LibraryAware August 2025

Tree Houses Within Reach: 30 Lofty Cabins, Playhouses, and Getaways You Can Actually Build
by Derek Diedricksen

This lively showcase of wildly different and eclectic tree houses will inspire anyone who has ever dreamed of building a tree house of their own. The tree houses featured range from simple platform structures to raised office spaces, tiny houses to playhouses—proving that a tree house can be creative, useful, and beautiful while still being affordable and accessible to those with modest building skills. For those eager to start their own projects, Diedricksen leads the reader through the most important nuts & bolts of tree house building and offers tips and suggestions throughout. The book includes step-by-step photographs of a basic sample build.

The Book Your Dog Wishes You Would Read: How to Raise the Happiest Dog
by Louise Glazebrook

Wouldn't you love to know what your dog was thinking? The truth is that your dog is communicating with you all the time. But unless you know the signs, you aren't picking up on what your dog wants you to know. Acclaimed dog behaviorist and trainer Louise Glazebrook invites you into your dog's inner world. In these pages, you won't learn how to discipline your dog into submission, or train your dog to obey your every command. Instead, you'll find compassionate, sensible advice on topics ranging from socializing and body language, to nutrition and exercise, to responding to behavioral issues in ways that honor your dog's unique personality and needs.

Wilderness Survival Skills for Beginners: The Step-by-Step Guide to Survive the Great Outdoors
by Jason Marsteiner

This guide shows you how to level up your survival skills and boost your confidence when you're out exploring the wilderness. Get pro tips on navigation, finding food, building shelters, and basic first aid from expert survivalist Jason Marsteiner. You'll learn how to tackle any situation, like chance encounters with wild animals or poisonous plants, as well as ways to stay safe while trekking through any climate or terrain.

Grass Isn't Greener: The Everyday Conservationist 's Guide to Bringing Nature to Your Yard
by Danae Wolfe

Built around easy-to-digest tips for improving sustainability, this fun, action-oriented guide will help everyone turn their home garden into an earth-friendly habitat. Rooted in twenty practical steps that anyone can take starting today, Grass Isn't Greener demonstrates how small changes in your yard or garden can create lasting impact for the planet: from leaving your leaves to selecting eco-friendly holiday decorations; from eliminating light pollution to attracting wildlife; from saving seeds to devoting even a small patch of lawn to native plants.

How to/how not to

How to Win at Travel
by Brian Kelly

A travel expert offers a comprehensive guide full of practical advice on everything from leveraging points to managing travel anxiety, helping travelers of all kinds plan stress-free trips and turn their travel dreams into reality.

How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
by Michael Greger

A founding member of NutritionFacts.org and fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine explains how proper diet and nutrition can help avoid the diseases most commonly encountered in life and during the aging process.

Anatomy of a Con Artist: The 14 Red Flags to Spot Scammers, Grifters, and Thieves
by Johnathan Walton

Victim-turned-investigator Johnathan Walton, host of the Queen of the Con podcast, shares 14 red flags to use to not get scammed, drawing from hundreds of real-life cases and his personal mission to bring scammers to justice.

Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
by Gabriel Wyner

Gabriel Wyner speaks seven languages fluently. He didn't learn them in school - who does? Rather, he mastered each one on his own, drawing on free online resources, quick daily practice sessions, and his knowledge of neuroscience and linguistics. In Fluent Forever, Gabe shares his foolproof method for learning any language. You'll begin by learning how to hear new sounds and training your tongue to produce them accurately. You'll connect spellings and sounds to images rather than rely on translation exercises so that you start thinking in a new language. With the help of spaced-repetition systems, you'll build a foundation for your language in one week and learn hundreds of words a month - with just a few minutes of practice each day.