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New Nonfiction & Biography August 2018
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Run for Your Life
by Mark Cucuzzella
A competitive marathon runner and creator of the Air Force's Efficient Running program shares illustrated, comprehensive instructions for running efficiently without injury or pain by avoiding common mistakes and tailoring goals to individual needs.
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The Coddling of the American Mind : How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
by Jonathan Haidt
Something has been going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and are afraid to speak honestly. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising—on campus as well as nationally. How did this happen? This is a book for anyone who is confused by what is happening on college campuses today, or has children, or is concerned about the growing inability of Americans to live, work, and cooperate across party lines.
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Selected New Biography & Memoir
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In Pieces
by Sally Field
The Academy Award-winning actress shares insights into her difficult childhood, the artistic pursuits that helped her find her voice and the powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and mother.
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Dear America : Notes of an Undocumented Citizen
by Jose Antonio Vargas
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, filmmaker and immigration-rights activist presents a debut memoir about how he unknowingly entered the United States with false documents as a child.
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