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eBooks and eAudiobooks now available @ Shellharbour City LIbraries

2012-02-15T09:05:00.002+11:00

Shellharbour City Libraries is now offering a free eBook service as part of a joint initiative between South East New South Wales Libraries and the State Library of New South Wales. It will be officially launched in a few weeks, but is available for use now for development and review purposes.
All you need to start is your library card, so please try it out at www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/library... and click on the eBook link. Enter your library barcode number and you're on your way to downloading the latest best sellers and classics in eBook or Audiobook format. Check out the handy user guides, self help videos, and online help. For any help, questions and problem solving please email library.assist@shellharbour.nsw.gov.au for assistance.

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NON FICTION - Uber Origami: Every Origami Project Ever! by Duy Nguyen

2012-02-13T10:59:00.000+11:00

This is the top, the cream of the crop, the ultimate origami collection against which all others will be judged! With over 125 projects—from animals to cars, dinosaurs to Elvis—if it can be folded, Über Origami has it.

Gathered from the most popular books by the ingenious origami expert Duy Nguyen, this array of projects will astound any fan of paper art. Some even use junk mail or dollar bills! And everything’s arranged by category so it’s easy to find just what you’re looking for, from the most traditional folds to funky new designs.

NON FICTION - Sticker City: Paper Graffiti Art by Claudia Walde

2012-02-13T10:19:00.002+11:00

A worldwide survey of one of the biggest trends in street art: paper works of art glued to a city's surfaces. — For some forty years, city streets have been home to the modern graffiti movement, and now there is a fresh creative twist. Walls, phone booths, curbs, traffic signs—in cities around the world public surfaces are adorned wit... more »h hand-painted or hand-crafted posters and stickers.Claudia Walde, aka Mad C and herself a graffiti artist, traveled the globe from Philadelphia to Prague, Barcelona to Berlin, to meet the great names in street art and to find the creative custodians of the new sticker cities. More than eighty artists are represented, with images chosen from over 7,000 examples. Mad C first covers the scene's history, including Shepard Fairey's Obey Giant propaganda campaign, Blek le Rat's stencil graffiti, and Revs's sensational sticker flood in New York City in the 1990s. Her documentation of the contemporary scene includes fascinating insights into the techniques used by today's artists: Swoon and her amazing cut-outs, Invader's ceramic mosaics, and Above's wooden arrows.Classic graffiti lives. But this essential book reveals how street art is continually renewing itself and concludes with a look into the future.

New Fiction for February, 2012

2012-02-10T11:44:00.002+11:00

Coes, Ben Coup d'etat

Connor, Alexandra Legacy of blood

Cook, Robin Death benefit

Corris, Peter Comeback

Dekker, Ted Immanuel's veins

Delinsky, Barbara First, best and only

Duffy, Michael Call me cruel

Evanovich, Janet Love in a nutshell

Flynn, Vince Kill shot

Gardner, Lisa Catch me

George, Elizabeth Believing the lie

Green, Tim False convictions

Higgins, Jack A devil is waiting

Hoag, Tami Down the darkest road

Johansen, Iris Chasing the night

Khoury, Raymond The devil's elixir

Krentz, Jayne Ann Copper beach

Laurens, Stephanie Capture of the Earl of Glencrae

Leather, Stephen Nightmare

Lewis, Susan Losing you

McBride, Stuart Birthdays for the dead

Moyes, Jojo Me before you

Nesbo, Jo Phantom

Paretsky, Sara Breakdown

Patterson, James Private games

Pearse, Lesley The promise

Rich, Roberta The midwife of Venice

Roberts, Nora The last dance

Robards, Karen Sleepwalker

Rose, Karen No one left to tell

Rose, M.J. The book of lost fragrances

Roux, Madeleine Sadie Walker is stranded

Ryan, Chris Chris Ryan Extreme

Stevens, Taylor The innocent

Trolloppe, Joanna The soldier's wife

Psst...want to hear some exciting news about Shellharbour City Libraries

2012-02-08T11:30:00.002+11:00

We have some exciting news for all ebook lovers.... you'll soon be able to download ebooks and e-audio books from our libraries. How exciting! :)

FICTION - Free-Falling by Nicola Moriarty

2012-02-06T11:12:00.000+11:00

Free Falling is Nicola's debut novel and it is a wonderful story of love, family, grief and moving on. It begins when Andy is killed and his mother blames his grief stricken fiance, Belinda. While Evelyn rages, alienating her surviving son, refusing to return to work and taking up sky diving with a young man named Bazza, Belinda is falling apart. She is drinking too much, blaming herself and wakes each morning forgetting he is gone. When strange things begin to happen - a delivery of flowers, a repaired letter box hinge, Belinda thinks Andy may still be with her, and he is in a way. It is weeks before she discovers he has left her with a surprising parting gift. Both women must learn to let go of their anger, their sadness and their grief to create a new future in honour of the man they have lost. I admit I was a little nervous accepting Free-Falling for review, as a fan of both Liane and Jacyln, I felt Nicola had a lot to live up to. Thankfully I was captivated by this novel from the first when we are introduced to Belinda in the rawness of her grief. Moriarty is not only able to capture Belinda's immediate grief, as the novel develops, she realistically portrays the range of emotions Belinda experiences. Her sadness, fear and courage create a well developed protagonist that I cared about. Moriarty takes equal care in developing Evelyn who is not immediately sympathetic, especially after the events at the funeral, but as her character is revealed I began to understand her better, even though her behaviour continued to be unpleasant. Moriarty slowly reveals the the circumstances of Andy's death, initially the event that led to his death is barely mentioned and it isn't until the near the end of the novel that we learn the truth. While we never meet Andy we get to know him a little through the people he left behind, Belinda and Evelyn of course, but also Andy's twin brother, James. Naturally enough James struggles with his brother's death especially given that James is the less responsible of the two, more likely to take risks. Bazza, a sky diving instructor, becomes an unlikely confidante for Evelyn. I found him very likeable but I would have liked to have learnt a little more about him as he plays such a surprisingly pivotal role in the novel. While Free-Falling is a character driven story, well grounded in human drama, it does have it's lighter moments and a touch of magical realism. I found the story well written and was quickly engrossed, reading it straight through, from beginning to end. Free-Falling is both a delightful and heart breaking story, described as a tragic - romantic comedy it is light women's fiction at its best. Free - Falling should be on your reading list and I am eagerly looking forward to her next book.

FICTION - Smiley Versus Karla by John Le Carré

2012-02-06T11:11:00.000+11:00

In these three masterly novels, John le Carre brings to thrilling life the shadowy battlegrounds of the Cold War - a war of ambiguous victories and hidden defeats orchestrated from the corridors of the Circus and Moscow Centre, and staffed by an army of moles and lamplighters, scalphunters and pavement artists. Stalking each other through this twilight landscape are the incomparable George Smiley and his ruthless opposite number, codenamed Karla, the Soviet case officer who has been slowly masterminding the Circus's ruin. Their extraordinary duel not only raised the spy novel to new heights of realism and complexity, it also constitutes one of the major triumphs of contemporary fiction, confirming John le Carre as a profound chronicler of the post-war world and a novelist of unfailing humanity.

FICTION - The Captain's Daughter by Leah Fleming

2012-02-06T11:08:00.000+11:00

For May Smith, travelling with her husband and baby girl Ellen, stepping foot on the Titanic marks the start of an incredible journey, one which is destined to take her from the back streets of Bolton to the land of opportunity: the United States. But when the 'unsinkable' Titanic hits an iceberg one cold dark night, May's dreams are instantly shattered. Jumping from the sinking ship at the last minute, May loses sight of Joe and Ellen. Distraught, she is pulled into a lifeboat. Minutes later, the real-life Captain Smith swims to the lifeboat and hands May a baby swaddled in blankets. Beside herself, and in virtual darkness, May believes the baby to be Ellen. This rescue is witnessed by fellow survivor, Celeste Parkes, married to an American industrialist who is on her way back to Ohio after her mother's funeral. In horror, they both watch the death throes of the mighty ship; May traumatised, knowing her husband has drowned, Celeste wishing her bully of a husband had been on board and out of her life. As the dawn comes up, and the two women are rescued by the Carpathia, a friendship is formed, one which is destined to transcend the Atlantic and social differences between them and last a lifetime. Then May makes a shocking discovery and a split-second decision which will change the lives of so many.

FICTION - The Longing by Candice Bruce

2012-02-06T11:05:00.000+11:00

As a first novel, it is an impressive foray into literary fiction. Bruce deftly weaves concurrent narratives crossing time, culture and history around the central theme of loss. Isolated and struggling in her situation as housewife to a wealthy pastoralist she does not love, Ellis MacRorie is sent a young Gundtjimara woman, Leerpeen Weelan, as a housemaid. Leerpeen, witness to unspeakable acts of violence from colonialists, grapples with the loss of her family, tribal group and place. Ellis and Leerpeen, or Louisa as she is known throughout the book, gradually bond, and give strength to one another over their common grief. Both women stand out with strong writing from Bruce. The arrival of the American landscape painter Sandford P. Hart to the rural Victorian estate offers both women a distraction from their ennui, with the outcomes of their interactions with Hart leaving legacies which are separately devastating and exciting. More than a century later, it is NGV curatorial assistant Cornelia who brings one of these to light!

FICTION - The Map by by T. S. Learner

2012-02-06T11:01:00.000+11:00

An ingenious thriller of mazes, riddles, witchcraft and centuries-old secrets An Oxford classics scholar has discovered an ancient scroll. A band of black-magic worshippers has gathered in London. A map to three labyrinths hidden within Europe has been unfolded. And an ancient mystery is calling ...Pursued by spies and secret agents, guarding the map from unseen enemies, August Winthrop plunges headlong into a Europe ravaged by war. But the map will lead him farther than he ever dreamed - into a series of labyrinths with the power to change the world. From the Top 10 bestselling author of Sphinx comes the most dazzling novel of the year - a sophisticated, relentlessly exciting story in the tradition of Dan Brown, Robert Harris and Kate Mosse.

FICTION - Prophecy: Death of an Empire by M.K. Hume

2012-02-06T10:59:00.001+11:00

Merlin's epic quest continues as he journeys to Constantinople in search of his father. Myrddion Emrys of Segontium is the product of a brutal rape, but when King Vortigern hints at his father's identity, Myrddion embarks on a journey across France and Italy to Constantinople. It is a voyage that is to turn the young healer into a man of great renown. Serving under General Flavius Aetius at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, Myrddion saves the lives of thousands of warriors and, on his arrival in Rome, he heals many more, including Cleoxenes, Envoy to Emperor Theodosius of the East, on his way to a delegation with Attila the Hun. But a deadlier conflict between Emperor Valentinian of the West and Senator Petronius Maximus is still to come and Myrddion must use all his strength to carry out his work in a world that is evil.

FICTION - The Little Shadows by Marina Endicott

2012-02-06T10:30:00.002+11:00

The Little Shadows revolves around three sisters in the world of vaudeville before and during the First World War. We follow the lives of all three in turn: Aurora, the eldest and most beautiful, who is sixteen when the book opens; thoughtful Clover, a year younger; and the youngest sister, joyous headstrong sprite Bella, who is thirteen. The girls, overseen by their fond but barely coping Mama, are forced to make their living as a singing act after the untimely death of their father. They begin with little besides youth and hope, but Marina Endicott’s genius is to show how the three girls slowly and steadily evolve into true artists even as they navigate their way to adulthood among a cast of extraordinary characters – some of them charming charlatans, some of them unpredictable eccentrics, and some of them just ordinary-seeming humans with magical gifts. Using her gorgeous prose and extraordinary insight, Endicott lures us onto the brightly lit stage and then into the little shadows that lurk behind the curtain, and reveals how the art of vaudeville -- in all its variety, madness, melodrama, hilarity and sorrow -- echoes the art of life itself.

