Junior and Young Adult titles added [11/11/2010]

BOARD
Bing, Frida -- My nose, my toes and me!
Hill, Eric -- Spot's snowy day
Marshall, Mark -- Imagine me a pirate!
Watt, Fiona. -- That's not my baby... his hat is too soft
Carlson, Nancy L. -- Think happy
Duddle, Jonny -- Pirate cruncher
Faulkner, Carol -- Chester and Gil
French, Vivian -- Yucky worms
Garland, Sarah -- Pass it Polly
Guy, Anne. -- Alphab'art : find the letters hidden in the paintings
Hall, Susan -- Old Macdonald had some land
Hart, Caryl -- Don't dip your chips in your drink, Kate!
Hughes, Shirley -- An evening at Alfie's
King, Stephen Michael -- Never ever before
Levins, Sandra -- Do you sing twinkle
Morris, Jackie -- Tell me a dragon
Paratore, Coleen Murtagh -- 26 big things small hands can do
Parenteau, Shirley -- Bears on chairs
Sharratt, Nick -- What's in the witch's kitchen?
Taylor, Sean -- Crocodiles are the best animals of all!
Trevaskis, Ian -- Delilah's dream
Tulloch, Scott -- Piggy Pogget
Webb, Holly -- Alfie all alone
Dear Miss
Dolls house fairy
Friends
Harry and the dinosaurs united
My Mum
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie fun with numbers and words
Were-nana

Junior Fiction
Atwater, Richard -- Mr Popper's penguins
Badger, Meredith -- Beach break
Blade, Adam -- Blaze the ice dragon
Blade, Adam -- Luna the moon wolf
Blade, Adam -- Rashouk the cave troll
Cammuso, Frank -- The dodgeball chronicles
Dahl, Michael. -- Man behind the mask
Deary, Terry -- The knight of sticks and straw
French, Vivian -- Rose petal picnic : with Princess Anna and Princess Elizabeth
Horne, Sarah -- Paws, claws and frilly drawers
Hunt, Steven -- The east wind
Jones, Diana Wynne, 1934- -- House of many ways
Kennedy, Marlane -- Me and the Pumpkin Queen
Kupperberg, Paul. -- Meteor of doom
Kupperberg, Paul. -- Super villain showdown
Larry, H. I. -- Zac's power on
Larry, H. I. -- Zac's skate break
Larry, H. I. -- Zac's water world
Odgers, Sally -- Fantastic creatures
Robson, Mark -- Aurora
Spradlin, Michael -- The youngest templar
Winkler, Henry -- Help! Someone get me out of fourth grade!
Winkler, Henry -- I got a "D" in salami
Winkler, Henry -- Summer school! What genius thought that up?
Woods, Titania -- Flying high
Boy dumplings
Keeping secrets
Sand symbols

Young Adult Fiction
Abbott, Hailey -- Summer girls
Beaton, Ben -- Mama's song
Beck, Ian -- Pastworld
Edgar, Elsbeth, 1948- -- The Visconti house
Garcia, Kami -- Beautiful creatures
Hager, Mandy -- The crossing
Hamilton, Tim -- Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
Hoh, Diane -- Date with death
Johns, Eve -- The adventures of Camoola the young warrior of the Wathaurongs
Kate, Lauren -- Fallen
Keaney, Brian -- Hollow people
Kiernan, Celine -- The crowded shadows
Lloyd, Saci -- The carbon diaries 2017
Moriarty, Jaclyn -- Dreaming of Amelia
Myers, Benjamin J. -- Strange energy
Poole, Gabriella -- Secret lives
Reeve, Philip -- Fever Crumb
Slade, Arthur -- The hunchback assignments
Stine, R. L. -- Grave intentions
Weyn, Suzanne -- Diamond secret

Digital Resources
Colfer, Eoin -- The lost colony SPOKEN DISC
Mumbo Jumbo (Firm) Polar games 2 ELECTRONIC RESOURCE
Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943 The tale of Peter Rabbit and other stories DVD
Diamond dog caper DVD
Ponyo. Miyazaki Hayao kantoku sakuhin. / DVD
Scooby-Doo!. The mystery begins / DVD
The flight before Christmas DVD
Tinker Bell and the lost treasure DVD.

