New Nonfiction: Thursday, June 6

If you frequently read fiction books, you might want to consider a nonfiction text for a change of pace. The library is constantly receiving new nonfiction and biography books, including the items below. Why not stop by and check out a book, CD, movie, or other material that you find interesting. We will continue to offer “Grab and Go” services for those who prefer to place their books on hold online and then pick them up in the cabinet inside the library.

Here are a few of the new nonfiction books that have arrived at the library recently. We invite you to check them out!

Say More: Lessons From Work, the White House, and the World

Former White House press secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the lessons she’s learned on her path to success and offers universal advice about how to be a more effective communicator in any situation. Not many White House press secretaries capture the nation’s interest the way Jen Psaki did. In Say More, Psaki explains her straightforward approach to communication, walking readers through difficult conversations as well as moments where humor saves the day—whether it is with preschoolers, partners, or presidents. She addresses the best ways to give and receive feedback, how to connect with your audience, how to listen actively, and much more.

In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face-to-Face With the Idea of an Afterlife

For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children. As blackness encroached, he was visited by his dead father, inviting Junger to join him. That was the last thing Junger remembered until he came to the next day when he was told he had suffered a ruptured aneurysm that he should not have survived. This experience spurred Junger to undertake a scientific, philosophical, and deeply personal examination of mortality and what happens after we die.

Patton’s Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II

General George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September. A thick ceiling of clouds had grounded American warplanes. The sprint to Berlin had become a muddy, bloody stalemate. A devout Christian, he phoned his head chaplain. “Do you have a good prayer for the weather?” he asked. The resulting prayer was soon printed and distributed to the 250,000 men under Patton’s command. Then came the Battle of the Bulge. Amid frigid temperatures and heavy snow, 200,000 German troops overwhelmed the meager American lines in Belgium’s Ardennes Forest, massacring thousands of soldiers as the attack converged on a vital crossroads town called Bastogne.