Norwich Public Library

New Acquisitions

March 6-April 8, 2016

(Does not include children’s room materials)

NONFICTION

973.917 BELL-SCOTT

Bell-Scott, Patricia.

The firebrand and the First Lady

A groundbreaking book—two decades in the works—that tells the story of how a brilliant writer-turned-

activist, granddaughter of a mulatto slave, and the first lady of the United States, whose ancestry gave

her membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, forged an enduring friendship that

changed each of their lives and helped to alter the course of race and racism in America.

791.45 FELLOWS

Fellowes, Jessica.

The world of Downton Abbey

Published on the eve of Season2, this book--illustrated with sketches and research from the production

team, as well as on-set photographs from both seasons--takes us even deeper into that world, with

fresh insights into the story and characters as well as the social history.

363.34 LONG

Long, Stephen.

Thirty-eight

The hurricane that pummeled the northeastern United States on September 21, 1938, was New

England’s most damaging weather event ever. Its impact was erratic—some swaths of forest were

destroyed while others nearby remained unscathed. Stephen Long explores these contradictions,

drawing on survivors’ vivid memories of the storm and its aftermath and on his own familiarity with New

England’s forests, where he discovers clues to the storm’s legacies even now

170.44 MCCULLOUGH

McCullough, David

You are not special--

David Mccullough, Jr.'s now iconic high school commencement address was a tonic for children, parents,

and educators alike. With wit and a perspective earned from raising four children and teaching high

school students for nearly thirty years, McCullough expands on his speech, shares his insights into the

lives of today's children, and advocates for a life of passionate engagement.

967.73 RAWLENCE

Rawlence, Ben

City of thorns

To the charity workers, Dadaab refugee camp is a humanitarian crisis; to the Kenyan

government, it is a 'nursery for terrorists'; to the western media, it is a dangerous no-go area;

but to its half a million residents, it is their last resort. In City of Thorns, Rawlence interweaves the

stories of nine individuals to show what life is like in the camp and to sketch the wider political forces

that keep the refugees trapped there.

004.167 ROSENZWEIG

Rosenzweig, Gary

My iPad for seniors

Based on the best-selling My iPad book, My iPad for Seniors helps you quickly get started with iOS 9 on

your iPad, and use its features to look up information and perform day-to-day activities from anywhere,

any time.

306.81 TRAISTER

Traister, Rebecca

All the single ladies

A nuanced investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women in America, this

“singularly triumphant work” (Los Angeles Times) by Rebecca Traister “the most brilliant voice on

feminism in the country” (Anne Lamott) is “sure to be vigorously discussed” (Booklist, starred review).

TRAVEL

TRV 914.92 ROUGH

Rough guide to the Netherlands

Find tips on exploring everything the Netherlands has to offer, from the museums and canals of

Amsterdam to the reedy marshes and lagoons of the Biesbosch. This guidebook features color

photography on every region, full-color maps, and sections on van Gogh and Rembrandt, cycling, and

beer. The chapter on Amsterdam makes it easier than ever to visit this buzzing, style-conscious capital.

TRV 917.41 TREE

Tree, Christina

Explorer's guide Maine

The best-selling and most trusted guide to Maine is back! Once again fully updated and revised, this

18th edition features a brand-new design with expanded sidebars, itineraries, and lush color

photographs throughout.

COOKBOOKS

CBK 641.71 FEINBERG

Feinberg, Leslie

Prohibition Bakery

These 50 cupcakes have a kick! The product of Prohibition Bakery, a downtown hole in the wall, they're

simply the best, the booziest treats in Manhattan. Each diminutive cake is a perfect, delicious balance of

texture, flavor, and fragrance.

CBK 641.82 HAEDRICH

Haedrich, Ken

Dinner pies

Dinner Pies includes 100 recipes for two-crust, one-crust, and no-crust pies. As a recognized master in

the art of making pies, Ken Haedrich includes updated and perfected versions from the great savory pie

traditions, including British, New England Yankee, and Southern - recipes for classics including cottage

pie, shepard's pie and a best-ever chicken pot pie.

