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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books  come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

Call Number: ELA 362.733 Title: Learning to Live: A Black Woman’s Journey  Beyond Foster Care Author: Theresa Cameron

Call Number: 071 A545n Title: The News Media: What Everyone Needs to Know Authors: C.W.Anderson, Leonard Downie, and Michael Schudson

Call Number: 152.3 P832L Title: Laterality: Exploring the Enigma of Left-Handedness Author: Clare Porac

Call Number: 153.4 L666f Title: A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age Author: Daniel J. Levitin

Call Number: 303.66 B571d Title: The Destruction of Memory: Architecture at War (2nd ed.) Author: Robert Bevan
NOTE: “Attacks on Nimrud and Palmyra, the cracked domes of mosques from Iraq to Bosnia, the fall of the World Trade Center towers on 11 September when architectural totems such as these are targeted for destruction in conflicts more than mere buildings are at stake.”

Call Number: 305.242 D996g Title: Girl Trouble: Panic and Progress in the History of Young Women Author: Carol Dyhouse

Call Number: 324.273 M145f Title: A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America Author: Michael McGerr

Call Number: 327.73 T583n Title: The Nightingale’s Song Author: Robert Timberg
NOTE:The lives of five Annapolis graduates – John McCain, James Webb, Oliver North, Robert McFarlane, and John Poindexter – to reveal how the Vietnam War continues to haunt America.

Call Number: 332.4 W561n Title: Naked Money: A Revealing Look at What It Is and Why It Matters Author: Charles Wheelan

Call Number: 338.064 A281s Title: The Smartest Places on Earth: Why Rustbelts are the Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation Authors: Antoine van Agtmael and Fred Bakker

Call Number: 338.476 M471e Title: The End of Detroit: How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market Author: Micheline Maynard

Call Number: 346.73 S822L 2015 Title: Legal Guide for Starting and Running a Small Business (14th ed) Author: Fred S. Steingold

Call Number: 363.34 C878h Title: How the World Breaks: Life in Catastrophe’s Path, From the Caribbean to Siberia Authors: Stan Cox and Paul Cox

Call Number: 363.41 G729c Title: Carry A. Nation: Retelling the Life Author: Fran Grace
NOTE: A leading prohibitionist of the 19th century, Nation was best known for openly attacking saloons and bars and using a hatchet to break up bottles and barrels of liquor.

Call Number: 364.1 W259h Title: Hanging Bridge: Racial Violence and America’s Civil Rights Century Author: Jason Morgan Ward

Call Number: 370.11 N553r Title: Reskilling America: Learning to Labor in the Twenty-First Century Authors: Katherine S. Newman and Hella Winston

Call Number: 372.21 C554i Title: The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups Author: Erika Christakis

Call Number: 378.1 M169b Title: Becoming A Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success Authors: Tia Brown McNair, Susan Albertine, Michelle Asha Cooper, Nicolre McDonald, and Thomas Major Jr.

Call Number: 378.3 G621p Title: Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and The Betrayal of the American Dream Author: Sara Goldrick-Rab

Call Number: 510.92 L481h Title: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race Author: Margot Lee Shetterly

Call Number: 606.85 D688i Title: In a Different Key: The Story of Autism Authors: John Donvan and Caren Zucker

Call Number: 613 W137h Title: The Hand Book: Surviving in a Germ-Filled World Author: Miryam Z. Wahrman

Call Number: 641.3 S642e Title: Eating History: 30 Turning Points in the Making of America Cuisine Author: Andrew F. Smith

Call Number: 650.1 B675e Title: Enough Author: John C. Bogle
NOTE: The Father of Index Investing and founder of Vanguard shares his own journey, filled with famous characters and telling anecdotes, that aims to teach investors the importance of doing the right thing, how to be a strong leader in today’s world, and what it means to have “enough.

Call Number: 658.1 P152s 2016 Title: The Small Business Start-Up Kit: A Step-by-Step Legal Guide Author: Peri H. Pakroo

Call Number: 937.06 G624p Title: Pax Romana: War, Peace, and Conquest in the Roman World Author: Adrian Goldsworthy

Call Number: 947.086 M996n Title: The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin Author: Steven Lee Myers

Call Number: 956.91 C555c Title: Come, Tell me How You Live Author: Agatha Christie
NOTE: Writing as Agatha Christie Mallowan, her legal name after her second marriage, Christie shares Memories from Archaeological Expeditions in the Mysterious Middle East.

