Adult Non-Fiction Books
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| A billion wicked thoughts : what the world's largest experiment reveals about human desire / Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam. |
| Desire. Men -- Sexual behavior. Sex (Psychology) Women -- Sexual behavior. | |
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| An unquenchable thirst : following Mother Teresa in search of love, service, and an authentic life / Mary Johnson. |
| Mary Johnson describes her calling to follow Mother Teresa and enter the Missionaries of Charity at the age of eighteen and her return to the secular world twenty years later. | |
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| Black faces in white places : 10 game-changing strategies to achieve success and find greatness / Randal Pinkett and Jeffrey Robinson with Philana Patterson ; foreword by Roland S. Martin. |
| African Americans -- Race identity. Discrimination in employment -- United States. African American businesspeople -- Psychology. Success in business -- United States. | |
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| Blood, iron, and gold : how the railroads transformed the world / Christian Wolmar. |
| Railroads -- Economic aspects -- History. Railroads -- History. Railroads -- Social aspects -- History. Social change -- History. | |
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| Cheat on your husband (with your husband) : how to date your spouse / Andrea Syrtash. |
| Man-woman relationships. Marriage. Wives -- Conduct of life. Wives -- Sexual behavior. | |
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| Concierge confidential / Michael Fazio with Michael Malice. |
| New York (N.Y.) Fazio, Michael W. Personal concierges. | |
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| Cook this now : 120 easy and delectable dishes you can't wait to make / Melissa Clark. |
| Cooking, American. Cookbooks. | |
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| Courtiers : the secret history of the Georgian court / Lucy Worsley. |
| Great Britain -- Court and courtiers. Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Dwellings. Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- History. London (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Kensington and Chelsea (London, England) -- Social life and customs. Kensington Palace (London, England) -- History. Kensington and Chelsea (London, England) -- History. | |
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| Diet rehab : 28 days to finally stop craving the foods that make you fat / Mike Dow with Antonia Blyth. |
| Nutrition. Reducing diets Self-care, Health | |
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| Finding your way in a wild new world : reclaim your true nature to create the life you want / Martha Beck. |
| Success. Conduct of life. Self-actualization (Psychology) | |
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| Gabby : a story of courage and hope / Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly, with Jeffrey Zaslow. |
| Astronauts -- United States -- Biography. United States. Congress. House -- Biography. Women legislators -- United States -- Biography. Giffords, Gabrielle D. (Gabrielle Dee), 1970-. Kelly, Mark E. Giffords, Gabrielle D. (Gabrielle Dee), 1970- -- Marriage. Giffords, Gabrielle D. (Gabrielle Dee), 1970- -- Assassination attempt, 2011. Head -- Wounds and injuries -- Patients -- Rehabilitation. Giffords, Gabrielle D. (Gabrielle Dee), 1970- -- Health. | |
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| It happened in Italy : untold stories of how the people of Italy defied the horrors of the Holocaust / Elizabeth Bettina. |
| Holocaust survivors -- Biography. Jews -- Italy -- History -- 20th century. Italy -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Italy. World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Italy -- Personal narratives. | |
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| Joy Bauer's food cures : eat right to get healthier, look younger, and add years to your life / Joy Bauer, with Carol Svec. |
| Diet therapy. Nutrition. | |
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| Marriage rules : a manual for the married and the coupled up / Harriet Lerner. |
| Couples -- Psychology. Marriage -- Psychological aspects. Married people -- Psychology. Marital quality. | |
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| National Geographic Image Collection / [editor, Leah Bendavid-Val]. |
| National Geographic Society (U.S.) -- Photograph collections. Nature photography. Travel photography. Documentary photography. | |
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| Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking / Susan Cain. |
| Extraversion. Interpersonal relations. Introverts. Introversion. | |
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| Sharon : the life of a leader / Gilad Sharon ; translated by Mitch Ginsburg. |
| Generals -- Israel -- Biography. Israel -- History, Military. Israel -- Politics and government. Prime ministers -- Israel -- Biography. Sharon, Ariel. Statesmen -- Israel -- Biography. Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʾel -- Biography. | |
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| Small beneath the sky : a prairie memoir / Lorna Crozier. |
| Crozier paints a vivid portrait of her hometown of Swift Current and describes her family and moments from her childhood. | |
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| Technology and literacy : 21st century library programming for children and teens / by Jennifer Nelson and Keith Braafladt. |
| Explains why it is important for libraries to offer rich media technology-based programs for youth, and how you can do it in your library. | |
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| The art of action : how leaders close the gaps between plans, actions, and results / Stephen Bungay. |
| Leadership. Strategic planning. | |
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| The Darwin economy : liberty, competition, and the common good / Robert H. Frank. |
| Economics. Competition. Free enterprise. | |
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| The end of normal : a wife's anguish, a widow's new life / Stephanie Madoff Mack, with Tamara Jones. |
| Capitalists and financiers -- United States. Grief. Suicide -- United States. Victims of crimes -- United States. Widows -- United States -- Biography. Ponzi schemes -- United States. Mack, Stephanie Madoff. Madoff, Mark D., 1964-2010. Children of suicide victims -- United States. Swindlers and swindling -- United States. Madoff, Bernard L. | |
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| The Golden Motorcycle Gang : a story of transformation / Jack Canfield, William Gladstone. |
| Prophecies (Occultism) Spirituality. Human evolution -- Miscellanea. Civilization -- Forecasting. Civilization -- 20th century. Civilization -- 21st century. | |
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| The lean startup : how today's entrepreneurs use continuous innovation to create radically successful businesses / Eric Ries. |
| New business enterprises. Consumers' preferences. Organizational effectiveness. | |
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| The mistress contract / by She and He. |
| Man-woman relationships. Mistresses. | |
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| The third industrial revolution : how lateral power is transforming energy, the economy, and the word / Jeremy Rifkin. |
| Energy development. Power resources -- Environmental aspects. Industries. | |
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| Through the lens : National Geographic greatest photographs / [Leah Bendavid-Val, editor]. |
| Documentary photography. National Geographic Society (U.S.) -- Photograph collections. Travel photography. | |
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| Time for outrage! / Stéphane Hessel ; translation by Damion Searls with Alba Arrikha ; foreword by Charles Glass. |
| France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945. Human rights. Nonviolence. Government, Resistance to. World politics -- 21st century. World politics -- 20th century. | |
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| Urban teens in the library : research and practice / edited by Denise E. Agosto and Sandra Hughes-Hassell. |
| A resource for librarians to assist with improvement of school and public library programs that are utilized by urban teenagers, covering the importance of transcending stereotypes; updating library services; incorporating street literature and social networking; building a useful library Web site, and more. | |
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| Young adult literature : from romance to realism / Michael Cart. |
| This survey helps YA librarians who want to freshen up their readers advisory skills, teachers who use novels in the classroom, and adult services librarians who increasingly find themselves addressing the queries of teen patrons. | |

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