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New & Coming Soon Noteworthy Nonfiction May 2017
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Modern death : how medicine changed the end of life by Haider WarraichA contemporary exploration of death and dying by a young Duke Fellow investigates the hows, whys, wheres and whens of modern death and their cultural significance as they have changed through technological advances and evolving trends. 179.7 WAR
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Five hundred years ago, an obscure monk challenged the authority of the pope with a radical new vision of what Christianity could be. The revolution he unwittingly set in motion has toppled governments, upended social norms, and transformed millions of people's understanding of their relationship with God. In this dazzling global history charting five centuries of innovation and change, Alec Ryrie makes the case that the world we live in was indelibly shaped by Protestants.
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H. H. Holmes : The True History of the White City Devil by Adam SelzerProvides an in-depth, detailed, historical account of the serial killer who took advantage of the crowds drawn to the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago to select his victims, many of whom lived in his boardinghouse “castle” of horrors. 20,000 first printing. 364.1523 SEL
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Unwanted Advances : Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus by Laura KipnisDrawing on interviews and internal documents, a highly regarded feminist cultural critic and professor demonstrates the chilling effect of Title IX on intellectual freedom and argues for more honesty about the sexual realities and ambivalences hidden behind the notion of “rape culture.” 50,000 first printing. 371.782 KIP
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Making sense of science : separating substance from spin by Cornelia DeanCornelia Dean draws on her 30 years as a science journalist with the New York Times to expose the flawed reasoning and knowledge gaps that handicap readers when they try to make sense of science. She calls attention to conflicts of interest in research and the price society pays when science journalism declines and funding dries up. 500 DEA
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The photo ark : one man's quest to document the world's animals by Joel SartoreRepresenting National Geographic’s Photo Ark—a major cross-platform initiative and lifelong project by a veteran photographer to make portraits of the world’s animals, especially those that are endangered—this showcase of 600 photos presents a thought-provoking argument for saving all the species of our planet. 590.222
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For every tricky dining situation you can imagine (and a few you can't), How to Eat a Lobster will show you how to navigate the meal with grace, style, and minimal splatter. With easy-to-follow instructions and helpful illustrations, you'll learn the answers to 50 food-related questions you've been afraid to ask. Equal parts cheat sheet and cheerleader, How to Eat a Lobster not only shows you how to open a coconut--it shows that you can! COOKING STORIES WRITERS BLOM
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COOKING STORIES WRITERS GETHERS
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Keep your lawn and garden lush without wasting resources by capturing and recycling the greywater that drains from your sink, shower, and washing machine. This accessible and detailed guide walks you through each step of planning for and installing a variety of greywater systems, including laundry-to-landscape and branched drain gravity-fed systems. After identifying greywater sources in your home and estimating flow rate, you'll learn to pinpoint where to redirect the wastewater for the greatest benefit. No matter which system you decide to build, you'll have the information to construct it yourself or move forward with confidence to hire a professional. 627.52 ALL
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The new rules of work : the modern playbook for navigating your career by Alexandra CavoulacosThe founders of TheMuse.com present a guide to navigating the dynamic modern workplace and its vast range of career options, counseling today's professionals on how to use cutting-edge tools to choose an ideal career path and employers that motivate a fulfilling working life. 650 CAV
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Portraits of courage : a commander in chief's tribute to America's warriors by George W. BushA vibrant collection of military oil paintings and stories by the 43rd President, published to benefit the Military Service Initiative at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, stands as an official tie-in to the exhibition scheduled for March 2017 at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. 759.13 BUS