Call Number: 973.73 M984s Title: A Savage War: A Military History of the Civil War Authors: Williamson Murray and Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh

Call Number: 973.8 R311 Title: The Reconstruction Era Editors: Robert K. Sutton and John A. Latschar
NOTE: The NPS has been working on bringing more of the story of Reconstruction into their historic sites. They felt that the books they were finding weren’t keeping up with current Reconstruction research and so they published this one themselves.

Call Number: 973.8 T886r Title: The Roughest Riders: The Untold Story of the Black Soldiers in the Spanish-American War Author: Jerome Tuccille

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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books  come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

 

Call Number: Librarian Collection 302.302 H479m Title: Mobile Social Marketing in Libraries Author: Samantha C. Helmick (from Burlington, Iowa)
NOTE: and useful for other organizations and entities that want to advertise and connect online.

Call Number: ELA 305.896 B874b Title: Brother to Brother: Black Men Speak To Young Black Men Editor: Beth Johnson

Call Number: 153.6 G191n Title: Nonverval Messages Tell More: A Practical Guide to Nonverbal Communication Author: Teri Kwal Gamble and Michael Gamble

Call Number: 302.3 F533a Title: Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray Author: Helen Fisher

Call Number: 302.34 D427b Title: Bully Nation: How the American Establishment Creates a Bullying Society Authors: Charles Derber and Yale R. Magrass

Call Number: 320.01 U73a Title: The Antiegalitarian Mutation: The Failure of Institutional Politics in Liberal Democracies Authors: Nadia Urbinati and Arturo Zampaglione

Call Number: 325 E197 Title: The Economics of Immigration: Market-Based Approaches, Social Science, and Public Policy Editor: Benjamin Powell

Call Number: 305.42 F469f Title: Fifty-One Key Feminist Thinkers Editor: Lori J. Marso

Call Number: 328.73 C641h Title: Hard Choices Author: Hillary Rodham Clinton
NOTE: This is Clinton’s most recent book.

Call Number: 333.793 I545g Title: The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future Author: Gretchen Bakke

Call Number: 363.325 K451g Title: The Girl Who Beat ISIS: My Story Authors: Farida Khalaf and Andrea C. Hoffman

Call Number: 365.709 P341w Title: Why American Prisons Fail: How to Fix Them Without Spending More Money [Maybe Less] Authors: Peyton Paxson and George H. Watson

Call Number: 378.008 I47c Title: College Success for Students With Disabilities: A Guide To Finding and Using Resources, with Real-World Stories Author: Irene Ingersoll

Call Number: 523.1 N273m Title: Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas that Reveal the Cosmos Author: Priyamvada Natarajan

Call Number: 610.23 E711 Title: Emerging Medical Technologies Author: Gennady Ernmak

Call Number: 616.8 I545e Title: The End of Memory: A Natural History of Aging and Alzheimer’s Author: Jay Ingram

Call Number: 616.99 O584o Title: 100 Questions and Answers About Ovarian Cancer (3rd ed.) Authors: Don S. Dizon and Dorinda “Dee” Sparacio

Call Number: 617 H314s Title: Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo: A Surgeon Cuts Through the Evidence Author: Ian Harris

Call Number: 618.1 A439m Title: Menopause Confidential: A Doctor Reveals The Secrets to Thriving Through Midlife Author: Tara Allmen

Call Number: 618.85 O548w Title: Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation Author: Shane O’Mara

Call Number: 647.957 B438f Title: Front of the House: Restaurant Manners, Misbehaviors and Secrets Authors: Jeff Benjamin and Greg Jones

Call Number: 666.109G549g Title: Glassmaking in Ireland: From the Medieval to the Contemporary Editor: John M. Hearne

Call Number: 748.209 F565 Title: 5000 Years of Glass Editor: Hugh Tait

Call Number: 791.43 W583w Title: Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame Author: Mara Wilson

Call Number: 930.3 C112a Title: August 1914: France, the Great War, and a Month That Changed the World Forever Author: Bruno Cabanes Translator: Stephanie O’Hara

Call Number: 937 B368s Title: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Author: Mary Beard

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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books  come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

Call Number: ELA 331.4 C716r Title: Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II Author: Penny Colman

