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Noteworthy Nonfiction June 2020
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Curbside Service Is Here! We are now offering curbside service! We will pull your hold items for you and bring them right out to you for contactless delivery. Items from other libraries are not available at this time. Click here for more information! Of course, you're always welcome to utilize our virtual library. Get all the entertainment you need at home through our free streaming services. Find hundreds of eBoooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, educational resources, and music on Hoopla, Kanopy (new!), and Libby. Checkout dozens of popular magazines through Flipster. Click here to see all of our digital offerings. Below you will find a few our favorite titles!
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Friendship : the evolution, biology, and extraordinary power of life's fundamental bond by Lydia DenworthAn engaging and deeply reported investigation of friendship: its evolution, purpose, and centrality in human and nonhuman lives alike. The bonds of friendship are universal and elemental. In Friendship, journalist Lydia Denworth visits the front lines of the science of friendship in search of its biological, psychological, and evolutionary foundations. Finding it to be as old as life on the African savannas, she also discovers that friendship is reflected in our brain waves, detectable in our genomes, and capable of strengthening our cardiovascular and immune systems. 158.25 DEN
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Human(kind) : how reclaiming human worth and embracing radical kindness will bring us back together by Ashlee EilandIn Human(Kind), Ashlee Eiland shares her compelling story of being a black woman living on two sides of the fence: as the token black girl in majority-white spaces, and as the "whitewashed" black girl in majority black spaces. As she discovers her own unique worth through these recollections, Ashlee learns that extending radical kindness toward every person--regardless of their social status, political views, or religious beliefs--gives us hope and rekindles our common humanity.
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Growing old : notes on aging with something like grace by Elizabeth Marshall ThomasPart memoir and part life-affirming map all of us may follow to embrace our later years with grace and dignity, this look at the social and historical traditions related to aging explores a wide range of issues connected with growing older. 305.26 THO
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363.34 MOO eBook and Audiobook Available on Libby!
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616.898 KOL eBook and Audiobook Available on Libby!
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Medical medium cleanse to heal : healing plans for sufferers of anxiety, depression, acne, eczema, lyme, gut problems, brain fog, weight issues, migraines, bloating, vertigo, psoriasis, cysts, fatigue, pcos, fibroids, uti, endometriosis & autoimmune by Anthony WilliamIn 'Liver Cleanse 3:6:9, Anthony takes a deep dive into a detox protocol that's already helped many thousands of people transform their health. The 3:6:9 cleanse is a 9-day plan in 3-day increments, carefully calibrated to help your liver prepare for cleansing, then start to release at a measured pace, then enter a deep cleaning mode, that can bring amazing relief. No other plan is this attuned to your liver's true needs: to press pause on the daily onslaught of modern life, to unburden itself of the debis that's weighed it down for so long, and to reset on its own timetable. 613 WIL
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The Art of Paint Pouring: Swipe, Swirl & Spin : 50+ Tips, Techniques, and Step-by-step Exercises for Creating Colorful Fluid Art by Amanda VaneverWritten and illustrated by Amanda VanEver, author of Walter Foster’s much-anticipated The Art of Paint Pouring, The Art of Paint Pouring: Swipe, Swirl & Spin includes everything you need to take your skills to the next level, whether you are a beginning or an established paint pouring artist. From learning variations on several popular techniques —including flip cup, dip, swirling, spinning, and swiping—as well as more intermediate and advanced pouring techniques , you'll soon be creating colorful, textured fluid art on a variety of different surfaces. 751.42 VAN
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The death of sitting bear : new and selected poems by N. Scott MomadayOne of the most important and unique voices in American letters, distinguished poet, novelist, artist, teacher, and storyteller N. Scott Momaday was born into the Kiowa tribe and grew up on Indian reservations in the Southwest. The customs and traditions that influenced his upbringing-most notably the Native American oral tradition-are the centerpiece of his work. This luminous collection demonstrates Momaday's mastery and love of language and the matters closest to his heart. To Momaday, words are sacred; language is power. Spanning nearly fifty years, the poems gathered here illuminate the human condition, Momaday's connection to his Kiowa roots, and his spiritual relationship to the American landscape. 813 MOM
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