Books Archive - State Library of Ohio

Disability Visibility

by Alice Wong

One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and […]

The Plus

by Greg Gutfeld

Modern life grows emptier and emptier as society becomes increasingly polarized, and even those who don’t subscribe to New Age beliefs are seeking comfort and […]

Stop Surviving Start Fighting

by Jazz Thornton

Jazz Thornton first attempted to take her own life at the age of 12. Multiple attempts followed and she spent time in psychiatric wards and […]

The Underground Railroad Records

by William Still

A riveting collection of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes, and mortal struggles of enslaved people seeking freedom: These are the true stories of the Underground Railroad.

In Praise of Walking: A New Scientific Exploration

by Shane O'Mara

A hymn to walking, the mechanical magic at the core of our humanity. In this captivating book, neuroscientist Shane O’Mara invites us to marvel at […]

The Journeys of Trees: A Story about Forests, People, and the Future

by Zach St. George

An urgent and illuminating portrait of forest migration, and of the people studying the forests of the past, protecting the forests of the present, and […]

Finding the Still Point

by John Daido Loori

One of the simplest, easiest-to-understand guides to Zen meditation–with audio exercises to serve as meditation companions. Through Zen meditation it is possible to find stillness […]

Limitless gives people the ability to accomplish more–more productivity, more transformation, more personal success and business achievement–by changing their Mindset, Motivation, and Methods. These “3 […]

So Rich, So Poor

by Peter Edelman

Income disparities in our wealthy nation are wider than at any point since the Great Depression. The structure of today’s economy has stultified wage growth […]

The School Counselor?s Mental Health Sourcebook

by Rick Auger

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model urges school counselors to know every student and broaden their knowledge of mental health disorders. With more […]