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New & Coming Soon Noteworthy Nonfiction December 2018
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1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List by James MustichA celebration of the reading life by the co-founder of the acclaimed A Common Reader presents a cross-genre, historically representative compendium of 1,000 forefront works of literature, complemented by essays on each book's particular relevance. 011 MUS
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Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne LamottThe New York Times best-selling author of Hallelujah Anyway presents an inspirational guide to the role of hope in everyday life and explores essential truths about how to overcome burnout and suffering by deliberately choosing joy. 170.44 LAM
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Them: Why We Hate Each Other--And How to Heal by Ben SasseAn Ivy League historian and fifth-generation Nebraskan presents an intimate and urgent assessment of the existential political crisis in today's America that traces the dismantling of tribal traditions and the rise of volatile bipartisanism. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Vanishing American Adult. 320 SAS
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Presidents of War by Michael R BeschlossThe best-selling author of The Conquerors charts the controversial leadership, public reputations, and evolving political powers of American wartime presidents from the War of 1812 through Vietnam, including Lincoln, Wilson, and LBJ. 355 BES
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The Re-origin of Species: A Second Chance for Extinct Animals by Torill KornfeldtScientists across the globe are working to resurrect all kinds of extinct animals, from ones that just left us to those that have been gone for many thousands of years. Their tools in this hunt are both fossils and cutting-edge genetic technologies. Some of these scientists are driven by sheer curiosity; others view the lost species as a powerful weapon in the fight to preserve rapidly changing ecosystems. It seems certain that these animals will walk the earth again, but what world will that give us? And is any of this a good idea? Science journalist Torill Kornfeldt travelled the world to meet the men and women working to bring these animals back from the dead. Along the way, she has seen the mammoth that has been frozen for 20,000 years, and visited the places where these furry giants will live again. 591.68 KOR
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Out There: A Scientific Guide to Alien Life, Antimatter, and Human Space Travel (for the Cosmically Curious) by Michael WallAre we alone in the universe? Dr. Michael Wall treats that question as merely the beginning, touching off a wild ride of exploration into the final frontier. Dr. Wall's informal but informative style, which mixes in a healthy dose of humor and pop culture to make big ideas easier to swallow. He covers questions far beyond alien life, venturing into astronomy, physics, and the practical realities of what long-term life might be like for we mere humans in outer space, such as the idea of lunar colonies, and even economic implications. Dr. Wall also shares the insights of some of the leading lights in space exploration today, and shows how the next space age might be brighter than ever. 576.839 WAL
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Baking All Year Round: Holidays & Special Occasions by Rosanna PansinoHow to use this book -- Tools -- Candy decorating -- Terminology -- Basic recipes : icings, frostings & toppings -- Valentine's day -- Easter -- Mother's day -- Father's day -- Fourth of July -- Halloween -- Thanksgiving -- Christmas -- New Year's Eve -- Special occasions. COOKING BAKING CELEBRITIES PANSINO
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Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave by Joanna GainesJoanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there. A comprehensive guide to help you assess your priorities, instincts, likes, and dislikes, with practical steps for navigating and embracing your authentic design style. The insight shared in Homebody will instill in you the confidence to thoughtfully create spaces you never want to leave. 747 GAI
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Everything's Trash, but It's Okay by Phoebe RobinsonThe star of 2 Dope Queens and best-selling author of You Can't Touch My Hair presents an uproarious essay collection that explores subjects ranging from intersectional feminism and today's destructive dating scene to our culture's obsession with work and beauty. 814.6 ROB
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Explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power. What was so special about ancient Egypt that provided women this kind of access to the highest political office? What was it about these women that allowed them to transcend patriarchal obstacles? What did Egypt gain from its liberal reliance on female leadership and could today's world learn from its example?
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Explains how fugitive slaves escaping from the South to the northern states awakened northerners to the true nature of slavery and how the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act divided the nation and set it on the path to civil war.
973.7115 DEL
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Becoming by Michelle ObamaAn intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States. When she was a little girl, Michelle Robinson's world was the South Side of Chicago, where she and her brother shared a bedroom in their family's upstairs apartment and played catch in the park, and where her parents raised her to be outspoken and unafraid. But life soon look her much further afield, from the halls of Princeton, where she learned for the first time what if felt like to be the only black woman in a room, to the glassy office tower where she worked as a high-powered corporate lawyer--and where, one summer morning, a law student named Barack Obama appeared in her office and upended all her carefully made plans. Here, for the first time, Michelle Obama describes the early years of her marriage as she struggles to balance her work and family with her husband's fast-moving political career. She takes us inside their private debate over whether he should make a run for the presidency and her subsequent role as a popular but oft-criticized figure during his campaign. Narrating with grace, good humor, and uncommon candor, she provides a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of her family's history-making launch into the global limelight as well as their life inside the White House over eight momentous years--as she comes to know her country and her country comes to know her. She takes us through modest Iowa kitchens and ballrooms at Buckingham Palace, through moments of heart-stopping grief and profound resilience, bringing us deep into the soul of a singular, groundbreaking figure in history as she strives to live authentically, marshaling her personal strength and voice in service of a set of higher ideals. In telling her story with honesty and boldness, she issues a challenge to the rest of us: Who are we and who do we want to become? BIOGRAPHY OBAMA
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