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New & Coming Soon Noteworthy Nonfiction September 2017 |
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Do you LOVE book lists? Well, so do we! We are now offering regular "Handpicked by" lists, featuring titles of books and more, specially curated by our own RFPL librarians and staff. Check them out below, and click here to subscribe: Click on the title to check availability, and to log in and place holds online. To place holds by phone, please call us at (708) 366-5205. During open hours, you can also chat with us at www.riverforestlibrary.org. It's easy! |
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UFOs. Aliens. Strange crop circles. Giant figures scratched in the desert surface along the coast of Peru. The amazing alignment of the pyramids. Strange lines of clouds in the sky. The paranormal is alive and well in the American cultural landscape. In UFOs, Chemtrails, and Aliens, Donald R. Prothero and Tim Callahan explore why such demonstrably false beliefs thrive despite decades of education and scientific debunking.
001.94 PRO
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Covering genres from action/adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast and expanding terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles as well as providing information that will help librarians to build and balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes.
016.741 PAW
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Of mess and moxie : Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life by Jen HatmakerA guide to self-esteem and resiliency in accordance with Christian principles counsels women of faith to reevaluate their perspectives about the role of pain and failure in life, sharing frank and often riotous stories from the author's own experiences with missteps and setbacks. 248 HAT |
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Rescued from ISIS : the gripping true story of how a father saved his son by Dimitri BontinckDocuments the gripping true story of how the author rescued his son from a radical mosque that brainwashed him into becoming a jihadist soldier, describing the months of unassisted work that were required and how his success reverberated throughout the world, triggering pleas from other families whose children were similarly indoctrinated. 363.325 BON |
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Ghost of the Innocent Man : A True Story of Trial and Redemption by Benjamin RachlinThe true story of a man who was wrongly convicted of rape and sent to prison for life, who worked tirelessly for 24 years to prove his innocence and finally founded North Carolina’s Innocence Inquiry Commission to help others in similar predicaments. 364 RAC |
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The hot one : a memoir of friendship, sex, and murder by Carolyn MurnickA New York magazine online editor recounts how after diverging from her increasingly precocious childhood best friend, she was compelled to investigate her friend's party lifestyle and shocking murder, possibly by an alleged serial killer now facing trial. 364.152 MUR |
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Totality: The Great American Eclipses is a complete guide to the most stunning of celestial sights, total eclipses of the Sun. It focuses on the eclipses of August 21, 2017 and April 8, 2024 that pass across the United States. The U.S. mainland has not experienced a total solar eclipse since 1979. This book provides information, photographs, and illustrations to help the public understand and safely enjoy all aspects of these eclipses.
523.78 LIT
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BraveTart : iconic American desserts by Stella ParksAn award-winning pastry chef and a James Beard Award-nominated writer for Serious Eats presents a collection of recipes and variations that celebrates the history of American desserts, from chocolate chip cookies and ice-cream sodas to toaster pastries and blueberry muffins. COOKING BAKING GENERAL PARKS |
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COOKING SIMPLE SLOW COOKING STEWART |
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The cooking gene : a journey through African American culinary history in the Old South by Michael TwittySifting through stories, recipes, genetic tests and historical documents, a renowned culinary historian, in a memoir of Southern culinary tradition and food culture, traces his ancestry through food, from Africa to America and slavery to freedom, and the charged politics surrounding the origins of soul food, barbecue and all Southern cuisine. 20,000 first printing. COOKING STORIES WRITERS TWITTY |
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Gentle discipline : using emotional connection-not punishment-to raise confident, capable kids by Sarah Ockwell-SmithIn an alternative to shouting, shaming and blaming, a practical guide from the creator of the GentleParenting website—citing the latest research in child development, psychology and neuroscience—debunks common myths about punishments, rewards and provides connection-based techniques that bring parents and kids close together instead of driving them apart. Original. 649 OCK |
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Author Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen share ideas for remodeling older homes to create modern, open floor plans while sharing lessons learned along the way. Topics include tricks of seeing through cluttered, dark rooms to imagine an open floor plan and space filled with light; how to manage a renovation budget (ideas on where to shop, items to splurge on, where to save); and designing homes for simple family living.
747 PAY
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Letters to his neighbor by Marcel ProustA translation of Marcel Proust’s tormented, touching and often hilarious letters to his noisy neighbor traces much of what we can know about his perpetually dark room as well as the life he lived there. 813 PRO |
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We crossed a bridge and it trembled : voices from Syria by Wendy PearlmanChronicles the lives of ordinary Syrians during the 2011 Arab Spring through the ensuing civil war and resulting humanitarian catastrophe, based on the first-hand testimonies of displaced citizens who face their uncertain future with hope, courage and conviction. 50,000 first printing. 959.61 PEA |
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The shadow in the garden : a biographer's tale by James AtlasA biographer describes what it’s like to document the lives of other, more famous people and revisits the experiences and work of the classical biographers who brought the lives of Samuel Johnson and James Boswell to life. BIOGRAPHY ATLAS |
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Dangerous animals : a memoir with claws by Kirstin McMillanA celebrity dog trainer and daughter of former circus performers describes how her siblings and she were subjected to their animal-trainer father's cruel and domineering personality before she ran away and rediscovered love and connection through her bond with a homeless basset hound. 50,000 first printing. BIOGRAPHY MCMILLAN |
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Rabbit : the autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia WilliamsThe popular comedian traces her youth in Atlanta's most troubled neighborhood at the height of the crack epidemic, discussing the experiences with an alcoholic mother, four siblings, petty crime and prostitution that led to her becoming a mother at age 13 before resolving to secure a better life for her children. 100,000 first printing. BIOGRAPHY WILLIAMS |
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The invitation-only zone : the true story of North Koreas abduction project by Robert S. BoyntonMeticulously researched and extensively reported, a riveting investigation into the most secretive culture on earth reveals how North Korea, as part of a global project in the 1970s and early 80s, kidnapped Japanese citizens to train them to spy on the state's behalf until the project failed and the abductees were hidden in guarded communities until 2002. 364.154 BOY |
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Without you, there is no us : my time with the sons of North Korea's elite by Suki KimThe award-winning author of The Interpreter traces her experiences as an English teacher to the sons of North Korea's elite during the last six months of Kim Jong Il's reign, an effort complicated by oppressive regime enforcers, propaganda and evangelical missionaries. 40,000 first printing. 818.603 KIM |
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