NYT - Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction | Dubuque County Library District

1) Elon Musk

Author

Isaacson, Walter

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#1 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

2) Counting the Cost

Author

Duggar, Jill/ Dillard, Derick (CON)/ Borlase, Craig (CON)

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#2 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

3) Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI

Author

Grann, David

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#3 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 94 week(s).

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • SOON TO BE A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE
“A shocking whodunit…What...

4) Outlive: the science & art of longevity

Author

Attia, Peter

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#4 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 25 week(s).

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In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. For all its successes, mainstream medicine too often intervenes with treatments too late to help, prolonging lifespan at the expense of healthspan, or quality of life. Dr. Attia believes we must replace this outdated...

5) The body keeps the score: brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma

Author

Van der Kolk, Bessel A

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#5 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 160 week(s).

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An expert on traumatic stress outlines his own take on healing, explaining how traumatic stress affects brain processes and how to use innovative treatments to reactivate the mind's abilities to trust, engage others and experience pleasure.

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

Author

Grann, David

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#6 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 22 week(s).

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In this tale of shipwreck, survival and savagery, the author recounts the events on His Majesty’s Ship The Wager, a British vessel that left England in 1740 on a secret mission. While chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon, it had wrecked on a desolate island. It became clear that while stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness. Accusations of treachery and...

7) American Prometheus: the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Author

Bird, Kai

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#11 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 8. It has been on the list for 11 week(s).

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The first full-scale biography of the "father of the atomic bomb," the brilliant, charismatic physicist who led the effort to capture the fire of the sun for his country in time of war. After Hiroshima, he became the most famous scientist of his generation--an icon of modern man confronting the consequences of scientific progress. In the hysteria of the early 1950s, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup, and people...

8) I'm glad my mom died

Author

McCurdy, Jennette

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#13 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 10. It has been on the list for 58 week(s).

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"A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life."--Amazon.

9) Braiding sweetgrass: indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants

Author

Kimmerer, Robin Wall

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#15 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list for 2023-10-01. Last week it was ranked 12. It has been on the list for 93 week(s).

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Explains how developing a wider ecological consciousness can foster an increased understanding of both nature's generosity and the reciprocal relationship humans have with the natural world.