FALL 2015 - Week of December 7, 2015 - New Books in the Library ARCHIVE - Research Guides at Honolulu Community College

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The Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson
Call Number: BP170.5.W55 W55 2010b
Documents the author's conversion from all-American atheist to Islam, a journey marked by her decision to relocate to Cairo, romance with a passionate young Egyptian, and her efforts to balance the virtues of both cultures.
The Diary of a Anne Frank by Anne Frank
Call Number: D810.J4 F715 1993
Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic -- a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.
Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market by Walter Johnson
Call Number: F379.N59 N4 1999
This tells the story of slavery in antebellum America by moving away from the cotton plantations to the heart of the domestic slave trade.
Crazy Love: A Memoir by Leslie Morgan Steiner
Call Number: HV6626.2 .S737 2009
At twenty-two, Leslie Morgan Steiner seemed to have it all: good looks, a Harvard diploma, a glamorous job in New York City. Plus a handsome, funny boyfriend who adored her. But behind her façade of success, this golden girl hid a dark secret. She'd made a mistake shared by millions: she fell in love with the wrong person.
All You Need to Know about the Music Business, 9th Ed. by Donald S. Passman
Call Number: ML3790 .P35 2015
This is the definitive guide to the music industry. Now in its ninth edition, this latest edition leads novices and experts alike through the crucial, up-to-the-minute information on the industry's major changes in response to today's rapid technological advances and uncertain economy.
Graphic Worlds of Peter Bruegel The Elder
Call Number: NE674.B7 K55 1963
Reproducing 63 engravings and a woodcut after designs by Peter Bruegel.
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Call Number: PS3562.E353 G6 2015
Twenty years after the trial of Tom Robinson, Scout returns home to Maycomb to visit her father and struggles with personal and political issues as her small Alabama town adjusts to the turbulent events beginning to transform the United States in the mid-1950s.
The Grand Design by Stephen W. Hawking
Call Number: QC20.5 .H379 2010
Along with Caltech physicist Mlodinow, University of Cambridge cosmologist Hawking deftly mixes cutting-edge physics to answer three key questions-- Why is there something rather than nothing? Why do we exist? Why this particular set of laws and not some other?...
The History of Aquaculture by Colin E. Nash
Call Number: SH21 .N37 2011
The History of Aquaculture is a comprehensive history of captive fish production from its small scale prehistoric roots through to the large-scale industrialized practices of today. Thirteen chapters take readers chronologically through the evolution of this important discipline.
Cathedral, Forge and Waterwheel by Joseph Gies; Frances Gies
Call Number: T17 .G54 1995
An illuminating look at the monumental inventions of the Middle Ages, by the authors of Life in a Medieval Castle.
@ War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex by Shane Harris
Call Number: U163 .H37 2014
A surprising, page-turning account of how the wars of the future are already being fought today.

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4th of July by James Patterson
Publication Date: 2006
Charged with police brutality after a routine arrest goes wrong, San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer waits for her trial in the town of Half Moon Bay, where she discovers a link between a string of murders and a case she worked on years earlier.
The 6th Target by James Patterson
Publication Date: 2008
When a horrifying attack leaves one of the four members of the Women's Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt.
The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands
Publication Date: 2008
Transformed into a vampire by accident, gorgeous Elvi Black desperately needs someone to explain the ins and outs of neck-biting etiquette.
Be Mine Tonight by Kathryn Smith
Publication Date: 2006
Cursed to a nightmarish existence as a vampire after drinking from a hellish cup of damnation rather than the Holy Grail, Chapel has spent nearly six centuries roaming the night alone, until he encounters Prudence Ryland, a beautiful but dying young woman seeking the promised deliverance of the Grail.
Beyond the Pale by Savannah Russe
Publication Date: 2005
Daphne is extraordinary, even for a vampire.
Bride for a Knight by Sue-Ellen Welfonder
After years of trying to please his father, James Macpherson agrees to an arranged marriage to a woman he does not love and finds himself wedded to the ethereal Aveline Matheson, but their growing feelings for each other are threatened by a ruthless foe who has already murdered Jamie's brothers and is out to destroy every Macpherson.
Dark Lover by J. R. Ward
Publication Date: 2005
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers.
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
Publication Date: 2005
Nobody said love was perfect. Roman Draganesti is charming, handsome, rich . . . he's also a vampire.
Hunter's Salvation by Shiloh Walker
Publication Date: 2007
Vax, a Hunter tracking down the evil beings who prey on humans, must help Jess Warren, a gifted psychic and telekinetic find the man who killed her sister, a dangerous alliance that brings them face-to-face with evil and closer to a love more powerful than they ever could have imagined.
Hunting the Hunter by Shiloh Walker
Publication Date: 2006
Bounty hunter Kane Winter has spent two years looking for the mysterious woman who was there when his partner was killed. But when the hunted turns out to be a seductive vampire, Kane is consumed by a desire greater than vengeance -- a hunger to possess this woman for himself.
I Hunger for You by Susan Sizemore
Publication Date: 2005
Mia Luchese comes from a long line of vampire hunters but has never believed in the supernatural. When she's attacked by vampires, though, Mia must accept her family's dark legacy.
Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter
Publication Date: 2006
Searching for the Jewel of Dunamis, Grayson James, human agent of the Otherworld Bureau of Investigation, is stunned when this priceless treasure, rumored to destroy any enemy, is actually a woman, and together, they battle against demons, dragons, and vampires to save Atlantis.
Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn
Publication Date: 2006
As the nation's only celebrity werewolf, reclusive late-night radio host Kitty Norville finds her life invaded by publicity after she is summoned to Washington, D.C., to testify at a Senate hearing on behalf of supernaturals, and is confronted by a slew of new friends and enemies, including the city's vampire mistress, a sexy Brazilian were-jaguar, and a paranoid senator out to expose her.
Vampire, Interrupted by Lynsay Sands
Publication Date: 2008
After 700 years of existence, Marguerite Argeneau gets in over her head when she decides to take up a career as a private detective only to find herself menaced by a mysterious sword-wielding adversary.

