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Prendergast Library Lists Recent Acquistions

December 24, 2012
The Post-Journal

The James Prendergast Library has added several new titles to its collection. They include:

FICTION

"Angels at the Table" by Debbie Macomber. Lucie Farrara and Aren Fairchild met for the first time on New Year's Eve in Times Square. After being separated for a year, three angels and their apprentice decide to whip up a plan to reunite the couple.

"Christmas Garland" by Anne Perry. John Tallis is accused of being an accomplice to an Indian prisoner escape, which led to many British deaths. His lawyer, Lieutenant Narraway, fights for the truth against steep odds.

"Lighthouse Road" by Peter Geye. A Norwegian immigrant settles in northern Minnesota in the 1890s. Her son, born into this rough landscape, has grown and fallen in love with a woman he shouldn't have, and works to build a new life.

Other titles include:

"Ancient Light" by John Banville

"Best American Mystery Stories 2012"

"Big Book of Ghost Stories"

"Blackberry Winter" by Sarah Jio

"Blinding Knife" by Brent Weeks

"Bowl of Heaven" by Gregory benford

"Brink of Chaos" by Tim LaHaye

"Captain Morpatril's Alliance" by Lois McMaster Bujold

"Cascade" by Maryanne O'Hara

"Cassandra Project" by Jack McDevitt

"Cat Bearing Gifts" by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

"Child's Child" by Barbara Vine

"Christmas in Cornwall" by Marcia Willett

"City of Saints" by Andrew Hunt

"Cold City" by F. Paul Wilson

"Cold Days" by Jim Butcher

"Collateral" by Ellen Hopkins

"Color of Tea" by Hannah Tunnicliffe

"Comanche" by Max Brand

"Cross Roads" by William Paul Young

"Dark Storm" by Christine Feehan

"Dead Anyway" by Chris Knopf

"Death and Transfiguration" by Gerald Elias

"Death in the Small Hours" by Charles Finch

"Dick Francis's Bloodline" by Felix Francis

"Dodger" by Terry Pratchett

"Girl on the Cliff" by Lucinda Riley

"Monster" by Dave Zeltserman

"Ru" by Kim Thuy

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

"Bittersweet" by Sarah Ockler

"Lucky Ones" by Anna Godbersen

"May" by Kathryn Lasky

LARGE PRINT FICTION

"Edge of Forever" by Sherryl Woods

ADULT NONFICTION

"1775" by Kevin Philips. Many view 1776 as the defining year for the American Revolution. But Philips suggests that the events of 1775 helped to provide Patriots with control that the British could not overcome.

"Click Moment" by Frans Johansson. According to Johansson, success is random but there are actions we can take to capture this randomness. Johansson shows how you can capitalize on unexpected moments of opportunity to harness success.

"Mean Girls at Work" by Katherine Crowley. Have you dealt with a "mean" girl at work, one whose actions towards you are seemingly cruel, callous, aggressive or unkind? This book provides advice on how to interact with this type of person and create healthier relationships.

Other titles are:

"Adele" by Sarah Louise James

"Always Looking" by John Updike

"AP Chemistry" by Neil D. Jespersen

"Artist's Guide to Drawing Animals" by J. C. Amberlyn

"Big Screen" by David Thomson

"Bird Watcher's Bible" by Jonathan Alderfer

"Color of Christ" by Edward J. Blum

"Epidemic of Absence" by Moises Velasquez-Manoff

"Good Son" by Mark Kriegel

"Guardian Of All Things" by Michael S. Malone

"Handbuilt Home" by Ana White

"How to Write a Business Plan" by Mike McKeever

"iPad for Dummies" by Edward C. Baig

"Leading So People Will Follow" by Erika Andersen

"Man Who Saw A Ghost" by Devin McKinney

"Mao" by Alexander V. Pantsov

"Microsoft Windows 8 Step by Step" by Ciprian Adrian Rusen

"Parent's Guide to Children's Medicines" by Edward A. Bell

"Preserving Wild Foods" by Matthew Weingarten

"Restless Empire" by Odd Arne Westad

"Six-Figure Second Income" by David Lindahl

"Teach Yourself Visually Microsoft Windows 8" by Paul McFedries

"War on the Water" by James M. McPherson

"Windows 8 for Dummies" by Andy Rathbone

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