November 2021 Archives - State Library of Ohio

Corrections/Criminal Justice

Believing

by Anita Hill

From the woman who gave the landmark testimony against Clarence Thomas as a sexual menace, a new manifesto about the origins and course of gender […]

Disability Visibility

by Alice Wong

According to the last census, one in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some are visible, some are hidden–but all are […]

Demystifying Disability

by Emily Ladau

Demystifying Disability is a friendly handbook on the important disability issues you need to know about, including: – How to appropriately think, talk, and ask […]

Raising Resilient Children with a Borderline Or Narcissistic Parent

by Margalis Fjelstad and Jean McBride

This book is written by therapists that directly focus on the dilemma of parenting children so as to minimize the negative effects of a narcissistic […]

America’s Public Lands

by Randall K. Wilson

This updated edition traces the oft-forgotten ideas of nature that have shaped the evolution of America’s public land system. The result is a fresh and […]

The Pendleton Field Guide to Camping

by Pendleton Woolen Mills

The Pendleton Field Guide to Camping is a helpful companion for outdoor enthusiasts and weekend adventurers. Organized into three sections, this handbook offers practical advice […]

Me and White Supremacy

by Layla F Saad

Updated and expanded from the original workbook, Me and White Supremacy, takes the work deeper by adding more historical and cultural contexts, sharing moving stories […]

Nice Racism

by Robin DiAngelo

Nice Racism is an essential work for any white person who recognizes the existence of systemic racism and white supremacy and wants to take steps […]

How to Argue With a Racist

by Adam Rutherford

Race is not a biological reality. Racism thrives on our not knowing this. Racist pseudoscience is on the rise—fueling hatred, feeding nationalism, and seeping into […]

The Undocumented Americans

by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Born in Ecuador and brought to the United States when she was five years old, Cornejo Villavicencio has lived the American Dream. Raised on her […]

Soundtracks

by Jon Acuff

When Jon Acuff changed his life by transforming his overthinking, he wondered if other people might benefit from what he discovered. He commissioned a research […]

Finding Latinx

by Paola Ramos

In this empowering cross-country travelogue, journalist and activist Paola Ramos embarks on a journey to find the communities of people defining the controversial term, “Latinx.” […]

Blind Maps and Blue Dots

by Joost Grootens

Mapmaking has been an essential part of human development since ancient times. Through the art of cartography, people have been able to record geographical explorations […]

Forward

by Andrew Yang

In Forward, Yang reveals that UBI and the threat of job automation are only the beginning, diagnosing how a series of cascading problems within our […]

The Conversation

by Robert Livingston

This book provides a compass for all those seeking to begin the work of anti-racism. In The Conversation, Robert Livingston addresses three simple but profound […]

MAN-Opause

by Brian R. Clement and Anna Maria Clement

Everything a man–or woman–needs to know about the symptoms –irritability, depression, fatigue, weight gain– of male hormone imbalances can be found in this authoritative yet […]

Breathwork

by Andrew Smart

Harness the power of your breath to nourish your mind, body, and spirit. For anyone in search of peace, clarity, and calm, Breathwork is an […]

Tibetan Medicine and You

by Miriam E. Cameron and Tenzin Namdul

All of us want to be happy and avoid suffering. So why are we anxious, angry, and depressed? Tibet’s ancient science of healing, offers effective […]

Strongmen

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Recounting the acts of solidarity and dignity that have undone strongmen over the past 100 years, Ben-Ghiat makes vividly clear that only by seeing the […]

Minor Feelings

by Cathy Park Hong

In the popular imagination, Asian Americans are all high-achieving professionals. But in reality, this is the most economically divided group in the country, a tenuous […]

The Queer Bible

by Jack Guinness

The Queer Bible is a celebration of LGBTQ+ history and culture, edited by model, performer, and GQ contributing editor Jack Guinness. Our queer heroes write […]

Prisms of the People

by Hahrie Han, Elizabeth McKenna, and Michelle Oyakawa

The authors of this book explore the obstacles to collective action and the creative ways in which they have been overcome. Their approach is to […]

American Democracy: 21 Historic Answers to 5 Urgent Questions

by Nicholas Lemann

American Democracy: 21 Historic Answers to 5 Urgent Questions presents key writings from the American past that speak to five contemporary flashpoints in our political […]

Just Work

by Kim Scott

We—all of us—consistently exclude, underestimate, and underutilize huge numbers of people in the workforce even as we include, overestimate, and promote others, often beyond their […]

New Books: November 2021