May Activity Calendar Reads

There is a random holiday for every day. Read a book to mark the occasion!
 

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1. Creativity, Inc: overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration

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Author:
Catmull, Ed
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
MAY 30 IS CREATIVITY DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO CREATIVITY NONFICTION
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook
Description:
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...

2. The delight of being ordinary: a road trip with the Pope and the Dalai Lama

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Author:
Merullo, Roland
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
MAY 23 IS ROAD TRIP DAY
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction
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Description:
"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.

3. Fly girls: how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history

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Author:
O'Brien, Keith, 1973-
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Notes:
MAY 20 IS WOMEN IN AEROSPACE DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO WOMEN IN AEROSPACE NONFICTION
Formats:
Book, Audiobook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"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"--

4. Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone

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Author:
Rowling, J. K.
Series:
Harry Potter (Original series) volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Notes:
MAY 2 IS INTERNATIONAL HARRY POTTER DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO FIRST BOOK IN HARRY POTTER SERIES
Formats:
Book, Audiobook, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
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.

5. Volume control: hearing in a deafening world

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Author:
Owen, David, 1955-
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
MAY 31 IS NATIONAL SAVE YOUR HEARING DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO HEARING NONFICTION
Formats:
Book, Large Print
Description:
"Our sense of hearing makes it easy to connect with the world and the people around us. The human system for processing sound is a biological marvel, an intricate assembly of delicate membranes, bones, receptor cells, and neurons. Yet many people take their ears for granted, abusing them with loud restaurants, rock concerts, and Q-tips. And then, eventually, most of us start to go deaf. Millions of Americans suffer from hearing loss. Faced with the...