Genre search:Nonfiction

How to be an antiracist

by Ibram X. Kendi
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
Racism - Psychological aspects, United States - Race relations
Collections
Adult Nonfiction, ~Resources on race, racism and privilege; BIPOC authors
Status
Available
Call number
305.8 K33h

The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot
Paperback, 2011
Tags
Henrietta Lacks 1920-1951 - Health, Cancer patients - Virginia, African-American women, Human experimentation, HeLa cells, Cell culture
Collections
Adult Nonfiction, ~Resources on race, racism and privilege; BIPOC authors
Status
Available
Call number
616 L141s

Between the world and me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
Race discrimination - United States, African Americans - Social conditions, United States - Race relations
Collections
Adult Nonfiction, ~Resources on race, racism and privilege; BIPOC authors
Status
Available
Call number
305.8 C652b

White fragility : why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism

by Robin J. DiAngelo
Paperback, 2018
Tags
Racism, Race relations
Collections
Adult Nonfiction, ~Resources on race, racism and privilege; BIPOC authors
Status
Available
Call number
305.8 D538w

Talking to strangers : what we should know about the people we don't know

by Malcolm Gladwell
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
Strangers, Interpersonal relations, Trust
Collections
Adult Nonfiction, ~Resources on race, racism and privilege; BIPOC authors
Status
Available
Call number
302 G543t

The purpose-driven life : what on earth am I here for?

by Richard Warren
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
Christian life
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
248.4 W292p

Animal, vegetable, miracle : a year of food life

by Barbara Kingsolver
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Farm life - Appalachians, Food habits
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
641 K55a

Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption

by Bryan Stevenson
Paperback, 2015
Tags
Social reformers - U.S. - Biography, Administration of criminal justice - U.S.
Collections
Adult Nonfiction, ~Resources on race, racism and privilege; BIPOC authors
Status
Available
Call number
353.48 S847j

The year of living biblically : one man's humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possible

by A. J. Jacobs
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Bible - Criticism and interpretation
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
220 J17y

Mere Christianity

by C. S. Lewis
Paperback, 1943
Tags
Christian life
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
248 L673m

I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban

by Malala Yousafzai
Paperback, 2013
Tags
Pakistan, Education for girls, Large print
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
371.8 Y82i

The book of joy : lasting happiness in a changing world

by Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʾdzin-rgya-mtsho
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
Happiness - Religious aspects, Joy - Religious aspects, Study guide
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Series
Global Icons (1)
Status
Available
Call number
294.3 B916b

Three cups of tea : one man's mission to promote peace, one school at a time

by Greg Mortenson
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Girls' schools - Pakistan/Afghanistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Humanitarian aid
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
371.8 M887t

Dopesick : dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America

by Beth Macy
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Opiod abuse, Oxycodone abuse, Medication abuse
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
362.29 M177d

Wholehearted faith

by Rachel Held Evans
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
Personal essays, Faith, Theology
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
248.4 E92w

The last lecture

by Randy Pausch
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Death - Attitude towards, Cancer, Dreams - Achievement, Life lessons
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
170 P334l

Color of compromise

by Jemar Tisby
Paperback, 2019
Tags
African Americans - Religion, Race relations - Religious aspects, United States - Race relations
Collections
Adult Nonfiction, ~Resources on race, racism and privilege; BIPOC authors
Status
Available
Call number
305.8 T598c

The language of God : a scientist presents evidence for belief

by Francis S. Collins
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Religion and science, Apologetics
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
215 C712l

The case for God

by Karen Armstrong
Paperback, 2009
Tags
God - History of doctrines, Religious life - History, Christian life - History, Apologetics
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
211 A736c

The universal Christ : how a forgotten reality can change everything we see, hope for and believe

by Richard Rohr
Paperback, 2019
Tags
Jesus Christ - Person and offices
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Checked out
Due 2023-08-09
Call number
232 R739u

Hot, flat, and crowded : why we need a green revolution-- and how it can renew America

by Thomas L. Friedman
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Environment, Global warming, Creation care
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
261 F911h

Inspired : slaying giants, walking on water, and loving the Bible again

by Rachel Held Evans
Paperback, 2018
Tags
Bible, Christian life
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
248 E92i

What's so amazing about grace?

by Philip Yancey
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Grace
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
234 Y21w

Half the sky : turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide

by Nicholas D. Kristof
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
Women's rights - Developing countries, Women - Crimes against - D.C., Women - Social conditions - D.C.
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
362.83 K92h

