NEW BOOKs for April 2012

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Lynskey's work illuminates a history of protest music embodied in 33 songs since the 1930s. Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? By William Poundstone ...
NEW BOOKs for April 2012 Non Fiction 33 Revolutions per Minute By Dorian Lynskey • 781.592 L993t Lynskey’s work illuminates a history of protest music embodied in 33 songs since the 1930s.

Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? By William Poundstone • 650.14 P865a Many businesses employ interview questions to find people who can think outside of the box. The author offers explanations of how to find possible answers.

Books: A Living History By Martyn Lyons • 002 L995b Lyons tracks the change in the status and format of books from handmade works of art to objects that are easily accessible through digital transformation.

A First-Rate Madness By Nassir Ghaemi • 303.34 G341f An investigation into the correlation between mental illness and successful leadership, as seen through some of history's greatest politicians, generals, and businesspeople.

How to Think Like a Neandertal By Thomas Wynn • 569.9 W992h Wynn, an anthropologist, and Frederick Coolidge, a psychologist, developed a Neandertal profile, which considers the link between creativity and the ability to adapt to environmental changes.

Wisdom By Andrew Zuckerman • 158.1 Z83w Zuckerman captures ideas and thoughts of people from diverse backgrounds; the one caveat being that all these people are over 65.

Biography The Fall of the House of Forbes By Stewart Pinkerton • 338.76 P655f Financial journalist Pinkerton discusses the machinations and foibles of a media dynasty that rose to glittering heights and crashed just as spectacularly.

Fifty Animals That Changed the Course of History By Eric Chaline • 590 C35f

Elegant drawings, photographs, and paintings accentuate the text of this book, which examines the fifty animals that have had a large impact on humanity.

It Calls You Back By Luis J. Rodriguez • 818 R618i Rodriguez describes his attempts to start over and leave his rages and addictions behind. Even with finding success as a writer and an activist, he finds the past has a way of calling him back.

The Man Without a Face By Masha Gessen • 947.086 P982g The story of how a low level KGB agent named Vladimir Putin rose to become one of the most powerful and feared politicians.

Mnemonic By Theresa Kishkan • 819.3 K642m This series of essays weaves the author’s life experiences with the presence of trees, exploring how trees hold meaning for her and for our culture as a whole.

Talking with My Mouth Full By Gail Simmons • 641.5 Si47t Simmons chronicles how her lifelong passion for eating led her to be a judge on the television reality series Top Chef.

Fiction The Dressmaker By Kate Alcott Seamstress Tess Collins gets a last-minute placement on board the Titanic as the ship’s dressmaker and finds herself at the centre of the courtroom scandal that followed the sinking of the great ship.

The Expats By Chris Pavone An international spy thriller about a former CIA agent who moves with her family to Luxembourg where everything is suspicious and nothing is as it seems.

The House I Loved By Tatiana de Rosnay In a house that’s slated for destruction to make way for the Haussmann’s vision of Paris, Rose becomes a recluse, pouring out her thoughts in letters to her recently dead husband.

Other Waters By Eleni Gage Maya Das, a recent graduate whose life seems to have everything she could possibly want, travels to India in an attempt to break the curse cast upon her family.

The Technologists By Matthew Pearl In 1860s Boston, four students at the newly-founded school MIT, team up to investigate a series of scientific mysteries that have left the police completely confounded.

Watergate By Thomas Mallon Historical novelist Mallon puts a new spin on this timeless story of the Watergate scandal, providing comic relief with his cast of “clowns and self-serving creeps”.

Mysteries Children of Wrath By Paul Grossman In 1929 Berlin, just as the stock market crashes, Detective Willi Kraus is called to investigate a bag of children’s bones with teeth marks in them.

The Day is Dark By Yrsa Sigurdardottir When all contact is lost with two Icelanders working in a harsh and sparsely populated area on the northeast coast of Greenland, Thora is hired to investigate.

Exit Strategy By Colleen Cross Katerina Carter is framed for murder just as she uncovers a blood diamond laundering scheme—will she be able to exonerate herself and catch the real killers?

A Room Full of Bones By Elly Griffiths On Halloween night, Ruth Galloway arrives to supervise the opening of a coffin containing the bones of a medieval bishop. Instead she finds the museum’s curator lying dead beside the coffin.

Restless in the Grave By Dana Stabenow Alaska aviation entrepreneur Finn Grant died in the fiery crash of his Piper Super Cub. Someone sabotaged his engine, and virtually everyone in southwestern Alaska has a motive.

Unwanted By Kristina Ohlsson Inspector Alex Recht investigates the murder of a young Swedish girl separated from her mother aboard a train and found with the word “Unwanted” scratched on her forehead.

