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	The Evolution of God by Wright, Robert Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $25.99 Published: Little Brown and Company, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days In this sweeping narrative that spans the Stone Age to the Information Age, Wright's findings that overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are sure to cause controversy.
	In Too Deep (39 Clues (Hardback), #6) by Watson, Jude Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $12.99 Published: Scholastic Inc., 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. The 39 Clues series gets treacherous. Book 6 takes Amy and Dan across oceans on the trail of a famous aviator, but they find more than they're looking for. Their enemies are becoming more vicious, and the truths they discover more crushing than ever.
	Shiver (Shiver) by Stiefvater, Maggie Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $17.99 Published: Scholastic Press, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days For Grace, one yellow-eyed wolf is a chilling presence in the woods behind her house. During winter, Sam lives in the frozen woods and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, he lives a few precious months as a human. Soon, Grace and Sam find themselves risking everything to remain together.
	Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities by Stewart, Amy, Morrow-Cribbs, Briony Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $18.95 Published: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In "Wicked Plants," Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations. It's an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You'll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like the vine that ate the South), and which ones have been killing for centuries (like the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother). Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.
	Bird in Hand by Kline, Christina Baker Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $24.99 Published: William Morrow & Company, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Four people, two marriages, one lifelong friendship: everything is about to change It was an "accident." It was dark, it was raining, Alison had only had two drinks. And the other car ran the stop sign. But Alison finds herself trapped under the crushing weight of grief and guilt, feeling increasingly estranged from her husband . . . Charlie, who has his own burdens. He's in a job he doesn't love so that Alison can stay at home with the kids (and why isn't she more grateful for that?); he has a house in the suburbs and a long commute to and from the city. And the only thing he can focus on these days is his secret, sudden affair with . . . Claire, Alison's best friend. Bold where Alison is reserved, vibrant where Alison is cautious, Claire has just had her first novel published, a thinly veiled retelling of her childhood in North Carolina. But even in the whirlwind of publication, Claire can't stop wondering if she should leave her husband . . . Ben, an ambitious architect who is brilliant, kind, and meticulous. And who wants nothing more than a baby, or two--exactly the kind of life that Charlie and Alison seem to have. . . . In each of her novels, Christina Baker Kline has explored how people tell the stories of their lives and what those stories reveal about who they are. As they set out on their individual journeys, Alison, Charlie, Claire, and Ben explore the idea--each in his or her own way--that every moment of loss contains within it the possibility of a new life. Alternating through these four intertwined perspectives, "Bird in Hand" is a searing novel about friendship, love, marriage, loss, and the choices we make that irrevocably alter everything we believe to be true.
	Labor Day by Maynard, Joyce Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $24.99 Published: William Morrow & Company, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. With the end of summer closing in and a steamy Labor Day weekend looming in the town of Holton Mills, New Hampshire, thirteen-year-old Henry--lonely, friendless, not too good at sports--spends most of his time watching television, reading, and daydreaming about the soft skin and budding bodies of his female classmates. For company Henry has his long-divorced mother, Adele--a onetime dancer whose summer project was to teach him how to foxtrot; his hamster, Joe; and awkward Saturday-night outings to Friendly's with his estranged father and new stepfamily. As much as he tries, Henry knows that even with his jokes and his "Husband for a Day" coupon, he still can't make his emotionally fragile mother happy. Adele has a secret that makes it hard for her to leave their house, and seems to possess an irreparably broken heart. But all that changes on the Thursday before Labor Day, when a mysterious bleeding man named Frank approaches Henry and asks for a hand. Over the next five days, Henry will learn some of life's most valuable lessons: how to throw a baseball, the secret to perfect piecrust, the breathless pain of jealousy, the power of betrayal, and the importance of putting others--especially those we love--above ourselves. And the knowledge that real love is worth waiting for. In a manner evoking Ian McEwan's "Atonement" and Nick Hornby's "About a Boy," acclaimed author Joyce Maynard weaves a beautiful, poignant tale of love, sex, adolescence, and devastating treachery as seen through the eyes of a young teenage boy--and the man he later becomes--looking back at an unexpected encounter that begins one single long, hot, life-altering weekend.
	The Girl Who Played with Fire by Larsson, Stieg Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $25.95 Published: Knopf Publishing Group, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Mikael Blomkvist, crusading journalist and publisher of the magazine "Millennium, " has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden, implicating well-known and highly placed members of Swedish society, business, and government. But he has no idea just how explosive the story will be until, on the eve of publication, the two investigating reporters are murdered. And even more shocking for Blomkvist: the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander--the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker who came to his aid in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, " and who now becomes the focus and fierce heart of "The Girl Who Played with Fire." As Blomkvist, alone in his belief in Salander's innocence, plunges into an investigation of the slayings, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous hunt in which she is the prey, and which compels her to revisit her dark past in an effort to settle with it once and for all.
	Sandman Slim by Kadrey, Richard Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $22.99 Published: Eos, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Supernatural fantasy has a new antihero Life sucks, and then you die. Or, if you're James Stark, you spend eleven years in Hell as a hitman before finally escaping, only to land back in the hell-on-earth that is Los Angeles. Now Stark's back, and ready for revenge. And absolution, and maybe even love. But when his first stop saddles him with an abusive talking head, Stark discovers that the road to absolution and revenge is much longer than you'd expect, and both Heaven and Hell have their own ideas for his future. Resurrection sucks. Saving the world is worse. Darkly twisted, irreverent, and completely hilarious, "Sandman Slim" is the breakthrough novel by an acclaimed author.
	The Elephant Keeper by Nicholson, Christopher Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $24.99 Published: William Morrow & Company, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Deeply soulful and richly imaginative, this magical adventure tells the story of two baby elephants and the young man who accidentally finds himself their keeper.
	The Angel's Game by Ruiz Zafon, Carlos Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $26.95 Published: Doubleday Books, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of the international phenomenon "The Shadow of the Wind," comes "The Angel's Game--a" dazzling new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love. " "The whole of Barcelona stretched out at my feet and I wanted to believe that, when I opened those windows, its streets would whisper stories to me, secrets I could capture on paper and narrate to whomever cared to listen . . ." " In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martin, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city's underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs and letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair, David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book unlike anything that has ever existed--a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, and perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realizes that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home. Once again, Zafon takes us into a dark, gothic universe first seen in the "Shadow of the Wind" and creates a breathtaking adventure of intrigue, romance, and tragedy. Through a dizzingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story.
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Wells, Rebecca
That Old Cape Magic by Russo, Richard