New Case Nonfiction

February 2012


Browse our list of new nonfiction books recently added to the Library's collection. Click on the link to view the book's location and availability. You may REQUEST the book through the online catalog, use our Askalibrarian service, or call the Reference Desk at 413-263-6828 ext 213 or your local branch library.

000 – Computer science, information, and general works | 100 - Philosophy and psychology | 200 – Religion | 300 – Social sciences | 400 – Language | 500 – Science | 600 – Technology | 700 – Arts and recreation | 800 – Literature | 900 – History and geography | Biography

000 - Computer science, information, and general works

Robertson's book of firsts : who did what for the first time
Robertson, Patrick, 1940-
031.02 ROBERTSO

MWF seeking BFF : my yearlong search for a new best friend
Bertsche, Rachel.
070.92 BERTSCHE

Pulphead : essays
Sullivan, John Jeremiah, 1974-
080 SULLIVAN

100 - Philosophy and psychology

The user's guide to the human mind : why our brains make us unhappy, anxious, and neurotic and what we can do about it
Smith, Shawn T., 1967-
152.4 SMITH

Guitar zero : the new musician and the science of learning
Marcus, Gary F. (Gary Fred).
153.9 MARCUS

Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking
Cain, Susan.
155.232 CAIN

Kayak morning : reflections on love, grief, and small boats
Rosenblatt, Roger.
155.93 ROSENBLA

Emotional equations : simple truths for creating happiness + success
Conley, Chip.
158 CONLEY

Nine insights for a happy and successful life
Gibson, Mitchell Earl, M.D.
158.1 GIBSON

The connection : link your deepest passion, purpose, and actions to make a difference in the world
Silard, Anthony.
158.1 SILARD

Beyond religion : ethics for a whole world
Bstan-{174}dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- CALL # = 170.44 BSTAN DZ.
170.44 BSTAN DZ

Smart trust : creating prosperity, energy and joy in a low-trust world
Covey, Stephen M. R.
174.4 COVEY

American Nietzsche : a history of an icon and his ideas
Ratner-Rosenhagen, Jennifer.
193 RATNER

200 – Religion

Grand theft Jesus : the hijacking of religion in America
McElvaine, Robert S., 1947-
277.3083 MCELVAIN

300 – Social sciences

The reactionary mind : conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin
Robin, Corey, 1967-
320.52 ROBIN

Capitalist revolutionary : John Maynard Keynes
Backhouse, Roger, 1951-
330.15 BACKHOUS

The Warren Buffett stock portfolio : Warren Buffett stock picks: why and when he is investing in them
Buffett, Mary.
332.6 BUFFETT

World changers : twenty-five entrepreneurs who changed business as we knew it
Byrne, John A.
338.0922 BYRNE

Glock : the rise of America's gun
Barrett, Paul (Paul M.).
338.7 BARRETT

Justice and the enemy : Nuremberg, 9/11, and the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Shawcross, William.
343.73 SHAWCROS

Nolo's essential guide to child custody & support
Doskow, Emily.
346.7301 DOSKOW

United States Army : the definitive illustrated history
Giangreco, D. M., 1952-
355 GIANGREC

American veterans on war : personal stories from World War II to Afghanistan
Tripp, Elise Forbes.
355.0092 TRIPP

Sniper elite : the world of a top special forces marksman
Maylor, Rob.
356.162 MAYLOR

Portrait of an addict as a young man : a memoir
Clegg, Bill.
362.29092 CLEGG

Black market billions : how organized retail crime funds global terrorists
Prabhakar, Hitha, 1975-
363.325 PRABHAKA

Intimate wars : the life and times of the woman who brought abortion from the back alley to the board room
Hoffman, Merle, 1946-
363.46092 HOFFMAN

The serial killer whisperer : how one man's tragedy helped unlock the deadliest secrets of the world's most terrifying killers
Earley, Pete.
364.152 EARLEY

You will see fire : a search for justice in Kenya
Goffard, Christopher.
364.1523 KAISER

400 - Language

No new titles this month.

500 – Science

How to build a time machine : the real science of time travel
Clegg, Brian.
530.11 CLEGG

The infinity puzzle : quantum field theory and the hunt for an orderly universe
Close, F. E.
530.143 CLOSE

The Darwin archipelago : the naturalist's career beyond Origin of species
Jones, Steve, 1944-
570.92 JONES

The mystery of metamorphosis : a scientific detective story
Ryan, Frank, 1944-
571.876 RYAN

Evolutionary history : uniting history and biology to understand life on Earth
Russell, Edmund, 1957-
576.8 RUSSELL

Mycophilia : revelations from the weird world of mushrooms
Bone, Eugenia.
579.60973 BONE

Frogs : the animal answer guide
Dorcas, Michael E., 1963-
597.89 DORCAS

The atlas of birds : diversity, behavior, and conservation
Unwin, Mike.
598 UNWIN

Barn owl
Chandler, David, 1964-
598.97 CHANDLER

600 – Technology

Out of practice : fighting for primary care medicine in America
Barken, Frederick M. (Frederick Mitchell), 1955- CALL # = 610.68 BARKEN.
610.68 BARKEN

