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This is for everyone : the unfinished story of the World Wide Web
by Berners-Lee, Tim, author.
004.678 BER
Could should might don't : how we think about the future
by Foster, Nick, 1976- author.
115 FOS
The resilience mindset : how adversity can strengthen individuals, teams, and leaders
by Healey, Terry, author
155.24 HEA
Wisdom takes work : learn, apply, repeat
by Holiday, Ryan, author.
158.1 HOL
Confronting evil : assessing the worst of the worst
by O'Reilly, Bill, author.
170.9 ORE
Enshittification : why everything suddenly got worse and what to do about it
by Doctorow, Cory, author.
174.9004 DOC
The lost Mary : rediscovering the mother of Jesus
by Tabor, James D., 1946- author.
232.91 TAB
Separation of church and hate : a sane person's guide to taking back the Bible from fundamentalists, fascists, and flock-fleecing frauds
by Fugelsang, John, 1969- author.
261.7 FUG
The Buddha : biography of a myth
by Lopez, Donald S., Jr., 1952- author.
294.363 LOP
Solidarity : the past, present, and future of a world-changing idea
by Hunt-Hendrix, Leah, author.
301.14 HUN
When everyone knows that everyone knows... : common knowledge and the mysteries of money, power, and everyday life
by Pinker, Steven, 1954- author.
302.12 PIN
Gilded rage : Elon Musk and the radicalization of Silicon Valley
by Silverman, Jacob, author.
303.384 SIL
Hospicing modernity : facing humanity's wrongs and the implications for social activism
by Machado de Oliveira, Vanessa, 1976- author.
303.4 MAC
Every screen on the planet : the war over Tik Tok
by Baker-White, Emily, author.
303.483 BAK
Science under siege : how to fight the five most powerful forces that threaten our world
by Mann, Michael E., 1965- author.
303.483 MAN
Why the Hindenburg had a smoking lounge : essays in unintended consequences
by Tenner, Edward, author.
303.483 TEN
Co-intelligence : living and working with AI
by Mollick, Ethan, 1975- author.
303.4834 MOL
Organizing America : stories of Americans who fought for justice
by Loomis, Erik, author
303.484 LOO
Equality is a struggle : bulletins from the front line, 2021-2025
by Piketty, Thomas, 1971-
304 PIK
Sustainability : a very short introduction
by Ali, Saleem H. (Saleem Hassan), 1973- author.
304.2 ALI
The arrogant ape : the myth of human exceptionalism and why it matters
by Webb, Christine E., author.
304.2 WEB
Earth shapers : how we mapped and mastered the world, from the Panama Canal to the Baltic Way
by Samson, Maxim, author.
304.209 SAM
On antisemitism : a word in history
by Mazower, Mark, author.
305.8924 MAZ
Silent no longer : advancing the fight for disability rights
by Stack, Robert P., author.
305.908 STA
Be prepared : a practical handbook for new dads
by Greenberg, Gary, 1964- author.
306.874 GRE
Giving up is unforgivable : a manual for keeping a democracy
by Vance, Joyce, author.
320 VAN
Prequel : an American fight against Fascism
by Maddow, Rachel, author.
320.533 MAD
Disaster nationalism : the downfall of liberal civilization
by Seymour, Richard, 1977- author.
320.54 SEY
Our fragile freedoms : essays
by Foner, Eric, 1943- author.
323.1196 FON
Defending my enemy : Skokie and the legacy of free speech in America
by Neier, Aryeh, 1937- author.
323.443 NEI
In this economy? : how money & markets really work
by Scanlon, Kyla, author.
330 SCA
The mushroom at the end of the world : on the possibility of life in capitalist ruins
by Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt.
330.1 TSI
Capitalism and its critics : a history : from the Industrial Revolution to AI
by Cassidy, John, 1963- author.
330.122 CAS
Slavery and capitalism : a new Marxist history
by McNally, David, 1953- author.
331.1173 MCN
Having it all : what data tells us about women's lives and getting the most out of yours
by Low, Corinne, author.
331.4097 LOW
Retirement bites : a Gen X guide to securing your financial future
by Hannon, Kerry, author.
332.024 HAN
Rich girl nation : taking charge of our financial futures
by Tassin, Katie Gatti, author.
