Archive for September, 2008

New items 9/30/08

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Books

Fiction

Aslam, Nadeem. The Wasted Vigil 

Barbeau, Adrienne. Vampyres of Hollywood

Browne, Hester. The Little Lady Agency and The Prince

Buckley, Christopher. Supreme Courtship 

DeCandido, Keith R. A. Supernatural: Bone Key 

Essex, Karen. Stealing Athena

Gregory, Philippa. The Other Queen

Harkaway, Nick. The Gone Away World

Harper, Karen. Below the Surface 

Harrison, Jim. The English Major

Hayder, Mo. Ritual

James, Eloisa. Duchess By Night

Kingsbury, Karen. Sunset 

Klosterman, Chuck. Downtown Owl 

Larsson, Stieg. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 

Lathrop, John. The Desert Contract

Laurens, Stephanie. The Edge of Desire 

MacLaren, Sharlene. Long Journey Home

Macomber, Debbie. Promise, Texas 

Phillips, Carly. Hot Property 

Piazza, Tom. City of Refuge

Proulx, Annie. Fine Just the Way It Is 

Quick, Matthew. The Silver Linings Playbook

Rendell, Joanne. The Professors’ Wives’ Club

Robinson, Patrick. To the Death

Roth, Philip. Indignation

Scott, Manda. The Crystal Skull 

Shors, John. Beside a Burning Sea

Smith, Haywood. Wedding Belles

Thrasher, Travis. Isolation 

Viswanathan, Padma. The Toss of a Lemon

Wick, Lori. Jessie 

Wiggs, Susan. Just Breathe

Mystery

Burke, Alafair. Angel’s Tip

Crawford, Isis. A Catered Halloween 

Mankell, Henning. The Pyramid and four other Kurt Wallander mysteries

Rankin, Ian. Exit Music 

Izner, Claude. Murder on the Eiffel Tower

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Herbert, Brian and Anderson, Kevin J. Paul of Dune

Moning, Karen Marie. Faefever 

Sinclair, Linnea. The Down Home Zombie Blues

Stephenson, Neal. Anathem

Nonfiction

Cox, Adam J. No Mind Left Behind. 155.413 C877 

Feynman, Richard P. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter. 539.756 F435

Garcia, Nina. The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own. 646.34 G216 

Goldsmith, Donald and Bartusiak, Marcia, ed. E = Einstein: His Life, His Thought, and His Influence on Our Culture. 530.092 E11

Grossman, Dave. On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society. 355.0019 G878

Hilton, Jonathon. Stress Relief To Go. 155.9042 H656 

Jenkins, Brian Michael. Will Terrorists Go Nuclear? 363.3255 J52

Ilibagiza, Immaculee. Led By Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide. 282.092 I28

Kiyosaki, Robert T. Increase Your Financial IQ: Get Smarter With Your Money. 332.024 K62

Kiyosaki, Robert T. Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest In, That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! 332.024 K62

McGraw, Phil. Real Life: Preparing for the 7 Most Challenging Days of Your Life. 158.1 M147 

Phares, Walid. The War of Ideas: Jihadism Against Democracy. 321.8 P536 

Rosenberg, Michael. War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest. 796.3320922 R813

Shapiro, Robert J. Futurecast: How Superpowers, Populations, and Globalization Will Change the Way You Live and Work. 330.9 S529

Shenkman, Rick. Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter. 320.973 S546

Somers, Suzanne. Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness. 613 S694

Tancer, Bill. Click. 006.312 T162

Tyre, Peg. The Trouble With Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do. 371.8210913 T992

Uliano, Sophie. Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life. 333.72082 U39

Vacchiano, Ralph. Eli Manning: The Making of a Quarterback. B Manning, E. V116

Washington-Williams, Essie Mae and Stadiem, William. Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond. 973.9092 W319

Wood, James. How Fiction Works. 808.3 W876

Wray, J. Harry. Pedal Power: The Quiet Rise of the Bicycle in American Public Life. 388.3472 W943

Young Adult

Clement-Moore, Rosemary. Hell Week

Kawahara, Kazune. High School Debut Vol. 5

Kubo, Tite. Bleach Vol. 24

Children’s

Abbott, Tony. The Secrets of Droon: Moon Magic (Fantasy) 

Ahlberg, Allan. The Pencil (Picturebook)

Arnosky, Jim. Wild Tracks! A Guide to Nature’s Footprints (591.479 A763)

Bedford, David. The Copy Crocs (Picturebook)

Blume, Judy. Going, Going, Gone! With the Pain and the Great One

Bourgeois, Paulette. Oma’s Quilt (Picturebook)

Brannen, Sarah S. Uncle Bobby’s Wedding (Picture Book)

