New Nonfiction Books
October 2025
 
Our Librarians have selected these 10 new nonfiction books.
The Grateful Dead : photos and stories from the formative years, 1966-1977 by Jim Marshall
The Grateful Dead: Photos and Stories from the Formative Years, 1966-1977
by Jim Marshall

One of the greatest bands of all time and one of the greatest music photographers in history meet in this incredible visual archive featuring exclusive never-before-seen photos.
Metabolic freedom : a 30-day guide to restore your metabolism, heal hormones & burn fat by Ben Azadi
Metabolic Freedom: A 30-Day Guide to Restore Your Metabolism, Heal Hormones & Burn Fat
by Ben Azadi

Azadi writes for those who are fed up with the failed diet dogma of fad diets, calorie counting and excessive exercise and are looking to finally break free with a new paradigm on how to reset their metabolism to achieve metabolic freedom.
The headache : the science of a most confounding affliction--and a search for relief by Tom Zeller
The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction--and a Search for Relief
by Tom Zeller

The author combines personal experience and scientific investigation to explore the misunderstood world of chronic headaches through clinical trials, interviews with specialists and historical context, revealing how these conditions impact lives and why they have remained under-researched despite their prevalence and severity.
Recharge : Boosting Your Mental Battery, One Conversation at a Time by David Ko
Recharge: Boosting Your Mental Battery, One Conversation at a Time, Real Talk on Stress with Rebels, Rappers, and Innovators
by David Ko

Ko delves into the profound effects of stress on our lives while offering practical techniques to manage anxiety, enhance work-life balance and build emotional resilience.
How to be a goth : notes on undead style by Tish Weinstock
How To Be a Goth: Notes on Undead Style
by Tish Weinstock

The author celebrates the most hallowed of all subcultures permeating pop culture at every level - fashion, music, film, beauty - what was once the preserve of the hooded misfit, but now seeping into the mainstream - in this manual for the modern goth, divided into advice on style and beauty for three sartorial stages of life - the creepy teenage years, the trick or treat of adulthood and, finally, the witchy winter - carrying readers from cradle to crypt and including an inventory of important undead icons through the ages.
Friends with words : adventures in languageland by Martha Barnette
Friends with Words: Adventures in Languageland
by Martha Barnette

After two decades as the co-host of A Way with Words, a Car Talk for lexiphiles, Barnette weaves together etymology, slang, regional vocabulary, idioms and linguistic diversity in a clear, informative, highly entertaining exploration of language - chock-full of anecdotes, humorous asides, new words, trivia and other lexicological delights.
Anatomy of a con artist / :  The 14 Red Flags to Spot Scammers, Grifters, and Thieves by Johnathan Walton
Anatomy of a Con Artist: The 14 Red Flags to Spot Scammers, Grifters, and Thieves
by Johnathan Walton

A victim-turned-investigator and host of the Queen of the Con podcast shares 14 red flags to use to spot con artists, drawing from hundreds of real-life cases and his personal mission to bring scammers to justice.
In for dinner : 101 delicious, affordable recipes to share by Rosie Kellett
In for Dinner: 101 Delicious, Affordable Recipes To Share
by Rosie Kellett

The supper club host and former Violet Bakery employee shares affordable and approachable recipes, such as Conchigliette with Porcini Mushroom Ragu and Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cake, that are designed for sharing with friends, family or yourself (leftovers!).
Street cats & where to find them : the most feline-friendly cities and attractions around the world by Jeff Bogle
Street Cats & Where To Find Them: The Most Feline-Friendly Cities and Attractions around the World
by Jeff Bogle

Bogle offers an entertaining yet practical guide for cat lovers in search of street cats, cat cafés, cat museums and other cat-themed attractions and oddities around the world, plus hundreds of vibrant photographs.
Shoot Like Wes : A Practical Guide to Creating Your Own Wes Anderson Photography by Adam Woodward
Shoot Like Wes: A Practical Guide to Creating Your Own Wes Anderson Photography
by Adam Woodward

Packed with rich imagery and in-depth analysis of the filmmaker's remarkable body of work, this is the only guide readers will need to create their own cinematic images, transforming everyday scenes into vibrant, storytelling moments worthy of the big screen.
 
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