NEW BOOKs for December 2012

Non Fiction Are Your Prescriptions Killing You? By Armon B. Neel, Jr. • 615.7 N292a Pharmacist Armon B. Neel, Jr. reveals what you need to know about the risks, dangers, and benefits of prescription drugs.

British Columbia: A New Historical Atlas By Derek Hayes • 911.711 H326b This collection of over 900 maps reveals the thoughts and plans of the dreamers, explorers and dynasty makers who built today's British Columbia.

I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had By Tony Danza • 371.2 D237i Danza's absorbing account of the year he spent teaching tenth-grade English at Philadelphia’s largest high school.

On Saudi Arabia By Karen Elliott House • 953.8 H816o The author examines Saudi Arabia’s past and present, and makes an assessment of their future and how it may affect ours.

The Things That Matter By Nate Berkus • 747 B455t Berkus invites us into his favorite homes--ones that belong to friends, celebrities, and regular folk with a knack for creating stunning spaces.

This Machine Kills Secrets By Andy Greenberg • 364.168 G829t The world of politically-motivated hackers, from the cryptography revolution of the 1970s to WikiLeaks founding hacker Julian Assange, is revealed.

Biography Hello Gorgeous By William J. Mann • 782.42164 St83m The best-selling biographer of Katharine Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor gives us the story of Barbra Streisand and her transformation into a superstar.

The Kind of Life It’s Been By Lloyd Robertson • 070.43 R547k Lloyd Robertson, an icon in Canadian broadcasting, chronicles his troubled childhood and his 57-year career in the news business.

Lone Assassin By Helmut Ortner • 943.086 EL76o Ortner describes the events that led Georg Eiser to make the decision to assassinate Hitler, his attempt, and the aftermath.

The Search for Anne Perry By Joanne Drayton • 823 P429d When she was a teenager, Perry and a friend were convicted of murder. The author discusses the connections between Perry’s life and her fiction.

Solo: Memoir of Hope By Hope Solo • 796.334 So47s Hope Solo, American soccer goalkeeper and Olympic gold medalist, shares the riveting story of her personal and professional life.

Winter Journal By Paul Auster • 818 Au75w Bestselling author Auster gives us a moving and highly personal meditation on the body, time, and language itself.

Fiction

The Shadow Girls By Henning Mankell Three vastly different women from different parts of the world become the shadow girls of poet Jesper Humlin when he meets them at his writing workshop in Gothenburg.

The Elephant Keepers’ Children By Peter Hoeg Told from the precocious perspective of fourteen-year-old Peter, three siblings must cope when their parents suddenly go missing.

Tier One Wild By Dalton Fury An international thrill ride from the black ops nerve center of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) to the bloody streets of Cairo.

Beautiful Lies By Clare Clark In Victorian England, as tabloids were coming into their own, the comfortable lives of a firebrand politician and his beautiful wife, who leads a double life, are threatened. Based on a true story.

Mrs. Queen Takes the Train By William Kuhn In need of some excitement and adventure, the Queen of England boards a train to Scotland and goes missing. Her eclectic staff must find her before her absence becomes a national scandal.

The Lost Prince By Selden Edwards The sequel to the best selling The Little Book is about a love that is capable of bridging unfathomable distances.

Mysteries Death in the Floating City By Tasha Alexander When Lady Emily’s father-in-law is murdered and her husband disappears, she learns that the past does not give up its secrets easily.

Eleven Pipers Piping By C C Benison When Father Tom Christmas discovers that a piper died of poison at the annual Burns dinner at Thornford Regis, he soon learns secrets that have been kept for generations.

The Malice of Fortune By Michael Ennis Against a teeming canvas of Borgia politics, Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci come together to unmask an enigmatic serial killer.

Murder Most Austen By Tracy Kiely On the way to the Jane Austen Festival, Professor Baines, who claims to know the true cause of Austen’s death, is killed presumably by an outraged Austen fan.