Call Number: ELA 643.52 C716t Title: Toilets, Bathtubs, Sinks, and Sewers: A History of the Bathroom Author: Penny Colman

Call Number: ELA 813.6 A135d Title: Does My Head Look Big in This? Author: Randa Abedel-Fattah

Call Number: ELA 973.3 F853g Title: Give Me Liberty: The Story of the Declaration of Independence Author: Russell Freedman

Call Number: 004.67 S163a Title: American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers Author: Nancy Jo Sales

Call Number: 025.8 H224b Title: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts Author: Joshua Hammer

Call Number: 032.02 T468w Title: What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?: 200 Curious Questions and Intriguing Answers Author: Andrew Thompson

Call Number: 133.109 A977h Title: A History of Ghosts: The True Story of Seances, Mediums, Ghosts, and Ghostbusters Author: Peter H. Aykroyd, Angela Narth, and Dan Aykroyd (Yes, THAT Dan Aykroyd)

Call Number: 155.4 E573h Title: The Hungry Mind: The Origins of Curiosity in Childhood Author: Susan Engel

Call Number: 302.3 J953t Title: Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging Author: Sebastian Junger
NOTE: What can we learn from tribal societies.

Call Number: 303.48 H461m Title: Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art Author: Virginia Heffernan

Call Number: 305.5 V222h Title: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Author: J.D. Vance

Call Number: 320 L965u Title: Uninformed: Why People Know So Little About Politics and What We Can Do About It Author: Arthur Lupia

Call Number: 320.408 L418r Title: Running From Office: Why Young Americans Are Turned Off To Politics Authors: Jennifer L. Lawless and Richard L. Fox

Call Number: 324.7 C514 Title: Checkbook Elections?: Political Finance in Comparative Perspective Editors: Pippa Norris and Andrea Abel van Es

Call Number: 333.91 S399w Title: Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World Author: Judith D Schwartz
NOTE: One of the big fights of this century will most likely be over water rights.

Call Number: 347.73 G493n Title: Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Authors: Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik
NOTE: The life of the second female Supreme Court Justice.

Call Number: 362.88 G549L Title: Lost Girls: The True Story of the Cleveland Abductions and the Incredible Rescue of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus Author: John Glatt

Call Number: 365.973 G687c Title: Caught: The Prison State and the Lockdown of American Politics Author: Marie Gottschalk

Call Number: 378.73 B658a Title: American Higher Education in Crisis?: What Everyone Needs to Know Author: Goldie Blumenstyk

Call Number: 379.2 L673d Title: Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools Authors: Amanda E. Lewis and John B. Diamond

Call Number: 579.3 P414h Title: Have Bacteria Won? Author: Hugh Pennington

Call Number: 614.5 M169z Title: Zika: The Emerging Epidemic Author: Donald G. McNeil, Jr.

Call Number: 616.02 C271 Title: Care of the Imminently Dying Editor: Judith A. Paice
NOTE: Aimed at nurses, but a topic more of us need educated about.

Call Number: 616.8 A281d Title: The Dementia Caregiver: a guide to Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders Author: Marc E. Agronin

Call Number: 616.9 K127o Title: One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance Author: Laura Kahn

Call Number: 636.5 M497j Title: The Joy of Keeping Chickens: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Poultry for Fun and Profit (2nd ed.) Author: Jennifer Megyesi

Call Number: 658.3 S548b Title: More Than Blended Learning: Designing World-Class Learning Interventions Author: Clive Shepherd
NOTE: This book is for anyone who designs learning interventions for adults and who wants to deliver greater value to the organizations that they serve.

Call Number: 725 P262b Title: Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement Authors: Suzi Parron and Donna Sue Groves

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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books  come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

Call Number: 006.301 K174h Title: Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Author: Jerry Kaplan

Call Number: 158.5 V969n Title: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It Authors: Chris Voss with Tahl Raz

Call Number: 302.34 D339b Title: The Impact on Adult Life and Relationships Author: Ellen Waiser deLara

Call Number: 306.85 F249e Title: The End of American Childhood: A History of Parenting From Life On the Frontier to the Managed Child Author: Paula S. Fass

Call Number: 323.3 M119w Title: Women’s Rights in the USA: Policy Debates and Gender Roles Authors: Dorothy E. McBride and Janine A. Parry

