Melissa's Staff Picks

I'm a librarian at Southeast Regional Library, and these are some of my favorite reads! Feel free to email me at melissa.schultz@wakegov.com if you enjoyed one of these books!
 

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41. Uncanny valley: a memoir

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Author:
Wiener, Anna, 1987-
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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Description:
"The story of Anna Wiener's time spent working in Silicon Valley as the tech industry went through monumental changes"--

42. Vanderbilt: the rise and fall of an American dynasty

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Author:
Cooper, Anderson
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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45 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
Duraleigh Road - Adult Non-Fiction
973.5 COOPE
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
973.5 COOPE
Green Road Community - Adult Non-Fiction
973.5 COOPE
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Description:
Anderson Cooper chronicles the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty--his mother's family--the Vanderbilts.

43. White fragility: why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism

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Author:
DiAngelo, Robin J.
Average Rating:
2 stars
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23 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
305.8 DIANG
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 3
305.8 DIANG
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction
305.8 DIANG
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Explores counterproductive reactions white people have when discussing racism that serve to protect their positions and maintain racial inequality

44. Wintering: the power of rest and retreat in difficult times

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Author:
May, Katherine
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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22 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Athens Drive Community - Adult Non-Fiction
155.2 MAY
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155.2 MAY
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
155.2 MAY
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Description:
"Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding job. Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it...

45. A world of curiosities

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Author:
Penny, Louise
Series:
Inspector Armand Gamache mysteries volume 18
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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PENNY
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PENNY
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PENNY
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"Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in Penny's series. It's spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should reemerge. But something has. As the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and woman have reappeared in the Sûreté du Québec...