New Books: November 2019
Business/Commerce
Snakes in suits: understanding and surviving the psychopaths in your office
Revised and updated with the latest scientific research and updated case studies, the business classic that offers a revealing look at psychopaths in the workplace–how […]
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The memo: what women of color need to know to secure a seat at the table
Lean In for women of color: A no-BS look at the odds stacked against women of color in professional settings, from the wage gap to […]
Read MoreCorrections/Criminal Justice
Issues and controversies in policing today
In each chapter of Issues and Controversies in Policing Today, author Johnny Nhan explores a provocative issue sure to spark classroom discussion. Grounding each topic […]
Read MoreDisabilities
From the periphery: real-life stories of disability
From the Periphery consists of nearly forty first-person narratives from activists and everyday people who describe what it’s like to be treated differently by society because of […]
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About us: essays from the Disability Series of the New York Times
Based on the New York Times series, About Us captures the voices of a community that has been stereotyped and misrepresented. Speaking The authors in […]
Read MoreEducation
The years that matter most: how college makes or breaks us
Does college still work? Is the system designed just to protect the privileged and leave everyone else behind? Or can a college education today provide […]
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From cradle to classroom: a guide to special education for young children
From Cradle to Classroom: A Guide to Special Education for Young Children is a book written for regular and special education teachers, school administrators, school […]
Read MoreEnvironment/Agriculture/Natural Resources
Regulating food additives: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Food additives have been used since the beginning of time to enhance the quality and quantity of food products. We know from historical research that […]
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Inconspicuous consumption: the environmental impact you don’t know you have
As we become a more digital society, the gains that have been made for the environment by moving toward a paperless world with more and […]
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The geography of risk: epic storms, rising seas, and the cost of America’s coasts
The costliest hurricanes in U.S. history have all occurred in the past two decades–but who bears the financial brunt of these monster storms? It is […]
Read MoreGeneral/Miscellaneous
Speech police: the global struggle to govern the Internet
The internet was designed to be a kind of free-speech paradise, but a lot of the material on it turned out to incite violence, spread […]
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The problem with everything: my journey through the new culture wars
A book blending memoir, reporting, and argument, which drills past the obvious political opinions of our moment in an attempt to make sense of our […]
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Manufacturing decline: how racism and the conservative movement crush the American rust belt
For decades, the distressed cities of the Rust Belt have been symbols of deindustrialization and postindustrial decay, their troubles cast as the inevitable outcome of […]
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IT’S UP TO US: Ten Little Ways We Can Bring About Big Change
Everyone wants the same things: To live a life of purpose and meaning. To leave a legacy for their children and grandchildren. To leave the […]
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If I don’t make it, I love you: survivors in the aftermath of school shootings
A harrowing collection of sixty narratives–covering over fifty years of shootings in America–written by those most directly affected by school shootings: the survivors. “If I […]
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How to treat people: a nurse’s notes
As a teenager, Molly Case underwent an operation that saved her life. Nearly a decade later, she finds herself in the operating room again, this […]
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Fake news nation: the long history of lies and misinterpretations in America
After the election of Donald Trump as president, people in the United States and across large swaths of Europe, Latin America, and Asia engaged in […]
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Democracy in danger: how hackers and activists exposed fatal flaws in the election system
When cybersecurity expert Jake Braun challenged hackers at DEFCON, the largest hacking conference in the world, to breach the security of an American voting machine, […]
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Because internet: understanding the new rules of language
A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language. Language is humanity’s most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is […]
Read MoreHealth/Wellness/Medicine
The unexpected journey of caring: the transformation from loved one to caregiver
Caregivers today find themselves in need of a crash course in new and unfamiliar skills. They must not only care for a loved one, but […]
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The price we pay: what broke American health care–and how to fix it
One in five Americans now has medical debt in collections and rising health care costs today threaten every small business in America. Dr. Makary, one […]
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Permission to feel: unlocking the power of emotions to help our kids, ourselves, and our society thrive
Marc Brackett is a professor in Yale University’s Child Study Center and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. In his 25 years […]
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The last ocean: a journey through memory and forgetting
From the award-winning journalist and author, a lyrical, raw, and humane investigation of dementia that explores both the journey of the person who lives with […]
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A house on stilts: mothering in the age of opioid addiction – a memoir
A House on Stilts tells the story of one woman’s struggle to reclaim wholeness while mothering a son addicted to heroin. America’s opioid crisis is […]
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Fentanyl, Inc.: how rogue chemists are creating the deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic
A deeply human story, Fentanyl, Inc. is the first deep-dive investigation of a hazardous and illicit industry that has created a worldwide epidemic, ravaging communities […]
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A dignified ending: taking control over how we die
A Dignified Ending challenges the idea that prolonging life by every means possible is the only reasonable response to a dire diagnosis or to intractable […]
Read MoreHistory
Freedom libraries: the untold story of libraries for African Americans in the South
This book delves into how these libraries were the heart of the Civil Rights Movement, and the remarkable courage of the people who used them. […]
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For the love of books: stories of literary lives, banned books, author feuds, extraordinary characters, and more
A light-hearted book about books and the people who write them for all lovers of literature. Do you know: Which famous author died of caffeine […]
Read MoreLibraries/Archives
Library management 101: a practical guide
Just because a set of responsibilities isn’t formally called management doesn’t mean that it isn’t management. And this vital text speaks to a reality that […]
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Library leadership your way
Author Jason Martin won’t tell you how to be a leader. In fact, that’s not the point of his book. Instead he’ll give you a […]
Read MoreManagement/Leadership
Relationomics: business powered by relationships
Speaker, author and consultant working with Fortune 500 companies offers leaders four key principles to cultivate healthy relationships, develop strong teams, reduce turnover, and grow […]
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The infinite game
How do we win a game that has no end? Finite games, like football or chess, have known players, fixed rules and a clear endpoint. […]
Read MoreMilitary/Veterans
American cipher: Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. tragedy in Afghanistan
The explosive narrative of the life, captivity, and trial of Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who was abducted by the Taliban and whose story has served […]
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