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New Adult Non-Fiction Books
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Power and glory : Elizabeth II and the rebirth of royalty
by Alexander Larman
An expert chronicler of the House of Windsor, in this conclusion to his acclaimed trilogy, uses rare and previously unseen documents to paint a vivid portrait of the end of one sovereign's reign and the beginning of another's that heralded a new Elizabethan Age of power and glory.
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The Britannias : an archipelago's tale
by Alice Albinia
In an act of feminist inquiry, personal adventure, and literary quest, Alice Albinia embarks on a series of journeys that traverse Britain and reach beyond its contemporary borders--from Europe to the Caribbean, Ireland to Scandinavia. She walks the coastlines of Lindisfarne, sails through the Hebrides archipelago, and bikes into Westminster at dawn. As she takes us across extravagantly varied island topographies and surveys centuries of history, Albinia ranges between languages and genres, and through disparate island cultures. She talks to stubbornly independent islanders and searches for archaeological and linguistic traces of island identities, discovering distinct traditions and resistance to mainland control.
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Young queens : three Renaissance women and the price of power
by Leah L. Chang
This dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary Queen of Scots, who lived through the changes that transformed sixteenth-century Europe, shows how they learned that to rule as queen was to wage a constant war against the deeply entrenched misogyny of their time.
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A history of the world in twelve shipwrecks
by David. Gibbins
A renowned underwater archaeologist presents a narrative of human history through the discoveries of twelve shipwrecks across time such as The Viking warship of King Cnut the Great, Henry VIII's Mary Rose and the doomed HMS Terror.
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Bite by bite : nourishments & jamborees
by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
A collection of short essays from the author of World of Wonders that investigate the relationship between humans and food, discussing how different dishes and traditions impact our identities and evoke associations and remembrances of joy, grief and desire.
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Somehow : thoughts on love
by Anne Lamott
Full of her trademark compassion and humanity, the New York Times best-selling explores the transformative power of love in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity and guides us forward.
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The backyard bird chronicles
by Amy Tan
Mapping the passage of time through daily entries, thoughtful questions and beautiful original sketches, the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club shares her search for solace which turned into an opportunity to connect with nature in a meaningful way and imagine the intricate lives of the birds she admired.
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Instructions for Traveling West : Poems
by Joy Sullivan
A vivid and inspiring poetry collection about what’s possible when we heed our instincts and honor our intuition, allowing ourselves to strike out for new territories of love, pleasure, and peace.
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Root Fractures
by Diana Khoi Nguyen
National Book Award finalist Diana Khoi Nguyen’s second poetry collection, a haunting of a family’s past upon its present, and a frank reckoning with how loss and displacement transform mothers and daughters across generations.
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Plantains and our becoming
by Melania-Luisa Marte
This breathtaking collection of poetry explores themes of self-love, nationalism, displacement, generational traumas and ancestral knowledge, uprooting Black stereotypes while creating a new joyous vision for Black identity and personhood.
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Dear God. Dear bones. Dear yellow.
by Noor Hindi
In this defiant and urgent collection, Palestinian American poet Noor Hindi explores Arab womanhood, migration, colonialism, and queerness with evocative lyricism.
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The moon that turns you back
by Hala Alyan
A diaspora of memories runs through this poetry collection--a multiplicity of voices, bodies, and houses hold archival material for one another, tracing paths between Brooklyn, Beirut, and Jerusalem. Boundaries and borders blur between space and time and poetic form--small banal moments of daily life live within geopolitical brutalities and, vice versa, the desire for stability lives in familiarity with displacement. These poems take stock of who and what can displace you from home and from your own body--and, conversely, the kind of resilience, tenacity, and love that can bring you back into yourself and into the context of past and future generations. Hala Alyan asks, What stops you from transforming into someone or something else? When you have liveda life in flux, how do you find rest?
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K-Drama School : A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television
by Grace Jung
Discussing the cultural significance of Korean television with humor and heart, a stand-up comedian and media studies PhD offers a groundbreaking exploration into this singular form of entertainment that is irresistibly bingeable, examining such shows as Squid Game, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Beef and The Glory.
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All you need is love : the Beatles in their own words
by Peter Brown
This groundbreaking oral history of the Beatles is based on interviews with Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and others in 1980-81 in preparation for the international bestseller The Love You Make.
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Finding a likeness : how I got somewhat better at art
by Nicholson Baker
The acclaimed and best-selling writer chronicles his efforts to learn how to paint after years of chronicling war and poverty, and how it led him to better appreciate the world in all its complexity.
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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.
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Everyday delicious : 30 minute(ish) home-cooked meals made simple
by Rocco DiSpirito
A James Beard Award-winning chef, healthy lifestyle expert and best-selling author offers a collection of easy weekday family meals that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less, including Chicken Parmesan, Salmon Miso Marmalade and Spaghetti Carbonara.