Call Number: 327.73 C584wo Title: Who Rules the World? Author: Noam Chomsky

Call Number: 342.73 O6458L Title: The Law That Changed America: The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Author: Margaret Sands Orchowski

Call Number: 344.73 T456d Title: Because of Sex: One Law, Ten Cases, and Fifty Years That Changed American Women’s Lives at Work Author: Gillian Thomas

Call Number: 352.23 B348a Title: The American Vice Presidency: From the Shadow to the Spotlight Authors: Jody C. Baumgartner with Thomas F. Crumblin

Call Number: 362.17 P128n Title: The Nurse’s Etiquette Advantage: How Professional Etiquette Can Advance Your Nursing Career (2nd ed.) Author: Kathleen D. Pagana

Call Number: 362.29 M697a Title: The Anatomy of Addiction Author: Akikur Mohammad

Call Number: 362.29 P614s Title: Sex Testing: Gender Policing in Women’s Sports Author: Lindsay Parks Pieper

Call Number: 362.82 F513d Title: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault in Popular Culture Author: Laura L. Finley

Call Number: 364.16 M911s Title: Stolen, Smuggled, Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures Author: Nancy Moses

Call Number: 371.04 G724s Title: Schools on Trial: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice Author: Nikhil Goyal

Call Number: 613.2 B878b Title: The Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession With Weight — and What We Can Do About It Author: Harriet Brown

Call Number: 614.4 R347c Title: Calling The Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines Author: Jennifer A. Reich

Call Number: 615.3 M597m Title: Medicinal Plants of North America Author: Jim Meuninick

Call Number: 616.85 N817w Title: When Someone You Know Has Depression: Words to Say and Things Do Author: Susan J. Noonan

Call Number: 616.89 H624e Title: 8 Keys to Mental Health Through Exercise Author: Christina G. Hibbert

Call Number: 617. 102 F162L 2014 Title: League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions, and the Battle for Truth Authors: Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru

Call Number: 623.74 K923d Title: Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know Author: Sarah E. Kreps

Call Number: 658.041 B689b Title: Bringing a Product to Market From Your Home Author: Gary R. Bronga

Call Number: 701.03 N631f Title: Famous Works of Art: And How They Got That Way Author: John B. Nici

Call Number: 741.5 J765c Title: Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist Author: Chuck Jones
NOTE: Several prominent figures have endorsed this title saying it taught them how to release their creativity.

Call Number: 791.45 R628b Title: Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held On to Hope, and Found Joy in My Darkest Hour Author: Amy Robach

Call Number: 940.542 A182L Title: The Last Zero Fighter: Firsthand Accounts from WWII Japanese Naval Pilots Author: Dan King

Call Number: 972.91 S974c Title: Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know (3rd ed.) Author: Julia E Sweig

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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books  come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

Call Number: 001.9 F216u Title: Unsolved Mysteries of the Sea: An Eye-Opening Exploration of Lost Lands, Phantom Ships, and Denizens of the Deep Authors: Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe

Call Number: 362.1 S525p Title: Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, From Cholera to Ebola and Beyond Author: Sonia Shah

Call Number: 152.44 R774s Title: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed Author: Jon Ronson

Call Number: 299.93 H159m Title: Memories of the Branch Davidians: The Autobiography of David Koresh’s Mother Author: Bonnie Haldeman

Call Number: 302.23 T939r Title: Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age Author: Sherry Turkle

Call Number: 303.483 C624s Title: Science for Life: A Manual for Better Living Author: Brian Clegg
NOTE: “How do you make sense of the competing claims that surround every aspect of daily life? How can you really know what will make your life better, or worse? Hard science is the answer, and this manual is here to help you.

Call Number: 305.42 B329e Title: Everyday Sexism Author: Laura Bates

Call Number: 305.42 F191e Title: End of the Patriarchy Author: Gerhard Falk

Call Number: 305.8 K335s Title: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Author: Ibram X. Kendi

Call Number: 306.709 O669g Title: Girls and Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape Author: Peggy Orenstein

Call Number: 306.81 T768a Title: All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation Author: Rebecca Traister

Call Number: 324.6 W164f Title: The Fight to Vote Author: Michael Waldman

Call Number: 388.3 V822b Title: The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream Author: Steve Viscelli

Call Number: 362.29 W412d Title: Dear David: Dealing With My Son’s Addiction One Letter at a Time Author: Martha Wegner

