New Books 10/10/16
From cookbooks to bestsellers to the next in a series, from books based on 20th century history, on science, or on politics, check out what was just shelved this week!
Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America by Patrick Phillips
A harrowing testament to the deep roots of racial violence in America chronicles acts of racial cleansing in early 20th-century Forsyth County, Georgia, where the murder of a young girl led to mob lynchings, acts of terror against black workers and violent protests by night riders who would enforce whites-only citizenship.
Bob’s Burgers Burger Book by Loren Bouchard
Fans of the Emmy Award-winning show can get the ultimate Bob’s Burgers experience at home with 75 recipes straight from the show that are actually edible “Burgers of the Day,” including “Sweaty Palms Burger (comes with Hearts of Palm),” “Bleu is the Warmest Cheese Burger,” and “Bruschetta-Bout-It Burger.”
Dinner Made Simple by the Editors of Real Simple Magazine
A visual A-to-Z guide containing hundreds of home-cooking ideas centers around 35 core ingredients that can be mixed and matched with original flavor combinations for greater versatility.
El Paso by Winston Groom
After feared outlaw and revolutionary Pancho Villa kidnaps his grandchildren, railroad tycoon John Shaughnessy, known as the Colonel, ventures to El Paso with his adopted son and a band of hired cowboys on a rescue mission.
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
An account of the previously unheralded but pivotal contributions of NASA’s African-American women mathematicians to America’s space program describes how they were segregated from their white counterparts by Jim Crow laws in spite of their groundbreaking successes.
Home by Harlan Coben
When one of two boys kidnapped from their wealthy families resurfaces a decade later, the young survivor is observed by Myron Bolitar and his friend Win, who endeavor to discover the fate of the other missing boy.
Hungry Girl Clean and Hungry by Lisa Lillien
The food is still guilt-free, and the portions are still huge…but now Lisa Lillien is highlighting CLEAN ingredients and doing away with artificial and processed foods.
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Young
An award-winning science writer shares unique perspectives into the role of the microbiome in human health, identity and ability, explaining in comprehensive, lighthearted detail how our microbial partners shape and protect life on Earth in unexpected ways.
In Such Good Company by Carol Burnett
The beloved entertainer shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes from her popular show, exploring the elements that made the series so successful and the costars, guests, and off-camera talent who made it memorable.
Jerusalem by Alan Moore
A novel employing a kaleidoscope of literary forms and styles provides a cast of characters that includes the living, the dead, the celestial, and the infernal in an intricately woven tapestry that presents a vision of an absolute and timeless human reality.
Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter
Georgia detective Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton look into the murder of an ex-cop whose body was found at an abandoned construction site, an investigation that uncovers links to Will’s troubled past.
The Life She Wants by Robyn Carr
Shattered by her husband’s financial crimes and subsequent suicide, Emma is entreated by the friend who betrayed her years earlier to return home, where an uneasy reunion and the burden of her husband’s crimes challenge her efforts to rebuild.
Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt by Sarah Jaffe
A narrative chronicle of the political uprisings, labor demonstrations and peaceful protests that have helped America to recover from the 2008 financial crisis details how the Tea Party, the Occupy Wall Street movement and workers in and out of labor unions have challenged the nation’s power holders to advance real-life improvements.
Pushing Up Daisies by M. C. Beaton
When a wealthy land developer who had been planning to turn a community garden into a housing estate winds up dead, Agatha Raisin is hired by the victim’s accused son to clear him of suspicion and identify the real killer among numerous suspects.
Scorched Earth by Michael Savage
A leading talk-radio host and best-selling author contends that the most recent presidential administration is responsible for growing anti-American views and destructive political ideas and outlines recommendations for restoring political health.
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d by Alan Bradley
Excitedly sailing home to England after being ejected from her stuffy young ladies’ school, 12-year-old Flavia receives news of her father’s serious illness and is surrounded by annoying family members before stumbling onto a murder scene where the only witness is the cat.
Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman
Losing everything in a single shattering moment, former Suffolk County cop Gus Murphy reluctantly agrees to help an ex-con who would solve a family member’s murder.
Woman of God by James Patterson
Scrutinized as the world’s first woman papal candidate, Brigid Fitzgerald, a doctor on the front lines in Sudan, reflects on her difficult childhood and a series of trials that have tested her faith before a high-stakes battle compels her to convert her enemies to her cause.
Wonder by Emma Donoghue
Hired to care for a small Irish village girl said to have miraculously survived on nothing but “manna from heaven” for months, a journalist and nurse veteran of Florence Nightingale’s Crimean campaign quickly finds herself fighting to save the child’s life.
The Year of Voting Dangerously by Maureen Dowd
A noted political columnist traces the psychologies and pathologies in one of the nastiest and most significant battles of the sexes ever, the presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