Non-Fiction titles added [4/1/2010]

MOST POPULAR NEW TITLES
A week at the airport : a Heathrow diary / Botton, Alain de
Bon Jovi : when we were beautiful / conversations with Phil Griffin. -- B BON
Fabulous food, minus the boombah / Jane Kennedy. -- 641.563 KEN
Free to a good home / Catherine Deveny.
Halfway to Hollywood : diaries 1980-1988 / Michael Palin. -- B PAL
Seven secrets for feeling fantastic : a proven plan for vibrant living / Darren Morton. -- 152.42 MOR
Stars over Shiralee / Sheryl McCorry with Janet Blagg. -- B MCC
The spirit level : why more equal societies almost always do better / Richard Wilkinson -- 305 WIL
Women of flowers : botanical art in Australia from the 1830s to 1960s / Leonie Norton. -- 580.222 NOR

OTHER NEW TITLES
Happiness in hard times / written and illustrated by Andrew Matthews. -- 158.1 MAT
The Dead Sea Scrolls : unlocking the secrets of the scriptures -- 296.155 DEA
Australian story : Kevin Rudd and the lucky country / Mungo MacCuuum. Is neo-liberalism finished? : 2009 quarterly essay lecture / Robert Manne -- 323.44 MAC
Stories of experience : learning from the environmental experiences of older Australians / editors, Meg Bishop and Graeme Gibson. -- 333.720846 STO
Tax for Australians for dummies / by Jimmy B. Prince. -- 336.200994 PRI
The informant : a true story / Kurt Eichenwald. -- 353.0074 KES
Healing psoriasis : the natural alternative / by John O.A. Pagano -- 616.52606 PAG
Organic vegetable gardening / Xanthe White. -- 635 22
Delia's happy Christmas / Delia Smith. -- 641.568 SMI
The ABC book of children's cakes / Kathy Knudsen. -- 641.8653 22
James May's toy stories / James May with Ian Harrison. -- 688.7 HAM
Stonehenge : secrets of an ancient monument -- 936.2319 STO
The Vikings : voyage of the longships -- 948.02 VIK
The lost empire of Genghis Khan -- 950.21 LOS
Who killed the Maya? : the vanished civilization -- 972.018 WHO
A Curious and inelegant childhood : an Australian story / Linda Brooks. -- B BRO
Notes left behind / Brooke Desserich, Keith Desserich. -- B DES
The possibility of everything : a memoir / Hope Edelman. -- B EDE
Dear fatty / Dawn French. -- B FRE
The saddest girl in the world : the true story of a neglected and isolated little girl / Cathy Glass. -- B GLA
Or is that just me? / Richard Hammond. -- B HAM
Flight of the dragonfly / Melissa Hawach. -- B HAW
The best of friends : two women, two continents, and one enduring friendship / Sara James & Ginger Mauney. -- B JAM
Mary : princess of style / Jan Korner and Jim Lyngvild -- B MAR
Going rogue : an American life / Sarah Palin. -- B PAL
Robert Pattinson : the unauthorized biography / Virginia Blackburn. -- B PAT
Gordon Ramsay's playing with fire / Gordon Ramsay. -- B RAM
Red Square blues : a beginner's guide to the decline and fall of the Soviet Union / Kim Traill. -- B TRA
Tout sweet : hanging up my high heels for a new life in France / Karen Wheeler. -- B WHE
Built of books : how reading defined the life of Oscar Wilde / Thomas Wright. -- B WIL
100 years of fashion
100 years of fashion
A cook and his vegetable patch : tender volume 1
A spectrum of light : inspirational interviews with families affected by Autism
Anne Frank : the book, the life, the afterlife
Australian snakes : a pictorial guide / Belinda Edwards.
Barack and michelle : portrait of a marriage
Beginning chemistry
Bob Dylan
Creative digital photography : 52 weekend projects
Escape from Baghdad : first time was for the money, this time it's personal
Fantasy freaks and gaming geeks : an epic quest for reality among role players, online gamers
Forgotten battlefronts of the First World War
Frommer's 500 places where you can make a difference
Germs are not for sharing / Elizabeth Verdick
Get the job you want : 10 secrets to a successful job search
Healthy switch : favourite recipes without all the fat / By Regina Weedon.
Hell on high seas
History is wrong
How to survive modern art
Karate : the complete kata
Kids with ADD survival guide
Living green
Metal jewelry mad easy : crafter's guide to fabricating necklaces, earrings, bracelets and morE
Michael / Fine, Jason
Monty Python live!
My journey with Farrah : a story of life, love, and friendship
New solar system
Paul Newman : a life
Pirates
Planet ape
Rasputin : an introduction
Remembering Michael 1958-2009
Running blind : the inspiring story of one man's journey into the night
Spies and codebreakers
Stones of the new consciousness: healing, awakening and co-creating with crystals, minerals and gems
Succulents for the contemporary garden
The butcher: anatomy of a mafia psychopath
The Maitland "double headless" murders
The reluctant traveller
The second sex
The strength training book
The worlds greatest cities
Torchwood encyclopedia
Twilight : director's notebook : the story of how we made the movie / by Catherine Hardwicke.
Windows 7 in easy steps : without the waffle
Your brain at work: strategies for overcoming distraction, regaining focus, and achieving all day long

