July 2022 Archives - State Library of Ohio

Business/Commerce

Benjamin Franklin’s Last Bet

by Michael Meyer

The incredible story of Benjamin Franklin’s parting gift to the working-class people of Boston and Philadelphia–a tale that spans more than two centuries and captures […]

The Future of Policing

by Scott A. Cunningham

America is challenging everything about policing – its equipment, tactics, role, tasks, and even its very existence. This book guides those conversations by providing 200 […]

Little Brother

by Ben Westhoff

Little Brother tells the story of investigative journalist Ben Westhoff’s relationship with Jorell Cleveland through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in St. Louis, Missouri, […]

Rugged Access for All

by Christopher Kain

This book showcases some of the greatest trails across the US that can be completed while pushiking–hiking with someone in a wheelchair, mobility chair, or […]

Forever Boy

by Kate Swenson

When Kate Swenson’s son Cooper was diagnosed with severe, nonverbal autism, her world stopped. She had always dreamed of having the perfect family life. She […]

Reading Together

by Noah Brown, Dominic de Bettencourt, Luci Doherty, Owen Lowe-Rogstad, and Ronan McCann

Reading Together is the quintessential guide for parents interested in starting a book club with their kids. Written by a group of moms and their […]

Learning to Enjoy Literature

by John V. Knapp and Thomas M. McCann

This book offers teachers productive approaches to treating textual interpretation not as an effort to reach a single right view or answer, but rather as […]

Wastelands

by Corban Addison

A once idyllic American landscape is home to a closely knit, rural community that, for more than a generation, has battled the polluting practices of […]

Paradise Falls

by Keith O'Brien

Lois Gibbs, Luella Kenny and Barbara Quimby thought they had found a slice of the American dream when they and their families moved onto the […]

How to Sell a Poison

by Elena Conis

The story of DDT as you’ve never heard it before: a fresh look at the much-maligned chemical compound as a cautionary tale of how powerful […]

Is It Really Green?

by Georgina Wilson-Powell

Is It Really Green? Find clarity on everyday green-living dilemmas to maximize your sustainability Are paper bags always more environmentally friendly than plastic? How much […]

Homelessness in America

by Stephen Eide

In Homelessness in America, Stephen Eide examines the history, governmental and private responses, and future prospects of this intractable challenge. The “chronic” nature of the […]

What’s Your Zip Code Story?

by Cj Gross

What’s Your Zip Code Story instructs class-migrants (whether college students, recent graduates, or overlooked employees), how to climb the career lattice and transform themselves from […]

I Cried to Dream Again

by Sara Kruzan

At once disturbing and empowering, the memoir of a courageous woman, who, between the ages of thirteen and sixteen, was manipulated, exploited, and abused as […]

The Revolution That Wasn’t

by Spencer Jakab

During one crazy week in January 2021, a motley crew of retail traders on Reddit’s r/wallstreetbets forum had seemingly done the impossible—they had brought some […]

My Life: Growing Up Asian in America

by CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment)

There are 23 million people, representing more than twenty countries, each with unique languages, histories, and cultures, clumped under one banner: Asian American. Though their […]

America, Goddam

by Treva B. Lindsey

A powerful account of violence against Black women and girls in the United States and their fight for liberation. America, Goddam explores the combined force […]

Streets of Gold

by Ran Abramitzky and Leah Boustan

Based on ten years of pioneering research, two economists reveal the true story of immigration and the American economy, debunking fictions perpetuated by the media […]

The Hospital

by Brian Alexander

An intimate, heart wrenching portrait of one small hospital that reveals the magnitude of America’s health care crises. By following the struggle for survival of […]

Bittersweet

by Susan Cain

Bittersweetness is a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy when beholding beauty. […]

Attention Hijacked

by Erica B. Marcus

Technology surrounds us every day: a phone alarm wakes us up, an electronic calendar tracks assignment deadlines, GPS directs us to the new dentist’s office, […]

The First Populist

by David S. Brown

A revelatory, timely, and masterful biography of President Andrew Jackson that offers a new perspective on this charismatic figure in the context of American populism—identifying […]

Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution

by Eric Jay Dolin

The heroic story of the founding of the U.S. Navy during the Revolution has been told many times, yet largely missing from maritime histories of […]

21st Century Monetary Policy

by Ben S. Bernanke

In response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks worldwide have deployed tools that past policymakers and […]

Actions Speak Louder

by Deanna Singh

Designed for teams to read together, Actions Speak Louder offers a comprehensive blueprint for leaders and teams who are ready to get out of their […]

New Books: July 2022