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Saturday, November 17, 2007

Patron Holiday Party

Harrison Memorial Library is resurrecting the Patron Holiday Party this year. Join staff as we sip cider, nibble cookies, and enjoy the crackling fire at the Main Library. 'Tis the time of year to be merry!

When: Thursday December 6, 2007 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Harrison Memorial Library, located at Ocean and Lincoln

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Friday, November 16, 2007

New Book Arrivals - Non-fiction

Want to see the library's latest non-fiction books?

158.1 ARN copy: MAIN
The biology of success / Robert Arnot.
Arnot, Robert Burns.

362.4 KUR copy: MAIN
Crashing through : a true story of risk, adventure, and the man who dared
to see / Robert Kurson.
Kurson, Robert.

362.88 ABA copy: MAIN
Stealing your life : the ultimate identity theft prevention plan / By
Frank W. Abagnale.
Abagnale, Frank W., 1948-

364.973 CRI 2005 copy: MAIN
Crime in the United States, 2005 / edited by Daniel Coleman, Shana Hertz.
Coleman, Daniel.

394.26 CHA 2008 copy: MAIN
Chase's calendar of events 2008.

428.2 FLO copy: MAIN
Sister Bernadette's barking dog : the quirky history and lost art of
diagramming sentences / by Kitty Burns Florey.
Florey, Kitty Burns.

613.2 GUP copy: MAIN
Chasing life : new discoveries in the search for immortality to help you
age less today / by Sanjay Gupta.
Gupta, Sanjay, M.D.

613.2 ROB copy: MAIN
Healthy at 100 : the scientifically proven secrets of the worlds
healthiest and longest-lived peoples / by John Robbins.
Robbins, John.

616.4 RUB copy: MAIN
Diabetes for dummies / by Alan L. Rubin.
Rubin, Alan L.

781 SAC copy: MAIN
Musicophilia : tales of music and the brain / Oliver Sacks.
Sacks, Oliver W.

916.883 ALL copy: MAIN
Whatever you do, don't run : confessions of a Botswana safari guide /
Peter Allison.
Allison, Peter.

942.082 MAN copy: MAIN
Manor house [videorecording] / a Wall to Wall Television Production for
Channel Four in association with Thirteen/WNET, New York ; director and
series producer, Caroline Ross Pirie ; director, Nick Murphy.
Murphy, Nick.

958.104 HAF copy: MAIN
Opium season : a year on the Afghan frontier / Joel Hafvenstein.
Hafvenstein, Joel.

973.926 CAR copy: MAIN
Beyond the White House : waging peace, fighting disease, building hope /
Jimmy Carter.
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

973.931 GOR copy: MAIN
The assault on reason / by Al Gore.
Gore, Albert, 1948-

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New Book Arrivals - Fiction & Biography

Interested in reading something new? Check out our new books in fiction and biography!

ALEXANDER E copy: MAIN
Theft of the master / Edwin Alexander.
Alexander, Edwin.

CUSSLER C copy: MAIN
The chase / Clive Cussler.
Cussler, Clive.

ELLIOTT C copy: MAIN
Into hot air : mounting Mount Everest / Christ Elliott ; illustrations by
Amy Elliott Anderson.
Elliott, Chris, 1960-

GARLOCK D copy: MAIN
A week from Sunday / by Dorothy Garlock.
Garlock, Dorothy.

GOLDBERG L copy: MAIN
Mr. Monk in outer space / Lee Goldberg.
Goldberg, Lee, 1962-

GOODKIND T copy: MAIN
Confessor / Terry Goodkind.
Goodkind, Terry.

HAMILL copy: MAIN
A skating life / Dorothy Hamill with Deborah Amelon.
Hamill, Dorothy.

HAYES J copy: MAIN
Precious blood / Jonathan Hayes.
Hayes, Jonathan.

IRWIN copy: MAIN
Steve & me/ Terri Irwin.
Irwin, Terri

JENNINGS copy: MAIN
Peter Jennings : a reporter's life / edited by Kate Darnton, Kayce Freed
Jennings & Lynn Sherr.
Darnton, Kate.

JIN H copy: MAIN
A free life / Ha Jin.
Jin, Ha, 1956-

KARON J copy: MAIN
Home to Holly Springs : the first of the Father Tim novels / Jan Karon.
Karon, Jan, 1937-

KINGSBURY K copy: MAIN
Between Sundays / Karen Kingsbury.
Kingsbury, Karen.

LACKEY M copy: MAIN
Reserved for the cat / Mercedes Lackey.
Lackey, Mercedes.

LIPARULO R copy: MAIN
Deadfall / by Robert Liparulo.
Liparulo, Robert.

MATTURRO C copy: MAIN
Sweeheart deal/ Claire Matturro.
Matturro, Claire Hamner, 1954-

MURPHY S copy: MAIN
Cat deck the halls : a Joe Grey mystery / Shirley Rousseau Murphy.
Murphy, Shirley Rousseau.

O'NAN S copy: MAIN
Last night at the Lobster / Stewart O'Nan.
O'Nan, Stewart, 1961-

PATTERSON J copy: MAIN
Double cross / James Patterson.
Patterson, James, 1947-

PETERSON H copy: MAIN
The manny : (man-ee) n: 1. a nanny of the male persuasion / by Holly
Peterson.
Peterson, Holly.

RAGEN N copy: MAIN
The Saturday wife / by Naomi Ragen.
Ragen, Naomi.

ROBB J copy: MAIN
Creation in death / J. D. Robb.
Robb, J. D., 1950-

TIPTON J copy: MAIN
Annette Vallon : a novel of the French Revolution / James Tipton.
Tipton, James, Ph.D.


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Author Gail Tsukiyama to speak about latest book


Sponsored by the Carmel Public Library Foundation, The Arts & Literary Series is proud to present Gail Tsukiyama, author of The Women of the Silk. Tsukiyama will be discussing her latest book The Street of a Thousand Blossoms. This is a free event and open to the public. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

When: Thursday November 29, 2007, 7:00 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center (Mission between 8th and 10th)

For questions, please call 624-2811.

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Nonfiction Book Club meeting in November


Sponsored by the Carmel Public Library Foundation, join fellow book lovers for an in-depth discussion of some of the year's most talked-about nonfiction books. The third installment will center on Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything. The best-selling humorist writes on "how we went from there being nothing to there being something, and then how a little of that turned into us, and everything in between."

When: Tuesday November 27, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Bingham Room at Sunset Center (9th & San Carlos)

Questions? Call Stuart Walzer at 622-0983.

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