FICTION - Birthdays for the Dead by Stuart MacBride

2012-02-06T09:40:00.000+11:00

The gritty new standalone crime novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Shatter the Bones and Dark Blood Detective Constable Ash Henderson has a dark secret! Five years ago his daughter, Rebecca, went missing on the eve of her thirteenth birthday. A year later the first card arrived: homemade, with a Polaroid picture stuck to the front -- Rebecca, strapped to a chair, gagged and terrified. Every year another card: each one worse than the last. The tabloids call him The Birthday Boy. He's been snatching girls for twelve years, always in the run-up to their thirteenth birthday, sending the families his homemade cards showing their daughters being slowly tortured to death. But Ash hasn't told anyone about Rebecca's birthday cards -- they all think she's just run away from home -- because if anyone finds out, he'll be taken off the investigation. And he's sacrificed too much to give up before his daughter's killer gets what he deserves!

FICTION - The Origin of Violence by Fabrice Humbert

2012-02-06T09:17:00.002+11:00

This title is the winner of the inaugural French Orange Prize in 2009 and the Prix Renaudot's livre de poche prize. During a school trip to Buchenwald concentration camp, a young French teacher comes across a photograph of a man whose resemblance to his own father, Adrien, is uncanny. However, the man has a different name and died in 1942. Returning to France, he finds that the memory of the photograph refuses to leave him. He decides to embark on a search for its subject, which takes him to the Buchenwald archives, to the heart of the Nazi machine, but more disturbingly, draws him into the dark heart of his own family. Eventually, he is brought face-to-face with his own capacity for violence. A subtle, moving book, "The Origins of Violence" shows the limitless ways in which humans inflict harm on each other, and how individual people, not societies, are the perpetrators.

BIOGRAPHY - Circles Around the Sun by Molly McCloskey

2012-01-31T11:18:00.000+11:00

When Molly McCloskey was a young girl, her brother Mike - fourteen years her senior - started showing signs of paranoid schizophrenia. By the time Molly was old enough to begin to know him, he was frequently delusional, heavily medicated, living in hospitals or care homes or on the road. When Molly reached the age Mike was when he became ill, she found herself suffering from deep anxiety and drinking heavily. She knew that schizophrenia runs in families, and at times the anxiety was so bad as to make her wonder about her own sanity. As the years passed, years when Molly - having moved from the US to Ireland - hardly ever saw or heard from her brother, she became deeply curious about his life and about what might have been. Through reading an astonishing archive of letters preserved by her mother and grandmother, and interviewing old friends of Mike's, she began to piece together a picture of his life, before and after the illness struck - the story of how a gifted and well-liked student and athlete was overtaken by a terrible illness that rendered him unrecognizable. Now, in "Circles around the Sun", she tells that story - which is also the story of her own demons and of how a seemingly perfect family slowly fell apart and, in the end, regrouped. It is a work of extraordinary intensity and drama from a wonderfully gifted writer.

NON FICTION - Metal Working: Real World Know-How You Wish You Learned in High School

2012-01-31T11:14:00.000+11:00

Metal working projects confront every homeowner. From installing and maintaining galvanized metal rain gutters and downspouts, to repairing and augmenting ductwork for hot-air heating systems, to cutting and joining iron and copper pipe for plumbing repairs and installations, Metal Working will help the handy homeowner tackle many of these tasks himself, saving money and guaranteeing good results. Although home metal working is not as widespread as woodworking, many home workshops include metal working equipment. This book will give the reader a basic introduction to metal working tools, skills, and techniques. Covering everything from understanding the differences among the various metals and their alloys, to cutting metal with a hacksaw, the reader will learn all the fundamentals of working with metal through finishing surfaces by grinding, polishing and patinating.

NON FICTION - Gothic Jewelry: 35 Unique Projects to Make, Give, and Wear

2012-01-31T11:05:00.003+11:00

35 step-by-step projects for gorgeous Gothic jewelry. Inspired by classic gothic literature and movies, Harriet Smith's jewelry fuses dark beauty and humorous horror imagery - and here she shows you how to craft 35 of her distinct and striking pieces. Each project is suitable for beginners to jewelry-making with all the techniques clearly explained. The materials and tools used can be found in many craft, DIY and homeware stores or located on the internet - and there are often alternatives to be found in the kitchen tool cupboard or an old toy chest - so there is nothing to stop you making them in the comfort of your own home. Make the skull earrings, bones bracelet and dead flower corsage from the 'Fabrics and Fimo' chapter; in 'Beading and Metalwork' there's a Gothic cross necklace, Sweeney Todd earrings and a barbed wire bracelet; and you can have fun with the designs in the 'Plastics' chapter - including a bat brooch and bottle-top cameo bracelet. Harriet's gothic jewelry isn't just for Goths - her pieces have wide-ranging appeal, are easy to make and fun to wear, and make a truly unique gift.

NON FICTION - Go Surf by Tim Baker

2012-01-31T10:52:00.000+11:00

This book provides the fast track to great surfing. Read it, watch it, do it with this innovative book and 30-minute DVD for anyone itching to get up off the sofa and go! Clear step-by-step coaching and inspirational photography in the book will get you started or improve your skills. Then, master techniques with your own virtual coach - from the take-off to the barrel, the 30-minute DVD uses 360-degree live-action freeze-frame graphics and slow-motion sequences guaranteed to get you ready for the waves in no time. "Go Surf" is an integrated blend of book and DVD, bringing step-by-step photography and detailed, accessible content in the book together with informative, freeze-frame technical guidance and coaching on the DVD. There is a strong emphasis on aspirational footage and photography to encourage and inspire the reader, bound up with clear, authoritative instruction designed as a fast-track into the sport.

NON FICTION - The '90s: The Inside Stories from the Decade That Rocked

2012-01-31T10:37:00.002+11:00

Alt rock, grunge, gangsta rap, pop: The '90s were one of the most dynamic and diverse decades in music history. In this gorgeous 4-color book, the editors of Rolling Stone take us through the last decade of the twentieth century: From The Backstreet Boys to the Beastie Boys. "Rolling Stone: The '90s" offers an unforgettable portrait of the decade that rocked.

FICTION - Voices of the Dead by Peter Leonard

2012-01-24T10:57:00.000+11:00

It's Detroit, 1971. Harry Levin, scrap metal dealer and holocaust survivor, learns that his daughter has been killed in a car accident. Travelling to Washington DC, he's told by Detective Taggart that the German diplomat, who was drunk, has been released and afforded immunity; he will never face charges. So Harry is left with only one option.

FICTION - Legacy of Blood by Alex Connor

2012-01-24T10:53:00.000+11:00

London, 1732. William Hogarth is called to a murder scene. A woman lies dead, her unborn child ripped from her body. It is a warning. Hogarth painted the future King leaving her bed. He must destroy the painting to survive. But her killers made one mistake. They left the Prince's son alive. Centuries later, one man holds proof of this line of succession and keeps a watchful eye on the Prince's heir. The legacy is a terrible burden, but also an incredible opportunity. During a flight in a private jet, when a fellow passenger speaks of having gained possession of proof of this, the Royal Family's darkest secret, everything changes. Within hours of the flight, three of the seven passengers have been silenced. Who killed them? Why? To keep the secret or expose it? Where is the proof? As the body count rises, Alex Connor ratchets up the tension is this page-turning thriller that brings history into the present with devastating consequences.

FICTION - Extreme: Hard Target by Chris Ryan

2012-01-24T10:49:00.000+11:00

Former SAS Warrant Officer Joe Gardner has fought the Regiment's deadliest enemies, in some of the most desolate places on earth. And he's always won. Now he's about to face his toughest challenge yet. After losing his hand whilst on a covert operation in Afghanistan, Gardner is forced to stand down from active duty. Now he lives off the grid. But trouble finds him in the shape of a phone call from an old friend. Ex-Regiment legend John Bald is trapped in a bullet-ridden favela in Rio de Janeiro and a violent gang is out to kill him. Unless Gardner helps, Bald is a dead man. What begins as a simple rescue mission soon descends into a desperate struggle for survival as Gardner finds himself caught up in a conceit that stretches from the slums of Brazil to the frozen steppes of Siberia. Stalked by elusive MI6 agents and ruthless ex-Blades, Gardner must draw on all his training and instincts to hunt down the hardest target of all - before disaster strikes...

FICTION - Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds

2012-01-24T10:45:00.000+11:00

One hundred and fifty years from now, in a world where Africa is the dominant technological and economic power, and where crime, war, disease and poverty have been banished to history, Geoffrey Akinya wants only one thing: to be left in peace, so that he can continue his studies into the elephants of the Amboseli basin. But Geoffrey's family, the vast Akinya business empire, has other plans. After the death of Eunice, Geoffrey's grandmother, erstwhile space explorer and entrepreneur, something awkward has come to light on the Moon, and Geoffrey is tasked - well, blackmailed, really - to go up there and make sure the family's name stays suitably unblemished. But little does Geoffrey realise - or anyone else in the family, for that matter - what he's about to unravel. Eunice's ashes have already have been scattered in sight of Kilimanjaro. But the secrets she died with are about to come back out into the open, and they could change everything. Or shatter this near-utopia into shards ...

FICTION - Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson

2012-01-24T10:43:00.000+11:00

In the middle of a rainy Swedish summer, a little girl is abducted from a crowded train. Despite hundreds of potential witnesses, no one noticed when the girl was taken. Her mother, left behind at the previous station, alerted the crew immediately. But as the train pulled into Stockholm Central Station, the girl was nowhere to be seen. To Inspector Alex Recht of the Stockholm police, this looks like a classic custody row. But none of the evidence adds up and young Investigative Analyst Fredrika Bergman is convinced the case is far more complex than her boss is prepared to admit.So when the missing child is found dead in the far north of Sweden, with the word UNWANTED scribbled on her forehead, the rule book is finally thrown out of the window. Now on the trail of a ruthless murderer with a terrifying agenda, will Alex and Fredrika manage to put aside their differences and work together to find the killer, before it's too late?

FICTION - The Devil's Elixir by Raymond Khoury

2012-01-24T10:39:00.000+11:00

Sean Reilly and Tess Chaykin, heroes of Raymond Khoury's bestselling Templar thrillers, return in an edge-of-your-seat story that reaches from the present day back to 1800s Mexico-and possibly beyond. What if there was an herb, previously lost to history in the jungles of Central America, capable of inducing an experience so momentous it might shake the very foundations of Western civilization? What if powerful forces on both sides of the law got wind of that herb, and launched a violent, uncompromising pursuit to be the first to exploit it? And what if FBI agent Sean Reilly and his girlfriend, Tess Chaykin, were, unknowingly, the only two people who could keep the lid on this existential Pandora's box, one that's capable of destabilizing the world? In Raymond Khoury's million-copy-selling Templar novels, Sean and Tess traveled the globe to unravel ancient mysteries with present-day ramifications. In The Devil's Elixir, Sean and Tess find themselves in a race-against the clock, against drug kingpins, and even against the DEA-to merge two divergent trails, one several hundred years old, the other as current as a heartbeat, which together may lead humanity to the brink of annihilation. Packed with the nonstop suspense and unexpected twists Raymond Khoury's fans delight in, The Devil's Elixir is destined for bestseller lists everywhere.

