SMSA (Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts)New Books
AUSTRALIANA
| Hill, David | The great race | 919.4042 HILL |
| Simmonds, Alecia | Wild man | 363.23209944 SIMM |
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BIOGRAPHY
| Andrews, Lucilla | No time for romance |
| Lownie, Andrew | Stalin’s Englishman |
| Peppiatt, Michael | Francis Bacon in your blood |
| Winton, Tim | Island home |
| Forsyth, Frederick | The outsider |
| Bennett, Anthony | Village vets |
 | No Time for Romance by Lucilla Andrews Lucilla Andrews was only eighteen when, as a volunteer nurse at the beginning of the second world war, she experienced the grim realities of wartime . Young, inexperienced and coming from a comfortable and sheltered background, she found herself dealing with survivors from Dunkirk and the victims of the blitz. Seeing these horrors at first hand had a profound and lasting effect upon her, and made her determined to train as a Nurse at St Thomas’s Hospital. No Time For Romance is her story, the powerful and moving account of a young girl in wartime London, learning the hard way about medicine, injuries and death, as well as love and hope. It is a story both of personal courage and of the courage of the British people at war. |
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CLASSICS
| Stern, G. B. | The Matriarch |
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CRAFT
| McCafferty, Kathleen | Baby brights |
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GARDENING
| Day, Anna | The Flower Appreciation Society |
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GENERAL FICTION
| Ford, Richard | The sportswriter |
| Mukherjee, Neel | A life apart |
| Grisham, John | Rogue lawyer |
| Preston, Douglas J. | Relic |
| Hallberg, Garth Risk | City on fire |
| Murray, Paul | The mark and the void |
| McNamara, Ali | The little flower shop by the sea |
| Bridge, Ann | Peking picnic |
| DeCarlo, Melissa | The art of crash landing |
| Fink, Joseph | Welcome to Night Vale |
| Mills, Kyle | The survivor |
| Morrissey, Di | Rain music |
| Pamuk, Orhan | A strangeness in my mind |
| Ahern, Cecelia | The marble collector |
| Mitchell, David | Slade House |
| Jaszberenyi, Sandor | The devil is a black dog |
| Smiley, Jane | Golden age |
| Mills, Kyle | Robert Ludlum’s The patriot attack |
| Sparks, Nicholas | See me |
| Grady, James | Last days of the condor |
| Manfredi, Valerio | A Winter’s night |
| Baldacci, David | The guilty |
| Winterson, Jeanette | The gap of time |
| Cobb, Thomas | Darkness the color of snow |
| Disher, Garry | The heat |
| Morton, Kate | The lake house |
| Wood, Charlotte | The natural way of things |
| Alexis, Andre | Fifteen dogs |
| Crown, Jonathan | Sirius |
| Francis, Felix | Front runner |
| Harrower, Elizabeth | A few days in the country |
| Roberts, Gregory David | The mountain shadow |
| Smith, Wilbur A | Golden lion |
 | Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis “One evening in Toronto, the gods Apollo and Hermes” decide that the only way to determine whether human intelligence contributes to happiness is to grant it to 15 dogs and see whether they die happy. This audacious beginning of the latest novel from Alexis (Childhood, winner of the Books in Canada First Novel and Trillium Book Awards) places the book firmly in the ancient tradition of stories about the immortal gods placing wagers on mortal activity. The gods’ interference allows Alexis to neatly sidestep potential criticism that he has anthropomorphized, sometimes leveled at works that try to imagine the inner lives of animals, while he ruminates on aspects of human society including political structure, the nature of dominance, the role of the weak, religion, authenticity and performativity, love, and art. Clearly familiar with canine behavior, Alexis manages to encapsulate an astonishing range of metaphysical questions in a simple tale about dogs that came to know too much. The result is a delightful juxtaposition of the human and canine conditions, and a narrative that, like just one of the dogs, delights in the twists and turns of the gods’ linguistic gift. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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HISTORICAL FICTION
