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Real Artists Have Day Jobs (And Other Awesome Things They Didn’t Teach You in School)
A collection of 52 essays from comedian Sara Benincasa about some lessons she’s learned the hard way. Some of the essays she writes are things we know about already: life...
Posted by Book Rex on February 21, 2018
Make Your Bed
Will making your bed every morning help you change the world? Perhaps not, but it does have the potential to improve your life. In this little book, Retired Admiral William...
Posted by on December 19, 2017
Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale
The author of this book, Belle Yang, writes the story of her father’s family here. She returned home after college, and again after spending three years in China, her ancestral...
Posted by Book Rex on October 14, 2017
Gizelle’s Bucket List: My Life with a Very Large Dog
Trying to find an affordable apartment in Manhattan can be a challenge, even for a resident New Yorker. For 25 year old Lauren Watt, relocating from Nashville to the Big...
Posted by Adult Services on July 19, 2017
Radiant Child
This richly textured biography shows more than how an artist came to be, but also how he works, creates, and embodies the beauty around us all.
Posted by Book Rex on June 29, 2017
For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story
Famous teen activist for children's and women's rights, Malala Yousafzai, didn't just fall into activism, she was thrust into it. In a show of defiance, Malala attended school in the...
Posted by Book Rex on September 10, 2016
Anything but Ordinary Addie : the True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic
The shared history of magic and showmanship has long included the stories of men, most famously Harry Houdini and PT Barnum, but some readers may be surprised to know that...
Posted by Book Rex on September 10, 2016
We Should Hang Out Sometime
Each relationship is presented in three parts –the backstory, the hypothesis, and the investigation – and hilarious charts and diagrams accompany each pseudo-scientific relationship analysis. Josh may have struck out...
Posted by Book Rex on September 10, 2016
10% Happier
In 10% Happier : How I tamed the voice in my head, reduced stress without losing my edge, and found self-help that actually works– a true story, Dan Harris details...
Posted by on May 22, 2015
The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly
Have you ever gone to an appointment at a physician’s office affiliated with a teaching hospital, such as Loyola or Northwestern, and talked to another doctor first, before your regular...
Posted by Adult Services on May 6, 2015