A Fatal Winter By G M Malliet Max, an Anglican priest, former MI5 agent, and village heartthrob, investigates two deaths at Chedrow Castle, but a romantic interest and the arrival of family guests distract from his focus.

The Black House By Peter May Every step forward in solving two murders takes Detective Macleod closer to a dangerous confrontation with the tragic events of the past that shaped--and nearly destroyed--his life.

Quick Picks

The Absent One By Jussi Adler-Olsen

Back to Blood By Tom Wolfe

Flight Behavior By Barbara Kingsolver

Iced By Karen Marie Moning

Into the Woods By Kim Harrison

An Irish Country Wedding By Patrick Taylor

The Light Between Oceans By M. L. Stedman

Live by Night By Dennis Lehane

Looking for Yesterday By Marcia Muller

The Marseille Caper By Peter Mayle

Merry Christmas, Alex Cross By James Patterson

The Racketeer By John Grisham

The Sins of the Mother By Danielle Steel

Sleep No More By Iris Johansen

The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds By Alexander McCall Smith

NEW FILMS for December 2012

Feature Films

The Avengers When an unexpected enemy threatens Earth, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. gathers together several superheroes to protect the world. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans. 2012

Le Bonheur des Autres = The Happiness of Others A man in his fifties, about to start a new family with a much younger woman, must come to terms with his philandering past and track record as an absent father. In French with English subtitles. 2011

The Gambling Man A gambler’s past catches up with him when his newly-successful life is turned upside down by a tragedy. Robson Green, Ian Cullen. 1994

The Glass Virgin Set in the 1870s, a wealthy young girl abandons her comfortable life after discovering a family secret. Emily Mortimer, Brendan Coyle. 1994

Gospel Hill A small southern town is still haunted by a racially-motivated murder that happened thirty years ago. Danny Glover, Angela Bassett. 2008

Hatfields & McCoys After returning from the Civil War, two men spark a feud between their families that leads to battles and calls for vengeance. Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton. 2012

The Hedgehog A bored eleven-year old girl befriends her building's concierge and new neighbor who inspire her to change her pessimistic outlook on life. In French with English subtitles. 2011

The Hunter Martin, a skilled mercenary, is sent to Tasmania by an anonymous biotech company to hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger. Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill. 2011

In Darkness A sewer worker and petty thief in the Polish town of Lvov encounters a group of Jews hiding within the tunnels. In Polish with English subtitles. 2011

Off White Lies A father and daughter posed as refugees from Israel's bombarded north during the second Lebanon War, and are taken in by a well-off family in Jerusalem. In Hebrew with English subtitles. 2011

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest A rebellious patient battles Nurse Ratched (Fletcher) and the mental institution he has been sent to. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher. 1975

One Million Years B.C. In the prehistoric world a man and woman leave their people and set off to explore the world together. John Richardson, Raquel Welch. 1966

Rashomon The murder of a man and the rape of his wife are told from four different perspectives. In Japanese with English subtitles. 1950

Rebecca A timid young girl marries a troubled widower only to find her new home is haunted by the memory of Rebecca, the first wife. Charles Dance, Diana Rigg. 1997

Romeo + Juliet: Music Edition The classic story of star-crossed lovers, set in a futuristic urban Verona Beach. Leonard DiCaprio, Claire Danes. 1996

TV Shows

All Creatures Great & Small. Complete Series 3 Collection Being Erica. Season Four The Big C. The Complete Second Season Dexter. The Sixth Season Glee. The Complete Third Season Homeland. The Complete First Season Missing. The Complete First Season Roswell. The Complete Second Season V: the Original Miniseries

Documentaries

How to Boil a Frog: The Movie about Saving Civilization with Comedy DVD304.2 H83c

