Staff Recommendations

A heartbreakingly enlightening read.  You may be familiar with Matthew Desmond's Pulitzer Prize winning look at housing entitled, Evicted.

A Gift of Dust is a book that I just recently read, and it struck me that I wasn't even aware of the existence of this extremely important process.

A Grief Observed is an impactful read into the depths of grief C.S. Lewis wrestled with after his beloved wife's death.

I didn’t realize we are living through a mass extinction until I read this book! Elizabeth Kolbert explores how past extinction events shaped life on Earth and what scientists are seeing today as species disappear at an accelerating pace.

An absolutely fascinating account of the history of our species.  For anyone even mildly interested in science or human biology, this book is a must-read.

I am a nosy person by nature. I love looking at other peoples' photo albums, strangers' high school yearbooks, correspondence between people I've never met, etc.

I learned more about tuberculosis than I thought possible. It’s connections to history, products, wars, and not just science or medicine. Thousands of years with this disease and we are still talking about it. A fascinating book. 

One part coming-of-age as a mortician memoir, and another part examination of funeral rituals across the world, and all parts hilariously macabre.  You do not have to share the author's fascination with death to be engrossed by this book.

The most laugh out loud, hilarious memoir I have ever read. I recommend it to everyone looking to take their mind of the grim reality of the world. Side splitting laughter will ensue. Dark humor for the win!

Non-fiction at it's best!  Based on first-hand interviews and personal diaries from the journey, this book was first published in 1959. It is written like a thriller.

Equal parts True-Crime mystery and pseudo-family crime drama, this true story explores the era known as " The Troubles" in Northern Ireland spanning from the 60s to the early 2000s.