Call Number: 364.152 S334m Title: Mass Sootings: Media, Myths, and Realities Authors: Jaclyn Schildkraut and H. Jaymi Elsass

Call Number: 370.15 B658i Title: I Love Learning, I Hate School: An Anthropology of College Author: Susan D. Blum

Call Number: 371.7 L284s Title: School Shooters: Understanding High School, College, and Adult Perpetrators Author: Peter Langman

Call Number: 388.097 K168m Title: Move: Putting America’s Infrastructure Back in the Lead Author: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Call Number: 598 A182g Title: The Genius of Birds Author: Jennifer Ackerman
NOTE: This is research about the intelligence and activities of birds around the world.

Call Number: 611 R988m Title: The Mysterious World of the Human Genome Author: Frank Ryan

Call Number: 613.3 T244s Title: Schooled on Fat: What Teens Tell Us About Gender, Body Image, and Obesity Author: Nicole Taylor

Call Number: 614.4 G311a Title: American Plagues: Lessons from Our Battles With Disease Author: Stephen H. Gehlbach

Call Number: 615.8 A617h Title: How Music Helps in Music Therapy and Everyday Life Author: Gary Ansdell

Call Number: 620.1 W164r Title: Rust: The Longest War Author: Jonathan Waldman
NOTE: How rust – the kind that destroys metal – costs the US more than $400 billion per year.

Call Number: 636.08 P616r Title: Run, Spot, Run: The Ethics of Keeping Pets Author: Jessica Pierce

Call Number: 649 M449m Title: Made to Hear: Cochlear Implants and Raising Deaf Children Author: Laura Mauldin

Call Number: PB 741.5 B433d Title: El Deafo Author: Cece Bell

Call Number: 741.602 L581b Title: Becoming a Successful Graphic Designer Author: Neil Leonard

Call Number: 917.404 B916w Title: A Walk in the Woods:Discovering America on the Appalachian Trail Author: Bill Bryson

Call Number: 947.43 P988g Title: Putin Country: A Journey Into the Real Russia Author: Anne Garrels

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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books  come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

Call Number: Easy Reading 813.54 T536t Title: Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey Author: Maira Kalman

Call Number: 155.2 P655b Title: The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature Author: Steven Pinker

Call Number: 152.R797e Title: The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness Author: Todd Rose

Call Number: 297.2 H316i Title: Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue Authors: Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz

Call Number: 301.21 B971s Title: Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft Author: Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum

Call Number: 305.235 A288r Title: Rebel Music: Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture Author: Hisham D. Aidi 

Call Number: 306.44 D716L Title: Lingo: Around Europe in Sixty Languages Author: Gaston Dorren

Call Number: 331.2 K828f Title: Forked: A New Standard for American Dining Author: Saru Jayaraman
NOTE: “As most corporate restaurants continue to set low standards for worker wages and benefits, a new class of chefs and restaurateurs is working to foster sustainability in their food and their employees. Forked offers an insider’s view of the highest–and lowest–scoring restaurants for worker pay and benefits in each sector of the restaurant industry, and with it, a new way of thinking about how and where we eat.”

Call Number: 339.4 G664r Title: The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War Author: Robert J. Gordon

Call Number: 368.38 T656r Title: Remaking the American Patient: How Madison Avenue and Modern Medicine Turned Patients Into Consumers Author: Nancy Tomes

Call Number: 371.3 B493v Title: Visual Leap: A Step-by-Step Guide to Visual Learning for Teachers and Students Author: Jesse Berg

Call Number: 372.122 L222r Title: Reading Picture Books With Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking About What They See Author: Megan Dowd Lambert

Call Number: 378.1 S453g Title: Generation Z Goes to College Authors: Corey Seemiller and Meghan Grace

Call Number: 378.2 E192h Title: How to Write a Thesis Author: Umberto Eco

Call Number: 391.5 O449o Title: Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair Author: Christopher Oldstone-Moore

Call Number: 612.3 B649d Title: The Discovery of Insulin Author: Michael Bliss

Call Number: 613.6 C229b Title: Bush Craft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival Author: Dave Canterbury

Call Number: 613.71 N854c Title: The Complete Guide to Stretching Author: Christopher M. Norris

Call Number: 616.99 M468d Title: Discovering Tuberculosis: A Global History 1900 to the Present Author: Christian W. McMillen

