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The Liberal Tradition in America
Louis Hartz

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1955

The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
María Rosa Menocal

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2002

Understanding by Design
Jay McTighe, Grant P. Wiggins

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1998

Worthy: How to Believe You Are Enough and Transform Your Life
Jamie Kern Lima

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2024

Bad Science
Ben Goldacre

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
David Graeber

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers
Geoffrey A. Moore

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash a Revolution in Your Life in Christ
Peter Scazzero

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
Lea Ypi

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One
Stanley Fish

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues
Paul Farmer

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
Akala

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
Rick Steves

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
Jeff Sutherland

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone--Especially Ourselves
Dan Ariely

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Pentagon's Brain
Annie Jacobsen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery
Ian Morgan Cron, Suzanne Stabile

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn To See
Seth Godin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Roger Lowenstein

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
Bob Joseph

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

A Preface to Paradise Lost
C. S. Lewis

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1942

A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23_Keller_AIPS
W. Phillip Keller

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1970

Against Nature
Lorraine Daston

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything
Chris Hadfield

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2013

Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook
Mark Bray

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World
Max Lucado

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees
Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2024

Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People
Vanessa Van Edwards

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work
Chip Heath, Dan Heath

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
Emily Ladau

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life
Louise Aronson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope
Mark Manson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
Michael Pollan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

From the Deep Woods to Civilization
Charles Alexander Eastman

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1916

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
Dane C. Ortlund

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations
William Ury

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1991

Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck—Why Some Thrive Despite Them All
Morten T. Hansen, Jim Collins

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising
Ryan Holiday

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

History of Animals
Aristotle

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 301

If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance
Angela Y. Davis

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1971

Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior
Jonah Berger

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Leadership 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know
John C. Maxwell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2002

Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America
Ben Shapiro

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Love Your Enemies
Arthur C. Brooks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
Esther Perel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
Gary Mack

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results
Stephen Guise

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

My Utmost for His Highest
Oswald Chambers

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1924

Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting
Anna Quindlen

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity
William Paley

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1802

On the Citizen: (Or: De Cive)
Thomas Hobbes

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1998

On the Heavens
Aristotle

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 351

Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace
Gordon MacKenzie

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996

Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
Michio Kaku

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
Amy Chua

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Charles T. Munger

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
Svetlana Alexievich

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors
Patrick Lencioni

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

Simple Habits for Complex Times: Powerful Practices for Leaders
Jennifer Garvey Berger, Keith Johnston

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!: 4 Keys to Unlock Your Business Potential
Greg Crabtree

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Studies in Words
C. S. Lewis

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1960

Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
bell hooks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives
Lajos Egri

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1942

The Art of Exceptional Living: Your Guide to Gaining Wealth, Enjoying Happiness, and Achieving Unstoppable Daily Progress
Jim Rohn

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do
Jeff Goins

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

The Best War Ever: America and World War II
Michael C.C. Adams

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1993

The Book of Five Rings
Miyamoto Musashi

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1645

The Devils of Loudun
Aldous Huxley

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1952

The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management
Peter F. Drucker

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000

The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration
Jake Bittle

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations
Barry Z. Posner, James M. Kouzes

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1987

The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being
Simone Davies

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education
W. Edwards Deming

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1993

The Perennial Philosophy: An Interpretation of the Great Mystics, East and West
Aldous Huxley

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1945

The School Of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy
Lewis Howes

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America
Carol Anderson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp
Lynne Olson

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2025

The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures
António R. Damásio

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

The Unseen Realm: Discovering the Supernatural World of the Bible
Michael S. Heiser

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2015

The Way of the World
Nicolas Bouvier

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1963

The World as I See It
Albert Einstein

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1934

Truly: The Official Inspirational Journey Through the Life of a Musical Legend
Lionel Richie

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely
Lysa TerKeurst

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive
Kevin Horsley

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

What Every Body Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

What the CEO Wants You to Know: Using Business Acumen to Understand How Your Company Really Works
Ram Charan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator
Barbara Butcher

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023

Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights
Keisha N. Blain

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds
Jen Wilkin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Zodiac
Robert Graysmith

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1986

The Commanding Heights
Daniel Yergin, Joseph Stanislaw

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1998

Storytelling With Data
Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2015

101 Design Methods
Vijay Kumar

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Art and Illusion
Ernst Gombrich

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1960

Competitive Advantage
Michael E. Porter

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1985

Catechism of the Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1992

A Great Improvisation
Stacy Schiff

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2005

Integrity
Henry Cloud

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006