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Non-Fiction

Engrossing Non-Fiction
Jenny Lewis - Circulation Supervisor II - Tates Creek Branch
Bossypants
by Fey, Tina

Length: vii, 277 p. :

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Publisher: Little, Brown and Co., New York : 2011.
by Fey, Tina

Length: vii, 277 p. :

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Publisher: Little, Brown and Co., New York : 2011.

I like reading non-fiction that reads like a great story. When non-fiction is done well you feel connected to the people being written about and you feel like you are right there with them.

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Life’s Meaning and Purpose
Kimball Winters - Library Associate, Tates Creek Branch
A place for truth : leading thinkers explore life's hardest questions

Length: 321 p. :

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Publisher: IVP Books, Downers Grove, Ill. : c2010.

Length: 321 p. :

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Publisher: IVP Books, Downers Grove, Ill. : c2010.

These titles present Christian teachings geared toward enjoying the fullness of human life.

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Now that you’re watching Downton Abbey….
Tonya Head - Central Library Manager
All quiet on the Western Front
by Remarque, Erich Maria

Length: 295 p. ;

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Publisher: Fawcett Crest, New York : 1982.
by Remarque, Erich Maria

Length: 295 p. ;

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Publisher: Fawcett Crest, New York : 1982.

I love history, so I have been riveted by the BBC series, Downton Abbey.  As many of you probably know, it takes place during the Edwardian period in England right before and during World War

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Stranger than Fiction
Kathy Phillips - Adult Services, Central Library
Wicked bugs : the louse that conquered Napoleon's army & other diabolical insects
by Stewart, Amy.

Length: xiii, 271 p. :

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Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C. : 2011.
by Stewart, Amy.

Length: xiii, 271 p. :

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Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C. : 2011.

I love reading non-fiction. As a librarian, I admire the amount of research an author must undertake to write a book on any subject.

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