TOP Adult Fiction new to Lake Macquarie Library this month

Courtenay, Bryce -- The story of Danny Dunn
"the story of a Balmain boy living in the aftermath of the Great Depression on the eve of World War II. It is a saga of three generations of family touching on themes familiar in all Courtenay's 19 books – poverty, ambition and tragedy, with the effects of post-traumatic stress at its centre." beattiesbookblog.blogspot.com



Crichton, Michael -- Pirate latitudes
"Pirate Latitudes is a fast paced pirate romp in the 17th century Caribbean. An English privateer ship sets off on a seemingly impossible attempt to steal a Spanish treasure galleon that is anchored in a superbly defended Spanish isle. Many common elements of pirate stories are included such as gold, death, action, treachery, deceit, torture, cannibals, sea monsters, lust, and lawlessness." bestsellers.about.com


Kellerman, Jonathan -- Evidence
"Alex Delaware acts more like an interested passenger, mostly reporting on what’s happening and giving Milo some tips every now and then. I think this should’ve been titled ‘Evidence : A Milo Sturgiss Novel‘, since it is Milo’s story to tell actually. Milo, the gay L.A. detective who has been through more than his fair share of life’s hard knocks, is a very interesting character, and he can actually carry the book – I just thought that maybe Jonathan Kellerman could’ve gone inside Milo’s head, instead of giving us Alex’ voice on Milo." randomizeme.wordpress.com



King, Stephen -- Under the dome
"One fine October day, the town of Chester’s Mill is cut off from the world by a transparent and unbreakable dome...Under the Dome has terrific pace, whizzing from one cliffhanger to the next on narrative wires strung to an admirable tension." gabrielsjoyofbooks.blogspot.com


McCullough, Colleen -- Too many murders
"This police procedural sequel to 'On, Off' affirms how super a novelist Colleen McCullough is as her mysteries are as good as her historical fiction. Each murder is solved one at a time in a way that will remind readers of Christie’s 'And Then There Were None', although it all occurs in the midst of a crowded college town." genregoroundreviews.blogspot.com


Picoult, Jodi -- Handle with care
"Handle With Care explores the knotty tangle of medical ethics and personal morality. When faced with the reality of a fetus who will be disabled, at which point should an OB counsel termination? Should a parent have the right to make that choice?" www.shhhimreading.com

Adult Fiction titles added [30/12/2009]

