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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
Call Number:
CD 976.6004 Gra
ISBN: 9780307747440
Publication Date: 2017
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann 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.
Call Number:
CD 910.9164 Gra
ISBN: 9780307747488
Publication Date: 2023
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
by James Clear James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
Call Number:
CD 155.24 Cle
ISBN: 9780593207093
Publication Date: 2019
Spare
by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling, and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last.
Call Number:
CD B Harry
ISBN: 9780593677858
Publication Date: 2023
The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
by David G. McCullough David McCullough rediscovers the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would come to define the country.
Call Number:
CD 977 McC
ISBN: 9781508279082
Publication Date: 2019
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
by Bill Bryson Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail.
Call Number:
CD 612 Bry
ISBN: 9780147526915
Publication Date: 2019
The Men Who United the States
by Simon Winchester Simon Winchester follows the pioneering Americans who, throughout its history, have toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizens and geography of the U.S.A.
Call Number:
CD 973 Win
ISBN: 9780062282811
Publication Date: 2013
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
by Michelle Obama There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life's big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux.
Call Number:
CD B Obama
ISBN: 9780593677872
Publication Date: 2022
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
by Matthew Perry Matthew Perry takes readers onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction.
Call Number:
CD B Perry
ISBN: 9781250867063
Publication Date: 2022
The Woman in Me
by Britney Spears In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice and her truth was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others.
Call Number:
CD B Spears
ISBN: 9781797159508
Publication Date: 2023

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Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
by Cheryl Strayed Life can be hard, life can be great. For years, the anonymous author of Dear Sugar was the one to turn to for advice. Now, the best of Cheryl Strayed's online columns are collected in one place for you to enjoy -- and learn from.
Call Number:
CD 070.444 Str
ISBN: 9780385367103
Publication Date: 2012
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
by Eben Alexander Shares the author's minute-by-minute account of his religiously transformative near-death experience and revealing week-long coma, describing his scientific study of near-death phenomena while explaining what he learned about the nature of human consciousness.
Call Number:
CD 133.9013 Ale
ISBN: 9781442359314
Publication Date: 2012
Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb What Taleb calls the 'antifragile' is actually beyond the robust, because it benefits from shocks, uncertainty, and stressors, just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension. The antifragile needs disorder in order to survive and flourish.
Call Number:
CD 155.24 Tal
ISBN: 9780739370698
Publication Date: 2012
10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help that Actually Works
by Dan Harris Nightline anchor Dan Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable.
Call Number:
CD 158.12 Har
ISBN: 9780062347572
Publication Date: 2014
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson Psychologist Jordan B. Peterson brings his uncompromising voice to readers wanting to lead a deeper and more profoundly meaningful life.
Call Number:
CD 170.44 Pet
ISBN: 9781984833976
Publication Date: 2018
The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die before You
by Margareta Magnusson She reflects on her early days growing up in Sweden and raising her family around the world, offering tips and wisdom on how to age gracefully, such as: don't be afraid to wear stripes, don't resist new technology, let go of what doesn't matter, and much more.
Call Number:
CD 305.26 Mag
ISBN: 9781797141510
Publication Date: 2022
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
by Lisa Damour Lisa Damour introduces the seven developmental transitions that turn girls into grown-ups and helps parents form happier, healthier relationships with their daughters.
Call Number:
CD 305.2352 Dam
ISBN: 9780147522467
Publication Date: 2016
Money -- Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom
by Anthony Robbins Robbins has a brilliant way of using metaphor and story to illustrate even the most complex financial concepts, and making them simple and actionable. With expert advice on the most important financial decisions, Robbins is an advocate for the listener, dispelling the myths that often rob people of their financial dreams.
Call Number:
CD 332.024 Rob
ISBN: 9781442384910
Publication Date: 2014
The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win
by Jocko Willink The authors explain the power inherent in the recognition of the fine line that leaders must walk, balancing between two seemingly opposite inclinations. It is with the knowledge and understanding of this balance that a leader can most effectively lead, accomplish the mission and achieve the goal of every leader and every team: Victory.
Call Number:
CD 658.4092 Wil
ISBN: 9781250299291
Publication Date: 2018
All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
by Patrick Bringley A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.
Call Number:
CD 708.147 Bri
ISBN: 9781797146768
Publication Date: 2023

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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures
by Malcolm Gladwell This anthology includes such refreshing and captivating writings as Gladwell's take on ketchup and mustard types, car safety, homelessness, Ron Popeil, employee personality tests and hiring, Ivy League admissions, perfect cookies, hair dye, and postwar America.
Call Number:
CD 814.6 Gla
ISBN: 9781600249150
Publication Date: 2009
The Best of Me
by David Sedaris What could be a more tempting holiday gift than a compendium of David Sedaris's best stories, selected by the author himself? From a spectacular career spanning almost three decades, these stories have become modern classics and are now for the first time collected in one volume. The collection will also feature an introduction by the author; a never-before-collected story, 'Unbuttoned'; and a new interview with David Sedaris.
Call Number:
CD 814.54 Sed
ISBN: 9781549160752
Publication Date: 2020
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain
by Bill Bryson The hilarious and loving sequel to a...classic of travel writing: Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson's valentine to his adopted country of England.
Call Number:
CD 914.204 Bry
ISBN: 9780147526878
Publication Date: 2016
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
by Anderson Cooper CNN anchor and New York Times bestselling author Anderson Cooper chronicles the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty: his mother's family, the Vanderbilts.
Call Number:
CD 920 Coo
ISBN: 9780063137592
Publication Date: 2021
The Wright Brothers
by David McCullough On December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright's Wright Flyer became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard. The Age of Flight had begun. How did they do it? And why?
Call Number:
CD 920 McC
ISBN: 9781442376083
Publication Date: 2015
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
by Stephen Greenblatt Greenblatt transports listeners to the dawn of the Renaissance and chronicles the life of an intrepid book lover who rescued the Roman philosophical text On the Nature of Things from certain oblivion.
Call Number:
CD 940.21 Gre
ISBN: 9781461838227
Publication Date: 2011
One Summer: America, 1927
by Bill Bryson A fascinating and gripping narrative featuring such outsized American heroes as Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, and yes Herbert Hoover, and a gallery of criminals (Al Capone), eccentrics (Shipwreck Kelly), and close-mouthed politicians (Calvin Coolidge).
Call Number:
CD 973.91 Bry
ISBN: 9780739315293
Publication Date: 2013
Life on the Mississippi
by Rinker Buck Another epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds an authentic wooden flatboat from the early 1800s and pilots it down the Mississippi River.
Call Number:
CD 977 Buc
ISBN: 9781797141367
Publication Date: 2022
Talking to My Angels
by Melissa Etheridge Twenty years after her first memoir, the Grammy and Oscar award-winning rocker and trailblazing LGBTQIA icon takes stock of the intervening years, recounting the triumphs and the tragedies of her life.
Call Number:
CD B Etheridge
ISBN: 9780063257498
Publication Date: 2023
Becoming
by Michelle Obama In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America, she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history.
Call Number:
CD B Obama
ISBN: 9780525633679
Publication Date: 2018

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