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What's new for November?
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity. By Katherine Boo 2012 Winner of the National Book Award
Building Stories
by Chris Ware. A collection of fourteen books, booklets, pamphlets, magazines, and newspapers with graphic novel-like depictions of life wasted, opportunities missed, and dreams ruined.
Joseph Anton
By Salman Rushdie The author details his life after the publication of his novel, "The Satanic Verses," when he was in hiding for nine years, during which he used the name Joseph Anton.
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The garden of evening mists : a novel
By Tan, Twan Eng, 1972-
In Malaya 1915, the lone survivor of a Japanese wartime camp, Yun Ling Teoh, seeks solace in the tea plantations of Cameron Highlands, and finds the only Japanese garden in Malaya and its owner, Aritomo, the exiled former gardener of the emperor of Japan.
House of stone : a memoir of home, family, and a lost Middle East
By Shadid, Anthony
Anthony Shadid, a Lebanese American living in Oklahoma City and "New York Times" reporter who was kidnapped in Libya during its revolution, returns to Lebanon after his release and reflects on war, exile, rebirth, and home.
I'm your man : the life of Leonard Cohen
By Simmons, Sylvie
Presents a biography of Leonard Cohen's life from his early childhood in Montreal, to his entry into the worlds of literature and music, his immersion in Jewish culture, obsession with Christian imagery, and deep commitment to Buddhist detachment, including the five years he spent at a monastery outside of Los Angeles and his ordainment as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist Monk.
Methamphetamine
By Berne, Emma Carlson
Presents an overview of the physical and mental effects of methamphetamine use; and provides information on advocacy groups and related organizations.
Night of the republic
By Shapiro, Alan,
A collection of poems by American author Alan Shapiro.
The passage of power
By Caro, Robert A
The fourth volume of Robert A. Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson, which chronicles his career time from 1958 to 1964, covers his Vice Presidency and Presidency after John F. Kennedy's assassination.
The perks of being a wallflower
By Chbosky, Stephen
Charlie, a freshman in high school, explores the dilemmas of growing up through a collection of letters he sends to an unknown receiver.
Waging heavy peace : a hippie dream
By Young, Neil,
An iconic figure in the history of rock and pop culture--inducted not once but twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame--Neil Young has written his eagerly awaited memoir.
The yellow birds : a novel
By Powers, Kevin
In Al Tafar, Iraq, twenty-one-year old Private Bartle and eighteen-year-old Private Murphy's platoon battles for the city; they do everything to protect each other from insurgents, physical fatigue, and the mental stress that comes from constant danger.
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