332.024 TAS
Inflation
by Olney, Martha L., author.
332.41 OLN
Rewilding : the radical new science of ecological recovery
by Jepson, Paul (Paul Robert), author.
333.72 JEP
Will work for food : labor across the food chain
by Minkoff-Zern, Laura-Anne author
338.4 MIN
Peacemaker : U Thant and the forgotten quest for a just world
by Thant Myint-U, author.
341.2309 THA
We the people : a history of the U.S. Constitution
by Lepore, Jill, 1966- author.
342.7302 LEP
Bone valley : a true story of injustice and redemption in the heart of Florida
by King, Gilbert, author.
345.0122 KIN
Planning miracles : how to prevent future pandemics
by Cohen, Jon, 1958- author.
362.1969 COH
Return to Fukushima
by Bass, Thomas A., author.
363.1799 BAS
Race against terror : chasing an Al Qaeda killer at the dawn of the forever war
by Tapper, Jake, author.
363.325 TAP
The long heat : climate politics when it's too late
by Carton, Wim, author.
363.7 CAR
Chasing evil : shocking crimes, supernatural forces, and an FBI agent's search for hope and justice
by Edward, John, author.
364 EDW
The Fort Bragg cartel : drug trafficking and murder in the Special Forces
by Harp, Seth, author.
364.1336 HAR
The tragedy of true crime : four guilty men and the stories that define us
by Lennon, John J., author.
364.1523 LEN
Born in flames : the business of arson and the remaking of the American city
by Ansfield, Bench, author.
364.1642 ANS
The beginning of wisdom : re-symbolizing the cornerstone of freemasonry
by Cardilla, Peter, author.
366.1 CAR
Why fascists fear teachers : public education and the future of democracy
by Weingarten, Randi, author.
379.73 WEI
Friends with words : adventures in languageland
by Barnette, Martha, author.
422 BAR
Unequal : the math of when things do and don't add up
by Cheng, Eugenia, author.
510.1 CHE
Battle of the Big Bang : the new tales of our cosmic origins
by Afshordi, Niyayesh, 1978- author.
523.18 AFS
Why sound matters
by Krukowski, Damon, author.
534 KRU
Alchemy : an illustrated history of elixirs, experiments, and the birth of modern science
by Ball, Philip, 1962- author.
540.112 BAL
Following the bend : how to read a river and understand its nature
by Wohl, Ellen E., 1962- author.
551.483 WOH
Dinosaurus : a prehistoric dictionary
by Charles, Rhys author
567.903 CHA
The Martians : the true story of an alien craze that captured turn-of-the-century America
by Baron, David, 1964- author.
576.839 BAR
Entwined : dispatches from the intersection of species
by Lyons, Bridget A., author.
577 LYO
Super natural : how life thrives in impossible places
by Riley, Alex (Science writer), author.
577 RIL
The call of the honeyguide : what science tells us about how to live well with the rest of life
by Dunn, Rob, author.
578 DUN
Fungi decoded : encounters with thirty fungi
by Bunyard, Britt Allen author
579 BUN
Tree day : a story of 24 hours and 24 arboreal lives
by Lowman, Margaret, author.
582.16 LOW
Butterflies of the world : a guide to every subfamily
by Huertas, Blanca, author.
595.789 HUE
Frog day : a story of 24 hours and 24 amphibian lives
by Crump, Marty, 1946- author.
597.89 CRU
Bird day : a story of 24 hours and 24 avian lives
by Hauber, Mark E., 1972- author.
598.15 HAU
The social lives of birds : flocks, communes, and families
by Strassmann, Joan, author.
598.15 STR
Bringing up beaver : two orphaned beaver kits, their humans, and our journey back to the wild
by Aberth, John, 1963- author.
599.37 ABE
The genius bat : the secret life of the only flying mammal
by Yovel, Yossi (Ecologist and neurobiologist), author.
599.4 YOV
The lunar men : five friends whose curiosity changed the world
by Uglow, Jennifer S.
609.2241 UGL
Seven decades : how we evolved to live longer
by Gurven, Michael, 1975- author.
612.68 GUR
Super agers : an evidence-based approach to longevity
by Topol, Eric J., 1954- author.
612.68 TOP
It doesn't have to hurt : your smart guide to a pain-free life
by Gupta, Sanjay, 1969- author.
