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New Non-Fiction Titles January 2025 |
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by Fady Joudah
"From one of our most acclaimed contemporary writers, an urgent and essential collection of poems illuminating the visionary presence of Palestinians. Fady Joudah's powerful sixth collection of poems opens with, 'I am unfinished business,' articulating the ongoing pathos of the Palestinian people. A rendering of Joudah's survivance, [...] speaks to Palestine's daily and historic erasure and insists on presence inside and outside the ancestral land. Responding to the unspeakable in real time, Joudah offers multiple ways of seeing the world through a Palestinian lens--a world filled with ordinary desires, no matter how grand or tragic the details may be--and asks their reader to be changed by them. The sequences are meditations on a carousel: the past returns as the future is foretold. But 'Repetition won't guarantee wisdom,' Joudah writes, demanding that we resuscitate language"
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American noir film : from the Maltese Falcon to Gone Girl
by M. Keith Booker
"American Noir Film explores how the popular genre and its tropes evolved from the early classics to neo-noir and beyond while maintaining the distinct features audiences love. Movies discussed range from Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard to Chinatown and Devil in a Blue Dress and recent films Under the Silver Lake and Promising Young Woman"
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The basketball 100
by David Aldridge
Profiles the NBA's 100 greatest players, exploring their unique stories and contributions to the game, while addressing key debates about championship value, statistical significance, and which player deserves the title of ultimate GOAT.
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Black in blues : how a color tells the story of my people
by Imani Perry
A National Book Award winner examines the connection of the color blue to Black history, weaving together themes of hope, melancholy and personal experience to examine race in ways that transcend politics and ideology. 150,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Chaos comes calling : the battle against the far-right takeover of small-town America
by Sasha Abramsky
"Donald Trump's November 2015 electoral victory was, to many, ominously validated by four years of demagogy, presidential name-calling, and-ten months into a pandemic-an incitement to violence that led a mob of thousands to descend on the Capitol in Washington, DC. Fueled by suspicion, conspiracy, and bigotry, a faction of Americans had decided to seize control. But the biggest effect of this right-wing wave may have been not on our national politics, but on the local governments of communities around the country. In Chaos Comes Calling, Sasha Abramsky investigates the empowerment of the far-right over the past few years, stoked by the Trump presidency and the Covid-19 pandemic. He tells the parallel stories of two communities, Shasta County, California and Sequim, Washington, where toxic alliances of QAnoners, anti-vaxxers, Christian nationalists, militia supporters and other denizens of the far-right have worked to take control of the levers of power. The trajectories of both communities expose the stark divisions and extremism that have come to define our political landscape over the past decade, and offer revealing glimpses of what the future may hold. While Sequim ultimately recalibrated in 2021, returning to rationality, Shasta County has descendedfurther into a climate of intolerance and toxic divisiveness. Chaos Comes Calling vividly captures both the regressive forces gaining momentum all over the country and the tireless efforts of one citizens determined to organize against them"
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Charleston
by Melissa Bigner
A travel guide to the city of Charleston, South Carolina offers multiple itineraries, detailed maps and an illustrated guide to ultimate experiences including tours of historic houses, feasting on Lowcountry cuisine and partying in King Street
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City time : on being sentenced to Rikers Island
by David Campbell
"City Time is an immersive ethnographic account of the social world and daily activities of men serving their sentences at New York City's Rikers Island Penal colony, written by two of its former prisoners. The result is a vital glimpse behind the headlines and into the day to day reality of mass incarceration in New York City"
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The cure for women : Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the challenge to Victorian medicine that changed women's lives forever
by Lydia Reeder
"How Victorian male doctors used false science to argue that women were unfit for anything but motherhood-and the brilliant doctor who defied them After Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from medical school, more women demanded a chance to study medicine. Barred entrance to universities like Harvard, women built their own first-rate medical schools and hospitals. Their success spurred a chilling backlash from elite, white male physicians who were obsessed with eugenics and the propagation of the white race. Distorting Darwin's evolution theory, these haughty physicians proclaimed in bestselling books that women should never be allowed to attend college or enter a profession because their menstrual cycles made them perpetually sick. Motherhood was their constitution and duty. Into the midst of this turmoil marched tiny, dynamic Mary Putnam Jacobi, daughter of New York publisher George Palmer Putnam and the first woman to be accepted into the world-renowned Sorbonne medical school in Paris. As one of the best-educated doctors in the world, she returned to New York for the fight of her life. Aided by other prominent women physicians and suffragists, Jacobi conducted the first-ever data-backed, scientific research on women's reproductivebiology. The results of her studies shook the foundations of medical science and higher education. Full of larger than life characters and cinematically written, The Cure for Women documents the birth of a sexist science still haunting us today as the fight for control of women's bodies and lives continues"
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Dare I say it : everything I wish I'd known about menopause
by Naomi Watts
The actress known for 21 Grams and Mulholland Drive blends personal stories with expert advice to demystify menopause, offering women a candid, supportive guide to managing symptoms, tackling aging and embracing this transformative phase of life with confidence.
