August, 2010

FICTION

A Stranger in the Family
Robert Barnard. Scribner, 2010.
Kit Philipson's world is turned on its head when he learns that as a three-year-old he was abducted from his parents while the family was on vacation in Sicily. His determination to rediscover his past unearths some dangerous secrets.

The Clouds Beneath the Sun
Mackenzie Ford. Talese, 2010.
To escape the painful memories of her past, novice paleontologist Natalie Nelson joins an archaeological team in Kenya. The dig is soon mired in controversy involving the local Masai tribe and the tentative peace between the British and natural Kenyans is shattered by murder.

The Lady and the Poet
Maeve Haran. St. M., 2010.
In this historical novel relates the unlikely love affair between the spirited and well-educated Anne More, sent to the court of Elizabeth I to find a suitable husband, and Catholic poet John Donne.

Arm Candy
Jill Kargman. Dutton, 2010.
As the big 4-0 approaches, Eden Clyde, who has spent the last two decades enjoying her role as muse and lover to a world famous (and philandering) artist, begins to regret sacrificing true love for wealth and glamour. At the urging of her friends, she enters into a relationship with a much younger man...then the love she left behind all those many years ago re-enters her life.

Glorious
Bernice L. McFadden. Akashic, 2010.
Follows the colorful and sometimes pain-filled life of fictional author Easter Venetta Bartlett, from the Jim Crow South through the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights era.

Neighborhood Watch
Cammie McGovern. Viking, 2010.
After DNA testing exonerates librarian Betsy Treading of the crime of murdering a neighbor 12 years earlier, she returns to her home town determined to salvage her life and find the true killer.

Red Rain
Bruce Murkoff. Knopf, 2010.
In 1864 a disillusioned Dr. William Harp returns to his Hudson Valley hometown after 10 years out West with the Army. He has an interest in paleontology and when the bones of a mastodon surface on a neighboring farm, he quickly purchases it, which sets him at odds with a businessman who wants to build a hotel on the property.

Nights of Villjamur
Mark Charan Newton. Bantam, 2010.
As an encroaching ice age threatens the land around the ancient city of Villjamur, Queen Jamur Rika is faced with the plight of the thousands of refugees outside the city gates seeking sanctuary. Meanwhile, Inspector Rumex Jeryd investigates the murder of a prominent politician. Unbeknownst to them, an even greater threat is approaching the kingdom.

Dark in the City of Light
Paul Robertson. Bethany, 2010.
In 1870 Paris, the wife of Baron Ferdinand Harsanyi, an Austrian diplomat, is murdered by a shadowy enemy bent on destroying him. The Baron must uncover the truth as was threatens to engulf the continent.

The House on Oyster Creek
Heidi Jon Schmidt. NAL, 2010.
When her older, workaholic husband inherits a home on Cape Cod, Charlotte Tradescome tries to fit into the community. But when she sells off part of Tradescome Point in order to renovate the old house, it only infuriates the locals who don't like outsiders. Her lone ally is Darryl Stead, an kind oysterman who farms the waters on the adjoining property who transforms the way she sees herself, the town, and the people she loves.

NON-FICTION

Didn't I Feed You Yesterday: A Mother's Guide to Sanity in Stilettos
Laura Bennett. Ballantine, 2010.
Bennett, a finalist on TV's "Project Runway," shares her philosophy on how a mother can juggle a career, six children, numerous pets and still manage to remain sane.

Outsmart Your Genes: How Understanding Your DNA Will Empower You to Protect Yourself Against Cancer, Alzheimer's, Heart Disease, Obesity & Many Other Conditions
Brandon Colby. Penguin, 2010.
Presents information on genetic testing including the pros and cons to consider before getting tested and what the tests can reveal about overall health and specific diseases.

Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding & the Meaning of Things
Randy O. Frost & Gail Stekelee. HM, 2010.
Two respected psychologists analyze the sources of compulsive hoarding behaviors and outline the often ineffective treatments for the disorder.

The Devil & Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, & Obsession
David Grann. Doubleday, 2010.
A collection of 12 articles highlighting the nature of obsession including the murder of a Holmesian scholar, the French con-artist who pretended to be a missing American teen (even fooling the boy's parents), former major League Baseball great Ricky Henderson, who continued to pursue his love of the game play far beyond the span of years that skill allows, and the story of the only firefighter of Engine Company 40 to survive the World Trade Center bombing, an amnesia victim, who tries to determine whether he acted as a hero or as a coward.

The Flight of the Century: Charles Lindbergh & the Rise of American Aviation
Thomas Kessner. Oxford, 2010.
Takes a fresh look at one of America's greatest moments--Lindbergh's 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

How to Mellify a Corpse & Other Human Stories of Ancient Science & Superstition
Vicki Leon. Walker, 2010.
Did lead poisoning lead to the fall of the Roman Empire? Was Ptolemy a plagiarist? How was the first aqueduct created? Did the Greeks really invent "surround sound?" A journey through the odd, sometimes bizarre practices employed by the early inhabitants of civilization, this book is for history enthusiasts, students of philosophy, and anyone with a curious mind.

Twilight at the World of Tomorrow: Genius, Madness, Murder, and the 1939 World's Fair on the Brink of War
James Mauro. Ballantine, 2010.
Tells the story of the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair--with its utopian vision of world unity--which opened on the brink of world war and mass murder.

For Better: The Science of a Good Marriage
Tara Parker-Pope. Dutton, 2010.
It's not just "chemistry"...Parker-Pope explains the science behind the difference between a long & lasting marriage, and ones that end in divorce.

Playing Our Game: Why China Doesn't Threaten the World
Edward S. Steinfeld. Oxford, 2010.
Why, in the author's opinion, China's economic boom is good for America.

The Yugo: The Rise & Fall of the Worst Car in History
Jason Vuic. H&W, 2010.
The short, unhappy life of the car that six months after its American introduction in 1985, became the butt of jokes the world over.

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