January 2016 Top 10 Nonfiction | San Francisco Public Library

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

When you hold your possessions in your hands do they spark joy? This Japanese anti-hoarding manual will change the way you view and treat your objects, clothes and possessions. When you hold your possessions in your hands do they spark joy? This Japanese anti-hoarding manual will change the way you view and treat your objects, clothes and possessions. Show less

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Fairyland

A Memoir of My Father

by Abbott, Alysia

Book - 2013

A memoir of a girl raised by her bohemian, bisexual single father in San Francisco before and during AIDS, which eventually claims her father. A memoir of a girl raised by her bohemian, bisexual single father in San Francisco before and during AIDS, which eventually claims her father. 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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Why Not Me?

by Kaling, Mindy

Downloadable Audiobook - 2015

Funny, endearing, edgy and sharp personal essays from an unlikely Hollywood It Girl. Funny, endearing, edgy and sharp personal essays from an unlikely Hollywood It Girl. 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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M Train

by Smith, Patti

Book - 2015

Her lyrical, beautiful memoir picks up after her best seller and National Book Award winner Just Kids. A gorgeous meditation of Patti Smith's unconventional life and an ode to her many loved ones who died too soon. Her lyrical, beautiful memoir picks up after her best seller and National Book Award winner Just Kids. A gorgeous meditation of Patti Smith's unconventional life and an ode to her many loved ones who died too soon. Show less

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Between the World and Me

by Coates, Ta-Nehisi

Book - 2015

The Atlantic writer and journalist's profoundly moving memoir of growing up black in America. The Atlantic writer and journalist's profoundly moving memoir of growing up black in America. 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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Quiet

The Power of Introverts in A World That Can't Stop Talking

by Cain, Susan

Book - 2012

A study on the power of introverts in our increasingly noisy and distracted world. A study on the power of introverts in our increasingly noisy and distracted world. Show less

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