January 2020 list by Nanette Alderman
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Antidemocracy in America: Truth, Power, and the Republic at Risk
by Eric Klinenberg
Offering essays from the nation’s leading scholars on such topics as race, gender, civil liberties, inequality, immigration and the media, this collective effort seeks to understand the fragility of American democracy and how to protect it from the buried contradictions that Trump’s victory brought into view.
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A Bookshop in Berlin
by Francoise Frenkel
A memoir of a fearless Jewish bookseller on a harrowing fight for survival across Nazi-occupied Europe. In 1921, Francoise Frenkel—a Jewish woman from Poland—fulfills a dream. She opens La Maison du Livre, Berlin's first French bookshop, attracting artists and diplomats, celebrities and poets.
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Bowls
by America's Test Kitchen
A collection of 75 bowl-oriented recipes designed to be both quickly prepared and customizable includes options ranging from Cuban-Style Pork Mojo Quinoa Bowl and Seared Tuna Poke Bowl to Tandoori Chicken Zoodle Bowl and classic Pho Bowl.
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Crime in Progress
by Glenn Simpson
Reveals the never-before-told inside story of the high-stakes, four-year-long investigation into Donald Trump’s Russia ties—culminating in the Steele Dossier, and sparking the Mueller report—from the founders of political opposition research company Fusion GPS.
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Cheaters Always Win: The Story of America
by J. M. Fenster
A social history of how cheating and rigging in America’s real estate, financial, sports, academic and political arenas have weakened national ethics and enabled dysfunctional leadership.
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The Courage to Be Happy
by Ichiro Kishimi
The authors of the internationally best-selling The Courage to Be Disliked continue the conversations between a philosopher and disillusioned young man learning to apply the powerful teachings of Alfred Adler, a 19th-century psychologist, to his everyday life.
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Disney's Land
by Richard Snow
A history of the conception and development of the iconic California theme park chronicles how Walt and Roy Disney and a small group of artists endured innumerable setbacks to create one of the world’s most popular destinations.
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Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947
by Norman Lebrecht
An expert on Jewish intellectuals, writers and scientists describes the many visionaries who changed the world, from the well-known—like Marx, Freud, Einstein and Kafka—to the lesser known—like Karl Landsteiner, Paul Ehrlich and Rosalind Franklin.
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The Joy of Movement
by Kelly McGonigal
The best-selling author of The Willpower Instinct introduces a science-based book that doesn’t tell us why we should exercise, but instead shows us how to fall in love with movement.
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A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution
by Jeremy D. Popkin
A comprehensive analysis of the principles, events and influences of the French Revolution examines the roles of such contributors as Mirabeau and Robespierre while explaining the violent debates that led to modernism and the rise of Napoleon.
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A Practical Wedding
by Meg Keene
A wedding expert shares her secrets to planning a beautiful celebration that reflects your taste and your relationship—without going broke or crazy in the process.
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Retirement 101
by Michele Cagan
A practical resource to the ins and outs of retirement planning helps readers create a retirement plan that they can live on—and that will help them accomplish their goals.
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The Thank-You Project
by Nancy Davis Kho
A freelance writer describes the positive impact she experienced by sending thank-you notes to the numerous people in her life who had helped, influenced, or inspired her and offers a roadmap for adding more gratitude and happiness to life.
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When Reagan Sent in the Marines: The Invasion of Lebanon
by Patrick J. Sloyan
The late Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist presents an account of the 1983 truck bombing in Beirut that ended 241 American lives, drawing on interviews with key players to offer insights into the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and Reagan’s doomed ceasefire.
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The Year of No Nonsense
by Meredith Atwood
An exhausted and overworked wife, mother, lawyer and triathlete realized she’d had enough of the nonsense in her life and describes her quest to rid herself of everything holding her back and stressing her out.
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