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New & Coming Soon Noteworthy Nonfiction June 2017
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Printer's error : irreverent stories from book history by J. P. RomneyA lighthearted history of printed books is told through absurd moments in the lives of authors and printers as collected by the popular rare book expert from the History Channel's hit series, Pawn Stars. 25,000 first printing. 002.09 ROM
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Solitude : in pursuit of a singular life in a crowded world by Michael HarrisThis book is about discovering stillness inside the city, inside the crowd, inside our busy lives. With wit and energy, award-winning author Michael Harris weaves captivating true stories with reporting from the world's foremost brain researchers, psychologists, and tech entrepreneurs to guide us toward a state of measured connectivity that balances quiet and companionship. 155.92 HAR
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Captivate : the science of succeeding with people by Vanessa van EdwardsA quirky playbook by "The Science of People" blogger shares her own difficulties with social awkwardness, outlining her discoveries into how people interact to offer confidence-bolstering strategies for taking control of social situations and overcoming anxiety. 302 EDW
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No one cares about crazy people : the chaos and heartbreak of mental health in America by Ron PowersThe Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling co-author of True Compass offers a fast-paced, carefully researched narrative of the social history of mental illness, focusing specifically on schizophrenia, the taboos that compromise mental health care and the way the disease has devastated his own family. 50,000 first printing. 362.26 POW
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Word by word : the secret life of dictionaries by Kory StamperExplores the inner workings of dictionary lexicography, explaining why it takes months to define a single word, and how pronunciation and language can have social influence. 413.028 STA
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We have no idea : a guide to the unknown universe by Jorge ChamThe creator of PHD Comics and a University of California particle physicist blend infographics, cartoons and lighthearted scientific explanations to fill in gaps in layperson cosmological knowledge, offering coverage of topics ranging from quarks and neutrinos to gravitational wave and exploding black holes. 523.1 CHA
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COOKING GENERAL BASICS AMERICA'S
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The pleasures of food lie mostly in the mind, not in the mouth. Get that straight and you can start to understand what really makes food enjoyable, stimulating, and, most important, memorable. Spence reveals in amusing detail the importance of all the "off the plate" elements of a meal: the weight of cutlery, the color of the plate, the background music, and much more. Whether we're dining alone or at a dinner party, on a plane or in front of the TV, he reveals how to understand what we're tasting and influence what others experience. COOKING GENERAL SCIENCE SPENCE
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Apollo 8 : the thrilling story of the first mission to the Moon by Jeffrey KlugerCiting the space race, Cold War and 1967 Apollo 1 tragedy, a riveting account of the harried mission to use an untested rocket to secure America's position as the first nation to reach the moon reveals the dangers endured by its crew and the ways the mission brought inspiration and renewal to an America ravaged by assassinations and war. 629.4 KLU
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Scribbled in the Dark : Poems by Charles Simic From the Pulitzer Prize--winning former poet laureate, a collection of elegiac, irreverent, lyrical new poems--an American master at the height of his talent, shining light out into the dark The latest volume of poetry from Charles Simic hums with the liveliness of the writer's pen--Scribbled in the Dark brings the poet's signature sardonic sense of humor, piercing social insight, and haunting lyricism to diverse and richly imagined landscapes. 811 SIM
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October : the story of the Russian Revolution by China Miéville"Acclaimed fantasy author China Mieville plunges us into the year the world was turned upside down The renowned fantasy and science fiction writer China Mieville has long been inspired by the ideals of the Russian Revolution and here, on the centenary of the revolution, he provides his own distinctive take on its history. In February 1917, in the midst of bloody war, Russia was still an autocratic monarchy: nine months later, it became the first socialist state in world history. How did this unimaginable transformation take place? How was a ravaged and backward country, swept up in a desperately unpopular war, rocked by not one but two revolutions? This is the story of the extraordinary months between those upheavals, in February and October, of the forces and individuals who made 1917 so epochal a year, of their intrigues, negotiations, conflicts and catastrophes. From familiar names like Lenin and Trotsky to their opponents Kornilov and Kerensky; from the byzantine squabbles of urban activists to the remotest villages of a sprawling empire; from the revolutionary railroad Sublime to the ciphers and static of coup by telegram; from grand sweep to forgotten detail. Historians have debated the revolution for a hundred years, its portents and possibilities: the mass of literature can be daunting. But here is a book for those new to the events, told not only in their historical import but in all their passion and drama and strangeness. Because as well as a political event of profound and ongoing consequence, Mieville reveals the Russian Revolution as a breathtaking story." 947.0841 MIE
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Johnny Cash : I see a darkness : a graphic novel by Reinhard KleistPresents a unique biography of the most famous country singer of all time, depicting Johnny Cash’s eventful life from his early sessions with Elvis Presley (1956), through the concert in Folsom Prison (1968), his spectacular comeback in the 1990s and the final years before his death on September 12, 2003. Original. BIOGRAPHY CASH
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21 : The Story of Roberto Clemente by Wilfred SantiagoA graphic tale inspired by the life of baseball star Roberto Clemente includes coverage of a wide range of topics from the ways in which prejudice challenged his career and his personal responsibilities to his achievements with the Pittsburgh Pirates and his triumphant 3,000th hit before his tragic fatal plane crash. Original. BIOGRAPHY CLEMENTE
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Something new : tales from a makeshift bride by Lucy KnisleyPresents an illustrated memoir of what happens after the proposal, fascinated and horrified by the wedding industry the author set out to put her own stamp on the tradition and create the most adorable DIY wedding imaginable. 741.5 KNI
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March by John LewisA multi-volume graphic account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights covers his youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., and his involvement in the Freedom rides and the Selma to Montgomery march. 741.5 LEW
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Soviet daughter : a graphic revolution by Julia Alekseyeva"The story in comics of Lola, the author's great-grandmother, who lived an adventurous life as a feminist, secret service agent, military nurse, and Jewish refugee in the Soviet Ukraine. The story is interweaved with the author's political and romantic coming-of-age a century later in present-day Chicago." 741.5973 ALE
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