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Books for Adults Business and Economics ............43 Talking Career and Job Training .............43 Consumerism .............................44 Cooking ......................................44 Book Crime .........................................44 Diet and Nutrition ......................45 Topics Gardening...................................46 Government and Politics ............46 Hobbies and Crafts.....................48 January–February 2020 Home Management ....................48 Volume 86, Number 1 Language ....................................49 Contents Literature ....................................49 Medicine and Health ..................49 Music .........................................50 In Brief ........................................... iii Nature and the Environment ......51 Books for Adults ..............................1 Poetry .........................................52 Adult Fiction...................................1 Psychology and Self-Help .........52 Adventure.....................................1 Religion ......................................52 Classics ........................................1 Science and Technology ............53 Family ..........................................1 Social Sciences ..........................53 Fantasy .........................................2 Sports and Recreation ................54 General .........................................3 Stage and Screen ........................55 Gothics .........................................4 Travel .........................................56 Historical Fiction .........................4 U.S. History ...............................56 Human Relationships ...................8 World History ............................56 Mystery and Detective ...............10 Books for Children ........................58 Occult and Horror ......................17 Children’s Fiction .........................58 Political Themes ........................18 Adventure...................................58 Psychology Themes ...................18 Family ........................................58 Religious Themes ......................18 Fantasy .......................................59 Romance ....................................20 Friendship ..................................59 Science Fiction ...........................25 Growing Up ...............................60 Spies and Espionage ..................28 Historical Fiction .......................60 Suspense ....................................30 Humor ........................................60 War Stories .................................39 Mystery and Detective ...............61 Westerns .....................................40 Scary Stories ..............................61 Adult Nonfiction ...........................42 Sports Stories .............................61 Astronomy .................................42 Children’s Nonfiction ...................62 Biography ..................................42 Astronomy .................................62 Blindness and Physical Biography ..................................62 Disabilities .................................43 Continued on the next page i Geography ..................................63 Jokes, Riddles, and Rhymes ......63 Science and Technology ............63 Sports and Recreation ................63 Foreign Language Books ..............64 Español .........................................64 Audio Magazines ...........................69 Order Forms: Books for Adults ...........................71 Books for Children .......................77 Foreign Language Books..............79 Library Phone List ........................83 Note: See Library Phone List for the telephone number and email address of your regional cooperating library. 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