SELECTED NEW BOOKS
2015-1
The following books are available at the State Library. Borrowers may request them by contacting the
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This List is also available online at the Library’s website:
www.njstatelib.org in the news section.
BOOK BLOG
For book reviews or suggested reading lists on selected topics please visit the Library’s book blog at:
http://www.njstatelib.org/blog/book-blog/ The entries are written by various staff librarians and new
posts are added every 3-4 weeks.
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERS - NONFICTION
379.73 Ber
Bertram, Vince M. One nation under-taught : solving America’s science, technology, engineering &
math crisis. Beaufort Books, 2014. 95 pages.
368.38 Bri
Brill, Steven. America’s bitter pill : money, politics, backroom deals, and the fight to fix our broken
healthcare system. Random House, 2015. 512 pages.
973.928 Bus
Bush, George W. 41 : a portrait of my father. Crown, 2014. 294 pages.
940.54 Cro
Croke, Vicki. Elephant Company : the inspiring story of an unlikely hero and the animals who helped
him save lives in World War II. Random House, 2014. 343 pages.
973.924 Dea
Dean, John. The Nixon defense : what he knew and when he knew it. Viking, 2014. 746 pages.
378.73 Der
Deresiewicz, William. Excellent sheep : the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a
meaningful life. Free Press, 2014. 245 pages.
510 Ell
Ellenberg, Jordan. How not to be wrong : the power of mathematical thinking. Penguin Press, 2014.
468 pages.
973.7 Fon
Foner, Eric. Gateway to freedom : the hidden history of the underground railroad. W. W. Norton,
2015. 301 pages.
305.4 Ful
Fuller, Alexandra. Leaving before the rains come. Penguin Press, 2015. 258 pages.
362.175 Gaw
Gawande, Atul. Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end. Metropolitan Books, 2014. 282
pages.
613.2 Gif
Gifford, Bill. Spring chicken : stay young forever (or die trying). Grand Central Publishing, 2015. 366
pages.
328.73 Gil
Gillibrand, Kirsten. Off the sidelines : raise your voice, change the world. Ballantine Books, 2014. 194
pages.
371.102 Gol
Goldstein, Dana. The teacher wars : a history of America’s most embattled profession. Doubleday,
2014. 349 pages.
973.7 Gwy
Gwynne, S.C. Rebel yell : the violence, passion, and redemption of Stonewall Jackson. Scribner, 2014.
672 pages.
778.35 Had
Hadfield, Chris. You are here : around the world in 92 minutes. Little, Brown, 2014. 200 pages.
973.929 Hal
Halper, Daniel. Clinton, Inc., : the audacious rebuilding of a political machine. Broadside, 2014. 319
pages.
599.9 Har
Harari, Yuval N. Sapiens : a brief history of humankind. Harper, 2015. 443 pages.
204 Har
Harris, Sam. Waking up : a guide to spirituality without religion. Simon & Schuster, 2014. 245 pages.
J974.9 H682
Hobbs, Jeff. The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the
Ivy League. Scribner, 2014. 406 pages.
796.357 Jet
Jeter, Derek. Derek Jeter : Jeter unfiltered. Gallery Books, 2014. 252 pages.
363.28 Kes
Kessler, Ronald. The First Family detail : Secret Service agents reveal the hidden lives of the
presidents. Crown Forum, 2014. 258 pages.
327 Kis
Kissinger, Henry. World order. Penguin Press, 2014. 420 pages.
973.932 Kle
Klein, Edward. Blood feud : the Clintons vs. the Obamas. Regnery, 2014. 302 pages.
363.738 Kle
Klein, Naomi. This changes everything : capitalism vs. the climate. Simon & Schuster, 2014. 566 pages.
648 Kon
Kondo, Marie. The life-changing magic of tidying up : the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing.
Ten Speed Press, 2014. 213 pages.
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Kristof, Nicholas D. A path appears : transforming lives, creating opportunity. Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
382 pages.
248 Lam
Lamott, Anne. Small victories : spotting improbable moments of grace. Riverhead Books, 2014. 286
pages.
940.4 Lar
Larson, Erik. Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania. Crown, 2015. 430 pages.
741.5 Lep
Lepore, Jill. The secret history of Wonder Woman. Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. 410 pages.
153.42 Lev
Levitin, Daniel J. The organized mind : thinking straight in the age of information overload. Dutton,
2014. 496 pages.
327.12 Mac
Macintyre, Ben. A spy among friends : Kim Philby and the great betrayal. Crown, 2014. 368 pages.
338.7 Mac
Macy, Beth. Factory man : how one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local – and helped save
an American town. Little, Brown and Company, 2014. 451 pages.
070.4 Mic
Michaels, Al. You can’t make this up : miracles, memories, and the perfect marriage of sports and
television. William Morrow, 2014. 288 pages.
813.54 Mil
Mills, Marja. The mockingbird next door : life with Harper Lee. Penguin Press, 2014. 278 pages.
500 Mun
Munroe, Randall. What if ? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions. Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. 303 pages.
576.8 Nye
Nye, Bill. Undeniable : evolution and the science of creation. St. Martin’s Press, 2014. 309 pages.
