Genre search:General Nonfiction

Moby Dyke: An obsessive quest to track down the last remaining lesbian bars in America

by Krista Burton
Paper Book, 2023
Tags
jane's, lgbtq
Call number
306.76/630973[B]

The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us

by Steve Brusatte
Paperback, 2023
Tags
unread, paleontology, biology, mammals, tpb, coverguess unavailable
Call number
569

Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben

by Josh Trujillo
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
history, biography, american history, american revolution, graphic novel, lgbtq, von steuben, coverguess unavailable
Call number
973.3092

On Savage Shores: How indigenous Americans discovered Europe

by Caroline Dodds Pennock
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
history, world history, native american history, european history, hb, unread
Collection
Recently Read
Call number
970.004/97

What an Owl Knows: The new science of the world's most enigmatic birds

by Jennifer Ackerman
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
birds, bird behavior, natural history, biology, owls, hb, unread
Collection
Recently Read
Call number
598.9/7

We Survived the End of the World: Lessons from Native America on Apocalypse and Hope

by Steven Charleston
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
history, philosophy, spirituality, native american, early reviewer, hb, coverguess unavailable
Collection
Reviewed
Call number
191.089

The Wager: A tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder

by David Grann
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
history, age of sail, nautical, shipwreck, mutiny, adventure, hb
Call number
910.9164

Hijab Butch Blues

by Lamya H.
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
memoir, lgbtq, muslim, hb
Call number
920

How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures

by Sabrina Imbler
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
biology, marine biology, memoir, lgbtq, hb
Collection
Recently Read
Call number
591.77

Kingdom of Characters: The language revolution that made China modern

by Jing Tsu
Paperback, 2022
Tags
history, unread, china, chinese language, languages, chinese, tpb
Call number
495.11/1

All the white friends I couldn't keep : hope--and hard pills to swallow--about fighting for black lives

by Andre Henry
Paperback, 2022
Tags
jane's, tpb, memoir, unread
Call number
305.800973

Africa is Not a Country: Notes on a bright continent

by Dipo Faloyin
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
history, world history, africa, african history, geopolitics, sociology, hb, unread
Call number
960.33

The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English

by Hana Videen
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
language, english language, old english, unread, ebook
Collection
E-books
Call number
429.81

Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America

by Pekka Hämäläinen
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
history, american history, native american history, hb, unread
Call number
970.004

An Immense World: How animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us

by Ed Yong
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
nonfiction, biology, animals, senses, animal behavior, nature, hb
Call number
591.5

Proving Ground: The untold story of the six women who programmed the world's first modern computer

by Kathy Kleiman
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
history, history of technology, history of computing, women's history, eniac, hb, history of women in tech
Call number
004.092/2

Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook

by Illyanna Maisonet
Ebook, 2022
Tags
cookbook, puerto rico, ebook, needs cover
Collection
E-books
Call number
641.597295

Black Joy: Stories of resistance, resilience, and restoration

by Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
memoir, essays, african american, hb
Collection
Previously Owned
Call number
305.896

What if? 2: Additional serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions

by Randall Munroe
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
xkcd, humor, science, hb, unread
Series
What if? (2)
Call number
500

Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew

by Michael W. Twitty
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
memoir, african american, judaism, food, culture, hb
Call number
641.5676

How to keep house while drowning : a gentle approach to cleaning and organizing

by KC Davis
Paperback, 2022
Tags
self-help, god help me i bought a self-help book, cleaning, spoons, tpb
Call number
648

Secret City: The hidden history of gay Washington

by James Kirchick
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
history, american history, lgbtq, jane's, hb
Collection
Jane's
Call number
306.76/6097530904

Let me be Frank: A book about women who dressed like men to do shit they weren't supposed to do

by Tracy Dawson
Paperback, 2022
Tags
nonfiction, history, women's history, gender, hb
Collection
Recently Read
Call number
306.77/8

Save Yourself

by Cameron Esposito
Paperback, 2022
Tags
memoir, humor, lgbtq, unread, jane's, tpb
Collection
Jane's
Call number
792.7

The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, grace, and the Negro Leagues

by Lonnie Wheeler
Paperback, 2021
Tags
unread, baseball, negro leagues, cool papa bell, biography, tpb
Call number
796.357092

That Noodle Life: Soulful, savory, spicy, slurpy

by Michael Le
Ebook, 2021
Tags
cookbook, ebook, noodles
Collection
E-books
Call number
641.82/2

My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir

by Katherine Johnson
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
memoir, katherine johnson, nasa, math, space program, hb, jane's, unread
Collection
Jane's
Call number
510.92

