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Noteworthy Nonfiction January 21, 2021
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Win or Learn : The Naked Truth About Turning Every Rejection into Your Ultimate Success by Harlan Cohen In Win or Learn, rejection expert and New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen lays the framework for identifying your wants, taking the risks necessary to pursue them, and finding success no matter the outcome. This step-by-step risk-taking experiment will guide you on a journey to understand your worth and fight for your goals without the fear of rejection--because rejection is a universal truth but not a final destination. Cohen's revolutionary perspective on risk-taking and rejection will help you realize your dreams, understand your limits, and find victory in every risk. 158.1 COH
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Murder in Canaryville : The True Story Behind a Cold Case and a Chicago Cover-up by Jeff CoenThe cold-case murder of John Hughes, the son of a Chicago Outfit member suspected of pulling the trigger, and the efforts of a determined detective to unravel a cover-up. A murder that had roiled the city and had been investigated for years had been reduced to a few reports and photographs. What should have been a massive file with notes and transcripts from dozens of interviews was nowhere to be found. Chicago Police Detective James Sherlock could have left the records center without the folder and cruised into retirement, and no one would have noticed. Instead, he tucked the envelope under his arm and carried it outside. 364.1523 COE
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Phallacy : life lessons from the animal penis by Emily Jane WillinghamThe co-author of The Informed Parent presents an instructive and evolutionary tour of the penis in nature that describes remarkable animal mating rituals to explain how male genitalia are fundamentally intended for intimacy and not power. 591.46 WIL
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Exercised : why something we never evolved to do is healthy and rewarding by Daniel LiebermanA natural history of exercise by the Harvard University paleoanthropologist and best-selling author of The Story of the Human Body challenges popular myths about the evolution of physical activity while outlining anthropological approaches to exercising effectively in the modern world. 612.044 LIE
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Beginners : the power and pleasure of lifelong learning by Tom VanderbiltThe author of Traffic celebrates the pleasures of learning something new regardless of age, describing the remarkable connections he made during a year spent trying new things, from joining an amateur choir to attending surf camp in Costa Rica. 646.7 VAN
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Dearly : new poems by Margaret AtwoodThe internationally acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author presents her first collection of poetry in over a decade that addresses themes such as love, loss, the passage of time, nature – and zombies. 811.54 ATW
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