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New & Coming Soon Noteworthy Nonfiction February 2019
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iPad for Seniors for Dummies by Dwight SpiveyAn iPad can be so many things: an entertainment hub, a way to stay in touch with the world, a productivity tool, and many other things. This helps iPad users who are experienced in life--but not in technology. In this friendly, easy-to-follow guide, you'll find out how to fire up any model of iPad, connect to the internet, and use applications to play games, watch movies, listen to music, chat via video, update your social accounts, read the news, or just about anything else you'd want to do. 004 SPI
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Bestseller: A Century of America's Favorite Books by Robert McParlandWhether curled up on a sofa with a good mystery, lounging by the pool with a steamy romance, or brooding over a classic novel, Americans love to read. Through extensive research, McParland provides context for the literature that appealed to the masses, from low-brow potboilers to Pulitzer-Prize winners. He discusses the books that resonated with the American public and shows how current events and popular culture shaped the reading habits of millions. Profiles of authors with frequent appearances--from Ernest Hemingway to Danielle Steel--are included, along with standout titles that readers return to year after year. A snapshot of America and its love of reading through the decades, this volume informs and entertains while also providing a handy reference of the country's most popular books. 011.73 MCP
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Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Going by Alan D. CastelBetter with Age is about how our beliefs, behaviors, and expectations influence how well we age. This book presents the paradoxes and pleasures of old age, new research and personal interviews with famous role models of successful aging, and what we can do now to enjoy old age. 155.67 CAS
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Stop Staring at Screens: A Digital Detox for the Whole Family by Tanya GoodinTechnology was designed to make our lives easier, and yet it's one of the biggest drivers of family rifts and stress. Making healthy and realistic decisions about when and where you really need technology can be tricky but is essential for restoring harmony in your home. Stop Staring at Screens has the answers you need. 158 GOO
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The Clean Plate: Eat, Reset, Heal by Gwyneth PaltrowThe Oscar-winning actress and author of the best-selling My Father's Daughter shares clean, flexible recipes for the week's most time-challenged meals and explains how to promote healing and rebalance in accordance with specialist recommendations. COOKING HEALTHY CELEBRITIES PALTROW
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Sacred Spaces: The Awe-Inspiring Architecture of Churches and Cathedrals by Guillaume De LaubierFrom St. Peter's Basilica in Rome to Notre-Dame in Paris, Christian churches represent some of our most significant architectural achievements, designed to evoke wonder and awe. Offering unprecedented access to a collection of revered religious landmarks, photographer Guillaume de Laubier takes readers on a stunning architectural tour. Sacred Spaces showcases breathtaking photographs of extraordinary churches and cathedrals, revealing original, illuminating views of icons, such as la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, while also shedding light on lesser-known sites, such as Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. Whether Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox; made of wood, stone, concrete, or glass; Roman, Gothic, Baroque, or modern, the places of worship featured in this richly produced volume present an extraordinary overview of our architectural and cultural history. 726.5 LAU
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Inventing American Tradition: From the Mayflower to Cinco De Mayo by Jack David EllerWhat really happened on the first Thanksgiving? How did a British drinking song become the national anthem of the United States? And what makes Superman so darned American? Every tradition, even the noblest and most cherished, has a history, nowhere more so than in the USA, which was born with a relative indifference, if not hostility, to the past. Most Americans would be surprised to learn just how recent and controversial the origins of their traditions are. Inventing American Tradition explores a wide range of beloved traditions, including political symbols, holidays, lifestyles and fictional characters, and looks at the people who conceived of and adapted them into the forms familiar today. 973 ELL
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The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad MeltzerThe best-selling author of The Inner Circle presents the lesser-known story of an assassination attempt against pre-Revolutionary War George Washington by some of his own bodyguards, exploring how the plot catalyzed the creations of the CIA and FBI. 973.41 MEL
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The Upside: A Memoir by Abdel SellouThe acclaimed true story of an aristocrat, a con man, and the friendship that transformed them both. Abdel Sellou and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo were two people marginalized by society: Sellou a wisecracking, unemployed immigrant, just out on parole; Pozzo a man born to wealth and privilege, recently paralyzed from the neck down after a paragliding accident. How they came to help each other, and the unlikely friendship that became a lifeline for them both, will uplift readers. BIOGRAPHY SELLOU
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My life among the underdogs : A Memoir by Tia Torres From one of the most respected figures in the dog rescue community come the harrowing, funny, and inspiring stories of nine incredible dogs that shaped her life. Tia Torres, star of Animal Planet's hit show Pit Bulls & Parolees, chronicles her roller-coaster life in this heartwarming memoir told with inimitable honesty and characteristic brashness. My Life Among the Underdogs is above all a love story--one that is sure to grip the heart of anyone who has ever owned--or been owned by--a dog. BIOGRAPHY TORRES
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