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New Non-Fiction November 2025 |
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The Sheet Pan : 150+ Easy, Creative Meals from Your Most Versatile Pan
by America's Test Kitchen
Showcases the versatility of sheet pan cooking, offering inventive one-pan meals for any time of day, with detailed techniques, step-by-step photos and flavor-forward ideas designed to simplify and elevate everyday cooking. Original. Illustrations. Index.
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Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City
by Bench Ansfield
Historian Bench Ansfield's thought-provoking exposé details the ongoing legacy of the 1970s arson epidemic, exacerbated by corrupt landlords and predatory insurance companies, that plagued urban neighborhoods throughout the United States, particularly in the South Bronx. Try this next: The Killing Fields of East New York: The First Subprime Mortgage Scandal, a White-Collar Crime Spree, and the Collapse of an American Neighborhood by Stacy Horn.
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Practical pottery : a complete guide to getting started in making beautiful & functional bowls, plates, vases & more on the wheel
by Sus Borgbjerg
"An accessible step-by-step guide to creating beautiful pottery cups, bowls, vases, and more on the wheel. Beginning potters will learn to make plates, bowls, vases, and other fine, useful items on the wheel with this accessible guide.This book is an informative and practical handbook for anyone who wants to try their hand at clay and experience the joy of creating fine, useful things by hand. Here's what you'll learn about making pottery on the wheel: mastering the fundamentals of shaping and designingwith clay the necessary tools and types of clay how to throw, knead, and turn your pottery and all about a variety of finishing processes-drying, glazing, and firing. As you master the basics, you'll apply them to creating a series of progressively more difficult items-cups, bowls, plates, pitchers, vases, and platters. Using more-advanced ceramic techniques, you'll learn to add features like spouts and handles. And you'll explore modifying shapes, designs, and colors to design your own pottery and make each piece your own. Learning pottery techniques takes time, practice, and patience. But truly, there is nothing better than creating your own pottery and then drinking coffee from a cup that you have turned yourself. With this book, you can easily master the techniques-and enjoy the meditative experience of working with clay"
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Of Christmases long, long, ago : surprising traditions from Christmas past
by Brian Earl
"For a celebration as old as Christmas, it's no surprise that many traditions have come and gone-what often is a surprise is just what some of those traditions were. This book reveals these traditions and will appeal to anyone whose Christmas spirit includes a healthy dose of curiosity"
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| We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill LeporeHarvard University historian Jill Lepore's sweeping and accessible history surveys the creation and evolution of the United States Constitution, spotlighting key amendments that continue to shape the country. It's "urgent" (Kirkus Reviews) and "essential" (Library Journal) reading. Try this next: The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America's Story by Kermit Roosevelt III. |
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| History Matters by David McCullough; foreword by Jon Meacham, edited by Dorie McCullough Lawson and Michael HillIn this posthumous collection of 20 essays and speeches (some previously unpublished), Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough offers freewheeling and impassioned reflections on the importance of learning about history to better understand the present. Try this next: An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin. |
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Merry & Chic : Your Most Dazzling Christmas Ever
by Kathryn O'shea-evans
"Welcome to the merriest, most stylish guide to holiday joy ever made. This dazzling book has it all—including recipes (some from iconic people, such as Abraham Lincoln’s gingerbread recipe and Jackie Kennedy’s Polet a l’Estragon); decor advice (all decadent-looking but easily achievable, thanks to input from designers); monthly to-do list calendars for your sanity; playlists of unexpected holiday jams for different types of events (from cocktail parties to lingering candlelight suppers); and DIY gift ideas that will actually be adored.
Let the festivities begin!" - Provided by the publisher
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Softly, as I leave you : life after Elvis-a memoir
by Priscilla Presley
Recounts the author's journey from life inside Elvis's inner circle to finding independence after their divorce, navigating grief, single motherhood, and personal reinvention as she built a life beyond fame, ultimately transforming tragedy and loss into strength and purpose. Illustrations.
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A year of quilting : a block for every week
by Debbie Shore
A bestselling author and crafter explores a variety of quilting techniques, from simple machine piecing to foundation paper piecing, with easy instructions and templates for expertly adorning homewares and accessories including pillows, pouches and placemats. Original. Illustrations.
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Cold canning : the easy way to preserve the seasons without hot water processing : 425 small-batch jams, jellies, chutneys, chili crisps, pickles, sauerkrauts, kimchis & more
by Bruce Weinstein
"Cold canning is a revolutionary new approach to preserving the best produce of the season, without the headache of traditional canning methods. Whether you're canning for convenience, frugality, or fun, these small-batch recipes are simple to make and can be safely stored for months or even years in your refrigerator or freezer. Home cooks will love cold canning because... It's easier, requiring no unwieldy tools. It preserves fresher flavors in the jar. It saves money with small batches. It saves time with quick setup and cooking. It's healthier because recipes use less sugar and salt. It's completely safe. Bestselling authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough are among America's most trusted culinary experts, and here they gather 425 recipes showinghow to pickle and preserve the world--from strawberry jam to Sri Lankan lime pickles, from peach-ginger preserves to homemade sambal oelek. With Cold Canning, it is easier than ever to save a taste of the summer for any time of the year"
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The genius bat : the secret life of the only flying mammal
by Yossi Yovel
"An awe-inspiring tour of bat world by the world's leading expert With nearly 1500 species, bats account for more than twenty percent of mammalian species. The most successful and most diverse group of mammals, bats come in different sizes, shapes, and colors, from the tiny bumblebee bat to the giant golden-crowned flying fox. Some bats eat fruit and nectar; others eat frogs, scorpions or fish. Vampire bats feed on blood. Bats are the only mammals that can fly; their fingers have elongated through evolution to become wings with a unique super-flexible skin membrane stretched between them. Their robust immune system is one of the reasons for their extreme longevity. A tiny bat can live for forty years. Yossi Yovel, an ecologist and a neurobiologist, is passionate about deciphering the secrets of bats, including using AI to decipher their communication. In The Genius Bat he brings to vivid life these amazing creatures as well as the obsessive and sometime eccentric people who study them-bat scientists. From muddy rainforests, to star-covered night deserts, from guest houses in Thailand, to museum drawers full of fossils in New York, this is an eye-opening and entertaining account of a might mammal"-- Provided by publisher
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Focus on: Native American Heritage Month
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| The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned BlackhawkWinner of the National Book Award, Western Shoshone Yale historian Ned Blackhawk's incisive and richly detailed study explores how Indigenous Americans were instrumental to the evolution of United States history. Try this next: Indigenous Continent: The Epic Conquest for North America by Pekka Hämäläinen. |
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| On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds PennockCaroline Dodds Pennock's thought-provoking revisionist history explores how Indigenous Americans who willingly traveled or were forcibly transported to Europe during the Age of Discovery impacted the politics and culture of their colonizers. Try this next: African Europeans: An Untold History by Olivette Otele. |
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| Native Nations: A Millennium in North America by Kathleen DuValHistorian Kathleen DuVal's sweeping and scholarly Pulitzer Prize winner offers a corrective to Eurocentric narratives about Indigenous Americans by spotlighting one thousand years of Native autonomy, governance, and resistance. For fans of: The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk. |
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| By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca NagleIn this "valuable corrective to our national ignorance" (Kirkus Reviews), Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle surveys the history of Indigenous removal and resistance in the United States, culminating in the landmark 2020 Supreme Court decision that upheld tribal sovereignty for the Muscogee Nation in eastern Oklahoma. Further reading: Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, the Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab by Steve Inskeep. |
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