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May 2024 New Nonfiction

Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County

10 items

  • Weird Medieval Guys

    How to Live, Laugh, Love (and Die) in Dark Times

    Swarthout, Olivia,
    A hilarious choose your own adventure through the medieval world that takes your through birth, death, your love life, and all the trials and tribulations your faced along the way.
    Book, 2023London : Square Peg, 2023. — 940.1 SWAR
  • A journey through the mathematics and its connections to the real world with Tik Tok superstar and Drag Queen Kyne Santos
    Book, 2024Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024. — 510 SANT
  • examines how black Americans have used the written word to define their culture as a resistance to the lies of racism throughout history.
    Book, 2024New York : Penguin Press, 2024. — 305.896 GATE
  • How to Walk Into a Room

    the Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

    Freeman, Emily P., 1977-
    Offers guidance on how to recognize how and when to leave situations that are no longer useful or beneficial and how to navigate the difference between peace and avoidance.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — 248.4 FREE
  • Vibrant Watercolor

    a Creative and Colorful Exploration Into the Art of Watercolor Painting

    Chandramohan, Geethu,
    learn how to paint seascapes, landscape and florals using different watercolor techniques.
    Book, 2024Beverly, MA, USA : Walter Foster, 2024. — 751.422 CHAN
  • Fighting Mad

    Resisting the End of Roe V. Wade

    A look at the impacts of the Supreme Courts decision on Roe v. Wade, what the term reproductive justice means and what it actually looks like to fight for it.
    Book, 2024Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024] — 363.46 FIGH
  • The story of Sybil Ludington, the 16 year old female Paul Revere who was influential in helping win many of the battles that took place in the Hudson Valley during the Revolutionary War.
    Book, 2019Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2019. — BIO LUDINGTON SYBI Dacq
  • Invest Like a Girl

    Jump Into the Stock Market, Reach Your Money Goals, and Build Wealth

    Spangler, Jessica,
    An empowering guide with techniques on how to invest your money, level the playing field, become financially independent and grown your money.
    Book, 2024New York : Rodale, [2024] — 332.024 SPAN
  • Last to Eat, Last to Learn

    My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women

    Durrani, Pashtana,
    The story of Pashtana Durrani who fought to educate women in a country devastated by war and violence.
    Book, 2024New York : Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corporation, [2024] — BIO DURRANI PASH Durr
  • The Unclaimed

    Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels

    Prickett, Pamela,
    Follow the investigation into the rising number of unclaimed dead in the United States
    Book, 2024New York : Crown, [2024] — 363.75 PRIC