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NEW BOOKs for December 2012
Non Fiction Are Your Prescriptions Killing You? By Armon B. Neel, Jr. • 615.7 N292a Pharmacist Armon B. Neel, Jr. reveals what you need to know about the risks, dangers, and benefits of prescription drugs.
British Columbia: A New Historical Atlas By Derek Hayes • 911.711 H326b This collection of over 900 maps reveals the thoughts and plans of the dreamers, explorers and dynasty makers who built today's British Columbia.
I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had By Tony Danza • 371.2 D237i Danza's absorbing account of the year he spent teaching tenth-grade English at Philadelphia’s largest high school.
On Saudi Arabia By Karen Elliott House • 953.8 H816o The author examines Saudi Arabia’s past and present, and makes an assessment of their future and how it may affect ours.
The Things That Matter By Nate Berkus • 747 B455t Berkus invites us into his favorite homes--ones that belong to friends, celebrities, and regular folk with a knack for creating stunning spaces.
This Machine Kills Secrets By Andy Greenberg • 364.168 G829t The world of politically-motivated hackers, from the cryptography revolution of the 1970s to WikiLeaks founding hacker Julian Assange, is revealed.
Biography Hello Gorgeous By William J. Mann • 782.42164 St83m The best-selling biographer of Katharine Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor gives us the story of Barbra Streisand and her transformation into a superstar.
The Kind of Life It’s Been By Lloyd Robertson • 070.43 R547k Lloyd Robertson, an icon in Canadian broadcasting, chronicles his troubled childhood and his 57-year career in the news business.
Lone Assassin By Helmut Ortner • 943.086 EL76o Ortner describes the events that led Georg Eiser to make the decision to assassinate Hitler, his attempt, and the aftermath.
The Search for Anne Perry By Joanne Drayton • 823 P429d When she was a teenager, Perry and a friend were convicted of murder. The author discusses the connections between Perry’s life and her fiction.
Solo: Memoir of Hope By Hope Solo • 796.334 So47s Hope Solo, American soccer goalkeeper and Olympic gold medalist, shares the riveting story of her personal and professional life.
Winter Journal By Paul Auster • 818 Au75w Bestselling author Auster gives us a moving and highly personal meditation on the body, time, and language itself.
Fiction
The Shadow Girls By Henning Mankell Three vastly different women from different parts of the world become the shadow girls of poet Jesper Humlin when he meets them at his writing workshop in Gothenburg.
The Elephant Keepers’ Children By Peter Hoeg Told from the precocious perspective of fourteen-year-old Peter, three siblings must cope when their parents suddenly go missing.
Tier One Wild By Dalton Fury An international thrill ride from the black ops nerve center of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) to the bloody streets of Cairo.
Beautiful Lies By Clare Clark In Victorian England, as tabloids were coming into their own, the comfortable lives of a firebrand politician and his beautiful wife, who leads a double life, are threatened. Based on a true story.
Mrs. Queen Takes the Train By William Kuhn In need of some excitement and adventure, the Queen of England boards a train to Scotland and goes missing. Her eclectic staff must find her before her absence becomes a national scandal.
The Lost Prince By Selden Edwards The sequel to the best selling The Little Book is about a love that is capable of bridging unfathomable distances.
Mysteries Death in the Floating City By Tasha Alexander When Lady Emily’s father-in-law is murdered and her husband disappears, she learns that the past does not give up its secrets easily.
Eleven Pipers Piping By C C Benison When Father Tom Christmas discovers that a piper died of poison at the annual Burns dinner at Thornford Regis, he soon learns secrets that have been kept for generations.
The Malice of Fortune By Michael Ennis Against a teeming canvas of Borgia politics, Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci come together to unmask an enigmatic serial killer.
Murder Most Austen By Tracy Kiely On the way to the Jane Austen Festival, Professor Baines, who claims to know the true cause of Austen’s death, is killed presumably by an outraged Austen fan.