Call Number: 633.5 F495h Title: Hemp Bound: Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Next Agricultural Revolution Author: Doug Fine

Call Number: 636.7 C785h Title: How Dogs Work Authors: Raymond Coppinger and Mark Feinstein

Call Number: 658.3 C258m Title: Millennials and Management: The Essential Guide to Making It Work at Work Author: Lee Caraher

Call Number: 781.49 P563g Title: Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invents Rock’n’Roll – How One Man Discovered Howlin’ Wolf, Ike Turner, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, And How His Tiny Label, Sun Records of Memphis Revolutionized the World! Author: Peter Guralnick

Call Number: 796.357 C833t Title: Team Chemistry: The History of Drugs and Alcohol in Major League Baseball Author: Nathan Michael Corzine

Call Number: 813.6 L937d Title: Death-Struck Year Author: Makiia Lucier
NOTE: A novel set during the influenza epidemic of 1917-1918.

Call Number: 823.009 S746m Title: Mothers of the Novel Author: Dale Spender

Call Number: 940.54 D252t Title: Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid that Avenged Pearl Harbor Author: James M. Scott

Call Number: 974.8 H468t Title: Thinking About Video Games: Interviews With the Experts Author: David S. Heineman

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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books  come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

Call Number: PB 813.6 H163g Title: The Goodbye Season Author: Marian Hale

Call Number:071.73 M621d Title: The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America Author: Ethan Michaeli

Call Number: 133.43 H645d Title: A Delusion of Satan Author: Frances Hill

Call Number: 152.4 F251b Title: Beyond Bullying: Breaking the Cycle of Shame, Bullying, and Violence Author: Jonathan Fast

Call Number: 158.1 S982b Title: Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn From Their Mistakes – But Some Do Author: Matthew Syed

Call Number: 297.272 H669h Title: Heretic: Why Islam Needs A Reformation Now Author: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Call Number: 305.48 D228g Title: The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My mother’s Hidden Life Author: Jasmin Darznik

Call Number: 305.8 J339w Title: The Wilmington Ten: Violence, Injustice, and the Rise of Black Politics in the 1970s Author: Kenneth Robert Jankken

Call Number: 306.874 M387s Title: American Fatherhood: A Cultural History Author: Lawrence R. Samuel

Call Number: 332.02 O447p Title: Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry Author: Helaine Olen

Call Number: 338.7 M177f Title: Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local — and Helped Save an American Town Author: Beth Macy

Call Number: 345.744 B167s Title: A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience Author: Emerson W. Baker

Call Number: 362.102 S468o Title: 101+ Careers in Public Health (2nd ed) Author: Beth Seltzer

Call Number: 364.36 N422r Title: A Return to Justice: Rethinking Our Approach to Juveniles in the System Author: Ashley Nellis

Call Number: 371.826 K169e Title: Education and Immigration Authors: Grace Kao, Elizabeth Vaquera, and Kimberly Goyette
NOTE: About effects of education here on immigrants and immigrants effects on our education system.

Call Number: 394.12 M392c Title: Combat-Ready Kitchen: How the U.S. Military Shapes the Way You Eat Author: Anastacia Marx de Salcedo

Call Number: 579.3 D441w Title: Welcome to the Microbiome: Getting to Know the Trillions of Bacteria and Other Microbes In, On, and Around You Authors: Rob DeSalle and Susan L. Perkins

Call Number: 615.782 C335s Title: Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana Author: David Casarett

Call Number: 616.89 B691w Title: When the Sun Bursts: The Enigma of Schizophrenia Author: Christopher Bollas

Call Number: 641.877 K538t Title: Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate: How We Fell in Love with Caffeine Author: Melanie King

Call Number: 649.109 B959n Title: The Nanny Time Bomb: Navigating the Crisis in Child Care Author: Jacalyn S. Burke

Call Number: 664.006 K628h Title: Homemade for Sale: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business From Your Home Kitchen Authors: Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko

Call Number: 792.02 B792g Title: Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster Author: Kristen Johnston
NOTE: Best known for her role on Third Rock from the Sun, Johnston talks about battling alcoholism.

Call Number: 796.332 E135g Title: The Game’s Not Over: In Defense of Football Author: Gregg Easterbrook

Call Number: 954.035 A533s Title: Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary Author: Anita Anand

Call Number: 956.91 W295b Title: Black Flags: The Rise of Isis Author: Joby Warrick

Call Number: 972.1 T69b Title: Border Odyssey: Travels along the U.S./Mexico Divide Author: Charles D. Thompson Jr.