Ancient Culture: People DVD306 An22p

Whale Wars DVD333.9595 W552

The Clean Bin Project DVD363.728 C58b

The Woman with the Five Elephants DVD418.04 G275j

Ancient Discoveries: War in the Ancient World DVD609 An22w

Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead DVD616.398 F268c

Discoveries – America. Artist Profiles, Wood DVD736.4 D631b

Knitting Daily TV: Series 200 DVD746.43 K749 series 200

Best of Christmas by Andy Williams • DVD781.723 W67b

Queen: Days of our Lives DVD782.42166 Q31o

Cha Cha DVD793.33 C344b

Jive DVD793.33 J568b

Rumba DVD793.33 R864g

Samba DVD793.33 Sa44g

20 Essential Drills for Beginner’s Tennis DVD796.342 T918s

20 Essential Drills to Volley Like a Pro DVD796.342 T918sv

Journeys Through the British Isles DVD914.1 J826r

Cruise Greece DVD914.95 C888q

Canada: The Undiscovered Land DVD917.1 C16r

NEW MUSIC for December 2012

PART ONE

Heaven by Rebecca Ferguson • CD BLUES FERGUSON

A Cup of Joe by Chuck Jackson • CD BLUES JACKSON C

Allen Stone by Allen Stone • CD BLUES STONE ALL

The Soul Sessions. Vol. 2 by Joss Stone • CD BLUES STONE JOS

Hillbilly Jedi by Big & Rich • CD COUNTRY BIG & RIC

All Over the Road by Easton Corbin • CD COUNTRY CORBIN EA

Down and Out in Upalong by Good, Pinsent & Keelor • CD COUNTRY GOOD PINS

The Johnny Cash Music Festival 2011 CD COUNTRY JOHNNY CA

Cabin Fever by Corb Lund • CD COUNTRY LUND CORB

Home for Christmas by Celtic Woman • CD HOLIDAY CELTIC WO

Bill & Gloria Gaither’s 12 Christmas Favorites by Bill Gaither • CD HOLIDAY GAITHER B

Christmas with Scotty McCreery by Scotty McCreery • CD HOLIDAY MCCREERY

Christmas Time’s A-Coming by Oak Ridge Boys • CD HOLIDAY OAK RIDGE

Christmas Live! by Kenny Rogers • CD HOLIDAY ROGERS KE

Cheers, It’s Christmas by Blake Shelton • CD HOLIDAY SHELTON B

A Very Special Christmas 25 years CD HOLIDAY VERY SPEC

Sophisticated Ladies by Peter Appleyard • CD JAZZ APPLEYARD

Spirit Dance by David Braid • CD JAZZ BRAID DAV

Gratitude by Brandi Disterheft • CD JAZZ DISTERHEF

Esprit de Four by Fourplay • CD JAZZ FOURPLAY

Reality and Fantasy by Raphael Gualazzi • CD JAZZ GUALAZZI

Stages by Halie Loren • CD JAZZ LOREN HAL

Sunrise by Masabumi Kikuchi Trio • CD JAZZ MASABUMI

Headquarters by Monkey House • CD JAZZ MONKEY HO

Initial Here by Linda Oh • CD JAZZ OH LINDA

Christian a Tunde Adjuah by Christian Scott • CD JAZZ SCOTT CHR

Clusterfunk by Shuffle Demons • CD JAZZ SHUFFLE D

Breakthrough by Julian Vaughn • CD JAZZ VAUGHN JU

Shut Up and Dance by Victoria Duffield • CD POP DUFFIELD

Dirty Bass by Far East Movement • CD POP FAR EAST

No Boundaries by Natalie MacMaster • CD POP MACMASTER

Summer Anthems 2012 CD POP SUMMER AN 2012

The American Dream by Allstar Weekend • CD ROCK ALLSTAR W

The Secrets to Life by At the Skylines • CD ROCK AT THE SK

Mirage of Rock by Band of Horses • CD ROCK BAND OF H

Four by Bloc Party • CD ROCK BLOC PART

Pretty Lost by Capitol 6 • CD ROCK CAPITOL 6

CerAmony by Ceramony • CD ROCK CERAMONY

Underwater Sunshine; or What We Did on our Summer Vacation by Counting Crows • CD ROCK COUNTING

