Top Nonfiction Adult Titles September 2015 | San Francisco Public Library

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Fairyland

A Memoir of My Father

by Abbott, Alysia

Book - 2013

A memoir of a girl raised by her bohemian, bi-sexual single father in San Francisco before and during AIDS, which eventually claims her father. A memoir of a girl raised by her bohemian, bi-sexual single father in San Francisco before and during AIDS, which eventually claims her father. Show less

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Season of the Witch

Enchantment, Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love

by Talbot, David

Book - 2012

Required reading for any citizen of San Francisco, this book explores some of San Francisco's most fascinating time in history. Required reading for any citizen of San Francisco, this book explores some of San Francisco's most fascinating time in history. Show less

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The Life-changing Magic of Tidying up

The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

by Kondō, Marie

Book - 2014

This Japanese anti-hoarding manual will change the way you view and treat your objects, clothes and possessions. This Japanese anti-hoarding manual will change the way you view and treat your objects, clothes and possessions. Show less

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Being Mortal

Medicine and What Matters in the End

by Gawande, Atul

Book - 2014

A clarion call from a doctor in the trenches to change the way modern medicine treats us at the end of life. A clarion call from a doctor in the trenches to change the way modern medicine treats us at the end of life. Show less

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Yes Please

by Poehler, Amy

Downloadable Audiobook - 2014

Beloved SNL writer and actor Amy Poehler's smart, hilarious and life affirming memoir. Beloved SNL writer and actor Amy Poehler's smart, hilarious and life affirming memoir. Show less

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Cool Gray City Of Love

49 Views Of San Francisco

by Kamiya, Gary

Book - 2014

A guidebook, history and love letter to San Francisco, full of fascinating digressions, lore and little known historical facts about one of the most beloved cities in the world. A guidebook, history and love letter to San Francisco, full of fascinating digressions, lore and little known historical facts about one of the most beloved cities in the world. Show less

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Modern Romance

An Investigation

by Ansari, Aziz

Downloadable Audiobook - 2015

Co-written with a social scientist, this witty, wise book explores current dating practices. Co-written with a social scientist, this witty, wise book explores current dating practices. Show less

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Capital in the Twenty-first Century

by Piketty, Thomas

Book - 2014

Called the most important economic treatise of the decade, this book details the market forces behind the rise in inequality. Called the most important economic treatise of the decade, this book details the market forces behind the rise in inequality. Show less

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Primates of Park Avenue

A Memoir

by Martin, Wednesday

Book - 2015

Part memoir, part anthropological study, Martin hilariously skewers the competitive, social climbing moms of the Upper Eastside. Part memoir, part anthropological study, Martin hilariously skewers the competitive, social climbing moms of the Upper Eastside. Show less

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The Power of Habit

Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

by Duhigg, Charles

Book - 2014

A fascinating, accessible exploration of the science behind productivity. A fascinating, accessible exploration of the science behind productivity. Show less

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