Millie recommends . . .
“I needed to stop forcing myself to fit into something I could never be a part of.”
John Elder is a neuro-divergent man that grew up without a diagnosis. When he found out he had Asperger’s, a form of autism, everything seemed to fall into place. Every interaction, issue, and deeply held insecurity finally made sense. Robinson describes a childhood in which he is alienated and rejected by his peers repeatedly, regardless of constant attempts to connect to them. Despite a dysfunctional home life, John became rather successful in engineering. He designed guitars for KISS, managed a team at Milton Bradley, and eventually owned his own mechanic shop. As John Elder grows into himself, he learns social ques and communication patterns, carves out his identity, and sheds the desperate loneliness that has been with him his whole life.
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Night by
“We were masters of nature, masters of the world. We had forgotten everything--death, fatigue, our natural needs. Stronger than cold or hunger, stronger than the shots and the desire to die, condemned and wandering, mere numbers, we were the only men on earth.”
Night is the memoir of a teenage Orthodox Jew being sent to Auschwitz. The story follows Wiesel’s community’s innocent ignorance of the reality of what is coming, to his extended imprisonment, and eventual liberation. He recounts losing his faith in God and mankind throughout his incarceration in the concentration camp. In detail, he discusses the process of becoming a shell of what he used to be. Wiesel was drained of his humanity, left only with haunting memories of death and violence. This book is a brutal narration of the horrors committed during WW2, reminding the reader of the power of hope and the intrinsic strength of man.
Find Night in the library catalog Here
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Emily recommends . . .
Reading Evangelicals by
Reading Evangelicals : how Christian fiction shaped a culture and a faith is a study of major themes in Christian fiction as seen in five representative novels. It also contains some historical notes about Christian bookstores and publishing companies in the United States. The authors covered include Janette Oke, Frank Peretti, Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins, Beverly Lewis and William P. Young. The author, Daniel Silliman, is the news editor for Christianity Today.
Asian American Histories of the United States by
Border Crossings by
This non-fiction graphic novel portrays one western couple's epic journey across Mongolia and into Russia, with vignettes on the history and culture of both countries. The author (and illustrator) captures the highs and lows of international travel, accompanied by marvelous drawings of local attractions, people, and food.
We hope you'll check out some of these titles. Are you including works of nonfiction in your reading diet? Be sure to leave a comment on this post if you'd like to recommend a book. Also, stop by the library and see all that we have to offer. The Staff Picks display (located adjacent to the main reading area on the second floor) will include an extra helping of nonfiction this month. See you at the library!
What's on your To-Be-Read list? The book Imaginable: How to see the future coming and feel ready for anything--even things that seem impossible today is on the top of my TBR list. Author Jane McGonigal is a futurist and game designer. She caught my eye several years ago after watching her TedTalk "Gaming can make a better world.” Read on for more information about this fascinating, mind-blowing book.
"Reading this book is like sitting down with a creative, optimistic friend--and getting up as a new version of yourself." --Daniel H. Pink
World-renowned future forecaster, game designer, and bestselling author Jane McGonigal gives us the tools to imagine the future without fear. The COVID-19 pandemic, increasingly frequent climate disasters, a new war -- events we might have called "unimaginable" or "unthinkable" in the past are now reality. Today it feels more challenging than ever to feel unafraid, hopeful, and equipped to face the future with optimism. How do we map out our lives when it seems impossible to predict what the world will be like next week, let alone next year or next decade? What we need now are strategies to help us recover our confidence and creativity in facing uncertain futures. In Imaginable, Jane McGonigal draws on the latest scientific research in psychology and neuroscience to show us how to train our minds to think the unthinkable and imagine the unimaginable. She invites us to play with the provocative thought experiments and future simulations she's designed exclusively for this book, with the goal to:
Imaginable teaches us to be fearless, resilient, and bold in realizing a world with possibilities we cannot yet imagine--until reading this transformative, inspiring, and necessary book.
Find Imaginable in the library catalog Here
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