LEWISTON – The following is a sampling of the new books received at the Lewiston Public Library in the last month:

Fiction

“All He Ever Wanted” by Anita Shreve. An English professor at a small New England college at the turn of the 20th century becomes obsessed with a woman he meets on the street and sets out to make her his wife.

“The Body in the Lighthouse” by Katherine Hall Page. Faith Fairchild and her family head for their summer cottage on Sanpere Island off the coast of Maine and discover that a local real estate developer has been murdered.

“The Book of Spies,” edited by Alan Furst. An extraordinary collection of stories of espionage by many famous 20th-century writers, including Joseph Conrad, Baroness Orczy, John Steinbeck and Rebecca West.

“Monkey Hunting” by Cristina Garcia. A multi-generational tale that begins with Chen Pan, a Chinese boy sold into servitude in the sugarcane plantations of Cuba in the mid 1800s.

“No Second Chance” by Harlan Coben. A plastic surgeon living near New York City learns that his wife has been murdered and his 6-month-old daughter is missing.

“Skyhook” by John Nance. An aircraft testing a new secret computer system designed to aid a plane having flight problems runs into trouble over the Gulf of Alaska at the same time a veteran pilot in his private plane goes down in the same area, causing the program’s developer and the pilot’s daughter to start searching for answers to this bizarre coincidence.

“Victory,” edited by Stephen Coonts. Ten stories that take place during World War II by authors Harold Robbins, Dean Ing, David Hagberg and others.

“We Pierce” by Andrew Huebner. The story of two brothers, one a sergeant in the Army fighting in the first Gulf War in Iraq, and the other a schoolteacher in New York City protesting the war.

Nonfiction

“Indian Summer” by Brian McDonald. The story of Louis Sockalexis, a Maine Penobscot, who was the first Native American in major league baseball.

“On the Sweet Spot” by Richard Keefe. The author, director of sport psychology at Duke University, writes about his study of how the brain works and how it impacts the skills of golfers and other athletes.

“A Patriot’s Handbook,” selected by Caroline Kennedy. More than 200 selections of prose, poetry and song arranged by themes such as “Freedom of Speech” and “Work, Opportunity and Invention” are presented in this anthology.

“Protecting America’s Health” by Philip Hilts.The author documents the history of the Food and Drug Administration from its start during Teddy Roosevelt’s presidency.

“A Short History of nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson. A summary of great and curious moments in the history of science.

“To Conquer the Air” by James Tobin. The story of the Wright brothers and their invention of the airplane in 1903.

“Trading Spaces,” edited by Brian Kramer. A behind-the-scenes look at cable TV’s hit show that has two sets of homeowners swap houses and redo a room in two days.