New Nonfiction
April 2019

Recent additions to the collection
The self-driven child : the science and sense of giving your kids more control over their lives
by William R. Stixrud

A clinical psychologist and a test-prep expert combine cutting-edge brain science with insights from their work with families to outline a case for giving children more freedom to unleash their full potential.
The dumb things smart people do with their money : thirteen ways to right your financial wrongs
by Jill Schlesinger

The Emmy Award-nominated CBX News business analyst and host of Jill on Money explores the common mistakes that intelligent people make with money, drawing on heartfelt stories to identify psychological blind spots that contribute to personal-finance difficulties.
Women warriors : an unexpected history
by Pamela D Toler

Reveals how women have stepped out of traditional female roles throughout history to take up arms or assume leadership positions in transformative ways—from Britain Celtic tribe leader, Boudica, to Battle of Little Bighorn Cheyenne warrior, Buffalo Calf Road Woman.
Word by word : the secret life of dictionaries
by Kory Stamper

Have you ever tried to define the word "is?" Do you have strong feelings about the word (and, yes, it is a word) "irregardless?" Did you know that OMG was first used in 1917, in a letter to Winston Churchill? These are the questions that keep lexicographers up at night. While most of us might take dictionaries for granted, the process of writing dictionaries is in fact as lively and dynamic as language itself. With sharp wit and irreverence, Kory Stamper cracks open the complex, obsessive world of lexicography, from the agonizing decisions about what and how to define, to the knotty questions of usage in an ever-changing language.
Brief answers to the big questions
by Stephen Hawking

The world-famous cosmologist and #1 best-selling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe’s biggest questions in a posthumous work
Emerald labyrinth : a scientist's adventures in the jungles of the Congo
by Eli Greenbaum

An expert in herpetology and evolutionary genetics describes the rich and varied habitats of the Democratic Republic of the Congo which are home to a wide array of animal, plant and medical discoveries and also discusses the country’s troubled past and complicated present.
From the ground up : a journey to reimagine the promise of America
by Howard Schultz

The founder of Starbucks shares his dramatic, untold personal story—from his childhood in Brooklyn’s housing projects to his rise as a business icon—and lays out his vision for how companies can improve their social impact.
Doodle stitching : Crewel, Cross Stitch, Sashiko & More Embroidery & beyond : crewel, cross stitch, sashiko & more
by Aimee Ray

Shares embroidery projects that use a variety of techniques, including cross stitch, sashiko, and cutwork
Magic is dead : my journey into the world's most secretive society of magicians
by Ian Frisch

Follows one man's colorful, mysterious and personal journey into the world of magic, and his unlikely invitation into a secret underground society of revolutionary illusionists from around the world.
The unwomanly face of war : an oral history of women in World War II
by Svetlana Aleksievich

The Nobel Prize-winning author of Voices from Chernobyl offers a collection of deeply personal stories that share the World War II perspectives of women from the front lines, at home and in occupied territories.
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