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New books on shelves at Dixon Public Library

DIXON – New books are available at Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave.

Fiction: “The Las Minute,” by Jeff Abbott; “The Risk Agent,” by Ridley Pearson; “A Conspiracy of Friends,” by Alexander McCall Smith; “A Blaze of Glory,” by Jeff Shaara; “Back Fire,” by Catherine Coulter; “The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D.,” by Nichole Bernier; “Gold,” by Chris Cleave; “Waiting for Sunrise,” by William Boyd; “Gods Without Men,” by Hari Kunzru; “The Next Best Thing,” by Jennifer Weiner; “Castro’s Daughter: A Kirk McGarvey novel,” by David Hagberg; “15 Seconds,” by Andrew Gross; “The Sandcastle Girls,” by Chris Bohjalian; “The Fallen Angel,” by Daniel Silva; “The Prisoner of Heaven,” by Carlos Ruiz Zafon; and “Close Your Eyes,” by Iris and Roy Johansen.

Mysteries: “Potboiler,” by Jess Kellerman; “A Room Full of Bones,” by Elly Griffiths; “Night Watch,” by Linda Fairstein; “Creole Belle: A Dave Robicheaux mystery,” by James Lee Burke; “Some Like it Hawk: A Meg Langslow mystery,” by Donna Andrews; “Leader of the Pack: An Andy Carpenter mystery,” by David Rosenfelt; and “Some Kind of Peace,” by Camilla Grebe and Asa Traff.

Christian Fiction: “Coming Home: The Baxter Family,” by Karen Kingsbury; “Tidewater Inn: A Hope Beach Novel,” by Colleen Coble; “The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club” and “The Struggle: Kentucky Brothers,” both by Wanda Brunsetter; “Hidden in Dreams,” by Davis Bunn; and “Reunion,” by Lauraine Snelling.

Science fiction and fantasy: “Sky Dragons,” by Anne and Todd McCaffrey; “Shadow of Night,” by Deborah Harkness; and “Earth Unaware,” by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston.

Biographies: “Marilyn Monroe: The Final Years,” by Keith Badman; “A Golden Voice: How Faith, Hard Work, and Humility Brought Me From the Streets to Salvation,” by Ted Williams with Bret Witter; and “The Cost of Hope: The Story of a Marriage, a Family, and the Quest for Life,” by Amanda Bennett.

Nonfiction: “Slouching Toward Adulthood,” by Sally Koslow; “The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep,” by Harvey Karp, M.D.; “To Heaven and Back,” by Mary C. Neal, M.D.; “The Numerology Bible,” by Teresa Moorey; “Come, Sit, Stay: Finding Rest for Your Soul,” by Ellen Vaughn; “Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship and Life Together,” by Mark and Grace Driscoll; “Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power,” by Rachel Maddow; “The Little Book of the Shrinking Dollar: What You Can Do to Protect Your Money Now,” by Addison Wiggin and Samantha Buker; “The Blood Sugar Solution: The UltraHealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now!,” by Mark Hyman, M.D.; “What Nurses Know ... PTSD,” by Mary Muscari, Ph.D. and registered nurse; “Annuals and Perennials: A Gardener’s Encyclopedia,” by Geoff Bryant and Tony Rodd; “The Official Bluebook Handbook of United States Coins 2013,” by R.S. Yeoman; “I Hate Everyone ... Starting With Me,” by Joan Rivers; “DK Eyewitness Travel: Europe;” “Fodor’s Pacific Northwest;” “Fodor’s Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada;” “The Big Book of American Trivia,” by J. Stephen Lang; “Art Answers: Calligraphy,” by Maryanne Grebenstein; “American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama,” by Rachel Swarns.

For more information, call 815-284-7261.

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