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Design Your Life : Your Career, Your Way
by Erifili Gounari
We don't have to conform to traditional ways of working. Uncover how to build a successful career on your own terms and develop the skills you need for the future with Design Your Life. Why settle with a conventional career path when you can build a future on your own terms? With innovations such as side gigs and personal branding, you can craft your own, authentic future. Design Your Life uncovers the key skills and strategies that will allow you to build a successful career as a young professional.
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Drawing nature : the creative process of an artist, illustrator, and naturalist
by Linda M. Feltner
''Drawing Nature presents the creative process of an acclaimed nature artist, guiding readers from field sketches to finished art and demonstrating how science and the close observation of nature can be integrated into the artist's work to create dynamic, meaningful images. With chapters that flow from drawing basics to more advanced methods and concepts, this beautifully illustrated book is like a look inside the artist's sketchbooks to discover their secrets. Linda Miller Feltner demonstrates how observation and recording are sparks to creativity. Her journey from loose sketches and drawings to a completed work begins with observing a natural process, object, or interaction between organisms. Her curiosity generates scientific inquiry that, when researched, helps her to answer a question or make broad, often surprising connections. Blending examples of her stunning artwork with invaluable insights into time-honored art techniques, Feltner illustrates how sketching, developing an image, and scientific accuracy are essential to her art and encourages each of us to cultivate our own powers of observation and discover anew the world around us. Drawing Nature enables us to look at nature through an artist's eyes, draw inspiration from a place or a moment, and give expression to its beauty''
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Fodor's essential Hawaii
by Karen Anderson
"Whether you want to hike a volcano in Maui, relax on Waikiki Beach, or attend a luau, the local Fodor's travel experts in Hawaii are here to help! Fodor's Essential Hawaii guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time"
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Fodor's essential Italy
by Robert Andrews
A travel guide to Italy includes maps, suggested itineraries, excursions and recommendations from locals and an ultimate experiences guide from designer shopping in Milan to visiting the Colosseum in Rome or hiking the Cinque Terre
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Fodor's essential Portugal
by Lucy Bryson
A comprehensive guide to exploring Portugal, from sipping wine in Mendoza to the glaciers of Patagonia with maps, self-guided walking tours and recommendations for hotels at all price ranges and the best places to dine. Original. Illustrations.
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Fodor's New York City
by Arabella Bowen
"Whether you want to explore the High Line, see a Broadway show, or grab a slice of pizza in Brooklyn, the local Fodor's travel experts in New York City are here to help! Fodor's New York City 2025 guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos"
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Fodor's the Carolinas & Georgia
by Meg Alcazar
Describes points of interest in each state, recommends restaurants and hotels, and includes information on shopping, transportation, entertainment, and historical sites
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Fodor's Utah
by Andrew Collins
From hiking through Zion, skiing in Park City or visiting the Great Salk Lake, this illustrated travel guide to Utah provides multiple itineraries, detailed maps, color photos and“Best of” features to help make trip-planning and travel easy. Original. Illustrations. Maps.
