New releases for Nov. 10, 2009: Kings of Leon, “Sesame Street,” Stephen King and more

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The classic children’s series “Sesame Street” celebrates four decades of teaching children to read, count and sing with the new two-disc DVD set “Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days.” The DVDs include five hours of favorite moments and songs, celebrity segments and backstage footage.

Families also can add the latest Disney/Pixar release, “Up,” to their DVD collections today, while comic book fans can invest in the Ultimate Edition of the “Watchmen” film.

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In music news, rockers Kings of Leon, who have Oklahoma ties, are releasing their performance DVD “Live at the O2 London, England” today. New albums from Bon Jovi, Switchfoot and Tori Amos also are among the new releases.

In books, Stephen King’s new novel, “Under the Dome,” joins memoirs by Andre Agassi and the late George Carlin on shelves this week.

Here is a list of the week’s new CDs, DVDs and books from Amazon.com, VideoETA.com and BarnesandNoble.com:

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CDs

Bon Jovi, “The Circle / When We Were Beautiful” (Special edition CD/DVD).

Tori Amos, “Midwinter Graces” (CD/DVD set).

AC/DC, “Backtracks” (CD/DVD box set).

The Killers, “Live at Royal Albert Hall” (CD/DVD set).

Switchfoot, “Hello Hurricane.”

Flyleaf, “Memento Mori.”

Britney Spears, “Britney Spears: The Singles Collection.”

Echo & the Bunnymen, “The Fountain.”

The Jackson 5, “I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters.”

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DVDs

Kings of Leon Live at the O2 London, England

The Accidental Husband

Andy Barker, P.I.: The Complete Series

JAG: The Ninth Season

The Merry Gentleman

Nash Bridges: The Third Season

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Spread

Summer’s Moon

The Ugly Truth

Up

Watchmen (Ultimate Edition)

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Books

“Under the Dome” by Stephen King.

“Biggest Loser Won Me Back My Life” by Ali Vincent.

“Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays” by Zadie Smith.

“Fall to Pieces: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Mental Illness” by Mary Forsberg Weiland.

“Fly by Wire: The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson” by William Langewiesche.

“Ice: A Novel” by Linda Howard.

“Last Words: A Memoir” by George Carlin.

“New York” by Edward Rutherfurd.

“Open: An Autobiography” by Andre Agassi.

“When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Rise of the Middle Kingdom” by Martin Jacques.

“Wishin’ and Hopin’: A Christmas Story” by Wally Lamb.

-BAM

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