April 2022 Archives - State Library of Ohio

Business/Commerce

Business Doing Good

by Shannon Deer and Cheryl Miller

Business Doing Good outlines six principles businesses can implement to effectively hire women who have experienced incarceration, poverty, addiction, and/or engagement in the sex trade. […]

Policing Black Bodies

by Angela J. Hattery and Earl Smith

In this provocative book, the authors connect the regulation of African American people in many settings into a powerful narrative. Completely updated throughout, the book […]

Stop the Killing

by Katherine Schweit

Stop the Killing offers insight into what we can do to end the active shooter crisis plaguing America. The book is packed with training and […]

Juvenile Delinquency

by Cliff Roberson and Elena Azaola

Juvenile Delinquency: Why Do Youths Commit Crime? focuses on why juveniles commit crime. It includes discussions on what constitutes criminal behavior by juveniles, the general […]

Making Schools and Families Successful

by Joseph W. Gauld

Schools will learn to first emphasize cooperation and unity, which would create a successful school culture; one encouraging competition with respect rather than arrogance.

Creating Cultures of Consent

by Laura McGuire

This book is designed with both educators and parents in mind. The tools highlighted throughout help adults unlearn harmful narratives about consent, boundaries, and relationships […]

The School Connection

by Sheila E. Sapp

The theme of the book is about the importance of collaborating and partnering among parents, schools, and community stakeholders to empower youth for life success.

Women and Men

by Nancy Bonvillain

This book is a cross-cultural study of gender roles and relationships focusing on economic and material conditions as well as the ideological valuations affecting and […]

The Happy Inbox

by Maura Thomas

Get ready to learn how to conquer the distractions caused by information and communication overload, and how to get out from under “communication clutter,” so […]

Experiencing Race, Class, and Gender in the United States

by Roberta Fiske-Rusciano

Experiencing Race, Class, and Gender in the United States, Seventh Edition, is an anthology that introduces issues of race, class, and gender within an interdisciplinary […]

Getting the Message

by George A. Goens

Communication is essential in all facets of life because it concerns not only the physical process of talking and listening, but also emotional and psychological […]

A Time for Change

by Martha R. Bireda

The starting point for eliminating the virus of white supremacy ideology from our culture must be in our educational system. This book is intended as […]

How to Break Up with Your Friends

by Erin Falconer

Celebrated life mentor Erin Falconer sheds light on the qualities of genuine friendships—and shares the deeper principles, assessments, and practices for nurturing them. With clear-eyed […]

It’s Probably Nothing

by Casey Gueren

From stress-induced symptom searching and “miracle cures” to the wellness fads filling your social media timeline, health journalist Casey Gueren digs into why we’re so […]

The Right Rehab

by Walter Wolf

Those with substance abuse issues often have family and friends who wish to help, but knowing how to find and access the right rehab for […]

Self-Care for Black Women

by Oludara Adeeyo

Prioritize your wellbeing with these 150 self-care exercises designed specifically to help Black women revitalize their outlook on life, improve their mental health, eliminate stress, […]

Recovery After Rehab

by Joseph Nowinski

A practical guide that picks up where “rehab” leaves off, and where the real work of recovery from substance abuse begins. Many of those who […]

Viral BS

by Seema Yasmin

Can your zip code predict when you will die? Should you space out childhood vaccines? Does talcum powder cause cancer? Why do some doctors recommend […]

The End of Craving

by Mark Schatzker

For the last fifty years, we have been fighting a losing war on food. We have cut fat, reduced carbs, eliminated sugar, and attempted every […]

Good Anxiety

by Wendy Suzuki

Every emotion we experience has an evolutionary purpose, and anxiety is designed to draw our attention to a number of negative emotions. If we simply […]

The Inner Work of Racial Justice

by Rhonda V. Magee

This book shows that in order to have the difficult conversations required for working toward racial justice, inner work is essential. Through the practice of […]

The American Experiment

by David M. Rubenstein

American icons and historians explore the grand American experiment in democracy, culture, innovation, and ideas, the capstone book in a trilogy from David Rubenstein.

Discover how—and why—Black, Indigenous, and people of color in America experience societal, economic, and infrastructural inequality throughout history covering everything from Columbus’s arrival in 1492 […]

Intellectual Freedom Manual

by ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom

The newest edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual is more than simply an update of a foundational text that has served as a crucial resource […]

Books Under Fire

by Pat R. Scales, Office for Intellectual Freedom

Featuring a timely and diverse cross-section of frequently targeted titles, complete with many quotes and comments from authors whose works have been challenged, this book […]

Let’s Talk about Race in Storytimes

by Jessica Anne Bratt

With the help of this book’s adaptable storytime activities, tools for self-reflection, and discussion starters, children’s librarians will learn how to put anti-racism work into […]

Mindfully Wise Leadership

by Keren Tsuk

Mindfully Wise Leadership presents timely, implementable, and easy mindfulness practices for the modern workplace. Here, learn how to incorporate mindful practices to increase productivity, innovation, […]

Pursuing Wisdom

by John R. Shoup, Troy W. Hinrichs, and Jacqueline N. Gustafson

Wisdom is an essential but often forgotten virtue that has suffered from centuries of misunderstanding and been largely abandoned in contemporary society. Pursuing Wisdom explores […]

New Books: April 2022