Showing posts with label Non-Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Non-Fiction. Show all posts

Thursday, June 27, 2019

June is Audiobook Month: Downloadable Audiobooks

June is Audiobook Month! There are only a few days left to celebrate in 2019, but Carnegie-Stout Public Library's collection of downloadable audiobooks are always available! If you've already installed the OverDrive app or Libby app, you're ready to go, but if you have questions about how to enjoy downloadable audiobooks, library staff are happy to help! To get you started, here are a few downloadable audiobook titles that you might enjoy:


Normal People by Sally Rooney
 Sally Rooney brings her brilliant psychological acuity and perfectly spare prose to a story that explores the subtleties of class, the electricity of first love, and the complex entanglements of family and friendship. The audiobook is narrated by Aoife McMahon




Shoot for the Moon by James Donovan
For the 50th anniversary, the epic story of Apollo 11 and the astronauts, flight controllers, and engineers who made it happen. Both sweeping and intimate, and based on exhaustive research and dozens of fresh interviews. The audiobook is narrated by Allan Robertson




A Dog's Way Home by W. Bruce Cameron
Lucas Ray is shocked when an adorable puppy jumps out of an abandoned building and into his arms. Though the apartment he shares with his mother, a disabled veteran, doesn't allow dogs, Lucas can't resist taking Bella home. The audiobook is narrated by Ann Marie Lee




Code Name Lise by Larry Loftis
The year is 1942, and World War II is in full swing. Odette Sansom decides to follow in her war hero father's footsteps by becoming an SOE agent to aid Britain and her beloved homeland, France. Five failed attempts and one plane crash later, she finally lands in occupied France to begin her mission.. The audiobook is narrated by Kate Reading

Thursday, June 20, 2019

June is Audiobook Month: Science & Innovation

June is Audiobook Month! To celebrate, borrow a Nonfiction audiobook from Carnegie-Stout Public Library's collection. Here are a few titles on scientific exploration and human achievement that you might enjoy:

The Tangled Tree by David Quammen
David Quammen specializes in writing nonfiction about science and travel, and the occasional thriller novel. The Tangled Tree is an accessible and engaging account of recent discoveries in biology and evolution. Jacques Roy narrates the audiobook with crisp, yet unhurried, professionalism.




Paper by Mark Kurlansky
Mark Kurlansky is known for his carefully researched and richly detailed accounts of unexpected topics. In Paper, Kurlansky explores the ways that this seemingly boring product has shaped human history. Andrew Garman narrates the audiobook with a command of the facts that aids, rather than distracts, from the interesting details.



Spooky Action at a Distance by George Musser
Journalist George Musser has created an accessible book on a complicated topic: nonlocality, or quantum entanglement, a question that has interested physicists since Albert Einstein labeled it as “spooky action at a distance.” The audiobook is narrated by William Hughes with energy and a crisp delivery.




Science of the Magical by Matt Kaplan
Journalist Matt Kaplan explores the scientific truths behind our myths of the supernatural, from ancient Vikings to Captain America. This fascinating book is a great pick for fans of Mary Roach. The audiobook is narrated by Eric Michael Summerer with confidence and a skill for pacing.

Thursday, June 13, 2019

June is Audiobook Month: Lived Experiences

June is Audiobook Month! To celebrate, borrow a Nonfiction audiobook from Carnegie-Stout Public Library's collection. Here are a few memoirs and biographies that you might enjoy:

All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
Nicole Chung shares her story of growing up with her white adoptive family in Oregon and her journey to connect with her identity as a Korean American. This candid and moving memoir is narrated by Janet Song, an accomplished narrator and film actor.




The White Darkness by David Grann
David Grann is a journalist who has written several bestselling works of narrative nonfiction. The White Darkness tells the story of a 2015 solo-expedition retracing Shackleton’s Antarctic exploration by a descendant of the original expedition. The capable Will Patton narrates the audiobook in his recognizably gruff yet warm style.


American Like Me by America Ferrera
Actress America Ferrera is the editor of this candid and heartwarming collection of essays describing the immigrant experience from well-known individuals including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Issa Rae, Michelle Kwan, and Roxane Gay. The audiobook is narrated by America Ferrera, some of the essayists, and a few professional audiobook narrators.



A River in Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa
Ishikawa is the son of a Korean father and a Japanese mother, and in 1960, his family moved from Japan to a rural village in North Korea. After 36 years of hardship, he fled North Korea and faced the challenge of reintegrating in Japan. A candid, heartwrenching story, the audiobook is narrated by Brian Nishii with both clarity and passion.

Sunday, May 5, 2019

A few books for National Astronaut Day

May 5th is National Astronaut Day, a celebration of the United States' achievements in space exploration. The date was selected in commemoration of Alan Shepard's successful spaceflight on Freedom 7 on May 7, 1961 which made him the first American in space.

As a librarian who loves reading about space explorations both real and imagined, I thought I'd share a few of my favorites here today. I hope you'll share some of your favorites in the comments as well!

Biography and Non-Fiction
A memoir by the former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver traces his personal journey from the gridiron to the stars, examining the intersecting roles of community, perseverance, and grace that create opportunities for success.

Endurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly with Margaret Lazarus Dean
The veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both existential and banal.

Packing for Mars: the Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach
Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. From the space shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA's new space capsule (cadaver filling in for astronaut), Roach takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth.

Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space by Lynn Sherr
This book is a biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, with exclusive insights from her family and partner, and by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite. A member of the first astronaut class to include women, Ride broke through a quarter-century of white male fighter jocks when NASA chose her for the seventh shuttle mission, cracking the celestial ceiling and inspiring several generations of women.

