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New & Coming Soon Noteworthy Nonfiction October 2018
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The Book of Books by Jessica AllenWhat are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with a 2-hour special in May 2018 revealing America's 100 best-loved novels, determined by a rigorous national survey. Subsequent episodes will air in September and October. Celebrities and everyday Americans will champion their favorite novel and in the finale in late October, America's #1 best-loved novel will be revealed. The Book of Books will present all 100 novels with fascinating information about each book, author profiles, a snapshot of the novel's social relevance, film or television adaptations, other books and writings by the author, and little-known facts. Also included are themed articles about banned books, the most influential book illustrators, reading recommendations, the best first-lines in literature, and more. Beautifully designed with rare images of the original manuscripts, first-edition covers, rejection letters, and other ephemera, it is a must-read book for all booklovers. 016.80883 ALL
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Confidential Confidential: The Inside Story of Hollywood's Notorious Scandal Magazine by Samantha BarbasIn the 1950s, Confidential magazine, America's first celebrity scandal magazine, revealed Hollywood stars' secrets, misdeeds, and transgressions in gritty, unvarnished detail. Deploying a vast network of tipsters to root out scandalous facts about the stars, including sexual affairs, drug use, and sexual orientation, publisher Robert Harrison destroyed celebrities' carefully constructed images and built a media empire. Confidential became the bestselling magazine on American newsstands in the 1950s, surpassing Time, Life, and the Saturday Evening Post . Eventually the stars fought back, filing multimillion-dollar libel suits against the magazine. The state of California, prodded by the film studios, prosecuted Harrison for obscenity and criminal libel, culminating in a famous, star-studded Los Angeles trial. This is Confidential 's story, detailing how the magazine revolutionized celebrity culture and American society in the 1950s and beyond. 051 BAR
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Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya L. ChemalyContrary to the rhetoric of popular "self-help" and an entire lifetime of being told otherwise, our rage is one of the most important resources we have, our sharpest tool against both personal and political oppression. We've been told for so long to bottle that up, letting it corrode our bodies and minds in ways we don't even realize. Yet our anger is a vital instrument, our radar for injustice and a catalyst for change. On the flip side, the societal and cultural belittlement of our anger is a cunning way of limiting and controlling our power. Chemaly urges women to embrace their anger and harness it in an eye-opening, accessible credo offering us the tools to understand our anger and use its power to create lasting positive change. 155.333 CHE
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Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance between Astrophysics and the Military by Neil deGrasse TysonIn this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer-researcher Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war. Tyson and Lang call it a "curiously complicit" alliance. Space is shared by scientists and warriors as a laboratory for one and a battlefield for the other. The explorer wants to understand it; the soldier wants to dominate it. But without the right technology--which is more or less the same technology for both parties--nobody can get to it, operate in it, scrutinize it, dominate it, or use it to their advantage and someone else's disadvantage. Spanning early celestial navigation to satellite-enabled warfare, Accessory to War is a richly researched and provocative examination of the intersection of science, technology, industry, and power that will introduce Tyson's millions of fans to yet another dimension of how the universe has shaped our lives and our world. 358.8 TYS
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Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World by Maryanne WolfDraws on the author's extensive research from Proust and the Squid to consider the future of the reading brain and its capacity for critical thinking, empathy, and reflection in today's highly digitized world. 418 WOL
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Cravings: Hungry for More by Chrissy TeigenA follow-up to Cravings is presented in the form of a culinary diary about the Sports Illustrated model's family life and features healthier, flavor-forward adaptations of recipes for such fare as pancakes, onion dip, and banana bread. COOKING SIMPLE CELEBRITIES TEIGEN
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COOKING ENTERTAINING CELEBRITIES WITHERSPOON
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Hygge & West Home: Design for a Cozy Life by Christiana Coop Offers a look into 20 covetable homes designed to promote feelings of coziness, companionship, and comfort, from an intimate apartment in San Francisco to a log cabin in Wyoming, a family home in Minneapolis, and a colorful oasis in Brooklyn. With page after page of aspirational interiors, engaging interviews with home owners, and tips on creating similar feelings in any space, this eyecatching book explores what makes a house a truly personal space and offers readers the tools and inspiration to make their home their own. 747 COO
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24 Hovrs in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Philip MatyszakWhat was it like to live in one of the ancient world's most powerful and bustling cities - one that was eight times more densely populated than modern day New York? In this entertaining and enlightening guide, bestselling historian Philip Matyszak introduces us to the people who lived and worked there. In each hour of the day we meet a new character - from emperor to slave girl, gladiator to astrologer, medicine woman to waterclock maker - and discover the fascinating details of their daily lives. 937 MAT
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The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq by C. J. ChiversThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Gun traces the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq through its most at-risk participants, offering insights into such events as the hunt for bin Laden and counterguerilla warfare in the mountains of the Korengal Valley. 956.7044 CHI
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The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War by Joanne B. FreemanDocuments the lesser-known violence that marked legislative sessions in the decades before the American Civil War, detailing acts of physical fighting, duels, and mortal threats over disagreements about key issues, particularly slavery. By the award-winning author of Affairs of Honor. 973.7 FRE
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Arthur Ashe: A Life by Raymond ArsenaultThe first comprehensive, authoritative biography of American icon Arthur Ashe--the Jackie Robinson of men's tennis--a pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color barrier, went on to become an influential civil rights activist and public intellectual. Based on prodigious research, including more than one hundred interviews, Arsenault's insightful and compelling biography puts Ashe in the context of both his time and the long struggle of African-American athletes seeking equal opportunity and respect. BIOGRAPHY ASHE
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Every Day Is Extra by John KerryJohn Kerry tells the story of his life—from son of a diplomat to decorated Vietnam veteran, five-term United States senator, 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, and secretary of state for four years. BIOGRAPHY KERRY
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