New and Notable

Fall Selections at Orangeburg Library

Non-Fiction:
Censored 2010: The Top 25 Censored Stories of 2008-2009/ Peter Phillips.
Think you’re up on all the news? You’ll be surprised to read the most important overlooked stories of the past year.

Feed Your Pet Right: The Authoritative Guide to Feeding Your Dog and Cat/ Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim.
With the help of two nutritionists, cat and dog owners can select the healthiest food for their pets.

Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures/ Robert K . Wittman.
Leader of the FBI’s Art Crime Team relates his fascinating 20-year career of traveling the world to recover stolen artwork and documents.

Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things/ Rany O. Frost and Gail Stekettte.
Hoarding is more common than most of us realize. Two psychologists share their experiences in treating compulsive hoarders.

Fiction:
Ape House/ Sara Gruen.
A scientist’s life is thrown in to turmoil when her six bonobos (chimpanzees), fluent in sign language, are stolen from a research facility.

Black Mamba Boy/ Nadifa Mohamed.
A Somali boy travels over a thousand miles across North Africa and through parts of Europe in search of his father.

The Hundred-Foot Journey/ Richard C. Morais.
A lively immigrant family, new to the French Alps, opens an Indian restaurant much to the chagrin of a local chef.

Rembrandt Affair/ Daniel Silva.
A detective travels the world to recover a lost portrait by the Dutch master.

Skippy Dies/ Paul Murry.
The untimely demise of a 14 year-old boy at a Dublin boarding school starts a chain of horrifying and hilarious events.

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS

The Orangeburg Library now has the following titles which are New York Times Best Sellers for this week.

Fiction:
*1 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson.
The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.
*2 THE POSTCARD KILLERS, by James Patterson and Liza Marklund.
An N.Y.P.D. detective joins a Swedish reporter in a search for the killer of young couples in Europe, including his daughter and her boyfriend.
*3 SPIDER BONES, by Kathy Reichs.
Temperance Brennan investigates the case of a man who seems to have died twice.
*4 THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
*5 BEARERS OF THE BLACK STAFF (LEGENDS OF SHANNARA), by Terry Brooks.
The denizens of a valley are left vulnerable when their protective layer of magic disappears.

*6 STAR ISLAND, by Carl Hiaasen.

A paparazzo attempting to kidnap a drug-addled pop star grabs her stunt double by mistake.

*7 TOUGH CUSTOMER, by Sandra Brown.

A private investigator pursues a deranged killer.
*8 THE RED QUEEN, by Philippa Gregory.
More intrigue during the War of the Roses; by the author of “The Other Boleyn Girl.”
*9 THE COBRA, by Frederick Forsyth.
A former C.I.A. operative is unleashed on the cocaine industry.
*10 THREE STATIONS, by Martin Cruz Smith.
Inspector Arkady Renko faces corrupt Russian capitalists and bureaucrats.
*11 I’D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE, by Laura Lippman.
A man who kidnapped a 15-year-old girl contacts her from death row years later.
12* THE REMBRANDT AFFAIR, by Daniel Silva.
The art restorer and assassin Gabriel Allon discovers that there are deadly secrets behind a stolen painting.
*13 LAST NIGHT AT CHATEAU MARMONT, by Lauren Weisberger.
A woman is challenged when her musician husband suddenly becomes a star.
*14 JULIET, by Anne Fortier.
A woman digging into her Italian roots is surprised by what she learns.
*15 THE VIGILANTES, by W. E. B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV.
Members of the Philadelphia Police Department are plagued by vigilante groups.
*16 CROSSFIRE, by Dick Francis and Felix Francis


