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LIBRARY SERVICES
 Arguing with idiots: how to stop small minds and big government / written & edited by Glenn Beck, In defense of capitalism: giving the free market a fair shake -- The 2nd Amendment: ammunition to defend your rights -- Education: readin’, writin’, and futility -- America’s energy future: cars, corn, carbon, and controversy -- Unions: when is America finished paying…
 Half broke horses: a true-life novel / Jeannette Walls. A true-life novel about Lily Casey Smith (the author’s grandmother) who at age six helped her father break horses, at age fifteen left home to teach in a frontier town, and later as a wife and mother runs a vast ranch in Arizona where she survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy--but despite a life of hardscrabble drudgery still remains a woman of indomitable spirit.
 What the dog saw and other adventures / Malcolm Gladwell. Pt. 1: Obsessives, pioneers, and other varieties of minor genius -- The pitchman: Ron Popeil and the conquest of the American kitchen -- The ketchup conundrum: mustard now comes in dozens of different varieties--why has ketchup stayed the same? Blowing up: how Nassim Taleb turned the inevitability...
 Game change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the race of a lifetime / John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. From two of the best political reporters in the country comes the gripping inside story of the historic 2008 presidential election.
 Reinventing the body, resurrecting the soul: how to create a new you / Deepak Chopra. Explains how the is a reflection of the mind, inviting readers to satisfy their desires in a life rich with joy and meaning, and guiding them step-by-step through their renewal process.
 A good talk: the story and skill of conversation / Daniel Menaker. "A stylish, funny and surprising guide to the art of conversation"
 Warren Buffett’s management secrets: proven tools for personal and business success / Mary Buffett & David Clark. An in-depth look at Warren Buffett’s philosophies for personal and professional management--what they are, how they work, and how you can use them.
 Too much money: a novel / Dominick Dunne. High-society journalist Gus Bailey is caught in the middle of two stressful situations. The first is an $11 million slander suit from a powerful congressman he accused of being involved in the mysterious disappearance of a young woman. The second is the book on the suspicious death of a billionaire with too many unanswered questions that he’s been contracted to write. He’s afraid failure in either situation will mean the end of him.
 Blues & chaos: the music writing of Robert Palmer / Robert Palmer; edited by Anthony DeCurtis. A collection of previously published articles and criticism by famed music critic Robert Palmer. The blues "A post-Heisenberg-uncertainty-principle mojo hand" -- Jazz: "A kinetic kaleidoscope" -- The originators: "Where the hell did this man come from?" -- Soul and R&B : "It had to come from somewhere, and the church is where it all came from" -- Classic rock : "Musically, we weren’t afraid to go in any direction whatsoever" -- John Lennon and Yoko Ono : "Now the music’s coming through me again" -- Punk rock and beyond : "Fear and nothing" -- World music : "The world is changing and so is our music" -- Morocco : "We fell through each other, weightless, into the sky" -- On the edge : "Listen, as if a new world had suddenly opened up" -- Sonic guitar maelstrom : "All hail the overdriven amp."
 The empathic civilization: the race to global consciousness in a world in crisis / Jeremy Rifkin. Bestselling social critic Jeremy Rifkin shows that the disconnection between our vision for the world and our ability to realize that vision lies in the current state of human consciousness.
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