Sarah Uthoff is a reference library at Kirkwood Community College. LIKE the Kirkwood Community College Library on Facebook and find links to Sarah all over the web at her About Me Profile.

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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books  come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

Call Number: ELA 796.32 Title: Sports Illustrated Kids Big Book of Who Basketball

Call Number: 004.67 M292g Title: Gendertrolling: How Misogyny Went Viral Author: Karla Mantilla

Call Number: 153.24 M146s Title: Super Better: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver, and More Resilient (Powered by the Science of Games) Author: Jane McGonigal

Call Number: 158.082 K232c Title: The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know Authors: Katty Kay and Claire Shipman

Call Number: 302.23 C968m Title: Media Career Guide: Preparing for Jobs in the 21st Century Author: Sherri Hope Culver

Call Number: 305.809 O33e Title: The Economics of Race in the United States Author: Brendan O’Flaherty

Call Number: 330.973 A512A Title: The American Generations Series: 3 Volumes Set The Baby Boom: Americans Born 1946 to 1964; Generation X: Americans Born 1965 to 1976; The Millennials: Americans Born 1977 to 1994;

Call Number: 338.7 M987v Title: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Author: Ashlee Vance

Call Number: 363.325 S655b Title: Boko Haram: Inside Nigeria’s Unholy War Author: Mike Smith

Call Number: 363.803 F931 Title: From Famine to Fast Food: Nutrition, Diet, and Concepts of Health Around the World Author: Ken Albala

Call Number: 378.73 M595d Title: Degrees of Inequality: How the Politics of Higher Education Sabotaged the American Dream Author: Suzanne Mettler

Call Number: 381.14 H852f Title: From Main Street to Mall: The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store Author: Vicki Howard

Call Number: 614.5 E119e Title: Ebola: An Emerging Infectious Disease Case Study Authors: George T. Ealy and Carolyn A. Dehlinger

Call Number: 616.12 F997c Title: Caring for the Heart: Mayo Clinic and the Rise of Specialization Author: W. Bruce Fye

Call Number: 616.02 A917m Title: Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to First Aid and Medical Emergencies (6th ed.) Author: Paul S. Auerbach

Call Number: 621.61 H536t Title: Testosterone: Sex, Power, and the Will to Win Author: Joe Herbert

Call Number: 629.132 L554d Title: Drone and UAV Entrepreneurship: 30 Businesses You Can Start Author: Dr. Jerry LeMieux

Call Number: 658.4 K631p Title: Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Wining the Deal Author: Oren Klaff

Call Number: 940.531 N598r Title: The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe’s Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War Author: Lynn H. Nicholas

Call Number: 940.531 E243m Title: The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, And the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History Author: Robert M. Edsel

Call Number: 973.099 F299a Title: Assassinations, Threats, and the American Presidency: From Andrew Jackson to Barak Obama Author: Ronald L. Feinman

Call Number: 976.8 K475g Title: The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Author: Denise Kiernan

Sarah Uthoff is a reference library at Kirkwood Community College. LIKE the Kirkwood Community College Library on Facebook and find links to Sarah all over the web at her About Me Profile.

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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books  come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

Call Number: 006.3 P275w Title: What Makes You Clever: The Puzzle of Intelligence Author: Derek Partridge

Call Number: 006.8 T974 Title: Twitter and Society Editors: Katrin Weller, Axel Bruns, Jean Burgess, Merja Mahrt, and Cornelius Puschmann

Call Number: 155.31 G472s Title: Sexual Attraction: The Psychology of Allure Author: James Giles

Call Number: 178 S217f Title: Food Ethics: The Basics Author: Ronald L. Sandler

Call Number: 302.2 Y737o Title: Oral Communication: Skills, Choices, and Consequences Authors: Kathryn Sue Young and Howard Paul Travis

Call Number: 305.3 M476p Title: The Politics of Gender and the Culture of Sexuality: Western, Islamic, and African Perspectives Author: Ali A. Mazrui

Call Number: 302.302 H567s Title: Social Media and the Good Life Do They Connect Author: Mark Y. Herring

Call Number: 331.409 F852u Title: Under the Bus: How Working Women Are Being Run Over Author: Caroline Frerickson