Quick Picks Agent 6 By Tom Rob Smith

American Spy By Olen Steinhauer

As Easy as Murder By Quintin Jardine

Celebrity in Death By J. D. Robb

The Expats By Chris Pavone

Lone Wolf By Jodi Picoult

Oath of Office By Michael Palmer

Perfect Blood By Kim Harrison

Private Games By James Patterson

Rainshadow Road By Lisa Kleypas

The Shadow Patrol By Alex Berenson

The Thief By Clive Cussler

Victims By Jonathan Kellerman

Winter Palace By Eva Stachniak

NEW DVDs for April 2012 Feature Films All About Eve Aspiring actress Eve Harrington preys on the life and career of her idol, Broadway doyenne Margo Channing. Bette Davis, Anne Baxter. 1950

Bad girls Four women are on the run from the law hoping to start new lives in Oregon. Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson. 1992

Beginners Graphic designer Oliver uses memories of his father to help him open up to love and experience a true relationship. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer. 2010

Captain America: The First Avenger After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the super soldier, Captain America. Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell. 2011

Case Histories Private investigator Jackson Brodie investigates a variety of crimes and problems in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jason Isaacs, Amanda Abbington. 2011

Centurion Set in A.D. 117, a small platoon of Roman soldiers sent to northern Britain to defeat the Picts struggles to rescue their captured leader and stay alive behind enemy lines. Michael Fassbender, Andreas Wisniewski. 2010

Double Indemnity An insurance salesman and an unhappy wife conspire to murder her husband and collect his insurance policy. Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck. 1944

How Green Was My Valley A man reminisces about his childhood in a Welsh mining town and his close knit family. Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara. 1941

I Dreamed of Africa A dramatized telling of the adventures of Kuki Gallman, an Italian socialite who moves to Kenya with her son after she marries adventurer Paulo Gallman. Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez. 2000

Election

Tracy Flick, a straight-A go-getter, is determined to be president of Carver High's student body. Popular teacher Jim McAllister decides to derail her obsessive overachieving by recruiting an opposition candidate. Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon. 1999

Going Postal Sentenced to death for forgery and swindling, Meist Von Lipwig accepts a pardon in exchange for revamping an ancient post office, but murderous characters want the post office shut down. Richard Coyle, David Suchet. 2010

The Great Dictator Chaplin's first film with dialogue in which he is a modest unassuming proprietor of a small barber shop in the Jewish ghetto Tomania who is mistaken for the country's maniacal dictator, Adenoid Hynkel. Satire on Hitler. Charlie Chaplin. 1940

The Hour Follows the behind the scenes of a new current affairs show, The Hour, being launched by the BBC in 1956. Romola Garai Dominic West. 2011

The Ides of March A presidential candidate's chances at winning the election are put in jeopardy when his campaign press secretary becomes involved in a scandal. George Clooney, Ryan Gosling. 2012

Kes A troubled fifteen-year-old working-class boy in Northern England forms a close bond with a wild kestrel. David Bradley.1969

Limitless After a writer takes a drug that allows him to access everything in his mind, he discovers that his almost super-human abilities have made him the target of men who want the drug. Bradley Cooper, Anna Friel. 2011

Meet Joe Black Death comes to Earth in Pitt's form to learn about life from Hopkins and falls for his daughter. Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins. 1998

Mildred Pierce Mildred, a newly divorced woman living in Depression-era U.S., sacrifices her life for her greedy daughter while building a career as a restaurant owner. Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce. 2011

Minority Report A special unit of police have developed a successful way to catch criminals before they commit their crimes. Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell. 2002

Puncture A young Houston lawyer uncovers a health care conspiracy when he takes on a case involving an ER nurse who contracted AIDS after she was pricked by a contaminated needle. Chris Evans, Mark Kassen. 2001.

The Road to Coronation Street Based on the true story of the journey of British soap opera Coronation Street from idea by scriptwriter Tony Warren to the first broadcast on television in 1960. David Dawson, Steven Berkoff. 2010

Seven Minutes in Heaven Galia is injured from a suicide bomb on a bus in Jerusalem. A necklace from an unidentified source sets her off on a journey to find the missing pieces of the puzzle from that horrific day. In French with English subtitles. 2009

Shine Dramatization of the true story of David Helfgott, a young man who defied his father's wishes in order to pursue a career as a pianist. Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor. 1996

Soul Surfer Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton returns to competitive surfing after losing her arm in a shark attack. AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid. 2011

Terminator 2: Judgment day The terminator returns to the past, this time to protect the young John Connor from the lethal T-1000 series terminator, and John's mother is determined to do something to change the future. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton. 1991