Nonfiction:
*1 SH*T MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern. ( 818 Hal )
A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author’s father.
*2 OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. ( 302 Gla )
Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunity — from the author of “Blink.”
*3 THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot.
( B LACKS )
Race, poverty and science intertwine in the story of the woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951 and have supported a mountain of research undertaken since then.
*4 EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON, by S. C. Gwynne. ( B PARKER )
The story of Quanah Parker, the last and greatest chief of the Comanches.
*5 THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. ( 330.973 Lewis )
The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.
*6 LET'S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME, by Gail Caldwell. ( 070.92 Caldwell )
A tribute to a deep friendship between two women.
*7 COMMITTED, by Elizabeth Gilbert. ( 306.81 Gilbert )
The author of “Eat, Pray, Love” wrestles with, and overcomes, her ambivalence about marriage.
*8 CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler. ( 814 Han )
More humorous personal essays.
*9 PACKING FOR MARS, by Mary Roach. ( 571.091 Roach )
A humorous investigation of life without gravity in the space program, by the author of “Stiff” and “Bonk.”
*10 MEDIUM RAW, by Anthony Bourdain. ( B BOURDAIN )
The author of "Kitchen Confidential" looks critically at changes in the food and restaurant cultures during the past 10 years.

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS

The Orangeburg Library now has the following titles which are New York Times Best Sellers

Fiction:
*1 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson.
The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.
*2 STAR ISLAND, by Carl Hiaasen.
A paparazzo attempting to kidnap a drug-addled pop star grabs her stunt double by mistake.
*3 THE REMBRANDT AFFAIR, by Daniel Silva.
The art restorer and assassin Gabriel Allon discovers that there are deadly secrets behind a stolen painting.
*4 THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
*5 FLY AWAY HOME, by Jennifer Weiner.
A senator’s extramarital affair affects his wife and daughters.
*6 PRIVATE, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
The head of an investigation company pursues the murderer of his best friend’s wife.
*7 THE SEARCH, by Nora Roberts.
The only survivor of a serial killer has found peace, but her life is shaken by a new man and a copycat murderer.
*8 SIZZLING SIXTEEN, by Janet Evanovich.
The bounty hunter Stephanie Plum comes to the aid of a cousin with gambling debts.
*9 THE GLASS RAINBOW, by James Lee Burke.
A man with ties to an evil ex-convict is dating the Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux’s daughter.
*10 THE OVERTON WINDOW, by Glenn Beck.
A public relations executive and the woman he loves expose a dangerous conspiracy.
*11 QUEEN OF THE NIGHT, by J. A. Jance.
A retired Arizona detective, his wife and their adopted Indian daughter attempt to solve murders.
*12 THE OLD REPUBLIC: FATAL ALLIANCE, by Sean Williams.
The Jedi and the Sith must join forces to stop a threat to the galaxy; a "Star Wars" novel.
*13 THE PASSAGE, by Justin Cronin.
More than a hundred years in the future, a small group resists the vampires who have taken over North America.
*14 THE LION, by Nelson DeMille.
John Corey, now a federal agent, pursues a Libyan terrorist.

Nonfiction:
*1 CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler.
( 814 Han )
More humorous personal essays.
*2 THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. ( 330.973 Lewis )
The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.
*3 OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. ( 302 Gla )
Why some people succeed, from the author of “Blink.”
*4 MEDIUM RAW, by Anthony Bourdain. ( B Bourdain )
The author of "Kitchen Confidential" looks critically at changes in the food and restaurant cultures.
*5 THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot. ( B Lacks )
The story of the woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951.
*6 EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON, by S. C. Gwynne.
( B Parker )
The story of Quanah Parker, the last and greatest chief of the Comanches.
*7 WAR, by Sebastian Junger. ( 958.104 Junger )
The intense lives of American soldiers in a lethal corner of Afghanistan, by the author of “The Perfect Storm.”
*8 COMMITTED, by Elizabeth Gilbert. ( 306.81 Gilbert )
The author of “Eat, Pray, Love” wrestles with, and overcomes, her ambivalence about marriage.

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS

The Orangeburg Library now has the following titles which are New York Times Best Sellers for this week.