The Border: A journey around Russia: Through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway and the Northeast Passage

by Erika Fatland
Ebook, 2021
Tags
history, travel, eastern europe, asia, russia, north korea, china, mongolia, kazakhstan, azerbaijan, georgia — 11 more, belarus, lithuania, poland, latvia, estonia, finland, norway, arctic, northeast passage, ebook, translated
Collection
E-books
Call number
914.7

Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the making of the modern world, 1471 to the Second World War

by Howard W. French
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
history, african history, hb, unread
Call number
960.22

Rice

by Michael Twitty
Ebook, 2021
Tags
cookbook, african american cookbook, rice, ebook
Collection
E-books
Series
Savor the South Cookbooks (25)
Call number
641.6/318

Four Lost Cities: A secret history of the urban age

by Annalee Newitz
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
history, anthropology, archaeology, cities, çatalhöyük, pompeii, angkor, cahokia, hb
Call number
930.1

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

by Emmanuel Acho
Paperback, 2020
Tags
anti-racism, racism, sociology, unread, tpb
Collection
Jane's
Call number
305.800973

Sea People: In Search of the Ancient Navigators of the Pacific

by Christina Thompson
Paperback, 2020
Tags
history, world history, polynesia, pacific ocean, polynesian history, tpb, unread
Call number
996

Entangled Life : How fungi make our worlds, change our minds & shape our futures

by Merlin Sheldrake
Paperback, 2020
Tags
biology, natural history, mushrooms, fungi, unread, tpb
Call number
579.5

The National Team: The inside story of the women who changed soccer

by Caitlin Murray
Paperback, 2020
Tags
unread, jane's, nonfiction, sports, soccer, uswnt, tpb
Call number
796.334

In Bibi's Kitchen: The recipes and stories of grandmothers from the eight African countries that touch the Indian Ocean

by Hawa Hassan
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
cookbook, african cookbook, hb
Call number
641.59676

The Deviant's War: The homosexual vs. the United States of America

by Eric Cervini
Paperback, 2020
Tags
history, american history, lgbtq, frank kameny, tpb
Call number
306.76/6092B

Eat the Buddha: Life and death in a Tibetan town

by Barbara Demick
Paperback, 2020
Tags
china, tibet, history, nonfiction, tpb
Call number
951/.38

Nature Obscura: A city's hidden natural world

by Kelly Brenner
Paperback, 2020
Tags
natural history, ecology, urban biology, urban ecology, seattle, unread, tpb
Call number
577.5/6

Caste: The origins of our discontents

by Isabel Wilkerson
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
history, american history, hb, unread
Call number
305.5/122

Xi'an famous foods : Western Chinese cooking from New York's favorite noodle shop

by Jason Wang
Ebook, 2020
Tags
cookbook, chinese cookbook, xian famous, noodles, ebook
Collection
E-books
Call number
641.5951

South to Freedom: Runaway slaves to Mexico and the road to the Civil War

by Alice L. Baumgartner
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
history, african american history, underground railroad, mexican history, hb
Call number
306.3/62

A Black Women's History of the United States

by Daina Ramey Berry
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
history, american history, african american history, women's history, hb, unread
Call number
305.48/896073

The book of eels: Our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world

by Patrik Svensson
Paperback, 2020
Tags
natural history, translation, biology, eels, tpb
Call number
597.43

Tomboy: The surprising history and future of girls who dare to be different

by Lisa Selin Davis
Paperback, 2020
Tags
gender, tpb, unread
Call number
305

Cool Beans: 125 recipes for the world's most versatile plant-based protein

by Joe Yonan
Ebook, 2020
Tags
cookbook, vegetarian cookbook, vegan cookbook, beans, ebook
Collection
E-books
Call number
641.6/565

Semicolon: The past, present, and future of a misunderstood mark

by Cecelia Watson
Paper Book, 2019
Tags
language, english language, punctuation, grammar, semicolon, tpb, santathing
Collection
Recently Read
Call number
428.2/3

Let's make ramen! : a comic book cookbook

by Hugh Amano
Ebook, 2019
Tags
cookbook, ebook, noodles, ramen
Collection
E-books
Series
Let's Make (1)
Call number
641.82/2

Jubilee: Recipes from two centuries of African-American cooking

by Toni Tipton-Martin
Ebook, 2019
Tags
cookbook, african american cookbook, unread, ebook, coverguess mismatch
Collection
E-books
Call number
641.59/296073

The Weather Machine: A journey inside the forecast

by Andrew Blum
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
meteorology, history, weather, hb
Call number
551.63
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