A Fatal Winter By G M Malliet Max, an Anglican priest, former MI5 agent, and village heartthrob, investigates two deaths at Chedrow Castle, but a romantic interest and the arrival of family guests distract from his focus.
The Black House By Peter May Every step forward in solving two murders takes Detective Macleod closer to a dangerous confrontation with the tragic events of the past that shaped--and nearly destroyed--his life.
Quick Picks
The Absent One By Jussi Adler-Olsen
Back to Blood By Tom Wolfe
Flight Behavior By Barbara Kingsolver
Iced By Karen Marie Moning
Into the Woods By Kim Harrison
An Irish Country Wedding By Patrick Taylor
The Light Between Oceans By M. L. Stedman
Live by Night By Dennis Lehane
Looking for Yesterday By Marcia Muller
The Marseille Caper By Peter Mayle
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross By James Patterson
The Racketeer By John Grisham
The Sins of the Mother By Danielle Steel
Sleep No More By Iris Johansen
The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds By Alexander McCall Smith
NEW FILMS for December 2012
Feature Films
The Avengers When an unexpected enemy threatens Earth, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. gathers together several superheroes to protect the world. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans. 2012
Le Bonheur des Autres = The Happiness of Others A man in his fifties, about to start a new family with a much younger woman, must come to terms with his philandering past and track record as an absent father. In French with English subtitles. 2011
The Gambling Man A gambler’s past catches up with him when his newly-successful life is turned upside down by a tragedy. Robson Green, Ian Cullen. 1994
The Glass Virgin Set in the 1870s, a wealthy young girl abandons her comfortable life after discovering a family secret. Emily Mortimer, Brendan Coyle. 1994
Gospel Hill A small southern town is still haunted by a racially-motivated murder that happened thirty years ago. Danny Glover, Angela Bassett. 2008
Hatfields & McCoys After returning from the Civil War, two men spark a feud between their families that leads to battles and calls for vengeance. Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton. 2012
The Hedgehog A bored eleven-year old girl befriends her building's concierge and new neighbor who inspire her to change her pessimistic outlook on life. In French with English subtitles. 2011
The Hunter Martin, a skilled mercenary, is sent to Tasmania by an anonymous biotech company to hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger. Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill. 2011
In Darkness A sewer worker and petty thief in the Polish town of Lvov encounters a group of Jews hiding within the tunnels. In Polish with English subtitles. 2011
Off White Lies A father and daughter posed as refugees from Israel's bombarded north during the second Lebanon War, and are taken in by a well-off family in Jerusalem. In Hebrew with English subtitles. 2011
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest A rebellious patient battles Nurse Ratched (Fletcher) and the mental institution he has been sent to. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher. 1975