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Indulge : delicious and decadent dishes to enjoy and share
by Valerie Bertinelli
The actress and New York Times best-selling author returns with 100 recipes aimed at nourishing both the body and soul with the taste of indulgence including Fancy Tea Sandwiches, Baby Kale with Crispy Garlic and Sausage and Olive Cheese Bites.
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ADHD Is awesome : a guide to (mostly) thriving with ADHD
by Penn Holderness
The couple behind the massively popular Holderness family videos share their story of living with ADHD by rejecting traditional views and embracing creative and life-affirming solutions that focus on how ADHD can often be beneficial.
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A body made of glass : a history of hypochondria
by Caroline Crampton
In this definitive biography of hypochondria, the author draws on her own experiences with health anxiety to weave together history, memoir and literary criticism to examine its impact on our physical, mental and emotional health.
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Music and mind : harnessing the arts for health and wellness
by Renée Fleming
World-renowned soprano and arts/health advocate Renée Fleming curates a collection of essays from leading scientists, artists, creative arts therapists, educators, and healthcare providers about the powerful impacts of music and the arts on health and the human experience.
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Secrets of the octopus
by Sy Montgomery
A new book—written by the author of the international best-seller The Soul of an Octopus and enhanced with vivid National Geographic photography—brings readers closer than ever to these elusive creatures.
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The Exceptions : Nancy Hopkins and the Fight for Women in Science
by Kate Zernike
The Exceptions chronicles groundbreaking science and a history-making fight for equal opportunity. It is the “excellent and infuriating” (The New York Times) story of how this group of determined, brilliant women used the power of the collective and the tools of science to inspire ongoing radical change. And it offers an intimate look at the passion that drives discovery, and a rare glimpse into the competitive, hierarchical world of elite science—and the women who dared to challenge it.
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Liberty equality fashion : the women who styled the French Revolution
by Anne Higonnet
Joséphine Bonaparte, future Empress of France; Térézia Tallien, the most beautiful woman in Europe; and Juliette Récamier, muse of intellectuals, had nothing left to lose. After surviving incarceration and forced incestuous marriage during the worst violence of the French Revolution of 1789, they dared sartorial revolt. Together, Joséphine and Térézia shed the underwear cages and massive, rigid garments that women had been obliged to wear for centuries. They slipped into light, mobile dresses, cropped their hair short, wrapped themselves in shawls, and championed the handbag. Juliette made the new style stand for individual liberty. The erotic audacity of these fashion revolutionaries conquered Europe, starting with Napoleon. Everywhere a fashion magazine could reach, women imitated the news coming from Paris. It was the fastest and most total change in clothing history. Two centuries ahead of its time, it was rolled back after only a decade by misogynist rumors of obscene extravagance.
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All in Her Head : How Gender Bias Harms Women's Mental Health
by Misty Pratt
Sharing her own history of mental illness, a science writer and medical researcher paints a picture of a system that's failing women on multiple levels, and explores stereotypes, debunks myth and challenges misconceptions to give women the hope and courage to reframe and reclaim their mental health.
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Attack from within : how disinformation is sabotaging America
by Barbara McQuade
A legal scholar and analyst looks at both the history and current threat of disinformation from Mussolini and Hitler to Bolsonaro and Trump while offering practical solutions to overcoming its poisonous influence on democracy.
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Speak the blessing : send your words in the direction you want your life to go
by Joel Osteen
Your words have power. Get your words going in the right direction and see how your life moves in the right direction. Your words are like seeds. Every time you say them, they're taking root and growing. Are you planting good seeds? Are you seeing the increase, the health, the relationships, and the happiness you dream about? If not, check out what you're saying. Whether you realize it or not, the words you speak today are setting the direction for the rest of your life. In Speak the Blessing, New York Times bestselling author Joel Osteen offers you unique insights into this profound truth: Your words have creative power. When you discover the power of speaking what God says about you, you give those words the right to come to pass. There is a miracle in your mouth. There is healing in your mouth, freedom in your mouth, and new levels in your mouth. But nothing happens until you speak the blessing. Your words become your reality. Start blessing your future today. Use the words you speak to unlock the power within and create the life you were designed to live. The life-changing possibilities are limitless.
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Microskills : Small Actions, Big Impact
by M.D. Landry, Adaira
MicroSkills is built on one core, easy-to-learn principle: every big goal, complicated task, healthy habit, and, yes, even what we think of as character traits, can be broken down into small, learnable, skills that can be practiced, and incorporated real-time. We call these: MicroSkills.
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Third Millennium Thinking : Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense
by Saul Perlmutter
Based on a wildly popular UC Berkeley course, and presented by a physicist, a psychologist and a philosopher, this introduction to the tools and frameworks scientists have developed to understand the world and make decisions will help readers think critically and solve problems.
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The age of magical overthinking : notes on modern irrationality
by Amanda Montell
Utilizing her linguistic insights and sociological explorations, the best-selling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult delves into the cognitive biases that run rampant in our brains, including “magical thinking,” offering a prevailing message of hope, empathy and forgiveness for our anxiety-riddled human selves.
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