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June 2024 - New Nonfiction
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1974: A Personal History
by Francine Prose
This memoir from the renowned author delves into her connection with activist Anthony Russo, a key figure in the Pentagon Papers leak and explores the transformative year that helped reshape our nation.
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The Friday Afternoon Club: a Family Memoir
by Griffin Dunne
A memoir and coming-of-age story chronicling the successes and disappointments, wit and wildness of Dunne and his multigenerational family of larger-than-life characters.
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I Have Tour Back: How an American Soldier Became an International Hero
by Tom Sileo
This true account of an American warrior‘s selfless 24-year journey follows a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, who, for his final act of bravery, saved the life of a Polish officer during a Taliban assault, earning the Distinguished Service Cross from his own country, and the highest honor Poland can bestow upon an allied soldier.
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I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: But I'm Going to Anyway
by Chelsea Devantez
The Emmy-nominated writer, comedian and podcaster presents a memoir-in-essays that trace her path from a tumultuous childhood to Hollywood success by focusing on the women who helped shaped her journey along the way.
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Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
by Katie Ledecky
In this candid and inspiring memoir of a true competitor, a three-time Olympian, a seven-time gold medalist and a world record-holder in individual swimming events charts her life in swimming, from discovering the joy of the pool to developing a champion's mindset that has allowed her to persevere.
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Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People
by Tiya Miles
Written with her characteristic tenderness and imaginative genius, a National Book Award-winning author weaves Tubman's life into the fabric of her world, probing the ecological reality of Tubman's surroundings and examining her kindship with other enslaved women, revealing a story of powerful inspiration for our own time of troubles.
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On Call: a Doctor's Journey in Public Service
by Anthony S. Fauci
The most famous... and most revered... doctor in the world today who guided America through the COVID pandemic... and who embodies “speaking truth to power” with dignity and results, reveals his behind-the-scenes advising and negotiating with seven presidents on key issues from global AIDS relief to infectious disease preparedness at home.
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T-Shirt Swim Club: Stories from Being Fat in a World of Thin People
by Ian Karmel
An Emmy Award-winning comedian and his sister, Dr. Alisa Karmel, having both turned into fat adults who eventually figured out how to get their health under control, open up about the daily humiliations of being fat and why it's so hard to talk about something so visible.
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The Uptown Local: Joy, Death, and Joan Didion
by Cory Leadbeater
A former personal assistant to Joan Didion, the author, in this brilliant debut memoir that doubles as a love letter to a cultural icon, shares his secret struggles with depression, addiction and family issues during a decade of working with the woman whose generous friendship and mentorship changed his life.
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Cue the Sun: the Invention of Reality TV
by Emily Nussbaum
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker writer this history of reality television focuses on its origins as told through the voices of those who built it as well as the consequences of the hunt for something real inside something fake.
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Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps
by Jon Favreau
The team behind the wildly successful podcast Pod Save America presents an illustrated guide to saving American democracy just in time for the 2024 election, with tips or staying informed and donating and volunteering for maximum impact.
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The Explorers: a New History of America in Ten Expeditions
by Amanda Brickell Bellows
Told through the stories of a diverse group of ten extraordinary, yet often overlooked, adventurers, including Sacagawea, James Beckwourth, Harriet Chalmers Adams and Sally Ride, this exhilarating new history of American exploration brings to life the people who took on great risk in unfamiliar territory to exercise personal freedom.
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The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America
by Elizabeth Dias
With expertise across politics and religion, two award-winning New York Times journalists show how the battle over Roe, no matter your view on abortion, symbolizes a miscarriage of the ideals America promised: democracy, morality and freedom, while inadvertently laying out a roadmap for how we might make our way forward in this new America.
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Free to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity
by Jack L. Turban
This comprehensive guide from a renowned specialist in the mental well-being of transgender and gender diverse youth provides invaluable insights into understanding and navigating gender identity, with tools for helping transgender youth.
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The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi
by Boyce Upholt
In this landmark work of natural history, a journalist tells the epic story of the Mississippi River and the centuries of efforts to control it, which have damaged its once-vibrant ecosystems, carrying readers along the river's last remaining backchannels and exploring how scientists hope to restore what has been lost.
