Nonfiction
In the dream house : a memoir
Carmen Maria Machado
eBOOK
Nonfiction, Memoir, LGBTQ+, Literary Nonfiction
The author's engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad, and a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse. Tracing the full arc of a harrowing relationship with a charismatic but volatile woman, Machado struggles to make sense of how what happened to her shaped the person she was becoming.
Stonewall : a building. an uprising. a revolution.
Rob Sanders
j306.76 Sanders
Picture Books, Nonfiction, LGBTQ+
Describes the Stonewall Riots in New York City in 1969, which sparked the gay liberation movement in the United States, and details the history of LGBTQ rights since the riots.
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Pride : celebrating diversity & community
Robin Stevenson
j306.76 Stevenson
LGBTQ+, Kids, Nonfiction
"This work of nonfiction for middle readers examines what -- and why -- gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters celebrate on Pride Day every June"--Title page verso.
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The Stonewall Riots : coming out in the streets
Gayle E. Pitman
j306.76 Pitman
Kids, LGBTQ+, Nonfiction, History
"This book is about the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous, often violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in reaction to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The Riots are attributed as the spark that ignited the LGBTQ+ Movement. The author describes American gay history leading up to the Riots, the Riots themselves, and the aftermath, and includes her interviews of people involved or witnesses, including a woman who was ten at the time. Profusely illustrated, the book includes contemporary photos, newspaper clippings among other period objects. A timely and necessary read, The Stonewall Riots helps readers to understand the history and legacy of the LGBTQ+ movement"--
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Dreamland : the true tale of America's opiate epidemic
Sam Quinones
eBOOK
Nonfiction
Sam Quinones chronicles how, over the past 15 years, enterprising sugar cane farmers in a small county on the west coast of Mexico created a unique distribution system that brought black tar heroin-- the cheapest, most addictive form of the opiate, 2 to 3 times purer than its white powder cousin-- to the veins of people across the United States.
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Running with the mind of meditation : lessons for training body and mind
Rinpoche Sakyong Mipham
eAUDIO
Nonfiction, Sports
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Foxcatcher : the true story of my brother's murder, John du Pont's madness, and the quest for Olympic gold
Mark Schultz
eBOOK
Nonfiction, Sports, History
"On January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold-medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot three times by du Pont family heir John E. du Pont at the famed Foxcatcher Farms estate in Pennsylvania. Following the murder there was a tense standoff when du Pont barricaded himself in his home for two days before he was finally captured. How did such a horrifying senseless murder happen?...Mark Schultz takes us through his remarkable wrestling career from high school to world and Olympic championships, revealing both the triumphs of his career and the personal and financial struggles that gave him no choice but to join forces with the eccentric, controlling du Pont."--Provided by publisher.
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The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown
eAUDIO
Nonfiction, Sports, History
This is the remarkable story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.
Added by Melody
War fever : Boston, baseball, and America in the shadow of the Great War
Randy Roberts
eBOOK
Nonfiction, Sports, History
American culture in upheaval and a sweeping account of the conflict, War Fever is narrative history at its best."--
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My Cubs : a love story
Scott Simon
eBOOK
Nonfiction, Sports, Memoir
"NPR's Scott Simon's personal, heartfelt reflections on his beloved Chicago Cubs, replete with club lore, memorable anecdotes, frenetic fandom and wise and adoring intimacy that have made the world champion Cubbies baseball's most tortured--and now triumphant--franchise. No metaphor is necessary; the Chicago Cubs have been the living example of disappointment and failure for more than a century--until now. The Cubs' 2016 World Series win marked the end of a 108-year drought in the team's history, and Game 7 will forever be remembered as one of the most thrilling, monumental moments in sports history. For Scott Simon, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday and a lifelong Cubs fan, it was a moment he never thought he'd live to see. MY CUBS chronicles Simon's adolescence in Chicago as a die-hard fan to tell the story of the relationship between the team and the neighborhood and city, and how the condition of Cubness has both charmed and haunted the lives of so many fans. From theories and curses to jinxes and myths, Simon chronicles how a team of "loveable losers" inspired such fervor and dedication from their fans, and how their 2016 win transcended sports to become an underdog narrative for the whole nation"--
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Iowa Writers Workshop graduate -Melody