There’s Something About Mary Still suffering from a high school crush on Mary, the nerdy Ted tracks her down thirteen years later with the help of a sleazy private investigator who also falls for her. Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon. 1998

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy George Smiley, intelligence agent, must find the double agent "mole" planted in the top ranks of British Intelligence, before the mole betrays them all. Alec Guinness, Bernard Hepton. 1979

War of the Worlds A working class man in New Jersey tries to protect his troubled family from invading aliens. Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning. 2005

While You Were Sleeping A woman is in love with a stranger she sees from a distance. When she rescues him from a mugging in which he is knocked into a coma, his family mistakes her for his fiancee. Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman.1995

TV Shows Big Love: the Complete Fifth Season Boardwalk Empire. The Complete First Season Curb Your Enthusiasm: the Complete First Season Curb Your Enthusiasm: the Complete Second Season A Dance to the Music of Time Dawson's Creek: the Complete 2nd Season Dawson's Creek: the Complete Third Season The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin: the Complete Series Hawaii Five-O: the Seventh Season Hot in Cleveland. Season Two Justified. The Complete Second Season The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town Lie to Me. The Complete Second Season Men with Brooms: the Complete First Season Minder. Season 1: the Original Series Minder. Season 2: the Original Series Minder. Season 3: the Original Series Minder. Season 4: the Original Series Murder, She Wrote. The Complete Fourth Season

Pie in the Sky. Series 1 Pie in the Sky. Series 2 Pie in the Sky. Series 3 Pie in the Sky. Series 4 Pie in the Sky. Series 5 Poirot: Dumb Witness Poirot: Hercule Poirot's Christmas Poldark: Series 1 Poldark: Series 2 Red Skelton: America's Greatest Clown Slings & Arrows. Season 1 Slings & Arrows. Season 2 Slings & Arrows. Season 3 Supernatural. The Complete First Season Trailer Park Boys. The Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons Trailer Park Boys. The Complete Third Season Trailer Park Boys. The Complete Fourth Season Weeds. Season Five Zen

Info/Documentary Freedom Riders DVD323.4 F875n

Lioness DVD355.4082 L661m

Biggie & Tupac DVD364.1523 B484b

Becoming Santa DVD394.268 B389s

Great Scientific Ideas that Changed the World: part 1 by Steven L. Goldman • DVD509 G569g part 1

Great Scientific Ideas that Changed the World: part 2 by Steven L. Goldman • DVD509 G569g part 2

Great Scientific Ideas that Changed the World: part 3 by Steven L. Goldman • DVD509 G569g part 3

Algebra II by James A. Sellers • DVD512 Se48a pt. 1 & pt. 2

Wonders of the Universe DVD523.1 W845u

Mysteries of the Microscopic World by Bruce Fleury • DVD579 F639m

Kangaroo Mob DVD599.22 K131L

Optimizing Brain Fitness by Richard Restak • DVD612.82 R313o

Buck DVD636.1 B855

Mystery of a Masterpiece: the Forensics of Fine Art DVD751.5 M999m

Adele Live at the Royal Albert Hall DVD782.42164 Ad32L

One Night Only by The Bee Gees • DVD782.42164 B392

Glee: the Concert DVD782.42164 G479t

Get Moving: Walking for Weight Loss DVD796.51 G335L

Ancient Worlds Brought to Life 1: Ancient Power, Ancient Glory; Secrets of Lost Worlds DVD930 An22a

Ancient Worlds Brought to Life 2: Quest for Immortality DVD930 An22 v.2

Ancient Worlds Brought to Life 3: Rome and Pompeii DVD930 An22 v.3

Ancient Worlds Brought to Life 4: Athens & Ancient Greece DVD930 An22 v.4

Ancient Worlds Brought to Life 5: the Land of the Pharaohs DVD930 An22 v.5

Ancient Worlds Brought to Life 6: Fall of the Aztec & Maya Empires DVD930 An22 v.6

5000 Years of Magnificent Wonders 1: Ancient Egypt DVD930 F586 v.1

5000 Years of Magnificent Wonders 2: Ancient Rome DVD930 F586 v.2

5000 Years of Magnificent Wonders 3: Ancient Greece DVD930 F586 v.3

5000 Years of Magnificent Wonders 4: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World DVD930 F586 v.4

5000 Years of Magnificent Wonders 5: Secrets of the Holy Land DVD930 F586 v.5

5000 Years of Magnificent Wonders 6: World Wonders Beyond Time DVD930 F586 v.6

3D Spies of WWII: Destroying Hitler’s Top Secret Rockets DVD940.5486 T413d

The African Experience: from “Lucy” to Mandela: part 1 by Kenneth Powers Vickery • DVD967 V663a part 1

