News from the Reference Desk Category: Nonfiction

New and Forthcoming Books – November

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Almost every day new books arrive at the Library to be processed and then placed on the shelf or in your hands. Take a look at some of the books that have arrived most recently at the Library. Ask for more titles at the Research Services Desk!

New in Pop Culture

Rachael Ray 50: Memories and Meals from a Sweet and Savory Life book cover 35 Years of WrestleMania book cover Beautiful on the Outside: A Memoir book coverThe Importance of Being Ernie (and Bert): A Best Friends' Guide to Life book cover

Rachael Ray 50: Memories and Meals from a Sweet and Savory Life by Rachael Ray; food photography by Christopher Testani

35 Years of WrestleMania by Brian Shields and Dean Miller

Beautiful on the Outside: A Memoir by Adam Rippon

The Importance of Being Ernie (and Bert): A Best Friends’ Guide to Life

New in Spiritual

Saint Everywhere: Travels in Search of the Lady Saints book cover What are Biblical Values?: What the Bible Says on Key Ethical Issues book cover The Reluctant Witness: Discovering the Delight of Spiritual Conversations (Featuring Original Research from Barna) book cover

Saint Everywhere: Travels in Search of the Lady Saints by Mary Lea Carroll

What are Biblical Values?: What the Bible Says on Key Ethical Issues by John J. Collins

The Reluctant Witness: Discovering the Delight of Spiritual Conversations (Featuring Original Research from Barna) by Don Everts

New in Health Choices

BOSH! How to Live Vegan: Save the Planet and Feel Amazing book cover Keto Diet: Your 30-Day Plan to Lose Weight, Balance Hormones, Boost Brain health, and Reverse Disease book cover Essential Well Being: A Modern Guide to Incorporating Essential Oils in Beauty, Body, and Home Rituals book cover

BOSH! How to Live Vegan: Save the Planet and Feel Amazing by Henry Firth & Ian Theasby

Keto Diet: Your 30-Day Plan to Lose Weight, Balance Hormones, Boost Brain health, and Reverse Disease by Dr. Josh Axe

Essential Well Being: A Modern Guide to Incorporating Essential Oils in Beauty, Body, and Home Rituals by Sara Panton

New in Jane Austen

Austentatious: The Evolving World of Jane Austen Fans book cover The Lost Books of Jane Austen book cover Biographic Austen book coverCamp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan book cover

Austentatious: The Evolving World of Jane Austen Fans by Holly Luetkenhaus & Zoe Weinstein

The Lost Books of Jane Austen by Janine Barchas

Biographic Austen by Sophie Collins

Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan by Ted Scheinman

New and Forthcoming Books – October 2019

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Almost every day new books arrive at the Library to be processed and then placed on the shelf or in your hands. Take a look at some of the books that have arrived most recently at the Library. Ask for more titles at the Research Services Desk!

New in Paranormal

I Know What I Saw: Modern-Day Encounters with Monsters of New Urban Legend and Ancient Lore book cover In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond: In Search of the Sasquatch book cover Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark: A Guide to Summoning Spirits, Divining the Future, and Invoking the Supernatural book cover

I Know What I Saw: Modern-Day Encounters with Monsters of New Urban Legend and Ancient Lore by Lynda S. Godfrey, Creator of Manila Spoon

In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond: In Search of the Sasquatch by John Zada

Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark: A Guide to Summoning Spirits, Divining the Future, and Invoking the Supernatural by Lucia Peters

New in Self Help

Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life you Love and Still Pay the Bills book cover Meta Human: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential book cover For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity book cover

Be A Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love and Still Pay the Bills by Marianne Cantwell

Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential by Deepak Chopra

For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity by Liz Plank

New in History

Brooklyn: The Once and Future City book cover Country Music: An Illustrated History book cover Mayflower Lives: Pilgrims in a New World and the Early American Experience book cover

Brooklyn: The Once and Future City by Thomas J. Campanella

Country Music: An Illustrated History by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns

Mayflower Lives: Pilgrims in a New World and the Early American Experience by Martyn Whittock

New in Downton Abbey

The Official Downton Abbey Cocktail Book: Appropriate Libations for All Occasions book cover The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook book cover

The Official Downton Abbey Cocktail Book: Appropriate Libations for All Occasions by Downton Abbey and Julian Fellowes

The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook by Annie Gray

 

New and Forthcoming Nonfiction – September 2019

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Almost every day new books arrive at the Library to be processed and then placed on the shelf or in your hands. Take a look at some of the books that have arrived most recently at the Library. Ask for more titles at the Research Services Desk!