| Brooks, Geraldine | The secret chord |
| Farmer, Ava | Second impressions |
| Iggulden, Conn | Wars of the Roses |
| Cornwell, Bernard | Warriors of the storm |
| Cameron, Christian | Salamis |
 | The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks In her gorgeously written novel of ambition, courage, retribution, and triumph, Brooks imagines the life and character of King David in all his complexity, from his humble childhood through old age. A brilliant harpist and singer with immense charisma, this man beloved by the Lord is also a fearsome warrior who ruthlessly pursues his vision of power. Natan, David’s longtime counselor and prophet, proves a shrewd chronicler for his tale, and David wisely knows it. The plot ranges back and forth in time, as Natan interviews three individuals David hand-selects for him to speak with, reminisces about his years of service, and observes David’s passion for the beautiful, married Batsheva and its consequences. This isn’t David’s story alone. Stitched onto the familiar biblical framework are insightful interpretations of his wives and family members. The language, clear and precise throughout, turns soaringly poetic when describing music or the glory of David’s city. Brooks’ preference for biblical Hebrew names emphasizes the story’s origins, and, taken as a whole, the novel feels simultaneously ancient, accessible, and timeless.High Demand Backstory: The author’s previous mega-hits mean only one thing: that her latest will be in much demand. — Johnson, Sarah (Reviewed 08-01-2015) (Booklist, vol 111, number 22, p40) |
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MYSTERY
| Rosenfelt, David | Who let the dog out? |
| Cleeves, Ann | The Moth Catcher |
| Theorin, Johan | The voices beyond |
| Ellis, Robert | City of echoes |
| Hart, Carolyn G. | Ghost to the rescue |
| Hart, Ellen | The grave soul |
| Kellerman, Faye | Theory of death |
| MacNeal, Susan Elia | Mrs. Roosevelt’s confidante |
| Malliet, G. M. | The haunted season |
| Mayle, Peter | The diamond caper |
| Martin, Nancy | Miss Ruffles inherits everything |
| McKinlay, Jenn | A likely story |
| Minier, Bernard | The circle |
| Pryor, Mark | Hollow man |
| Saylor, Steven | Wrath of the furies |
| Scott, A. D. | A kind of grief |
| Staub, Wendy Corsi | Nine lives |
| Washburn, L. J. | The candy cane cupcake killer |
| Maitland, Barry | Ash Island |
| Huber, Anna Lee | A grave matter |
| Simukka, Salla | As black as ebony |
| James, Peter | The house on Cold Hill |
| Rendell, Ruth | Dark corners |
| London, Kate | Post mortem |
| Higashino, Keigo | Journey under the midnight sun |
| Yrsa Siguroardottir | The undesired |
| Perry, Anne | A Christmas escape |
| Gerritsen, Tess | Playing with fire |
| Nesbo, Jo, | Midnight sun |
| Patterson, James | Cross justice |
| Shimada, Soji | The Tokyo zodiac murders |
| Ismail, Barbara | Princess play |
| Kerr, Philip | False nine |
| Rademacher, Cay | The murderer in ruins |
| Eklund, Sigge | Into the labyrinth |
| Cornwell, Patricia Daniels | Depraved heart |
| Kitchin, C. H. B. | Crime at christmas |
| Freeman, Brian | Goodbye to the dead |
| Brody, Frances | A death in the dales |
| Andrew, Sally | Recipes for love and murder |
| Sandford, John | Gathering prey |
| Spiers, Hilary | Hester & Harriet |
| Weaver, Tim | What Remains |
 | Journey Under a Midnight Sun by Keigo Higashino A twenty-year-old murder A chain of unsolvable mysteries Can one detective solve this epic riddle? When a man is found murdered in an abandoned building in Osaka in 1973, unflappable detective Sasagaki is assigned to the case. He begins to piece together the connection of two young people who are inextricably linked to the crime; the dark, taciturn son of the victim and the unexpectedly captivating daughter of the main suspect. Over the next twenty years we follow their lives as Sasagaki pursues the case – which remains unsolved – to the point of obsession. Stark, intriguing and stylish, Journey Under the Midnight Sun is an epic mystery by the bestselling Japanese author of The Devotion of Suspect X. |
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NON FICTION