Fiction:
*1 THE SEARCH, by Nora Roberts.
The only survivor of a serial killer has found peace in the Pacific Northwest, but her life is shaken by the appearance of a new man and a copycat murderer.
*2 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson.
The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.
*3 PRIVATE, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
The head of an investigation company pursues the murderer of his best friend’s wife.
*4 SIZZLING SIXTEEN, by Janet Evanovich.
The bounty hunter Stephanie Plum comes to the aid of a cousin with gambling debts.
*5 THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
*6 THE OVERTON WINDOW, by Glenn Beck.
A public relations executive and the woman he loves expose a dangerous conspiracy.
*7 THE PASSAGE, by Justin Cronin.
More than a hundred years in the future, a small group resists the vampires who have taken over North America.
*8 THE LION, by Nelson DeMille.
John Corey, now a federal agent, pursues a Libyan terrorist.
*9 THE ISLAND, by Elin Hilderbrand.
A woman, her daughters and her sister take refuge from life’s complications on a tiny island near Nantucket, but their time there is far from quiet.
*10 THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET, by David Mitchell.
Forbidden love in Edo-era Japan.
*11 ICE COLD, by Tess Gerritsen.
A group of friends are murdered when they take refuge in a remote abandoned village in Wyoming.
*12 FAMILY TIES, by Danielle Steel.
A woman who raised her deceased sister’s three children must juggle their needs, her business and the new man in her life.
*13 DEAD IN THE FAMILY, by Charlaine Harris.
Sookie Stackhouse is exhausted in the aftermath of a Fae war.

Nonfiction:
*1 THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. ( 330.973 Lewis )
The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.
*2 CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler. ( 814 Han )
More humorous personal essays from the comedian.
*3 WAR, by Sebastian Junger. ( 958.104 Junger )
The intense lives of American soldiers in a lethal corner of Afghanistan, by the author of “The Perfect Storm.”
*4 EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON, by S. C. Gwynne. ( B PARKER )
The story of Quanah Parker, the last and greatest chief of the Comanches.
*5 OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. ( 302 Gla )
Why some people succeed, from the author of “Blink.”
*6 SPOKEN FROM THE HEART, by Laura Bush. ( B BUSH )
A memoir from the former first lady.
*7 THE LAST STAND, by Nathaniel Philbrick. ( 973.82 Philbrick )
Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
*8 THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot. ( B LACKS )
The the story of the woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951.

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS

The Orangeburg Library now has the following titles which are New York Times Best Sellers for this week.

Fiction:
*1 SIZZLING SIXTEEN, by Janet Evanovich.
The bounty hunter Stephanie Plum comes to the aid of a cousin with gambling debts.
*2 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson.
The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.
*3 THE OVERTON WINDOW, by Glenn Beck.
A public relations executive and the woman he loves fight to expose a conspiracy to transform America.
*4 FAMILY TIES, by Danielle Steel.
A woman who raised her deceased sister’s three children must juggle their needs, her business and the new man in her life.
*5 THE LION, by Nelson DeMille.
John Corey, now a federal agent, pursues a Libyan terrorist who has returned to America bent on revenge.
*6 THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
*7 THE PASSAGE, by Justin Cronin.
More than a hundred years in the future, a small group resists the vampires who have taken over North America.
*8 WHIPLASH, by Catherine Coulter.
The F.B.I. agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock help investigate misdeeds at a pharmaceutical company.
*9 FRANKENSTEIN: LOST SOULS, by Dean Koontz.
Book 4 in the reimagining of the classic tale.
*10 DEAD IN THE FAMILY, by Charlaine Harris.
Sookie Stackhouse is exhausted in the aftermath of a Fae war.
*11 LOWCOUNTRY SUMMER, by Dorothea Benton Frank.
In this sequel to “Plantation,” a woman returns home after her mother’s death to encounter old secrets and lies.
*12 THE SPY, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott.
In 1908, a detective investigates spies who are trying to keep America from developing dreadnought battleships.
*13 BROKEN, by Karin Slaughter.
There is friction between the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Grant County Police Department when Dr. Sara Linton calls in Special Agent Will Trent from Atlanta.
*14 61 HOURS, by Lee Child.
Jack Reacher helps the police in a small South Dakota town protect a witness in a drug trial.