359.984 Owe
Owen, Mark. No hero : the evolution of a Navy SEAL. Dutton, 2014. 290 pages.
327.127 Pan
Panetta, Leon E. Worthy fights : a memoir of leadership in war and peace. Penguin Press, 2014. 498
pages.
650.1 Pau
Pauley, Jane. Your life calling : reimagining the rest of your life. Simon & Schuster, 2014. 253 pages.
973.924 Per
Perlstein, Rick. The invisible bridge : the fall of Nixon and the rise of Reagan. Simon & Schuster, 2014.
856 pages.
947.08 Rap
Rappaport, Helen. The Romanov sisters : the lost lives of the daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra. St.
Martin’s Press, 2014. 492 pages.
155.28 Rud
Rudder, Christian. Dataclysm : who we are when we think no one’s looking. Crown, 2014. 300 pages.
910.452 Sid
Sides, Hampton. In the kingdom of ice : the grand and terrible polar voyage of the USS Jeannette.
Doubleday, 2014. 454 pages.
958.104 Sla
Slahi, Mohamedou Ould. Guantanamo diary. Little, Brown and Company, 2015. 379 pages.
KF 373 S74 A3 2014
Stevenson, Bryan. Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption. Spiegel & Grau, 2014. 336 pages.
363.11 Tob
Tobar, Hector. Deep down dark : the untold stories of 33 men buried in a Chilean mine, and the
miracle that set them free. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014. 309 pages.
973.91 War
Ward, Geoffrey C. The Roosevelts : an intimate history. Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. 503 pages.
363.325 Zuc
Zuckoff, Mitchell. 13 hours : the inside account of what really happened in Benghazi. Twelve. 2014.
328 pages.
BUSINESS/ECONOMICS
332.601 Bro
Brown, Joshua M. Clash of the financial pundits : how the media influences your investment decisions
for better or worse. McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. 245 pages.
332.4 Cas
Castronova, Edward. Wildcat currency : how the virtual money revolution is transforming the
economy. Yale University Press, 2014. 265 pages.
332.4 For
Forbes, Steve. Money : how the destruction of the dollar threatens the global economy – and what
we can do about it. McGraw-Hill, 2014. 249 pages.
332.024 Rog
Rogin, Ellen. Picture your prosperity : smart money moves to turn your vision into reality.
Portfolio/Penguin, 2015. 272 pages.
332.024 Rus
Russell James W. Social insecurity : 401(k)s and the retirement crisis. Beacon Press, 2014. 210 pages.
381.147 Sto
Stoeckel, Howard. The Wawa way : how a funny name & 6 core values revolutionized convenience.
Running Press, 2014. 238 pages.
COMPUTERS
657.9 Bia
Biafore, Bonnie. QuickBooks, 2015 : the missing manual. O’Reilly, 2014. 772 pages.
005.133 Cun
Cunningham, Katie. Sams teach yourself Python in 24 hours. Sams, 2014. 303 pages.
005.133 Eva
Evans, Benjamin J. Java in a nutshell. O’Reilly, 2015. 399 pages.
006.74 How
Howe, Shay. How to code HTML & CSS : develop & style websites. New Riders, 2014. 293 pages.
005.133 Mue
Mueller, John. Beginning programming with Python for dummies. John Wiley & Sons, 2014. 382
pages.
005.2 Nix
Nixon, Robin. Learning PHP, MySQL and JavaScript. O’Reilly, 2014. 774 pages.
004.167 Pog
Pogue, David. IPad : the missing manual. O’Reilly, 2014. 540 pages.
006.686 Sni
Snider, Lesa. Photoshop CC. O’Reilly, 2014. 955 pages.
HISTORY
940.311 But
Butcher, Tim. The trigger : hunting the assassin who brought the world to war. Grove Press,
2014. 326 pages.
973.33 Kel
Kelly, Jack. Band of giants : the amateur soldiers who won America’s independence. Palgrave
Macmillan, 2014. 276 pages.
941.084 Mai
Maier, Thomas. When lions roar : the Churchills and the Kennedys. Crown, 2014. 767 pages.
974.8 Mar
Marsh, Dawn G. A Lenape among the Quakers : the life of Hannah Freeman. University of
Nebraska Press, 2014. 213 pages.
940.314 Rey
Reynolds, David. The long shadow : the legacies of the Great War in the twentieth century.
W.W. Norton & Company, 2014. 514 pages.
975.302 Sno
Snow, Peter. When Britain burned the White House : the 1814 invasion of Washington.
Thomas Dunne Books, 2014. 308 pages.
956.048 Wri
Wright, Lawrence. Thirteen days in September : Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David.
Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. 345 pages.
MEDICINE/HEALTH
617.092 Apt
Aptowicz, Cristin O’Keefe. Dr. Mutter’s marvels : a true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of
modern medicine. Gotham Books, 2014. 371 pages.
615.7 Bac
Backes, Michael. Cannabis pharmacy : the practical guide to medical marijuana. Black Dog &
Leventhal, 2014. 272 pages.
