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	BOB DYLAN CHRONICLES, VOL. 1
	Dylan, Bob
	First installment of a three-volume memoir from one of the most important songwriters in the history of rock and roll, Bob Dylan, and one of music's most compelling singers. What makes this so unique is that Dylan rarely gives interviews or speaks about personal matters.

	WHEN WILL JESUS BRING THE PORK CHOPS
	Carlin, George
	Here we go again . . . Carlin offers his cutting-edge opinions and observational humor on everything from evasive euphemistic language to politicians to the media to dead people. Nothing and no one is safe.

	ARMAGEDDON : THE BATTLE FOR GERMANY, 1944-45
	HastinHastings, Max
	Hastings, a military historian, asks some uncomfortable questions about the last eight months of World War II on the European front. For example: was the allied cause compromised by a desire to get the Soviets to do most of the fighting? Why were the Russians and Germans more effective warriors than the Americans and the British? Why was strategic bombing continued until the last weeks of the war, when most of the civilians were killed?

	PAPER LIFE : MY STORY
	O'Neal, Tatum
	Actress Tatum O'Neal goes on record to tell her personal story, chronicling the ups and downs of being Hollywood royalty. She tells of her near fatal battle with drug addiction, reveals the numerous untold truths of her disturbing childhood: destructive relationships with her alcoholic mother Joanna Moore, her famous, overbearing and flamboyant father, Ryan O'Neal, and his former long-time live-in Farrah Fawcett.

	AMERICA (THE BOOK) : A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY INACTION
	Stewart, Jon
	Annotation: Stewart and the writing staff of The Daily Show offer their insights into our unique system of government, dissecting its institutions, explaining its history and processes, and exploring the reasons why concepts like 'one man, one vote,' 'government by the people,' and 'every vote counts' have become popular urban myths.

FICTION

	LOOSING MY ESPANISH : A NOVEL
	Carrillo, H. G.
	Oscar Dellosantos, a history teacher for the past 22 years at the same Jesuit boy's high school in Chicago, was recently dismissed for a perceived indiscretion. As his last semester comes to an end, he unburdens himself of a daring, exhilarating, extended history lesson, a brilliant, kaleidoscopic portrait of a Cuba that exists in the hearts and minds of its exiled and dispossessed.

	VIRTUES OF WAR : A NOVEL OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
	Pressfield, Steven
	Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) ascended to the throne of Macedon at the age of 19. He fought his greatest battles, including the conquest of the mighty Persian Empire, before he was 25 and died at the age of 33, still undefeated by the enemy. In this brilliantly imagined first- person voice of Alexander the great, Pressfield brings to life his epic battles, his unerring command of his forces, and the passions and ambitions that drove him.

	NORTHERN LIGHTS
	Roberts, Nora
	Hired as the new Chief of Police, Nate Burke is hoping for a new start in tiny Lunacy, Alaska. His nice, quiet life is interrupted first by his unexpected passion for local bush pilot Meg Galloway, then by the discovery of a body in a high mountain cave. The murder victim is Meg's father, and now Nat must use his big street smarts to catch a killer.

	TO THE LAST MAN : A NOVEL OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
	Shaara, Jeff
	Spring 1916: the horror of a stalemate on Europe's western front. France and Great Britain are on one side of the barbed wire, a fierce German army on the other. Shaara shows us the otherworldly tableau of trench warfare through the eyes of a typical British soldier experiencing the bizarre and the horrible, a 'Tommy' whose innocent youth is cast into the hell of a terrifying war. In the skies, meanwhile, technology has provided a devastating new tool, the aeroplane, and with it a different kind of hero emerges.

	LIGHT ON SNOW
	Shreve, Anita
	The events of a December afternoon, during which a father and his daughter find an abandoned infant in the snow, forever alter the young girl's understanding of the world and the adults who inhabit it: a father who has taken great pains to remove himself from society in order to put tragedy behind him; a young woman who must live with the consequences of terrible choices; and a detective whose cleverness is exceeded only by his sense of justice. The story's told from the view of Nicky, 30, as she recalls the vivid images of that December long ago.

Audiovisual
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	Malcom X Biography of Malcolm X, the famous African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a minister) was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. He became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad.

	The Punisher After his wife and family are killed, G-Man Frank Castle (Jane) takes it upon himself to rid America of crime by acting as judge, jury and executioner. Based on the Marvel Comics hero.

	Hidalgo Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier (Mortensen) who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world.

	Ali: Director’s Cut A biography of sports legend, Muhammad Ali, from his early days to his days in the ring.

	S1m0ne A producer's film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person.

	Kill Bill: Vol. 2 The Bride continues her vengeance quest against her ex-boss, Bill, and his associates.

	The Butterfly Effect A young man (Kutcher) blacks out harmfull memories of significant events of his life. As he grows up he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life.

	Secret Window A writer is accused for plagiarism by a strange man, who then starts haunting him for "justice".

	The Barbarian Invasions Having a difficult time accepting the reality of death and feeling regretful of his past, a man dying of cancer tries to find peace in his last moments. His estranged son, ex-wife, ex-lovers and old friends will all come to him to share his last breath.

	Godsend A couple agree to have their deceased son cloned, under the supervision of an enigmatic doctor but bizarre things start to happen years after his rebirth

	Barbershop 2: Back in Business Why not spend another day with the crew at Calvin's shop in the South Side of Chicago?

	Bad Santa A miserable conman and his pint size partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper, only to rob department stores on Christmas Eve but run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.