The Sheepdogs by Ewan Currie • CD ROCK CURRIE EW

Ways & Means by Green • CD ROCK GREEN

Battle Born by Killers • CD ROCK KILLERS

Landline by Greg Laswell • CD ROCK LASWELL G

Last of a Dyin’ Breed by Lynyrd Skynyrd • CD ROCK LYNYRD SK

North by Matchbox Twenty • CD ROCK MATCHBOX

Born and Raised by John Mayer • CD ROCK MAYER JOH

Synthetica by Metric • CD ROCK METRIC

Havoc and Bright Lights by Alanis Morissette • CD ROCK MORISSETTE

The Joshua Tree by U2 • CD ROCK U2

Chariots of Fire: the Play: Music from the Stage Show by Vangelis • CD SHOWS CHARIOTS

DC 75: the Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection CD SHOWS DC 75

The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD SHOWS PERKS OF

Folila by Amadou & Mariam • CD WORLD AFRICA AMADOU &

See Me Mama by Emmanuel Jal • CD WORLD AFRICA JAL EMMAN

Daniela Nardi’s Espresso Manifesto by Paolo Conte • CD WORLD EUR-ITALY CONTE PAO

Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole • CD WORLD PACIF HAW KAMAKAWIW

Ferne geliebte by Christian Gerhaher • CD782.42 G315f

I Saw Eternity by Elora Festival Singers • CD782.5 EL68i

From Here on Out CD784.2 F925m

Symphonique by Jacques Hetu • CD784.2 H477s

Symphony no. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven • CD784.2184 B393 9

Landscapes: Music for String Quartet by Ernest Bloch • CD785.7194 N733f

Quartet, Strings, no. 14, D810, no. 13, D804, no. 15, D887 by Franz Peter Schubert • CD785.7194 Sc78a

The Chopin Album by Frederic Chopin • CD786.2 C455La

Solo Piano II by Chilly Gonzales • CD786.2 G589s

Justice by Justice • CD786.74 J984j

The Silver Violin by Nicola Benedetti • CD787.2 B434s

PART TWO Two Eleven by Brandy • CD BLUES BRANDY

The Apollo Theatre Presents, in person, the James Brown Show: James Brown Live at the Apollo (1962) by James Brown • CD BLUES BROWN JAM

Blak and Blu by Gary Clark • CD BLUES CLARK GAR

The Blue Guitar Sessions by Jesse Cook • CD BLUES COOK JESS

The Soul Station: vol. 01, The Songs of Sam Cooke by Sam Cooke • CD BLUES COOKE SAM