616.0472 GUP
Replaceable you : adventures in human anatomy
by Roach, Mary, author.
617.95 ROA
Make : electronics
by Platt, Charles, author.
621.381 PLA
Make : more electronics
by Platt, Charles, author.
621.381 PLA
Spare parts : four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and the battle for the American dream [2026 OCR Selection]
by Davis, Joshua, 1974- author.
629.892 DAV
The permaculture garden : a practical approach to year-round harvests
by Richards, Huw, 1999- author.
631.58 RIC
Grow your groceries : 40 hacks for growing plants from supermarket foods
by Akeroyd, Simon, author.
635 AKE
How to teach a new dog old tricks : the Sirius puppy training manual
by Dunbar, Ian, 1947-
636.7088 DUN
Feral : rewilding the land, the sea, and human life
by Monbiot, George, 1963- author.
639.979 MON
Vintage crime : a short history of wine fraud
by Gibb, Rebecca, 1981- author.
641.22 GIB
All consuming : why we eat the way we eat now
by Tandoh, Ruby, author.
641.3001 TAN
Good things : recipes and rituals to share with people you love
by Nosrat, Samin, author.
641.5 NOS
A grain, a green, a bean : one simple formula, countless meatless meals
by Hamshaw, Gena, author.
641.5636 HAM
Kitchens of hope : immigrants share stories of resilience and recipes from home
641.592 KIT
Ferment : simple recipes from my multicultural kitchen
by Morimoto, Kenji author
641.6163 MOR
Dorie's anytime cakes
by Greenspan, Dorie, author.
641.8653 GRE
Ocean art : from the shore to the deep
by Scales, Helen, author.
700.4216 SCA
Art is: a journey into the light
by Fujimura, Makoto, 1960- author.
709.2 FUJ
Illumino : a history of medieval Britain in twelve illuminated manuscripts
by Brown, Michelle (Michelle P.), author.
741.647 BRO
Learn faster, perform better : a musician's guide to the neuroscience of practicing
by Gebrian, Molly, author.
781.44 GEB
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz : a story of survival
by Sebba, Anne, author.
784.2092 SEB
In defense of dabbling : the brilliance of being a total amateur
by Walrond, Karen, 1967- author.
790.1 WAL
A noble madness : the dark side of collecting from antiquity to now
by Delbourgo, James, 1972- author.
790.132 DEL
This American woman : a one-in-a-billion memoir
by Garg, Zarna, author.
792.7028 GAR
The season
by Garner, Helen, 1942- author.
796.336 GAR
Make me commissioner : I know what's wrong with baseball and how to fix it
by Leavy, Jane, author.
796.357 LEA
And then we hit a rock
by Buenzli, Greg., author.
797.1 BUE
Modernism : a literature in crisis
by Eagleton, Terry, 1943- author.
809.9112 EAG
Why I love horror : essays on horror literature
809.9164 WHY
The people's project : poems, essays, and art for looking forward
810.8035 PEO
Dark wild realm
by Collier, Michael, 1953-
811.54 COL
The essential C.D. Wright
by Wright, C. D., 1949-2016, author.
811.54 WRI
The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night : poems
by Ban?ales, Victoria M., author.
811.6 BAN
Rara avis
by Falconer, Blas, author.
811.6 FAL
Daisy : poems
by Feder, Rachel, author.
811.6 FED
You better be lightning
by Gibson, Andrea (Poet), author.
811.6 GIB
Smother : poems
by Richardson, Rachel B. J., author.
811.6 RIC
Goldenrod : poems
by Smith, Maggie, 1977- author.
811.6 SMI
Good bones
by Smith, Maggie, 1977- author.
811.6 SMI
Fi : a memoir
by Fuller, Alexandra, 1969- author.
813.6 FUL
Silver
by Phillips, Rowan Ricardo, author.
813.6 PHI
Into the weeds
by Davis, Lydia, 1947- author.
814.54 DAV
Sing me a circle : love, loss, and a home in time: essays
by Najmi, Samina.
814.6 NAJ
Letters in exile : transnational journeys of a Harlem Renaissance writer
by McKay, Claude, 1890-1948.
816 MCK
Literature and learning : a history of English studies in Britain
by Collini, Stefan, 1947- author.
