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New & Coming Soon Noteworthy Nonfiction December 2017
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Overload : finding the truth in today's deluge of news by Bob SchiefferThe legendary television journalist and former host of CBS's Face the Nation examines today's political journalism and those who practice it, drawing on interviews with more than 40 media leaders to survey the perils and promises of today's rapidly changing journalism landscape. 070.4 SCH
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For readers who long to dig deeper into what makes them uniquely them (and why that matters), popular blogger Anne Bogel has done the hard part--collecting, exploring, and explaining the most popular personality frameworks, such as Myers-Briggs, StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, and others. She explains to readers the life-changing insights that can be gained from each and shares specific, practical real-life applications across all facets of life, including love and marriage, productivity, parenting, the workplace, and spiritual life. In her friendly, relatable style, Bogel shares engaging personal stories that show firsthand how understanding personality can revolutionize the way we live, love, work, and pray. 155.2 BOG
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The inheritors : moving forward from generational trauma by Gita Arian BaackOur family legacies, both positive and negative, are passed down from one generation to the next in ways that are not fully understood. This secondary form of trauma, which Gita Baack calls "Inherited Trauma," has not received adequate attention--a failing that perpetuates cycles of pain, hatred, and violence. In The Inheritors, readers are given the opportunity to reflect on the inherited burdens they carry, as well as the resilience that has given them the power of survival. Through engaging stories and unique concepts, readers will learn new ways to explore the unknowns in their legacies, reflect on questions that are posed at the end of each chapter, and begin to write their own story. 155.24 BAA
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God : a human history by Reza AslanThe best-selling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores how different ideas about religion have united, divided and propelled humanity forward for millennia. 211 ASL
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Drawing deeply on her own experiences as well as stories and studies about aging from other cultures, Hoblitzelle explores the ways that readers can nourish their inner lives and spirit even as their bodies' age and facilities diminish. She offers seven guidelines to being attentive to the gifts that grow more valuable with age: spiritual orientation, practice of silence, practice of mindfulness, practice of stopping, finding the sacred in the commonplace, meditation, and the practice of gratitude. 294.34 HOB
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What unites us : reflections on patriotism by Dan RatherThe Emmy Award-winning veteran journalist shares passionate essays about what it means to be an American and the relevance of patriotism in today's world, exploring subjects ranging from the institutions that support the nation, major events from that past half century and how the country can better unite to secure a collective future. 323.65 RAT
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How language began : the story of humanity's greatest invention by Daniel Leonard EverettA pioneering linguist upends widely held beliefs about acquisition and use of language by debunking theories on a wide range of disciplines and through citing examples from his four decades of field work with Amazonian hunter-gatherers. 401 EVE
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The ascent of gravity : the quest to understand the force that explains everything by Marcus ChownGravity is the weakest force in the everyday world yet it is the strongest force in the universe. It was the first force to be recognized and described yet it is the least understood. It is a "force" that keeps your feet on the ground yet no such force actually exists.Gravity, to steal the words of Winston Churchill, is "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." And penetrating that enigma promises to answer the biggest questions in science: what is space? What is time? What is the universe? And where did it all come from?Award-winning writer Marcus Chown takes us on an unforgettable journey from the recognition of the "force" of gravity in 1666 to the discovery of gravitational waves in 2015. 531.14 CHO
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Through over 40 compelling questions, this book explores how our eating decisions tread the line between conscious and subconscious, and enables us to be more intelligent about food. With expert insights that draw from psychology, neuroscience, popular culture, and more, learn to see the innumerable influences behind your diet and cravings--from the size and color of your plate, to the placement of products in a supermarket, to the order in which you sit when out with friends. 612.3 MUH
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Keto Slow Cooker & One-Pot Meals lets you enjoy your slow cooker while maintaining your ketogenic diet, too! Filled with 100 keto recipes for everything from satisfying soups to quick skillet meals and savory stews, you'll always be able to get a healthy ketogenic meal on the table with no fuss! COOKING HEALTHY KETO SLAJEROVA
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It was a hunting accident--that much Charlie is sure of. That's how his father, Matt Rizzo--a gentle intellectual who writes epic poems in Braille--had lost his vision. It's not until Charlie's troubled teenage years, when he's facing time for his petty crimes, that he learns the truth. Matt Rizzo was blinded by a shotgun blast to the face--but it was while participating in an armed robbery. Newly blind and without hope, Matt began his bleak new life at Stateville Prison. But in this unlikely place, Matt's life and very soul were saved by one of America's most notorious killers: Nathan Leopold Jr., of the infamous Leopold and Loeb. 741.5973 CAR
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The Saboteur : The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-nazi Commando by Paul KixThe senior editor of ESPN the Magazine presents a first book in which he illuminates the life and exploits of British Special Operations Executive and French Resistance hero Robert de la Rochefoucald, tracing his privileged upbringing, his elite military training and the missions he conducted as an Allied spy. 75,000 first printing. 940.534 KIX
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Breaking free : how I escaped polygamy, the FLDS cult, and my father, Warren Jeffs by Rachel JeffsThe daughter of the self-proclaimed prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints describes the abusive patriarchal culture in which she was raised by sister wives and dominating men, sharing insight into how her father remains a powerful influence on his followers in spite of his life prison sentence. 200,000 first printing. BIOGRAPHY JEFFS
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Gold dust woman : a biography of Stevie Nicks by Stephen DavisAn in-depth portrait of the classic rock artist includes coverage of such topics as her role in the stardom of Fleetwood Mac, the affairs that inspired her greatest songs, her struggles with addiction and her successful solo career. By the author of Hammer of the Gods. BIOGRAPHY NICKS
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Crafts and keepsakes for the holidays : Christmas with Martha Stewart living by Martha StewartFilled with step-by-step photographs, a creative guide features tips and techniques for making inventive decorations, holiday party favors, wreaths, table decorations, stockings, beautiful wrappings, handmade cards and tags, gift pouches, and delectable treats from the kitchen. Original. 100,000 first printing. 745.594 STE
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A pageant of plays including holiday-themed works by Dylan Thomas, Charles Dickens, Thornton Wilder, Langston Hughes, and Hans Christian Andersen. 808.82 TWE
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Holidays on ice by David SedarisA best-selling classic features six additional works on the joys and embarrassments of favorite holidays, in a volume that includes tales of tardy trick-or-treaters, the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to another culture, and a barnyard Secret Santa scheme gone awry. 814.54 SED
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