Check it out if you know what they say about good intentions… As a teenager I read Go Ask Alice, as many teenagers have since the “true diary” came out in 1971. Like many others who read it, I was shocked and horrified at how a young girl could go…
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Check out if you are interested in true crime, religious cult-like activity, and a progression into madness and murder. I have followed the Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow case since the two children were noted to be missing in November of 2019. This ends in tragedy, and a lingering question.…
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Check out if you like animals, bird calls, and listening to an author geek out. I started listening to this one as an audiobook based on a recommendation from a coworker. It was entirely worth it because the audiobook includes a few renditions of bird calls that brought me pure…
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Check out if you have ever wanted to run away to the circus. I’ve always been intrigued by the lights, action, and fun of a circus. In high school I had a website programming class that required us to build a page around the career we wanted. I (partly joking)…
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Check it out if you are interested in scientific history, ethics, and “no way that happened” type stories. The title and cover is all it took for me to pick up this book. I have also read and enjoyed books such as My Lobotomy by Howard Dully, Stiff by Mary…
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Check out if you enjoy folklore, fairy tales, and/or disembodied goblin heads. Did you know that the folklore section of our library is housed in the nonfiction department? We are always striving to better our collection of these awesome tales and have a few interesting titles we just added! One…
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Check out if you are intrigued by human/nature interactions or just enjoy wildlife stories. I got really excited for this one to come out, not only because I enjoy Mary Roaches approachable, quirky writing style, but also because I am just really keen on wildlife stories. (If you couldn’t already…
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Check out if you believe in learning from history. I started reading this because I read The Boys in the Boat by the same author and LOVED it. (Side note: if you haven’t read that book you really need to.) With that said, other than the World War II aspect,…
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Check out if you are ready to confront your own mortality. Listen, I know death is a heavy topic. Talking about death, reading about death, and thinking about death makes many of us uncomfortable. But it is a necessary conversation to have with yourself. I’m not the only person who…
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Check out if you enjoy random facts and sometimes feeling the heebie jeebies. I am a nerd at heart and took many science courses when I was in college. So it was fun to hear some terms again that I haven’t heard in awhile. There is a high probability that…