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SEPTEMBER 11 IS PATRIOT DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO 9/11 HISTORY NONFICTION
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"This is history at its most immediate and moving...A marvelous and memorable book." —Jon Meacham
"Remarkable...A priceless civic gift...On page after page, a reader will encounter words that startle, or make him angry, or heartbroken." —The Wall Street Journal
"Had me turning each page with my heart in my throat...There's been...
"This is history at its most immediate and moving...A marvelous and memorable book." —Jon Meacham
"Remarkable...A priceless civic gift...On page after page, a reader will encounter words that startle, or make him angry, or heartbroken." —The Wall Street Journal
"Had me turning each page with my heart in my throat...There's been...
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SEPTEMBER 14 IS NATIONAL LIVE CREATIVE DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO CREATIVITY-RELATED NONFICTION
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"In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each other, how they can be united, and where they still fall short. Both endeavours, Edward O. Wilson reveals, have their roots in human creativity--the defining trait of our species"--
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4.4 stars
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SEPTEMBER 19 IS TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO PIRATE-RELATED NONFICTION
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"'Pirate Hunters' is a gripping account of two courageous divers' quest to uncover the shipwrecked vessel of Joseph Bannister, one of history's most infamous pirates"--
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5 stars
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SEPTEMBER 9 IS INTERNATIONAL SUDOKU DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO PUZZLE-RELATED NONFICTION
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"The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a journey to understand the enduring power of puzzles: why we love them, what they do to our brains, and how they can improve our world"--
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 IS NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO VOTING NONFICTION
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4 stars
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SEPTEMBER 13 IS POSITIVE THINKING DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO POSITIVE THINKING NONFICTION
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SEPTEMBER 28 IS NATIONAL NORTH CAROLINA DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO NORTH-CAROLINA NONFICTION
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"This book is a love letter to North Carolina's popular music in all its many-splendored glory, from bluegrass, folk, and country to R&B, rock, and pop. Though the state's diverse music scenes have often operated in the shadows of better-known hubs for popular genres-New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, Nashville, Austin, and Athens, Georgia-David Menconi shows North Carolina's influence on American popular music runs deep. He uses profiles of artists...
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SEPTEMBER 3 IS NATIONAL SKYSCRAPER DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO SKYSCRAPER NONFICTION
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"The global boom in skyscrapers-why it's happening now, how they're made, and what they do to cities and people. We are living in a new urban age and its most tangible expression is the 'supertall': megastructures that are dramatically bigger, higher, and more ambitious than any in history. In Supertall, TED Resident Stefan Al-himself an experienced architect who has worked on some of the largest buildings in the world-reveals the advancements in...
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SEPTEMBER 25 IS NATIONAL COMIC BOOK DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO GRAPHIC NOVEL
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George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's—and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. In a stunning graphic memoir, Takei revisits his haunting childhood in American concentration camps,
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SEPTEMBER 2 IS VICTORY OVER JAPAN DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO WWII HISTORY
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SEPTEMBER 12 IS NATIONAL VIDEO GAMES DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO VIDEO-GAME-RELATED FICTION
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"A modern love story about two childhood friends, Sam, raised by an actress mother in LA's Koreatown, and Sadie, from the wealthy Jewish enclave of Beverly Hills, who reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry"--
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SEPTEMBER 16 IS NATIONAL TRAIL OF TEARS COMMEMORATION DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO TRAIL-OF-TEARS-RELATED NONFICTION
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Recounts the many broken U.S. treaties with the Cherokees, describes how they were forced to leave their lands in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina, and looks at the hardships they faced on the trail west.
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3.3 stars
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SEPTEMBER 9 IS WONDERFUL WEIRDOS DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO FEATURE "WEIRD" CHARACTERS
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Unwillingly brought together to care for their ailing mother, three sisters who were named after famous Shakespearean characters discover that everything they have been avoiding may prove more worthwhile than expected.
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SEPTEMBER 4 IS NATIONAL WILDLIFE DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO WILDLIFE NONFICTION
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"In Wildlife Anatomy, the latest entry in Julia Rothman's series of Anatomy books, Rothman captures the excitement and distinctive attributes of wild animals around the world. The book is packed with hundreds of her charming, original illustrations, detailing the unique features of animals of the rainforest, desert, grasslands, oceans, and much more. From lions, bears, and zebras to monkeys, mongoose, bats, elephants, giraffes, hippos, and much more,...