By Benjamin Wallace
Recommended By Barney Levantino, Reference Librarian

"Suspenseful, witty, and thrillingly strange, The Billionaire’s Vinegar is the vintage tale of what could be the most elaborate con since the Hitler diaries. It is also the debut of an exceptionally powerful new voice in narrative non-fiction (From the Publisher)."

By Lars Anderson
Recommended By Barney Levantino, Reference Librarian

“A stunning work of narrative nonfiction, Carlisle vs. Army recounts the fateful 1912 gridiron clash that pitted Jim Thorpe, one of America's finest athletes, against Dwight D. Eisenhower, the man who would become one of the nation's greatest heroes. But beyond telling the tale of an epic afternoon whose reverberations would be felt for generations, Lars Anderson also reveals the broader social and historical context of the match, lending it his unique perspectives on sports and culture at the dawn of the twentieth century (From the Publisher).”

By Robert Harris
Series Cicero Trilogy
Recommended By Barney Levantino, Reference Librarian

“A second installment in the trilogy that began with Imperium finds powerful and brilliant politician Cicero struggling with the high human cost of agendas gone terribly wrong (From the Publisher).”

By Stefan Fatsis
Recommended By Barney Levantino, Reference Librarian

“…Fatsis with wry candor and hard-won empathy unveils the mind of the modern pro athlete and the workings of a storied sports franchise as no writer has before (From the Publisher).”

By Jeffery Deaver
Series Colter Shaw Novels
Recommended By Barney Levantino, Reference Librarian

A sequel to The Never Game finds Colter Shaw investigating a mysterious organization in Washington State that is either a therapeutic healing colony or a dangerous cult under the sway of a charismatic leader. 

By Robert Harris
Series Cicero
Recommended By Barney Levantino, Reference Librarian

"Harris returns to ancient Rome for this entertaining and enlightening novel of Marcus Cicero's rise to power. Narrated by a household slave named Tiro… (From Publishers Weekly)."

By Edward Rutherfurd
Recommended By Barney Levantino, Reference Librarian

A fictionalized account of the City of London, tracing its role in history and describing succeeding generations of families associated with its fortunes. Interwoven are the everyday lives of ordinary people, from London as a Celtic settlement, 2,000 years ago, to its finest hour during the Blitz in World War II.

By Edward Rutherfurd
Recommended By Evelyn Hershkowitz, Readers' Services Librarian, Barney Levantino, Reference Librarian

A tale set against a backdrop of New York City's history from its founding through the September 11 attacks traces the experiences of characters who witness such periods as the Revolutionary War, the city's emergence as a financial giant, and the Gilded Age.

By Robert Harris
Recommended By Barney Levantino, Reference Librarian

“When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius Primus heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to investigate, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe (From the Publisher).”