New Nonfiction - October 2011

Biography / Autobiography / Memoir
Blue Nights / Didion, Joan
A Book of Secrets: Illegitimate Daughters, Absent Fathers / Holroyd, Michael
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness / Fuller, Alexandra
David Crockett: The Lion of the West / Wallis, Michael
Dear Cary: My Life with Cary Grant / Cannon, Dyan
Hemingway's Boat: Everything He Loved in Life and Lost, 1934-1961 / Hendrickson, Paul
Rafa / Nadal, Rafael
The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin / McGinniss, Joe
Unmeasured Strength / Manning, Lauren
What It Is Like to Go to War / Marlantes, Karl
Where You Left Me: A Memoir / Trulson, Jennifer Gardner

Body / Mind / Spirit
The Code: Unlocking the Ancient Power of Your Birthday / Paungger, Johanna
Ghost Files: The Collected Cases from Ghost Hunting and Seeking Spirits / Hawes, Jason
The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need / Woolfolk, Joanna
Spirit Junkie: A Radical Road to Self-Love and Miracles / Bernstein, Gabrielle

Business / Economics / Finance
Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy / Lindstrom, Martin
Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck—Why Some Thrive Despite Them All / Collins, Jim
Start Something That Matters / Mycoskie, Blake
The Wall Street Journal Complete Estate-Planning Guidebook / Silverman, Rachel Emma

Computers / Technology
Iphone All-In-One for Dummies / Hutsko, Joe

Cooking
Bobby Flay's Bar Americain Cookbook: Celebrate America’s Great Flavors / Flay, Bobby
Good Eats 3: The Later Years / Brown, Alton
Hungry Girl Supermarket Survival: Aisle by Aisle / Lillien, Lisa
Joanne Fluke's Lake Eden Cookbook / Fluke, Joanne
Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible / Deen, Paula H.

Crafts / Hobbies
Custom Knits 2: More Top-Down and Improvisational Techniques / Bernard, Wendy
Knits to Give: 30 Knitted Gifts Made with Love / Bliss, Debbie
Martha Stewart's Handmade Holiday Crafts / Martha Stewart Living Magazine
Weekend Handmade: More Than 40 Projects and Ideas for Inspired Crafting / Wilkinson, Kelly

Education
Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America’s Schools / Brill, Steven
The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens / Hauser, Brooke

Family / Relationships
Have a New Teenager by Friday: From Mouthy and Moody to Respectful and Responsible in 5 Days / Leman, Kevin
The Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What It Really Takes to Stay Married / Krasnow, Iris
The Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal about Us / Kluger, Jeffrey
Welcome to Your Child's Brain: How the Mind Grows from Conception to College / Wang, Sam

Gardening
Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens / Springer Ogden, Lauren

Graphic Arts
Just My Type: A Book about Fonts / Garfield, Simon

Health / Medical / Fitness
Eat This, Not That!: The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution 2012 / Zinczenko, David
Just the Rules: Tosca's Guide to Eating Right / Reno, Tosca
Lifeblood: How to Change the World One Dead Mosquito at a Time / Perry, Alex
Mom Energy: A Simple Plan to Live Fully Charged / Koff, Ashley
The Reiki Manual: A Training Guide / Quest, Penelope
Rethinking Aging: Growing Old and Living Well in an Overtreated Society / Hadler, Nortin M.
Super Immunity: The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your Body’s Defenses / Fuhrman, Joel
Your Medical Mind: How to Decide What Is Right for You / Groopman, M. D. Jerome

History
The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al-Qaeda / Soufan, Ali H.
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 / Wood, Gordon S.
Hiram's Honor: Reliving Private Terman's Civil War / Terman, Max R.
A History of the World in 100 Objects / MacGregor, Neil
The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World / Yergin, Daniel
Restless Giant: The United States from Watergate to Bush V. Gore / Patterson, James T.
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 / Howe, Daniel Walker

House / Home
The DIY Decorator's Handbook / Light, M. R.
DIY Solar Projects: How to Put the Sun to Work in Your Home / Creative Publishing International
Do It Yourself 100+ Paint Projects: Fresh Ideas for Your Home / John Wiley & Sons Inc
Help, It's Broken!: A Fix-It Bible for the Repair Impaired / Cohen, Arianne
Skinny Bitch: Home, Beauty & Style / Barnouin, Kim
Ultimate Guide to Home Repair and Improvement / Creative Homeowner Press
Weekend Remodels: Paint Ideas and Projects / This Old House Magazine

Literature / Language Arts / Poetry
The Complete Stories / O'Connor, Flannery
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories / O'Connor, Flannery
The Valley of Decision / Davenport, Marcia

Pets / Animals
The Dolphin in the Mirror: Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives / Reiss, Diana
Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die / Katz, Jon
Think Like a Cat: How to Raise a Well-Adjusted Cat—Not a Sour Puss / Johnson-Bennett, Pam

Photography
Believing Is Seeing: Observations on the Mysteries of Photography / Morris, Errol

Politics / Political Science
Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025? / Buchanan, Patrick J.
Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Political State / Priest, Dana

Psychology
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder / Ratey, John
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength / Baumeister, Roy F.

Reference
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised / Robert, Henry M. III
When Disaster Strikes: A Comprehensive Guide for Emergency Planning and Crisis Survival / Stein, Matthew

Religion
25 Books Every Christian Should Read: A Guide to the Essential Spiritual Classics / Roller, Julia L.
The Book of Books: The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011 / Bragg, Melvyn
Every Day a Friday: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week / Osteen, Joel
Game on: Find Your Purpose--Pursue Your Dream / Smith, Emmitt
God's Story, Your Story: When His Becomes Yours / Lucado, Max
The Resolution for Men / Kendrick, Stephen
The Resolution for Women / Shirer, Priscilla

Science / Nature
About Time: Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang / Frank, Adam
Ecomind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want / Lappe, Frances Moore
Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World / Randall, Lisa

Self-Help
Living Beyond Your Feelings: Controlling Your Emotions So They Don’t Control You / Meyer, Joyce
Mindfulness in Plain English / Gunaratana, Bhante
Off Balance: Getting Beyond the Work-Life Balance Myth to Personal and Professional Satisfaction / Kelly, Matthew
Please Stop Laughing at Us... / Blanco, Jodee
Take the Lead: Motivate, Inspire, and Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Everyone Around You / Myers, Betsy
The Thinking Life: How to Thrive in the Age of Distraction / Forni, P. M.
You Can Heal Your Life / Hay, Louise L.

Social Science
Don't Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America / Kennedy, David M.
The Foxfire 45th Anniversary Book: Singin', Praisin’, Raisin’ / Green, Joyce

Audiobooks
Every Day a Friday: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week / Osteen, Joel
Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius / Nasar, Sylvia
Living Beyond Your Feelings: Controlling Your Emotions So They Don’t Control You / Meyer, Joyce
The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin / McGinniss, Joe
Unmeasured Strength / Manning, Lauren