Nonfiction:
*1 THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. ( 330.973 Lewis )
The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight. *2 CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler. ( 814 Han )
More humorous personal essays from the comedian.814 Han
*3 SPOKEN FROM THE HEART, by Laura Bush. ( B BUSH )
A memoir from the former first lady.
*4 EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON, by S. C. Gwynne. ( B PARKER )
The story of Quanah Parker, the last and greatest chief of the Comanches.
*5 WAR, by Sebastian Junger. ( 958.104 Junger )
The intense lives of American soldiers in a lethal corner of Afghanistan, by the author of “The Perfect Storm.”
*6 OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. ( 302 Gla )
Why some people succeed, from the author of “Blink.”
*7 UNCHARTED TERRITORI, by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin. ( B SPELLING )
Humorous stories about juggling Hollywood work, marriage and motherhood.
*8 THE LAST STAND, by Nathaniel Philbrick. ( 973.82 Philbrick )
Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
*9 THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot. (B LACKS)
The story of the woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951 and have since supported a mountain of research.
*10 FURIOUS LOVE, by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger. ( 927.914 Kashner )
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton: the affair, the marriage, the divorce, the remarriage.
*11 HITCH-22, by Christopher Hitchens. ( B HITCHENS )
The trans-Atlantic journalist’s memoir.

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS

The Orangeburg Library now has the following titles which are New York Times Best Sellers for this week.

Fiction:
*1 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson.
The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.
*2 THE LION, by Nelson DeMille.
John Corey, now a federal agent, pursues a Libyan terrorist who has returned to America bent on revenge.
*3 THE PASSAGE, by Justin Cronin.
More than a hundred years in the future, a small group resists the vampires who have taken over North America.
*4 THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
*5 THE SPY, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott.
In 1908, a detective investigates spies who are trying to keep America from developing dreadnought battleships.
*6 DEAD IN THE FAMILY, by Charlaine Harris.
Sookie Stackhouse is exhausted in the aftermath of a Fae war.
*7 61 HOURS, by Lee Child.
Jack Reacher helps the police in a small South Dakota town protect a witness in a drug trial.
*8 BULLET, by Laurell K. Hamilton.
Anita Blake, vampire hunter, is menaced by the Mother of All Darkness, who wants to take over her body.
*9 STORM PREY, by John Sandford.
Lucas Davenport’s wife is a witness to a botched robbery and murder in the 20th novel in the “Prey” series.
*10 INNOCENT, by Scott Turow.
Turow revisits the characters from “Presumed Innocent.”
*11 HEART OF THE MATTER, by Emily Giffin.
The lives of two women converge after an accident.
*12 THE BURNING WIRE, by Jeffery Deaver.
The forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme investigates a series of murderous electrical explosions.
*13 THE 9TH JUDGMENT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
Detective Lindsay Boxer pursues a killer who’s preying on women and children.
*14 THE BOURNE OBJECTIVE, by Eric Van Lustbader.
Robert Ludlum’s character Jason Bourne matches wits with a vicious Russian mercenary.
*15 DEATH ECHO, by Elizabeth Lowell.
A former C.I.A. operative tracks a yacht with a deadly cargo.

Nonfiction:
*1 SPOKEN FROM THE HEART, by Laura Bush. ( B BUSH )
A memoir from the former first lady.
*2 THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. ( 330.973 Lewis )
The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.
*3 WAR, by Sebastian Junger. ( 958.104 Junger )
The intense lives of American soldiers in a lethal corner of Afghanistan, by the author of “The Perfect Storm.”
*4 CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler. ( 814 Han )
More humorous personal essays from the comedian.
*5 THE LAST STAND, by Nathaniel Philbrick. ( 973.82 Philbrick )
Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
*6 HITCH-22, by Christopher Hitchens. ( B Hitchens )
The trans-Atlantic journalist’s memoir.
*7 OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. ( 302 Gla )
Why some people succeed, from the author of “Blink.”
*8 THE PACIFIC, by Hugh Ambrose. ( 940.54 Amb )
Stories of Marines and a Navy pilot during World War II; companion volume for an HBO mini-series.
*9 THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot. ( B LACKS ) Race, poverty and science intertwine in the story of the woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951 and have supported a mountain of research undertaken since then.

