Norwich Public Library

New Acquisitions

May 8–June 4, 2016

(Does not include children’s room materials)

NONFICTION

211.7 HAZLETON Hazleton, Lesley

Agnostic A widely admired writer on religion celebrates agnosticism as the most vibrant, engaging—and

ultimately the most honest—stance toward the mysteries of existence.

306.7 ORENSTEIN Orenstein, Peggy

Girls & sex The author of the New York Times bestseller Cinderella Ate My Daughter offers a clear-eyed

picture of the new sexual landscape girls face in the post-princess stage—high school through college—and reveals how they are negotiating it.

358.4 SCAHILL Scahill, Jeremy

The assassination complex Major revelations about the US government’s drone program—bestselling author Jeremy

Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website The Intercept expose stunning new details about America’s secret assassination policy.

362.1 WEEKS

Weeks, William B. Unraveled

In Unraveled, physicians William B. Weeks and James N. Weinstein look at the health care experience through the eyes of patients and prescribe practical, effective remedies for a dysfunctional system. They

offer simple steps that patients can take now to ensure that their care is effective, efficient, and satisfying, and that they have the information necessary to make the best health care decisions for

themselves and their families.

580 GOODALL Goodall, Jane Seeds of hope

In this wise and elegant New York Times bestseller, Jane Goodall examines the critical role that trees and plants play in our world.

595.79 FREY

Frey, Kate The bee-friendly garden

For every gardener who cares about the planet, this guide to designing a bee garden helps you create a stunningly colorful, vibrant, healthy habitat that attracts both honeybees and native

bees.

616.042 MUKHERJEE

Mukherjee, Siddhartha The gene

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies—a magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future: What

becomes of being human when we learn to “read” and “write” our own genetic information?

635.9 MENDEZ

Mendez, Kerry Ann. The right-size flower garden

Make smarter use of the space we have and the plants we select, says garden expert Kerry Ann Mendez. In The Right-Size Flower Garden, she shares her successful recipe for having a garden

we can manage and love again...the right-size, low maintenance, drought tolerant garden.

759.4 MURRAY

Murray, Elizabeth Monet's passion

A professional gardener and artist, Murray helped to restore the Giverny gardens in the 1980s and has since enjoyed privileged access to the site, where she returns annually to capture

Monet's passion at its most radiant and riotous. In this redesigned, updated edition, Murray discusses the development and history of Monet's Giverny estate and brings new insight to

Monet s approach to gardening and design.

796.357 LEVENTHAL

Leventhal, Josh A history of baseball in 100 objects

The only book of its kind to tell the history of baseball, from its inception to the present day, through 100 key objects that represent the major milestones, evolutionary events, and larger-

than-life personalities that make up the game.

946.081 HOCHSCHILD

Hochschild, Adam Spain in our hearts

From the acclaimed, best-selling author Adam Hochschild, a sweeping history of the Spanish Civil War, told through a dozen characters, including Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell: a

tale of idealism, heartbreaking suffering, and a noble cause that failed

973.3 PHILBRICK

Philbrick, Nathaniel Valiant ambition

From the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea and Mayflower comes a surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution, and the tragic relationship

between George Washington and Benedict Arnold.

TRAVEL

915.93 FODOR

Fodor's Thailand Sandy beaches, grand Buddhist temples, spicy cuisine, world-class spas, and a rich language--

Thailand is unique among Southeast Asian nations and a not-to-be-missed destination.

TRV 917.43 SEVEN

7 nights: the Seven Days guide to Vermont restaurants & bars The annual guide to Vermont restaurants and bars compiles the most comprehensive list of eateries in the state. Browse locations by cuisine type, region and cost. Also, get restaurant recommendations - in eleven regions- from Seven Days food writers Corin Hirsch and Alice

Levitt.

FICTION

F BAKER Baker, Jo

A country road, a tree From the best-selling author of Longbourn, a haunting new novel of spies and artists, passion

and danger, hope in the face of despair

F CRONIN

Cronin, Justin The city of mirrors

You followed The Passage. You faced The Twelve. Now enter The City of Mirrors for the final reckoning. As the bestselling epic races to its breathtaking finale, Justin Cronin’s band of

hardened survivors await the second coming of unspeakable darkness.

F DELINSKY

Delinsky, Barbara. Blueprints

Returning to her beloved New England, the New York Times bestselling author of Sweet Salt Air explores the limits of love and asks what happens when the right man comes along at the

wrong time?

F ERDRICH

Erdrich, Louise LaRose

In this literary masterwork, Louise Erdrich, the bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning The Round House and the Pulitzer Prize nominee The Plague of Doves wields her

breathtaking narrative magic in an emotionally haunting contemporary tale of a tragic accident, a demand for justice, and a profound act of atonement with ancient roots in Native American

culture.

F FURST

Furst, Alan A hero of France

From the bestselling master espionage writer, hailed by Vince Flynn as “the best in the business,” comes a riveting novel about the French Resistance in Nazi-occupied Paris.

F HAIGH

Haigh, Jennifer Heat and light

Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haigh returns to the Pennsylvania town at the center of her iconic novel Baker Towers in this ambitious, achingly human story of

modern America and the conflicting forces at its heart—a bold, moving drama of hope and desperation, greed and power, big business and small-town families.

