New Books: November 2018
Business/Commerce
50 ways to get a job: an unconventional guide to finding work on your terms
Based on the popular website of the same name, a guide to finding the right job while maintaining your sanity in the process In today’s […]
Read MoreCorrections/Criminal Justice
The black and the blue: a cop reveals the crimes, racism, and injustice in America’s law enforcement
Matthew Horace was a law enforcement officer at the federal and local levels for twenty-eight years, working in nearly every state in the country. Yet […]
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American prison: a reporter’s undercover journey into the business of punishment
A ground-breaking and brave inside reckoning with the nexus of prison and profit in America: in one Louisiana prison and over the course of our […]
Read MoreEducation
School safety and violence prevention: science, practice, policy
This book presents a transdisciplinary, data-driven approach to preventing violence in schools, while outlining effective strategies for collaboration with key stakeholders to promote safety. –Summary […]
Read MoreEnvironment/Agriculture/Natural Resources
The promise of the Grand Canyon: John Wesley Powell’s perilous journey and his vision for the American West
When John Wesley Powell became the first person to navigate the entire Colorado River, through the Grand Canyon, he completed what Lewis and Clark had […]
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Energy: a human history
Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time–wood to coal to oil to electricity and […]
Read MoreGeneral/Miscellaneous
Tigerland: 1968-1969, a city divided, a nation torn apart, and a magical season of healing
From the author of the best-selling The Butler–an emotional, inspiring story of two teams from a poor, black, segregated high school in Ohio, who, in […]
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Reader, come home: the reading brain in a digital world
Wolf considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy and reflection as we become increasingly dependent upon digital technologies. […]
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Raising government children: a history of foster care and the American welfare state
In the 1930s, buoyed by the potential of the New Deal, child welfare reformers hoped to formalize and modernize their methods, partly through professional casework […]
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Raising grandkids: inside skipped-generation families
Raising Grandkids focuses on “skipped generation” families or grandparent-headed households. Collecting together stories from other grandparents and reflecting on his own experience as a caregiver […]
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The person you mean to be: how good people fight bias
Many of us believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, but how do we stand up for those values in our turbulent world? Chugh reveals the […]
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How to be less stupid about race: on racism, White supremacy, and the racial divide
How to Be Less Stupid About Race is your essential guide to breaking through the half-truths and ridiculous misconceptions that have thoroughly corrupted the way […]
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Divining desire: focus groups and the culture of consultation
The focus group, over the course of the last century, became an increasingly vital part of the way companies and politicians sold their products and […]
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The dinosaur artist: obsession, betrayal, and the quest for Earth’s ultimate trophy
In 2012, a New York auction catalogue made an unusual offering: ‘a superb Tyrannosaurus skeleton.’ In fact, Lot 49135 consisted of a nearly complete T. […]
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Autonomy: the quest to build the driverless car– and how it will reshape our world
We stand on the brink of a technological revolution. In the near future, most of us will not own automobiles, but will travel instead in […]
Read MoreHealth/Wellness/Medicine
You can fix your brain: just 1 hour a week to the best memory, productivity, and sleep you’ve ever had
Presents a step-by-step holistic approach to regaining and maintaining memory, offering over fifty recipes for brain-boosting meals and snacks and tips on simple lifestyle changes […]
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Somebody I used to know: a memoir
A rare glimpse into what it feels like to experience Alzheimer’s firsthand, an unforgettable chronicle of optimism and one woman’s unique ways of coping, despite […]
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Overcharged: why Americans pay too much for health care
Why is more than $1 trillion– one out of every three dollars that passes through the American health care system– lost to fraud, wasted on […]
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If you love me: a mother’s journey through her daughter’s opioid addiction
The founder of the Magnolia New Beginnings nonprofit peer-support group shares the story of her confrontation with the opioid epidemic in the wake of her […]
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Dopesick: dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America
Beginning with a single dealer who lands in a small Virginia town and sets about turning high school football stars into heroin overdose statistics, journalist […]
Read MoreHistory
Rising in flames: Sherman’s March and the fight for a new nation
Dickey shares new perspectives into Sherman’s epic March to the Sea. He profiles profiling the heated divides of the antebellum years, and how Sherman’s legendary […]
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Leadership in turbulent times
Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the leader make the times or […]
Read MoreHuman Resources/Workforce Development
Gender ambiguity in the workplace: transgender and gender-diverse discrimination
The transgender community is more visible now than ever before, but the diversity within this community has remained obscure in the workplace as organizations, corporations, […]
Read MoreLaw/Government
Palaces for the people: how social infrastructure can help fight inequality, polarization, and the decline of civic life
An eminent sociologist–and coauthor, with Aziz Ansari, of the #1 New York Times bestseller Modern Romance–makes the provocative case that the future of democratic societies […]
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The oath and the office: a guide to the Constitution for future presidents
Constitutional law scholar and political science professor Corey Brettschneider guides us through the Constitution and explains the powers–and limits–that it places on the presidency. From […]
Read MoreLibraries/Archives
The library: a catalogue of wonders
Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they […]
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Intentional marketing: a practical guide for librarians
User-friendly, cost-conscious, and filled with examples from libraries of all types, Intentional Marketing: A Practical Guide for Librarians helps you maximize the return on your […]
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Government information essentials
Government documents are a rich and varied resource– but most librarians have little or no experience with them. This collection by experienced librarians addresses many […]
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Crash course in time management for library staff
While I have probably always been a bit overly fond of my daily planner, my interest in time management turned to near obsession after my […]
Read MoreManagement/Leadership
Reinforcements: how to get people to help you
We all need help–especially in today’s uber-collaborative workplaces. Here’s the good news: humans are naturally wired to want to help each other. Now here’s the […]
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Imagine it forward: courage, creativity, and the power of change
Beth Comstock, the former Vice Chair and Chief Marketing Officer at GE, and their long-time head of business innovation and change initiatives, tackles the one […]
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Empowering leadership of tomorrow
Empowering Leadership of Tomorrow’ examines leadership that enables and empowers others to co-participate, co-create, and experience the joy of creativity. It proposes a kind of […]
Read MoreMilitary/Veterans
The fighters: Americans in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq
Almost 2.5 million Americans have served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001. C.J. Chivers has reported from both fronts from the beginning, walking […]
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