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The tell : a memoir / Amy Griffin.

Griffin, Amy (Businesswoman), author.

Dianaworld : an obsession / Edward White.

White, Edward, 1981- author.

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Book List: New Nonfiction – May 2025

Sachem Public Library

Who is government? : the untold story of public service / edited by Michael Lewis.

Who is government? : the untold story of public service / edited by Michael Lewis.

Pieces you'll never get back : a memoir of unlikely survival / Samina Ali.

Pieces you'll never get back : a memoir of unlikely survival / Samina Ali.

The fate of the day : the war for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780. Volume 2 / Rick Atkinson.

The fate of the day : the war for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780. Volume 2 / Rick Atkinson.

Cults like us : why doomsday thinking drives America / Jane Borden.

Cults like us : why doomsday thinking drives America / Jane Borden.

Talk : the science of conversation and the art of being ourselves / Alison Wood Brooks.

Talk : the science of conversation and the art of being ourselves / Alison Wood Brooks.

Heartbreaker : a memoir / by Mike Campbell with Ari Surdoval.

Heartbreaker : a memoir / by Mike Campbell with Ari Surdoval.

A Greek tragedy : one day, a deadly shipwreck, and the human cost of the refugee crisis / Jeanne Carstensen.

A Greek tragedy : one day, a deadly shipwreck, and the human cost of the refugee crisis / Jeanne Carstensen.

The harder I fight the more I love you : a memoir / Neko Case.

The harder I fight the more I love you : a memoir / Neko Case.

Good soil : the education of an accidental farmhand / Jeff Chu.

Good soil : the education of an accidental farmhand / Jeff Chu.

Waste wars : the wild afterlife of your trash / Alexander Clapp.

Waste wars : the wild afterlife of your trash / Alexander Clapp.

Dirtbag queen : a memoir of my mother / Andy Corren.

Dirtbag queen : a memoir of my mother / Andy Corren.

How to menopause : take charge of your health, reclaim your life, and feel even better than before / Tamsen Fadal.

How to menopause : take charge of your health, reclaim your life, and feel even better than before / Tamsen Fadal.

The fifteen : murder, retribution, and the forgotten story of Nazi POWs in America / William Geroux.

The fifteen : murder, retribution, and the forgotten story of Nazi POWs in America / William Geroux.

There is no place for us : working and homeless in America / Brian Goldstone.

There is no place for us : working and homeless in America / Brian Goldstone.

The rebel empresses : Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France, power and glamour in the struggle for Europe / Nancy Goldstone.

The rebel empresses : Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France, power and glamour in the struggle for Europe / Nancy Goldstone.

Paris undercover : a wartime story of courage, friendship, and betrayal / Matthew Goodman.

Paris undercover : a wartime story of courage, friendship, and betrayal / Matthew Goodman.

The maverick's museum : Albert Barnes and his American dream / Blake Gopnik.

The maverick's museum : Albert Barnes and his American dream / Blake Gopnik.

America, América : a new history of the New World / Greg Grandin.

America, América : a new history of the New World / Greg Grandin.

The tell : a memoir / Amy Griffin.

The tell : a memoir / Amy Griffin.

Resolute : how we humans keep finding ways to beat the toughest odds / Benjamin Hall.

Resolute : how we humans keep finding ways to beat the toughest odds / Benjamin Hall.

The Mesopotamian riddle : an archaeologist, a soldier, a clergyman, and the race to decipher the world's oldest writing / Joshua Hammer.

The Mesopotamian riddle : an archaeologist, a soldier, a clergyman, and the race to decipher the world's oldest writing / Joshua Hammer.

Close to home : the wonders of nature just outside your door / Thor Hanson.

Close to home : the wonders of nature just outside your door / Thor Hanson.

Backyard guide to edible wild plants / Mimi Prunella Hernandez and Heather Wood Buzzard, illustrations by Mafalda Paiva.

Backyard guide to edible wild plants / Mimi Prunella Hernandez and Heather Wood Buzzard, illustrations by Mafalda Paiva.

The fate of the generals : MacArthur, Wainwright, and the epic battle for the Philippines / Jonathan Horn.

The fate of the generals : MacArthur, Wainwright, and the epic battle for the Philippines / Jonathan Horn.

The explorer's gene : why we seek big challenges, new flavors, and the blank spots on the map / Alex Hutchinson.

The explorer's gene : why we seek big challenges, new flavors, and the blank spots on the map / Alex Hutchinson.