Most Popular Titles

Cole, Martina -- Hard girls
Courtenay, Bryce -- The story of Danny Dunn
Crichton, Michael -- Pirate latitudes
Deveraux, Jude -- Days of gold
Elton, Ben -- Meltdown
Grafton, Sue -- U is for undertow
Hamilton, Laurell K. -- Divine misdemeanors
Kava, Alex -- Black Friday
Kellerman, Jonathan -- Evidence
King, Stephen -- Under the dome
Laurens, Stephanie -- The untamed bride
McCullough, Colleen -- Too many murders
Michaels, Fern -- The scoop
Morrissey, Di -- The silent country
Nunn, Judy -- Maralinga
Patterson, James -- I, Alex Cross
Picoult, Jodi -- Handle with care
Reichs, Kathy -- 206 bones
Rennison, Louise -- Are these my basoomas I see before me? : final confessions of Georgia Nicolson.
Shaw, Patricia -- A cross of stars
Shreve, Anita -- A change in altitude
Simons, Paullina -- A song in the daylight
Tate, June -- The reluctant sinner
Townsend, Sue -- Adrian Mole : the prostrate years
Watt, Peter, 1949- -- To touch the clouds
Wood, Valerie -- Rich girl, poor girl

Other Titles

Alderman, P J -- Haunting Jordan -- MYSTERY
Allston, Aaron -- Starfighters of Adumar -- SCI-FI
Alt, Madelyn -- Where there's a witch -- MYSTERY
Astridge, Paula, 1958- -- Kill the Fuhrer: the Valkyrie operation
Baker, Anne -- Through rose-coloured glasses
Baker, Kage -- The house of the stag -- SCI-FI
Barbery, Muriel -- The gourmet
Barrett, Lorna -- Bookplate special -- MYSTERY
Baxendale, Trevor -- The undertaker's gift
Berry, Steve -- The Paris vendetta
Birkegaard, Mikkel -- The library of shadows
Bond, Larry -- Shadows of war
Butcher, Jim -- First lord's fury
Caine, Leslie -- Holly and homicide -- MYSTERY
Cavender, Chris -- A slice of murder
Chan, Kylie -- Earth to hell -- SCI-FI
Childs, Laura -- Eggs benedict arnold -- MYSTERY
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 -- Elephants can remember
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 -- The adventure of the Christmas pudding : and a selection of entrees /
Collins, Rebecca Ann -- Postscript from Pemberley
Connolly, John -- The gates
Coonts, Stephen, 1946- -- The disciple
Cornick, Nicola -- Unmasked
Cotterill, Colin -- The merry misogynist
Coupland, Douglas -- Generation A
Court, Dilly -- A mother's wish
Crosse, Tania Anne -- A dream rides by
Cusk, Rachel -- The Bradshaw variations
Cussler, Clive, 1931- -- Spartan gold
Dale, Penny -- Princess, fairy
Daniels, Casey -- Dead man talking -- MYSTERY
Dasgupta, Rana -- Solo
Dickason, Christie -- The King's daughter
Donald, Robyn -- Seduced by a prince : a collection of 3 royal stories
Douglas, Carole Nelson -- Cat in a topaz tango
Douglas, Carole Nelson -- Vampire sunrise -- MYSTERY
Dunnett, Kaitlyn -- A wee Christmas homicide
Ellis, David -- The hidden man
Ellory, R J -- The anniversary man
Evans, Christy -- Sink trap -- MYSTERY
Fluke, Joanne -- Plum pudding murder
Folsom, Allan -- The Hadrian memorandum
Franklin, Ariana -- Relics of the dead (aka Grave goods)
Frazer, Margaret -- The prioress's tale
French, Nicci -- Complicit
Gardam, Jane, 1928- -- The man in the wooden hat
Gerritsen, Tess, 1953- -- Girl missing (aka. Peggy Sue got murdered)
Gingrich, Newt -- To try men's souls : a novel of George Washinton and the fight for American freedom.
Glynn, Alan -- Winterland
Goode, Angela -- Great working horse stories / [compiled and edited by] Angela Goode. NONFICT
Goss, James -- Risk assessment
Grace, Margaret -- Mourning in miniature -- MYSTERY
Green, Michael -- Blood bond
Grisham, John, 1955- -- The associate
Harding, Traci -- Being of the field
Harmer, Wendy -- Roadside sisters