Novels and Science Fiction
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York's experience as a WASP pilot and mathematician earns her a place in the International Aerospace Coalition's attempts to put man on the moon, as a calculator. But with so many skilled and experienced women pilots and scientists involved with the program, it doesn't take long before Elma begins to wonder why they can't go into space, too. Elma's drive to become the first Lady Astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her.

In four years Prime Space will put the first humans on Mars. Helen Kane, Yoshi Tanaka, and Sergei Kuznetsov must prove they're the crew for the job by spending seventeen months in the most realistic simulation ever created. Retired from NASA, Helen had not trained for irrelevance. It is nobody's fault that the best of her exists in space, but her daughter can't help placing blame. The MarsNOW mission is Helen's last chance to return to the only place she's ever truly felt at home. For Yoshi, it's an opportunity to prove himself worthy of the wife he has loved absolutely, if not quite rightly. Sergei is willing to spend seventeen months in a tin can if it means travelling to Mars. He will at least be tested past the point of exhaustion, and this is the example he will set for his sons.

Mark Whitney was nearly killed by a dust storm on Mars and was abandoned by his crew who thought him dead. Now he's all alone with no way of letting Earth know he's alive, which doesn't matter because his supplies would run out before they'd get there. Either way, the environment or human error will likely kill him first. Not giving in, Mark works to survive, battling obstacle after obstacle, but will it be enough? 

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

This Week's New York Times Best Sellers

Fiction Best Sellers
Full 2019 list

1. AN ANONYMOUS GIRL by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
New this week


2. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens
19 weeks on the list 
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=WHERE+THE+CRAWDADS+SING&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=owens&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit=
Full 2019 List 

1. BECOMING by Michelle Obama
9 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=becoming&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=obama&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

2. EDUCATED by Tara Westover
47 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=educated&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=westover&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit=

3. THE FIRST CONSPIRACY by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
New this week


4. THE TRUTHS WE HOLD by Kamala Harris
New this week

5. THE POINT OF IT ALL by Charles Krauthammer, edited by Daniel Krauthammer
6 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=The+Point+of+It+All&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=charles+Krauthammer&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit=

6. THE LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean
9 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=THE+LIBRARY+BOOK&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=Susan+Orlean&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

7. BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS by Stephen Hawking
13 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=BRIEF+ANSWERS+TO+THE+BIG+QUESTIONS&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=hawking&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit=

8. THE SOPRANOS SESSIONS by Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall
New this week

9. KILLING THE SS by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
14 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=KILLING+THE+SS&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=bill+o%27reilly&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit=

10. FACTFULNESS by Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Ronnlund
14 weeks on the list


11. ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY by Neil deGrasse Tyson
80 weeks on the list 
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=ASTROPHYSICS+FOR+PEOPLE+IN+A+HURRY&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=tyson&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit=

12. LEADERSHIP by Doris Kearns Goodwin
17 weeks on the list 
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=leadership&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=goodwin&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit=

13. THE FIFTH RISK by Michael Lewis
13 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=THE+FIFTH+RISK&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=michael+lewis&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

14. BAD BLOOD by John Carreyrou
13 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=BAD+BLOOD&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=John+Carreyrou&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

15. FEAR by Bob Woodward
18 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=fear&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=bob+woodward&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit=

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

This Week's New York Times Best Sellers

Fiction Best Sellers
Full 2019 list

1.  WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens
18 weeks on the list 
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=WHERE+THE+CRAWDADS+SING&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=owens&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit=
Full 2019 List 

1. BECOMING by Michelle Obama
8 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=becoming&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=obama&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

2. EDUCATED by Tara Westover
46 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=educated&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=westover&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

3. THE POINT OF IT ALL by Charles Krauthammer, edited by Daniel Krauthammer
5 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=The+Point+of+It+All&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=charles+Krauthammer&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit=

4. THE LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean
8 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=THE+LIBRARY+BOOK&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=Susan+Orlean&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

5. BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS by Stephen Hawking
12 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=BRIEF+ANSWERS+TO+THE+BIG+QUESTIONS&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=hawking&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

6. KILLING THE SS by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
13 weeks on the list

7. BAD BLOOD by John Carreyrou
12 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=BAD+BLOOD&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=John+Carreyrou&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

8. LEADERSHIP by Doris Kearns Goodwin
16 weeks on the list 
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=leadership&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=goodwin&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

9. THE FIFTH RISK by Michael Lewis
12 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=THE+FIFTH+RISK&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=michael+lewis&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

10. ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY by Neil deGrasse Tyson
79 weeks on the list 
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=ASTROPHYSICS+FOR+PEOPLE+IN+A+HURRY&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=tyson&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

11. FEAR by Bob Woodward
17 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=fear&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=bob+woodward&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

12. SHADE by Pete Souza
12 weeks on the list 

13. CHURCHILL: WALKING WITH DESTINY by Andrew Roberts
8 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=CHURCHILL%3A+WALKING+WITH+DESTINY&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=roberts&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

14. BEASTIE BOYS BOOK by Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz
10 weeks on the list
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=BEASTIE+BOYS+BOOK&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=diamond&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit= 

15. ALMOST EVERYTHING by Anne Lamott
6 weeks on the list 
https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=ALMOST+EVERYTHING&op=and&idx=au%2Cwrdl&q=anne+lamott&op=and&idx=kw&do=Search&sort_by=relevance&limit=