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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"--
3. 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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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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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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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,...
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Hitchhiker series volume 1.
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4.2 stars
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MAY 25 IS TOWEL DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO THIS HOLIDAY IS A CELEBRATION OF HITCHIKER'S GUIDE
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Seconds before Earth is demolished to make room for a galactic freeway, an earthman is saved by his friend. Together they journey through the galaxy.
Chronicles the journeys, notions, and acquaintances of reluctant galactic traveler Arthur Dent, accompanied by never-before-published material from the late author's archives as well as commentary by famous fans.
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3.5 stars
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MAY 22 IS SHERLOCK HOLMES DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO SHERLOCK HOLMES INSPIRED FICTION
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"The latest entry in Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger's popular Sherlock Holmes-inspired mystery series, featuring fifteen talented authors and a multitude of new cases for Arthur Conan Doyle's most acclaimed detective"--
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Like water for chocolate volume 1.
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4 stars
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MAY 5 IS CINCO DE MAYO; RECOMMENDED DUE TO MEXICAN AUTHOR
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Despite the fact that she has fallen in love with a young man, Tita, the youngest of three daughters born to a tyrannical rancher, must obey tradition and remain single and at home to care for her mother.
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3.5 stars
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MAY 21 IS WORLD MEDITATION DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO MEDITATION NONFICTION
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Offers a step-by-step method for bringing the fruits of meditation into one's life, enabling readers to create tranquility and loving kindness every day.
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4 stars
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MAY 11, 2025 IS MOTHER'S DAY
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When Rachel Meyer, a thirtysomething foodie from New York, agrees to move to Mumbai with her Indian-born husband, Dhruv, she knows some culture shock is inevitable. But the ex-pat American's sense of adventure is sorely tested when her mother-in-law, Swati, suddenly arrives from Kolkata alone, with an even more shocking announcement: she's left her husband of more than forty years and is moving in with them.
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4 stars
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MAY 9 IS NATIONAL LOST SOCK MEMORIAL DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO SEW REPLACEMENT SOCKS!
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Your Mission: Knit a Drawer of Beautiful Socks! Inspired by the gorgeous sock drawers of Susan B. Anderson, Jasmine and Gigi of The Knitmore Girls podcast started the hashtag #operationsockdrawer in an effort to knit a collection of socks just as photo worthy. Tens of thousands of knitters have since joined the campaign to knit more pretty socks and the hashtag has grown to over 180k tags on social media. Think of Operation Sock Drawer as your sock...
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Verity Kent novels volume 3.
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4 stars
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MAY 23 IS NATIONAL LUCKY PENNY DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO PENNY-RELATED FICTION
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"The Great War may be over, but for many, there are still obstacles on the home front. Reconciling with her estranged husband makes Verity sympathetic to her friend Ada's marital difficulties. Bourgeois-bred Ada, recently married to the Marquess of Rockham, is overwhelmed trying to navigate the ways of the aristocracy. And when Lord Rockham is discovered shot through the heart with a bullet from Ada's revolver, Verity fears her friend has made a fatal...
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4.2 stars
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MAY 10 IS FAIR TRADE DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO FAIR TRADE NONFICTION
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"In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store What does it take to run the American supermarket? How do products get to shelves? Who sets the price? And who suffers the consequences of increased convenience end efficiency? In this alarming exposé, author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the curtain on this highly secretive industry. Combining...
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4.7 stars
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MAY 4 IS STAR WARS DAY
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"Get a handle on the world's most popular saga with quick Q&As and at-a-glance illustrations. You'll never confuse a Jedi and a Jawa again!" --P.4 of cover.
20. Swimming lessons
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3.5 stars
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MAY 17 IS NATIONAL LEARN TO SWIM DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO SWIMMING-RELATED FICTION