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The forgotten sense : the new science of smell--and the extraordinary power of the nose
by Jonas Olofsson
Explores the human sense of smell through the lens of neuroscience and psychology, revealing its extraordinary sensitivity and how it engages the brain, affects our perceptions, and shapes our experiences, while examining historical perspectives, the role of smell in evolution, and the potential for smell rehabilitation after illness.
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Globetrotter : how Abe Saperstein shook up the world of sports
by Mark Jacob
"The Harlem Globetrotters weren't from Harlem, and they didn't start out as globetrotters. Globetrotter is the fascinating biography of Abe Saperstein, a Jewish immigrant who took an obscure group of Black basketball players from Chicago's South Side, created the Harlem Globetrotters, and turned them into a worldwide sensation"
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Good nature : why seeing, smelling, hearing, and touching plants is good for our health
by K. J. Willis
"In Good Nature, Kathy Willis takes the reader on a journey with her to dig out all the experiments around the world that are looking for this evidence-experiments made easier by the new kinds of data being collected from satellites and big-data biobanks. Having a vase of roses on your desk or a green wall in your office makes a measurable difference to your well-being; certain scents in room diffusers genuinely can boost your immune system; and, in a chapter that Kathy calls "Hidden Sense," we learn that touching organic soil has a significant effect on the healthiness of your microbiome"
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Higher admissions : the rise, decline, and return of standardized testing
by Nicholas Lemann
In Higher Admissions, Nicholas Lemann reflects on the state of America's aspirational meritocracy and the enduring value and meaning of standardized testing. Lemann writes that the anticipation of the Supreme Court's 2023 decision banning affirmative action, plus the Covid pandemic, led hundreds of universities to stop requiring standardized admissions tests; now many colleges and universities are reinstituting test requirements. The country is preoccupied with the admissions policies of the most selective universities, but Lemann redirects our attention to an alternate path that American higher education could have taken, and can still take--one that emphasizes selective admission less and a significant upgrade of the entire higher education system more. Lemann argues that to improve the state of higher education overall, we should focus not on the narrow chokepoint of admission to highly selective colleges, but on efforts to create as much meaningful opportunity for flourishing in our vast higher education system for as many people as possible.
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It's all in the delivery : pregnancy in American film and television comedy
by Victoria Sturtevant
"How changing depictions of pregnancy in comedy from the start of the twentieth century to the present show an evolution in attitudes toward women's reproductive roles and rights. Some of the most groundbreaking moments in American film and TV comedy have centered on pregnancy, from Lucille Ball's real-life pregnancy on I Love Lucy, to the abortion plot on Maude; Murphy Brown's controversial single motherhood; Arnold Schwarzenegger's pregnancy in Junior; or the third-trimester stand-up special Ali Wong: Baby Cobra. In the first book-length study of pregnancy in popular comedy, Victoria Sturtevant examines the slow evolution of pregnancy tropes during the years of the Production Code; the sexual revolution and changing norms around nonmarital pregnancy in the 1960s and '70s; and the emphasis on biological clocks, infertility, adoption, and abortion from the 1980s to now. Across this history, popular media have offered polite evasions and sentimentality instead of real candor about the physical and socialcomplexities of pregnancy. But comedy has often led the way in puncturing these clichâes, pointing an irreverent and satiric lens at the messy and sometimes absurd work of gestation. Ultimately, Sturtevant argues that comedy can reveal the distortions and lies that treat pregnancy as simple and natural "women's work," misrepresentations that rest at the heart of contemporary attacks on reproductive rights in the US"
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A life in the garden : tales and tips for growing food in every season
by Barbara Damrosch
A respected garden expert who has worked for the New York Times and Gardens Illustrated shares her insights and wisdom on growing food, blending practical advice with personal reflections, humor and a deep appreciation for partnering with nature. Illustrations.
