Please check out the online catalog or give us a call at 241-1472 to put any of these items on hold.

Fiction

Bernanos, Georges. The Diary of a Country Priest.

Cain, Chelsea. HeartSick.

Clark, Clare. The Nature of Monsters.

Cook, Claire. Life’s a Beach.

Cussler, Clive with Paul Kemprecos. The Navigator: A Kurt Austin Adventure.

Ellis, David. Eye of the Beholder.

Erickson, Carolly. The Secret Life of Josephine.

Frimansson, Inger. Good Night, My Darling.

Iacovelli, Renald. The Polity of Beasts.

Jackson, Lisa. Almost Dead.

Johnson, Denis.  Tree of Smoke.

July, Miranda. No One Belongs Here More than You.

Keillor, Garrison. Pontoon.

Kerouac, Jack. On the Road: The Original Scroll.

Kimmel, Haven. The Used World.

Landvik, Lorna. The View from Mount Joy.

Packer, Ann. Songs Without Words.

Patterson, James. You’ve Been Warned.

Preston, Douglas. The Wheel of Darkness.

Rucka, Greg. Patriot Acts.

Stovall, Jim. The Ultimate Gift.

Sweeney, Aoibheann. Among Other Things, I’ve Taken Up Smoking.

Tsukiyama, Gail. The Street of a Thousand Blossoms.

Turner, Nancy E. The Star Garden.

Underwood, Blair. Casanegra.

White, Michael.  Soul Catcher.

Mystery

Albert, Susan Wittig. The Tale of Hawthorn House.

Benn, James. The First Wave.

Berenson, Lauren. Hounded to Death.

Crosby, Ellen. The Chardonnay Charade: A Wine Country Mystery.

Dunn, Carola. The Bloody Tower.

Johnson, Pat. The Buffalo Nickel.

McInnerny, Ralph. Irish Alibi.

Muller, Marcia. Somewhere in the City: Selected Stories.

Sharp, Zoe. Second Shot.

Smiley, Patricia. Short Change.

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Denning, Troy. Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Inferno.

Young Adult

Alexie, Sherman.  The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. 

Shan, Darren. Cirque du Freak: Sons of Destiny.

Non-Fiction

Ackerman, Diane.  The Zookeeper’s Wife. 940.531835 A182

Baumol, William J. Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth an Prosperity. 330.122 B348

Bell, Rob. Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith.  261 B435

Bellavia, David, SSG with John R. Bruning. House to House: An Epic Memoir of War.  956.70443092 B437

Booth, Heather. Serving Teens Through Reader’s Advisory. 028.5 B725

Campbell, Alastair. The Blair Years. 941.086 C187

Cash, Vivian with Ann Sharpsteen. I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny. Biography Cash, V. C338

Clinton, Bill. Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World. 361.7 C641

Dahlin, Curtis A.  Dakota Uprising Victims: Gravestones and Stories. Oversize 978.00497 D131

Foreman, George. God in My Corner: A Spiritual Memoir. 277.3082092 F715

Gibbs, Nancy and Michael Duffy. The Preacher and the President: Billy Graham in the White House. Biography Graham, B. G443

Higbee, Paul and Les Voorhis. Spearfish Canyon: A Journey Beyond the Rim. Oversize 917.8391 S741

Holmes, Tony. Jane’s Vintage Aircraft Recognition Guide. 629.1333409 H753

Jarrett, Philip. The Color Encyclopedia of Incredible Airplanes. 629.1333409 J37

McFarland, John Robert. Now that I Have Cancer I Am Whole: Reflections on Life and Healing for Cancer Patients and Those Who Love Them. 242.4 M143

McKibben, Bill. Ignition: What You Can Do to Fight Global Warming and Spark a Movement. 363.73874

Pickard, Felice. Art and Sex in Greenwich Village. 809.93 P585

Reuter, Laurel. Marking the Land: Jim Dow in North Dakota. Oversize 978.4 D744

Roberts, Robin. Anne McCaffrey: A Life with Dragons. Biography McCaffrey, A. R646

Rosenberg, Scott. Dreaming in Code. 005.1 R813

Scheeres, Julia. Jesus Land. Biography Scheeres, J. S315

Ward, Geoffrey C. and Ken Burns. The War: An Intimate History 1941–1945. Oversize 940.5373 W258

Weisman, Alan. The World Without Us. 304.2 W428

White, Bruce. We Are at Home: Pictures of the Ojibwe People.  779.2089 W582

Winchester, Jim (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Modern Aircraft from Civilian Airliners to Military Superfighters.  Oversize 629.13303 E56

Zweig, Jason. Your Money and Your Brain: How the New Science of Neuroeconomics Can Help Make You Rich.  332.6 Z97

Children’s Nonfiction

January, Brendan. Little Bighorn: June 25, 1876.

Large Print

Picoult, Jodi. Nineteen Minutes.

Barnard, Neal D, MD. Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs.  LP 616.462 B259

DVD

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Series Three (Drama)

Meet the Browns (Comedy)

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Science Fiction)

 Please check out the online catalog or give us a call at 241-1472 to put any of these items on hold.

Fantasy writer Robert Jordan, author of the popular Wheel of Time series, died recently of primary amyloidosis. He was 58 years old. Although the fate of the unfinished twelfth volume, A Memory of Light, is unknown at this time, the previous books in the series are all available at the Fargo Public Library, in the Adult Fantasy/Science Fiction section.