One Million Years B.C. In the prehistoric world a man and woman leave their people and set off to explore the world together. John Richardson, Raquel Welch. 1966
Rashomon The murder of a man and the rape of his wife are told from four different perspectives. In Japanese with English subtitles. 1950
Rebecca A timid young girl marries a troubled widower only to find her new home is haunted by the memory of Rebecca, the first wife. Charles Dance, Diana Rigg. 1997
Romeo + Juliet: Music Edition The classic story of star-crossed lovers, set in a futuristic urban Verona Beach. Leonard DiCaprio, Claire Danes. 1996
TV Shows
All Creatures Great & Small. Complete Series 3 Collection Being Erica. Season Four The Big C. The Complete Second Season Dexter. The Sixth Season Glee. The Complete Third Season Homeland. The Complete First Season Missing. The Complete First Season Roswell. The Complete Second Season V: the Original Miniseries
Documentaries
How to Boil a Frog: The Movie about Saving Civilization with Comedy DVD304.2 H83c
Ancient Culture: People DVD306 An22p
Whale Wars DVD333.9595 W552
The Clean Bin Project DVD363.728 C58b
The Woman with the Five Elephants DVD418.04 G275j
Ancient Discoveries: War in the Ancient World DVD609 An22w
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead DVD616.398 F268c
Discoveries – America. Artist Profiles, Wood DVD736.4 D631b
Knitting Daily TV: Series 200 DVD746.43 K749 series 200
Best of Christmas by Andy Williams • DVD781.723 W67b
Queen: Days of our Lives DVD782.42166 Q31o
Cha Cha DVD793.33 C344b
Jive DVD793.33 J568b
Rumba DVD793.33 R864g
Samba DVD793.33 Sa44g
20 Essential Drills for Beginner’s Tennis DVD796.342 T918s
20 Essential Drills to Volley Like a Pro DVD796.342 T918sv
Journeys Through the British Isles DVD914.1 J826r
Cruise Greece DVD914.95 C888q
Canada: The Undiscovered Land DVD917.1 C16r
NEW MUSIC for December 2012
PART ONE
Heaven by Rebecca Ferguson • CD BLUES FERGUSON
A Cup of Joe by Chuck Jackson • CD BLUES JACKSON C
Allen Stone by Allen Stone • CD BLUES STONE ALL
The Soul Sessions. Vol. 2 by Joss Stone • CD BLUES STONE JOS
Hillbilly Jedi by Big & Rich • CD COUNTRY BIG & RIC
All Over the Road by Easton Corbin • CD COUNTRY CORBIN EA
Down and Out in Upalong by Good, Pinsent & Keelor • CD COUNTRY GOOD PINS
The Johnny Cash Music Festival 2011 CD COUNTRY JOHNNY CA
Cabin Fever by Corb Lund • CD COUNTRY LUND CORB
Home for Christmas by Celtic Woman • CD HOLIDAY CELTIC WO
Bill & Gloria Gaither’s 12 Christmas Favorites by Bill Gaither • CD HOLIDAY GAITHER B
Christmas with Scotty McCreery by Scotty McCreery • CD HOLIDAY MCCREERY
Christmas Time’s A-Coming by Oak Ridge Boys • CD HOLIDAY OAK RIDGE
Christmas Live! by Kenny Rogers • CD HOLIDAY ROGERS KE
Cheers, It’s Christmas by Blake Shelton • CD HOLIDAY SHELTON B
A Very Special Christmas 25 years CD HOLIDAY VERY SPEC
Sophisticated Ladies by Peter Appleyard • CD JAZZ APPLEYARD
Spirit Dance by David Braid • CD JAZZ BRAID DAV
Gratitude by Brandi Disterheft • CD JAZZ DISTERHEF
Esprit de Four by Fourplay • CD JAZZ FOURPLAY
Reality and Fantasy by Raphael Gualazzi • CD JAZZ GUALAZZI
Stages by Halie Loren • CD JAZZ LOREN HAL
Sunrise by Masabumi Kikuchi Trio • CD JAZZ MASABUMI
Headquarters by Monkey House • CD JAZZ MONKEY HO