FICTION - Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert

2012-01-24T10:35:00.000+11:00

It is 83 years after the last of the thinking machines were destroyed in the Battle of Corrin, after Faykan Butler established himself as the first Emperor of a new imperium. War hero Vorian Atreides has turned his back on Salusa Secundus, flying off to parts unknown. Abulurd Harkonnen, convicted of cowardice, was sent away to live on gloomy Lankiveil, and his descendants continue to blame Vor for the downfall of their fortunes. Raquella Berto-Anirul has formed the Bene Gesserit School as the first Reverend Mother. Descendants of Aurelius Venport and Norma Cenva have built a powerful transportation company using mutated Navigators who fly "spacefolder ships". Gilbertus Albans has established a school on bucolic Lampadas teaching humans to become Mentats. Even so, decades after the defeat of the thinking machines, anti-technology fervor continues to sweep across the human-settled planets, with powerful fanatical groups imposing violent purges

FICTION - Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens

2012-01-24T10:31:00.000+11:00

From the acclaimed author of STILL MISSING comes a psychological thriller about one woman’s search into her past and the deadly truth she uncovers. All her life, Sara Gallagher has wondered about her birth parents. As an adopted child with two sisters who were born naturally to her parents, Sara’s home life was not ideal. The question of why she was given up for adoption has always haunted her. Finally, she is ready to take steps and find closure. But some questions are better left unanswered. After months of research, Sara locates her birth mother—only to be met with horror and rejection. Then she discovers the devastating truth: her mother was the only victim ever to escape a killer who has been hunting women every summer for decades. But Sara soon realizes the only thing worse than finding out about her father is him finding out about her. What if murder is in your blood? Never Knowing is a complex and compelling portrayal of one woman’s quest to understand herself, her origins, and her family. That is, if she can survive.

FICTION - The Ideal Man by Julie Garwood

2012-01-24T10:24:00.000+11:00

Julie Garwood is among the most critically acclaimed - and popular - romance authors around, with thirty-six million copies of her books in print. And now, with The Ideal Man, Garwood is poised to expand that already huge audience. Dr. Ellie Sullivan has just completed her residency at a large urban hospital. While jogging in a park nearby, she witnesses the shooting of an FBI agent in pursuit of wanted criminals, a couple identified as the Landrys. The only person to see the shooter's face, Ellie is suddenly at the center of a criminal investigation. Agent Max Daniels takes over the Landry case. A no-nonsense lawman, he's definitely not the ideal man that Ellie has always imagined, yet she's attracted to him in a way she can't explain. Ellie heads home to Winston Falls, South Carolina, to attend her sister's wedding. Shortly after she arrives, though, she receives a surprise visitor: Max Daniels. The Landrys have been captured, and she'll be called to testify. But they've been captured before, and each time the witnesses are scared into silence - or disappear before they can take the stand. Max vows to be Ellie's shadow until the trial, and it isn't long before sparks fly.

FICTION - King's Man by Angus Donald

2012-01-24T10:19:00.000+11:00

THE THIRD CRUSADE IS OVER Richard the Lionheart is bound for England. But with all the princes of Europe united against him ...can the greatest warrior in Christendom make it safely home? THE LION IS CHAINED Captured. Bound. Imprisoned. King Richard's slim hope of salvation rests on one man - a former outlaw, a vengeful earl, a man who scoffs at Holy Mother Church: ROBIN HOOD For King and country Robin and his loyal lieutenant Alan Dale will risk all - from blood-soaked battlefields to deadly assassins - to see the Lionheart restored to his rightful throne.

FICTION - No One Left to Tell by Karen Rose

2012-01-24T10:14:00.000+11:00

The addictive Karen Rose serves up her most relentless thriller yet. A woman is dead and her fiance is serving a life sentence for a murder he didn't commit. Now PI Paige Holden holds the only piece of evidence that could see him freed, and she cannot take it to the police. With the help of disarming state attorney, Grayson Smith, Paige is determined to avenge the murdered woman and set an innocent man free. But Paige has only scratched the surface of a cover-up far deadlier than she could ever imagine. A string of mysterious deaths of women with a shared past sets Paige on the trail of a ruthless killer. The problem is, the killer's on her trail too ...

FICTION - Sadie Walker is Stranded by Madeleine Roux

2012-01-24T10:11:00.000+11:00

Sadie Walker is one of the survivors in this new world. Living in north Seattle behind barrier that keep the living in and the dead out, she trying to get back to a normal life, while raising her eight-year-old nephew, if anyone even knows what “normal” is anymore. Then everything goes sideways when Shane is kidnapped by a group of black market thieves and they bring down a crucial barrier in the city while trying to escape, and flood the city with the walking dead. After rescuing her nephew, Sadie and Shane escape Seattle on the last remaining boat, along with other survivors. However, now they must face the complete chaos of a world filled with flesh eating zombies and humans who are playing with a whole new rule book when it comes to survival in their journey to find a new place that they can call home.

NON FICTION - I'd Listen to My Parents If They'd Just Shut Up: What to Say and Not Say When Parenting Teens by Anthony Wolf

2012-01-24T10:08:00.000+11:00

Is there any aspect of parenting more frustrating than when even the simplest conversation with your teenager quickly deteriorates into a take-no-prisoners war? Bestselling author Anthony E. Wolf sympathizes, and in his new book he provides hope, humor, and practical tips for dealing with the everyday challenges of raising teens in the twenty-first century.

I’d Listen to My Parents if They’d Just Shut Up will help you understand who your teenagers really are under all the attitude, and what new rules apply to successfully communicating with them in today’s constantly evolving world of the Internet, electronics, and social media. A book designed to make life with your teenage child a significantly more enjoyable experience, I’d Listen to My Parents if They’d Just Shut Up offers specific scenarios to illustrate which responses will work and which ones are doomed to failure the next time your thirteen-to-nineteen-year-old refuses to listen or won’t take “no” for an answer.

BIOGRAPHY - Katy Perry: A Life of Fireworks by Chloe Govan

2012-01-24T10:01:00.002+11:00

The life story of Katy Perry is a fascinating tale of how a repressive Southern California religious upbringing led to a dazzling pop career marked by innovative songwriting, bisexual curiosity and marriage to a notorious womaniser Russell Brand.

Never far from controversy, Katy Perry struggled to get started in the pop business. First cutting a gospel album, then falling out with Columbia Records and eventually managing to alienate both conservatives and gay organisations with songs like UR So Gay and the megahit I Kissed A Girl. Outrageous outfits and elaborately staged shows combine with her thoughtful self-penned songs to make Katy Perry hard to categorise.

For this major biography, the author has drawn on insights from many colleagues and friends, including school teachers, producers, video directors, co-songwriters, choir associates and an ex-lover to get under the skin of one of today's most fascinating pop phenomena.

NON FICTION - A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That by Isabella and Sofia-Bliss

2012-01-12T14:55:00.000+11:00

Twins Isabella and Sofia Bliss appeared on Junior MasterChef (Sophia got through to the top four and Isabella won). A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That is a family cookbook of Sicilian recipes cooked by the twins, inspired by their mother, Sylvana, and their nonna, Rosa. It features an introduction by Sylvana and both the girls, as well as a short description for each recipe that gives us a feel for the family, their migrant background and their food traditions. The recipes include spuntino (snacks), basics such as Tomato Salsa, classics such as S pezzatino (beef stew) and Octopus Salad, and delicious baked goods such as Nonna's Custard with Biscotti.

NON FICTION - Indira Naidoo: The Edible Balcony

2012-01-12T14:48:00.000+11:00

Journalist and broadcaster Indira Naidoo has always been passionate about food and, teaming this with her increasing desire to live a sustainable life, has transformed her tiny 13th floor apartment balcony into a herb and vegetable garden that provides her with fresh produce all year round. The Edible Balcony charts a year in the life of her kitchen garden, giving a season-by-season account with delicious recipes appearing throughout that make the very best of the produce. A practical how-to section at the front of the book guides novice gardeners and green thumbs alike on the best way to garden in small spaces.

FICTION - False Convictions by Tim Green

2012-01-12T14:42:00.000+11:00

In bestselling author Tim Green's latest thriller, Casey Jordan returns-seeking justice in a small town riddled with . . . FALSE CONVICTIONS Casey is counting on an open-and-shut case, a sure success for her first effort with the Freedom Project, the renowned charity group dedicated to helping exonerate wrongfully convicted prisoners. Not only is the Freedom Project giving Casey the chance to help innocent people, but its founder, Robert Graham, is offering Casey a one-million-dollar annual pledge to her legal clinic for taking on just two jobs a year. Her first assignment is to revive the case of Dwayne Hubbard, an indigent black man serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of a college student seventeen years ago. Using DNA evidence, Casey expects to easily prove Hubbard's innocence. Yet when she arrives in rural Auburn, New York, she meets immediate and aggressive resistance.Tormented by death threats and assassination attempts, Casey investigates a prosecution apparently rife with lies. From the judge, the lawyers, the jury, to the police, she traces a web of corruption surrounding the destruction of one young man. But in all the chaos, Casey's hardest challenge may be just staying alive.

FICTION - Mathilda Savitch by Victor Lodato

2012-01-12T14:35:00.000+11:00

Fear doesnt come naturally to Mathilda Savitch. She prefers to look right at the things nobody else can bring themselves to mention: for example, the fact that her beloved older sister is dead, pushed in front of a train by a man still on the loose. Her grief-stricken parents have basically been sleepwalking ever since, and it is Mathildas sworn mission to shock them back to life. Her strategy? Being bad.

Mathilda decides shes going to figure out what lies behind the catastrophe. She starts sleuthing through her sisters most secret possessions—e-mails, clothes, notebooks, whatever her determination and craftiness can ferret out. More troubling, she begins to apply some of her older sisters magical charisma and powers of seduction to the unraveling situations around her. In a storyline that thrums with hints of ancient myth, Mathilda has to risk a great deal—in fact, has to leave behind everything she loves—in order to discover the truth.

Mathilda Savitch bursts with unforgettably imagined details: impossible crushes, devastating humiliations, the way you can hate and love your family at the same moment, the times when you and your best friend are so weak with laughter that you cant breathe. Startling, funny, touching, odd, truthful, page-turning, and, in the end, heartbreaking, Mathilda Savitch is an extraordinary debut. Once you make the acquaintance of Mathilda Savitch, you will never forget her.

FICTION - Red Herring by Archer Mayor

2012-01-12T14:31:00.000+11:00

VBI (Vermont Bureau of Investigation) head Joe Gunther and his team are called in to investigate a series of violent deaths that appear unrelated until telltale clues reveal a linkage between them and that all of the deaths are, in fact, murders. However, apart from a single drop of unexplained blood left at each crime scene, there are no obvious connections between the victims or the cases. The police are faced with more questions than answers including what do the mysterious deposits of blood mean, coming as they do from three additional unknown people. In their search for the elusive truth, the VBI must plumb the depths of every suspects past, every victims most intimate details, and examine each piece of evidence down to the smallest detail—an examination which includes a trip to the Brookhaven National Lab on Long Island and an exploration of cutting edge forensic technology.