Brooke, Lauren. A Summer to Remember (Heartland: Special Edition) 

Bunting, Eve. Our Library (Picturebook)

Butler, John. Pi-Shu: The Little Panda (Picturebook) 

Casanova, Mary. Utterly Otterly Day (Picturebook)

Christie, Peter. The Crash of Akkad (551.609 C555)

Colfer, Eion. Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox (Fantasy) 

Crane, Carol. D is for Dancing Dragon (951 C891)

Cumpiano, Ina. Quinito, Day and Night (Picturebook)

DiPucchio, Kelly. Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters (782.42 D596) 

Doyle, Malachy. The Dancing Tiger (Picturebook)

DuPrau, Jeanne. The Diamond of Darkhold: The Fourth Book of Ember (Fantasy)

Ehrlich, Amy. Baby Dragon (Picturebook)

Ginkel, Anne. I‘ve Got an Elephant (Picturebook)

Gorbachev, Valeri. Turtle’s Penguin Day (Picturebook)

Greenwood, Mark. The Donkey of Gallipoli (940.426 G816)

Halls, Kelly Milner. Mysteries of the Mummy Kids (393.3 H193)

Hample, Stoo. Book of Bad Manners (Picturebook)

Harris, Elizabeth Snoke. Yikes! Wow! Yuck! Fun Experiments for Your First Science Fair (507.8 H313)

Harris, Robie H. Maybe A Bear Ate It! (Picturebook) 

Hayes, Sarah. Dog Day (Picturebook)

Holtei, Christa. Nanuk Flies Home (Picturebook)

Hooper, Meredith. An Egyptian Tomb: The Tomb of Nebamun (932.01 H787)

Jackson, Ellen. The Mysterious Universe (523.84465 J12)

Jeffers, Oliver. Lost and Found (Picturebook)

Jeffers, Oliver. The Way Back Home (Picturebook)

Jennings, Christopher S. Animal Band (Picturebook)

Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. Suddenly Supernatural: School Spirit (Fantasy)

Kolar, Bob. Big Kicks (Picturebook)

Larios, Julie. Yellow Elephant: A Bright Bestiary (811.6 L323)

London, Jonathan. Froggy Goes to Camp (Picturebook)

Loewer, Peter and Jean. The Moonflower (Picturebook)

Lund, Deb. Monsters on Machines (Picturebook)

Luthardt, Kevin. Larabee (Picturebook)

McClintock, Barbara. Adele & Simon In America (Picturebook)

Magaziner, Henry Jonas. Our Liberty Bell (974.811 M189)

Morgan, Melissa J. Charmed Forces (Camp Confidential: Super Special!)

Negron, Ray. The Greatest Story Never Told: The Babe and Jackie (Picturebook) 

Numeroff, Laura. The Jellybeans and the Big dance (Picturebook)

Palone, Terry and Permane, Terry. Thomas’ Milkshake Muddle (Picturebook)

Rayner, Catherine. Harris Finds His Feet (Picturebook)

Roop, Peter and Connie. River Roads West: America’s First Highways (551.483 R778)

Rylant, Cynthia. Little Whistle’s Dinner Party (Picturebook)

Rylant, Cynthia. Little Whistle’s Medicine (Picturebook)

Sage, Angie. Molly at the Dentist (Picturebook)

Scotton, Rob. Splat the Cat (Picturebook)

Stauffacher, Sue. Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson (Biography Gibson, A. S798)

Stott, Ann. Always (Picturebook)

Thomas, Patricia. Red Sled (Picturebook)

Van Buren, David. I Love You as Big as the World (Picturebook)

Watt, Melanie. Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach (Picturebook)

Willems, Mo. I am Invited to a Party! (Reader)

Willems, Mo. The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! (Picturebook)

Zechel, Elizabeth. Is There a Mouse in the Baby’s Room? (Picturebook)

DVDs

Drama

John Adams

Comedy

The Office: Season Four

Science Fiction

Smallville: The Complete Seventh Season

Children’s

Chalo Fesitval Time by Hindi Kids (394.26 V439) 

Kid Guides: Aquariums (639.342 K46)

Kid Guides: Kid Sea Camp. Curacao (639.34 K46)

One Wee World Celebrates Mexico (972 O58)

Audiobooks

Fiction

Baldacci, David. Simple Genius 

Buchan, Elizabeth. Wives Behaving Badly

Saramago, Jose. Blindness

Mystery

Kaminsky, Stuart M. The People Who Walk In Darkness

Pelecanos, George. The Turnaround

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Bear, Greg. City at the End of Time

Children’s

Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 

Diterlizzi, Tony. Kenny & the Dragon

Compact Discs

Rock

Oberst, Conor. Conor Oberst. O12

Country

Campbell, Glen. Meet Glen Campbell. C187

All Day Anime Manga Event!