F HASLETT

Haslett, Adam Imagine me gone

From a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, a ferociously intimate story of a family facing the ultimate question: how far will we go to save the people we love the most?

F KANG

Han, Kang The vegetarian

Winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize A beautiful, unsettling novel about rebellion and taboo, violence and eroticism, and the twisting

metamorphosis of a soul

F KELLY

Kelly, Martha Hall Lilac girls

For readers of The Nightingale and Sarah’s Key, inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this remarkable debut novel reveals the power of unsung women to change history in

their quest for love, freedom, and second chances.

F MILLET

Millet, Lydia Sweet lamb of heaven

Blending domestic thriller and psychological horror, this compelling page-turner follows a mother fleeing her estranged husband.

F READ

Read, Piers Paul Scarpia

Steeped in factual detail and exploring the lives--part historical, part fictional--of figures from Puccini's famous opera, Scarpia shines a light into dusty corridors of history and dark corners of

the human soul.

F RUSSO

Russo, Richard Everybody's Fool

Richard Russo, at the very top of his game, now returns to North Bath, in upstate New York, and the characters who made Nobody’s Fool (1993) a “confident, assured novel [that] sweeps the

reader up,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle back then. “Simple as family love, yet nearly as complicated.” Or, as The Boston Globe put it, “a big, rambunctious novel with endless

riffs and unstoppable human hopefulness.”

F SMITH

Smith, Dominic The last painting of Sara De Vos

"Written in prose so clear that we absorb its images as if by mind meld, The Last Painting is gorgeous storytelling: wry, playful, and utterly alive, with an almost tactile awareness of the

emotional contours of the human heart. Vividly detailed, acutely sensitive to stratifications of gender and class, it's fiction that keeps you up at night―first because you're barreling through the

book, then because you've slowed your pace to a crawl, savoring the suspense."―Boston Globe

MYSTERY

M CAROFIGLIO

Carofiglio, Gianrico A fine line

“A FINE LINE is a terrific novel, a legal thriller that is also full of complex meditations on the life of the lawyer and the difficult compromises inherent in any system of criminal justice. A book that is intensely

rewarding at many levels.” Scott Turow The fifth in the best-selling Guido Guerrieri series.

M DEAVER

Deaver, Jeffery The steel kiss

New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver returns with his next blockbuster thriller featuring forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme.

M FARROW

Farrow, John Seven days dead

During an epic storm in the Gulf of Maine a lone woman races--first by car, then by a life-threatening sea crossing--to the island of Grand Manan. Her father is dying―will she make it in

time?

M LANGLEY-HAWTHORNE Langley-Hawthorne, Clare

Unlikely traitors Ursula Marlow thought she was done with death, but when her fiancé, Lord Wrotham, is

arrested on charges of treason, her world is turned upside down.

M LIPPMAN

Lippman, Laura Wilde Lake

The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed standalones After I’m Gone, I’d Know You Anywhere, and What the Dead Know, challenges our notions of memory, loyalty,

responsibility, and justice in this evocative and psychologically complex story about a long-ago death that still haunts a family.

M SCOTT

Scott, Gavin The age of treachery

It is the winter of 1946, and after years of war, ex-Special Operations Executive agent Duncan Forrester is back at his Oxford college as a junior Ancient History Fellow. But his peace is

shattered when a much-disliked Fellow is found dead in the quad, stabbed and pushed from an upper window. A don is suspected and arrested for the murder, but Forrester is not convinced

of his friend’s guilt. On the hunt for the true killer, he finds himself plunged into a mystery involving lost Viking sagas, Satanic rituals and wartime espionage.

M SEAY

Seay, Martin The mirror thief

A globetrotting, time-bending, wildly entertaining masterpiece in the tradition of Cloud Atlas.

DVDS

DVD AMERICANS SEASON 3

The Americans, Season 3

DVD CONCUSSION

Concussion Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of

American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu’s emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful – and beloved –

institutions in the world.

DVD HUNGER

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2

DVD LADY

The Lady in the Van Based on the true story of Miss Shepherd (played by a magnificent Maggie Smith), a woman of

uncertain origins “temporarily” parks her van in Alan Bennett’s (Alex Jennings) London driveway and proceeds to live there for 15 years. What begins as a begrudged favor becomes a relationship that will change both their lives.Acclaimed director Nicholas Hytner reunites with

iconic writer Alan Bennett to create this rare and touching portrait.

DVD ROOM

Room Critics are raving about this ''must see'' drama which tells the extraordinary story of Jack, a spirited five-year-old who is looked after by his loving and devoted Ma. Like any good mother, Ma dedicates herself

to keeping Jack happy and safe, nurturing him with warmth and love and doing typical things like playing games and telling stories. However, they are trapped in a windowless, 11-by-11-foot space, which Ma

has euphemistically named ''Room.'' As Jack's curiosity about their situation grows, and Ma's resilience reaches its breaking point, they enact a risky plan to escape, ultimately bringing them face-to-face with

what may turn out to be the scariest thing yet: the real world.

DVD STAR WARS VII

Star Wars: The Force Awakens