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Lincoln vs. Davis : the war of the presidents
by Nigel Hamilton
From a New York Times bestselling presidential biographer comes an untold story of the Civil War: how the American president and the leader of the Confederacy faced off as the fate of the United States hung in the balance—and how Abraham Lincoln came to embrace emancipation as the last, best chance to save the Union. Illustrations. Maps.
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Mother
by m. s RedCherries
"A stunning, multimorphic work of poetry and prose about Indigenous identity"
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The Mourner's Bestiary
by Eiren Caffall
Author Eiren Caffall is the inheritor of a family legacy of two hundred years of genetic kidney disease and the mother of a child who may inherit that legacy. A literary memoir on loss, chronic illness, and generational healing, Caffall's The Mourner's Bestiary is also a meditation on grief and survival told through the stories of animals in two collapsing marine ecosystems--the Gulf of Maine and the Long Island Sound--and the lives of a family facing a life-threatening illness on their shores.
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New York Sketches
by E. B. White
Over more than fifty years at the New Yorker, E. B. White came to define a kind of ideal American prose: clear, casual, democratic, and urbane. He also did more than any writer to define his favorite city. His classic Here Is New York captured a moment in the life of Manhattan with precision and love—but his was no fleeting infatuation. In New York Sketches, the first collection of his casual pieces about the city, White ranges at whim from the nesting habits of pigeons to the aisles of a calculator trade-show on Eighth Avenue, from the behavior of snails in aquariums to the ghosts of old romance that haunt a flower shop or a fire escape or an old hotel. These sketches, some less than a page long, many written for a laugh, or in response to the news of the day, show us White at his most playful and inventive.
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On the High Line : the definitive guide
by Annik LaFarge
"The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and acclaimed guide to the High Line by the leading expert on the history of the park--now in a fully revised edition. Built atop a former freight railroad, the "park in the sky" is regularly cited as one of the premiere examples of adaptive reuse and quickly became one of New York's most popular destinations, attracting more than 8 million visitors a year. This updated Third Edition of On the High Line--published to coincide with the fifteenth anniversary of the park's opening--remains the definitive guide to the park that transformed an entire neighborhood and became an inspiration to cities around the globe. In short entries organized by roughly two city block sections, the guide provides rich details about everything in view on both sides of the park. Illustrated with more than 110 black & white photographs, it covers historic and modern architecture; plants and horticulture; and important industries and technological innovations that developed in the neighborhoods the park traverses, from book publishing and food distribution to the introduction of cold storage and the development of radar, the elevator, and talking movies. Updated to include newly opened sections of the park, this edition also features a new conversation pertaining to the more controversial side of the High Line's story and how it became a poster child for the most grievous manifestations of gentrification and inequity in public spaces. Author Annik LaFarge provides a frank discussion on how thepark's leadership created a platform for discussing these issues and for advising other projects on how to work more inclusively and from a social justice and equity perspective. On the High Line serves as an educated travel companion, someone invisibly perched on a visitor's shoulder who can answer every question, including what was here before, moving back in time through the early 20th century, the Industrial Revolution, and the colonial and pre-European times when this stretch of what we call Manhattan was home to the Lenape people and much of it was covered by the waters of the Hudson River. A companion website with more than 650 photos--historic, contemporary, rooftop and aerial--can be viewed at HighLineBook.com"
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Paper boat : new and selected poems, 1961-2023
by Margaret Atwood
Spanning six decades of work—from her earliest beginnings to brand-new poems—this volume provides an extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our age.
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Paris 1944 : occupation, resistance, liberation
by Patrick Bishop
Published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris, this moving, dramatic social history keeps readers on the edge of their seats as they watch the city's fate hanging in the balance against the drama, heroism, joy and suspense of one of the most explosive moments of the 20th century. Illustrations.