Call Number: 339.4 E136 Title: The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor Author: William Easterly

Call Number: 352.2 F965o Title: Organizing Locally: How the New Decentralists Improve Education, Health Care, and Trade Author: Bruce Fuller

Call Number: 572 T136m Title: The Magna Guide to Biochemistry Authors: Mashaharu Takemura

Call Number: 595.789 V251b Title: Butterflies: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior Author: Dick Vane-Wright

Call Number: 613.2 D261b Title: Becoming Vegan: The Complete Reference to Plant-Based Nutrition Authors: Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina

Call Number: 613.25 L232f Title: Fighting Fat Author: Steven Lamm

Call Number: 614.15 T246f Title: Forensic Psychology: The Basics Author: Sandie Taylor

Call Number: 616.029 V239p Title: Palliative Care: The 400-Year Quest for a Good Death Author: Harold Y. Vanderpool

Call Number: 635.048 H488g 2009 Title: Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (2nd ed.) Author: Toby Hemenway

Call Number: 782.42 M167b Title: Beatles vs. Stones Author: John McMillian

Call Number: 796.357 A832e Title: Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series Author: Eliot Asinof

Call Number: 813.54 V648b Title: Burr Author: Gore Vidal

Sarah Uthoff is a reference library at Kirkwood Community College. LIKE the Kirkwood Community College Library on Facebook and find links to Sarah all over the web at her About Me Profile.

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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books  come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

Call Number: 303.6 E344f Title: First Kill Your Family: Child Soldiers of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army Author: Peter Eichstaedt

Call Number: 305.5 M182h Title: Hollowed Out: Why the Economy Doesn’t Work Without a Strong Middle Class Author: David Madland

Call Number: 344.73 L864d Title: Dying With Dignity: A Legal Approach to Assisted Death Author: Giza Lopes

Call Number: 362.109 B966h Title: Health Care in America: A History Author: John C. Burnham

Call Number: 365.608 M131b Title: Breaking Women: Gender, Race, and the New Politics of Imprisonment Author: Jill A. McCorkel

Call Number: 373.126 C697p Title: CBASE: Practice Questions

Call Number: 373.126 C697s Title: CBASE Secrets: Study Guide

Call Number: 612.3 E565g Title: Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ Author: Giulia Enders

Call Number: 614.5 Q16 Title: The Chimp and the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest Author: David Quammen

Call Number: 616.849 K328n Title: Not Tonight: Migraine and the Politics of Gender and Health Author: Joanna Kempner

Call Number: 616.85 K667n Title: The Narcissist Next Door: Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed – in Your World Author: Jeffrey Kluger

Call Number: 650.1 G585L Title: Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? Author: Seth Godin

Call Number: 720 S497 Title: The Seventy Wonders of the Modern Word: 1500 Years of Extraordinary Feats of Engineering and Construction Editor: Neil Parkyn

Call Number: 720.974 C556a Title: Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences Authors: Matthew Christopher and Jon Glez

Call Number: 791.43 E232f Title: Film School Confidential: The Insider’s Guide to Film Schools Authors: Tom Edgar and Karin Kelly

Call Number: 796.089 O942w Title: White Sports/Black Sports: Racial Disparities in Athletic Programs Author: Lori Latrice Martin

Call Number: 945.55 S561t Title: Tilt: A Skewed History of the Tower of Pisa Author: Nicholas Shrady Note: The book is actually designed to tilt itself, you have to see this thing!

Call Number: 947 E571r Title: Russia in World History Authors: Barbara Alpern Engel and Janet Martin

Call Number: 973.3 A439a Title: American Revolution: A Very Short Introduction Author: Robert J. Allison

Call Number: 976.4 J139j Title: Joe: The Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend Authors: Ron J. Jackson, Jr. and Lee Spencer White

Call Number: 977.3 C443 Title: Chicago and the Great Conflagration Author: Everett Chamberlin Note: About the Great Chicago Fire

Call Number: 977.3 S644u Title: Urban Disorder and the Shape of Belief: The Great Chicago Fire, The Haymarket Bomb, and the Model Town of Pullman Author: Carl Smith

Sarah Uthoff is a reference library at Kirkwood Community College. LIKE the Kirkwood Community College Library on Facebook and find links to Sarah all over the web at her About Me Profile.