February 2024 list by Nanette Alderman |
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The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World
by Sharon Brous
Based on one of her most impactful sermons, a leading American rabbi pairs anecdotes from building and pastoring a leading-edge faith community with ancient Jewish wisdom and contemporary science to offer a blueprint for a more meaningful life and a more connected, caring world.
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American Zion: A New History of Mormonism
by Benjamin E. Park
The first major history of Mormonism in a decade, drawing on newly available sources to reveal a profoundly divided faith that has nevertheless shaped the nation.
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Big Bites
by Kat Ashmore
The creative force behind the Kat Can Cook account on TikTok offers over 100 simple, healthy and mostly gluten-free recipes including Avocado Toast with Hot Honey, Goat Cheese Fried Eggs, 5-Minute Tzatziki and Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Sesame Date Dressing.
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Borgata: Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia
by Louis Ferrante
A former mafia associate and heist expert who spent eight years in prison for not incriminating his fellow Gambino family members presents the history of the mafia's first 100 years, from Sicily in the 1860s to America in the 1960s.
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Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
by Jâozsef Debreczeni
This lost memoir from a Holocaust survivor, translated into English for the first time, provides an eyewitness account of his twelve horrifying months of incarceration and slave labor in World War II Nazi concentration camps.
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Divine Might: Goddesses in
Greek Myth
by Natalie Haynes
A female-centered look at Olympus and the Furies, focusing on the goddesses whose prowess, passions, jealousies, and desires rival those of their male kin.
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Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
by Kyle Chayka
This history and investigation of a world ruled by algorithms examines how these mathematically determined decisions have shaped our culture and society, from trendy restaurants and city grids to social media and entertainment.
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The Hunger Habit: Why We Eat When We're Not Nungry and How to Stop
by Judson Brewer
An internationally renowned addiction psychiatrist offers a proven step-by-step program, grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience, that will help us understand what's going on in our brains so we can heal the guilt and frustration we experience around eating—and heal our relationship with food and our bodies.
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One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In
by Kate Kennedy
In this laugh-out-loud book filled with keen observations, a pop culture commentator and host of the millennial-focused podcast Be There in Five both celebrates and criticizes the culture that shaped her as a woman, tackling AOL Instant Messenger, American Girl Dolls, Spice Girl feminism, millennial motherhood and more.
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Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself
by Crystal Hefner
A world-renowned model, advocate, entrepreneur and wife of the late Hugh Hefner provides a fascinating look behind-the-scenes at a powerful cultural icon and brand, revealing the objectification and misogyny of the Playboy mansion and sharing her transformative journey to a person who finally recognized her true worth.
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Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom
by Gypsy-rose Blanchard
While incarcerated for her role in her mother’s death, Gypsy saw her story told by others again and again in the media, from news reports and podcasts to TV series like The Act (Hulu). Now, granted early parole and preparing to start a new life, she’s free to speak directly to her supporters and the world.
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Tiny Traumas: When You Don't Know What's Wrong, but Nothing Feels Quite Right
by Megan A. Arroll
Tiny traumas (microaggressions, challenging family relationships, toxic positivity, work and pandemic stress, gaslighting) can slowly build up inside of us, and if ignored for too long, can manifest in our lives as high-functioning anxiety, perfectionism, binge eating, insomnia, broken relationships, and a host of other problems. Dr. Meg helps find peace with this revolutionary guide.
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The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
by Ernest Scheyder
A senior correspondent for Reuters reports from the front lines on the key players in the trillion-dollar battle for the resources to power our future, crafting a business story that matters to everyone and painting an honest and nuanced picture of what's need to fight climate change and secure energy independence.
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