Black tunnel white magic : a murder, a detective's obsession, and '90s Los Angeles at the brink / Rick Jackson and Matthew McGough foreword by Michael Connelly.

Black tunnel white magic : a murder, a detective's obsession, and '90s Los Angeles at the brink / Rick Jackson and Matthew McGough foreword by Michael Connelly.

Ordinary time : lessons learned while staying put / Annie B. Jones / forward by Emily P. Freeman

Ordinary time : lessons learned while staying put / Annie B. Jones / forward by Emily P. Freeman

Pseudoscience : an amusing history of crackpot ideas and why we love them / Lydia Kang, MD, Nate Pedersen.

Pseudoscience : an amusing history of crackpot ideas and why we love them / Lydia Kang, MD, Nate Pedersen.

Matriarch : a memoir / Tina Knowles with Kevin Carr O'Leary.

Matriarch : a memoir / Tina Knowles with Kevin Carr O'Leary.

The Magnolia Bakery handbook. Volume 2, Icebox desserts : a complete guide for the home baker / Bobbie Lloyd, chief baking officer photography by Quentin Bacon.

The Magnolia Bakery handbook. Volume 2, Icebox desserts : a complete guide for the home baker / Bobbie Lloyd, chief baking officer photography by Quentin Bacon.

The ultimate guide to frugal living : save money, plan ahead, pay off debt & live well / Daisy Luther, author of Be ready for anything.

The ultimate guide to frugal living : save money, plan ahead, pay off debt & live well / Daisy Luther, author of Be ready for anything.

Lower than the angels : a history of sex and Christianity / Diarmaid MacCulloch.

Lower than the angels : a history of sex and Christianity / Diarmaid MacCulloch.

The invisible spy : Churchill's Rockefeller Center spy ring and America's first secret agent of World War II / Thomas Maier.

The invisible spy : Churchill's Rockefeller Center spy ring and America's first secret agent of World War II / Thomas Maier.

The sun won't come out tomorrow : the dark history of American orphanhood / Kristen Martin.

The sun won't come out tomorrow : the dark history of American orphanhood / Kristen Martin.

Connecting dots : a blind life / Joshua A. Miele, with Wendell Jamieson.

Connecting dots : a blind life / Joshua A. Miele, with Wendell Jamieson.

My Egypt : cooking from my roots / Michael Mina with Adam Sobel & Kate Leahy photography by John Lee.

My Egypt : cooking from my roots / Michael Mina with Adam Sobel & Kate Leahy photography by John Lee.

You got this! : recipes anyone can make and everyone will love / Diane Morrisey photography by Dane Tashima.

You got this! : recipes anyone can make and everyone will love / Diane Morrisey photography by Dane Tashima.

Ken Morrow : miracle gold, four Stanley cups, and a lifetime of Islanders hockey / Ken Morrow with Allan Kreda foreword by Dennis Potvin

Ken Morrow : miracle gold, four Stanley cups, and a lifetime of Islanders hockey / Ken Morrow with Allan Kreda foreword by Dennis Potvin

Treekeepers : the race for a forested future / Lauren E. Oakes.

Treekeepers : the race for a forested future / Lauren E. Oakes.

The scientist and the serial killer : the search for Houston's lost boys / Lise Olsen.

The scientist and the serial killer : the search for Houston's lost boys / Lise Olsen.

Miracles and wonder : the historical mystery of Jesus / Elaine Pagels.

Miracles and wonder : the historical mystery of Jesus / Elaine Pagels.

Medicine River : a story of survival and the legacy of Indian boarding schools / Mary Annette Pember.

Medicine River : a story of survival and the legacy of Indian boarding schools / Mary Annette Pember.

Unmasking for life : the autistic person's guide to connecting, loving, and living authentically / Devon Price, PhD.

Unmasking for life : the autistic person's guide to connecting, loving, and living authentically / Devon Price, PhD.

Protecting Whitney : the memoir of her bodyguard / David Roberts.

Protecting Whitney : the memoir of her bodyguard / David Roberts.

Integrated : how American schools failed Black children / Noliwe Rooks.

Integrated : how American schools failed Black children / Noliwe Rooks.

Secrets of adulthood : simple truths for our complex lives / Gretchen Rubin.

Secrets of adulthood : simple truths for our complex lives / Gretchen Rubin.

So easy so good : delicious recipes and expert tips for balanced eating / Kylie Sakaida photography by Kristin Teig.

