trafficking network and meets a legendary voodoo priest with powers like her own. 100,000 first printing. .

Million Dollar Deception, The
Johnson, RMSimon & Schuster9781416540403$24.00 . Pages 320.
A sequel to The Million Dollar Divorce finds wealthy entrepreneur Nate Kenny setting out to destroy a rival he originally had hired to seduce his wife, an endeavor with unforeseen deadly consequences. 40,000 first printing. .

Night Stalker, The
Swain, JamesBallantine9780345475527$25.00 . Pages 368.
A specialist in finding missing persons, ex-cop Jack Carpenter is stunned when he is hired by notorious serial killer Abb Smith, on Florida's death row, to find Smith's grandson, only to discover that the case involves Heather Rinker, a childhood friend of Jack's own daughter, who is desperate to save herself and her young son from a murderer. 50,000 first printing. .

Ritual
Hayder, MoAtlantic Monthly Pr (PGW)9780871139924$24.00 . Pages 416.
Police diver Flea Marley's discovery of a human hand underwater, as well as evidence that it had been recently amputated while the victim had been still alive, sends Flea and DI Jack Caffery on a search for a young man who recently vanished, following the trail of a kidnapper into the dark depths of Bristol's drug and sex underworld. By the author of The Devil of Nanking. .

Sweetheart**
Cain, ChelseaMinotaur Bks (StMartin's Pr)9780312368470$24.95 . Pages 304.
In the sequel to Heartsick, Portland detective Archie Sheridan's investigation into the murder of a young woman, whose body is discovered in Portland's Forest Park, is compromised by his continuing obsession with serial murderer Gretchen Lowell, the so-called Beauty Killer, who has escaped from prison, especially since he is probably the only one who can catch her. 200,000 first printing. .

Tethered
MacKinnon, AmyShaye Areheart Bks (Random House)9780307408969$24.00 . Pages 272.
Discovering a neglected little girl, Trecie, playing in the funeral parlor where she works, Clara Marsh, a young mortician, finds her solitary world unraveling as she becomes involved in a three-year-old cold case involving the murder of an identified young girl whose unclaimed body had been found nearby, a case that may have a strange link to Trecie. A first novel. 75,000 first printing. .

Too Close to Home**
Barclay, LinwoodBantam Bks (Random House)9780553805567$22.00 . Pages 400.
Using his neighbor's house to spend some private time with his girlfriend while the Barclays are on vacation, Derek Cutter suddenly becomes the prime suspect in a small-town murder case when the Barclays return home early and are unexpectedly killed--with Derek still hiding in their basement. By the author of No Time for Goodbye. 125,000 first printing. .

Tsar**
Bell, TedAtria (Pocket Bks)9781416550402$26.95 . Pages 544.
When a vastly powerful new Russian tsar threatens America not to interfere with plans to reintegrate Russia's rogue states, espionage agent Alex Hawke investigates the disturbingly related work of a brutal serial killer who targets an innocent family and blows up their small midwestern community. 150,000 first printing. .

When Will There Be Good News?
Atkinson, KateLittle, Brown9780316154857$24.99 . Pages 320.
The author of One Good Turn presents a tale involving the unexpected intersection of three lives including a woman whose life had been shattered thirty years earlier, an ex-detective on a crowded train, and a teenage girl who is called upon to test her preparedness. .

technology
Rapture for the Geeks: When AI outsmarts IQ
Dooling, RichardHarmony Bks (Random House)9780307405258$22.00 . Pages 288.
In an entertaining and provocative study, the author the critically acclaimed White Man's Grave looks at the rapid pace with which technology is changing, as well as the impact on human life in a high-tech world in which computers surpass humans in intelligence. 50,000 first printing. .



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