NEW BOOKs for November 2011 Non Fiction 1494 By Stephen Bown • 970.016 B685f The true story of a corrupt Pope, the notorious Rodrigo Borgia, in an explosive feud between monarchs and the Church that divided the entire world in half. Beneath Cold Seas By David Hall • 578.77 H141b Breathtaking photographs and text by award-winning photographer David Hall capture the magnificent marine life of North American’s West Coast. Brandwashed By Martin Lindstrom • 658.8343 L645b Marketing visionary, Martin Lindstrom, gives a shocking insider’s look at how today’s global giants conspire to obscure the truth and manipulate our minds, in order to persuade us to buy. Merchants of Doubt By Naomi Oreskes • 174.95 Or3m The story of how a group of high-level scientists with deep connections in politics and industry ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge. Persuasion By Arlene Dickinson • 338.092 D56p Co-star of the CBC TV hit Dragon’s Den explains with unusual candour the secret of her journey from poverty to the corner office. Biography The Heart and the Fist By Eric Greitens • 359.9 G863h Navy Seal, Rhodes Scholar and idealist recounts his efforts to save the world in this unusual military memoir. Irena Sendler By Anna Mieszkowska • 940.5315 Se55m A beautifully written story of a woman who set up a network to rescue Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto. It was the basis for the film with Anna Paquin.
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NEW BOOKs for November 2011
Non Fiction 1494 By Stephen Bown • 970.016 B685f The true story of a corrupt Pope, the notorious Rodrigo Borgia, in an explosive feud between monarchs and the Church that divided the entire world in half.
Beneath Cold Seas By David Hall • 578.77 H141b Breathtaking photographs and text by award-winning photographer David Hall capture the magnificent marine life of North American’s West Coast.
Brandwashed By Martin Lindstrom • 658.8343 L645b Marketing visionary, Martin Lindstrom, gives a shocking insider’s look at how today’s global giants conspire to obscure the truth and manipulate our minds, in order to persuade us to buy.
Merchants of Doubt By Naomi Oreskes • 174.95 Or3m The story of how a group of high-level scientists with deep connections in politics and industry ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge.
Persuasion By Arlene Dickinson • 338.092 D56p Co-star of the CBC TV hit Dragon’s Den explains with unusual candour the secret of her journey from poverty to the corner office.
Biography The Heart and the Fist By Eric Greitens • 359.9 G863h Navy Seal, Rhodes Scholar and idealist recounts his efforts to save the world in this unusual military memoir.
Irena Sendler By Anna Mieszkowska • 940.5315 Se55m A beautifully written story of a woman who set up a network to rescue Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto. It was the basis for the film with Anna Paquin.
The Measure of the Man: The Story of a Father, a Son and a Suit By J J Lee • 646.4 L513m This deeply moving memoir by New Westminster author J.J. Lee has been nominated for the 2011 Governor General’s prize for non-fiction.
The Other Barack By Sally H. Jacobs • 973.932 Ob1j Father of eight, nurturer of none, an unlikely father to the first African American president of the United States but like his son he was moved by the dream of a better world.
Prime Time By Jane Fonda • 612.67 F732p Award-winning actress Jane Fonda “gives us a blueprint for living well and for making the most of life, especially the second half of it.”
A Stolen Life By Jaycee Dugard •364.154 D878s Kidnapped at 11 years old and freed after 18 years of captivity, Dugard tells her story of courage and resilience.
Fiction Coup D’Etat By Ben Coes Former Delta Force officer Dewey Andreas has 48 hours to prevent a nuclear war between India and Pakistan in this sizzling thriller.
The Dovekeepers By Alice Hoffman This ambitious novel, set in ancient Israel, follows four extraordinary women as they endure a violent Roman siege.
Falling Together By Marisa de los Santos The past and present collide after three former college friends fail to meet up at a reunion.
Hot Property By Michele Kleier Michele, Samantha, and Sabrina Kleier - of HGTV's hit show Selling New York - bring readers past the doormen and into the glitz, gilding, and gossip of Manhattan society.
The Lost Angel By Javier Sierra Bestseller Javier Sierra presents a new historical enigma: a mysterious pair of 16th century stones used for communicating with God.
Requiem By Frances Itani A Japanese Canadian artist embarks on a journey to rediscover his past in this story of loss and redemption.
Tell it to the Trees By Anita Rau Badami One cold winter morning the renter of the Dharma’s back-yard house is found dead. Through a retelling of her relationship with the Dharma family, the secrets behind her death are revealed.