| Morris, Ian | Foragers, farmers, and fossil fuels |
| Fitzpatrick, Sheila | On Stalin’s team |
| Goldacre, Ben | Bad science |
| Harari, Yuval N. | Sapiens |
| Piketty, Thomas | Capital in the twenty-first century |
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On Stalin’s Team by Sheila Fitzpatrick The latest from Fitzpatrick (Everyday Stalinism ) is rich in politics as well as personal intrigue. The author of many other books on Joseph Stalin (1878–1953) and the Russian Revolution (1917), Fitzpatrick offers a new analysis here, with an emphasis and explanation of the team of advisors that surrounded, supported and later survived Stalin for over 30 years. Changes in leadership over that time, and the fates of Nikolai Bukharin and Leon Trotsky as well as other lesser-known figures are explored. The author solidly applies the memoirs of Stalin’s “knights,” as she refers to his team , along with several of their family members. Thoroughly chronicled is the Soviet leader’s path to power after Vladimir Lenin’s death, the rapid agricultural collectivization that led to famine for many, and the Great Purge of the 1930s. What Fitzpatrick does well is cover the period after Stalin’s death, showing how his team of advisors, formerly working collectively through his authority, was able to assert itself after his death. Her description of that difficult period makes this account well worth reading. Included are short biographies of indviduals named in the text and an ample bibliography of English and Russian sources. VERDICT The use of memoirs of the era makes this constructive reading for those seeking to understand an important period of Soviet history.— Amy Lewontin, Northeastern Univ. Lib., Boston –Amy Lewontin (Reviewed September 1, 2015) (Library Journal, vol 140, issue 14, p116) |
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ROMANCE
| Colter, Cara | Housekeeper under the Mistletoe |
| Morey, Trish | Shackled to the Sheikh |
| Shepherd, Kandy | Gift-Wrapped in Her Wedding Dress |
| Kendrick, Sharon | The sheikh’s Christmas conquest |
| Carlisle, Susan | One night before Christmas |
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SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
| Grossman, Lev | The magician king |
| Grossman, Lev | The magician’s land |
| Bear, Greg | Killing Titan |
| Leckie, Ann | Ancillary Mercy |
| Martin, George R. R. | A knight of the seven kingdoms |
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AUDIO BOOKS
| William R. Forstchen | One Year After | General novels |
| Jennifer Robson | After the War Is Over | Historical novels |
| M. C. Beaton | Death of a Maid | Mystery |
| J. A. Jance | Stand Down | Mystery |
| Debbie Macomber | The Bachelor Prince | Romance |
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eBOOKS
| Sara Bareilles | Sounds Like Me | Biography |
| Mary Shelley | Frankenstein | Classics |
| Herman Melville | Moby Dick | Classics |
| James Bartleman | Exceptional Circumstances | General novels |
| Fern Michaels | Perfect Match | General novels |
| Lynda La Plante | Tennison | General novels |
| Wilbur Smith | The Golden Lion | General novels |
| Matthew Dunn | The Spy House | General novels |
| Ellen Marie Wiseman | What She Left Behind | General novels |
| Kazuo Ishiguro | When We Were Orphans | General novels |
| Jennifer Hillier | Wonderland | General novels |
| Douglas Jackson | Claudius | Historical fiction |
| Isis Crawford | A Catered Christmas Cookie Exchange | Mystery |
| Stephen Sewell | Animal Kingdom | Mystery |
| A. Gardner | Chocolate Macaroons and a Dead Groom | Mystery |
| J. A. Jance | Dance of the Bones | Mystery |
| Alex Erickson | Death by Coffee | Mystery |
| Vannetta Chapman | Murder Freshly Baked | Mystery |
| A. Gardner | Southern Peach Pie & a Dead Guy | Mystery |
| Catherine Bruns | Tastes Like Murder | Mystery |
| Lea Wait | Threads of Evidence | Mystery |
| Nora Roberts | Sacred Sins | Romance |
| David Drake | Battlestations | Science fiction/Fantasy |
| Anthony Eaton | Skyfall | Science fiction/Fantasy |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | The New Atlantis | Science fiction/Fantasy |
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