New DVDs 12-07

Here is the full collection of new DVDs acquired in December, 2007.


The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)


Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV)


The Blackwater Lightship (2004) (TV)


A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)


Hamish Macbeth (1995)


Hetty Wainthrop in Missing Persons, 2006


The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001)


The Last of the Mohicans (1992)


Legally Blonde (2001)


Lilies (2007)


Monarch of the Glen (2000)


MythBusters (2003)


A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001)


Rebus (2000)



Mythos 1, The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition (2007)


Transformers (2007)

Updated Adult Fiction 12-07

I got most of the adult fiction in my last post, but didn't get any of the covers or links. Here's the full list:


The Godmother, by Carrie Adams


Garden Spells, by Sarah Addison Allen


The Heir, by Barbara Taylor Bradford


Down River, by John Hart


The Italian Lover, by Robert Hellenga


Hand of Evil, by J. A. Jance


A Free Life, by Ha Jin



Pandora's Daughter, by Iris Johansen


Home to Holly Springs, by Jan Karon



The View from Mount Joy, by Lorna Landvik


Still Summer, by Jacquelyn Mitchard


Songs Without Words, by Ann Packer


Run, by Ann Patchett


The Blackstone Commentaries, by Rob Riggan


Love Over Scotland, by Alexander McCall Smith


Amazing Grace, by Danielle Steel


Every Past Thing, by Pamela Thompson


Shoot Him If He Runs, by Stuart Woods

Reference books, 12-07

Some new Reference books:


All the Countries of the World, by Annelise Hobbs


World Factbook, Firefly 2006

New Adult Non-Fiction - 12/30/07

There were a bunch missing from last time, not to mention the links and the covers. Here's an updated list of new acquisitions from December:


An Illuminated Life - Belle da Costa Green's Journey from Prejudice to Privilege, by Heidi Ardizzone

To Buy or Not To Buy Organic, by Cindy Burke

A Charmed Life - Growing Up in Macbeth's Castle, by Lisa Campbell

The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh - A Woman in World History, by Linda Colley

Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Attracting Birds, by Richard M. DeGraaf

Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Creatures of the Deep, by Mike Everhart

The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post 9/11 America, by Susan Faludi

The Baby Care Book: A Complete Guide from Birth to 12 Months Old, by Jeremy Friedman

Live Your Best Life: A Treasury of Wisdom, Wit, Advice, Interviews, and Inspiration from O, The Oprah Magazine

Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts, Changing Publishing Forever, and Became an American Icon Along the Way, by Leonard S. Marcus

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations... One School at a Time, by Greg Mortenson

The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War, by Graham Robb

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, by Oliver Sacks

Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front, by Joel Salatin

Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food, by Jessica Seinfeld

Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross, by Barbara A. Somervill

Touch and Go: A Memoir, by Studs Turkel

Escape, by Carolyn Jessop

Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair: The True-Life Misadventures of a 30-something who learned to knit after he split, by Laurie Perry

Alternative Energy, by Neil Schlager

The Nine - Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, by Jeffrey Toobin

Look Me In They Eye - My Life with Asperger's, by John Elder Robison

Not a Drop to Drink - America's Water Crisis and What You Can Do, by Ken Midkiff

Fiske Guide to Colleges, 24th Edition

Peterson's College Money Handbook, 2008

Cracking the SAT, Princeton Review, 2008

Once Upon a Quinceañera - Coming of Age in the USA, by Julia Alvarez

The Virtuous Consumer: Your Essential Shopping Guide for a Better, Kinder, Healthier World, by Leslie Garrett

Uniquely Felt: Dozens of Techniques from Fulling and Shaping to Nuno and Cobweb, by Christine White

Amigurumi! Super Happy Crochet Cute, by Elisabeth A. Doherty

One Drop - My Father's Hidden Life - A Story of Race and Family Secrets, by Bliss Broyard

Learning to Drive and Other Life Stories, by Katha Pollitt

Gertrude Bell, Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations, by Georgina Howell

1776: The Illustrated Edition, by David McCullough