616.079 Bis
Biss, Eula. On immunity : an inoculation. Graywolf Press, 2014. 205 pages.
610.727 Bow
Bowers, David. Medical statistics from scratch : an introduction for health care professionals. Wiley
Blackwell, 2014. 386 pages.
618.1 Eig
Eig, Jonathan. The birth of the pill : how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution. W.
W. Norton, 2014. 388 pages.
615.1 Gre
Greene, Jeremy A. Generic : the unbranding of modern medicine. Johns Hopkins University Press,
2014. 354 pages.
362.29 How
Howard, Sherrel G. Drugs of abuse : pharmacology and molecular mechanisms. John Wiley and Son,
2014. 194 pages.
616.895 Mon
Mondimore, Francis Mark. Bipolar disorder : a guide for patients and families. Johns Hopkins
University Press, 2014. 288 pages.
614.57 Qua
Quammen, David. Ebola : the natural and human history of a deadly virus. W. W. Norton, 2014. 119
pages.
UNITED STATES DOCUMENTS
A 93.77:068
Low, Sarah A., Trends in U.S. local and regional food systems : report to Congress. United States
Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2015. 83 pages.
Format: Electronic http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo56079
HE 20.7615:H 34/2014
United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General. The health consequences of
smoking--50 years of progress : a report of the Surgeon General. 2 volumes.
Formats: Electronic PDF, epub and mobi versions http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo45352
I 19.42/4-4:2014-5131
Gallegos, Tanya J. Trends in hydraulic fracturing distributions and treatment fluids, additives,
proppants, and water volumes applied to wells drilled in the United States from 1947 through 2010 :
data analysis and comparison to the literature. Reston, Virginia : U.S. Geological Survey, 2015. 15
pages.
Format: Electronic http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo54659
TD 1.2:T 67/4/DRAFT
United States. Department of Transportation. Beyond traffic 2045: trends and choices. 316 pages.
Format: Electronic http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo55015
Y 4.AP 6/2:S.HRG.113-487
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Taking a toll on families and the
economy : the rising cost of Alzheimer's in America : hearing before a subcommittee of the Committee
on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session : special
hearing, February 26, 2014, Washington, DC. 82 pages.
Format: Electronic http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo54034
Y 4.F 76/1:113-229
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. Fighting Ebola : a ground-level view : hearing
before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights, and International
Organizations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred
Thirteenth Congress, second session, November 18, 2014. 49 pages.
Format: Electronic PDF version http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo55169
Text version http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo55170
MISCELLANEOUS
364.16 Bla
Blanding, Michael. The map thief : the gripping story of an esteemed rare-map dealer who made
millions stealing priceless maps. Gotham Books, 2014. 300 pages.
726.1 Con
Connelly, Joan Breton. The Parthenon enigma. Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. 485 pages.
641.5 Gar
Garten, Ina. Make it ahead. Clarkson Potter, 2014. 272 pages.
916.1 Hop
Hopkins, John. The White Nile diaries. I.B. Tauris, 2014. 190 pages.
635 Jab
Jabbour, Niki. Groundbreaking food gardens : 73 plans that will change the way you grow your
garden. Storey Pub., 2014. 263 pages.
635.642 LeH
LeHoullier, Craig. Epic tomatoes. Storey, 2015. 255 pages.
155.25 Mis
Mischel, Walter. The marshmallow test : mastering self control. Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
326 pages.
MCNAUGHTON LEASING PROGRAM – HARDCOVER BOOKS
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Child, Lee.
Doerr, Anthony.
Follett, Ken.
French, Tana.
Grisham, John.
Harkness, Deborah.
Harrison, Kim.
Hayes, Terry.
King, Lily.
King, Stephen.
McCall-Smith, Alexander.
McEwan, Ian.
Mitchell, David.
Ng, Celeste.
Parker, T. Jefferson.
Patterson, James.
Penny, Louise.
Picoult, Jodi.
Reichs, Kathy.
Rice, Anne.
Robb, J.D.
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Sandford, John.
Smiley, Jane.
St. John Mandel, Emily.
Personal : a Jack Reacher novel.
All the light we cannot see.
Edge of eternity.
The secret place.
Gray Mountain.
The book of life.
The witch with no name.
I am Pilgrim.
Euphoria.
Revival.
The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Café.
The children act.
The bone clocks.
Everything I never told you.
Full measure.
Burn.
The long way home.
Leaving time.
Bones never lie.
Prince Lestat.
Festive in death.
Rogues.
Deadline.
Some luck.
Station eleven.
MCNAUGHTON LEASING PROGRAM – AUDIO BOOKS
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Connelly, Michael.
Cornwall, Patricia.
Follett, Ken.
Ford, Richard.
Grisham, John.
Harkness, Deborah.
Patterson, James.
Preston, Douglas J.
Robb, J.D.
Roberts, Nora.
Sandford, John.
Scottoline, Lisa.
Smiley, Jane.
The burning room.
Flesah and blood.
Edge of eternity.
Let me be Frank with you.
Gray Mountain.
The book of life.
Burn.
Blue labyrinth.
Festive in death.
Blood magick.
Deadline.
Betrayed.
Some luck.
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