Harris, Charlaine -- True blood [omnibus]
Harris, June -- Here be dragons
Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia -- Fell purpose
Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia -- The fourth Bill Slider omnibus
Hart, Carolyn G., 1936- -- Merry, merry ghost
Hayes, Sam -- Tell tale
Hewson, David -- Cemetery of secrets
Hoffman, Paul, 1956- -- The left hand of God
Howard, Linda -- Ice
Hume, M.K. -- King Arthur : warrior of the west
Hyatt, Elise -- Dipped, stripped and dead -- MYSTERY
Ihimaera, Witi -- The Trowenna sea
Jacobs, Anna -- In focus
Jacq, Christian -- The judgement of the Mummy
James, Erica -- Erica James [omnibus]
Johns, W. E., (William Earl), 1893-1968 -- Biggles' secret assignments
Karpyshyn, Drew -- Darth Bane : dynasty of evil
Kellerman, Faye -- Blindman's bluff
Killian, Diana -- Dial om for murder -- MYSTERY
Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945- -- Breathless
Leroy, Margaret -- Yes, my darling daughter
Llewellyn, David -- Consequences
Lovelace, Merline -- All the wrong moves -- MYSTERY
Ludlum, Robert, 1927-2001 -- Second Bourne trilogy [omnibus]
Marwood, Diane -- The lion and the mouse FICITON
McAuley, Roisin -- Finding home
McDermott, Andy -- The cult of Osiris
McFadden, Maryann -- So happy together
McNab, Andy -- Exit wound
Mercer, Patrick -- To do and die
Muller, Marcia -- Locked in
Palov, Chloe -- Stones of fire
Penrose, Lana -- Kickstart my heart
Pinter, Jason -- The fury
Poyer, David, 1949- -- The crisis
Purser, Ann -- Tragedy at two
Quigley, Sheila -- The road to hell
Read, Miss, 1913- -- Christmas at Thrush Green
Redick, Robert V. S. -- The rats and the ruling sea
Rhea, Nicholas -- Constable beats the bounds
Sewell, Kitty -- Bloodprint
Shaara, Jeff -- No less than victory : a novel of world war II
Slaughter, Karin, 1971- -- Genesis (aka. Undone)
Smith, Joan -- Bath belles
Stockwin, Julian -- Invasion
Summers, Rowena, 1932 -- Pot of gold
Swallow, James -- Air -- SCI-FI
Tanenbaum, Robert K. -- Capture
Thayer, Terri -- Inked up -- MYSTERY
Thayer, Terri -- Ocean waves -- MYSTERY
Theroux, Paul, 1941- -- A dead hand : a crime in Calcutta
Tonkin, Peter -- Volcano roads
Vaughn, Carrie -- Kitty raises hell -- SCI-FI
Vazquez-Figueroa, Alberto -- Tuareg
Vincenzi, Penny -- The best of times
Washburn, Livia J. -- Frankly my dear, I'm dead -- MYSTERY
Washburn, Livia J. -- Huckleberry finished
Washburn, Livia J. -- Killer crab cakes -- MYSTERY
Washington, Peter. -- Detective stories
Watson, Wendy -- I scream you scream -- MYSTERY
Weber, David, 1952- -- Torch of freedom
Yeldham, Peter -- The currency lads
-- Halo evolutions : essential tales of the Halo universe
-- Red lotus
-- The Australian long story / edited by Mandy Sayer.
-- The lost -- MYSTERY
-- The mammoth book of mindblowing SF -- SCI-FI

TOP DVDs new to Lake Macquarie Library this month

George Gently
"We first met Martin Shaw's solemn Inspector Gently in a one-off episode last year, when he arrived in Northumberland after the murder of his wife, tracking down the gang boss who killed her. His familiar Judge John Deed voice replaced by the soft rumble of an approaching goods train, Shaw decided that Northumberland might offer a more peaceful life. Sadly ... With a quiet, determined manner, he ploughed a furrow through a case full of false names, false leads, false starts, framings and lies; helped (and occasionally hindered) by his long-limbed young sergeant, John Bacchus - a lad with flashes of brilliance inbetween long stretches of cheerful incompetence.." guardian.co.uk