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS

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:
DEAD IN THE FAMILY, by Charlaine Harris.
THE 9TH JUDGMENT, by James Patterson.
INNOCENT, by Scott Turow.
THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
DELIVER US FROM EVIL, by David Baldacci.
THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE, by Mary Higgins Clark.
HANNAH’S LIST, by Debbie Macomber.
BLUE-EYED DEVIL, by Robert B. Parker.
TELL-ALL, by Chuck Palahniuk.
THE DOUBLE COMFORT SAFARI CLUB, by Alexander McCall Smith.
EVERY LAST ONE, by Anna Quindlen.
THE IMPERFECTIONISTS, by Tom Rachman.
ISLAND BENEATH THE SEA, by Isabel Allende.
THIS BODY OF DEATH, by Elizabeth George.
MATTERHORN, by Karl Marlantes.

Nonfiction:
SPOKEN FROM THE HEART, by Laura Bush.
THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis.
THIS TIME TOGETHER, by Carol Burnett.
CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler.
OPRAH, by Kitty Kelley.
THE LAST STAND, by Nathaniel Philbrick.
THE PACIFIC, by Hugh Ambrose.
THE BEDWETTER, by Sarah Silverman.
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot.
OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell.
I’LL MATURE WHEN I’M DEAD, by Dave Barry

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS (05/09/2010)

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:
DELIVER US FROM EVIL, by David Baldacci.
THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
THE DOUBLE COMFORT SAFARI CLUB, by Alexander McCall Smith.
THIS BODY OF DEATH, by Elizabeth George.
LUCID INTERVALS, by Stuart Woods.
THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE, by Mary Higgins Clark.
BURNING LAMP, by Amanda Quick.
EVERY LAST ONE, by Anna Quindlen.
EIGHT DAYS TO LIVE, by Iris Johansen.
CAUGHT, by Harlan Coben.
A RIVER IN THE SKY, by Elizabeth Peters.
HOUSE RULES, by Jodi Picoult.
MATTERHORN, by Karl Marlantes.
THE WALK, by Richard Paul Evans.
DECEPTION, by Jonathan Kellerman.

Nonfiction:
THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis.
OPRAH, by Kitty Kelley.
CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler.
THIS TIME TOGETHER, by Carol Burnett.
13 BANKERS, by Simon Johnson.
THE PACIFIC, by Hugh Ambrose.
THE BRIDGE, by David Remnick.
2010 TAKE BACK AMERICA, by Dick Morris.
COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCE, by Karl Rove.
OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell.
THE END OF WALL STREET, by Roger Lowenstein.
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot.
GAME CHANGE, by John Heilemann.

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS (04/24/2010)

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 HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
CAUGHT, by Harlan Coben.
THE WALK, by Richard Paul Evans.
A RIVER IN THE SKY, by Elizabeth Peters.
HOUSE RULES, by Jodi Picoult.
THE BLACK CAT, by Martha Grimes.
DECEPTION, by Jonathan Kellerman.
MATTERHORN, by Karl Marlantes.
SOLAR, by Ian McEwan.
CAT OF THE CENTURY, by Rita Mae Brown.
THE SILENT SEA, by Clive Cussler.
IMPERFECT BIRDS, by Anne Lamott.

Nonfiction
CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler.
THE BRIDGE, by David Remnick.
THIS TIME TOGETHER, by Carol Burnett.
THE PACIFIC, by Hugh Ambrose.
COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCE, by Karl Rove.
GAME CHANGE, by John Heilemann.
CHRISTIANITY, by Diarmaid MacCulloch.
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot.
OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell.
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom.

New & Notable

Fiction
Allende, Isabel: Island Beneath the Sea.
From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans, an unforgettable slave and concubine is determined to claim her own destiny against impossible odds.

Berg, Elizabeth: The Last Time I Saw You.
To each of the men and women who attend their fortieth high school reunion, the experience of reconnecting means something dramatically different.

Evans, Richard Paul: The Walk.
This new series portrays a man who loses everything and decides to walk across the U.S. Join him on his journey.

McEwan, Ian: Solar.
Climate change is chiefly an engineering problem to scientist, Michael Beard, and his solution is lighter, more elegant and surprising than expected.

Non-Fiction
Barry, Dave: I’ll Mature When I’m Dead.
Enjoy this hilarious exploration of the treacherous state of adulthood including fatherhood, self-image, certain medical procedures, technology and the battle of the sexes.

