last updated August 24, 2008

2008 Selections

Books reviewed in August

	Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent by Fred Burton Non-Fiction -- 303.625 Bur.
	Where Did I Leave My Glasses: The What, Where and Why and Normal Memory Loss by Martha Weinman Lear Non-Fiction -- 153.1 Lea.
	Books: A Memoir by Larry McMurtry Non-Fiction -- Biography McMurtry.
	Madness: A Bipolar Life by Marya Hornbacher Non-Fiction -- Biography Hornbacher.
	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer Fiction -- Shaffer.
	Wolves at the Door by Thomas A. Chown Fiction -- Chown. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	So Brave, Young and Handsome by Leif Enger Fiction -- Enger. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attacks on Dr. James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming by Mark Bowen Non-Fiction -- Bowen. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations by Brian Fagan Non-Fiction -- Fagan. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Life of a Soldier on the Western Frontier by Jeremy Agnew Non-Fiction -- Agnew. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America by Thurston Clarke Non-Fiction -- [ On Order ].
	The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston Non-Fiction -- 364.152 Pre. [Also available in book-on-CD format.]
	The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir Fiction -- Weir.
	The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich Fiction -- Erdrich. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]

Books reviewed in July

	Damage Control by J.A. Jance Fiction -- Jance. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	What Would Audrey Do? Timeless Lessons for Living With Grace and Style by Pamela Keogh Non-Fiction -- Keogh. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	The Deal by Adam Gittlin Fiction -- Gittlin. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	The Post American World by Fareed Zakaria Non-Fiction -- 303.49 Zak. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict by Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Blimes Non-Fiction -- 956.704 Sti.
	The Hamburger: A History by Josh Ozersky Non-Fiction -- Ozersky. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Nothing to Lose by Lee Child Fiction -- Child. [Also available in unabridged downloadable audio and book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall-Smith Fiction -- McCall-Smith. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	Rabbit in the Moon by Deborah and Joel Shlian Fiction -- Shlian. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Washington Burning: How a Frenchman's Vision for our Nation's Capital Survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the Invading British Army by Les Standiford Non-Fiction -- [ On Order ].
	Dear American Airlines by Jonathan Miles Fiction -- Miles. [also reviewed in June 2008]
	The Castro Game by Todd Buchholz Fiction -- Buchholz. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Where Memories Lie by Deborah Crombie Fiction -- Crombie.
	The Dawn Patrol by Don Winslow Fiction -- Winslow.
	Love the One You're With by Emily Griffin Fiction -- Griffin. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	House Rules by Mike Lawson Fiction -- Lawson.
	Dogs We Love: With Jane Smiley, Armistead Maupin, Ann Beattie, Edward Albee and 14 Other Dog People edited by Michael J. Rosen Non-Fiction -- Rosen. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]

Books reviewed in June

	The Steel Wave by Jeff Shaara Fiction -- Shaara.
	When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris Non-Fiction -- 817 Sed. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	Foyle's Philavery: A Treasure of Unusual Words by Christopher Foyle Non-Fiction -- Foyle. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Semantic Antics: How and Why Words Change Meanings by Sol Steinmetz Non-Fiction -- Steinmetz. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Back in Time: Echoes of a Vanished America in the Heart of France by Kent Cowgill Non-Fiction -- Cowgill. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey Fiction -- Frey. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by David Halberstam Non-Fiction -- 951.904 Hal. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	Perfumes: The Guide by Luca Turin and Tanya Sanchez Non-Fiction -- 668.54 Tur.
	The Dark River by John Twelve Hawks Fiction -- Twelve Hawks.
	The Whole Truth by David Baldacci Fiction -- Baldacci. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson Fiction -- Johnson.
	The Divorce Party by Laura Dane Fiction -- Dane. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Chasing Harry Winston by Lauraen Weisberger Fiction -- Weisberger. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	All We Ever Wanted Was Everything by Janelle Brown Fiction -- Brown.
	The Host by Stephenie Meyer Fiction -- Meyer. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris Non-Fiction -- 817 Sed. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson Fiction -- Davidson.
	Dear American Airlines by Jonathan Miles Non-Fiction -- Miles. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Sway: The Irresistable Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman Non-Fiction -- [ On Order ].
	War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq by Richard Engel Non-Fiction -- [ On Order ].
	This Land is Their Land: Reports From a Divided Nation by Barbara Ehrenreich Non-Fiction -- [ On Order ].
	Tell Me Where it Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon by Nick Trout Non-Fiction -- 636.089 Tro. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception by Scott McClellan Non-Fiction -- 973.931 McC.
	The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger by Jonathan Schell Non-Fiction -- Schell. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock Fiction -- Pollock. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Black Glasses Like Clark Kent: A GI's Secret From Post-War Japan by Terese Svoboda  Non-Fiction -- 952.044 Svo. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Audition by Barbara Walters Biography Walters [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	River of Heaven by Lee Martin Fiction -- Martin.
	Franco and Hitler: Spain, Germany and World War II by Stanley Payne Non-Fiction -- 940.534 Pay.

