New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - July Highlights

Selected new additions published this month

Updated August 12, 2024
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Deep water : the world in the ocean
Bradley, James
Paper Book
"Deep Water is a major achievement....Bradley's skills both as novelist and essayist converge here to create this wise, compassionate and urgent book, characterized throughout by a clarity of prose and a bracing moral gaze that searches water, self and reader." --ROBERT MACFARLANE, bestselling...
The secret lives of numbers : a global history of mathematics & its unsung trailblazers
Kitagawa, Kate
Paper Book
The protagonists of this book won't be familiar to most readers. Pythagoras, Newton and Descartes seldom feature. Instead, it highlights the remarkable lives and works of a diverse group of pioneers, who fought millennia of oppression to leave a spectacular legacy of mind-melting ideas and theorems....
The Missing Thread: A New History of the Ancient World Through the Women Who Shaped It
Dunn, Daisy.
Paper Book
'A brilliant concept, executed with enviable elegance' Lucy Worsley 'A gem of a book. Thanks to Daisy Dunn's elegant and lively retelling of history, the women of the ancient world are restored to the centre of the story of classical antiquity. It was a joy to read.'...
The Danish Secret to Happy Kids How the Viking Way of Raising Children Makes Them Happier, Healthier, and More Independent.
Russell, Helen. 
Paper Book
"Smart, witty and packed with surprising facts about life in the Nordics, The Danish Secret to Happy Kids is a foolproof roadmap to raising kids the Viking way. If you enjoy Helen Russell's signature self-deprecating sense of humor and captivating storytelling, you're in for a real treat." -...
The Secret Language of the Body: Regulate Your Nervous System, Heal Your Body, Free Your Mind
Mann, Jennifer.
Paper Book
'Inspiring, refreshing and practical' Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score The new essential self-healing bible - a revolutionary body-first guide to regulating your nervous system, curing long-term pain and healing from trauma for good. ...
Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
Callahan, Maureen.
Paper Book
The No1 Sunday Times Bestseller A Waterstones Best Politics Book 2024 A Mail on Sunday 'Best Holiday Read 2024' 'A searing exposé' Glamour 'A timely reminder of the dangers posed by men who crave power' -...

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