Boundaries : when to say yes, how to say no to take control of your life

by Henry Cloud
Paperback, 2017
Tags
Conduct of life, Christian life, Interpersonal relations
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
248.4 C647b

The places in between

by Rory Stewart
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Afganistan - Description and travel; social life; customs
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
915.8 S851p

The spirit catches you and you fall down : a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures

by Anne Fadiman
Paperback, 1997
Tags
Transcultural medical care, Hmong Americans - Medical care, Intercultural communication
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
306.4 F145s

Dewey : a small-town library cat who touched the world

by Vicki Myron
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Cats, Libraries
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Series
Dewey (1)
Status
Available
Call number
636.809 M998d

Almost everything : notes on hope

by Anne Lamott
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Spirituality, Hope - Religious aspects
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
170 L235a

God's politics : why the right gets it wrong and the left doesn't get it

by Jim Wallis
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Christianity and politics, Politics and religion
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
261.7 W214g

Little leaders : bold women in black history

by Vashti Harrison
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
African American women - Biography, Heroes
Collections
Juvenile, ~Resources on race, racism and privilege; BIPOC authors
Series
Little Leaders
Status
Available
Call number
J E H322lw

Proof of heaven: a neurosurgeon's journey into the afterlife

by Eben Alexander
Paperback, 2012
Tags
Near-death experiences, Faith, Neurosurgeons
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
231.7 A375p

One thousand gifts : a dare to live fully right where you are

by Ann Voskamp
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
Christian life, Farm life - Religious aspects
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
248.4 V967o

Have a little faith : a true story

by Mitch Albom
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
Faith, Henry Covington, Albert Lewis
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
920 A339h

Celebration of discipline : the path to spiritual growth

by Richard J. Foster
Hardcover, 1978
Tags
Spiritual life - Society of Friends authors
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
248 FOS

The cloister walk

by Kathleen Norris
Paper Book, 1996
Tags
Liturgy - Catholic church, Monastic life, Spiritual life, Extra copies available
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
255 N856c LP

The cloister walk

by Kathleen Norris
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
Liturgy - Catholic church, Monastic life, Spiritual life, Extra copies available
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
255 N856c

My stroke of insight : a brain scientist's personal journey

by Jill Bolte Taylor
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Strokes, Personality, Brain function (left/right)
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
616.8 T243s

The children's blizzard

by David Laskin
Paper Book, 2004
Collection
Adult Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
977/.031

Mountains beyond mountains: the quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a man who would cure the world

by Tracy Kidder
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Paul Farmer, Physicians - Biography, Missionaries - Medical, Health care rights
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
610.92 F234k

The Jesus I never knew

by Philip Yancey
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
Jesus Christ - Person and offices, Jesus Christ - Biography, Jesus Christ - Teachings
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
232.9 Y21j

Searching for Sunday : loving, leaving, and finding the church

by Rachel Held Evans
Paperback, 2015
Tags
Women - Religious aspects - Christianity, Christian women - Religious life, Church membership
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
265 E92s

An altar in the world : a geography of faith

by Barbara Brown Taylor
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Clegy - Episcopal - Biography, Spiritual life
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Series
Leaving Church Trilogy (2)
Status
Available
Call number
283.092 T238a

How to read the Bible for all its worth : a guide to understanding the Bible

by Gordon D. Fee
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Bible - Study and teaching
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
220.6 F295h

The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope

by William Kamkwamba
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Malawi, Wind power, Inventors
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
920 K15b

The new complete works of Josephus

by Flavius Josephus
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Jews - History to 70 A.D.
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
933.05 J83w

Be the bridge : pursuing God's heart for racial reconciliation

by LaTasha Morrison
Paperback, 2019
Tags
Racism - Religious aspects - Christianity, Reconciliation - Religious aspects
Collections
Adult Nonfiction, ~Resources on race, racism and privilege; BIPOC authors
Status
Available
Call number
241 M879b

Prescription for nutritional healing

by James F. Balch
Paper Book, 1997
Collections
Adult Nonfiction, Oversize
Status
Available
Call number
615.8 B174p

Walking the Bible : a journey by land through the five books of Moses

by Bruce S. Feiler
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Middle East - Description and travel, Bible - OT - Pentatuch - Geography
Collection
Adult Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
915.604 F298w

First big book of space

by Catherine D. Hughes
Paper Book, 2012
Collection
Juvenile
Series
Little Kids First Big Books
Status
Available
Call number
J E H893l
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