NYT - Hardcover Nonfiction | David City Hruska Library

1) The anxious generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness

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Haidt, Jonathan

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#1 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 2 week(s).

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After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s, with rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rising sharply. The author lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time, and then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults....

2) The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder

Author

Grann, David

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#3 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. Last week it was ranked 8. It has been on the list for 50 week(s).

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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's...

3) Never Leave the Dogs Behind: A Memoir

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Madia, Brianna

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#5 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The author of Nowhere for Very Long continues her story with this deeply honest, moving account of a woman walking the line between independence and isolation when she moves to the Southwest desert with nothing and no one but her four dogs.

In her debut memoir, Nowhere for Very Long, Brianna Madia reflected on her life as a nomad, free to roam some of the most beautiful land

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4) I'm glad my mom died

Author

McCurdy, Jennette

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#6 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 78 week(s).

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"Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, "Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn't tint hers?"...

5) Outlive: the science & art of longevity

Author

Attia, Peter

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#7 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. Last week it was ranked 9. It has been on the list for 54 week(s).

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Drawing on the latest science and challenging mainstream medicine, a visionary physician and leading longevity expert presents a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving physical, cognitive, and emotional health.

6) Sociopath: A Memoir

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Gagne, Patric

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#11 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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Named a most anticipated book of 2024 by Vulture, LitHub, The Guardian, and Cosmopolitan

A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author's struggle to come to terms with her own sociopathy and shed light on the often maligned and misunderstood mental disorder.
Patric Gagne realized she made others uncomfortable before she started kindergarten. Something about her caused people to react in...

7) Rebel Rising: A Memoir

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Wilson, Rebel

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#12 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilarious, and inspiring book about her unconventional journey to Hollywood success and loving herself.
This "beautiful, brave book," (Jenna Bush Hager, the Today show) is the story of Rebel Wilson's remarkable personal transformation, from a painfully shy child in Australia who literally had to be dragged to drama classes and...

8) Oath and honor: a memoir and a warning

Author

Cheney, Liz

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#15 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. It has been on the list for 17 week(s).

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"A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution--leading to the violent attack on our Capitol on January 6th, 2021--by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to...