NEWS RELEASE 

For Immediate Release:  July 17, 2006
Contact:  Sam Gnuse, Altamont Public Library Board President
Subject: New and Donated Books for June 2006

The Altamont Public Library was busy during the month of June cataloguing a wide variety of new and donated books as well as other material.  Below is just a sampling of new titles and authors available at the Library. 

• Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag

• Fatal Flaw by Willam Lashner

• Traps by Paul Lindsay

• The Crush by Sandra Brown

• Daddy's Little Girl, Before I Say Good-bye, You Belong To Me, and We’ll Meet Again by Mary Higgins Clark

• Vector by Robin Cook

• Prey by Michael Crichton

• The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

• The Last Juror by John Grisham

• From A Buick 8 and Dreamcatcher by Stephen King

• False Memory by Dean Koontz

• Side Effects by Michael Palmer

• The Lake House by James Patterson  

• Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts     

• Chosen Prey by John Sandford

• Comes the Blind Fury by John Saul        

• The Diaries of Adam & Eve by Mark Twain       

• Jim Gill Makes It Noisy in Boise, Idaho and Jim Gill sings The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes by Jim Gill       

• Little Monster at Home and Little Monster at School by Mercer Mayer

• The Snowbelly Family of Chillyville Inn  by Cheryl Hawkinson

• The Missing Mitten Mystery by Steven Kellogg

• Close Your Eyes by Jean Marzollo    

• Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins       

• Bleeding Hearts and The Tale of Cuckoo Brow  Wood  by Susan Wittig Albert            

• Wish You Well by David Baldacci 

• The Da Vinci Code  by Dan Brown

• Last Car to Elysian Fields by James Lee Burke

• The Hard Way: a Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child  

• The Traitor: a Tommy Carmellini Novel  by Stephen Coonts 

• The Cold Moon: a Lincoln Rhyme Novel by Jeffery Deaver

• Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich

• A House Divided by Catherine Cookson

• This Far From Paradise by Philip Shelby    

• The Rock Orchard by P. S. Wall 

• The Saboteurs by W. E. B. Griffin  

• Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen       

• Haunting Rachel by Kay Hooper     

• Killer Dreams by Iris Johnasen  

• Dark Side Of The Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon

• The Husband by Dean Koontz  

• Kiowa Trail by Louis L'Amour

• Moment of Vengeance And Other Stories by Elmore Leonard  

• Proof Positive by Phillip Margolin

• The Man From Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller

• Learning To Kill by Ed McBain 

• On, Off by Colleen McCullough

• Blue Screen by Robert Parker 

• The Book of The Dead by Douglas Preston

• Sullivan's Evidence by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg

• Copy Cat by Erica Spindler 

• Effingham County, Illinois – Past And Present by Effingham Regional Historical Society 

• Freddy The Detective by Walter Brooks

• Kaya and Lone Dog: a  Friendship Story by Janet Beeler Shaw

• Nelson Mandela: "No Easy Walk to Freedom” by Barry Denenberg

• Chicken Soup For The Soul: 101 Stories to Open The Heart And Rekindle The Spirit                                   

• Catechism of the Catholic Church. 

• Women Who Make The World Worse: How Their Radical Feminist Assault Is Ruining Our Families, Military, Schools, and Sports by Kate O'Beirne                                   

• Don't Sweat the Small Stuff In Love: Simple Ways to Nurture and Strengthen Your Relationships While Avoiding The Habits That Break Down Your Loving Connection     by Richard Carlson                                 

• Plain Talk About Drinking Water by James Symons   

• Beekeeping Questions and Answers                                   

• The New American Handbook of Letter Writing And Other Forms of Correspondence by Mary Ann De Vries

• Great Artists by Robert Cumming 

• Saluki Sports History: 100 Years of Facts & Highlights by Fred Huff       

• A Gathering of Days by Joan W. Blos   

• The Aristocats         

• Staying Alive        

• The Three Stooges Volume IV                                           

• Larryboy the Cartoon Adventures                                 

• Lady Windermere's Fan                      

• An Ideal Husband                           

• The Picture of Dorian Gray                                         

• The Importance of Being Earnest                                      

• Deceived                                     

 Visit the library and spend some time relaxing with a book.  Browse through the latest fiction and nonfiction titles to hit our shelves in the last few months.  If you find something which interests you check it out.  To see the newest books available, the Library’s website also lists titles and authors added to our circulation every month.  This listing includes new arrivals for general non-fiction, fiction, selected children's and young adult titles, compact discs (CD's) and books on cassette. You can even use our new online website interface or order a book.  Visit the Library’s website at www.altamontpubliclibrary.com, click on the website interface, fill out the search by title or author, and click on "place request," and enter your library barcode number and password.  We will notify you when the book is ready for you to pick up at the library.