The African Experience: from “Lucy” to Mandela: part 2 by Kenneth Powers Vickery • DVD967 V663a part 2

The African Experience: from “Lucy” to Mandela: part 3 by Kenneth Powers Vickery • DVD967 V663a part 3

NEW MUSIC for April 2012 My Life II: the Journey Continues, Act 1 by Mary J Blige • CD BLUES BLIGE MAR

Twenty by Boyz II Men • CD BLUES BOYZ II M

Brandy & Ray J: a Family Business by Brandy • CD BLUES BRANDY

Come Through for You by Javier Colon • CD BLUES COLON JAV

Future History by Jason Derulo • CD BLUES DERULO JA

The Dreamer by Etta James • CD BLUES JAMES ETT

Guitar Slinger by Vince Gill • CD COUNTRY GILL VINC

Clancy’s Tavern by Toby Keith • CD COUNTRY KEITH TOB

100 Proof by Kellie Pickler • CD COUNTRY PICKLER K

Mundo: the World of Jane Bunnett by Jane Bunnett • CD JAZZ BUNNETT J

James Farm by James Farm • CD JAZZ JAMES FAR

Kaeshammer live! by Michael Kaeshammer • CD JAZZ KAESHAMME

2012 Grammy Nominees CD POP 2012 GRAM

Duets II by Tony Bennett • CD POP BENNETT T

50 Words for Snow by Kate Bush • CD POP BUSH KATE

Believe by Celtic Woman • CD POP CELTIC WO

The Essential Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen • CD POP COHEN LEO

Eliza Doolittle by Eliza Doolittle • CD POP DOOLITTLE

Live from Las Vegas by Matt Dusk • CD POP DUSK MATT

Silhouette by Catherine MacLellan • CD POP MACLELLAN

Folklore by Mae Moore • CD POP MOORE MAE

Into the Sun by David Myles • CD POP MYLES DAV

Soca Gold 2011 CD POP SOCA GOLD 2011

Tropic Electric by Kreesha Turner • CD POP TURNER KR

California: Americana III by Roch Voisine • CD POP VOISINE R

All the Way by Allstar Weekend • CD ROCK ALLSTAR W

Black Country Communion 2 by Black Country Communion • CD ROCK BLACK COU

Classical Beatles CD ROCK CLASSICAL

Like a Man by Adam Cohen • CD ROCK COHEN ADA

Voyageur by Kathleen Edwards • CD ROCK EDWARDS K

The Papercut Chronicles II by Gym Class Heroes • CD ROCK GYM CLASS

For the Good Times by Little Willies • CD ROCK LITTLE WI

Ever After by Marianas Trench • CD ROCK MARIANAS

Here and Now by Nickelback • CD ROCK NICKELBAC

The Way it Was by Parachute • CD ROCK PARACHUTE

Reggae Gold 2011 CD ROCK REGGAE GO

Fallen Empires by Snow Patrol • CD ROCK SNOW PATR

Ringo 2012 by Ringo Starr • CD ROCK STARR RIN

The Blackbird Diaries by David A. Stewart • CD ROCK STEWART D

Vice Verses by Switchfoot • CD ROCK SWITCHFOO

The Truth is -by Theory of a Deadman • CD ROCK THEORY OF

Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 by Traveling Wilburys • CD ROCK TRAVELING VOL.1

Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3 by Traveling Wilburys • CD ROCK TRAVELING VOL.3

Famous First Words by Viva Brother • CD ROCK VIVA BROT

The Whole Love by Wilco • CD ROCK WILCO

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Trent Reznor • CD SHOWS GIRL WITH

Pan Am: Music from and Inspired by the Original Series CD SHOWS PAN AM

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall by Andrew Lloyd Webber • CD SHOWS PHANTOM O

Underworld: Awakening; Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD SHOWS UNDERWORL

We: Music from the Motion Picture by Abel Korzeniowski • CD SHOWS WE

Traveller by Anoushka Shankar • CD781.62914 Sh18t

Wow Hits 2012: 30 of Today’s Top Christian Artists and Hits CD782.254 W917 2012

Top 25 Hymns for Today CD782.27 T62

You’ll Never Walk Alone by Alfie Boe • CD782.42 B633y

Man with a Love Song by James Hill • CD782.4216211 H553m

Classical 2012 CD784 C569 2012

New Year’s Concert 2012 by Wiener Philharmoniker • CD784.2 W636n 2012

Piano concertos nos. 1 & 2: Totentanz by Franz Liszt • CD784.262 L699 1/2

You Raise Me Up: Songs for Mum by Andre Rieu • CD784.272 R447y

The Liszt Project by Pierre-Laurent Aimard • CD786.2 Ai56L

French Impressions by Joshua Bell • CD787.2183 B413f