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THE SATURDAY BEFORE MOTHER'S DAY (MAY 10, 2025) IS O. HENRY PUN OFF DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO WRITTEN BY O. HENRY
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"Texas troubadour, convicted embezzler, and adopted New Yorker William Sidney Porter--better known as O. Henry--was one of the world's great storytellers. A master of cunning plots and a gifted humorist, he is best known today for his beloved tale "The Gift of the Magi." But O. Henry's palette of moods and methods was as expansive as his exuberant imagination. This Library of America volume offers a fresh look at the full range of his literary genius....
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MAY 13 IS ONLINE ROMANCE DAY
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"Newman has made every imaginable dating mistake--so you don't have to. Part guidebook, part personal tell-all, [her book] chronicles [her] funny, real-life dating misadventures and the practical wisdom she gained from them ... Just when you're about to submit to a lifetime at home with a pint of ice cream and TV reruns, Wendy will inspire you to keep stepping out. Learn how to avoid the most common dating mistakes; online-date like a true pro; date...
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MAY 8 IS TIME OF REMEMBRANCE AND RECONCILIATION FOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN WWII; RECOMMENDED DUE TO WWII NONFICTION
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The Nazis asked him to swear allegiance to Hitler, betraying his country, his friends, and everything he believed in.
He refused.
Poland, 1939. Professional photographer Wilhelm Brasse is deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau and finds himself in a deadly race to survive, assigned to work as the camp's intake photographer and take "identity pictures" of prisoners as they arrive by the trainload. Brasse soon
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MAY 31 IS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NONFICTION
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A veteran insider chronicles the race to develop and perfect the driverless car, sharing insights into how self-driving innovations will create profound changes in commuting, employment, safety, and environmental responsibility.
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4.3 stars
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THE THIRD SUNDAY IN MAY (MAY 18, 2025) IS WORLD BAKING DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO BAKING NONFICTION
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"From James Beard Award-winning and NYT best-selling author Dorie Greenspan, a baking book of more than 150 ... recipes"--
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4.6 stars
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MAY 5 IS CARTOONIST'S DAY
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"A modern, illustrated fable for readers of all ages that explores life's universal lessons from ... British illustrator Charlie Mackesy"--
7. Bride
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4.1 stars
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MAY 3 IS NATIONAL PARANORMAL DAY
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"Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast--again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange. Again. Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception....
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MAY 28 IS NATIONAL BRISKET DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO BRISKET NONFICTION
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Grill master Steven Raichlen shares more than 60 foolproof, mouthwatering recipes for preparing the tastiest, most versatile, and most beloved cut of meat in the world—outside on the grill, as well as in the kitchen.
Take brisket to the next level: ’Cue it, grill it, smoke it, braise it, cure it, boil it—even bake it into chocolate chip cookies. Texas barbecued brisket is just the beginning: There’s also Jamaican...
Take brisket to the next level: ’Cue it, grill it, smoke it, braise it, cure it, boil it—even bake it into chocolate chip cookies. Texas barbecued brisket is just the beginning: There’s also Jamaican...
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MAY 24 IS NATIONAL BROTHER'S DAY
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"In 1990, three boys are born, unrelated but intertwined by circumstance: Dayo, Iseul, and Youssef. They are adopted as infants and live in a shared bedroom perched atop a mosque in one of Staten Island's most diverse and precarious neighborhoods, Coolidge. The three boys are an inseparable if conspicuous trio: Dayo is of Nigerian origin, Iseul is Korean, and Youssef indeterminately Middle Eastern. Nevertheless, Youssef is keeping a secret: he sees...
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4.5 stars
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MAY 29 IS WORLD DIGESTIVE HEALTH DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO GUT HEALTH NONFICTION
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"There's good reason to eat with your gut in mind. A healthy gut optimizes digestion, but that's not where it ends: it's vital to helping us absorb nutrients, and plays a role in supporting our immunity and emotional health. We went to the kitchen to develop a collection of easy, satisfying ways to get in the vibrant vegetables, hearty grains, and optimal fiber that support the gut in meals like eggs with sweet potato and swiss chard hash, miso-singer...
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5 stars
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MAY 30 IS CREATIVITY DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO CREATIVITY NONFICTION
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From a co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios—the Academy Award–winning studio behind Coco, Inside Out, and Toy Story—comes an incisive book about creativity in business and leadership for readers of Daniel Pink, Tom Peters, and Chip and Dan Heath.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Huffington Post • Financial Times...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Huffington Post • Financial Times...
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MAY 1 IS MOTHER GOOSE DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO FAIRY TALES FOR ADULTS
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A collection of reimagined classic fairy tales, and African and African American folktales that bring to life past, present, and future visions of Black culture.
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5 stars
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MAY 23 IS ROAD TRIP DAY
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"The Pope and the Dalai Lama [team] up for an unsanctioned road trip through the Italian countryside to rediscover the everyday joys of life that can seem, even for the two holiest men in the world, unattainable"--Amazon.com.
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MAY 7 IS NATIONAL BARRIER AWARENESS DAY
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"Although progress has been made around equality for marginalized groups defined by race, gender, sexual orientation and others - most organizations' Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts do not include people with disabilities. Although 90% of organizations claim to prioritize diversity, only 4% consider disability in DE&I initiatives. Yet people with disabilities make up 15% of the population - about 1 billion people worldwide. They are...
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MAY 26, 2025 IS MEMORIAL DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO AMERICAN SOLDIER NONFICTION
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"... tells the stories of six courageous Japanese American soldiers from the Pacific Northwest who volunteered to fight in the combined 442nd Regimental Combat Team with the 100th Infantry Battalion during World War II."--Provided by publisher.
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4.8 stars
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MAY 20 IS WOMEN IN AEROSPACE DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO WOMEN IN AEROSPACE NONFICTION
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"High adventure and high ideals merge when a corps of intrepid female aviators battle to take part in the hugely popular air shows of the 1920s and 1930s. Ultimately, one of our heroines would win a race that earned her the right to be called America's best pilot"--
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4.5 stars
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MAY 11 IS NATIONAL EAT WHAT YOU WANT DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO FOOD NONFICTION
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"Gaffigan has made his career rhapsodizing over the most treasured dishes of the American diet ('choking on bacon is like getting murdered by your lover') and decrying the worst offenders ('kale is the early morning of foods') ... [Now] he will give them what they really crave--hundreds of pages of his thoughts on all things culinary(ish). Insights such as: why he believes coconut water was invented to get people to stop drinking coconut water, why...
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Harry Potter (Original series) volume 1.
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4.8 stars
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MAY 2 IS INTERNATIONAL HARRY POTTER DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO FIRST BOOK IN HARRY POTTER SERIES
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Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
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3.5 stars
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MAY 15 IS NATIONAL BIOGRAPHER'S DAY
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Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race, Hidden Figures follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances and used their intellect to change their own lives,...