Nothin But Love by Robert Cray Band • CD BLUES CRAY ROBE

Locked Down by Dr. John • CD BLUES JOHN

Brothers in Bamako by Habib Koite • CD BLUES KOITE HAB

Night Train by Jason Aldean • CD COUNTRY ALDEAN JA

New to this Town by Kix Brooks • CD COUNTRY BROOKS KI

Uncaged by Zac Brown Band • CD COUNTRY BROWN ZAC

Change My Mind by Billy Ray Cyrus • CD COUNTRY CYRUS BIL

Hunter Hayes by Hunter Hayes • CD COUNTRY HAYES HUN

Kin by Mary Karr • CD COUNTRY KARR MARY

Hope on the Rocks by Toby Keith • CD COUNTRY KEITH TOB

Now! Country. 7 CD COUNTRY NOW! COUN no. 7

Red by Taylor Swift • CD COUNTRY SWIFT TAY

No More Pennies by Dave Gunning • CD FOLK GUNNING D

Hot House

by Chick Corea • CD JAZZ COREA CHI

Glad Rag Doll by Diana Krall • CD JAZZ KRALL DIA

Where Do You Start by Brad Mehldau Trio • CD JAZZ MEHLDAU B

St. Peter & 57th St by Preservation Hall Jazz Band • CD JAZZ PRESERVAT

Live in Hollywood by Poncho Sanchez • CD JAZZ SANCHEZ P

Viva Duets by Tony Bennett • CD POP BENNETT T

Album Title Goes Here by Deadmau5 • CD POP DEADMAU5

The Spirit Indestructible by Nelly Furtado • CD POP FURTADO N

The Beautiful Wild by Jenn Grant • CD POP GRANT JEN

Kiss by Carly Rae Jepsen • CD POP JEPSEN CA

Sticks & Stones by Cher Lloyd • CD POP LLOYD CHE

White Light by George Michael • CD POP MICHAEL G

The Origin of Love by Mika • CD POP MIKA

Tomahawk Technique by Sean Paul • CD POP PAUL SEAN

Paradise by Cody Simpson • CD POP SIMPSON C

Release Me

by Barbra Streisand • CD POP STREISAND

The Fate of the World Depends on this Kiss by Whitehorse • CD POP WHITEHORS

Music from Another Dimension! by Aerosmith • CD ROCK AEROSMITH

Dead Silence by Billy Talent • CD ROCK BILLY TAL

Afterglow by Black Country Communion • CD ROCK BLACK COU

Rock and Roll is Black and Blue by Danko Jones • CD ROCK DANKO JON

Tempest by Bob Dylan • CD ROCK DYLAN BOB

Uno! by Green Day • CD ROCK GREEN DAY

By My Side by Ben Harper • CD ROCK HARPER BE

Fanatic by Heart • CD ROCK HEART

Monster by Kiss • CD ROCK KISS

Country, God or the Girl by K*naan • CD ROCK K*NAAN

Away From the World by Dave Matthews Band • CD ROCK MATTHEWS

Born to Sing: No Plan B by Van Morrison • CD ROCK MORRISON

Sticks by Mother Mother • CD ROCK MOTHER MO

Babel by Mumford & Sons • CD ROCK MUMFORD &

The 2nd Law by Muse • CD ROCK MUSE

Push and Shove by No Doubt • CD ROCK NO DOUBT

One Bad Son by One Bad Son • CD ROCK ONE BAD S

The Truth About Love by P!nk • CD ROCK PINK

#3 by Script • CD ROCK SCRIPT

King Animal by Soundgarden • CD ROCK SOUNDGARD

The North by Stars • CD ROCK STARS

House of Gold & Bones part 1 by Stone Sour • CD ROCK STONE SOU

Transit of Venus by Three Days Grace • CD ROCK THREE DAY

Come Home to Mama by Martha Wainwright • CD ROCK WAINWRIGH

Glad All Over by Wallflowers • CD ROCK WALLFLOWE

Take the Crown by Robbie Williams • CD ROCK WILLIAMS

Psychedelic Pill by Neil Young • CD ROCK YOUNG NEI

La Futura by ZZ Top • CD ROCK ZZ TOP

Searching for Sugar Man by Sixto Rodriguez • CD SHOWS SEARCHING

Skyfall 007: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Thomas Newman • CD SHOWS SKYFALL

That’s Entertainment: a Celebration of the MGM Film Musical by John Wilson Orchestra • CD SHOWS THAT'S EN

Fatou by Fatoumata Diawara • CD WORLD AFRICA DIAWARA F

The Rough Guide to the Music of Ethiopia CD WORLD AFRICA ROUGH GUI

Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff by Georges I. Gurdjieff • CD WORLD EUR-EAST GURDJIEFF

The Rough Guide to the Music of Hungary CD WORLD EUR-EAST ROUGH GUI

Ruido en el Sistema = Static in the System by Alex Cuba • CD WORLD LATIN AMER CUBA ALEX

Her Eyes Illuminate by Gordon Grdina • CD WORLD MID EAST GRDINA GO

Grand Voyage by Quadro Nuevo • CD WORLD QUADRO NU