Non-fiction
You've Got Mail!
A fascinating look at personal correspondence throughout history:
Dear America: letters home from Vietnam by edited by Bernard Edelman for The New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission; [with a new introduction by Senator John McCain; foreword by William Broyles, Jr.]
The 50 greatest love letters of all time by [selected] by David H. Lowenherz
Letters of the century: America, 1900-1999 by edited by Lisa Grunwald & Stephen J. Adler
Poems with Bite
Canton Seniors Book Group Reading List 2012
The Canton Seniors Book Group meets on the fourth Thursday of the month from 2:00-3:00 PM in Group Study Room A. We meet every month except December. Adult Librarians Elaine Skrzynski and Joyce Simowski alternate leading the discussion. Copies of the discussion book can be picked up at the monthly meeting or after the meeting at the Adult Desk.
Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet: a novel by Jamie Ford — July 26
One was a soldier: a Clare Fergusson/Russ van Alstyne mystery by Julia Spencer-Fleming — August 23
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It's About Time
History on Film
America over there [videodisc]: the United States in World War I, 1917-18 by United States of America War Office, United States of America Navy Department
BBC history of World War II. Part one [videodisc]
The Edward R. Murrow collection [videodisc]
The lost JFK tapes [videodisc]: the assassination by National Geographic ; produced by Tom Jennings Productions for National Geographic Channel
Real Time Travel
About time: cosmology, time and culture at the twilight of the Big Bang by Adam Frank
Breaking the time barrier: the race to build the first time machine by Jenny Randles
Chronos: how time shapes our universe by Etienne Klein ; translated by Glenn Burney
Eyewitness History
The beauty and the sorrow: an intimate history of the First World War by Peter Englund ; translated by Peter Graves
Berlin diary: the journal of a foreign correspondent, 1934-1941 by William L. Shirer ; with a new foreword by Gordon A. Craig
Blue-eyed child of fortune: the Civil War letters of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw by edited by Russell Duncan
Time Travel to the Sinking of the Titanic
A night to remember by Walter Lord
Shadow of the Titanic: the extraordinary stories of those who survived by Andrew Wilson
The other side of the night: the Carpathia, the California and the night the Titanic was lost by Daniel Allen Butler
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Video Games Unplugged
Overcoming Addiction
Check out these inspirational stories from people who have hit rock bottom and lived to tell the tale.
Broken: my story of addiction and redemption by William Cope Moyers with Katherine Ketcham
Fall to pieces: a memoir of drugs, rock 'n' roll, and mental illness by Mary Forsberg Weiland
Guts: the endless follies and tiny triumphs of a giant disaster by Kristen Johnston
J International Language Materials Moving
The Juvenile International Language materials are currently being moved to a new location in the Children's Department. Their new home is in Aisle 19, located just outside of the Tween Scene. Thank you for your patience as we shift these items to make them more accessible!
History is Not Boring!
Check out some of these fascinating stories that you probably never learned in history class:
All the presidents' children: triumph and tragedy in the lives of America's first families by Doug Wead
American heroes: profiles of men and women who shaped early America by Edmund S. Morgan
American history revised: 200 startling facts that never made it into the textbooks by Seymour Morris
What Life Was Like in the Past
The Antebellum Period by James M. Volo and Dorothy Denneen Volo
Daily life during the Reformation by James M. Anderson
Daily life in Anglo-Saxon England by Sally Crawford
Daily life in the age of Charlemagne by John J. Butt
Books About Cats That Are Non-Fiction
Cat daddy: what the world's most incorrigible cat taught me about life, love, and coming clean by Jackson Galaxy with Joel Derfner
Kitty cornered: how Frannie and five other incorrigible cats seized control of our house and made it their home by Bob Tarte
Smart guide to understanding your cat by Carolyn Janik
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Conquer It
Conquer the cosmos: use astrology to attract the man, money, and happiness you deserve by Bridgett Walther
Conquer the crash: you can survive and prosper in a deflationary depression by Robert R. Prechter, Jr
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Jewelry Making For Kids
Get Hands On this summer with different styles of jewelry making. These books will help you get started making fun and pretty necklaces, bracelets, and more.
Jewelry making for fun! by Robin Koontz
Jazzy jewelry by Dawn Brend ... [et al.]
Junk drawer jewelry by written by Rachel Di Salle and Ellen Warwick; illustrated by Jane Kurisu
Diet and Fitness Bestsellers
10 pounds in 10 days: the secret celebrity program for losing weight fast by Jackie Warner
The blood sugar solution: the ultrahealthy program for losing weight, preventing disease, and feeling great now! by Mark Hyman
The DASH diet for weight loss: lose weight and keep it off— the healthy way— with America's most respected diet by Thomas J. Moore, and Megan C. Murphy, and Mark Jenkins
Bestsellers in Health
American pandemic: the lost worlds of the 1918 influenza epidemic by Nancy K. Bristow
Bloom: a memoir by Kelle Hampton
Bombshell: explosive medical secrets that will redefine aging by Suzanne Somers
Books About Dogs That Are Non-Fiction
Bad dog: a love story by Martin Kihn
Chow hounds: why our dogs are getting fatter and a vet's plan to save their lives by Ernie Ward
The complete idiot's guide to positive dog training by Pamela Dennison
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