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New additions to library stock

A selection of new books recently added to Calderdale Libraries' stock.

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Non-Fiction

Max Arthur: Last of the few

After the fall of France in May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force was miraculously evacuated from Dunkirk. Britain now stood alone to face Hitler's inevitable invasion attempt. For the German Army to be landed across the Channel, Hitler needed mastery of the skies - the RAF would have to be broken.
Max Arthur: Last of the few

Richard Branson: Reach for the skies

As far back as stories go, pioneers have reached for the skies. In this book Richard Branson looks at the history of flight through the stories and people who have inspired him. These are tales of miraculous rescues, surprising feats of endurance and survival, and of records made and broken.
Richard Branson: Reach for the skies

Ruth Harris: Man on Devil’s Island

Court marshalled for a crime he didn't commit, Alfred Dreyfus was sent to Devil's Island off the coast of French Guiana and condemned to solitary confinement in murderous conditions. In this book Ruth Harris addresses an event in French history that polarized society and undermined the entire French state.
Ruth Harris: Man on Devil’s Island

Rebecca Skloot: Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cancer cells became one of the most important tools in medicine. Rebecca Skloot takes the reader on an extraordinary journey in search of Henrietta's story.
Rebecca Skloot: Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

Mark Urban: Task Force Black

When British and American forces invaded Iraq in April 2003, their intelligence operations got to work looking for the WMD their governments had promised us were there. They quickly realized no such weapons existed. This book tells the story of what happened next.
Mark Urban: Task Force Black

Fiction

Clive Cussler: Spy

It is 1908, and internatonal tensions are mounting as the world plunges towards war. When a brilliant American battleship gun designer dies in an apparent suicide, the man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to clear her father's name.
Clive Cussler: Spy

P.C. Doherty: Mysterium

A succession of brutal murders shocks London as it comes to terms with the fall from power of Walter Evesham. Accused of bribery and corruption, Evesham has sought sanctuary to atone for his sins. When Evesham is discovered dead, it appears that the Mysterium, a cunning killer brought to justice by Evesham, has returned to wreak havoc.
P.C. Doherty: Mysterium

Janet Evanovich: Sizzling sixteen

Stephanie Plum is back! Expect hilarious capers and action galore.
Janet Evanovich: Sizzling sixteen

Susan Hill: Shadows in the street

Simon Serrailler has just wrapped up a difficult case for SIFT (Special Incident Flying Taskforce) & is on a sabbatical on a far flung Scottish island when he is called back to Lafferton by the Chief Constable. Two local prostitutes have gone missing & are subsequently found strangled. By the time he gets back, another girl has disappeared.
Susan Hill: Shadows in the street

Alexander McCall Smith: Dog who came in from the cold

Welcome to Corduroy Mansions in Pimlico, a temple of arts and crafts architecture. With comforting, weathered brickwork and frankly frivolous dormer windows, it is home to a delightfully eccentric cast of Londoners.
Alexander McCall Smith: Dog who came in from the cold

Adriana Trigiani: Encore Valentine

A once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity takes Valentine to Buenos Aires, where she finds a long-buried secret hidden deep within a family scandal. Once unearthed, the truth rocks the Roscallis, but Valentine is determined to hold her family together.
Adriana Trigiani: Encore Valentine

We also welcome suggestions for titles we do not currently hold. If after checking the library catalogue, you would like to suggest a title, complete the appropriate stock suggestion form: Book suggestion form or Sound and vision suggestion form.

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