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American originality : [essays] by Louise Glück"A luminous collection of essays from one of our most original and influential poets. Five decades after her debut poetry collection, Firstborn, Louise Glück is a towering figure in American letters. Written with the same probing, analytic control that has long distinguished her poetry, American Originality is Glück's second book of essays--her first, Proofs and Theories, won the 1993 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction. Glück's moving and disabusing lyricism is on full display in this decisive new collection. From its opening pages, American Originality forces readers to consider contemporary poetry and its demigods in radical, unconsoling, and ultimately very productive ways. Determined to wrest ample, often contradictory meaning from our current literary discourse, Glück comprehends and destabilizes notions of "narcissism" and "genius" that are unique to the American literary climate. This includes erudite analyses of the poets who have interested her throughout her own career, such as Rilke, Pinsky, Chiasson, and Dobyns, and introductions to the first books of poets like Dana Levin, Peter Streckfus, Spencer Reece, and Richard Siken. Forceful, revealing, challenging, and instructive, American Originality is a seminal critical achievement" 814.54 GLU
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South and west : from a notebook by Joan DidionTwo excerpts from never-before-seen notebooks by the National Book Award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking offer insights into her literary mind and process and includes notes on her Sacramento upbringing, her life in the Gulf states, her views on prominent locals and her experiences during a formative Rolling Stone assignment. 818.54 DID
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Hamlet Globe to Globe by Dominic DromgooleFrom the artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London comes an account of the theater's extraordinary two-year tour bringing Hamlet to every country on Earth, and an exploration of the play's history, meaning and impact. 822 DRO
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Ice ghosts : the epic hunt for the lost Franklin expedition by Paul WatsonA Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of Where War Lives and expedition member describes how an unlikely combination of marine science and Inuit knowledge helped solve the mystery of the lost Franklin expedition of 1845. 919.804 WAT
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From the Yangtze to the Yellow River, China is traversed by great waterways, which have defined its politics and ways of life for centuries. Water has been so integral to China's culture, economy, and growth and development that it provides a window on the whole sweep of Chinese history. In The Water Kingdom, renowned writer Philip Ball opens that window to offer an epic and powerful new way of thinking about Chinese civilization. 951 BAL
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Two Paths : America Divided or United by John KasichThe Ohio governor, and vocal Republican critic of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, answers the burning question of our time: "Where do Americans go from here?" Do we head down the right path ... or the garden path? Illustrations. 973.932 KAS
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The invention of Angela Carter : a biography by Edmund Gordon"Widely acknowledged as one of the most important English writers of the last century, Angela Carter's work stands out for its bawdiness and linguistic zest, its hospitality to the fantastical and the absurd, and its extraordinary inventiveness and range. Her life was as vigorously modern and unconventional as anything in her fiction. This is the story of how Angela Carter invented herself - as a new kind of woman and a new kind of writer - and how she came to write such seductive and distinctive masterworks as The Bloody Chamber, Nights at the Circus, and Wise Children. Because its subject so powerfully embodied the spirit of the times, the book also provides a fresh perspective on Britain's social and cultural history in the second half of the twentieth century. It examines such topics as the 1960s counterculture, the social and imaginative conditions of the nuclear age, and the advent of second wave feminism. Author Edmund Gordon has followed in Angela Carter's footsteps - travelling to the places she lived in Britain, Japan, and the USA - to uncover a life rich in adventure and incident. With unrestricted access to her manuscripts, letters, and journals, and informed by interviews with Carter's friends and family, Gordon offers an unrivalled portrait of one of the twentieth century's most dazzlingly original writers. This sharply written narrative will be the definitive biography for years to come." BIOGRAPHY CARTER
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Being Elvis : a lonely life by Ray ConnollyTaking a fresh look at the 20th-century icon who fundamentally transformed American culture, a veteran rock journalist, with a narrative formed by interviews over many years, explores the extravagance and irrationality inherent in the Elvis mythology, offering a thoughtful celebration of an immortal life. BIOGRAPHY PRESLEY
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Hourglass : time, memory, marriage by Dani ShapiroAn intimate and life-affirming memoir by the best-selling author of Still Writing explores themes of marriage, memory, the frailty of bonds and the time accretion of sorrow and love. BIOGRAPHY SHAPIRO
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Black privilege : opportunity comes to those who create it by Charlamagne Tha GodThe co-host of 105.1's "The Breakfast Club" shares his unlikely success story as a troubled youth-turned-influential radio personality, outlining unstinting views about how embracing one's truths is an essential part of achieving success and happiness. BIOGRAPHY THA GOD
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