NON FICTION - Tony Robinson's History of Australia: From New Holland to Neighbours

2012-01-12T14:16:00.000+11:00

In Tony Robinson's History of Australia, the always-entertaining storyteller explores the modern history of our nation, from colonial beginnings to the Stolen Generations apology, with trademark gusto. He delights in unfurling lesser-known tales such as the First Fleet's Founding Orgy or how shots fired in Port Phillip Bay raised the curtains of both World Wars. But it's people that most interest Robinson, and from William Dampier to Anh Do he profiles a multicultural cast of characters who have contributed to the remarkable Australian story.

For this book, as well as Tony Robinson Explores Australia, The History Channel's highest-ever-rating TV series, he travelled the country, taste-testing colonial rations and spending time in dark solitary at Port Arthur – even learning of a possible convict ancestor. He dove into archives and libraries, chatted to experts and relatives of historic figures, and was guided by some of our most respected historians, such as Thomas Keneally, Tim Flannery and Eric Willmot. Lavishly illustrated with historical images as well as beautiful photographs taken on location, Tony Robinson's History of Australia will spark the memory, fill the gaps and invite fresh consideration of who we are and how we've come to be this way.

FICTION - Beat by Stephen Jay Schwartz

2012-01-11T12:32:00.000+11:00

LAPD Robbery-Homicide Detective Hayden Glass has always had trouble controlling his urges. No longer trolling the streets looking for working girls, he has a new obsession--the Internet. Infatuated with a woman he finds on a website, Hayden Glass's sex addiction drags him to San Francisco and into a web of corruption and crime.

Glass's search for this woman leads him to a massive sex slave trade, run by the Russian mafia and protected by a group of powerful and corrupt San Francisco cops. Glass gets co-opted by the FBI to aid in their investigation...but his presence is doing much more harm than good.

FICTION - Blind Spy by Alex Dryden

2012-01-11T12:30:00.000+11:00

FICTION - Internecine by David J Schow

2012-01-11T12:27:00.000+11:00

"Inter-what?' When advertising executive Conrad Maddox returns from a redeye flight and finds a mysterious locker key waiting in his rental car, he discovers a briefcase loaded with guns and money. Several hours later, his entire life tumbles down a rabbit hole when he meets Dandine, owner of the case and former contract assassin for a shadowy organization called Norco, which is now out to nail both of them.

"Internecine' means conflict, mutual destruction, and slaughter--or, as Dandine tells Conrad, they are now inadvertently at play in a field of "terrorism, counter-assassination, military coups, dirty tricks, Watergate, spy vs. spy, murky secret organizations, that sort of thing.' A world in which being innocent can't save you, the police can't help you, and your only hope of getting out alive is to risk unheard-of dangers against opponents with nearly unlimited power. To free themselves from the spider web of black ops, murder, madness and betrayal, Dandine and Conrad must delve ever-deeper into the spiraling, dangerous maze that is Norco, where everyone seems to be in on the most lethal of games... except you.

FICTION - Chasing the Night by Iris Johansen

2012-01-11T12:21:00.000+11:00

A CIA agent's two-year-old child was stolen in the night as a brutal act of vengeance. Now, eight years later, this torment is something Catherine Ling awakens to every day. Her friends, family, and colleagues tell her to let go, move on, accept that her son is never coming back. But she can't. Catherine needs to find someone as driven and obsessed as she is to help her-- and that person is Eve Duncan. She knows that Eve shares her nightmare, since closure is also something that eludes Eve after the disappearance of her daughter Bonnie. Now, Eve must take her talents as a forensic sculptor to another level, using age progression as a way to unite Catherine with her child. As Eve gets drawn deeper into Catherine's horror, she must face looming demons of her own.

Bonnie's killer is still out there. And a new killer is taunting Eve and Catherine at every turn. Is Catherine's son alive, or not? These two women endure the worst fear any mother can imagine in Iris Johansen's latest thrill ride, a gut-wrenching journey into the darkest places of the soul.

FICTION - Trail of Blood by Lisa Black

2012-01-11T12:14:00.000+11:00

Seventy-five years ago, a madman nicknamed the Torso Killer terrorized Cleveland. His horrific spree lasted four years and crisscrossed the entire city. Overall, he was credited with more than a dozen murders. And he was never caught.

Today, forensic scientist Theresa MacLean is called to an abandoned building where a desiccated, decapitated body has been found in a room that's been sealed off for years. Although there's no immediate proof, everyone assumes the same thing: that the newly discovered corpse was a Torso Killer victim. The body has decayed beyond recognition, leaving few forensic clues, but Theresa sees this as an opportunity to shed some light on a big piece of Cleveland's past that until now has been shrouded in mystery. But then another body—this one recently deceased—turns up, and all signs at the scene seem to indicate the work of a new Torso Killer. Suddenly, Theresa's investigation takes on a whole new meaning. Her examination of the old body has opened a door to the past—a door someone wanted to keep closed—and she shifts her focus from solving a historical puzzle to catching a very dangerous, present-day psychopath. But as the body count rises, Theresa finds herself nearer to danger than she ever imagined. For the killer is keeping a watchful eye on Theresa, and she begins to feel his presence everywhere. Each step brings them closer and closer to each other—at one point separated by no more than a speeding train in a railroad switchyard—as Theresa scours the city in her hunt for a murderous lunatic intent on reliving a terrifying past.

FICTION - Immanuel's Veins by Ted Dekker

2012-01-11T12:11:00.000+11:00

This story is for everyone--but not everyone is for this story. It is a dangerous tale of times past. A torrid love story full of deep seduction. A story of terrible longing and bold sacrifice. Then as now, evil begins its courtship cloaked in light. And the heart embraces what it should flee. Forgetting it once had a truer lover. With a kiss, evil will ravage body, soul, and mind. Yet there remains hope, because the heart knows no bounds. Love will prove greater than lust. Sacrifice will overcome seduction. And blood will flow. Because the battle for the heart is always violently opposed. For those desperate to drink deep from this fountain of life, enter. But remember, not everyone is for this story.

FICTION - Ghosting by David Poyer

2012-01-11T11:57:00.000+11:00

Successful neurosurgeon Jack Scales, self-centered and oblivious, sets out with his reluctant wife, teenage daughter, and college-age son on what's intended to be a triumphant cruise aboard his motorized sailboat, Slow Dance, from Long Island to Bermuda in this trite story of outrage and punishment from Poyer (The Crisis). The overconfident, inexperienced sailor shrugs off advice, unaware that his wife loves another man or how unprepared he is for the realities of the sea. A lethal accident is only the first calamity to disrupt the voyage; Slow Dance later nearly sinks in bad weather. When a moment of misguided charity leaves the Scaleses in the hands of a gang of bloodthirsty pirates, the family's survival depends on Jack's limited cunning. Poyer relies on graphic scenes of violence, murder, and rape as well as on moral clichés familiar from action movies, even providing closure with a comforting final moral that contradicts all he has shown us.

FICTION - Slow Fire by Ken Mercer

2012-01-11T11:26:00.002+11:00

It has been over two years since Magowan has worked when he receives an offer to become the police chief of Haydenville, and his tenure begins with two significant events. The first is the discovery of what appears to be a drowning victim who in fact may have met a more nefarious end. The second is a bar room brawl that, among other things, brings Magowan into contact with Frank Carver, a local celebrity whose notoriety some three decades before became the springboard for a literary career that produced but one book. Carver, a cross between William Burroughs and Hunter Thompson, is well-liked in town but not by Magowan, who slowly comes to suspect that Carver and his twin sons are behind the crystal meth epidemic that threatens to overrun Haydenville.

Meanwhile, Magowan is wrestling with his own demons, not the least of which is a substance addiction that he has deluded himself into thinking he has under control and is superimposed upon a Messiah complex that leads him to feel he is responsible for remedying all wrongs he encounters and to be immersed in guilt when he fails. To complicate matters further, Magowan is attempting to reconcile with his estranged wife, who left him in part because of his addiction to his job and to drugs.

Through a series of missteps, Magowan finds himself generally at odds with the citizens of Haydenville, with his only supporter being Thomas Costello, a young and inexperienced police officer who lives and breathes law enforcement and is his second-in-command. Neither Magowan nor Costello have any quit in them, and what Magowan ultimately uncovers through instinct and stubbornness is a plot that goes way beyond the confines of a once-peaceful California town and far back in time. It is wise for readers not to become attached to any one character, as not all of them make it to the surprising ending. Magowan is one complicated guy.

FICTION - The Haunting by Alan Titchmarsh

2012-01-04T11:17:00.000+11:00

How can the mysterious disappearance of Anne Flint in 1816 and the drowning of a young girl in a chalk stream so long ago possibly affect the life of schoolteacher Harry Flint some two centuries later?Having left his job and with a failed marriage behind him, Harry begins to research his ancestors. The deeper he digs, the more he realises that the past is closer than he had ever imagined.The Haunting is a story of love and betrayal, intrigue and murder. Where people are not what they seem, and the past is no more predictable than the future...

NON FICTION - Comedy Techniques: An Introduction for Aspiring Comedians

2012-01-04T11:03:00.000+11:00

From improv to stand-up, and from satire to slapstick, here’s an essential guide on how to get yourself a cult following or mainstream success. Covering a range of skills from writing your material to physical expressiveness, this comprehensive reference is designed for comedians in all media— stand-up clubs, theatre and TV sitcom, and political comment. This is a practical guide to the art of comedy. From voice training to timing, and from rehearsals to interacting with the audience, step-by-step advice is provided, accompanied by detailed illustrations.The authors (both working as standups on the comedy circuit today) discuss both classic and alternative comedy, and draw examples from a vast range of comedians to illustrate each technique and inspire the novice comedian as they learn their craft.

FICTION - Blood Games by Faye Kellerman

2012-01-04T10:29:00.000+11:00

Lieutenant Peter Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus return in another superbly plotted and suspense-filled page-turner. Faye Kellerman has a worldwide fan base and has captured readers? imaginations since the mid-eighties with her thrillers about Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus, a pair THE NEW YORK TIMES called ?the most refreshing mystery couple around?.

FICTION - Still Riding on the Storm by Robert G. Barrett

2011-12-20T09:40:00.000+11:00

Blackly humorous, utterly un-PC, Robert G. Barrett revels in being controversial and contrary. He′s a true original and is much loved by his many thousands of readers.

This year is the 25th anniversary of the publication of the first Les Norton novel and to celebrate we are releasing the first new material from Bob in two years. First published in 1996, RIDER ON THE STORM was a collection of Les Norton short stories and articles by Bob on subjects as wide-ranging as acting, dating, getting the dole and being famous. It is described by Abe Books as ′one of the author′s more scarce titles′.

We are now reissuing it with updated and extra new material, as STILL RIDING ON THE STORM. As well as a new introduction to explain the book to Bob′s readers, there are two new Les Norton stories and he is also writing an article about the last few years of his life and his battle with cancer -- but in his inimitable, unselfpitying style! It′s looking like Bob′s finally beating the illness, and his ′cure for cancer′ will surprise many ...

NON FICTION - Sins of the Father: The untold story behind Schapelle Corby's ill-fated drug run

2011-12-20T09:25:00.000+11:00

A reckless father, his dark past, an Adelaide drug trafficker and the Gold Coast beauty school dropout who kept her mouth shut. This is the explosive untold story of Schapelle Corby and how she took the rap for her father's drug syndicate.

