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Love Non-Fiction? Check out these popular titles that our RCLS readers have enjoyed in the past month.
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Becoming
Michelle Obama · Crown Publishing Group
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER
In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most... |
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Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover · Random House
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW * ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR * BILL GATES'S HOLIDAY READING LIST * FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL... |
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How to Grow: A guide for gardeners who can't garden yet
Hollie Newton · Spring
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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This is the gardening book reimagined for a new generation. A book for people who want to learn how to grow things, but haven't got a clue where to start. With the average person now spending an enormous 8 hours and 41 minutes in front of a screen every day, gardening is an easy... |
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg · Random House; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Wall Street Journal Financial TimesNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work.... |
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Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell · Little, Brown and Co.
Pages: 309
Format: Hardcover
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In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much... |
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
J D Vance · Harper
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NAMED BY THE TIMES AS ONE OF "6 BOOKS TO HELP UNDERSTAND TRUMP'S WIN" AND SOON TO BE A MAJOR-MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD "You will not read a more important book about America this year." - The Economist "A... |
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A Murder in Music City: Corruption, Scandal, and the Framing of an Innocent Man
MICHAEL BISHOP · Prometheus Books
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
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Nashville 1964. Eighteen-year-old babysitter Paula Herring is murdered in her home while her six-year-old brother apparently sleeps through the grisly event. A few months later a judge's son is convicted of the crime. Decades after the slaying, Michael Bishop, a private citizen, stumbles... |
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The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits
Rosemary Ellen Guiley · Checkmark Books; 3 edition
Pages: 564
Format: Paperback
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Four hundred entries arranged A-to-Z flesh out our beliefs about all that haunts. Illustrations. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
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The Perfect Resume: Resumes That Work in the New Economy
Dan Quillen · Cold Spring Press
Pages: 183
Format: Print book
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HR Director and author of four job search books Dan Quillen shows readers how to craft an incredible resume that will get job-seekers in the door!
Dan Quillen calls on his expertise as an HR professional (and as one who lost and found a job in the toughest economic environment since... |
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You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth
Jen Sincero · Viking
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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"A cheerful manifesto on removing obstacles between yourself and the income of your dreams." - New York Magazine
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of You Are a Badass, a life-changing guide to making the kind of money you've only ever dreamed... |
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Get Free Cash for College: Secrets to Winning Scholarships
Gen Tanabe · Supercollege, Llc; Seventh Edition, Seventh edition edition
Format: Paperback
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The secrets, tips, and strategies used by actual students to win millions of dollars in financial aid and scholarships are revealed in this completely revised guide for parents and high school, college, and graduate students. Every step of the scholarship process is examined, with advice... |
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson
Mitch Albom · Doubleday
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.
For Mitch Albom, that person... |
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The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank · Everyman's Library
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In Everyman's Library for the first time - one of the most moving and eloquent accounts of the Holocaust, read by tens of millions of people around the world since its publication in 1947.
The Diary of a Young Girl is the record of two years in the life of a remarkable Jewish... |
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Good Health, Good Life: 12 Keys to Enjoying Physical and Spiritual Wellness
Joyce Meyer · FaithWords; First Ed 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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Meeting the demands of your busy life may leave little time for you to focus on maintaining your personal well-being. But it is important to remember that each part of you-mind, body, and emotions-serves a purpose in Gods exciting plan for your future. Embracing a healthier lifestyle will... |
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The Flower Farmer's Year: How to Grow Cut Flowers for Pleasure and Profit
Georgie Newbery · Uit Cambridge Ltd
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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The Flower Farmer's Year is a light, entertaining look at how to plant, maintain, and keep evolving a productive cut-flower garden. Whether you want to devote a corner of your garden to a stand of sweet peas and some cosmos, take up flower production for gate sales, or make a livelihood... |
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The Library Book
Susan Orlean · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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Susan Orlean's bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is "a sheer delight ... as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library" (USA TODAY) - a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation... |
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