Memoirs in the Media

Check out these memoirs that were recently featured in the media!

Loving Natalee: a Mother's Testament of Hope and Faith by Beth Holloway with Sunny Tillman

The author describes her reaction to the disappearance of her daughter, Natalee, in Aruba during a high school class trip, the search for Natalee, and the hope and faith that have sustained her during her daughter's continued disappearance. (Publisher Summary)

My Organic Life: How a Pioneering Chef Helped Shape the Way We Eat Today by Nora Pouillon; with Laura Fraser

Spanning the last 40 years of our culinary history, the natural foods pioneer and founder of Restaurant Nora, America's first certified organic restaurant, shares her mission, after moving to the United States in the 1960s, to change our relationship with what we eat by bringing organic foods to the American table. (Publisher Summary)

Primates of Park Avenue: a Memoir by Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. The author, a professional anthropologist, compares the behavior of the wealthy mothers of the Upper East Side in New York City that she lived among to primate social behavior, with its rules and rituals about dominance, display, hierarchy, mating practices, physical adornment, and anxiety. (Publisher Summary)

Recently in the Media

Check out these non-fiction books that were recently featured in the media!

America's bitter pill : money, politics, backroom deals, and the fight to fix our broken healthcare system by Steven Brill

The much-anticipated, sweeping narrative of how the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was written, how it is being implemented, and, most important, how it is changing--and failing to change--the rampant abuses in the healthcare industry. (Publisher Summary)

Wiser: Getting beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter by Cass R. Sunstein and Reid Hastle

Two experts in business and psychology describe the detrimental effect that groupthink has on decision-making and explain how to combine ideas from management and social sciences to help improve problem-solving through non-deliberative decision-making. (Publisher Summary)

Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics Are Remaking America by William Frey

Diversity Explosion shares the good news about diversity in the coming decades, and the more globalized, multiracial country that the U.S. is becoming. (Publisher Summary)

Recently in the Media

Looking for a book that you saw in the news? Here's a selection of books that were recently in the media and are now on our shelves:
The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Haven for Hitler's Men by Eric Lichtlau
Reveals the secret history of how the United States became home to thousands of Nazi war criminals after World War II, many of whom were brought over by American government agencies to work as spies, intelligence assets, and military scientists. (Publisher Summary)

Watch Me: A Memoir by Anjelica Huston 

The actress discusses her long-time relationship with Jack Nicholson, her most memorable film appearances, and her collaborations with some of the film industry's most respected directors. (Publisher Summary)

I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend by Martin Short with David Kamp

The Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning actor and comic shares stories from his life that recount his early years with Saturday Night Live, the development of his numerous characters, his family life and his celebrity friendships. (Publisher Summary)

41 : A Portrait of My Father by George W. Bush

The forty-third president of the U.S. offers an intimate biography of his father, the forty-first president, tracing his career as an accomplished statesman and discussing his influence on the author's own political career. (Publisher Summary)

Recently in the Media: Non-Fiction Books

Check out these non-fiction books recently featured in the media! Have you seen a book in the media that you would love to read, but isn't available at the library? Please let us know, we love to help!

How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson

An illustrated history of innovation shares lesser-known stories of accidental genius and brilliant mistakes, examines unexpected connections between seemingly unrelated fields and reveals how important inventions have had unintended consequences. By the best-selling author of Where Good Ideas Come From. (Publisher Summary)

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

A prominent surgeon argues against modern medical practices that extend life at the expense of quality of life while isolating the dying, outlining suggestions for freer, more fulfilling approaches to death that enable more dignified and comfortable choices. (Publisher Summary)

America - Farm to Table by Mario Batali

Bestselling author and world-renown chef Mario Batali pays homage to the American farmer-from Maine to Los Angeles-in stories, photos, and recipes. (Publisher Summary)

The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson

A revelatory history of the people who created the computer and the Internet discusses the process through which innovation happens in the modern world, citing the pivotal contributions of such figures as Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Bill Gates, and Tim Berners-Lee. (Publisher Summary)

Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice by Joan Biskupic

A biography of the first Latina Supreme Court justice, appointed in 2009 by President Obama, describes her journey to the federal bench, following her childhood in a Bronx housing project to Princeton University, Yale Law School and beyond. By the author of American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. (Publisher Summary)