*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - January Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated January 13, 2025
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Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old Thoughts on Aging as a Woman.
Shields, Brooke. 
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From generational icon Brooke Shields comes an intimate and empowering exploration of aging that flips the script on the idea of what it means for a woman to grow older Brooke Shields has spent a lifetime in the public eye....
The House of My Mother A Daughter's Quest for Freedom.
Franke, Shari 
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Heart-wrenchingly personal...dizzying." --Rolling Stone From eldest daughter Shari Franke, the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog and the hidden abuse she suffered at the...
Borgata rise of empire : a history of the American Mafia
Ferrante, Louis 
Paper Book
A riveting history of the Mafia from 1860s Sicily to 1960s America--as narrated by a former heist expert and Gambino family mobster. The mafia has long held a powerful sway over our collective cultural imagination. But how many of us truly understand how a clandestine Sicilian...
Save Our Souls The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and Murder.
Pearl, Matthew 
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of The Taking of Jemima Boone, the unbelievable true story of a real-life Swiss Family Robinson (and their dog) who faced sharks, shipwreck, and betrayal. On December 10, 1887, a shark fishing boat disappeared. On board the doomed vessel were the...
The Sinners All Bow Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne.
Dawson, Kate Winkler. 
Paper Book
On a cold winter day in 1832, Sarah Cornell was found hanging in a barn, four months pregnant, after a disgraceful liaison with a charismatic Methodist minister, Reverend Ephraim Avery. Some (Avery's lawyers) claimed her death was suicide...but others weren't so sure. Determined to uncover the real...
Everything Must Go The Stories We Tell About the End of the World.
Lynskey, Dorian. 
Paper Book
A rich, captivating, and darkly humorous look into the evolution of apocalyptic thought, exploring how film and literature interact with developments in science, politics, and culture, and what factors drive our perennial obsession with the end of the world. As Dorian Lynskey...
Dare I Say It Everything I Wish I'd Known about Menopause.
Watts, Naomi 
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A frank, funny and informative guide to menopause and aging by beloved actress Naomi Watts, one of the leading voices in menopause awareness--with a foreword by Mary Claire Haver, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The New Menopause
The Way of Play Using Little Moments of Big Connection to Raise Calm and Confident Kids.
Bryson, Tina Payne 
Paper Book
The simple way to help your kids face their fears, handle big emotions, and bolster their social skills-from the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child and a renowned play therapist "A parenting guide as useful as it is scientifically sound...

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