Shortcuts to inner peace : 70 simple paths to everyday serenity
Bush, Ashley Davis.
613.792 BUSH

The healing intelligence of essential oils : the science of advanced aromatherapy
Schnaubelt, Kurt.
615.3219 SCHNAUBE

The journal of best practices : a memoir of marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and one man's quest to be a better husband
Finch, David, 1977-
616.85 FINCH

5 survivors : personal stories of healing from PTSD and traumatic events
Stecker, Tracy, 1969-
616.8521 STECKER

Breaking free from depression : pathways to wellness
Wright, Jesse H.
616.8527 WRIGHT

The anatomy of addiction : overcoming the triggers that stand in the way of recovery
Khaleghi, Morteza.
616.86 KHALEGHI

Down syndrome parenting 101 : must-have advice for making your life easier
Hale, Natalie.
618.92 HALE

The nation's hangar : aircraft treasures of the Smithsonian from the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
National Air and Space Museum.
629.133 NATIONAL

Thinking small : the long, strange trip of the Volkswagen Beetle
Hiott, Andrea.
629.2222 HIOTT

The complete guide to saving seeds : 322 vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruits, trees, and shrubs
Gough, Robert E. (Robert Edward).
631.521 GOUGH

What's wrong with my vegetable garden? : 100% organic solutions for all your vegetables, from artichokes to zucchini
Deardorff, David C.
635 DEARDORF

Animals and the kids who love them : extraordinary true stories of hope, healing, and compassion
Anderson, Allen, 1954-
636.0887 ANDERSON

Dogs make us human : a global family album
Masson, J. Moussaieff (Jeffrey Moussaieff), 1941-
636.7 MASSON

Cat calls : wonderful stories and practical advice from a veteran cat sitter
Adlon, Jeanne.
636.8 ADLON

The cat selector : how to choose the right cat for you
Alderton, David, 1956-
636.8081 ALDERTON

Life is not a reality show : keeping it real with the housewife who has it "all"
Richards, Kyle, 1969-
646.7 RICHARDS

The prosperous heart : creating a life of "enough"
Cameron, Julia.
650.1 CAMERON

How to make workbenches and shop storage solutions
684.08 HOW TO

700 – Arts and recreation

MetaMaus
Spiegelman, Art.
741.5092 SPIEGELM

Complete guide to life drawing
Bammes, Gottfried.
743.4 BAMMES

Scraplifting inspirations
745.5938 SCRAPLIF

Designing bead and wire jewelry : everything the beginner needs to know
Graham, Renata.
745.5942 GRAHAM

Weekend hats : 25 knitted caps, berets, cloches, and more
MacDonald, Cecily Glowik.
746.432 MACDONAL

60 more quick knits : 20 hats, 20 scarves, 20 mittens in Cascade 220 Sport
746.4320432 SIXTY

Hoopla : the art of unexpected embroidery
Prain, Leanne, 1976-
746.44 PRAIN

Embroider everything workshop : the beginner's guide
Rupp, Diana.
746.44 RUPP

Bouquet of blooms : 15 quilts, wall hangings, and pillows
746.46 BOUQUET

Do it yourself kitchens : stunning spaces on a shoestring budget
747.797 DO IT

Focus on digital portrait photography
Bidner, Jenni.
778.92 BIDNER

Patti Smith : camera solo
Smith, Patti.
779.092 SMITH

Representing black music culture : then, now, and when again?
Banfield, William C., 1961-
780.92 BANFIELD Auto

Ravel
Nichols, Roger.
780.92 RAVEL Nichols

All you have to do is listen : music from the inside out
Kapilow, Robert.
781.17 KAPILOW

The last sultan : the life and times of Ahmet Ertegun
Greenfield, Robert.
781.64092 ERTEGUN Greenfie

Le Freak : an upside down story of family, disco, and destiny
Rodgers, Nile.
781.64092 RODGERS

Everybody loves our town : an oral history of Grunge
Yarm, Mark.
781.66 YARM

Everything is an afterthought : the life and writings of Paul Nelson
Avery, Kevin.
781.66092 NELSON Avery

Look, I made a hat : collected lyrics (1981-2011) with attendant comments, amplifications, dogmas, harangues, digressions, anecdotes and miscellany
Sondheim, Stephen.
782.140268 SONDHEIM Look

Four strong winds : Ian & Sylvia
Einarson, John, 1952-
782.42162 IAN AND Einarson

Writing Gordon Lightfoot : the man, the music, and the world in 1972
Bidini, Dave.
782.42162 LIGHTFOO Bindini

Sweet Judy blue eyes : my life in music
Collins, Judy, 1939-
782.42164 COLLINS Auto

Diary of a player : how my musical heroes made a guitar man out of me
Paisley, Brad.
782.421642 PAISLEY Auto

Hip-hop redemption : finding God in the rhythm and the rhyme
Watkins, Ralph Basui, 1962-
782.421649 WATKINS

The Doors : a lifetime of listening to five mean years
Marcus, Greil.
782.42166 DOORS Marcus

My friend Michael : an ordinary friendship with an extraordinary man
Cascio, Frank.
782.42166 JACKSON Cascio

