Gumption : relighting the torch of freedom with America’s gutsiest troublemakers / Nick Offerman (2015 non-fiction, 817 Offerman)
The star of “Parks and Recreation” pays tribute to inspiring mischief makers, from George Washington to Willie Nelson, while expounding on such topics as religion, handcrafting, and meat.
Tag: non-fiction
Sunday Reference Librarian Sara’s Pick
Orange is the new black : my year in a woman’s prison / Piper Kerman (2010 non-fiction, 365.43 Kerman)
Traces the author’s 15-month incarceration at an infamous women’s correctional facility for drug trafficking, an imprisonment during which she gained a unique perspective on the criminal justice system and met a varied community of women living under exceptional circumstances.
Circulation Manager Patricia’s Pick
Bitten by witch fever : wallpaper & arsenic in the Victorian home / Lucinda Hawksley (2016 fiction, 747.3 Hawksley)
The shocking story of a deadly trend in Victorian wallpaper design, illustrated by beautiful and previously unseen arsenic-riddled designs from the British National Archives.
Circulation Manager Patricia’s Pick
The 40-year-old vegan : 75 recipes to make you leaner, cleaner, and greener in the second half of life / Sandra Sellani and Susan Sellani (2017 cookbook, 641.5636 Sellani)
Do you wish you could have your pasta and eat it too? So do Sandra and Susan Sellani, twin sisters who transformed the traditional Italian comfort foods of their childhood into healthier, plant-based versions. Sandra, a West Coast vegan, and Susan, an East Coast omnivore, have collaborated to create a rational approach to leaning in to vegan for those over forty.
Sunday Reference Librarian Sara’s Pick
Crazy sexy diet : eat your veggies, ignite your spark, and live like you mean it! / Kris Carr (2011 non-fiction, 613.262 Carr)
Infused with Carr’s signature sass, wit and advice-from-the-trenches style, “Crazy Sexy Diet” is a beautifully illustrated resource that puts readers on the fast track to vibrant health and happiness, laying out the fundamentals of a low-glycemic, vegetarian program that emphasizes balancing the pH of the body with lush whole and raw foods, nourishing organic green drinks, and scrumptious smoothies.
Saturday Reference Librarian Christine’s Pick
The cheapskate next door : the surprising secrets of Americans living happily below their means / Jeff Yeager (2010 non-fiction, 332.024 Yeager)
America’s Ultimate Cheapskate is back with all-new secrets for how to live happily below your means, a la cheapskate. For The Cheapskate Next Door, Jeff Yeager hit the road to interview and survey hundreds of fellow cheapskates, getting them to divulge their secrets for living the good life on less.
Sunday Reference Librarian Sara’s Pick
Skinny bitch : a no-nonsense, tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous! / by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (2005 non-fiction, 613.25 Freedman)
Presents advice on following a vegan diet which eliminates meat, dairy products, and eggs, and concentrates on vegetables, fruits, and soy products, to promote a healthier body free of toxins and the harmful ingredients present in overly processed foods.
Technical Services Manager Jessica’s Pick
Salt, fat, acid, heat : mastering the elements of good cooking / by Samin Nosrat and art by Wendy MacNaughton (2017 non-fiction, 641.5 Nosrat)
A master class in cooking distills decades of professional experience into four elements: salt, fat, acid, and heat, which when properly applied in the kitchen will produce delicious meals, and includes recipes to put the lessons into practice.
Saturday Reference Librarian Christine’s Pick
Sh*tty mom : the parenting guide for the rest of us / Laurie Kilmartin .. [and others] (2012 non-fiction, 649.1 Kilmartin)
Sh*tty Mom is the ultimate parenting guide, written by four moms who have seen it all. As hilarious as it is universal, each chapter presents a common parenting scenario with advice on how to get through it in the easiest and most efficient way possible. With chapters such as “How to Sleep Until 9 A.M. Every Weekend” and “When Seeing an Infant Triggers a Mental Illness That Makes You Want to Have Another Baby,” as well as a Sh*tty Mom quiz, this is a must-have, laugh-out-loud funny book for the sh*tty parent in all of us.
Circulation and Outreach Manager Patricia’s Pick
Flea market style : decoration, displaying, collecting / senior editor, Samantha S. Thorpe (2017 non-fiction, 747 Flea)
Looks at how to use flea market treasures to transform a home to reflect personal style, with tips on navigating markets, reinventing flea market finds, easy projects using vintage finds, and photographic home tours for inspiration.