Mysteries All Cry Chaos By Leonard Rosen When an American mathematical genius is blown up in an Amsterdam hotel, veteran Interpol agent Henri Poincare hunts the killer while battling his own person problems.
City of Secrets By Kelli Stanley With a strong female protagonist more steel than silk and a mystery that will grip you until the last page, this sequel to City of Dragons will appeal to fans of noir and historical mysteries.
The Dark Enquiry By Deanna Raybourn Hoping to help her brother, Lady Julia Grey is led to the exclusive Ghost Club, where the alluring Madame Séraphine holds evening séances - until she is murdered.
Murder Unleashed By Rita Mae Brown Former investment trader Mags feels the reverberations from Wall Street in Reno, where she, her friends and her dog Baxter dig up the dirt on the hunt for a killer.
Nairobi Heat By Mukoma Wa Ngugi A cop from Wisconsin pursues a killer through the terrifying slums of Nairobi and the memories of the genocide in Rwanda.
Wicked Autumn By G M Malliet MI5 agent turned vicar thinks he has found peace in a cozy village until the unpopular president of the Women’s Institute turns up dead.
Feature Films Any Human Heart Tells the life story of twentieth-century novelist Logan Mountstuart as he reflects in old age on times of success, romance, and struggle. Matthew MacFayden, Jim Broadbent. 2010
Beastly After an attractive and arrogant teenage boy undergoes a hideous transformation at the hands of a witch, he is given a year to find true love so that he may regain his good looks. Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens. 2011.
Before Your Eyes Two young Kurdish children are forced to live on the street after their parents have been murdered by a member of a secret state security force. In Kurdish and Turkish with English subtitles. 2009
Bridesmaids After taking on the maid of honor role in her best friend's wedding, a woman struggles to balance her wedding duties and her own romantic relationships. Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph. 2011.
The Cinder Path Torn between two sisters, a farmer seeks redemption in the Great War. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lloyd
Owen. 1994
Colour Blind A gritty period drama set in industrial Tyneside during World War I. Sue Holderness, Carmen Ejojo. 1998
Frenzy An innocent man is suspected of being a sex criminal known as the Necktie Murderer in modern-day London and must elude the police while trying to prove his innocence. Jon Finch, Alec McCowen.
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The Girl The story of a ten-year-old girl left alone in her house in the summer of 1981. Blanca Engström, Shanti
Good Neighbors With a serial killer on the loose in the city, three neighbors in an apartment building spend more time at home together and discover that their safe haven may be as dangerous as the city streets. Scott
Speedman, Jay Baruchel 2010.
Inherit the Wind A teacher is put on trial for teaching evolution in this retelling of the actual Scopes Monkey trial in turn of the century Tennessee. Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott. 1960
Karen Cries on the Bus Karen leaves her slimy but successful husband and takes her first steps towards independence and self discovery with the help of a new friend. In Spanish with English subtitles. 2011
Made in Dagenham Dramatizes the story of Rita O'Grady who became the leader of a strike by the women of the Ford plant in Dagenham, England for pay equal to their male counterparts. Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins. 2010.
Paul Two men encounter an alien near Area 51 and try to return him to his ship so he can go home to his own planet. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost. 2011
The Secret In the late 1880's reformed smuggler Freddie Musgrave has worked hard to turn a legitimate trade, but then a face from his past turns up threatening to ruin things for him. Colin Buchanan, Hannah Yelland. 2000
Thor After his reckless actions force him to be sent to Earth and live among humans, the warrior Thor discovers that he must defend Earth against an attack by an enemy from his world. Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman. 2011
The Tide of Life Young housekeeper, Emily Kennedy, learns about relationships with three very different men. Gillian Kearney, Ray Stevenson. 1996
Tilly Trotter Tall, beautiful Tilly Trotter refuses to let her spirit be broken as she encounters the cruelty of life. Simon Shepherd, Carli Norris. 1999
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives Near death, a man spends his final days in the country recalling his past lives. In Thai with English subtitles. 2010
When military leader William Stryker hatches a plan to eradicate mutant kind, the X-men form an alliance with their old enemy Magneto to try and stop him. Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman. 2003
TV Series
The Closer. The Complete Sixth Season Corner Gas. Season One Corner Gas. Season Two Corner Gas. Season Three The Big C. The Complete First Season The Good Wife. The Second Season Lie to Me*. Season One