Books reviewed in May

	Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri Fiction -- Lahiri. [Also available in unabridged downloadable audio and book-on-CD formats.]
	Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq by Kirsten Holmstedt Non-Fiction -- 956.704 Hol.
	The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country by Laton McCartney Non-Fiction -- 973.914 McC.
	A Fatal Waltz by Tasha Alexander Fiction -- Alexander.
	The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted by Elizabeth Berg Fiction -- Berg. [Also available in unabridged downloadable audio and book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	Dream When You're Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg Fiction -- Berg. [Also available in unabridged downloadable audio and book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin Non-Fiction -- 599.938 Shu.
	Armageddon in Retrospect: and Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace by Kurt Vonnegut Non-Fiction -- 818 Von.
	Easy Innocence by Libby Fischer Hellmann Fiction -- Hellmann.
	The Sum of Our Days by Isabel Allende Fiction -- Allende. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's: Three Men, Five Great Wines and the Evening That Changed America by Charles A. Cerami Non-Fiction -- [ On Order ].
	The Cherokee Trail of Tears by Duane H. King Non-Fiction -- [ On Order ].
	Ice Trap by Kitty Sewell Fiction -- Sewell.
	Lady of the Snakes by Rachel Pastan Fiction -- Pastan.

Books reviewed in April

	Hollywood Crows by Joseph Wambaugh Fiction -- Wambaugh. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	Man Killed by Pheasant (and Other Kinships) by John T. Price Non-Fiction -- Price. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	The Truth Commissioner by David Park Fiction -- Park.
	Adventures in Tornado Alley: The Story Chasers by Mike Hollingshead and Eric Nguyen Non-Fiction -- Hollingshead. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic by Joseph J. Ellis Non-Fiction -- 973.3 Ell. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	Peace: The Biography of a Symbol by Ken Kolsbun and Michael Sweeney Non-Fiction -- Kolsbun. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz Fiction -- Schwartz. [Also available in unabridged downloadable audio format.]
	The Invisible by Andrew Britton Fiction -- Britton.
	Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making by David Rothkopf Non-Fiction -- 305.5 Rot.
	Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism by Richard C. Longworth Non-Fiction -- Longworth. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline Fiction -- Scottoline. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	The Last Luggage Porter by Andrew Martin Fiction -- Martin. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Anatomy of Deception by Lawrence Goldstone Fiction -- Goldstone.
	Bicycling Beyond the Divide: Two Journeys Into the West by Daryl Farmer Non-Fiction -- Farmer. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Souvenirs by Julia Lauer-Cheenne Non-Fiction -- Lauer-Cheenne. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]

