Lists and Suggestions
List: New Nonfiction for February 2022
Deliberate evil : Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 murder of a Salem slave trader
Renehan, Edward, 1956- author.
The 1830 murder of wealthy slaver Joseph White shook all of Salem, Massachusetts. Soon the crime dr... More
Muscle for life : get lean, strong, and healthy at any age!
Matthews, Michael, 1984- author.
"A life-changing and accessible guidebook on the fundamentals of building muscle, losing fat, ... More
The betrayal of Anne Frank : a cold case investigation
Sullivan, Rosemary, 1947- author.
Using a new technology, recently discovered documents, and sophisticated investigative techniques, ... More
Just pursuit : a black prosecutor's fight for fairness
Coates, Laura Gayle author.
"A powerful true story and groundbreaking account of bias in the courtroom from CNN senior leg... More
Beyond possible : one man, 14 peaks, and the mountaineering achievement of a lifetime
Purja, Nimsdai, author.
"Nepali climber Nims Purja is the first man ever to summit all fourteen of the world's 80... More
Get it done : surprising lessons from the science of motivation
Fishbach, Ayelet, author.
Based on research from the field of motivation science, this new framework for setting and achievin... More
Secrets of the sprakkar : Iceland's extraordinary women and how they are changing the world
Reid, Eliza, author.
"Iceland is the best place on earth to be a woman-but why? For the past twelve years, the Worl... More
Free : a child and a country at the end of history
Ypi, Lea, 1979- author.
"A reflection on "freedom" in a dramatic, beautifully written memoir of the end of C... More
Sweat : a history of exercise
Hayes, Bill, 1961- author.
"Hayes ties his own personal experience--and ours--to the cultural and scientific history of e... More
Quilt as you go : a practical guide to 14 inspiring techniques & projects
Forster, Carolyn, author.
If you love to sew and quilt but don't have a lot of time or space, Quilt As You Go method is ... More
Admissions : a memoir of surviving boarding school
James, Kendra, author.
"Kendra James began her professional life selling a lie. As an admissions officer specializing... More
Clean(ish) : eat (mostly) clean, live (mainly) clean, and unlock your body's natural ability to self-clean
Stephens, Gin, author.
"In Gin Stephens's New York Times bestseller Fast. Feast. Repeat., she taught you how to ... More
High-risk homosexual : a memoir
Gomez, Edgar (Writer), author.
"A debut memoir about coming of age as a gay, Latinx man in a culture of machismo, Gomez'... More
Father Abraham's many children : the Bible in a world of religious difference
Mayfield, Tyler D., 1980- author.
Reframing religious diversity through the stories of Cain, Ishmael, and Esau. The way we read the B... More
Get messy art : the no-rules, no-judgment, no-pressure approach to making art
Grey, Caylee, author.
"Forget perfection-grab your supplies and get messy with the easy techniques and projects for ... More
Dressing the resistance : the visual language of protest through history
Benda, Camille, author.
"Dressing the Resistance' explores how everyday people have harnessed the visual power of... More
The vanished collection
Baer de Perignon, Pauline author.
"It all started with a list of paintings. There, scribbled by a cousin she hadn't seen fo... More
Athens : city of wisdom : a history
Clark, Bruce, 1958- author.
"Even on the most smog-bound of days, the rocky outcrop on which the Acropolis stands is visib... More
Kingdom of characters : the language revolution that made China modern
Tsu, Jing, author.
"After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world's most powerful nations. Just a c... More
Miss me with that : hot takes, helpful tidbits, and a few hard truths
Lindsay, Rachel, 1985- author.
"A candid, witty, and inspiring collection of essays from The Bachelor's first Black Bach... More
Mala's cat
Kacenberg, Mala, author.
"I was only twelve-and-a-half years old when the shadow of the Third Reich fell across Europe.... More
Worn : a people's history of clothing
Thanhauser, Sofi, author.
"In this ambitious, panoramic social history, Sofi Thanhauser brilliantly tells five stories-L... More
Grief : a philosophical guide
Cholbi, Michael, author.
Experiencing grief at the death of a person we love or who matters to us-as universal as it is pain... More
Blue : in search of nature's rarest color
Kupferschmidt, Kai, author.
"A globe-trotting quest to find blue in the natural world--and to understand our collective ob... More