NEW ACQUISITIONS
SPRING & FALL 2020
COON RAPIDS
BEST SELLERS
The Guardians, by John Grisham
How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, by Mary L. Trump, Ph.D.
BUSINESS
The 7 Habits on the Go: Timeless Wisdom for a Rapidly Changing World, by Stephen Covey
A Guide to Starting a Business in Minnesota
EDUCATION
Mindful and Relational Approaches to Social Justice, Equity, and Diversity in Teacher Education, Edited by Julian Kitchen and Karen Ragoonaden
Peterson’s Four-Year Colleges 2021
The Struggles of Minority English Learners: How Learner Feedback Can Improve English Skills, by Maryann Hasso
Transgender Educators: Understanding Marginalization through an Intersectional Lens, by Michele Dow
FILM
The Science of Women in Horror: The Special Effects, Stunts, and True Stories Behind Your Favorite Fright Films
HISTORY
82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle, by Col. Art Shaw (Ret.) with Robert L. Wise
Caught in the Maelstrom: The Indian Nations in the Civil War, 1861-1865, by Clint Crowe
Hitler’s First Hundred Days: When Germans Embraced the Third Reich, by Peter Fritzsche
A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust, by Albert Martin (National Book Award Finalist; 2020 YALSA Finalist for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults)
Somos Latinas: Voices of Wisconsin Latina Activists, by Andrea-Teresa Arenas and Eloisa Gomez
INTEGRATIVE HEALTH AND HEALING
Authentic Aromatherapy: Essential Oils and Blends for Health, Beauty, and Home, by Sharon Falsetto
The Complete Aromatherapy and Essential Oils Handbook for Everyday Wellness, by Nerys Purchon and Lora Cantele
Essential Oil Safety: A Guide for Health Care Professionals, by Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young
Tibetan Medicine and You: A Path to Wellbeing, Better Health, and Joy
LITERATURE
Apple in the Middle, by Dawn Quigley (2020 American Indian Young Adult Literature Honor Book)
Before the Usual Time: A Collection of Indigenous Stories and Poems, Edited by Darlene Naponse
Black and More than Black: African American Fiction in the Post Era, by Cameron Leader-Picone
A Garden of Black Joy: Global Poetry from the Edges of Liberation and Living, Curated by Keno Evol
Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe (2020 Stonewall Honor Book)
Genesis Begins Again, by Alicia D. Williams (2020 Newbery Honor Book)
Injichaag: My Soul and Story, Anishinaabe Poetics in Art and Words, by Rene Meshake with Kim Anderson
MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, by Ellen C. Carillo
Modern Sudanese Poetry: An Anthology, Translated and Edited by Adil Babikir
New Kid, by Jerry Craft (2020 Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King (Author) Winner)
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir, by Nikki Grimes (2020 Printz and Sibert Honor Book)
Other Words for Home, by Jasmine Warga 2020 Newbery Honor Book)
The Silence Between Us: I See You, Now Hear Me, by Alison Gervais (2020 Schneider Honor Book for Teens)
Soldier for Equality: Jose de la Luz Saenz and the Great War, by Duncan Tonatiuh (2020 Pura Belpre Honor Book)
The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality, by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy (2020 Sibert Informational Honor Book)
Toni Morrison: The Last Interview and Other Conversations, by Nikki Giovanni
The Undefeated, by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson (2020 Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Winner)
MUSIC
Neil Young and Philosophy, Edited by Douglas L. Berger
NURSING
Transgender Health and Medicine: History, Practice, Research, and the Future, by Dana Jennett Bevan, PhD
PHILOSOPHY
Hegel, Marx, Nietzche or, the Realm of Shadows, by Henri Lefebvre
Neil Young and Philosophy, Edited by Douglas L. Berger
SCIENCE and SUSTAINABILITY
Africa’s Gene Revolution: Genetically Modified Crops and the Future of African Agriculture, by Matthew A. Schnurr
Green, Reliable and Viable: Perspectives on India’s Shift Towards Low-Carbon Energy, edited by Ajay Mathur, Adair Turner, and Noemie Leprince-Ringuet
The Journeys of Trees: A Story about Forests, People, and the Future, by Zach St. George
We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast, by Jonathan Safran Foer
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity, by Peggy Orenstein
Gender in the Middle East & North Africa: Contemporary Issues and Challenges, edited by J. Michael Ryan and Helen Mary Rizzo
Placing Latin America: Contemporary Themes in Geography, edited by Edward L. Jackiewicz and Fernando J. Bosco
Private Racism, by Sonu Bedi
Remaking a Life: How Women Living with HIV/AIDS Confront Inequality, by Celeste Watkins-Hayes
So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
WOMEN’S STUDIES
Axis of Hope: Iranian Women’s Rights Activism Across Borders, by Catherine Z. Sameh
Gender in the Middle East & North Africa: Contemporary Issues and Challenges, edited by J. Michael Ryan and Helen Mary Rizzo
Invisibility by Design: Women and Labor in Japan’s Digital Economy, by Gabriella Lukacs
Remaking a Life: How Women Living with HIV/AIDS Confront Inequality, by Celeste Watkins-Hayes
Sex and Lies: True Stories of Women’s Intimate Lives in the Arab World, by Leila Slimani
Staring Down the Tiger: Stories of Hmong American Women, edited by Pa Der Vang