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

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Join the teen Anime Manga Club for an all day event on Monday, September 22nd from 11-6 in the Dr. James Carlson Library’s Community Room. Whether you’re an avid fan or just curious, you’ll be able to participate in a variety of activities centered on Japanese culture. Plus, you’ll get to try making sushi rolls and what could possibly be more fun? Check out the teen page for more info.

New Items 9/4/08

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Laughter of Dead Kings    The Laughter of Dead Kings by Elizabeth Peters

ghostgirl    Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley

The Black Hand    The Black Hand by Will Thomas

Stop in the Name of Pants!    Stop in the Name of Pants! by Louise Rennison

Genesis of Shannara: The Gypsy Morph    Genesis of Shannara: The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks

Coraline    Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Life with My Sister Madonna    Life with My Sister Madonna by Christopher Ciccone
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We the People Events

Monday, September 8th, 2008

A series of events centered around the theme “created equal” will be held during Constitution Week at the Dr. James Carlson Library. These events are part of an introduction to a bookshelf of 21 books recently awarded to each of the three Fargo Public Library locations by the National Endowment for the Humanities, in cooperation with the American Library Association.  All events are free and open to the public.

  • The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen will be the theme for preschool and toddler storytimes from September 15-18 (also held at the Northport Branch).
  • Smith Stimmel - A Living History will be performed by Steve Stark on Wednesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. Stark portrays Smith Stimmel, a Fargo attorney who served as one of President Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguards.
  • Culture of Equality: A Panel Discussion will take place Thursday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m. Community leaders from Fargo-Moorhead will discuss the concept of “created equal” in modern American society. 

New items, 8/25/08

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Books

Fiction

Davidson, Andrew. The Gargoyle

Ebershoff, David. The 19th Wife

Frey, Stephen. Forced Out

Gabhart, Ann H. The Outsider

Hogan, Linda. People of the Whale

Kimmel, Haven. Iodine 

Kramer, Julie. Stalking Susan

Large Print

Albert, Susan Wittig. Spanish Dagger 

Binchy, Maeve. Circle of Friends 

Burke, James Lee. Pegasus Descending 

Camp, Candace. The Marriage Wager 

Chapman, Gary & Palmer, Catherine. It Happens Every Spring 

Creech, Sharon. Ruby Holler 

Darcy, Emma. The Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage 

Feehan, Christine. Dangerous Tides 

Flagg, Edmund. Monte-Cristo’s Daughter

Gaskell, Elizabeth. Wives and Daughters (2 volumes)

Gill, Michael Gates. How Starbucks Saved My Life. Bio Gill, M. G472 

Goldberg, Lee. Diagnosis Murder: The Double Life

Gore, Al. The Assault on Reason. 973.931 G666 

Grippando, James. Last Call

Irwin, Terri. Steve & Me. Bio Irwin, S. I72 

Jackson, Lisa. The McCaffertys: Randi 

Jakes, T.D. Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits. 248.4 J25

Johnson, Dr. Timothy. Finding God in the Questions: A Personal Journey. 230 J67 

Johnstone, William W. Blood Bond: Shootout at Gold Creek 

Kenyon, Sherrilyn. The Dream-Hunter 

King, Stephen. Lisey’s Story 

Lawrence, D. H. The Lost Girl

Michaels, Fern. Fool Me Once 

Mills, Mark and Mills, Nancy Fernandez. Boomers!: Funding Your Future in an Age of Uncertainty. 332.024 M657 

Moore, Beth. A Heart Like His. 222.4092 M821 

Parker, Robert B. Hundred-Dollar Baby 

Patterson, James. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment 

Rickles, Don. Rickles’ Book. Bio Rickles, D. R539 

Roberts, Nora. The MacGregors: Daniel & Ian 

Robison, John Elder. Look Me in the Eye: My Life With Asperger’s. 362.19685882 R666

Rubin, Alan L. Diabetes for Dummies. 616.462 R896 

Saul, John. Guardian 

Sebold, Alice. The Lovely Bones 

Snelling, Lauraine. Song of Laughter

Tapply, William G. One-Way Ticket

Mystery

Finch, Charles. A Beautiful Blue Death 

Kagen, Lesley. Land of a Hundred Wonders

Nonfiction

Aasen, Larry. North Dakota 100 Years Ago. 978.4031 A115 

Abram, Carolyn and Pearlman, Leah. Facebook for Dummies. 004.69 A161

Atkinson, Michael and Shifrin, Laurel. Flickipedia: Perfect Films for Every Occasion, Holiday, Mood, Ordeal, and Whim. 791.43 A877 

