Wallace Public Library

Mystery novels by Stuart Neville, Derek Nikitas and Susan Kandel; and collections of crime fiction set in Boston and Pheonix.

In Paul Auster’s latest novel, the protagonist indulges passions new and forbidden.

In Going Rogue, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate confirms reports of tension between her aides and those of Sen. John McCain. She says she was kept "bottled up" from reporters during the campaign.

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The Harvard psychologist acknowledges that academic explainers have their own faults.

To the Editor:.

In January, pilot Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger was hailed as a hero, after he glided his U.S. Airways plane — which had lost both engines — to a safe landing in the Hudson. In Fly by Wire, writer and former pilot William Langewiesche argues that it was the engineering of the plane, and not Sullenberger's skill, that made the "miracle" possible.

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Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE BOOK OF GENESIS: ILLUSTRATED, by R. Crumb
2. FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS, by Geoff Johns and George Perez
3. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, by Nancy Butler and Hugo Petrus
4. THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young
5. ULTIMATUM, by Jeph Loeb and David Finch

Paperback books of particular interest.

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In American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, author Joan Biskupic examines the justice's life as the son of Italian immigrants. She also explores his conservative views from interviews with him, his critics — and his writing. "His core essence comes out not so much in the majority opinion, but in his dissents," she says.

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Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Top 5 at a Glance
1. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
2. NEW MOON, by Mark Cotta Vaz
3. MORE DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES, by Guy Fieri with Ann Volkwein
4. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
5. BUY KETCHUP IN MAY AND FLY AT NOON, by Mark Di Vincenzo

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE BLIND SIDE, by Michael Lewis
2. OUR CHOICE, by Al Gore
3. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
4. FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
5. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls

Top 5 at a Glance
1. PUSH, by Sapphire
2. BED OF ROSES, by Nora Roberts
3. SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM, by Uwem Akpan
4. THE SHACK, by William P. Young
5. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson

Top 5 at a Glance
1. SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
2. THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER, adapted by Chris Schoebinger from the story by Glenn Beck. Illustrated by Brandon Dorman.
3. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
4. NUBS, by Brian Dennis, Mary Nethery and Kirby Larson
5. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder

Top 5 at a Glance
1. FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham
2. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown
3. KINDRED IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb
4. THE GATHERING STORM, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
5. THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver

Top 5 at a Glance
1. IT’S YOUR TIME, by Joel Osteen
2. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS, by Ree Drummond
3. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2010, edited by Craig Glenday
4. KNOCKOUT, by Suzanne Somers
5. REINVENTING THE BODY, RESURRECTING THE SOUL, by Deepak Chopra

Top 5 at a Glance
1. BORN OF FIRE, by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. THE ASSOCIATE, by John Grisham
3. CROSS COUNTRY, by James Patterson
4. YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME, by Dean Koontz
5. ANGELS AT CHRISTMAS, by Debbie Macomber

Top 5 at a Glance
1. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
2. SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
3. WHAT THE DOG SAW, by Malcolm Gladwell
4. ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others
5. THE BOOK OF BASKETBALL, by Bill Simmons

Did you know that the word "Frisbee" is derived from Mary Frisbie, a woman who made pies in Connecticut? Or that "silhouette" originated with Etienne de Silhouette, an 18th century French finance minister? John Marciano shines light on these and many other etymological mysteries in Anonyponymous: The Forgotten People Behind Everyday Words.

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