820.711 COL
Going to ground : an anthology of nature and place
821.008 GOI
Grettir's saga
839.63 GRE
Water
by Jala?l al-Di?n Ru?mi?, Maulana, 1207-1273, author.
891.5511 JAL
Enemy of the sun : poetry of Palestinian resistance
892.716 ENE
Goliath's curse : the history and future of societal collapse
by Kemp, Luke (Senior research associate), author.
909 KEM
Prague & Czechia
by Baker, Mark (Travel writer), author.
914.3712 PRA
Budapest & Hungary
by Fa?ri, Kata, author.
914.3904 BUD 2025
Scandinavia
by Ham, Anthony, author.
914.8 SCA
Finland
by Hotti, Paula, author.
914.897 FIN
Stan and Gus : art, ardor, and the friendship that built the Gilded Age
by Wiencek, Henry, author.
920 WIE
Victory '45 : the end of the war in eight surrenders
by Holland, James, 1970- author.
940.5312 HOL
I seek a kind person : my father, seven children, and the adverts that helped them escape the Holocaust
by Borger, Julian, author.
940.5418 BOR
Ghosts of Hiroshima
by Pellegrino, Charles R., author.
940.5425 PEL
Running deep : bravery, survival, and the true story of the deadliest submarine in World War II
by Clavin, Tom, 1954- author.
940.5426 CLA
Friends until the end : Edmund Burke and Charles Fox in the age of revolution
by Grant, James, 1946- author
941.073 GRA
Tomorrow is yesterday : life, death, and the pursuit of peace in Israel/Palestine
by A?gha?, H?usayn, author.
956.9405 AGH
You will not kill our imagination
by Teebi, Saeed, author.
956.9405 TEE
History matters
by McCullough, David G., author.
973.072 MCG
Republic and empire : crisis, revolution, and America's early independence
by Burnard, Trevor, 1960- author.
973.4 BUR
The Boston way : radicals against slavery and the Civil War
by Kurlansky, Mark, author.
973.7114 KUR
The road was full of thorns : running toward freedom in the American Civil War
by Zoellner, Tom, author.
973.714 ZOE
Lions and scavengers : the true story of America (and her critics)
by Shapiro, Ben, author.
973.935 SHA
The possibility of tenderness : a Jamaican memoir of plants and dreams
by Allen-Paisant, Jason, author.
BIO ALLEN PAISANT
Baldwin : a love story
by Boggs, Nicholas, 1973- author.
BIO BALDWIN
Listening to the law : reflections on the court and constitution
by Barrett, Amy Coney, 1972- author.
BIO BARRETT
I yell because I care : the passion and politics of John Burton, California's liberal warrior
by Burton, John L., 1932- author.
BIO BURTON
Don't call it a comeback : what happened when I stopped chasing PRs, and started chasing happiness
by D'Amato, Keira author
BIO DAMATO
Future boy : Back to the future and my journey through the space-time continuum
by Fox, Michael J., 1961- author.
BIO FOX
All the way to the river : love, loss, and liberation
by Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969- author.
BIO GILBERT
Rehearsals for dying : digressions on love and cancer
by Gore, Ariel, 1970- author.
BIO GORE
Punk paradox : a memoir
by Graffin, Greg, author.
BIO GRAFFIN
Mailman : my wild ride delivering mail in Appalachia and finallyfinding home
by Grant, Stephen Starring, author.
BIO GRANT
Accidental shepherd : how a California girl rescued an ancient mountain farm in Norway
by Greensfelder, Liese, author.
BIO GREENSFELDER
Girl warrior : on coming of age
by Harjo, Joy, author.
BIO HARJO
107 days
by Harris, Kamala, 1964- author.
BIO HARRIS
Awake : a memoir
by Hatmaker, Jen, author.
BIO HATMAKER
The Jew who would be king : a true story of shipwreck, survival, and scandal in Victorian Africa
by Rovner, Adam, 1970- author.
BIO ISAACS
The Mo?bius book
by Lacey, Catherine, 1985- author.
BIO LACEY
Red pockets : a tale of inheritance, ghosts, and the future
by Mah, Alice, author.
BIO MAH
Dark renaissance : the dangerous times and fatal genius of Shakespeare's greatest rival
by Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943- author.
