Fall 2023 Picks for Adults

12 Books Found

Filtered by 'Nonfiction'
  • All the Single Ladies

     This thoughtful and comprehensive book traces the history of single women, their impact on the nation, and the joys and difficulties of being single. For those looking for an informative and engaging look at modern society. - Elizabeth Graham, Epiphany

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  • Bonaventure

    This collection may serve the reader as a sort of “mysticism 101,” its major concern being the soul’s preparation for union with God. Bonaventure's thesis that through contemplating God through His Image we enter into our very selves would have a tremendous influence on the poet Dante, as well as other theologians which would follow him. - Andrew Fairweather, Seward Park

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  • DOOM Guy: Life in First Person

    John Romero is a legend in the gaming world, and this book is his story. Gamers and even nongamers will appreciate his professional account of his experiences in the industry. For those who are gamers or developers, this is a must-read. — Nicole Celic, Kingsbridge

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  • Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement

    Tracing the life and times of one of the most important activists of the 20th Century, Ransby’s biography of Ella Baker provides critical insight into the events that shaped the direction of the Civil Rights Movement. - Julian Rivas, Sedgwick Library

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  • Ikigai: the Japanese secret to a long and happy life

    The book is about traditional Japanese wisdom and ways to lead a happy and fulfilled life. - Wilsa Rhuma, SNFL

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  • Incomparable

    This inspiring tale of wrestling rockstar entrepreneurs will touch the hearts of many. Brie and Nikki are twins you want to hang out with (if Total Divas and their own show, Total Bellas didn't convince you enough.) — Nicole Celic, Kingsbridge

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  • Land of the Dead

     Death is an uncomfortable and rather difficult subject for many, but this book has great illustrations and presents different stories of how death is represented in various literature tales and cultural references. This will please readers who like to read literary stories and its thematic relations.  - Linda Yau, SNFL

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  • Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma

    Is it possible to separate the art from the artist? By looking at popular artists of the last century, Dederer tries to offer a third choice - one that acknowledges the importance of both arguments. Because, apparently, we are all monsters. - Geoffrey Renaud, City Island

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  • Rameau's nephew, and D'Alembert's dream

    The comic tedium of Diderot's 'Rameau's Nephew' exposes polite convention of pre-revolutionary France as nothing but empty, spiritless convention, an inverted world wherein the scoundrel is the only honest figure, and the philosopher, a fool. Sure to give the reader a laugh, though at risk of a headache. - Andrew Fairweather, Seward Park

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  • Schiller. Volume one, The robbers ; Passion and politics

    This duo of early plays by Schiller includes 'The Robbers,' one of his most beloved, in large part due to the figure of Karl Moor, a sentimental young man who follows the law of his heart only to realize the moral structure of the world depends on a form of Justice greater than his own whim. - Andrew Fairweather, Seward Park

     

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  • The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

    When a mysterious, debilitating illness shrinks her world, Tova Bailey finds herself small enough to enter, like Alice, into the tiny wonderworld of a snail she finds living in a potted plant brought to her by a well-wisher. Enchanting, insightful.- Catherine Watson, Tottenville

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  • Where are Your Boys Tonight

    A fantastic deep dive into the explosion of emo and pop-punk music, told by those who lived it. - Alex Kohn, SNFL Teen Center

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