The result of a three year investigation, Sins of the Father returns to the beginning of Australia's most famous drug case, to a time when nobody had ever heard the name Schapelle Corby. Finally, the missing pieces of the jigsaw fall into place as we are led, step by step, through the important weeks, days and hours leading up to her dramatic arrest.

Shedding new light on her long-held claims of innocence, this is the book Schapelle's army of supporters do not want you to read.

FICTION - Ruso and the Root of all Evils by R.S. Downie

2011-12-20T09:23:00.000+11:00

RUSO AND THE ROOT OF ALL EVILS is the third in the Medicus series by R S Downie. The book is set initially in Roman-occupied Britain where Gaius has lived for a number of years, but moves to the South of France (Gaul in Roman times).

Gaius Petreius Ruso is a doctor with the legions, and when he receives a message from home saying "Lucius to Gaius Brother, Come Home" he sets off on the long journey to the South of France with his British Housekeeper/Lover Tilla. When he arrives home after a journey of many weeks to see what he can do it quickly becomes apparent that the letter was a forgery. The family are in horrific debt to dangerous men with the power to destroy them. Now that Gaius (now the head of the family after his father's death) has returned home, the creditors can sue for possession of the family farm and vineyard. When the principal creditor Severus dies of poisoning in Gaius's home, it looks as if he has real problems on his hands - unless he can find who the real killer is.
Other problems he has to consider include: his brother-in-law Justinus feared drowned; his step-mother intent on doing improvements that they don't have the money to pay for; his ex-wife who is Severus's widow, and trying to avoid being pushed into marrying local landowner Lollia Saturnina. When his brother's wife Cassiana and Tilla set off to find out what happened to Justinus, Gaius sets off after them only to be captured by the investigators sent from Rome. Whilst he is doing his investigation, the investigators start to interrogate all the suspects.
In trying to solve the murder, Gaius takes on the role of surgeon patching up gladiators in the local amphitheatre. He soon finds out what the poison used on Severus was and a description of the culprit, but can he point the investigators in the correct direction before they blame him or his family?
R S Downie has produced an interesting novel which seems to be very well researched. I found the details of life in Roman Britain and France (Britannia and Gaul) to be very well described and added to the reading experience. Gaius is a complex character and his relationships with Tilla and his ex-wife add intrigue to the story. The premise that a Roman doctor could also be an investigator appears to be unlikely but Downie seems to have made it work very well and has produced a series that is well-worth spending time reading.

BLUERAY - At This Moment: The Michael Buble Story

2011-12-13T12:16:00.000+11:00

Still in his mid thirties, Michael Buble has a fan base as varied as the music he sings - a hip mix of standards, cleverly chosen covers and revealing self-penned songs. His looks make him a magnet to the opposite sex, but his self-deprecating style, fanaticism for ice hockey and uniquely involving on-stage humour also make him a man's man. He's come a long way since singing at the wedding of the Canadian PM's daughter shot him to overnight stardom in 2000, and he has maintained his position as the world's sharpest-suited swinger - with multi-million record sales to match.

NON FICTION - How to Train A Superdog

2011-12-13T12:12:00.000+11:00

From walking on a loose lead to carrying the shopping, everything you need to know to train your dog and ensure you have a happy and contented canine companion.

Starting with choosing the right breed for you, to understanding their exercise needs, learn every aspect of owning and training a dog. Get in-depth instruction on training, from basic obedience to advanced tricks, by following clear, step-by-step explanations and illustrations which show you exactly what to do.

Understand your dog, with the aid of the latest research into canine behaviour and learn to correct problems and maximise their potential. A well-trained dog is a well-behaved, healthy and happy dog.

NON FICTION - Tackling Tumblr: Web Publishing Made Simple

2011-12-13T12:09:00.000+11:00

A comprehensive guide to the popular web publishing site Tumblr The popularity of Tumblr is growing by leaps and bounds, as it continues to make a name for itself as a reliable, accessible blogging platform. Yet, there is very little documentation on Tumblr, leaving newcomers confused as to where to start. That's where this helpful book comes in. Written by well-respected author Thord Hedengren, this step-by-step guide is an ideal starting point for Tumblr newcomers as well as web designers who want to take their Tumblblogs to the next level. You'll learn how to maximize the full potential of this amazing blogging and lifestreaming platform as you create your first post, make your Tumblr blog unique, create your own custom themes, and more.* Introduces you to the exciting world of Tumblr, the popular web publishing platform* Walks you through posting quotes, links, photos, audio, and more* Addresses finding and installing themes, using a comment system on your Tumblr site, and integrating third-party content* Demonstrates how to create your own custom theme, network in the Tumblr community, and modify your Tumblr themes with HTML and CSS* Explains ways to integrate Tumblr with other services, including Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr There's no need to grumble about learning Tumblr--this book is all you need!

JUNIOR NON FICTION - The Spy Book

2011-12-13T12:01:00.000+11:00

Welcome to the world of espionage. Inside the cool novelty covers, we turn our magnifying glass on spies, snoops, and spooks throughout history in The Spy Book. Eavesdrop on the incredible tales of daring, explore top-secret gadgets, and find out why espionage still hits the headlines.

Code breakers and safe crackers, spy rings and honey traps, dead drops and lipstick pistols all lurk inside. Confidentially ... kids will love it.

NON FICTION - Beyond Blame: Freeing Yourself from the Most Toxic Form of Emotional Bullsh*t

2011-12-13T11:56:00.000+11:00

For many, a rare day goes by in which the need to blame does not arise-be it to cover one's own errors or just to assign an unfortunate event some kind of name (i.e., "If only X hadn't said X, we wouldn't be in this mess.") And even for those who are somewhat better at keeping the impulse in check-it is still there. According to psychologist Carl Alasko, blame is such an intrinsic part of how we humans communicate that we rarely take a look at what we're actually doing-and how it can affect our relationships.

In this book, Alasko reveals that the need to assign blame when something bad happens stems from a very deep desire we all share to "see justice done". Understandable when a grave crime has been committed, but it can become a dangerous habit if we begin to operate as though placing blame were somehow necessary if we want to change something or someone in our world. Yet this feeling that "someone has to pay" is seldom productive in initiating positive change. In Beyond Blame, Alasko teaches readers to recognize destruction that blame causes in their lives-oftentimes without their even being aware-and to put an end to it once and for all.

The path to eliminating blame is not a quick or easy one but, as Carl Alasko demonstrates, it is a road that must be traveled if we hope to achieve true peace in our lives.

NON FICTION - Whateverland: Learning to Live Here by Alexis Stewart

2011-12-13T11:50:00.000+11:00

No one tells it like it is quite like the Whatever duo of Alexis Stewart and Jennifer Koppelman Hutt. Now they share their colorful commentary and edgy common sense on every aspect of life, from food and eating ("Does Talking to Pop Tarts Mean You're Crazy?") to fashion and grooming ("The Devil Wore Palazzo Pants") to cleaning and organizing ("Not a Hoarder, Still a Slob"). You'll see it's okay not to measure up to perfectionistic standards of behavior and achievement at home, at work, and in relationships. Once you level with yourself and lighten up, life can be happier—and a hell of a lot more fun.

•Tackles essential life issues—including sex and dating, weight loss and body issues, marriage and relationships, cooking and kitchenphobia, and more

•Shares Alexis and Jennifer's outrageously funny and honest stories and surprisingly helpful advice

•Reveals Alexis and Jennifer's deepest, darkest personality quirks

•Shows the importance of self-acceptance, complete honesty, and a wicked sense of humor

So what if you're not perfect—whatever! Get the real-deal advice of Alexis and Jennifer in Whateverland. It's definitely not your mother's self-help book.

NON FICTION - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy: Everything Is Fire

2011-12-13T09:43:00.005+11:00

Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy—The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest—is an international phenomenon. These books express Larsson's lifelong war against injustice, his ethical beliefs, and his deep concern for women's rights. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy probes the compelling philosophical issues behind the entire trilogy. What philosophies do Lisbeth Salander and Kant have in common? To catch a criminal, can Lisbeth and Mikael be criminals themselves? Can revenge be ethical? Drawing on some of history's greatest philosophical minds, this book gives fresh insights into Larsson's ingeniously plotted tale of crime and corruption.

•Looks at compelling philosophical issues such as a feminist reading of Lisbeth Salander, Aristotelian arguments for why we love revenge, how Kant can explain why so many women sleep with Mikael Blomkvist, and many more

•Includes a chapter from a colleague of Larsson's—who worked with him in anti-Nazi activities—that explores Larsson's philosophical views on skepticism and quotes from never-before-seen correspondence with Larsson
•Offers new insights into the novels' key characters, including Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, and investigates the author, Stieg Larsson

As engrossing as the quest to free Lisbeth Salander from her past, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy is ideal reading for anyone interested in unraveling the subtext and exploring the greater issues at work in the story.

NON FICTION - Everyday Kindness by Stephanie Dowrick

2011-12-13T09:32:00.002+11:00

Virtually every moment of our greatest wellbeing reflects the giving and receiving of kindness. At home, work and in the wider world, there are countless opportunities when a moment of consideration or kindness - given or received - will transform your day. Whether it is a hard time to be endured, or a wonderful time to be shared and celebrated, it's our willingness to think well of ourselves and act kindly towards others that makes all the difference. In this intimate, deeply reassuring book, Choosing Happiness author Dr Stephanie Dowrick takes kindness as her inspiration and theme. And she does so in ways that are powerfully encouraging. Whether she is writing about food or moods, about growing in self-confidence and appreciation, teaching resilience to our children or ourselves, making the best choices to support our physical and emotional wellbeing, the pleasures and dilemmas of contemporary work, parenting, friendship and love, or even how to improve or save our closest relationships - Stephanie Dowrick is making a calmer, happier and more rewarding life immediately possible.

FICTION - The Hidden by Bill Pronzini

2011-12-08T12:15:00.000+11:00

A series of seemingly random murders along a fifty-mile stretch of the rugged northern California coast, committed by an unknown dubbed by the media the Coastline Killer. A young couple with marital problems, Shelby and Jay Macklin, who decide to spend the week between Christmas and New Year's at a friend's remote coastal cottage. Two couples in a neighboring home whose relationships are thick with festering menace. A fierce winter storm that leads to a night of unrelenting terror. These are the main ingredients in Bill Pronzini's chilling and twist-filled tale about the hidden nature of crime and its motives.

FICTION - The Night Eternal by Chuck Hogan

2011-12-08T12:12:00.000+11:00

The nail-biting vampire thriller from the world-famous director of Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy. The night belongs to them, and it will be a night eternal…

After the blasts, it was all over. Nuclear Winter has settled upon the earth. Except for one hour of sunlight a day, the whole world is plunged into darkness. It is a near-perfect environment for vampires. They have won. It is their time.

Almost every single man, woman and child has been enslaved in vast camps across the globe. Like animals, they are farmed, harvested for the sick pleasure of the Master Race. Almost, but not all. Somewhere out there, hiding for their lives, is a desperate network of free humans, continuing the seemingly hopeless resistance. Everyday people, with no other options – among them Dr Ephraim Goodweather, his son Zack, the veteran exterminator Vasily, and former gangbanger Gus.