Initial Here by Linda Oh • CD JAZZ OH LINDA
Christian a Tunde Adjuah by Christian Scott • CD JAZZ SCOTT CHR
Clusterfunk by Shuffle Demons • CD JAZZ SHUFFLE D
Breakthrough by Julian Vaughn • CD JAZZ VAUGHN JU
Shut Up and Dance by Victoria Duffield • CD POP DUFFIELD
Dirty Bass by Far East Movement • CD POP FAR EAST
No Boundaries by Natalie MacMaster • CD POP MACMASTER
Summer Anthems 2012 CD POP SUMMER AN 2012
The American Dream by Allstar Weekend • CD ROCK ALLSTAR W
The Secrets to Life by At the Skylines • CD ROCK AT THE SK
Mirage of Rock by Band of Horses • CD ROCK BAND OF H
Four by Bloc Party • CD ROCK BLOC PART
Pretty Lost by Capitol 6 • CD ROCK CAPITOL 6
CerAmony by Ceramony • CD ROCK CERAMONY
Underwater Sunshine; or What We Did on our Summer Vacation by Counting Crows • CD ROCK COUNTING
The Sheepdogs by Ewan Currie • CD ROCK CURRIE EW
Ways & Means by Green • CD ROCK GREEN
Battle Born by Killers • CD ROCK KILLERS
Landline by Greg Laswell • CD ROCK LASWELL G
Last of a Dyin’ Breed by Lynyrd Skynyrd • CD ROCK LYNYRD SK
North by Matchbox Twenty • CD ROCK MATCHBOX
Born and Raised by John Mayer • CD ROCK MAYER JOH
Synthetica by Metric • CD ROCK METRIC
Havoc and Bright Lights by Alanis Morissette • CD ROCK MORISSETTE
The Joshua Tree by U2 • CD ROCK U2
Chariots of Fire: the Play: Music from the Stage Show by Vangelis • CD SHOWS CHARIOTS
DC 75: the Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection CD SHOWS DC 75
The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD SHOWS PERKS OF
Folila by Amadou & Mariam • CD WORLD AFRICA AMADOU &
See Me Mama by Emmanuel Jal • CD WORLD AFRICA JAL EMMAN
Daniela Nardi’s Espresso Manifesto by Paolo Conte • CD WORLD EUR-ITALY CONTE PAO
Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole • CD WORLD PACIF HAW KAMAKAWIW
Ferne geliebte by Christian Gerhaher • CD782.42 G315f
I Saw Eternity by Elora Festival Singers • CD782.5 EL68i
From Here on Out CD784.2 F925m
Symphonique by Jacques Hetu • CD784.2 H477s
Symphony no. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven • CD784.2184 B393 9
Landscapes: Music for String Quartet by Ernest Bloch • CD785.7194 N733f
Quartet, Strings, no. 14, D810, no. 13, D804, no. 15, D887 by Franz Peter Schubert • CD785.7194 Sc78a
The Chopin Album by Frederic Chopin • CD786.2 C455La
Solo Piano II by Chilly Gonzales • CD786.2 G589s
Justice by Justice • CD786.74 J984j
The Silver Violin by Nicola Benedetti • CD787.2 B434s
PART TWO Two Eleven by Brandy • CD BLUES BRANDY
The Apollo Theatre Presents, in person, the James Brown Show: James Brown Live at the Apollo (1962) by James Brown • CD BLUES BROWN JAM
Blak and Blu by Gary Clark • CD BLUES CLARK GAR
The Blue Guitar Sessions by Jesse Cook • CD BLUES COOK JESS
The Soul Station: vol. 01, The Songs of Sam Cooke by Sam Cooke • CD BLUES COOKE SAM
Nothin But Love by Robert Cray Band • CD BLUES CRAY ROBE
Locked Down by Dr. John • CD BLUES JOHN
Brothers in Bamako by Habib Koite • CD BLUES KOITE HAB
Night Train by Jason Aldean • CD COUNTRY ALDEAN JA
New to this Town by Kix Brooks • CD COUNTRY BROOKS KI
Uncaged by Zac Brown Band • CD COUNTRY BROWN ZAC
Change My Mind by Billy Ray Cyrus • CD COUNTRY CYRUS BIL
Hunter Hayes by Hunter Hayes • CD COUNTRY HAYES HUN
