Tuesday, June 30, 2009

New & Notable (Summer 2009)

Enjoy these new arrivals on the beach or in air-conditioned comfort.

Fiction
Happy Marriage/ Rafael Yglesis.
A man reflects on his 30-year relationship with his wife while she is under hospice care. A poignant story of love and loss.

In the Shadow of Gotham / Stefanie Pintoff.
A detective from Westchester investigates the death of a Columbia graduate student in turn-of-the-century New York.

The Magicians/ Lev Grossman.
A high school senior decides to become a wizard at a magical college in upstate New York. A grown-up book for fantasy lovers.

Shanghai Girls/ Jun Random.
When the Japanese invade China, two upper class sisters are sold as brides to a wealthy Chinese American family to pay off their father’s gambling debts.

Woodsburner/ John Pikin.
Three years before retreating to seclusion at Walden, Henry David Thoreau inadvertently burns down 300 acres of forest.

Non-Fiction
Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals/ Temple Grandin.
The author believes animals and humans share a core system of emotions & drives. Animals can lead of happier lives if humans learn to understand the forces behind these behaviors.

Go Down Together: The True Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde/ Jeff Guinn.
A fast moving account of this infamous duo flows like a novel and the truth will fascinate you.

Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan/ Doug Stanton.
A group of special forces soldiers ride to war on horses against the Taliban.

Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir/ Christopher Buckley.
Buckley became an orphan at middle age when his parents died less than a year apart. The author reminisces with wit, warmth and a little pain.

World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West/ Laurence Rees. Unpleasant surprises are exposed as the author weighs the immoral concession western leaders made with Stalin.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS ( 6/28/2009 )

The Orangeburg Library now has the following titles which are New York Times Best Sellers for this week. Please click on one of the titles to reserve.

Fiction:
RELENTLESS, by Dean Koontz.
THE BOURNE DECEPTION, by Eric Van Lustbader.
THE SCARECROW, by Michael Connelly.
MEDUSA, by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos.
SKIN TRADE, by Laurell K. Hamilton.
SHANGHAI GIRLS, by Lisa See.
ROADSIDE CROSSES, by Jeffery Deaver.
GONE TOMORROW, by Lee Child.
MATTERS OF THE HEART, by Danielle Steel.
THE 8TH CONFESSION, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
DEAD AND GONE, by Charlaine Harris.
THE HOST, by Stephenie Meyer.
WICKED PREY, by John Sandford.
FIRST FAMILY, by David Baldacci.
THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.

Nonfiction:
LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, by Mark R. Levin.
HORSE SOLDIERS, by Doug Stanton.
OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell.
PRAIRIE TALE, by Melissa Gilbert.
A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY, by Bill O’Reilly.
ALWAYS LOOKING UP, by Michael J. Fox.
RESILIENCE, by Elizabeth Edwards.

NEW DVDs (June 2009)

The Orangeburg Library now has the following new DVDs. Please click on one of the titles to reserve.

Madea Goes to Jail (DVD 2773)
Waltz with Bashir
Madea Goes to Jail (DVD 2772)
Waltz with Bashir (foreign)
Gran Torino (DVD 2769)
Fired Up
The International
Heroes Season 1
Heroes Season 2

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Saturday, June 20, 2009

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS ( 6/21/2009 )

The Orangeburg Library now has the following titles which are New York Times Best Sellers for this week. Please click on one of the titles to reserve.

Fiction:
SKIN TRADE, by Laurell K. Hamilton.
MEDUSA, by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos.

THE SCARECROW, by Michael Connelly.
SHANGHAI GIRLS, by Lisa See.
MATTERS OF THE HEART, by Danielle Steel.

GONE TOMORROW, by Lee Child.
DEAD AND GONE, by Charlaine Harris.
THE 8TH CONFESSION, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.

WICKED PREY, by John Sandford.
THE HOST, by Stephenie Meyer.
FIRST FAMILY, by David Baldacci.

CEMETERY DANCE, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.

Nonfiction:
LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, by Mark R. Levin.
OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell.
HORSE SOLDIERS, by Doug Stanton.
A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY, by Bill O’Reilly.
ALWAYS LOOKING UP, by Michael J. Fox.
RESILIENCE, by Elizabeth Edwards.
ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler.
THE END OF OVEREATING, by David A. Kessler.
LOSING MUM AND PUP, by Christopher Buckley.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

NEW DVDs (June 2009)

The Orangeburg Library now has the following new DVDs. Please click on one of the titles to reserve.

Gran Torino (DVD 2769)
Fired Up
The International
Heroes Season 1
Heroes Season 2

Click Here for Complete List.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS ( 6/14/2009 )

The Orangeburg Library now has the following titles which are New York Times Best Sellers for this week. Please click on one of the titles to reserve.

Fiction:
THE SCARECROW, by Michael Connelly.
GONE TOMORROW, by Lee Child.
WICKED PREY, by John Sandford.
SHANGHAI GIRLS, by Lisa See.
THE 8TH CONFESSION, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
CEMETERY DANCE, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
FIRST FAMILY, by David Baldacci.
THE HOST, by Stephenie Meyer.
PYGMY, by Chuck Palahniuk.
THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
TEA TIME FOR THE TRADITIONALLY BUILT, by Alexander McCall Smith.
THE SIGN, by Raymond Khoury.
ASSEGAI, by Wilbur Smith.
ROAD DOGS, by Elmore Leonard.

Nonfiction:
LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, by Mark R. Levin.
OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell.
HORSE SOLDIERS, by Doug Stanton.
RESILIENCE, by Elizabeth Edwards.
ALWAYS LOOKING UP, by Michael J. Fox.
LOSING MUM AND PUP, by Christopher Buckley.
THE END OF OVEREATING, by David A. Kessler.
A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY, by Bill O’Reilly.
ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler.
COLUMBINE, by Dave Cullen.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS, by James Van Praagh.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS ( 6/07/2009 )

The Orangeburg Library now has the following titles which are New York Times Best Sellers for this week. Please click on one of the titles to reserve.

Fiction:
GONE TOMORROW, by Lee Child.
WICKED PREY, by John Sandford.
THE 8TH CONFESSION, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
CEMETERY DANCE, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
FIRST FAMILY, by David Baldacci.
THE HOST, by Stephenie Meyer.
PYGMY, by Chuck Palahniuk.
THE SIGN, by Raymond Khoury.
SEDUCING AN ANGEL, by Mary Balogh.

TEA TIME FOR THE TRADITIONALLY BUILT, by Alexander McCall Smith.
ASSEGAI, by Wilbur Smith.
ROAD DOGS, by Elmore Leonard.
JUST TAKE MY HEART, by Mary Higgins Clark.

Nonfiction:
LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, by Mark R. Levin.
OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell.
RESILIENCE, by Elizabeth Edwards.
ALWAYS LOOKING UP, by Michael J. Fox.
LOSING MUM AND PUP, by Christopher Buckley.
THE END OF OVEREATING, by David A. Kessler.
HORSE SOLDIERS, by Doug Stanton.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS, by James Van Praagh.
A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY, by Bill O’Reilly.
COLUMBINE, by Dave Cullen.
ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler.