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News from the Reference Desk Category: Nonfiction
New and Forthcoming Nonfiction Books – March 2020
Almost every day new books arrive at the Library to be processed and then placed on the shelf or in your hands. Take a look at some of the books that have arrived most recently at the Library. Ask for more titles at the Research Services Desk!
New in Paris Travel
Paris: A Curious Traveler’s Guide by Eleanor Aldridge
Paris: A Pocket Guide to the City’s Best Cultural Hangouts, Shops, Bars and Eateries by Gretchen Price
The Seine: The River that Made Paris by Elaine Sciolino
Paris for Food Lovers by Eileen Unnes
New in New Outlooks
Everyday Ubuntu: Living Better Together the African Way by Mungi Ngomane
How to Adult: Your Guide to not Being a Trash Human, and Other Life Lessons by Anna Blackie
The Little Book of Scandi Living by Brontë Aurell
New in Crafts
The Addictive Sketcher by Adebanji Alade
Modern Crochet Bible: Over 100 Contemporary Crochet Techniques and Stitches by Sarah Shrimpton
The Crafter’s Guide to Papercutting by Emily Hogarth
New in Miscellaneous Topics
South Away: The Pacific Coast on Two Wheels by Meaghan Marie Hackinen
How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish edited by Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert
The Age of Football: Soccer and the 21st Century by David Goldblatt
New and Forthcoming Books – February 2020
Almost every day new books arrive at the Library to be processed and then placed on the shelf or in your hands. Take a look at some of the books that have arrived most recently at the Library. Ask for more titles at the Research Services Desk!
New in Vegan Baking
Sweet Vegan Treats by Hannah Kaminsky
Modern Vegan Baking by Gretchen Price
Easy Vegan Baking by Kimberly Potts
The Joy of Vegan Baking by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
New in Movies
Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers by Donald Bogle
Dynamic Dames: 50 Leading Ladies Who Made History by Sloan De Forest
The Movie Musical by Jeanine Basinger
New in the Classic Literature
Beowulf: A Verse Translation: Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticism Translated by Seamus Heaney; edited by Daniel Donoghue
The Penguin Classics Book by Henry Eliot
Japanese Ghost Stories edited by Lafcadio Hearn
The World of Sanditon: The Secrets, Romance and History Behind Jane Austen’s Final Story by Sara Sheridan
New in History
The Seine: The River That Made Paris by Elaine Sciolino
The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar’s and Everything in Between by Stephanie Butnick, Liel Leibovitz, and Mark Oppenheimer
Roman Mythology: A Traveler’s Guide from Troy to Tivoli by David Stuttard
New and Forthcoming Books – January 2020
Almost every day new books arrive at the Library to be processed and then placed on the shelf or in your hands. Take a look at some of the books that have arrived most recently at the Library. Ask for more titles at the Research Services Desk!
New in Pop Culture
Carpenters: An Illustrated Discography by Randy L. Schmidt
Entertaining with Disney: Exceptional Events from Mickey Mouse to Moana! by Amy Croushorn
The Way We All became the Brady Bunch: How the Canceled Sitcom became the Beloved Pop Culture Icon We are still Talking about Today by Kimberly Potts
New in History
Army of the Roman Emperors by Thomas Fischer
Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion by Hilary Davidson
Women: The National Geographic Image Collection introduction by Susan Goldberg, editor in chief of National Geographic magazine
New in the Humanities
The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft: Beyond Arkham by Howard Phillips Lovecraft ; edited with a foreword and notes by Leslie S. Klinger with additional research by Janet Byrne
Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem by Michael Schmidt
The Pre-Raphaelites by Aurélie Petiot ; translated from the French by Jane Marie Todd.
New in Travel and Geography
Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras & Ella Morton
The Globetrotter: Victorian Excursions in India, China and Japan by Amy Miller
The Unique States of America: Can’t-Miss Experiences Across the USA by the editors of Lonely Planet
Wanderlust: A Traveler’s Guide to the Globe by Philippe Gloaguen
New and Forthcoming Books – November 2019
Almost every day new books arrive at the Library to be processed and then placed on the shelf or in your hands. Take a look at some of the books that have arrived most recently at the Library. Ask for more titles at the Research Services Desk!
New in Pop Culture
Rachael Ray 50: Memories and Meals from a Sweet and Savory Life by Rachael Ray; food photography by Christopher Testani
35 Years of WrestleMania by Brian Shields and Dean Miller
Beautiful on the Outside: A Memoir by Adam Rippon
The Importance of Being Ernie (and Bert): A Best Friends’ Guide to Life
New in Spiritual
Saint Everywhere: Travels in Search of the Lady Saints by Mary Lea Carroll
What are Biblical Values?: What the Bible Says on Key Ethical Issues by John J. Collins
The Reluctant Witness: Discovering the Delight of Spiritual Conversations (Featuring Original Research from Barna) by Don Everts
New in Health Choices
BOSH! How to Live Vegan: Save the Planet and Feel Amazing by Henry Firth & Ian Theasby
Keto Diet: Your 30-Day Plan to Lose Weight, Balance Hormones, Boost Brain health, and Reverse Disease by Dr. Josh Axe
Essential Well Being: A Modern Guide to Incorporating Essential Oils in Beauty, Body, and Home Rituals by Sara Panton
New in Jane Austen
Austentatious: The Evolving World of Jane Austen Fans by Holly Luetkenhaus & Zoe Weinstein
The Lost Books of Jane Austen by Janine Barchas
Biographic Austen by Sophie Collins
Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan by Ted Scheinman