Books reviewed in March

	Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman Fiction -- Lippman.
	America: Our Next Chapter by Chuck Hagel Non-Fiction -- 973.93 Hag.
	The Soul Thief by Charles Baxter Fiction --Baxter.
	The Physics of NASCAR: How to Make Steel + Gas + Rubber = Speed by Diandra Leslie-Pelesky Non-Fiction -- 796.72 Les.
	The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz Fiction -- Diaz.
	Mr. Adams' Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams' Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress by Joseph Wheelan Non-Fiction -- Wheelan. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz Fiction -- Koontz. [Also available in unabridged downloadable audio and book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb Fiction -- Robb. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella Fiction -- Kinsella. [Also available in unabridged downloadable audio and book-on-CD formats.]
	The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller Fiction -- Miller. [Also available in unabridged downloadable audio and book-on-CD formats.]
	Truth and Conseqences: Special Comments on the Bush Administration's War on American Values by Keith Olbermann Non-Fiction -- 973.931 Olb.
	Crime Scene Chemistry for the Armchair Sleuth by Cathy Cobb, et. al. Non-Fiction -- Cobb. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography by Andrew Morton Biography -- Cruise. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in the Age of Greed by Michael Kodas Non-Fiction -- 796.522 Kod. [Also available in unabridged downloadable audio format.]
	The Learners by Chip Kidd Fiction -- Kidd. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	The Crazy School by Cornelia Read Fiction -- Read.
	Death of a Gentle Lady by M.C. Beaton Fiction -- Beaton. [Also available in unabridged downloadable audio and book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	Blood of the Wicked by Leighton Gage Fiction -- Gage.
	Out of the Storm: The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther by Derek Wilson Biography Luther.
	Keeping the House by Ellen Baker Fiction -- Baker. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	Moonlight Downs by Adrian Hyland Fiction -- Hyland. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]

Books reviewed in February

	The Appeal by John Grisham Fiction -- Grisham. [Also available in unabridged downloadable audio and book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World by Dan Koeppel Non-Fiction -- 634.772 Koe.
	Restoring the Burnt Child: A Primer by William Kloefkorn  Biography -- B K69. [Also available in E-book format.] This is the title selected for 2008 One Book One Nebraska statewide reading event.
	Hector's Bliss: Black Homesteaders at Goose Lake, Nebraska by Dennis Vossberg Fiction -- Vossberg.
	Duma Key by Stephen King Fiction -- King. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	A Free Life by Ha Jin Fiction -- Jin. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	The Lost Girls by Robert Doherty Fiction -- Doherty.
	Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn Fiction -- Flynn. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	The Death Trust by David Rollins Fiction -- Rollins.
	The Betrayal Game by David Rollins Fiction -- Rollins.
	Nebraska Moments: Glimpses of Nebraska's Past by Donald R. Hickey   Non-Fiction -- 978.2 Hic.
	The Ultimate Battle: Okinawa 1945 -- The Last Epic Struggle of World War II by Bill Sloan Non-Fiction -- 940.542 Slo.
	The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner Non-Fiction -- 910.4 Wei.
	In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan Non-Fiction -- 613 Pol.
	Bill of Wrongs: The Executive Branch's Assault on America's Fundamental Rights by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose Non-Fiction -- 323.4 Ivi.
	The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell Fiction -- O'Farrell.

Books reviewed in January

	Born Standing Up by Steve Martin Biography -- Martin. [Also available in book-on-CD format.]
	Stuff to Die For by Don Bruns Fiction -- Bruns.
	Condoleeza Rice: An American Life by Elisabeth Bumiller Biography -- B R3575b.
	Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race by Richard Rhodes Non-Fiction -- 355.021 Rho.
	The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy by Bill Hayes Non-Fiction -- 612 Hay.
	The Loves of Harriet Beecher Stowe by Philip McFarland Biography -- Stowe.
	Law and Order in Buffalo Bill's Country: Legal Culture and Community on the Great Plains: 1867-1910 by Mark R. Ellis Non-Fiction -- 978.282 Ell.
	Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky Fiction -- Paretsky. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD and Large Print formats.]
	Last Call by James Grippando Fiction -- Grippando. [Also available in unabridged book-on-CD format.]
	Person of Interest by Theresa Schwegel Fiction -- Schwegel.
	Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner Non-Fiction -- 327.12 Wei.
	Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda Non-Fiction -- 791.452 Ald.
	Forgive Me by Amanda Eyre Ward Fiction -- Ward. [Also available in unabridged downloadable audio format.]
	Revisiting the Mormon Trail by Gregory M. Franzwa Non-Fiction -- Franzwa. [Not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries.]
	The Black Hills and the Indians: A Haven of Our Hopes by Martin Luschei Non-Fiction -- 978.39 Lus.
	The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy: 1943-1944 by Rick Atkinson Non-Fiction -- 940.542 Atk.
	The Crime Writer by Gregg Hurwitz Fiction -- Hurwitz.
	Watchman by Ian Rankin Fiction -- Rankin.

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