BIO MARLOWE
Black Moses : a saga of ambition and the fight for a Black state
by Gayle, Caleb, author.
BIO MCCABE
Hubris maximus : the shattering of Elon Musk
by Siddiqui, Faiz, author.
BIO MUSK
Crush : my year as an apprentice winemaker
by O'Connell, Nicholas, (Vintner), author.
BIO OCONNELL
Last rites
by Osbourne, Ozzy, 1948-2025, author
BIO OSBOURNE
Living in the present with John Prine
by Piazza, Tom, 1955- author.
BIO PRINE
Mother Mary comes to me
by Roy, Arundhati, author.
BIO ROY
The book of Sheen : a memoir
by Sheen, Charlie, author.
BIO SHEEN
Electric Spark : the enigma of Dame Muriel
by Wilson, Frances, 1964- author.
BIO SPARK
The broken king : a memoir
by Thomas, Michael, 1967 August 21- author.
BIO THOMAS
A truce that is not peace
by Toews, Miriam, 1964- author.
BIO TOEWS
I am not your enemy : a memoir
by Winner, Reality, 1991- author.
BIO WINNER
Sister wife : a memoir of faith, family, and finding freedom
by Woolley, Christine Brown, 1972- author.
BIO WOOLLEY
The party's interests come first : the life of Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping
by Torigian, Joseph (Political scientist), author.
BIO XI
Bumpin' : navigating the wild, weird, and wonderful journey through pregnancy from conception to birth and beyond
by Schrock, Leslie, author.
J PC 618.2 SCH
The complete guide to postpartum : a mother-focused companion for life after birth
by Walker, Sophie (Podcaster), author.
J PC 618.6 WAL
Solid starts for babies : how to introduce solid food and raise a happy eater
J PC 641.5 SOL
Post-traumatic parenting : break the cycle and become the parent you always wanted to be
by Koslowitz, Robyn, author.
J PC 649.1019 KOS
How babies sleep : a science-based guide to the first 365 days and nights
by Ball, Helen L., author.
J PC 649.122 BAL
Heading home with your newborn : from birth to reality
by Jana, Laura A., author.
J PC 649.122 JAN
Mayo Clinic guide to your baby's first years : clear answers and expert advice for every phase with your infant and toddler
J PC 649.122 MAY
The baby bonding book : connecting with your newborn
by Parga-Belinkie, Joanna, author.
J PC 649.122 PAR
Baby leads the way : an evidence-based guide to introducing solid foods
J PC 649.33 BAB
The nursing mother's companion : the breastfeeding book mothers trust, from pregnancy through weaning
by Huggins, Kathleen, author.
J PC 649.33 HUG
The simplest potty training book in the world : ditch the diapers! The stress-free, tantrum-free guide to potty training
by Gross, S. M., author.
J PC 649.62 GRO
Designing the lush dry garden : create a climate-resilient, low-water paradise
by Riley, Cricket, author.
OVERSIZE 635.952 RIL
Barefoot Contessa at home : everyday recipes you'll make over and over again
by Garten, Ina.
OVERSIZE 641.5 GAR
Craveable : all I want to eat
by Pankhania, Seema, author.
OVERSIZE 641.555 PAN
Let's party : recipes and menus for celebrating every day
by Pelosi, Dan, author.
OVERSIZE 641.568 PEL
Mokonuts
by Hirayama, Moko, author.
OVERSIZE 641.5944 HIR
Sally's Baking 101 : foolproof recipes from easy to advanced
by McKenney, Sally, author.
OVERSIZE 641.71 MCK
Linger : salads, sweets and stories to savor
by McKinnon, Hetty, author, photographer.
OVERSIZE 641.83 MCK
Ready for dessert revised : my best recipes
by Lebovitz, David, author.
OVERSIZE 641.86 LEB
Native American art : from the Thomas W. Weisel family collection
OVERSIZE 704.0397 NAT
E is for Edward : a centennial celebration of the mischievous mind of Edward Gorey
by Hischak, Gregory, author.
OVERSIZE 741.6092 HIS
Ernst Haas : New York in color, 1952-1962
by Haas, Ernst, 1921-1986, photographer.
OVERSIZE 974.71 HAA
Dear New York
by Stanton, Brandon, author, photographer.
OVERSIZE 974.71 STA
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