So easy so good : delicious recipes and expert tips for balanced eating / Kylie Sakaida photography by Kristin Teig.

Do not cry when I die : a Holocaust memoir of a mother and daughter's survival in Jewish ghettos, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen / Renee Salt with Kate Thompson.

Do not cry when I die : a Holocaust memoir of a mother and daughter's survival in Jewish ghettos, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen / Renee Salt with Kate Thompson.

Warrior to civilian : the field manual for the hero's journey / Lieutenant (SEAL) Robert Sarver, and Alex Gendzier.

Warrior to civilian : the field manual for the hero's journey / Lieutenant (SEAL) Robert Sarver, and Alex Gendzier.

Antisemitism in America : a warning / Senator Chuck Schumer with Josh Molofsky.

Antisemitism in America : a warning / Senator Chuck Schumer with Josh Molofsky.

Self-sabotage : and other ways I've spent my time / Jeffery Self.

Self-sabotage : and other ways I've spent my time / Jeffery Self.

Cellar rat : my life in the restaurant underbelly / Hannah Selinger.

Cellar rat : my life in the restaurant underbelly / Hannah Selinger.

Valley of forgetting : Alzheimer's families and the search for a cure / Jennie Erin Smith.

Valley of forgetting : Alzheimer's families and the search for a cure / Jennie Erin Smith.

Dear writer : pep talks & practical advice for the creative life / Maggie Smith.

Dear writer : pep talks & practical advice for the creative life / Maggie Smith.

On the hippie trail : Istanbul to Kathmandu and the making of a travel writer / Rick Steves.

On the hippie trail : Istanbul to Kathmandu and the making of a travel writer / Rick Steves.

Honey, what do we got? : a week-by-week pregnancy cookbook / Rachael & Tom Sullivan.

Honey, what do we got? : a week-by-week pregnancy cookbook / Rachael & Tom Sullivan.

Symon's dinners : cooking out : 100 recipes that redefine outdoor cooking / Michael Symon and Douglas Trattner photographs by Ed Anderson.

Symon's dinners : cooking out : 100 recipes that redefine outdoor cooking / Michael Symon and Douglas Trattner photographs by Ed Anderson.

A more perfect party : the night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll reshaped politics / Juanita Tolliver.

A more perfect party : the night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll reshaped politics / Juanita Tolliver.

The longevity nutrient : the unexpected fat that holds the key to healthy aging / Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson.

The longevity nutrient : the unexpected fat that holds the key to healthy aging / Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson.

Lincoln's peace : the struggle to end the American Civil War / Michael Vorenberg.

Lincoln's peace : the struggle to end the American Civil War / Michael Vorenberg.

The illegals : Russia's most audacious spies and their century-long mission to infiltrate the West / Shaun Walker.

The illegals : Russia's most audacious spies and their century-long mission to infiltrate the West / Shaun Walker.

The determined spy : the turbulent life and times of CIA pioneer Frank Wisner / Douglas Waller.

The determined spy : the turbulent life and times of CIA pioneer Frank Wisner / Douglas Waller.

Ordinary magic : the science of how we can achieve big change with small acts / Gregory M. Walton, PhD.

Ordinary magic : the science of how we can achieve big change with small acts / Gregory M. Walton, PhD.

How to fall in love with questions : a new way to thrive in times of uncertainty / Elizabeth Weingarten.

How to fall in love with questions : a new way to thrive in times of uncertainty / Elizabeth Weingarten.

Hope dies last : visionary people across the world, fighting to find us a future / Alan Weisman.

Hope dies last : visionary people across the world, fighting to find us a future / Alan Weisman.

The science of racism : everything you need to know but probably don't - yet / Keon West.

The science of racism : everything you need to know but probably don't - yet / Keon West.

Dianaworld : an obsession / Edward White.

Dianaworld : an obsession / Edward White.

The last dynasty : ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra / Toby Wilkinson.

The last dynasty : ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra / Toby Wilkinson.

Together we roared : alongside Tiger for his epic twelve-year, thirteen-majors run / Steve Williams and Evin Priest.

Together we roared : alongside Tiger for his epic twelve-year, thirteen-majors run / Steve Williams and Evin Priest.

Care and feeding : a memoir / Laurie Woolever.

Care and feeding : a memoir / Laurie Woolever.

Careless people : a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism / Sarah Wynn-Williams.

Careless people : a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism / Sarah Wynn-Williams.

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