Balish, Chris. How to Live Well Without Owning a Car. 332.024 B186

Blackmon, Douglas A. Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II. 305.896 B629

Collier, Michael. Over the Mountains: An Aerial View of Geology. O557 C699

Crouch, Andy. Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling. 261.0973 C952 

Dawkins, Richard. The Selfish Gene. 576.8 D271

DePorre, James. Invest Like a Shark: How a Deaf Guy with No Job and Limited Capital Made a Fortune Investing in the Stock Market. 332.6322 D422

Eldershaw, Jane. Junk Jewelry. 745.5942 E37

Frank, Thomas. The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule. 973.92 F828 

Hall, Dave and Burkey, Tym. Into the Devil’s Den: How an FBI Informant Got Inside the Aryan Nations and a Special Agent Got Him Out Alive. 320.56 H175 

Harris, Marvin. Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture. 305.8 H315 

Harrison, Kathryn. While They Slept: An Inquiry Into the Murder of a Family. 364.1523 H319

Hirsch, E. D. What Your Second Grader Needs to Know. 372.19 W555

Hubert, Marie-Luce. Mustangs: Wild Horses of the West. O599.6655 H878

Hupfer, Ryan. MySpace for Dummies. 006.7 H958

Mahler, Jonathan. The Challenge: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Fight over Presidential Power. 343.730143 M214 

Miller, Kenneth R. Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America’s Soul. 576.8 M648

North, Gerald. Observing the Moon: The Modern Astronomer’s Guide. 523.3 N865

Pelosi, Nancy. Know Your Power: A Message to America’s Daughters. 328.73092 P392

Phillips, Melanie. Londonistan. 363.3209421 P562

Spelling, Tori. sTori Telling. Bio Spelling, T. S743

Suskind, Ron. The Way of the World. 973931 S964

Theroux, Paul. Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar. 915 T412

Trudeau, Noah Andre. Southern Storm. 973.7378 T866

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Dick, Philip K. Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s 

Weber, David. By Schism Rent Asunder

Children’s

Abbott, Tony. The Treasure of the Orkins (Fantasy)

Abbott, Tony. Queen of Shadowthorn (Fantasy)

Allen, Jonathan.  The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say Moo

Applegate, Katherine. Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs

Applegate, Katherine. Never Swipe a Bully’s Bear

Bell, Ted. Nick of Time

Brooke, Lauren. Beyond the Horizon

Brooke, Lauren. Come What May

DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig 

Duey, Kathleen. Margret and Flynn 1875

Durst, Sarah Beth. Into the Wild (Fantasy) 

Durst, Sarah Beth. Out of the Wild (Fantasy)

Gutman, Dan. Mr. Sunny Is Funny

Gutman, Dan. Mrs. Dole Is Out Of Control!

Hague, Michael. The Book of Wizards (Fantasy)

Kimpton, Diana. Princess Ellie’s Summer Vacation

LaFevers, R. L. Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos (Fantasy)

Langrish, Katherine. Troll Blood (Fantasy) 

Le Quesne, Pippa. Merry Fairy Holidays (Fantasy)

McDonald, Megan. Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express

Mackall, Dandi Daley. Grace Under Pressure

Mackall, Dandi Daley. Storm Warning

Parish, Herman. Amelia Bedelia and the Cat (Reader)

Smith, Charles R. Winning Words

Stine. R. L. Creep Form the Deep

Stine, R. L. Revenge of the Living Dummy

Wells, Rosemary. Yoko Writes Her Name

Winkler, Henry and Oliver, Lin. Barfing in the Backseat: How I survived My Family Road Trip

Winkler, Henry and Oliver, Lin. The Curtain Went up, My Pants Fell Down

Winkler, Henry and Oliver, Lin. Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me!

Young Adult

Bradbury, Jennifer. Shift 

Harrison, Lisi. Claire

Parker, Robert B. The Boxer and the Spy

DVDs

Comedy

Drama

Gilmore Girls: The Complete 7th Season

Family

Foreign Language Film

Nonfiction

The World at War. 940.53 W927

Western

Childrens

Audiobooks

Fiction

Siddons, Anne Rivers. Off Season

Childrens

Barrett, Tracy. The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year-Old Secret 

Cleary, Beverly.  Ramona the Brave

Park, Linda Sue. Keeping Score

Philbrick, Rodman. The Young Man and the Sea

Compact Discs

Children’s

Classical

Folk

Suchy, Chuck. The Old Red Trail. S942

Hip Hop

Nas. Illmatic. N241 

The Notorious B.I.G. Ready to Die. N913

Run-D.M.C. Raising Hell. R939

New Age

Ahn Trio. Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac. A286

Rock

Okkervil River. The Stage Names. O41

Tokyo Police Club. Elephant Shell. T646