New Books 11/28/16
100 Little Christmas Gifts to Make by Search Press Studio
The book covers a wide variety of crafts from knitting, crochet, papercraft, sewing, sugarcraft, felt decorations, jewelry making, cross stitch, mosaic making, decoupage, polymer clay decorations and needlepoint.
The Art of Crayon by Lorraine Bell
The Art of Crayon will guide you through a gallery of works by contemporary artists who use crayons as a diverse and dynamic medium.
The Award by Danielle Steel
Nearing 100 when she learns she will receive the Legion of Honor Medal, Gadlle de Barbet experiences painful memories and healing when she relives her past as a World War II activist who risked her life to bring Jewish children to safety and to salvage France’s great works of art.
Chaos by Patricia Cornwell
Suspicious of a bizarre death by lightning strike, Cambridge forensics examiner Kay Scarpetta identifies links between the case and a series of poetry emails being sent to her by an anonymous cyber-stalker who has gained access to Kay’s personal information.
City of Dreams by Tyler Anbinder
A history of immigration in New York shares the stories of individuals ranging from bodybuilder Charles Atlas to fashion designer Oscar de la Renta to trace the essential role of foreign-born innovators and revolutionaries in the city’s evolution.
The Devourers by Indra Das
A young historian and a persuasive and beguiling stranger come together in modern-day Kolkata, India, to transcribe an ancient journal that relates the tale of a wanderer in seventeenth-century Mughal India who is drawn to a defiant woman.
Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy by Hope S. Warshaw
Outlines new diabetes nutrition recommendations and offers advice for making realistic changes in eating habits, revising food groups to reflect changes in nutrition science, and updated food lists for comprehensive meal planning.
The Found and the Lost by Ursula Le Guin
Every novella by Ursula K. Le Guin, an icon in American literature, collected for the first time—and introduced by the legendary author—in one breathtaking volume.
Hidden Christmas by Timothy Keller
A provocative examination of the Nativity story explores the message of hope and salvation within the biblical account of the birth of Jesus.
How to Bake Everything by Mark Bittman
A simple, all-encompassing baking reference collects more than 2,000 recipes for a wide variety of classic, trendy and international options and variations, sharing illustrated how-to instructions as well as advice for adapting recipes for vegan and other customizable needs.
I Loved Her in the Movies by Robert Wagner
The iconic television actor shares intimate stories of his personal and professional relationships with a wide range of leading ladies in film and television, from Joan Crawford and Bette Davis to Marilyn Monroe and Raquel Welch.
Lion in the Living Room by Abigail Tucker
Discusses the natural history of domesticated felines, despite offering humans no practical benefits, through visiting researchers who discovered feline bones in the first human settlements and searching for house cats on the loose in Florida.
Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human by Daniel Siegel
A noted neuropsychiatrist presents a scholarly, interdisciplinary definition of the mind that shares insights into the potential of the self and human consciousness, discussing how the brain self-organizes to establish identity, connection, and well-being.
Moral Defense by Marcia Clark
Samantha Brinkman is hired as the legal advocate for Cassie Sonnenberg after a brutal stabbing leaves the teenage girl’s father and brother dead, and her mother barely clinging to life, in a case that has Samantha identifying with her young client.
No Man’s Land by David Baldacci
John Puller revisits his mother’s disappearance thirty years earlier when his father, who suffers from dementia and now resides in a VA hospital, is accused of murdering his wife.
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not: Unlock the Weird by Geoff Tibballs
A latest annual compilation of new facts, features and photos from around the world ranges from weird feats to bizarre foods and includes an array of exclusive features and reader submissions.
Sex, Lies & Serious Money by Stuart Woods
Arriving home from his travels to find an unexpected new client on his doorstep, Stone Barrington discovers that the true nature of his client’s recent turn of fortune means he is being pursued from New York high-rises to the New Mexico desert.
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
Two dancers with different approaches to their craft share a complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, in a story that transitions from northwest London to West Africa.
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
A military man leading an 1885 expedition into the newly acquired Alaska territory to investigate potentially dangerous native tribes has his perspective changed by a mysterious Eyak guide and a Native American woman who joins the quest.
Treason by Newt Gingrich
Captain Brooke Grant, Sergeant Walks Many Miles, and Representative Thomas “The Chairman” Stanton continue their hunt for Islamic terrorist mastermind The Falcon, who has marked them for death.
Wild and Precious Life by Deborah Ziegler
The mother of Brittany Maynard, whose 2014 decision to die with dignity advanced debates over patient rights in end-of-life issues, describes Brittany’s determination to end her life on her own terms and her legacy of hope and empowerment for others facing their own mortality.
