NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: June 7, 2005
Contact: Sam Gnuse, Altamont Public Library Board President
Subject: New and Donated Books for May, 2005

The Altamont Public Library was busy during the month of May cataloguing a wide variety of new and donated books and other material. Below is just a sampling of new titles and authors available at the Library. Summer is the perfect time to try a new author, or even revisit your favorite authors.

Marker by Robin Cook
Shoes to die for by Laura Levine
The wanting by Campbell Black
Sicken and so die by Simon Brett
A reconstructed corpse by Simon Brett
Murder unprompted/A Charles Paris mystery by Simon Brett
Acts of faith by Philip Caputo
The master quilter/Elm Creek quilts novel by Jennifer Chiaverini
The closers by Michael Connelly
The Pickwick papers by Charles Dickens
How like an angel by Margaret Millar
Cat crimes by Tony Hillerman
Countdown by Iris Johansen
The hot kid by Elmore Leonard
Sea music by Sara MacDonald
The cabin by Carla Neggers
The dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
True grit by Charles Portis
Beyond the veil of stars by Robert Reed
Witness in death by J.D. Robb
Broken prey by John Sandford
I right the wrongs: a misdemeanor man mystery by Dylan Schaffer
A country of strangers by Susan Shreve Richards
Sniper's moon by Carsten Stroud
Sarah's quilt: the continuing diary of Sarah Anges Prine by Nancy Turner
Pawleys Island: a Lowcountry tale by Dorothea Frank Benton
A love woven true by Tracie Peterson

Non-Fiction
A day of rest: a spiritual space in your week by Martha Hickman Meditation made easy by Lorin Roche
Getting into the theology of Concord by Robert D. Preus
Fasting for spiritual breakthrough by Elmer Towns
The art of everyday ecstasy: the seven tantric keys for bringing passion, spirit, and joy into every part of your life by
Margot Anand
Please stop laughing at me: one woman’s inspirational story by Jodee Blanco
Caring for your parents: the complete AARP Guide by Hugh Delehanty
Caterpillars in the field and garden: a field guide to the butterfly caterpillars of North America by Thomas J. Allen
Garden bird facts by Marcus Schneck
Smithsonian visual timeline of inventions by Richard Platt
The architecture and design of man and woman: the marvel of the human body revealed by Alexander Tsiaras
Women's home remedies: practical prevention, coping and treatments tips by Bobbie Hasselbring
Natural weight loss miracles: 20 wonder pills, powders, and supplements to burn fat and shed pounds naturally by Maggie Greenwood-Robinson
Yoga for stress relief by Swami Shivapremananda
What to eat when you're expecting by Arlene Eisenberg
From conception to birth: a life unfolds by Barry Werth
Down came the rain by Brooke Shields
Annuals for Illinois by William Aldrich
1,001 low-fat recipes: quick, easy, great-tasting recipes for the whole family
Mars and Venus starting over: a practical guide for finding love again after a painful breakup, divorce, or the loss of a loved one by John Gray
White House Nannies by Barbara Kline
Deck planner: 25 outstanding decks you can build by Scott Millard
A Guide Book of United States Coins
Why cats paint: a theory of feline aesthetics by Heather Busch
Self-reliance: the wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as inspiration for daily living by Ralph Waldo Emerson
1870 census for Fayette County, Illinois
A view from the high point hell by Hillard Morris