New Adult Nonfiction Books
New Arrivals Added To Our Adult Nonfiction Collection in the last 7 days
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| The body economic - why austerity kills - recessions, budget battles, and the politics of life and death by Stuckler, David. |
Two public health researchers prove that the recent economic crises around the world have had calamitous effects on people's health, citing increases in suicide rates, HIV transmissions, and heart disease during times of bad fiscal policy. |
May 24, 2013 |
| The call of Everest - the history, science, and future of the world's tallest mountain by Anker, Conrad. |
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May 20, 2013 |
| The Chevrolet Small-Block Bible by Madigan, Thomas J. |
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May 21, 2013 |
| The Club - Two Parties and a Funeral-plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital by Leibovich, Mark |
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May 21, 2013 |
| The coat route - craft, luxury, and obsession on the trail of a $50,000 coat by Noonan, Meg. |
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May 21, 2013 |
| The ear of the heart - an actress' journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows by Hart, Dolores, 1938- |
Recounts the life of the actress turned nun who entered a contemplative monastery after ten highly successful feature films. |
May 24, 2013 |
| The emerald mile - the epic story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon by Fedarko, Kevin. |
Documents the 1983 Colorado River flood that threatened the region with a catastrophic dam failure and prompted oarsman Kenton Grua's near-suicidal effort to navigate the turbulent waters of the Emerald Mile on a small wooden dory to achieve a world speed record. |
May 24, 2013 |
| The essential guide to crystals, minerals, and stones by Lembo, Margaret Ann, 1957- |
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May 21, 2013 |
| The evangelicals you don't know - introducing the next generation of Christians by Krattenmaker, Tom, 1960- |
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May 24, 2013 |
| The exchange by Black, Sophie Cabot, author. |
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May 24, 2013 |
| The extreme searcher's Internet handbook - a guide for the serious searcher by Hock, Randolph, 1944- author. |
Presents a guide on how to effectively search the Internet, covering such topics as search engines, directories, newsgroups, image resources, and reference resources. |
May 24, 2013 |
| The fall of Rome - and the end of civilization by Ward-Perkins, Bryan. |
Publisher description for The fall of Rome : and the end of civilization / Bryan Ward-Perkins. Was the fall of Rome a great catastrophe that cast the West into darkness for centuries to come? Or, as scholars argue today, was there no crisis at all, but simply a peaceful blending of barbarians into Roman culture, an essentially positive transformation? In The Fall of Rome, eminent historian Bryan Ward-Perkins argues that the "peaceful" theory of Rome's "transformation" is badly in error. Indeed, |
May 24, 2013 |
| The female gaze - women artists making their world by Cozzolino, Robert (EDT)/ Adamson, Glenn (CON)/ Alter, Linda Lee (CON)/ Burko, Diane (CON)/ Chave, Anna C. (CON) |
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May 24, 2013 |
| The feud - the Hatfields & McCoys, the true story by King, Dean. |
The in-depth "true" story of this legendarily fierce--and far-reaching--clash in the heart of Appalachia. |
May 20, 2013 |
| The fine print of self-publishing - everything you need to know about the costs, contracts & process of self-publishing by Levine, Mark L. |
Analyzes and critiques the contracts and services of the top self-publishing companies, and deciphers the law jargon used in self-publishing contracts. |
May 21, 2013 |
| The fluency of light - coming of age in a theater of black and white by Sabatini Sloan, Aisha. |
"In these intertwined essays on art, music, and identity, Aisha Sabatini Sloan, the daughter of African American and Italian American parents, examines the experience of her mixed-race identity. Embracing the far-ranging stimuli of her media-obsessed upbringing, she grasps at news clippings, visual fragments, and lyrics from past and present in order to weave together a world of sense"--P. [4] of cover. |
May 24, 2013 |
| The Gateway Arch - a Biography by Campbell, Tracy, 1962- |
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May 22, 2013 |
| The German kitchen - traditional recipes, regional favorites by Knuth, Christopher. |
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May 22, 2013 |
| The good fight - how conflict can bring you closer by Parrott, Les. |
"What if your disagreements could draw you closer? Every couple fights. In fact, successful couples disagree just as much as couples who don't go the distance. But a mountain of research shows what separates happy from not-so-happy marriages: they know how to resolve conflict. Happy couples have learned how to use disagreement to deepen their connection. Filled with practical advice that you can start using right now, The Good Fight will show you what pitfalls to avoid when you argue, how t |
May 24, 2013 |
| The Grand Weaver How God shapes us through the events of our lives. by Zacharias, Ravi. |
With inspiring stories and thought-provoking questions, Ravi Zacharias traces the multiple threads of our lives, describing how the unseen hand of God guides our joys, our tragedies, our daily humdrum to weave a pattern of divine providence and meaning. |
May 24, 2013 |