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What's New This Week at the Durham Public Library

Whether you enjoy reading the latest bestseller or watching newly released movies, the Durham Public Library has you covered. New arrivals weekly, plus recommendations from our staff.

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New Books

After Camelot: a Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present, by J. Randy Taraborrelli

Michael Douglas: Acting on Impulse, by John Parker

Angelmaker, by Nick Harkaway

Titanic: The Last Night of a Small Town, by John Welshman 

New DVDs

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Covert Affairs (Season 1)

Haywire

Rizzoli & Isles (Season 1)

Contraband

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

This week's staff picks:

Carol's picks:
Chatam School Affair, by Thomas Cook

Carol says: I enjoyed this haunting mystery and its final outcome.

The Lantern, by Deborah Lawrenson

Carol says: Interesting story of deep love and secrets to be unraveled

Hearts and Bones, by Margaret Lawrence

Carol says: A great historical novel; I enjoyed this story of a midwife who often faces love and death.

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