Here are our favorites from the library’s Adult Nonfiction collection:
- African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan by Thomas Lockley
Recommended by Katherine Eitel
Katherine says, "Thomas Lockley's African Samurai not only tells of the adventures of the warrior Yasuke, but also does an excellent job of illustrating the time period, 1500s Japan, leaving the reader wanting to know more about the hectic period of the country at war." - All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard -- Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy by Phil Keith
Recommended by Kim Tomblin - American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse
Recommended by Brooke Heflin - Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us by Sam Kean
Recommended by Lola Nichols - Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir by Roz Chast
Recommended by anonymous - Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Cep Casey
Recommended by Holly Raus - How Not to Kill Your Houseplant: Survival Tips for the Horticulturally Challenged by Veronica Peerless
Recommended by Jeff Fisher - How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman
Recommended by Teresa Santangelo - How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
Recommended by Stephen Kight - I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution by Emily Nussbaum
Recommended by anonymous - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Recommended by Stephen Kight - Justice on Trial: The Kavenaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court by Mollie Hemmingway
Recommended by Bobby Williams - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb
Recommended by Amy Weiler - Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham
Recommended by Kim Tomblin - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Recommended by Zoey Fleck - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Recommended by Holly Raus - Philip K. Dick: A Comics Biography by Laurent Queyssi
Recommended by Alicia Cavitt - The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk W. Johnson
Recommended by Kayla Bolton - The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II by Alex Kershaw
Recommended by Julie Boyd - The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Freedom by Miguel Ruiz
Recommended by Latha Bonaili - The Gallaudet Children's Dictionary of American Sign Language
Recommended by Stephani Lindsey - The Lady From the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara
Recommended by Kayla Bolton - The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Recommended by Latha Bonaili, Holly Raus, and Trina Schlecht - The Moth Presents Occasional Magic: True Stories of Defying the Impossible edited by Catherine Burns
Recommended by Amy Billings - The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
- Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World by Scott Harrison
Recommended by Jane Elizabeth Sewell - Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino
Recommended by anonymous - Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane
Recommended by Kim Tomblin
