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One Nation Under Guns: How Gun Culture Distorts Our History and Threatens Our Democracy

A fast-paced, reader-friendly polemic that demolishes gun-culture myths. Will attract many readers.
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The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood’s Kings of Carnage

This helpful overview of ’80s and ’90s action films also ventures into the forgotten subsequent film failures of the far-from-invincible men stars, guiding readers to films to avoid or to reevaluate.

When the World Didn’t End: A Memoir

Will have wide appeal for general audiences, particularly those who enjoyed memoirs such as Tara Westover’s Educated and Deborah Feldman’s Unorthodox.
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Permission To Speak: How to Change What Power Sounds Like, Starting with You

Although much of Bay’s guidance is directed at women, anyone with an interest in speaking, whether for a small group or an audience of thousands, can find practical techniques in this guide. This accessible blend of research and practical advice is recommended for public library collections.
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Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World

Unlike Rubin’s more recent books, this is more a sensory travelogue than a guide to how readers can engage their own senses more effectively. While Rubin’s many fans will be engrossed, readers new to her world of self-examination may find the sensory navel-gazing off-putting.

Uncle of the Year: & Other Debatable Triumphs

A candid and thoroughly enjoyable read.
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Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir

Honest and raw, this book serves a slice of an inspiring life that reminds readers to keep trying. Williams’s story will likely appeal to readers interested in music, poetry, literature, or mental health.
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Almost Brown: A Memoir

The discombobulation detracts from both the family storyline and some of the messages conveyed about discrimination directed toward biracial and multiracial people. Regardless, this book is still worth a read.
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Poverty, by America

This book will likely interest scholars. Add it to social and behavioral sciences collections.
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