Beethoven : a life in nine pieces

By Tunbridge, Laura, 1974-, author | 2020

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Talking to Canadians : a memoir

By Mercer, Rick, 1969- author | 2021

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The art of listening : a guide to the early teachings of Buddhism : exploring the Dīghanikāya : the long discourses of the Buddha

By Shaw, Sarah (Scholar of Buddhism), author | 2021

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Immune : a journey into the mysterious system that keeps you alive

By Dettmer, Philipp, author | 2021

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Drunk : how we sipped, danced, and stumbled our way to civilization.

By Slingerland, Edward, 1968- author | 2021

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"Alcohol is tightly woven into the fabric of our lives. We use it to bond with friends and coworkers, and it's a fixture at weddings, funerals, religious ceremonies, and just about every other social event imaginable. And this is true in spite of the fact that it's really bad for us. Considering alcohol's downsides - hangovers, reckless behavior, addiction, accidents, death - our continued enthusiasm for it is surprising. Prevailing scientific theories hold that our taste for intoxication is an evolutionary accident. But a closer look reveals that these accounts can't be right. In Drunk, Edward Slingerland offers an alternative evolutionary history of our relationship with alcohol, arguing that its individual and social benefits have outweighed its costs, that civilization as we know it could never have developed without alcohol, and that intoxication continues to play a crucial role in the modern world. Packed with fascinating case studies, engaging science, and practical takeaways for individuals and communities, Drunk is a captivating and long overdue investigation into humanity's oldest indulgence."--Provided by publisher.

San Fransicko : why progressives ruin cities

By Shellenberger, Michael, author | 2021

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The verge : Reformation, Renaissance, and forty years that shook the world

By Wyman, Patrick, author | 2021

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"Tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for both European and world history. Here author Patrick Wyman examines two complementary and contradictory sides of the same historical coin: the world-altering implications of the developments of printed mass media, extreme taxation, exploitative globalization, humanistic learning, gunpowder warfare, and mass religious conflict in the long term, and their intensely disruptive consequences in the short-term. As told through the lives of ten real people--from famous figures like Christopher Columbus and wealthy banker Jakob Fugger to a ruthless small-time merchant and a one-armed mercenary captain--The Verge illustrates how their lives, and the times in which they lived, set the stage for an unprecedented globalized future"-- Provided by publisher.

22 murders : investigating the massacres, cover-up and obstacles to justice in Nova Scotia

By Palango, Paul, 1950- author | 2022

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Different : gender through the eyes of a primatologist

By Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948- author, illustrator | 2022

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"New York Times best-selling author and world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal explores sex and gender in both humans and other animals. Though many scholars now argue that gender differences are purely a product of socialization, primatologist Frans de Waal illustrates in Different the scientific, evolutionary basis for gender differences in humans, drawing on his decades of experience working with our closest ape relatives: chimpanzees and bonobos. De Waal illuminates their behavioral and biological differences, and compares and contrasts them with human behavior: male domination and territoriality in chimpanzees and the female-led pacific society of bonobos. In his classic conversational style and a narrative rich in anecdotes and wry observations, de Waal tackles topics including gender identity, sexuality, gender-based violence, same-sex rivalry, homosexuality, friendship, and nurturance. He reveals how evolutionary biology can inform a more nuanced-and equitable-cultural understanding of gender. Ultimately, he argues, our two nearest primate relatives are equally close to us, and equally relevant. Considering all available evidence, we can learn much about ourselves and embrace our similarities as well as our differences"-- Provided by publisher.

Gibbons Municipal Library

New Non-Fiction

Beethoven : a life in nine pieces

By Tunbridge, Laura, 1974-, author | 2020

Talking to Canadians : a memoir

By Mercer, Rick, 1969- author | 2021

The art of listening : a guide to the early teachings of Buddhism : exploring the Dīghanikāya : the long discourses of the Buddha

By Shaw, Sarah (Scholar of Buddhism), author | 2021

Immune : a journey into the mysterious system that keeps you alive

By Dettmer, Philipp, author | 2021

Drunk : how we sipped, danced, and stumbled our way to civilization.

By Slingerland, Edward, 1968- author | 2021

San Fransicko : why progressives ruin cities

By Shellenberger, Michael, author | 2021

The verge : Reformation, Renaissance, and forty years that shook the world

By Wyman, Patrick, author | 2021

22 murders : investigating the massacres, cover-up and obstacles to justice in Nova Scotia

By Palango, Paul, 1950- author | 2022

Different : gender through the eyes of a primatologist

By Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948- author, illustrator | 2022