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The Hidden History of the White House: Power Struggles, Scandals, and Defining Moments
by Corey Mead
Equal parts social, political and cultural history, and inspired by Wondery's hit podcast American History Tellers, this entertaining book places us in the point of view of the historical figures who lived through the fierce power struggles, world-altering decisions, shocking scandals and unforgettable meetings in an iconic American landmark. House.
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Hip-hop is History
by Questlove
The renowned drummer from The Roots and New York Timesbest-selling author chronicles fifty years of hip-hop and how it has affected every aspect of our culture, from fashion and film to TV.
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Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin
by Howard Markel
A renowned medical historian recounts the two-year period (1858-1860) of Darwin's On the Origin of Species through its spectacular success and controversy, while delving into the mysterious health symptoms Darwin developed, combing the literature to emerge with a cogent diagnosis of a case that has long fascinated medical historians.
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The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports
by Michael Waters
Uncovering, for the first time, the gripping true stories of early pioneering trans and intersex athletes, while tracking how international Olympic Committee members ignored Nazi Germany's atrocities to pull off the Berlin Games, this inspiring call for equality is an essential contribution toward understanding the contemporary culture wars over gender in sports.
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Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water
by Amorina Kingdon
Synthesizing historical discoveries with the latest scientific research, an award-winning science journalist takes us beneath the surface of the ocean to show the repercussions of human-made sound on the marine world's delicate acoustic ecosystems, issuing a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes.
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Taking London: Winston Churchill and the Fight to Save Civilization
by Martin Dugard
Presents a gripping account of London's desperate fight for survival during the blitz where the fate of the British people hinges on a small group of elite pilots stopping this onslaught—band of brothers known as The Few—and Winston Churchill's determination to face the Nazi menace head on.
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We Were Illegal: Uncovering a Texas Family's Mythmaking and Migration
by Jessica Goudeau
Tracking her ancestors' involvement in pivotal moments from before the Texas Revolution through today, an award-winning author reflects on the work we all must do to dismantle the whitewashed narratives passed down through families, communities and textbooks and take accountability for our legacy.
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When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
by Garrett M. Graff
The New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist for Watergate turns his attention to D-Day, one of history's greatest and most unbelievable miliary and human triumphs, exploring the full impact of this world-changing event and offering a fitting tribute to the people of the Greatest Generation.
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Boymom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity
by Ruth Whippman
This deep dive into the complexities of raising boys in the face of the many cultural messages they face that leave them anxious, emotionally repressed and socially isolated offers ways to help them overcome the confines of masculine expectations.
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Complicit: How our Culture Enables Misbehaving Men
by Reah Bravo
A former broadcast journalism producer presents a deeply researched and personal examination of how women unintentionally condone workplace abuse in a post-#MeToo world and offers suggestions on how we can all influence positive change.
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I've Tried Being Nice
by Ann Leary
A recovering people pleaser, the New York Times best-selling author reflects on a life spent trying—and often failing—to be nice, from incidents and observations from the sidelines of fame with her actor husband to her more personal struggles with alcoholism, her love for her family and so much more.
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Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
by Ryan Holiday
Drawing on fascinating stories of historical figures such as Marcus Aurelius, Florence Nightingale, Ghandi and Frederick Douglass, one of the world's bestselling living philosophers teaches readers the transformational power of living by a moral code—to do what's right even when it isn't easy.
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The Singularity is Nearer: When we Merge With Computers
by Ray Kurzweil
Since it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweils The Singularity Is Near Duckworth and its vision of the future have been influential in spawning a worldwide movement with millions of followers, hundreds of books, and major films Her, Lucy, Ex Machina. During the succeeding decade many of his predictions about tech advancements have been borne out. In this entirely new book Kurzweil takes a fresh perspective on advances in the singularity - assessing many of his predictions and examining the novel advancements to a revolution in knowledge and an expansion of human potential.
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This Ordinary Stardust: a Scientist's Path from Grief to Wonder
by Alan R. Townsend
After dealing with two unthinkable, catastrophic diagnoses: his 4-year-old daughter and his brilliant scientist wife developed life-threatening forms of brain cancer, and its aftermath, the author offers a moving perspective on the common ground between science and religion through the spiritual fulfillment he found in his work.
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