My LINKcat AccountYou do realize that there is only one more weekend in August before we hit the Labor Day weekend which traditionally marks the end of summer. Around her of course, the end of summer has already happened. The Summer Reading Program of the library ended, the store has been closed, the donation dollars to the DeForest Area Needs Network and The Dane County Humane Society are being added up. The number of books, pages, and minutes of reading that occurred over the summer are being tallied and, I hope, by next week to perhaps have some amazing numbers to tell you about. Numbers like how many people participated, how many thousands of books were read, how many tens of thousands of pages were read, how many miles those thousands of pages would equal if spread end to end, and other fascinating facts and figures about those who have been reading with such dedication this summer. In case all this talk about reading has gotten you inspired, you will find a bunch of new titles listed below. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
The storm of the century : tragedy, heroism, survival, and the epic true story of America's deadliest natural disaster : the great Gulf hurricane of 1900 / by Al Roker. An award-winning meteorologist presents an account of the legendary hurricane to assess its destruction of Galveston, role in thousands of deaths and influence on American history and culture.
The ADHD advantage : what you thought was a diagnosis may be your greatest strength / by Dale Archer. A psychiatrist uses stories of highly successful people with ADHD to put a more positive spin on this diagnosis, inviting those with the condition to embrace their endless curiosity, energy, resilience and adventurous spirit and use these as unique gifts. By the New York Times best-selling author of Better Than Normal.
New Fiction
The dog master / by W. Bruce Cameron. Years after an ice age tribe leader tames a hungry wolf, a boy shunned from his people for his disability forges an inseparable bond with a wolf cub who helps him to survive in an enemy-controlled, environmentally extreme world. By the best-selling author of A Dog's Journey.
Flood of fire : a novel / by Amitav Ghosh. A conclusion to the internationally best-selling series that began with Sea of Poppies and River of Smoke follows an East India Company soldier's 1839 journey to Hong Kong to end a costly embargo on the eve of the Opium Wars.
Villa America / by Liza Klaussmann. A tale based on the real-life inspirations for Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night finds expats Sara and Gerald Murphy sharing freewheeling days, hosting parties and hiding heartbreaking secrets in the 1920s French Riviera. By the author of the national best-seller Tigers in Red Weather.
Devil's bridge : a novel / by Linda Fairstein. Investigating the disappearance of Alex Cooper, NYPD detective Mike Chapman looks into a recent security breach and Coop's numerous enemies while evaluating the vulnerabilities of their newly intimate relationship. By the New York Times best-selling author of Terminal City.
Long upon the land / by Margaret Maron. Judge Deborah Knott tracks down the source of an engraving on her late mother's cigarette lighter while Dwight and Kezzie investigate the murder of a former whiskey runner who has succumbed to three separate attacks. By a New York Times best-selling author.
Mrs. Pargeter's Principle : a Mrs. Pargeter mystery / by Simon Brett. Investigating the connection between her late husband and a wealthy man who has recently passed away, Mrs. Pargeter finds herself in a shady world of gun-runners, shifty politicians and high-profile abductions.
Dragonbane / by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Cursed by a powerful enemy and boarding in Sanctuary to hide his 50-foot wingspan, were-dragon Drago learns that the wife he thought died centuries earlier is still alive and being threatened by Fate. By the best-selling author of the Chronicles of Nick series.
Silver linings : a Rose Harbor novel / by Debbie Macomber. Struggling with the enigmatic Mark's decision to move away, innkeeper Jo Marie welcomes new guests Kellie and Katie, who would overcome heartbreak and pursue new chances for love. By the New York Times best-selling author of the Cedar Cove series.
Alert / by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge. Pursuing well-disguised terrorists behind two high-tech attacks and an assassination, detective Michael Bennett realizes that the attacks are escalating toward an ultimate threat. By the authors of Burn.
Deadly assets / by W.E.B. Griffin & William Butterworth. Tensions between the Philadelphia Police Department and its Citizens Oversight Committee reach a boiling point during an investigation into shootings by young Homicide Sergeant Matt Payne, who investigates the murders of an investigative reporter and his family.
The way of sorrows / by Jon Steele. In the final installment of the critically acclaimed Angelus Trilogy, otherworldly Special Agent Harper must stop the remnants of the Nephilim from capturing and destroying Katherine’s half-mortal/half-heavenly child and save humankind from utter destruction. By the author of The Watchers and Angel City.