New Books: May 2021
Business/Commerce
Women’s Work
In this stunning collection, award-winning photographer Chris Crisman documents the women who pioneered work in fields that have long been considered the provinces of men—with […]
Read MoreCorrections/Criminal Justice
What We Know
When The New Press, the Center for American Progress, and the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted Peoples and Family Movement issued a call for innovative reform […]
Read MoreGeneral/Miscellaneous
The Double X Economy
Scott addresses the systemic exclusion of women from the world financial order. She argues on the strength of hard data and on-the-ground experience that removing […]
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How Charts Lie
We’ve all heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if we don’t understand what we’re looking at? Social media has made […]
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Too Much Information
Cass R. Sunstein explores how more information can make us happy or miserable, and why we sometimes avoid it—but sometimes seek it out. How much […]
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The Most Powerful You
Women continue to encounter challenges that keep them from reaching their highest potential. Kathy Caprino guides readers to take the reins on their careers by […]
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Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite
In 1908, Napoleon Hill met industrialist Andrew Carnegie for what he believed would be a short interview for an article. Instead, Carnegie spent hours detailing […]
Read MoreHealth/Wellness/Medicine
Soul Full of Coal Dust
In a devastating and urgent work of investigative journalism, Pulitzer Prize-winner, Chris Hamby, uncovers the tragic resurgence of black lung disease in Appalachia, its Big […]
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Growing Old
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas has spent a lifetime observing the natural world, chronicling the customs of pre-contact hunter-gatherers and the secret lives of deer and dogs. […]
Read MoreHistory
No Stopping Us Now
Gail Collins inspires women to embrace aging and look at it with a new sense of hope in this lively, fascinating, eye-opening look at women […]
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When Truth Mattered
When Truth Mattered is an account of a young editor and his staff painstakingly pursuing the truth of the Kent State shootings on May 4, […]
Read MoreLibraries/Archives
Genreflecting
Librarians who work with readers will find this well-loved guide to be a treasure trove of information. With descriptive annotations of thousands of genre titles […]
Read MoreManagement/Leadership
How Management Works
Discover everything you need to know to improve your management skills, and understand key management and business theories with this unique graphic guide. Combining clear, […]
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Fully Human
HGTV cofounder Susan Packard launches the next chapter in emotional intelligence (EQ), and shows you how to increase your personal satisfaction and productivity–in work and […]
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