To be free, they need a miracle, they need divine intervention. But Salvation can be a twisted game – one in which they may be played like pawns in a battle of Good and Evil. And at what cost…?

FICTION - Bringer of Light by Jaine Fenn

2011-12-08T12:03:00.000+11:00

Jarek Reen is trying to save a lost world. He discovered the primitive theocracy of Serenein by accident, and now he wants it to take its place in human-space. To do this he needs a shiftspace beacon - without it, there is no way to find the planet again. The beacons were made by the Sidhe, the race that originally gave humanity access to the stars - and dominated human-space for millennia, before a coalition of human rebels and Sidhe males brought the evil Sidhe females down. Most people think the Sidhe are long dead, but Jarek knows better: a renegade female Sidhe is one of his companions, and a male Sidhe gave her and her lover the special powers that made them Angels, very unusual trained assassins. Jarek's only hope is to find Aleph, the hidden system where the last Sidhe males are rumoured to live. But even if he can persuade these eccentric, introspective beings to put aside their interminable internal squabbles, he still has to persuade Serenein that joining the rest of humankind is a good thing ...for the price of progress is likely to be high. Can he stop it turning into tragedy?

FICTION - The Islanders by Christopher Priest

2011-12-08T12:00:00.000+11:00

A tale of murder, artistic rivalry and literary trickery; a chinese puzzle of a novel where nothing is quite what it seems; a narrator whose agenda is artful and subtle; a narrative that pulls you in and plays an elegant game with you. The Dream Archipelago is a vast network of islands. The names of the islands are different depending on who you talk to, their very locations seem to twist and shift. Some islands have been sculpted into vast musical instruments, others are home to lethal creatures, others the playground for high society. Hot winds blow across the archipelago and a war fought between two distant continents is played out across its waters. The Islanders serves both as an untrustworthy but enticing guide to the islands, an intriguing, multi-layered tale of a murder and the suspect legacy of its appealing but definitely untrustworthy narrator. It shows Christopher Priest at the height of his powers and illustrates why he has remained one of the country's most prized novelists.

FICTION - The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

2011-12-08T11:04:00.000+11:00

Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.

Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of history—or religion. Yet even as science and technology are reaching new heights, the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role in this reborn world. Out in the frontier lands known as the Roughs, they are crucial tools for the brave men and women attempting to establish order and justice.
One such is Waxillium Ladrian, a rare Twinborn, who can Push on metals with his Allomancy and use Feruchemy to become lighter or heavier at will. After twenty years in the Roughs, Wax has been forced by family tragedy to return to the metropolis of Elendel. Now he must reluctantly put away his guns and assume the duties and dignity incumbent upon the head of a noble house. Or so he thinks, until he learns the hard way that the mansions and elegant tree-lined streets of the city can be even more dangerous than the dusty plains of the Roughs.

FICTION - Kalahari Passage by Candi Miller

2011-12-01T14:36:00.000+11:00

'Now I must go back to squat in the sand with my people; I must get my water from roots and my food with a bow and arrow.' Orphaned as a young child, Koba, a San bushman, has lived most of her life as the adopted daughter of a white, farming family. But when her love affair with their son, Mannie, is discovered, Koba is forcibly repatriated to the lands of the Kalahari Desert. To survive she must find her nomadic tribe. But will she stay alive long enough to succeed after years of living among whites? Fleeing across the South West African sandveld, Koba uses all she remembers of her San hunter wiles to evade her police guard and her enemy, Andre Marais, a vindictive Boer who murdered her parents and is intent on killing her too. When she finds her drought-stricken people, she brings with her the longed-for rain. But even as she's feted for this 'miracle', tribal tensions boil over as bachelors in the Ju/'hoansi tribe vie for the attention of the young stranger. Meanwhile, Mannie has set out after Koba, hitch-hiking across southern Africa to find her.But who will get there first - her lover or her pursuer?

FICTION - Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr

2011-12-01T14:32:00.000+11:00

Philip Kerr's sequence of historical thrillers featuring private detective Bernie Gunther forms a body of work comparable to the great series of the two masters of the genre, Len Deighton and John le Carre. The Berlin Noir Trilogy quickly established Kerr and Gunther as the perfect combination of writer, character, setting and genre. These gritty, noir thrillers, narrated in Gunther's wry, sardonic voice, range all over Europe and beyond. They span a 20-year period from the mid-30s to the mid-50s, covering the build up to World War 2, the war itself and finally its bitter aftermath.

With impeccable research that is accurate in every detail yet never interferes with narrative pace, Philip Kerr has created an epic series of thrillers that deserve all the praise that has been heaped upon them. Prague Fatale is Bernie Gunther's eighth outing. Set in Prague in 1942, it delivers all the fast-paced and quick-witted action that we have come to expect from Philip Kerr. It is an outstanding thriller by a writer at the top of his game.

FICTION - Dreams of the Dead by Perri O'Shaughnessy

2011-12-01T14:29:00.000+11:00

Now, in a spellbinding new thriller, O'Shaughnessy plunges Nina back into the center of a murderous family game, and reawakens a very real nightmare she had every reason to believe was dead . . . and buried.

A mix of slick and seamy, South Lake Tahoe, California, is the perfect setting for adventurers, criminals -- and lawyers. In addition to coping with her demanding, sometimes creepy, clients, Nina Reilly is dealing with prickly personal issues involving her sixteen-year-old son Bob, his estranged father, and her investigator, confidante, and sometimes lover Paul van Wagoner. Then, in walks disaster. The millionaire owner of a Tahoe ski resort, Philip Strong is the father of Jim Strong, a sociopath who devastated many innocent lives, including Nina's. Two years earlier, she had to defend Jim against charges of murder. He shattered her life, then vanished. Paul van Wagoner made sure of it. Now in negotiations to sell his ski resort, Philip has received a letter purportedly from his fugitive son in extradition-free Brazil, demanding his share of the profits. Philip is convinced it's authentic. Nina's certain it's a con, but to prove that means exposing the secrets of someone very close to her. Then two local women are brutally murdered. Nina begins to question their links to her new client, and the truth about Jim Strong's sudden disappearance. As Nina's worst fears flood back, with time running out, she's about to discover that the dreams of the dead can still destroy the living.

FICTION - Vengeance by Ian Irvine

2011-12-01T14:25:00.000+11:00

Twelve years ago, two children witnessed a murder that still haunts them as adults. Tali watched as they killed her mother and now, she has sworn revenge. Even though she is a slave. Even though she is powerless. Even though she is nothing in the eyes of those who live above ground, she will find her mother's killers and bring them to justice.

Rix watched as his parents murdered a woman for reasons he still doesn't understand. Haunted by this scene, wracked by guilt, he must find a way to live with his family's dark secret. When a chance meeting brings the two together, everything starts to come undone. The secrets of an entire kingdom are uncovered and a villain out of legend returns to throw the realm into chaos. Tali and Rix must learn to trust each other and find a way to save the realm-- and themselves.

FICTION - The Clockwork Rocket by Greg Egan

2011-12-01T14:22:00.000+11:00

The Clockwork Rocket is the perfect sf novel and a clear example why sf is still my favorite genre; on the one hand there is sense of wonder given by the speculative but informed exploration of an universe with definite though different laws of physics than ours, on the other hand the book flows on the page and it has in Yalda one of the best main characters in recent memories, while the supporting cast is well drawn and distinctive. The protagonists of the story are strange: the metric of the universe requires complex molecules to be really complex so to speak, so all life is shapeshifting; our heroes are six limbed shapeshifters, symmetric in 3D in their "normal" form - so they have eyes both back and front for example - that emit light, sleep in beds dug in the ground to cool down - though of course the well off in cities have special cooled beds.

FICTION - Praetorian by Simon Scarrow

2011-12-01T14:17:00.000+11:00

Emperor Claudius is in danger. His personal guard, the Praetorian Guard, has been infiltrated by traitors. Summoned to Rome by Narcissus, Macro and Cato are furnished with new identities and placed, undercover, in the Guard. With each test of their loyalty they are given greater access to the conspirators' plot but are faced with the danger of detection and a race against time to save the Emperor. As they move ever closer to the mastermind, they realise that all is not as it seems...

FICTION - Dark Predator by Christine Feehan

2011-12-01T14:07:00.000+11:00

Enter the world of the Carpathians: an immortal race of beings with animal instincts whose males, without their lifemate's light, only have one option ...turning vampire. Zacarias de la Cruz has finally found his lifemate, but is it too late? Is he too close to turning into a vampire to turn back?

As brutal as the undead he hunted, Zacarias De La Cruz was a master executioner. Over the long, dark centuries, he plunged into so many battles they blurred into an endless lifetime of evil that hardened the soul of this merciless, ruthless and implacable dark predator. Now his stark and savage journey is over. After a thousand years in a gray world, he has accomplished everything he set out to do. His brothers are safeguarded. Each has found a woman who completes them. And they are at peace. For his brothers, Zacarias has walked the edge of madness, but with centuries as a killing machine now left to the past and without a hunt to define him, Zacarias wonders, for the first time in his life, who he really is. The answer awaits him back home in Peru , in the betrayal of a woman who is readying her trap, in the vengeance of an old enemy, in the inevitable consequences of a bloody family legacy, and in the deliverance of a lifemate he never could have imagined.

FICTION - A Drop of the Hard Stuff by Lawrence Block

2011-12-01T13:56:00.000+11:00

Grandmaster Lawrence Block brings his greatest character, Matthew Scudder, back into action in his most personal case. Matthew Scudder is finally on the straight and narrow when he runs into "High-Low" Jack Ellery, a childhood friend from the Bronx. In Scudder, Jack sees the moral man he might have become. In Jack, Scudder sees the hard-won sobriety he hopes to achieve.

Then Ellery, following to the letter the dictates of Alcoholics Anonymous' infamous twelve steps, is shot down while attempting to atone for past sins, and Scudder is drawn into a murder investigation that threatens to upset his path toward recovery--and get him killed in the process. Exploring themes of loss, nostalgia, and redemption, for Lawrence Block, A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF circles back to how it all began, reestablishing why the Matthew Scudder series is widely regarded as one of the pinnacles of American detective fiction.

NON FICTION - Botany for Dummies

2011-11-28T11:35:00.000+11:00

Botany For Dummies gives you a thorough, easy-to-follow overview of the fundamentals of botany, helping you to improve your grades, supplement your learning, or review before a test. Covering typical topics in botany, this hands-on, friendly guide is your ticket to acing this required course for your major in biology, microbiology, zoology, or elementary education. Breathe life into botany — get an overview of the fundamentals of metabolism that are common to all living things, and understand why living things need matter and energy to grow and function. Get ready to photosynthesize — find out how plants make food from carbon dioxide and water using energy from the sun, and how they break down that food through cellular respiration. Let's talk about reproduction — get the 411 on how plant cells divide, either to make exact copies of themselves for growth or to make eggs and sperm for sexual reproduction. The many uses of plants — discover the importance of plants to the natural world, and the role they play in food, clothing, fuel, and medicine

FICTION - Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger

2011-11-28T11:26:00.000+11:00

With his family caught in the crosshairs of a group of brutal killers, detective Cork O’Connor must solve the murder of a young girl in the latest installment of William Kent Krueger’s unforgettable New York Times bestselling series. — During a houseboat vacation on the remote Lake of the Woods, a violent gale sweeps through un... more »expectedly, stranding Cork and his daughter, Jenny, on a devastated island where the wind has ushered in a force far darker and more deadly than any storm. Amid the wreckage, Cork and Jenny discover an old trapper’s cabin where they find the body of a teenage girl. She wasn’t killed by the storm, however; she’d been bound and tortured before she died. Whimpering sounds coming from outside the cabin lead them to a tangle of branches toppled by the vicious winds. Underneath the debris, they find a baby boy, hungry and dehydrated, but still very much alive. Powerful forces intent on securing the child pursue them to the isolated Northwest Angle, where it’s impossible to tell who among the residents is in league with the devil. Cork understands that to save his family he must solve the puzzle of this mysterious child whom death follows like a shadow.

