ADULTNONFICTION

STAFF FAVORITES

2017

Plotted: A Literary AtlasAndrew DeGraff, 2015809.93372 / DEGLiked by John D.

Song: PoemsBrigit Pegeen Kelly, 1995811.54 / KELLiked by John D.

Bright Dead Things: PoemsAda Limon, 2015811.6 / LIMLiked by Kasia H.

Nein.: A ManifestoEric Jarosinski, 2015817.6 / JARLiked by Brian Y.

StalingradAntony Beevor, 1998940.5421 / BEELiked by Paul H.

The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made EnglandDan Jones, 2013942.03 / JONLiked by Grant O.

The Other ParisLuc Sante, 2015944.36106 / SANLiked by Ian C.

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North KoreaBarbara Demick, 2009951.93 / DEMLiked by Matthew W.

The Black History of the White HouseClarence Lusane, 2011975.3 / LUSLiked by Carol I.

Wicked River: The Mississippi When It Last Ran WildLee Sandlin, 2010977 / SANLiked by Susan D.

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Biographies & MemoirsLab Girl *Hope Jahren, 2016570.92 / JAHLiked by Becky K., Celeste C, and Carol I.

M TrainPatti Smith, 2015781.66 / SMIBOD / 781.66 / SMINOOK / BESTSELLERSLiked by Ian C.

Where am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental FameMara Wilson, 2016791.43 / WILLiked by Sarah L.

Fire Shut Up in My Bones: A MemoirCharles Blow, 2014B / BLOW, CHARLES M.BOD / B / BLOW, CHARLES M.Liked by Elisabeth P.

Sixty: A Diary of My Sixty-first Year Ian Brown, 2016B / BROWN, IANLiked by Lisa W.

A Childhood, the Biography of a PlaceHarry Crews, 1995B / CREWS, HARRYLiked by Kasia H.

The Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg *Irin Carmon, 2015B / GINSBURG, RUTH BADERBOD / B / GINSBURG, RUTH BADERLiked by Becky K.

I am Malala: The Girl who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban *Malala Yousafzai, 2013B / YOUSAFZAI, MALALABOD / B / YOUSAFZAI, MALALALP / B /YOUSAFZAI, MALALANOOK / BESTSELLERSLiked by Donica M. (continued on back)

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General NonfictionAt the Existentialist CafeSarah Bakewell, 2016142.78 / BAKLiked by Brian Y.

Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion Sam Harris, 2014204 / HARLiked by Rob W.

The Holy Bible: New International VersionQ220.52 / BIBLiked by Becky B.

Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman*Lindy West, 2016305.42 / WESLiked by Kasia H.

Tomboy Survival GuideIvan Coyote, 2016306.768 / COYLiked by Kasia H.

Exit Right: The People who Left the Left and Reshaped the American CenturyDaniel Oppenheimer, 2016320.52 / OPPLiked by Seth K.

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City *Matthew Desmond, 2016339.46 / DESLiked by Kasia H.

Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism *James Loewen, 2005363.55 / LOELiked by Matthew W.

Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on the End of CivilizationRoy Scranton, 2015363.7387 / SCRLiked by Rob W.

The Wilderness of Ruin: A Tale of Madness, Fire, and the Hunt for America’s Youngest Serial KillerRoseanne Montillo, 2015364.1523 / MONLiked by Sarah L.

The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from ScratchLewis Dartnell, 2014500 / DARLiked by Daniel K.

The Gene: An Intimate History *Siddhartha Mukherjee, 2016576.5 / MUKLiked by Paul H.

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and DaringRichard Preston, 2007582.16 / PRELiked by Becky K.

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of ConsciousnessSy Montgomery, 2015594.56 / MONLiked by Becky K.

Bird Songs Bible: The Complete, Illustrated Reference for North American BirdsDennis Paulson, 2010QQ598.1594 / PAULiked by Elisabeth P.

All the Things We Never Knew *Sheila Hamilton, 2015616.895 / HAMLiked by Celeste C.

Cards for Brianna: A Mom’s Messages of Living, Laughing, and Loving as Time Is Running OutHeather McManamy, 2016616.99449 / MCMLiked by Celeste C.

The New Organic Grower: A Master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market GardenEliot Coleman, 1989635.0484 / COLLiked by Joel S.

Hungry Girl Clean & Hungry: Easy All-natural Recipes for Healthy Eating in the Real WorldLisa Lillien, 2016641.302 / LILLiked by Robin H.

Vegan Vegetarian Omnivore: Dinner for Everyone at the TableAnna Thomas, 2016641.5 / THOLiked by Elisabeth P.

The Food of Taiwan: Recipes from the Beautiful IslandCathy Erway, 2015641.5951 / ERWLiked by Shih-Mei C.

Taste of Persia: A Cook’s Travels through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and KurdistanNaomi Duguid, 2016641.5955 / DUGLiked by Lisa W.

Food52 A New Way to Dinner: A Playbook of Recipes and Strategies for the Week AheadAmanda Hesser & Merrill Stubbs, 2016641.5975 / HESLiked by Lisa W.

Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop *Nick Offerman, 2016684.08 / OFFLiked by Joel S.

Playing to the Gallery: Helping Contemporary Art in its Struggle to be UnderstoodGrayson Perry, 2015709.05 / PERLiked by Daniel K.

Crochet Taxidermy: 30 Quirky Animal Projects, from Mouse to MooseTaylor Hart, 2016745.5924 / HARLiked by Sarah L.

Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-playing GamesLizzie Stark, 2012793.93 / STALiked by Matthew W.

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and LifeAnne Lamott, 1995808.02 / LAMLiked by Natalie B. (continued on flap)