BIOGRAPHY

B BURROUGHS

Burroughs, Augusten

Lust & wonder

In chronicling the development and demise of the different relationships he's had while living in New

York, Augusten Burroughs examines what it means to be in love, what it means to be in lust, and what it

means to be figuring it all out.

B REHM

Rehm, Diane

On my own

In a deeply personal and moving book, the beloved NPR radio host speaks out about the long drawn-out

death (from Parkinson’s) of her husband of fifty-four years, and of her struggle to reconstruct her life

without him.

FICTION

F BARKER

Barker, Pat

Noonday

A new novel from the Booker Prize winning Pat Barker, author of the Regeneration Trilogy, that

unforgettably portrays London during the Blitz (her first portrayal of World War II) and reconfirms her

place in the very top rank of British novelists.

F BARTON

Barton, Fiona

The widow

For fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, an electrifying thriller that will take you into the dark

spaces that exist between a husband and a wife.

F BEVERLY

Beverly, Bill

Dodgers

Dodgers is the story of a young LA gang member named East, who is sent by his uncle along with some

other teenage boys—including East's hothead younger brother—to kill a key witness hiding out in

Wisconsin. The journey takes East out of a city he's never left and into an America that is entirely alien

to him, ultimately forcing him to grapple with his place in the world and decide what kind of man he

wants to become.

F CHEVALIER

Chevalier, Tracy

At the edge of the orchard

From internationally bestselling author Tracy Chevalier, a riveting drama of a pioneer family on the

American frontier.

F GRISSOM

Grissom, Kathleen

Glory over everything

The author of the New York Times bestseller and beloved book club favorite The Kitchen House

continues the story of Jamie Pyke, son of both a slave and master of Tall Oakes, whose deadly secret

compels him to take a treacherous journey through the Underground Railroad.

F LEE

Lee, Jonathan

High dive

In September 1984, a bomb was planted at the Grand Hotel in the seaside town of Brighton, England,

set to explode in twenty-four days when the British prime minister and her entire cabinet would be

staying there. High Dive not only takes us inside this audacious assassination attempt—a decisive act of

violence on the world stage—but also imagines its way into a group of unforgettable characters.

F MOSSE

Mosse, Kate

The taxidermist's daughter

A chilling and spooky Gothic historical thriller reminiscent of Rebecca and The Turn of the Screw,

dripping with the dark twists and eerie surprises that are the hallmarks of Edgar Allan Poe, from the New

York Times and internationally bestselling author of Citadel.

F REICHL

Reichl, Ruth

Delicious!

Ruth Reichl is a born storyteller. Through her restaurant reviews, where she celebrated the pleasures of

a well-made meal, and her bestselling memoirs that address our universal feelings of love and loss,

Reichl has achieved a special place in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of readers. Now, with this

magical debut novel, she has created a sumptuous, wholly realized world that will enchant you.

F SIMONSON

Simonson, Helen.

The summer before the war

East Sussex, 1914. It is the end of England’s brief Edwardian summer, and everyone agrees that the

weather has never been so beautiful. Hugh Grange, down from his medical studies, is visiting his Aunt

Agatha, who lives with her husband in the small, idyllic coastal town of Rye. But just as Beatrice comes

alive to the beauty of the Sussex landscape and the colorful characters who populate Rye, the perfect

summer is about to end.

MYSTERY

M BOX

Box, C. J.

Off the grid

Joe Pickett’s friend Nate Romanowski is off the grid, recuperating and trying to deal with past crimes,

when he is surrounded by a team of elite special operators come to make a deal. They need help

destroying a terror cell, and in return they’ll expunge Nate’s record. But they are not what they seem.

M COBEN

Coben, Harlan

Fool me once

Former special ops pilot Maya sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny: her two-year-old

daughter playing with her husband, Joe—who had been brutally murdered two weeks earlier. The

provocative question at the heart of the mystery: Can you believe everything you see with your own

eyes, even when you desperately want to?