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Respect for acting
by Uta Hagen
"In working through this book, actors will learn physical, verbal, and emotional practice that empower them to connect their own self-concept to the characters they play. Specific, detailed exercises help actors learn to address a range of problems actors face, like maintaining immediacy and relevance, and developing the dimensions of a role over a long performance run"
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Saturday Night : A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live
by Doug Hill
Discover the intimate and original history of Saturday Night Live in Saturday Night. From its rebellious beginnings as an outlaw comedy program produced by an unruly band of renegades to becoming a TV institution, this book captures it all. Learn how SNL created stars like John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, Joe Piscopo, and Eddie Murphy. This groundbreaking book reveals what really happened behind the scenes during the first ten years of Saturday Night Live.
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The secret history of the rape kit : a true crime story
by Pagan Kennedy
An investigation of the overlooked contributions of Martha“Marty” Goddard, who pioneered the rape kit and advocated for the rights of sexual assault survivors in the 1970s, while also confronting the troubling history of forensics in America and reflecting on her personal experiences with injustice. Original.
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Silk : a world history
by Aarathi Prasad
This intricately woven tapestry of the global, natural and cultural history of silk, one of the strongest biological materials ever known, explores the technologies it has inspired, from sutures to pharmaceutical, from replacement body parts to holograms, and looks to its future as a resource with incredible, untapped potential. Illustrations.
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Sisters in science : how four women physicists escaped Nazi Germany and made scientific history
by Olivia Campbell
"In the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific thought. But after the Nazis took power, Jewish and female citizens were forced out of their academic positions. Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer and Hildegard Stèucklen were eminent in their fields, but they had no choice but to flee due to their Jewish ancestry or anti-Nazi sentiments. Their harrowing journey out of Germany became a life-and-death situation that required Herculean efforts of friends and other prominent scientists. Lise fled to Sweden, where she made a groundbreaking discovery in nuclear physics, and the others fled to the United States, where they brought advanced physics to American universities. No matter their destination, each woman revolutionized the field of physics when all odds were stacked against them, galvanizing young women to do the same"
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The sustainability class : how to take back our future from lifestyle environmentalists
by Vijay Kolinjivadi
"A sustainability apartheid is emerging. More than ever, urban residents want to be green, yet to cater to their interests, a green-tech service economy has sprung up, co-opting well-intentioned concerns over sustainability to sell a resource-heavy and exclusive "lifestyle environmentalism." This has made cities more unsustainable and inaccessible to the working class. The Sustainability Class is about those wealthy "progressive" urbanites convinced that we can save the planet through individual action, smart urbanism, green finance, and technological innovation. Authors Vijay Kolinjivadi and Aaron Vansintjan challenge many of the popular ideas about environmentalism, showing that it is actually the sustainability class itself that is unsustainable. The solutions they propose work to safeguard an elite minority, exclude billions of people, and ultimately hasten ecological breakdown, not reverse it"
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The war on warriors : behind the betrayal of the men who keep us free
by Pete Hegseth
Combining his own military experiences, tales of outrage and an incisive look at how the chain of command got so kinked, this book, revealing a society that has forgotten the men who face the dangers the Left pretends don't exist, sets out to save our warriors and win future wars.
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Where madness lies : the double life of Vivien Leigh
by Lyndsy Spence
Recounts the poignant journey of actress Vivien Leigh, beginning with her 1953 nervous breakdown and subsequent institutionalization, as she struggles to rebuild her life, revive her career, and save her marriage to Sir Laurence Olivier, all while battling undiagnosed manic depression and facing the challenges of her tumultuous personal life.
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The world almanac and book of facts 2025
by Sarah Janssen
Presents thousands of facts on sports, pop culture, science and technology, U.S. history and government, world geography, and business, and includes a special 2024 U.S. election results, and the top ten news topics of the year
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Y2K : how the 2000s became everything : (essays on the future that never was)
by Colette Shade
A nostalgic yet critical exploration of the early 2000s, reflecting on its pop culture and socio-political landscape through artifacts like flip phones and early internet phenomena, revealing how this era shaped contemporary issues while examining the mixed legacy of a decade marked by both optimism and disillusionment.
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