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The Pacific Islands and the Sea - 350 Years of Reporting on Royal Fishponds, Coral Reefs and Ancient Walled Fish Weirs in Oceania
Call Number: SH157.85.F52 P33 2002 (Hawaiian Pacific)
The core of this anthology is native Pacific Island culture and its preservation. It explores the ingenuity of indigenous Pacific Islanders and the tangible evidence of what their ancestors did to survive on the atolls and islands of Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.

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Akua Hawaii by Kimo Armitage; Solomon Enos (Illustrator)
Call Number: BL2620.H3 A76 2005 (Hawaii Pacific)
Describes and tells the stories of thirty Hawaiian gods and goddesses, including Po, Haumea, and Kamapu'a.
Saved by Hi'iaka by The Kaʻena Aloha series
Call Number: GR385.H3 K38 2012 (Hawaii Pacific)
Subtitle: The story of Hiʻiakaikapoliopele and her compassion towards the people of Waiʻanae.
During her travels across the Hawaiian islands, Hi'iaka uses her supernatural powers to heal a new friend.
Nanaue: The Shark Man by The Kaʻena Aloha series
Call Number: GR385.H3 K382 2012 (Hawaii Pacific)
The son of a shark god has a great secret, but he can only remain safe as long as he keeps it hidden.
The Robbers of Mākaha by The Kaʻena Aloha series
Call Number: GR385.H3 K383 2012 (Hawaii Pacific)
An ancient band of thieves terrorize any travelers who dare enter the valley, until a group of martial artists save the day.
The Eel Man of Kawīwī by The Kaʻena Aloha series
Call Number: GR385.H3 K384 2012 (Hawaii Pacific)
The beautiful Kawela falls in love with the perfect catch... but is he really all that he seems to be?
The Coconut Flute by The Kaʻena Aloha series
Call Number: GR385.H3 K385 2012 (Hawaii Pacific)
A mute boy's desire to speak sparks a quest to steal a magic flute from the supernatural beings who are guarding it.
Lonokaʻeho and the Stones of Tahiti by The Kaʻena Aloha series
Call Number: GR385.H3 K386 2012 (Hawaii Pacific)
In search of his long, lost brother, Lonokaʻeho travels to Hawaiʻi and builds the famous heiau.
Paliuli and Hiʻilaniwai by The Kaʻena Aloha series
Call Number: GR385.H3 K387 2012 (Hawaii Pacific)
Though charmed creatures try to stop her, Paliuli continues her journey, making a friend along the way.
The Fish-Attracting Stone of Nānākuli by The Kaʻena Aloha series
Call Number: GR385.H3 K388 2012 (Hawaii Pacific)
When a magical rock appears in one man's dream, he uses its power to change his fate.
Duke: A Great Hawaiian by Sandra K. Hall
Call Number: GV838.K35 H35 2004 (Hawaii Pacific)
In this moving tribute, filled with photos of Duke, his story and Hawai'i's are intertwined.
Hawaiian Anchialine Pools: Windows to a Hidden World
Call Number: QH541.5.S35 Y36 2015 (Hawaii Pacific)
This is a must read for anyone interested in Hawaiʻi's unique natural history. Readers will be astonished to learn of the clandestine existence of secretive creatures, some of which are found nowhere else on this planet.

New Books in the Library ARCHIVE: FALL 2015 - Week of December 7, 2015

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