Trust me, I'm Dr Ozzy : advice from rock's ultimate survivor
Osbourne, Ozzy, 1948-
782.42166 OSBOURNE Auto

Prince : inside the music and the masks
Ro, Ronin.
782.42166 PRINCE Ro

40 years of Queen
Doherty, Harry.
782.42166 QUEEN Doherty

Drinking with strangers : music lessons from a teenage bullet belt
Walker, Butch.
782.42166 WALKER Auto

A natural history of the piano : the instrument, the music, the musicians -- from Mozart to modern jazz, and everything in between
Isacoff, Stuart.
786.209 ISACOFF

Iron man : my journey through heaven and hell with Black Sabbath
Iommi, Tony.
787.87166 IOMMI Auto

It's so easy : (and other lies)
McKagan, Duff.
787.87166 MCKAGAN Auto

Diary of a radical cancer warrior : fighting cancer and capitalism at the cellular level
Ho, Fred Wei-han.
788.7 HO

Film school : the true story of a midwestern family man who went to the world's most famous film school, fell flat on his face, had a stroke, and sold a television series to CBS
Boman, Steve.
791.4502 BOMAN

The Oprah Winfrey show : reflections on an American legacy
Davis, Deborah, 1952-
791.4502 DAVIS

Joshua Jay's amazing book of cards
Jay, Joshua.
793.85 JAY

The victor's crown : a history of ancient sport from Homer to Byzantium
Potter, D. S. (David Stone), 1957-
796.09 POTTER

When the Garden was Eden : Clyde, the captain, dollar bill, and the glory days of the old Knicks
Araton, Harvey.
796.323 NEW YORK KNICKERB

The whore of Akron : one man's search for the soul of LeBron James
Raab, Scott, 1952-
796.323092 RAAB

Fighting words : in-depth interviews with biggest names in mixed martial arts
Straka, Mike.
796.6 STRAKA

Ghost wave : the discovery of Cortes Bank and the biggest wave on earth
Dixon, Chris, 1966-
797.3209794 DIXON

800 – Literature

Dear Prudence : new and selected poems
Trinidad, David, 1953-
811.54 TRINIDAD

Kindertotenwald : prose poems
Wright, Franz, 1953-
811.54 WRIGHT

L-vis lives! : racemusic poems
Coval, Kevin.
811.6 COVAL

Kingdom animalia : poems
Girmay, Aracelis.
811.6 GIRMAY

The hands of strangers : poems from the nursing home
Harrington, Janice N.
811.6 HARRINGT

Beauty is a verb : the new poetry of disability
811.608092 BEAUTY

Lost in language & sound, or, How I found my way to the arts : essays
Shange, Ntozake.
812.54 SHANGE

That is all
Hodgman, John.
814.54 HODGMAN

Sorry I pooped in your shoe : (and other heartwarming letters from doggie)
Greenberg, Jeremy.
818.602 GREENBER

Go the fuck to sleep
Mansbach, Adam, 1976-
818.602 MANSBACH

900 – History and geography

The battle of the tanks : Kursk, 1943
Clark, Lloyd, 1967-
940.54 CLARK

It was a long time ago, and it never happened anyway : Russia and the communist past
Satter, David, 1947-
947.0842 SATTER

Eight pieces of empire : a 20-year journey through the Soviet collapse
Sheets, Lawrence Scott.
947.0853 SHEETS

A line in the sand : the Anglo-French struggle for the Middle East, 1914 -1948
Barr, James, 1976-
956.03 BARR

Arrows of the night : Ahmad Chalabi's long journey to triumph in Iraq
Bonin, Richard, 1957-
956.7044 BONIN

Sergeant Rex : the unbreakable bond between a Marine and his military working dog
Dowling, Mike C., 1979-
956.7044 DOWLING

U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2004-2008 : anthology and annotated bibliography
956.7044 U.S. MAR 2004-2008

Tories : fighting for the King in america's first civil war
Allen, Thomas B.
973.314 ALLEN

Springfield--375 years : a photo retrospective of greater Springfield
Phaneuf, Wayne.
974.426 PHANEUF Springfi

Lost kingdom : Hawaii's last queen, the sugar kings and America's first imperial adventure
Siler, Julia Flynn.
996.902 SILER

Biography

Bernini : his life and his Rome
Mormando, Franco.
BIO BERNINI GIAN LORENZO Mormando

Becoming Dickens : the invention of a novelist
Douglas-Fairhurst, Robert.
BIO DICKENS CHARLES Douglas

Why I left the Amish : a memoir
Furlong, Saloma Miller.
BIO FURLONG SALOMA Auto

The journals of Spalding Gray
Gray, Spalding, 1941-2004.
BIO GREY SPALDING Auto

The real Romney
Kranish, Michael.
BIO ROMNEY MITT Kranish

Worth fighting for : love, loss and moving forward
Niemi, Lisa.
BIO SWAYZE PATRICK Swayze

Phillis Wheatley : biography of a genius in bondage
Carretta, Vincent.
BIO WHEATLEY PHILLIS Carretta

 

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updated : February 1, 2012