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New & Coming Soon Noteworthy Nonfiction September 2019
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Reading Behind Bars: A True Story of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian by Jill A. GrunenwaldJill Grunenwald graduated with her master's degree in library science, ready to start living her dream of becoming a librarian. Despite the recession, she landed a job. The catch? It was behind bars as the prison librarian at a men's minimum-security prison. Speedily learning to take the metal detectors, hulking security guards, and colorful inmates in stride, Jill came to see past the bleak surroundings to recognize the humanity of the men stuck behind bars and discover inner strength that she never knew she had. At turns poignant and hilarious. 027.6 GRU
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Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery by Tom CottonThe conservative Arkansas senator presents an intimate and uplifting portrait of Arlington National Cemetery's Old Guard, in a historical memoir that draws on his tradition-inspired service as a unit platoon leader in wartime. 150,000 first printing. 355.699 COT
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How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time by Will McCallumIt takes 450 years for a plastic bottle to fully biodegrade and there are around 12.7 million tons of plastic entering the ocean each year. At our current pace, in the year 2050 there could be more plastic in the oceans than fish, by weight. This accessible guide offers changes we can all make--small and large--to rid our lives of disposable plastic and clean up the world's oceans. 363.738 MCC
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The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast by Andrew BlumThe author of Tubes presents a lively tour through the global network that predicts weather, the work of cutting-edge forecasters and what weather technology reveals about our planet and its climate. 50,000 first printing. 551.63 BLU
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Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past by Sarah H ParcakThe National Geographic Fellow and TED Prize winner tours the modern world of satellite-driven "space archaeology" and its role in significantly advancing human discoveries and understandings about the ancient world. 930.1 PAR
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Lincoln's Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation by Douglas WallerDescribes the lives of three men and one woman who served as secret agents for the North who informed Lincoln’s generals with crucial information on enemy positions and helped foil assassination attempts during the Civil War. 60,000 first printing. Illustrations. Maps. 973.785 WAL
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When I Was White by Sarah ValentineA coming-of-age memoir traces the author’s childhood as a white girl in the suburbs of Pittsburgh before she discovered that her father was a black man, a revelation that transformed her sense of identity and raised questions about family choices. Illustrations. BIOGRAPHY VALENTINE
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