 

The Wheel of Time series:

 

Prequel: New Spring (at 408 Roberts, Northport, and Southpointe)

Book One: The Eye of the World (at Northport and Southpointe)

Book Two: The Great Hunt (at 408 Roberts, Northport, and Southpointe)

Book Three: The Dragon Reborn (at Northport and Southpointe)

Book Four: The Shadow Rising (at 408 Roberts, Northport, and Southpointe)

Book Five: The Fires of Heaven (at 408 Roberts, Northport, and Southpointe)

Book Six: Lord of Chaos (at 408 Roberts, Northport, and Southpointe)

Book Seven: A Crown of Swords (at 408 Roberts, Northport, and Southpointe)

Book Eight: The Path of Daggers (at Northport and Southpointe)

Book Nine: Winter’s Heart (at Northport and Southpointe)

Book Ten: Crossroads of Twilight (at 408 Roberts, Northport, and Southpointe)

Book Eleven: Knife of Dreams (at 408 Roberts and Northport)

Arrr! Wednesday, September 19, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Even if you don’t have a parrot to carry around on your shoulder, you can always check out some piratical material to help get you in the spirit!

Items are at various Fargo Public Library locations; any of them can be placed on hold and/or shuttled to different branch for pickup.

Books:

Blackbeard: the Real Pirate of the Caribbean, by Dan Parry. 364.164092 P264. At Northport and Southpointe.

Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan’s Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe that Ended the Oulaws’ Bloody Reign, by Stephan Talty. 972.904 T152. At 408 Roberts Street, Northport, and Southpointe.

Under the Black Flag : the Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates, by David Cordingly. 910.45 C795. At Southpointe.

DVDs:

Blackbeard, Terror at Sea. Nonfiction 920 B628. At Southpointe.

Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl. Drama. At Northport.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Drama. At 408 Roberts, Northport, and Southpointe.

Sets of television shows from the pay cable networks like HBO and Showtime are among the most popular DVDs at the Fargo Public Library. Once you’ve watched the series, if your interest is piqued about the subject matter, you can explore several books related to the different subjects of the shows.

The following books are held at various Fargo Public Library locations; any of them can be placed on hold and/or shuttled to different branch for pickup. Check out the online catalog or give us a call at 241-1472 to put any of these items on hold.

If you watch Big Love, Jon Krakauer’s Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith studies polygamous fundamentalist religion in the United States, historical and contemporary.  (289.33 K89). At 408 Roberts, Northport, and Southpointe.

If you like Deadwood, you can learn about some of the real-life characters in several collections of historical information. Titles include Old Deadwood Days, by Estelline Bennett (978.391 B471), at Northport, and Tenderloin Tales : Prostitution, Gambling & Opium on the Gold Belt of the Northern Black Hills, 1876-1915, by Donald Toms (978.391 T662), at 408 Roberts.

If you’re into Rome, check out the acclaimed recent biography Caesar : Life of a Colossus, by Adrian Goldsworthy (B Caesar G624). At 408 Roberts.

For fans of Sex and the City, we have, well, Sex and the City, the nonfiction book by Candace Bushnell that the series was based on (306.709747 B979). At 408 Roberts.

If you saw all of The Sopranos and still want more, we have several books on mob life, including Five Families : the Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires, by Selwyn Raab. (364.106 R111). At 408 Roberts, Northport, and Southpointe. In addition, two official tie-in books are available: The Sopranos : A Family History by Allen Rucker, (791.4572 R911), at 408 Roberts, and The Sopranos Family Cookbook, by Allen Rucker (641.5945 R911), at Southpointe.

If you’ve been watching Weeds, the marijuana industry is one of the subjects of Reefer Madness : Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market, by Eric Schlosser, which also includes essays on pornography and illegal immigration. (330 S345). At Southpointe.

Please check out the online catalog or give us a call at 241-1472 to put any of these items on hold.

Fiction

Pilcher, Robin. Starburst

Steinhauer, Olen. Victory Square 

Mystery

Gabaldon, Diana. Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade

Reichs, Kathy. Bones to Ashes

Fantasy

Brooks, Terry. Genesis of Shannara: The Elves of Cintra 

Young Adult

Meyer, Stephanie. Eclipse

Nonfiction

Clifford, Tim. Crafting Opinion and Persuasive Papers. 372.623 C638

Dornan, Edward A. The Brief English Handbook. 808.042

Goplem, Arnold O. The Career of the Marquis De Mores In the Bad Lands of North Dakota. Biography Mores, A. G659

Hill, Patricia. Design Your Natural Midwest Garden. 635.9 H647

Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers. 808.02 L642

Shea, Renee H. The Language of Composition 808.042 L287

Standing Bear, Luther. Stories of the Sioux. 970.3 S7856

Children’s DVDs

Care Bears Fitness Fun

Curious George Takes a Job and More Monkey Business!

Jakers!: Spooky Storytellers

The Land Before Time: Amazing Adventures

Open Season

Adult DVDs

Miami Rhapsody  (Comedy)

Robin Hood: Season One (Drama)

Rusty: The Great Rescue (Family)

School for Scoundrels (Comedy)