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Fiction
Fantasy and Science Fiction After Tolkien Arthur: The Once and Future Story Conquer the Stars! Classics in Military Science Fiction Cyberpunk: Wired Weirdness in the Library Folktales for Grownups Gumshoes of the Galaxy: Cops and Private Eyes in Science Fiction Humorous Fantasy Otherworldly Love Pirate Treasure What If? Alternative History	Literature and General Fiction 2003 National Book Awards A Sampling of Virginia Writers April is Poetry Month Art: Plain and Fancy Fiction Biblical Fiction Books About Books Censored!: A Selection of Books Banned in Years Past Children's Picture Books for the Young at Heart Christmas Askew Classics Redux Dear Reader Did You Miss These? Staff Picks of '06 Domestic Violence: Fiction and Nonfiction Everybody's Got a Place in the Choir Favorite Classics from CRRL Staff Favorite Fabulous Fiction Fiction Good Enough to Eat For Quilt Lovers For People Who Like Series A Friend in Need Fun with Teachers Gentle Reads Getting Older and Still Very Active - Books By or About Older People Greatest Hits of the '50s Hooray for Hollywood The Inklings: C. S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and Friends I Want My Youth Back! Let It Snow Masters of the Short Story Military Brats, Military Wives Oprah's Book Club Pearls: Dazzle Our Imagination! Pink Slip Blues Reel Good Reads: From Print to Film Some Really Great Books for a Book Club Spice of Life: Books to Savor Street Lit Women Bring Home the Bacon
Historical Fiction At the Dig Civil War Stories Courage Against Cruelty: Life as a Slave in the Americas Days of Sail Geishas, Wives, and Concubines Historical Thrillers If You Liked Gods and Generals, You Might Like... Japanesque Lives of the Painters Masters & Commanders Medieval Intrigue Mysteries Go to War: Civil War Mysteries Go to War: Other Conflicts Mysteries Go to War: Vietnamese Conflict Mysteries Go to War: World War I Mysteries Go to War: World War II Pirate Treasure Prehistoric Peoples Reenacting History Samurai! Stories from Queen Elizabeth's Court Tales from the New Found Land of Virginia War and Lawlessness on the High Seas Will Power	Mystery and Thriller African-American Mysteries Art Mysteries Beach Vacations Can Be Murder Chilling Thrillers Conspiracies for the Femmes Conspiracy: They're Out to Getcha Detectives with Disabilities Gumshoes of the Galaxy: Cops and Private Eyes in Science Fiction Hot and Muggy in the Tropics If you like CSI, Then Try... If you like The Da Vinci Code... If you like Tom Clancy... In the Mind of a Killer Let it Ride: Casinos, Gambling, & Danger Living Again...and Again...and Again: Reincarnation Middle Eastern Thrillers Mink, Manolos, and Murder Murder Abroad Murder by Gaslight Murder in Multiples Murder Most Mirthful Mysteries Go to War: Civil War Mysteries Go to War: Other Conflicts Mysteries Go to War: Vietnamese Conflict Mysteries Go to War: World War I Mysteries Go to War: World War II Mysteries to Read with the Lights On Political Fiction Purrfect Crimes Religious Thrillers Sherlock Holmes in the Stacks! That Would Be Ma'am to You
Horror Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble Books with Bite Classic Tales of Horror Creature Feature Evil Spirits and Haunted Houses King of the Dark Fantastic! Spine Tinglers The Virus That Ate L.A. Werewolves	Romance African-American Chick Lit Contemporary Inspirational Romance Dangerous Love Dating and other Disasters of Modern Life Desert Isles:Romance and Danger Historical Inspirational Romance Later Love Love, African American Style Love and Laughter Love Under Fire Not Your Ordinary Romance Otherworldly Love Pride and Prejudice Continued... Star-Crossed Lovers Virginia is for Lovers
Humor/Satire Comically Delicious: Adventures in Cooking Divine Comedies Love and Laughter Off-beat, Eclectic, Quirky, Slightly Askew Fiction Tickle Your Funnybone	What We're Reading Headquarters Book Group Brown Bag Book Group Porter Book Group Snow Branch's Book of the Month The Little Women Book Group at Montross Favorite Classics from CRRL Staff What People are Reading What Staff is Reading for Adults
Multicultural Armchair Explorations Coming to America The Indian Subcontinent Latin Twist Stories from Iran	Fiction of Places Armchair Explorations By the Sea, On the Sea Going Back to New Orleans Jersey Girls (and Guys) I Love New York Into Africa -- Fascinating Books about Africa Let it Ride (Las Vegas) Neighbors of Mitford North Carolina: Fact and Fiction Roman Holiday - Travel to Italy That Southern Flavor
Non-Fiction
African American African-American Success Stories Different Stories: The African-American Experience in Non-fiction Parenting for African Americans Spirituality in African-American Life	History African-American Success Stories Can a Woman Rule? D-Day Resource List Different Stories: The African-American Experience in Non-fiction Life in Elizabethan England Marine Corps Memories Mysteries from History Natural and Not-so-natural Disasters! True Stories of Hurricanes, Avalanches and... Molasses? Nine Eleven Nonfiction - Not Just "Heavy" Reading Ronald Reagan Remembered: February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004 Samurai! Shopping 'Till We Drop Stories from Iran The Super Seventies Women of Courage Women - The Weaker Sex?
Art and Artists American Light Lives of the Painters Masters of Opera Masters of the Art Song The Mozart Mystique - In Celebration of His 250th Birthday! The Music Men Oil Painting Class Opera Star Pavarotti Dies Watercolor Class World Music	People and Their Stories African-American Success Stories Bette Davis Eyes Brighten Up Your Day Christmas Memories Different Stories: The African-American Experience in Non-fiction Fascinating Folks The Lives of (Some) Famous Actors Memoirs are Made of This Nonfiction - Not Just "Heavy" Reading Only When I Laugh Picasso is 90 Remembering Gerald Ford (1913-2006) Remembering Pope John Paul II Ronald Reagan Remembered: February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004 Stranger Than Fiction The Three-Pound Universe The Music Men True Stories of Modern Day Missionaries What a Difference a Year Makes Who Was Cary Grant Anyway? Women of Courage
Cooking, Gardening and Hobbies Books for Cyclists Books for Garden Week Books We Wear Out [Gardening] Food...Still Popular After All These Years For Quilt Lovers Keeping House, Keeping Home Knit One, How To Latin American Cooking May Flowers No No, Bad Dog! Popular Diets Relationship Help Sewing and So Forth Stories from the Kitchen Table This year I really am gonna... Under the Tuscan Sun	Science and the Natural World Books for Birders Books for the Birds Death - Read All About It Delicious Mushrooms For the Birds...and Maybe a Bat or Two Natural and Not-so-natural Disasters! True Stories of Hurricanes, Avalanches and... Molasses? The Three-Pound Universe
Families and Parenting ACING the First Year of College...For Parents and Students Family Ties: Reunions and Gatherings Family Trees Homeschool Helper	Spirituality and Religion Celtic Spirituality Examine the Christian Faith - A List Religions of the World Soul Searching Spirituality in African-American Life
Finances Manage Your Money Retirement Planning Women, Money, and Investments	Sports And, They're Off! Books About Thoroughbreds and Their People
Health and Self-Help Books for Breast Cancer Awareness Month Getting Out the Words: Resources on Stuttering Healthy Choices for Diabetics Looking Good, Feeling Good Simplify, Simplify, Simplify Stress Management	Travel Bella Italia Heading Out for All Points Into Africa -- Fascinating Books about Africa Maine-ly for Adults A Short History of England Under the Tuscan Sun

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