Kin by Mary Karr • CD COUNTRY KARR MARY
Hope on the Rocks by Toby Keith • CD COUNTRY KEITH TOB
Now! Country. 7 CD COUNTRY NOW! COUN no. 7
Red by Taylor Swift • CD COUNTRY SWIFT TAY
No More Pennies by Dave Gunning • CD FOLK GUNNING D
Hot House
by Chick Corea • CD JAZZ COREA CHI
Glad Rag Doll by Diana Krall • CD JAZZ KRALL DIA
Where Do You Start by Brad Mehldau Trio • CD JAZZ MEHLDAU B
St. Peter & 57th St by Preservation Hall Jazz Band • CD JAZZ PRESERVAT
Live in Hollywood by Poncho Sanchez • CD JAZZ SANCHEZ P
Viva Duets by Tony Bennett • CD POP BENNETT T
Album Title Goes Here by Deadmau5 • CD POP DEADMAU5
The Spirit Indestructible by Nelly Furtado • CD POP FURTADO N
The Beautiful Wild by Jenn Grant • CD POP GRANT JEN
Kiss by Carly Rae Jepsen • CD POP JEPSEN CA
Sticks & Stones by Cher Lloyd • CD POP LLOYD CHE
White Light by George Michael • CD POP MICHAEL G
The Origin of Love by Mika • CD POP MIKA
Tomahawk Technique by Sean Paul • CD POP PAUL SEAN
Paradise by Cody Simpson • CD POP SIMPSON C
Release Me
by Barbra Streisand • CD POP STREISAND
The Fate of the World Depends on this Kiss by Whitehorse • CD POP WHITEHORS
Music from Another Dimension! by Aerosmith • CD ROCK AEROSMITH
Dead Silence by Billy Talent • CD ROCK BILLY TAL
Afterglow by Black Country Communion • CD ROCK BLACK COU
Rock and Roll is Black and Blue by Danko Jones • CD ROCK DANKO JON
Tempest by Bob Dylan • CD ROCK DYLAN BOB
Uno! by Green Day • CD ROCK GREEN DAY
By My Side by Ben Harper • CD ROCK HARPER BE
Fanatic by Heart • CD ROCK HEART
Monster by Kiss • CD ROCK KISS
Country, God or the Girl by K*naan • CD ROCK K*NAAN
Away From the World by Dave Matthews Band • CD ROCK MATTHEWS
Born to Sing: No Plan B by Van Morrison • CD ROCK MORRISON
Sticks by Mother Mother • CD ROCK MOTHER MO
Babel by Mumford & Sons • CD ROCK MUMFORD &
The 2nd Law by Muse • CD ROCK MUSE
Push and Shove by No Doubt • CD ROCK NO DOUBT
One Bad Son by One Bad Son • CD ROCK ONE BAD S
The Truth About Love by P!nk • CD ROCK PINK
#3 by Script • CD ROCK SCRIPT
King Animal by Soundgarden • CD ROCK SOUNDGARD
The North by Stars • CD ROCK STARS
House of Gold & Bones part 1 by Stone Sour • CD ROCK STONE SOU
Transit of Venus by Three Days Grace • CD ROCK THREE DAY
Come Home to Mama by Martha Wainwright • CD ROCK WAINWRIGH
Glad All Over by Wallflowers • CD ROCK WALLFLOWE
Take the Crown by Robbie Williams • CD ROCK WILLIAMS
Psychedelic Pill by Neil Young • CD ROCK YOUNG NEI
La Futura by ZZ Top • CD ROCK ZZ TOP
Searching for Sugar Man by Sixto Rodriguez • CD SHOWS SEARCHING
Skyfall 007: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Thomas Newman • CD SHOWS SKYFALL
That’s Entertainment: a Celebration of the MGM Film Musical by John Wilson Orchestra • CD SHOWS THAT'S EN
Fatou by Fatoumata Diawara • CD WORLD AFRICA DIAWARA F
The Rough Guide to the Music of Ethiopia CD WORLD AFRICA ROUGH GUI
Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff by Georges I. Gurdjieff • CD WORLD EUR-EAST GURDJIEFF
The Rough Guide to the Music of Hungary CD WORLD EUR-EAST ROUGH GUI
Ruido en el Sistema = Static in the System by Alex Cuba • CD WORLD LATIN AMER CUBA ALEX
Her Eyes Illuminate by Gordon Grdina • CD WORLD MID EAST GRDINA GO
Grand Voyage by Quadro Nuevo • CD WORLD QUADRO NU