BIOGRAPHY - Born Fearless: From SAS to Mercenary to Pirate Hunter - My Life as a Shadow Warrior

2011-11-28T11:16:00.000+11:00

Not dead yet. Not kidnapped, captured, tortured or killed. But it's only a matter of time... Meet "Big" Phil Campion. To his fellow operators he's a private military contractor. To you or me he's a mercenary, a soldier of fortune, a gun for hire selling violence to the highest bidder. But to Big Phil it's all just another chapter in a life spent fighting in the shadows.

Abandoned. Run-away. Half-beaten to death. Blown-up. Locked up. And all before the age of twenty. This is the incredible true story of how Phil Campion survived all of that, and went on to complete Commando selection, Para selection, and to join the SAS – before fighting as a mercenary in the world's toughest war zones. Undertaking deniable operations, freeing hostages and escaping terrorists hell bent on revenge – the dangers and insane risks of life as a private military operator eclipsed even those of waging war in an SAS Sabre Squadron. Big Phil's story of life on the private military circuit ('The Circuit') is a high-octane blend of chasing fast bucks in a Wild West industry, whilst always staying one step ahead of the bad guys.

NON FICTION - Kids' Crafternoon: Felting

2011-11-28T11:09:00.000+11:00

Kids' Crafternoon: Felting puts the fun back into a kid's afternoon - turn off the TV and get crafting! Felting features 25 fantastic projects from specialist crafters across the globe - there are cute animal finger puppets, a gorgeous felted hat, a cheeky moneybox pig and super-cool wrist cuffs. The projects are organised into themed chapters to get kids excited about making things: Pep Your Look, Jazz Your Stuff, Giving is Good, Spruce Your Space and Have a Little Fun. And while the projects vary in difficulty and time needed to complete them, they are all aimed squarely at kids, with clear, step-by-step instructions and illustrations to guide them through.

JUNIOR NON FICTION - Photography for kids!

2011-11-28T10:56:00.000+11:00

Digitization is the biggest advance in the history of photography. While some seasoned photographers may still be wary of the filmless technique, unbiased children have easily found their way into the digital world. Children are excited by the instant gratification of capturing an image and immediately seeing the result. With today's digital cameras, what used to be an expensive and disappointing process is now as easy as pie. Enthusiastic and confident children are able to handle digital cameras with remarkable skill. The instant feedback motivates them to continue exploring, and soon they are able to create small masterpieces full of inspiration and fantasy. Photography for Kids introduces children between the ages of 8 and 14 to the world of photography. Technical concepts-like how a digital camera actually works-are explained in a way that is easy for children to understand. The book emphasizes creativity and presents techniques for capturing exciting images.

The Amazing Read - Kids join now !

2011-11-28T10:37:00.000+11:00

ReadFest a reading competition for teens

2011-11-28T10:34:00.000+11:00

You could WIN an iPad 2 or iPod Touch!

2011-11-28T10:32:00.002+11:00

NON FICTION - The CSIRO Home Energy Saving Handbook

2011-11-25T10:18:00.000+11:00

There has never been a more important time to save energy. Not only is it becoming more vital with every passing year to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, but the rising price of energy is adding to the pain of households already hit by the Global Financial Crisis.

The CSIRO Energy Saving Handbook shows us exactly what we can all do as individuals to cut our energy use without cutting back on our lifestyles. It is possible to be eco-friendly, save money and be just as comfortable! In an easy-to-read style, this book offers practical advice on how to measure and reduce your carbon footprint in all aspects of modern living, including: Simple energy-saving tricks around the house; Maximising your home's potential for easy heating and cooling; Ways to save on shopping and transport; Making the most of your garden; Tips for building and renovating your home.
CSIRO is at the forefront of research into our impact on the planet and what we can do to help tackle climate change. It is crucial that we each start doing our bit now to help the planet (and our wallets!). The CSIRO Energy Saving Handbook is essential reading for the whole family - you will be amazed at how much each of us can do, and how much it can save us.

New Biographies for November, 2011

2011-11-21T08:42:00.000+11:00

Absolutely Lumley, Joanna

All of me: my incredible story of how I learned to live with the many personalities sharing my body Noble, Kim

Be different: adventures of a free-range Aspergian with practical advice for Aspergians, misfits etc Robinson, John

Benji: Benji Marshall: my game Marshall, Benji

Daddy's little secret Stevens, Katrina

Denial: a memoir of terror Stern, Jessica

Drama: an actor's education Lithgow, John

The elegant art of falling apart Jones, Jessica

Elvis: my best man: a memoir Klein, George

Empress of Rome: the life of Livia Dennison, Matthew

Engage Kimmage, Paul

Freddie Mercury: the definitive biography Jones, Lesley-Ann

Freddy : the Brad Fittler story Fittler, Brad

Ghost platoon Walker, Frank

The girl from Baghdad Nouri, Michelle

A global life: my journey among rich & poor, from Sydney to Wall Street to the World Bank Wolfensohn, James

Guantanomo: my journey Hicks, David

Happy accidents Lynch, Jane

Hazel: my mother's story Pieters-Hawke, Sue

It's so easy: and other lies McKagan, Duff

I've been there - and back again McKean, Joy

Keep your head down: one commando's brutally honest account of the fighting in Afghanistan Mullins, Nathan

The keepers and the kept Boylan, Terry

Mary Mackillop: the ground of her loving Paton, Margaret

More than rugby Spies, Pierre

My past life: the soviet experience Belakhova, Frieda

The necessary aptitude: a memoir Ayres, Pam

On Shakespeare Bell, John

On stage, off stage Buble, Michael

The ox is slow but the earth is patie Malthouse, Mick

Phillip Adams: the ideas man Luker, Philip

Prime time Fonda, Jane

Prince: a thief in the temple Morton, Brian

A private life: fragments ,memories Kirby, Michael Donal

Seriously … I'm kidding Degeneres, Ellen

Steve Jobs Isaacson, Walter

Surviving Maggie: an Australian story Fingleton, John

Supercoach: Jack Gibson Webster, Andrew

Tea with Arwa: one woman's story ElMasri, Arwa

Tony Abbott: a man's man Mitchell, Susan

The tree where man was born Matthiessen, Peter

Trust me, I'm, Dr Ozzy Osbourne, Ozzy

Watto Watson, Shane

You are not alone: Michael Jackson, Jermaine

New Fiction for November 2011

2011-11-21T08:34:00.000+11:00

Abbott, Karen A father for Daisy

Aitcheson, James Sworn sword

Baldacci, David Zero day

Barker, Clive Absolute midnight

Beard, Richard Lazarus is dead

Cain, Tom Carver

Cameron, Christian Marathon

Carver, Tania The creeper

Clark, Carol Higgins Mobbed

Cole, Martina The faithless

Connelly, Michael The drop

Cook, Thomas The quest for Anna Klein

Cordy, Michael Colour of death

Crombie, Deborah Where memories lie

Cussler, Clive Devil's gate

Dekker, Ted Forbidden

Donnelly, Jennifer The wild rose

Ellory, R.J. Bad signs

Falconer, Colin The silk road

Garwood, Julie The ideal man

Goldsworthy, Adrian Beat the drums slowly

Grisham, John The litigators

Harris, Robert Fear index

Iggulden, Conn The conqueror

Jacobs, Anna The trader's wife

Johansen, Iris Bonnie

Kelly, Cathy Christmas Magic

Kent, Jasper The third section

King, Stephen 11.22.63

Levien, David The contract

Masterton, Graham Demons door

McClure, Ken Lost causes

McNab, Andy Battlefield 3

Meyer, Deon Trackers

Mills, Mark House of the hanged

Morrissey, Di The Opal Desert

Mullen, Thomas The revisionists

Neggers, Carla Saint's gate

Nunn, Judy Tiger men

Oldfield, Pamela The great betrayal

Perry, Anne Dorchester terrace

Pratchett, Terry Snuff

Rankin, Ian The impossible dead

Reilly, Matthew Scarecrow & the army of thieves

Roberts, Nora The next always

Rollins, James The devil colony

Rudd, Jessica Ruby blues

Sanderson, Mark The whispering gallery

Sandford, John Shock wave

Sparks, Nicholas The best of me

Steel, Danielle Hotel Vendome

Thompson, E.V. God's highlander

Watt, Peter The Pacific

FICTION - Double Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

2011-11-15T11:20:00.000+11:00

Dexter Morgan is not your average serial killer. He enjoys his day job as a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Police Department...but he lives for his night-time hobby of hunting other killers. Dexter is therefore not pleased to discover that someone is shadowing him, observing him and copying his methods.Dexter is not one to tolerate displeasure...in fact, he has a knack for extricating himself from trouble in his own pleasurable way.Like the previous five bestselling novels in the Dexter series, DOUBLE DEXTER showcases the witty, macabre originality that has propelled Jeff Lindsay to international success. DOUBLE DEXTER is raucously entertaining, full of smart suspense and dark laughs.

FICTION - A Serpent Uncoiled by Simon Spurrier

2011-11-15T11:04:00.000+11:00

A missing mobster. A bizarre spiritualist society. And three deaths, linked by a chilling forensic detail. Working as an enforcer in London's criminal underworld brought Dan Shaper to the edge of a breakdown. Now he's a private investigator, kept perilously afloat by a growing cocktail of drugs. He needs to straighten-up and rebuild his life, but instead gets the attention of his old gangland masters and a job-offer from Mr George Glass. The elderly eccentric claims to be a New Age Messiah, but now needs a saviour of his own. He's been marked for murder. A drift amidst liars and thugs, Shaper must push his capsizing mind to its limits: stalked not only by a unique and terrifying killer, but by the ghosts of his own brutal past.

FICTION - Sherry Cracker Gets Normal by D. J. Connell

2011-11-15T10:55:00.000+11:00

Is the meaning of life to find the meaning of life? Meet Sherry Cracker: loner, obsessive note-taker and lover of tartan trousers. She works for thrifty, straight-talking Mr. Chin who runs a business buying used gold from dentists. One Friday afternoon, Mr. Chin informs Sherry that she's abnormal. He then uncharacteristically gives her GBP100 and a weekend in which to 'crack the normality nut'. But something is going on in the town where unemployment is high and the streets bristle with CCTV cameras. The corrupt council has cut budgets and the library has been closed. Mysterious graffiti is appearing everywhere. People are disgruntled and restless. Sherry is joined on her quest by a runaway known as the 'Little Bastard' and Jocelyn de Foiegras, gentleman alcoholic, and his Chihuahua, Herb Alpert. Through their friendship she learns that she's looking for normality in all the wrong places and uncovers a plot which threatens her future with Mr Chin. An outsider, Sherry sees life in post-industrial Britain through the eyes of an innocent and records her findings in her trusty OBSERVATIONS folder. Her journey of discovery is both hilarious and poignant, one that takes you to the heart of 'normal' British life. Packed to the gills with quirky characters and comical twist and turns, SHERRY CRACKER GETS NORMAL will make you fall in love with Sherry and have you pondering the meaning of life one moment and laughing uproariously the next.