Mad men. The complete first season
"Mad Men is a joy to watch - the clothes, the clocks, the furniture, it's like a mid-century night's dream. But this is no mere period piece. It's a smart, complex drama that attempts to get through the facades that have always hidden the truth." USA Today


The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
"Written and created by Sally Wainwright after her disillusionment over the last British elections, “Mrs. Pritchard” evokes a 1970s pop feminism that doesn’t come around much anymore — a Helen Reddy-“9 to 5”-“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a-bicycle” kind of feminism that feels as distant and goofy to us now as the “Mad Men” era of sexism it fought to depose." New York Times


The Lost Room
"A very complex metaphysical mystery, the enjoyment of which comes, in no small part, from the surprises that spill out as it slowly unfurls." New York Daily News

TOP Music CDs new to Lake Macquarie Library this month

Battle studies -- John Mayer POPULAR
"There's no doubting the man's chops. Battle Studies is a real study in craftsmanship and understated guitar ninja-dom, and musos will thrill to Mayer's deconstruction of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads." But the solemnity is suffocating." rollingstone.com


Bible belt -- Birch, Diane POPULAR
"Bible Belt percolates an earthy warmth with songs trimmed in the familiar tones of old Wurlitzers, buttery New Orleans bass lines, twangy guitars, and a soulfully inviting voice that pulls from Laura Nyro’s penchant for putting a womanly groove into a melancholy tune." itunes.com


Full circle -- Creed POPULAR
"Creed's first album since 2001 ... Despite half a decade apart, Creed still has that deep understanding of each other’s ability to be able to explore their full range of old." angryape.com



Planet country -- Lee Kernaghan COUNTRY
""People like us" is a dedication to nurses and truckies, title track "Planet Country" is a call to arms for country people everywhere. Overall another excellent album firmly cementing the King back in his throne!" abc.net.au


Soulbook -- Rod Stewart POPULAR
"On his sixth straight album of cover versions, Stewart finally reaches the era and style that defines his musical identity. His affection for the material is obvious, although over-familiarity with these Sixties and Seventies soul classics suggests upmarket karaoke." telegraph.co.uk



The circle -- Bon Jovi POPULAR
"Bon Jovi fans who have not been put off by recent output will find plenty to love here. The band long ago developed into a slick, stadium-filling act, and although this album marks a slight return to their more traditional rock roots , not much has changed." bbc.co.uk



The fall -- Norah Jones JAZZ
"Thanks to the involvement of folks like Ryan Adams (who cowrote one song) and Kings of Leon producer Jacquire King, The Fall has been billed as Norah Jones' rock album. In fact, it's something even more surprising: a hot-blooded soul record from the queen of the even keel." spin.com


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DVDs and CDs added [21/12/2009]

MUSIC CDs
Award winning country : Volume 8 COUNTRY
Battle studies -- John Mayer. POPULAR
Bible belt -- Birch, Diane POPULAR
Echo -- Leona Lewis. POPULAR
Full circle -- Creed. POPULAR
Planet country -- Lee Kernaghan. COUNTRY
Retrospective -- Yared, Gabriel CLASSICAL
Soulbook -- Stewart, Rod POPULAR
The hits -- The Dave Clark Five POPULAR
The best of me -- Adams, Bryan POPULAR
The circle -- Bon Jovi. POPULAR
The fall -- Norah Jones. JAZZ
The final call : "Gotcha call" -- Tilley, Matt COMEDY
The Ultimate Dinner Party Album POPULAR
Ultimate NRG 4 POPULAR


DVDs
A true story : Hansie
Death at a funeral
Fireproof : never leave your partner behind
George Gently
Knowing
Legends of the fall [and] Seven years in Tibet [and] Devil's own.
Mad men. The complete first season
Rumpole of the Bailey. Series four
The amazing Mrs Pritchard
The lost room
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The proposal
The reader
The unborn
Twilight
You, the living.