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New Nonfiction Books for May

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Each month we highlight new nonfiction books. Here is the list for May.

A photo of Planta sapiens : the new science of plant intelligence

Planta sapiens : the new science of plant intelligence

Calvo, Paco, author.

"Decades of research document plants' impressive abilities: they communicate with one another, manipulate other species, and move in sophisticated ways. Lesser known, however, is the new evidence that plants may actually be sentient. Although plants may not have brains, their microscopic commerce exposes a system not unlike the neuronal networks running through our own bodies. They can learn and remember, possessing an intelligence that allows them to behave in adaptive, flexible, anticipatory, and goal-directed ways"--

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A photo of The angel makers : arsenic, a midwife, and modern history's most astonishing murder ring

The angel makers : arsenic, a midwife, and modern history's most astonishing murder ring

McCracken, Patti, author.

"The horror occurred in a rustic farming enclave in modern-day Hungary. To look at the unlikely lineup of murderesses--village wives, mothers, and daughters--was to come to the shocking realization that this could have happened anywhere, and to anyone. At the center of it all was a sharp-minded village midwife, a "smiling Buddha" known as Auntie Suzy, who distilled arsenic from flypaper and distributed it to the women of Nagyrév.

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A photo of The teachers : a year inside America's most vulnerable, important profession

The teachers : a year inside America's most vulnerable, important profession

Robbins, Alexandra, 1976- author.

"A riveting, must-read, year-in-the-life account of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what's really going on behind school doors, by New York Times bestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins Alexandra Robbins goes behind the scenes to tell the true, sometimes shocking, always inspirational stories of three teachers as they navigate a year in the classroom.

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A photo of The Wiley Canning Company cookbook : recipes to preserve the seasons

The Wiley Canning Company cookbook : recipes to preserve the seasons

O'Leary, Chelsea J. (Entrepreneur), author, photographer.

"Chelsea J. O'Leary focuses equally on seasonal recipes and the foundational knowledge required to preserve food with sharp intuition and holistic understanding. No matter where you live--a downtown high-rise, suburban bungalow, or countryside ranch--these recipes are for you. In fact, most recipes can be created using produce picked up from any local farmers' market. As you use this cookbook, you will become a steward of your local land, farms, and home."--

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A photo of Provence the cookbook : recipes from the French Mediterranean

Provence the cookbook : recipes from the French Mediterranean

Craig, Caroline, author.

"Provence is the fruit and vegetable garden of France, where much of its most beautiful produce is grown. These ingredients, combined with Provence's unique identity, position, and history have resulted in a cuisine full of heart, balance, and soul--a cuisine that showcases its peoples' reverence for the produce, the changing seasons, and the land. Caroline Rimbert Craig's maternal family comes from the southern foothills of Mont Ventoux, where the sun beats hard and dry, but aromatic herbs, vines, and fruit trees prosper.

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A photo of A living remedy : a memoir

A living remedy : a memoir

Chung, Nicole, author.

"From the bestselling author of All You Can Ever Know comes a searing memoir of class, inequality, and grief-a daughter's search to understand the lives her adoptive parents led, the life she forged as an adult, and the lives she's lost. In this country, unless you attain extraordinary wealth, you will likely be unable to help your loved ones in all the ways you'd hoped. You will learn to live with the specific, hollow guilt of those who leave hardship behind, yet are unable to bring anyone else with them.

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A photo of Breakup : a marriage in wartime

Breakup : a marriage in wartime

Sundaram, Anjan, author.

"After ten years of reporting from central Africa for The New York Times, Associated Press, and others, Anjan Sundaram finds himself living a quiet life in Shippagan, Canada, with his wife and newborn. But when word arrives of preparations for ethnic cleansing in the Central African Republic, he is suddenly torn between his duty as a husband and father, and his moral responsibility to report on a conflict unseen by the world.

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A photo of The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder

The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder

Grann, David, author.

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell.

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A photo of Mott Street : a Chinese American family's story of exclusion and homecoming

Mott Street : a Chinese American family's story of exclusion and homecoming

Chin, Ava, author.

"Mott Street follows Chinese American writer Ava Chin, who grew up estranged from her father, as she seeks the truth about her family history-and uncovers a legacy of exclusion and resilience that speaks to the American experience past and present. Chin'sancestors became lovers, classmates, sworn enemies, and, eventually, through her birth, kin-all while converging at a single Chinatown address"--

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A photo of Monsters : a fan's dilemma

Monsters : a fan's dilemma

Dederer, Claire, 1967- author.

"In this unflinching, deeply personal book that expands on her instantly viral Paris Review essay, "What Do We Do With the Art of Monstrous Men?" Claire Dederer asks: Can we love the work of Hemingway, Polanski, Naipaul, Miles Davis, or Picasso? Should we love it? Does genius deserve special dispensation?

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A photo of Project 562 : changing the way we see Native America

Project 562 : changing the way we see Native America

Wilbur, Matika, author, photographer.

"In 2012, Matika Wilbur sold everything in her Seattle apartment and set out on a Kickstarter-funded pursuit to visit, engage, and photograph people from what were then the 562 federally recognized Native American Tribal Nations. Over the next decade, she traveled six hundred thousand miles across fifty states--from Seminole country (now known as the Everglades) to Inuit territory (now known as the Bering Sea)--to meet, interview, and photograph hundreds of Indigenous people. The body of work Wilbur created serves to counteract the one-dimensional and archaic stereotypes of Native people in mainstream media and offers justice to the richness, diversity, and lived experiences of Indian Country." --

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A photo of The rediscovery of America : native peoples and the unmaking of U.S. history

The rediscovery of America : native peoples and the unmaking of U.S. history

Blackhawk, Ned, author.

The most enduring feature of U.S. history is the presence of Native Americans, yet most histories focus on Europeans and their descendants. This long practice of ignoring Indigenous history is changing, however, with a new generation of scholars insists that any full American history address the struggle, survival, and resurgence of American Indian nations. Indigenous history is essential to understanding the evolution of modern America.

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A photo of Saving time : discovering a life beyond the clock

Saving time : discovering a life beyond the clock

Odell, Jenny (Multimedia artist), author.

"In her first book, How to Do Nothing, Jenny Odell wrote about the importance of disconnecting from the "attention economy" to spend time in quiet contemplation. But what if you don't have time to spend? In order to answer this seemingly simple question, Odell took a deep dive into the fundamental structure of our society and found that the clock we live by was built for profit, not people.

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