*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - May Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated May 16, 2025
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The Art Spy : The Extraordinary Untold Tale of Wwii Resistance Hero Rose Valland
Young, Michelle
Paper Book
A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world's most treasured masterpieces. On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself in a desperate position. From...
Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company
McGee, Patrick
Paper Book
For readers of Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs and Chris Miller's Chip War, a riveting look at how Apple helped build China's dominance in electronics assembly and manufacturing only to find itself trapped in a relationship with an authoritarian state making ever-increasing demands.<...
The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want
Bender, Emily M.
Paper Book
A smart, incisive look at the technologies sold as artificial intelligence, the drawbacks and pitfalls of technology sold under this banner, and why it's crucial to recognize the many ways in which AI hype covers for a small set of power-hungry actors at work and in the world. Is...

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