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Dec 31, 2019 11:42AM
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**COMPLETED **
1) Sins of the Family by Felicity Davis 06/01/20
2) Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family by Amanda Jette Knox 10/01/20
3) We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib 16/01/20
4) From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle 27/01/20
5) Charles Dickens: His Life and Work by Stephen Leacock 09/07/20
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**COMPLETE**
1. How to Lose a Marathon: A Starter's Guide to Finishing in 26.2 Chapters by Joel Cohen
2. The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It by Peter Enns
3. So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
4. Yes Please by Amy Poehler
5. His Truth Is Marching on: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham
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**COMPLETE**
1. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
2. The Life and Times of Prince Albert by Patrick Allitt
3. Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life by C.S. Lewis
4. History of Bourbon by Ken Albala
5. Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
Sharon's non-fiction:1. Robin by Dave Itzkoff
2. Yes Please by Amy Poehler
3. A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
Wanda's Non-Fiction:1. The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism Naoki Higashida
2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
3. One Small Candle: The Pilgrims' First Year in America by Thomas Fleming
4. The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik
5. All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
Stephanie's Non-Fiction Books:1 - Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
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Anthony's Non-fiction1. Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever by Nick de Semlyen
2. Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up by Tom Phillips
3. Trauma Junkie: Memoirs of an Emergency Flight Nurse by Janice Hudson
4. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DeAngelo
5.Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason by Dave Rubin
Cathy's Non-Fiction *** Completed ***1. Finding Gobi: The True Story of a Little Dog and an Incredible Journey by Dion Leonard
2. In Pieces by Sally Field
3. A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout
4.A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal by Jen Waite
5. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood By Trevor Noah
°°°COMPLETED°°°Ann-Marie´s non-fiction
1- Ett jävla solsken: En biografi om Ester Blenda Nordström by Fatima Bremmer
2 - The Philosophy of Tolkien: The Worldview Behind The Lord of the Rings by Peter Kreeft
3- The Day is Now Far Spent bu Robert Cardinal Sarah
4- The Fisherman's Tomb: The True Story of the Vatican's Secret Search by John O´Neill
5- Discerning the Will of God: An Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making by Timothy M Gallagher
Martha's Non-Fiction1. When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection
2. Fantastically Great Women who Saved the Planet
3. Afropean: Notes from Black Europe
4. My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself
5. Feminism, Interrupted: Disrupting Power
Michael's Non-Fiction:1. End of the Imperial Japanese Navy by Masanori Ito
2. Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character by James G. Stavridis
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1.Know My Name: A Memoir
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3. The Bitchy Waiter: Life on the Other Side of the Menu
4. Open Book
5. Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
June’s NonFiction1. We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union
2. I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong
3. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal
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Rebecca's Non-fiction:1. Judgement Day by Terry Pratchett (The Science of Discworld Series)
2. The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 by David McCullough
3. Paddling My Own Canoe by Audrey Sutherland
4. The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's Elite Alpine Warriors by Maurice Isserman
5. Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup
Emilie’s non fiction books1. Plastic Free by Beth Terry
2. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
3. I'll be gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
Emily's Nonfiction:1. Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl
2. Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart: An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail by Carrot Quinn
Letitia's Nonfiction1) Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome by Ty Tashiro 01/26/2020
2) Talking to Strangers by Malcolm 01/29/2020 Gladwell
Sam's non-fiction1. What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses of Your Garden - And Beyond
2. Tea Time: A Beginner's Guide and Tea Tasting Journal
3. Dirty Vegan
4. Subversive Cross Stitch: 50 F*cking Clever Designs for Your Sassy Side
5. Managing Habitats for Conservation
Jennifer's Non-fiction:1. The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson (01/20)
2. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman (04/08)
3. Break Shot: My First 21 Years by James Taylor (04/13)
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Donnisha's Non-fiction 1. No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row by Susan Kuklin Read 1/22/2020
2. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001 by Garrett M. Graff read 1/26/2020
3. I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel read 1/19/2020
4. A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard read 2/15/2020
5. The Healing Power of Plants: The Hero Houseplants That Will Love You Back by Fran Bailey read 2/16/2020
Meera's Non-fiction1. The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir by Riad Sattouf 1/29
2. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 3/9
3. Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating by Walter C. Willett 5/31
*Completed*Fatima's non-fiction selection:
1. How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
2. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors
3. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches]
4. A Burst of Light: and Other Essays by Audre Lorde
5. All About Love: New Visions by Bell Hooks
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