Burnett, Carol: This Time Together.
In engaging anecdotes, Carol Burnett discusses her remarkable friendships with stars such at Jimmy Stewart and Lucille Ball, highlights the background behind famous scenes and allows us to cry during her sorrows, rejoice in her successes, and finally, always, to laugh.

Eig, Jonathan: Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured America’s Most Wanted Gangster.
Based on newly released government documents and wiretaps, the former editor of the Chicago Bureau of The Wall Street Journal tells how the nation's most-wanted criminal was really caught.

Monahan, Evelyn and Neidel-Greenlee, Rosemary: A Few Good Women: America’s Military Women from World War I to the War in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Beginning with World War I and ending with the present engagements, the authors vividly describe the long, complex process that led women to join the military.

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS

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:
1 WORST CASE, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.
A New York detective raising 10 children alone investigates a string of kidnappings and killings of teenagers by a villain with unusual motives.
2 THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s ­Mississippi.
3 FLIRT, by Laurell K. Hamilton.
Anita Blake, vampire hunter, and the males in her life; the 18th book in the series.
4 WINTER GARDEN, by Kristin Hannah.
After their father’s death, two sisters must cooperate to run his apple orchard and care for their difficult mother.
5 THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown.
Robert Langdon among the Masons.
6 SECRETS OF EDEN, by Chris Bohjalian.
Murder, domestic abuse, spirituality and secrets in a small Vermont town.
7 KISSER, by Stuart Woods.
Stone Barrington, the New York cop turned lawyer, pursues a case of financial fraud on the Upper East Side.
8 THE SWAN THIEVES, by Elizabeth Kostova.
A psychiatrist treating a man who tried to slash a canvas in the National Gallery is drawn into the world of French Impressionism; from the author of “The Historian.”
9 THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson.
A Swedish hacker becomes a murder suspect.
10 I, ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson.
Tracking the murderer of a relative, Alex Cross discovers a wild Washington scene with explosive secrets.
11 THE FIRST RULE, by Robert Crais.
Elvis Cole and his partner, Joe Pike, set out to clear the reputation of a former military contractor who has been murdered.
12 THE WOLF AT THE DOOR, by Jack Higgins.
Someone is targeting the members of an elite British intelligence team, and Sean Dillon believes it is an old nemesis.
13 I, SNIPER, by Stephen Hunter.
Bob Lee Swagger discovers that the murder of four ’60s radicals is more complicated than it seems.
14 THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks.
A 17-year-old girl spends the summer with her divorced father in North Carolina and finds many kinds of love.

Nonfiction:
1 GAME CHANGE, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin.
Behind the scenes at the 2008 election with Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, John and Elizabeth Edwards, John McCain and Sarah Palin.
2 THE POLITICIAN, by Andrew Young.
A tell-all by John Edwards’s closest aide.
3 ON THE BRINK, by Henry M. Paulson Jr..
The Treasury secretary during the autumn of 2008 describes the decisions that were made during the financial meltdown.
4 I AM OZZY, by Ozzy Osbourne with Chris Ayres.
Recollections of heavy metal’s “Prince of Darkness.”
5 THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot.
Race, poverty and science intertwine in the story of the woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951 and have supported a mountain of research undertaken since then.
6 COMMITTED, by Elizabeth Gilbert.
The author of “Eat, Pray, Love” wrestles with, and overcomes, her ambivalence about marriage.
7 HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom.
A suburban rabbi and a Detroit pastor teach lessons about the comfort of belief.
8 STAYING TRUE, by Jenny Sanford.
The ups and downs of life with South Carolina’s Gov. Mark Sanford, by his estranged wife.
9 OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell.
Why some people succeed, from the author of “Blink.”
10 JUST KIDS, by Patti Smith.
The godmother of punk recalls her life with Robert Mapplethorpe and their yearnings for a life in art in the New York City of the 1960s and ’70s.
11 STONES INTO SCHOOLS, by Greg Mortenson.
Building schools, many of them for girls, in northeast Afghanistan; takes up where “Three Cups of Tea” left off.