M GARDNER

Gardner, Lisa

Find her

Seven years ago, carefree college student Flora was kidnapped while on spring break. For 472 days,

Flora learned just how much one person can endure. Miraculously alive after her ordeal, Flora has spent

5 years reacquainting herself with the rhythms of normal life, working with her FBI victim advocate,

Samuel Keynes. When Boston detective D. D. Warren is called to the scene of a crime—a dead man and

the bound, naked woman who killed him—she learns that Flora has tangled with three other suspects

since her return to society. Is Flora a victim or a vigilante?

M LEON

Leon, Donna

The waters of eternal youth

n Donna Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti series, the Venetian inspector has been called on to

investigate many things, from shocking to petty crimes. But in The Waters of Eternal Youth, the 25th

novel in this celebrated series, Brunetti finds himself drawn into a case that may not be a case at all.

M MCKINTY

McKinty, Adrian

Rain dogs

When journalist Lily Bigelow is found dead in the courtyard of Carrickfergus castle, it looks like a suicide.

Yet there are just a few things that bother Inspector Sean Duffy enough to keep the case file open.

Which is how he finds out that she was working on a devastating investigation of corruption and abuse

at the highest levels of power in the UK and beyond. And so Duffy has two impossible problems on his

desk: Who killed Lily Bigelow? And what were they trying to hide?

M PERRY

Perry, Anne

Treachery at Lancaster Gate

Gripping and provocative, the latest Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery by New York Times bestselling

author Anne Perry peers unflinchingly into the corrupt affairs of Victorian society on the brink of the

century’s turn. The world is poised for social and political change, but England holds tight to its

traditions, classes, and prejudices.

M WHITE

White, Randy Wayne

Deep blue

On a moonless night on Sanibel Island, Florida, marine biologist Marion “Doc” Ford carefully watches a

video of a hooded man executing three hostages. The man is an American working with ISIS, and in the

next few days, it’ll be Ford’s job, as part of his shadowy second life, to make sure he never kills anybody

else again

M WINSPEAR

Winspear, Jacqueline

Journey to Munich

Working with the British Secret Service on an undercover mission, Maisie Dobbs is sent to Hitler’s

Germany in this thrilling tale of danger and intrigue—the twelfth novel in Jacqueline Winspear’s New

York Times bestselling “series that seems to get better with each entry” (Wall Street Journal).

GRAPHICA

GR 741.5 GAIMAN

Gaiman, Neil

The Sandman

Twenty-five years since THE SANDMAN first changed the landscape of modern comics, Neil Gaiman's

legendary series is back in a deluxe edition!

DVDs

DVD BIG

The Big Short

In 2008, Wall Street guru Michael Burry realizes that a number of subprime home loans are in danger of

defaulting. Burry bets against the housing market by throwing more than $1 billion of his investors'

money into credit default swaps. His actions attract the attention of greedy opportunists. Together,

these men make a fortune by taking full advantage of the impending economic collapse in America.

DVD GOODFELLAS

GoodFellas

Henry Hill is a small time gangster, who takes part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito,

two other gangsters who have set their sights a bit higher. His two partners kill off everyone else

involved in the robbery, and slowly start to climb up through the hierarchy of the Mob. Henry, however,

is badly affected by his partners' success, but will he stoop low enough to bring about the downfall of

Jimmy and Tommy?

DVD SPOTLIGHT

Spotlight

Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams lead a critically acclaimed cast in this gripping true

story about the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation that uncovered a scandal that rocked one of the

world's oldest and most trusted institutions. Delving into allegations of child abuse within the local

Catholic Archdiocese, a tenacious team of Boston Globe reporters exposes a decades-long cover-up that

reaches the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment. "Brilliantly acted

and flawlessly directed" (New York Post ) Spotlight is a powerful and riveting drama the critics are calling

"the All the President's Men of our time" (Los Angeles Times ).

DVD GAME Season 5

Game of thrones, Seaons 5

DVD HOBBIT 3

The hobbit: battle of the five armies, extended edition

DVD STAR

Star wars, episode II: attack of the clones