New Arrivals from Old Favorites

Be good to yourself and take the time to relax with a good book.  The following authors are some "tried and true" favorites who may bring to mind "reading for pleasure."  Recent additions to the Library's book collection include:

The Bureau and the Mole : The Unmasking of Robert Philip Hanssen, the Most Dangerous Double Agent in FBI History by David A. Vise  /  UB 271 .R92 H372 2002  [Best Seller]
     Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Vise, this book is a chilling portrait of a man who betrayed his country just to see if he could.

Disappearing Acts by Terry McMillan  /  PS 3563 .C3868 D57 1989
     An Afro-American "Frankie and Johnnie."  McMillan (How Stella Got Her Groove Back) presents a fresh, insightful look at the many stages of a modern relationship.  This funny, gritty urban love story is about the mystery of desire and the burdens of the past.

Everything's Eventual : 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King  /  PS 3561 .I483 E85 2002  [Best Seller]
     Dark Towers author King returns to the short story, his first collection since Nightmares & Dreamscapes in 1993.  Winner of the O. Henry Award for Best Short Story in 1996 for "The Man in the Black Suit" (included in this book), Everything's Eventual represents King truly guided by forces from beyond.

2nd Chance by James Patterson with Andrew Gross  /  PS 3566 .A822 A614 2002  [Best Seller]
     Patterson's richest and most engaging novel since When the Wind Blows, the four friends in the Women's Murder Club solve the murders of two African-Americans, a little girl and an old woman, using networking skills and feminine intuition.

Shadow Warriors : Inside the Special Forces by Tom Clancy  /  UA 34 .S64 C58 2002  [Best Seller]
     Third in Clancy's series presenting modern war from the perspective of its commanders, this book is a fascinating and timely glimpse into the evolution of U.S. special warfare: Rangers, SEALs, Delta Force and Green Berets.

Southampton Row by Anne Perry  /  PR 6066 .E693 S68 2002  [Best Seller]
     Politics and psychics merge in Anne Perry's continuation of her Victorian series featuring detectives Charlotte and Thomas Pitt.  Closely following her preceding novel The Whitechapel Conspiracy, this well-researched, enjoyable book resumes Superintendent Pitt's mission to unmask the corrupt Sir Charles Voisey before his election to Parliament.