FICTION - The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

2011-11-15T10:49:00.000+11:00

In 70 CE, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on a mountain in the Judean desert, Masada. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Based on this tragic historical event, Hoffman weaves a spellbinding tale of four extraordinary, bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to Masada by a different path. Yael’s mother died in childbirth, and her father never forgave her for that death. Revka, a village baker’s wife, watched the horrifically brutal murder of her daughter by Roman soldiers; she brings to Masada her twin grandsons, rendered mute by their own witness. Aziza is a warrior’s daughter, raised as a boy, a fearless rider and expert marksman, who finds passion with another soldier. Shirah is wise in the ways of ancient magic and medicine, a woman with uncanny insight and power. The lives of these four complex and fiercely independent women intersect in the desperate days of the siege, as the Romans draw near. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secrets—about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.

FICTION - The Secrets of Pain by Phil Rickman

2011-11-15T10:45:00.000+11:00

SAS secrets, pagan rituals, ancient evils: Merrily Watkins ventures where neither priest nor woman is welcome in The Secrets of Pain , her breakout novel. Introducing Merrily: Merrily Watkins, parish priest, single mother, exorcist, works for the Diocese of Hereford in a remote village on the border of England and Wales. Like many men and women doing an essentially medieval job in an increasingly secular society, she's never certain how much she can permit herself to believe. It doesn't help that she sometimes has to work with psychiatrists and the police. Or that her employer, the Church of England, is far from free of prejudice, sexism, greed and corruption. Or that Merrily's teenage daughter is more interested in paganism than the priesthood. No wonder she smokes. No wonder she occasionally lapses into language hard to find in the Bible. The Secrets of Pain : The elite warriors of the Hereford-based SAS know all about pain and the enduring of it. Syd Spicer, ex-SAS trooper, has found himself back the Regiment - this time as its chaplain, responsible for the spiritual welfare of the hardest men in or out of uniform. Faced with a case which normally would be passed discreetly to Hereford diocesan exorcist Merrily Watkins, Spicer is forced, for security reasons, to try and handle it himself...and is coming close to a breakdown. Meanwhile, the scattered communities along the Welsh border have their own crisis. With recession biting deep, urban crime has spilled into the countryside and old barbaric evils are revived. When a wealthy landowner is hacked to death in his own farmyard, the senior investigating officer, DI Frannie Bliss is caught in the backlash, his private life in danger of exposure. With the framework of her own world beginning to crack, Merrily Watkins is persuaded to venture into areas where neither a priest nor a woman is welcome...to unearth secrets linked with the border's pagan past. Secrets which she knows can never be disclosed.

FICTION - The Ritual by Adam Nevill

2011-11-15T10:42:00.000+11:00

And on the third day things did not get better. The rain fell hard and cold, the white sun never broke through the low grey cloud, and they were lost. But it was the dead thing they found hanging from a tree that changed the trip beyond recognition. When four old University friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. But when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his well-heeled friends, tensions rise. With limited fitness and experience between them, a shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare scenario that could cost them their lives. Lost, hungry, and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, Luke figures things couldn't possibly get any worse. But then they stumble across an old habitation. Ancient artefacts decorate the walls and there are bones scattered upon the dry floors. The residue of old rites and pagan sacrifice for something that still exists in the forest. Something responsible for the bestial presence that follows their every step. And as the four friends stagger in the direction of salvation, they learn that death doesn't come easy among these ancient trees...

FICTION - Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr

2011-11-15T10:40:00.000+11:00

These gritty, noir thrillers, narrated in Gunther's wry, sardonic voice, range all over Europe and beyond. They span a 20-year period from the mid-30s to the mid-50s, covering the build up to World War 2, the war itself and finally its bitter aftermath.

FICTION - Angels of Vengeance by John Birmingham

2011-11-15T10:35:00.000+11:00

This is the New World. Born of chaos and madness. Remember that if nothing else. Jed Culver, President Kipper's right hand man, knows that what is right and what is best are rarely the same thing. Can he go against the President's wishes? Mad Jackson Blackstone, rogue governor of the Republic of Texas, is slowly but surely destroying the new United States of America. The time has come. In New York, Caitlin Monroe came within a hair's breadth of vengeance. Is her old nemesis still alive? Lady Julianne Balwyn is being hunted in the grimy freeport of Darwin. Can she survive long enough to save her friends? Sofia Pieraro is completely alone, revenge her only reason to stay alive. This time it's personal. The final battle to save America will not be fought with armies, but the choices of individuals, whose vengeance drives them to make the wrong decisions at the right time.

FICTION - Truth Dare Kill by Gordon Ferris

2011-11-15T10:28:00.002+11:00

This is an another Number 1 hit from the author of "The Hanging Shed". Together with "The Unquiet Heart", "Truth Dare Kill" tells the story of Danny McRae, ex-SOE agent in postwar London and Berlin. It's 1945: The war's over. But there are no medals for Danny McRae. Just amnesia and blackouts; twin handicaps for a private investigator with an upper-class client on the hook for murder. Danny's blackouts mean that hours, sometimes days, are a complete blank. So when news of a brutal killer stalking London's red light district start to stir grisly memories, Danny is terrified about what he might discover if he delves deeper into his fractured mind. As the two bloody sagas collide and interweave, Danny finds himself running for his life across the bomb-ravaged city. The only escape is through that gap in his memory...Will his past catch up with him before his enemies? And which would be worse? This title is suitable for readers of Philip Kerr, Ian Rankin, Christopher Brookmyre, Stuart MacBride, and Craig Russell.

Whats New - Save Power Kits are available to borrow from Shellharbour City Libraries

2011-11-09T13:41:00.000+11:00

You can now borrow a Save Power Kit free of charge from Shellharbour City Libraries. It's a fun and educational way for you and your household to learn more about the power you use and how to reduce your power bills. The Save Power Kits provide tools, information and a guidebook to help you make your home more energy efficient.The Save Power Kits can:

- show you what uses the most power in your home, and

- give you ideas and some easy steps you can take to save money, power and reduce our impact on the environment.

http://www.savepower.nsw.gov.au/community/save-power-library-kits.aspx

NON FICTION - The Historical Atlas of World War II by Alexander Swanston & Malcolm Swanston

2011-11-08T09:36:00.000+11:00

The Historical Atlas of World War II examines all the key events of the six-year conflict, with thoroughly researched text accompanied by highly detailed maps, offering an entirely original visual reappraisal of the most cataclysmic conflict in human history. From Germany's invasion of its neighbours to the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, splendid full-colour, computer-generated mapping with supporting text provide a comprehensive analysis of this global war. All the major events and battles that took place between 1939 and 1945 are examined, starting with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany on September 1st, 1939, which led to Britain and France declaring war on Hitler.

NON FICTION - Expert Witness by Anna Sandiford

2011-11-08T09:23:00.000+11:00

Forensic scientists are crime-solving sleuths producing slam-dunk evidence and tidy endings all in a day′s work ... because being a forensic scientist is just like it is on the television, isn′t it? In fact, it′s so much more than this.From examining illegal drugs to collecting pollen samples from corpses, an independent forensic scientist reveals her fascinating world in this book. Using first-hand experience, Dr Anna Sandiford presents a real-life look at the inner workings of forensic science as she recounts her work, as well as that of others, on well-known (and some lesser known) cases that have created so much media and public fascination.

BIOGRAPHY - Call Me Evil, Let Me Go - A Mother's Struggle to Save Her Children from a Brutal Religious Cult

2011-11-08T09:20:00.000+11:00

Sarah had lived in fear for over a decade. Humiliated, ostracised and brainwashed, her spirit had been crushed. But as the realisation of what she was subjecting her children to began to sink in, she found new strength and determination -- the strength to try to escape the world that had consumed her for so long. Sarah was never a troublesome child. She smoked and drank a bit when she was underage, and shoplifted once, but she was generally well-behaved and didn't mean to upset her mum and dad. But Sarah's parents had seen first hand what could happen when a teenager went off the rails. Scared the same would happen to Sarah, they sent her away, many miles from home, to a church school that would put a stop to her bad behaviour. They had no idea they were sending Sarah to a place where she would be forced into obedience -- a place that sanctioned force-feeding and beating in order to smash a child's will. They had no idea she would end up marrying a boy from the cult, and cutting the rest of her family out of her life. Or that she would begin to treat her own children in the same way -- believing there was no other option, and that everyone in the outside world was evil. But she did. And the day they sent Sarah away to the little church school miles from home was the last time they saw their real daughter for over a decade. Until one day when Sarah found the courage to fight back, the strength to protect her children and bravely venture into the world she believed was full of evil. This is Sarah's story -- the shocking but ultimately inspiring true story of her struggle to save her children from the suffering she was forced to endure.

BIOGRAPHY - Rogue Male - Death and Seduction in World War II with Mister Major Geoff

2011-11-08T09:16:00.000+11:00

This is the untold story of one of the most lethal and successful soldiers of the Second World War - a highly decorated hero as well as a self-confessed rogue. In the tank war in the desert of North Africa, Major Geoff, as he came to be known, quickly showed himself a soldier of superb athleticism, unwavering will to win and almost superhuman instincts when it came to survival and outwitting the enemy. Almost incredibly he won the Military Cross on his very first day in action. He fought alongside the SAS in its early days and was with them while they were forging the ruthless fighting techniques that have made them feared throughout the world. He played a decisive role in the Greek resistance to German occupation. While in Greece he also became involved in some of the dirtiest hand to hand fighting of the war. To the men with whom he fought shoulder to shoulder he was 'Saint Geoff', to his enemies he was the devil incarnate, a man who would stop at absolutely nothing, and to his critics among the partisans he a was a womanizer, more interested in enjoying himself than killing the enemy.This is an honest account of winning the war not by fair play but by being more ruthless than your enemy. But maybe what is even more extraordinary than his soldiering - its predatory ruthlessness and amorality - is the frank account of sexual adventuring that went with it. This is how the dogs of war behave when they are let off the leash.

FICTION - The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane

2011-11-08T09:11:00.000+11:00

If she'd only turned her head, she would have seen the car containing her daughter, struggling to get out. Struggling to escape her kidnapper. Despite all her years determining the fates of families, veteran family court judge Hope Willis couldn't save her own. Now she's frantically grasping at any hope for Krissy's rescue. Her husband dead-set against it, she calls Casey Woods and her team of renegade investigators, Forensic Instincts. A behaviorist. A techno-wizard. An intuitive. A former Navy SEAL. Unconventional operatives. All with unique talents and personal reasons for being part of Casey's group, they'll do whatever it takes. Able to accurately read people after the briefest of encounters, Casey leads her crew to Krissy's home. There, she picks up the signs of a nervous spouse, a guilty conscience, a nanny that hides on her cell. She watches as secrets beg to creep into the open. Forensic Instincts will dig through each tiny clue and eliminate the clutter. But time is running out, and even working around the clock, the authorities are bound by the legal system. Not so Casey's team. For they know that the difference between Krissy coming back alive and disappearing forever could be as small as a suspect's rapid breathing, or as deep as Hope's dark family history.