New in Food

Rice Noodles. Yum.: Everyone's favorite Southeast Asian dishes Botanical baking: contemporary baking and cake decorating with edible flowers and herbs book cover healthy homemade dog treats: simple and delicious treats for your furry best friend

Rice. Noodles. Yum.: Everyone’s Favorite Southeast Asian Dishes by Abigail Sotto Raines, Creator of Manila Spoon

Botanical Baking: Contemporary Baking and Cake Decorating with Edible Flowers and Herbs by Juliet Sear

Healthy Homemade Dog Treats: More than 70 Simple & Delicious Treats for your Furry Best Friend by Serena Faber-Nelson

New in House Plants

Plant Parenting: Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables, and Flowers book cover How to make a plant love you: Cultivate green space in your home and heart book cover Wild at Home: How to style and care for beautiful plants book cover

Plant Parenting: Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables, and Flowers by Leslie F. Halleck

How to Make a Plant Love You: Cultivate Green Space in your Home and Heart by Summer Rayne Oakes

Wild at Home: How to Style and Care for Beautiful Plants by Hilton Carter

New in Better Living

Science the Sh*t Out of Life: Nerdy Solutions to Life's Little Problems book cover Dare to Matter: Your Path to Making a Difference Now book cover How To: Absurd scientific advice for common real-world problems book cover

Science and the Sh*t Out of Life: Nerdy Solutions to Life’s Little Problems by Colin Stuart

Dare to Matter: Your Path to Making a Difference Now by Jordan Kassalow and Jennifer Krause

How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe

New in Games

The Floor is Lava and 99 more games for everyone, everywhere book cover The Everything Tabletop Games Book: rom Settlers of Catan to Pandemic, find out which games to choose, how to play, and the best ways to win! book cover   100 best solitaire games: featuring 100 classic, new, challenging, & just plain fun solitaires book cover

The Floor is Lava: And 99 More Games for Everyone, Everywhere by Ivan Brett.

The Everything Tabletop Games Book: From Settlers of Catan to Pandemic, Find Out Which Games to Choose, How to Play, and the Best Ways to Win!  by Bebo of Be Bold Games

100 Best Solitaire Games: Featuring 100 Classic, New, Challenging, & Just Plain Fun Solitaires by Sloane Lee & Gabriel Packard

New and Forthcoming Nonfiction – August 2019

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Almost every day new books arrive at the Library to be processed and then placed on the shelf or in your hands. Take a look at some of the books that have arrived most recently at the Library. Ask for more titles at the Research Services Desk!

New in Life Study

The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World book cover Here is Real Magic: A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World book cover Do It Scared: Finding the Courage to Face your Fears, Overcome Adversity, and Create a Life You Love book cover

The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World by Jamil Zaki

Here is Real Magic: A Magician’s Search for Wonder in the Modern World by Nate Staniforth

Do It Scared: Finding the Courage to Face Your Fears, Overcome Adversity, and Create a Life You Love by Ruth Soukup

New in True Crime

Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America book cover Sawney Bean: Dissecting the Legend of the Scottish Cannibal book cover Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered book cover

Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America by Chris DeRose

Sawney Bean: Dissecting the Legend of the Scottish Cannibal by Blaine L. Pardoe

Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered by Amber Hunt and Emily G. Thompson

New in Hollywood

Hollywood: Her Story, An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies book cover Finding Zsa Zsa: The Gabors Behind the Legend book cover Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood book cover

Hollywood: Her Story, An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies by Jill Tietjen

Finding Zsa Zsa: The Gabors Behind the Legend by Sam Staggs

Becoming Superman: My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski

New in Crafts

First Time Jewelry Making: The Absolute Beginner's Guide book cover Gingermelon's Embroidered Animals: Heirloom Animal Dolls to Sew, Embellish, and Treasure book cover Basketweaving for Beginners: 20 Contemporary and Classic Projects Using Natural Cane

First Time Jewelry Making: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide by Tammy Powley

Gingermelon’s Embroidered Animals: Heirloom Animal Dolls to Sew, Embellish and Treasure by Shelly Down

Basketweaving for Beginners: 20 Contemporary and Classic Basketweaving Projects using Natural Cane by Sylvie Begot

New and Forthcoming Nonfiction – July 2019

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New in Baseball

Ballpark: Baseball in the American City book cover Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher Mantle: The Best There Ever Was book cover

Ballpark: Baseball in the American City by Paul Goldberger

Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher by David Cone

Mantle: The Best There Ever Was by Tony Castro

Coffee Table Books

The Travel Atlas: The Ultimate Atlas for Globetrotters book cover Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again book cover The Splendor of Birds: Art and Photographs from National Geographic book cover

The Travel Atlas: The Ultimate Atlas for Globtrotters by Lonely Planet

Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again by Donna De Salvo

The Splendor of Birds: Art and Photographs from National Geographic by Catherine Herbert Howell

Get Outside!

Walking: One Step at a Time book cover How to Camp in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Finding, Outfitting, and Enjoying Your Adventure in the Great Outdoors book cover Gather at the River: 25 Authors on Fishing book cover

Walking: One Step at a Time by Erling Kagge

How to Camp in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Finding, Outfitting, and Enjoying Your Adventure in the Great Outdoors by Devon Fredericksen

Gather at the River: 25 Authors on Fishing edited by David Joy and Eric Rickstad

New in American History

The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630-1865 book cover Armies of Deliverance: A New History of the Civil War book cover Fault Lines: A History of the United States since 1974 book cover

The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630-1865 by Mark Peterson

Armies of Deliverance: A New History of the Civil War by Elizabeth R. Varon

Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974 by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer