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NYT Nonfiction Bestsellers @ the LibraryJuly 2020
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With the resumption of Library book checkouts (curbside M-F, 10am-2pm), many of these books are on the Library shelves. To hold one or more available copies, phone 415.789.2661. While closed for browsing the physical shelves, we encourage you to check out and download eBooks, as well. If you need help, phone 415.789.2661 or email us at refdesk@beltiblibrary.org.
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The room where it happened : a White House memoir by John R. Bolton A seasoned public servant, Bolton brought to the current administration thirty years of experience in international issues and a reputation for tough, blunt talk. In his memoir, the former National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump offers an inside look at the administration.
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How to be an antiracist by Ibram X Kendi A best-selling author, National Book Award winner and professor combines ethics, history, law and science with a personal narrative to describe how to move beyond the awareness of racism and contribute to making society just and equitable.
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Untamed by Glennon DoyleAn activist, speaker and philanthropist offers a memoir wrapped in a wake-up call that reveals how women can reclaim their true, untamed selves by breaking free of the restrictive expectations and cultural conditioning that leaves them feeling dissatisfied and lost.
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Becoming by Michelle ObamaAn intimate and uplifting memoir by the former first lady chronicles the experiences that have shaped her remarkable life, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago through her setbacks and achievements in the White House.
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I'm still here : Black dignity in a world made for whiteness by Austin Channing Brown The author shares her experiences of growing up Black, Christian, and female in white America, exploring the country's racial divide at all levels of society and how overcoming apathy and focusing on God's work in the world can heal persistent divisions.
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Hood feminism : notes from the women that a movement forgot by Mikki Kendall An award-winning writer and frequent guest speaker presents a compelling critique of today’s Black feminist movement that argues that modern activism needs to refocus on health care, education and safety for all women instead of a privileged few.
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Breath : the new science of a lost art by James Nestor Science journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong with our breathing and how to fix it. Drawing on thousands of years of medical texts and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry and human physiology, Nestor turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head.
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Educated : a memoir by Tara WestoverWestover traces her experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, describing her participation in her family's paranoid stockpiling activities and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn an acceptance into a prestigious university and the unfamiliar world beyond.
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