January 2022 Archives - State Library of Ohio

Business/Commerce

Elevating the Human Experience

by Amelia Dunlop

The acknowledgement of our intrinsic worth as human beings and the nurturing of our own or another’s growth through love ultimately contribute to higher performance […]

Machiavelli for Women

by Stacey Vanek Smith

A guide for how today’s women can apply the principles of 16th-century philosopher Niccol Machiavelli to their work lives and finally shatter the glass ceiling […]

Broken Scales

by Tom Diaz

This book analyzes the everyday actions of ordinary people in the context of extreme political and cultural polarization, distort the criminal justice system and betray […]

How to Forage for Mushrooms Without Dying

by Frank Hyman

This is the book for anyone who walks in the woods and would like to learn how to identify just the 29 edible mushrooms they’re […]

Unstable Ground

by Alex Alvarez

Unstable Ground looks at the human impact of climate change and its potential to provoke some of the most troubling crimes against humanity–ethnic conflict, war, […]

Wonder Walls

by Phoebe Cornog and Roxy Prima

This DIY book teaches wall painting techniques for the creative home-dec enthusiast who wants to create colorful graphic and wallpaper-like designs, including lettering, geometrics, marbling, […]

Feeling and Knowing

by Antonio Damasio

In recent decades, many philosophers and cognitive scientists have declared the problem of consciousness unsolvable, but Antonio Damasio is convinced that recent findings across multiple […]

Atlas of the Heart

by Brené Brown

In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be […]

Rationality

by Steven Pinker

Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? Steven Pinker, answers […]

A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century

by Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein

A provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and our modern woes—and what we can do about it. We are living through the […]

Human Frontiers

by Michael Bhaskar

Why has the flow of big, world-changing ideas slowed down? A provocative look at what happens next at the frontiers of human knowledge. The history […]

The Contagion Next Time

by Sandro Galea

How can we create a healthier world and prevent the crisis next time? In a few short months, COVID-19 devastated the world and, in particular, […]

Preserving Brain Health in a Toxic Age

by Arnold R. Eiser

Brain health is adversely impacted by environmental toxins. This book helps identify them and suggests ways to reduce their impact regarding neurological disorders including dementia […]

The Pain Gap

by Anushay Hossain

Explore real women’s tales of healthcare trauma and medical misogyny with this meticulously researched, in-depth examination of the women’s health crisis in America—and what we […]

Sit Down to Rise Up

by Shelly Tygielski

Shelly Tygielski shows that self-care can also be a powerful tool for spurring transformative collective action. In a winning combination of memoir, manifesto, and how-to, […]

World War C

by Sanjay Gupta

Dr. Sanjay Gupta has had the insider of insider access to the drama’s unfolding, including exclusive conversations with the world’s top public health experts and […]

Cuba

by Ada Ferrer

In Cuba, the passing of Fidel Castro from this world and of Raúl Castro from power have raised urgent questions about the island’s political future. […]

A sweeping reassessment of the American Revolution, showing how the Founders were influenced by overlooked Americans—women, Native Americans, African Americans, and religious dissenters. Using more […]

Peril

by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa

The transition from President Donald J. Trump to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands as one of the most dangerous periods in American history. But […]

New Books: January 2022