Staff Picks - Non-Fiction

Updated June 11, 2025
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Rage becomes her : the power of women's anger
Chemaly, Soraya L.
Paper Book
***A BEST BOOK OF 2018 SELECTION*** NPR * The Washington Post * Book Riot * Autostraddle * Psychology Today ***A BEST FEMINIST BOOK SELECTION*** Refinery 29, Book Riot, Autostraddle, BITCH Rage...
The myth of normal : trauma, illness, & healing in a toxic culture
Maté, Gabor
Paper Book
The instant New York Times bestseller By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing. ...
An unquenchable thirst : following Mother Teresa in search of love, service, and an authentic life
Johnson, Mary
Paper Book
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS An unforgettable spiritual autobiography about a search for meaning that begins alongside one of the great religious icons of our time and ends with a return to the secular world   At seventeen, Mary...
The perfect cookie : your ultimate guide to foolproof cookies, brownies & bars
Paper Book
Featured in the New York Times book Review, Real Simple, Huffington Post, Forbes, Parade, and Southern Living. Portable, fun to make, easy to gift, and open to countless flavor variations, cookies are everyone's favorite sweet treat. America's Test Kitchen has years of experience making the...
The millionaire next door : the surprising secrets of America's wealthy
Stanley, Thomas J.
Audiobook
The incredible national bestseller that is changing people's lives -- and increasing their net worth Can you spot the millionaire next door? Who are the rich in this country?What do they do?Where do they shop?What do they drive?How do they invest?...
The millionaire next door : the surprising secrets of America's wealthy
Stanley, Thomas J.
Audiobook
The incredible national bestseller that is changing people's lives -- and increasing their net worth Can you spot the millionaire next door? Who are the rich in this country?What do they do?Where do they shop?What do they drive?How do they invest?...
Impossible people : a completely average recovery story
Wertz, Julia
Paper Book
**NPR "BOOKS WE LOVE"** **SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR""** **PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR"** **KIRKUS "BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR"** **LIBRARY JOURNAL "BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR"** In...
Paris : the memoir
Hilton, Paris
Paper Book
***An Instant New York Times Bestseller*** From the woman who is credited for launching what we know as the celebrity focused, "brand" driven, social media obsessed popular culture of today, comes an honest and surprising memoir that reckons with that truth, and shows that there is so much...
The woman in me
Spears, Britney
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by Elle, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, NPR, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, and more! "In Britney Spears's memoir, she's stronger than ever." --The New York Times Over 2 million...
WOMAN IN ME
SPEARS, BRITNEY
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by Elle, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, NPR, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, and more! "In Britney Spears's memoir, she's stronger than ever." --The New York Times Over 2 million...
WOMAN IN ME
SPEARS, BRITNEY
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by Elle, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, NPR, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, and more! "In Britney Spears's memoir, she's stronger than ever." --The New York Times Over 2 million...
No time like the future : an optimist considers mortality
Fox, Michael J.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox. The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage...
I'm glad my mom died
McCurdy, Jennette
Paper Book
* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating...
The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder
Grann, David
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager...
WAGER
GRANN, DAVID
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager...
WAGER
GRANN, DAVID
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager...

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