New & Notable

NON-FICTION:
Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker/ James McManus
A thorough examination of the game’s history and rise to a global phenomenon

Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale/ Gwen Cooper
A woman adopts a blind cat that touches her life in unexpected ways.

K2: Life and Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain/ Ed Viestrus
A seasoned mountaineer recounts his experience in scaling the most treacherous mountain.

Open: An Autobiography/ Andre Agassi
A champion tennis player narrates his captivating rise to celebrity status.

FICTION:
The Help/ Kathryn Stockett.
A young southern writer interviews several African American maids a few years prior to the civil rights movement.

Lacuna/ Barbara Kingsolver.
An American boy comes of age and under the influence of radical artists and politics in 1930s Mexico.

Under the Dome/ Stephen King.
Small town residents react when their community is inexplicably enclosed under an impenetrable force field.

Wolf Hall/ Hilary Mantel.
Thomas Cromwell rises to power and influence during the rein of King Henry VIII.

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS

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:
I, ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson.
PIRATE LATITUDES, by Michael Crichton.
THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown.
UNDER THE DOME, by Stephen King.
BREATHLESS, by Dean Koontz.
FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham.
THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
THE WRECKER, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott.
THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks
PURSUIT OF HONOR, by Vince Flynn.
THE GATHERING STORM, by Robert Jordan.
THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver.
TRUE BLUE, by David Baldacci.
THE SCARPETTA FACTOR, by Patricia Cornwell.

Nonfiction:
GOING ROGUE, by Sarah Palin.
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom.
OPEN, by Andre Agassi.
SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt.
TRUE COMPASS, by Edward M. Kennedy.
THE IMPERIAL CRUISE, by James Bradley.
OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell.
LAST WORDS, by George Carlin with Tony Hendra.
WHEN THE GAME WAS OURS, by Larry Bird.

New DVDs

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

April 2011

Casino Jack

I Love You Phillip Morris

Little Fockers

Tron- Legacy

4/12/2011

Chronicle of Narnia - Voyage of the Dawn

Country Strong

4/15/2011

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part 1

4/19/2011

Gulliver's Travels

Kings Speech

Rabbit Hole

Somewhere

The Way Back

4/26/2011

3 Idiots (foreign)

March 2011

Burlesque

Faster

Love & Other Drugs

127 Hours

Elmo's World-Penguins and Animal Friends

Thomas and Friends-Pop Goes Thomas

Inside Job Jackass 3

Morning Glory

The Next Three Days

Fighter

Hereafter

Switch

Batman Brave and the Bold Season 1 Part 2

Barbie - A Fairy Secret

Peanuts Double Feature- Snoopy Come Home

Rugrats The Trilogy Movie Collection

How Do You Know

Skyline

Tourist

Yogi Bear

Black Swan

Fair Game

Made in Dagenham

Tangled

Hulk vs. Thor

February 2011

Let Me In

Conviction

Never Let Me Go

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (childrens)

Pokemon Arceus and the Jewel of Life (childrens)

You Again

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Paranormal Activity 2

My Soul to Take Life As We Know it

For Colored Girls

Curious George A Bike Ride Adventure (childrens)

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Waiting for Superman (documentary)

Kites- The Remix

Paddington Bear Marmalade Madness (childrens)

Unstoppable

Due Date

Get Low

MegaMind

January 2011

The Last Exorcism ( DVD 3586 )

Machete

Dinner for Schmucks Case 39

Catfish

Super friends! Season one Volume two (children) (DVD 3594J)

Goosebumps. Go eat worms (children)

Thomas & friends. The lion of Sodor (children)

Angelina ballerina. Nutcracker sweet (children) (DVD 3597J)

Challenge of the Super Friends. United they stand (children)

Goosebumps. The blob that ate everyone (children)

LEGO Hero factory. Rise of the rookies (chidren) (DVD 3602J)

The Brady bunch, the complete third season (chidren)

A Charlie Brown Valentine (children) (DVD 3609J)

Piranha

Social Network

Alpha and Omega (children)

Max and Ruby Bunnytales (children)

Yo Gabba Gabba - Let's Visit the Doctor (children)

Stone

Takers Animal Kingdom

Buried

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest Nowhere Boy

Secretariat

Red

Saw - The Final Chapter