June 2016 Top 10 Nonfiction Titles | 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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When Breath Becomes Air

by Kalanithi, Paul

Book - 2016

A beautiful, shattering memoir of new father and newly minted neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi, who was just 36 years old when he was diagnosed with late stage lung cancer. A beautiful, shattering memoir of new father and newly minted neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi, who was just 36 years old when he was diagnosed with late stage lung cancer. 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 reform the way modern medicine treats us at the end of life. A clarion call from a doctor in the trenches to reform the way modern medicine treats us at the end of life. Show less

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Modern Romance

by Ansari, Aziz

Book - 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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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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Spark Joy

An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying up

by Kondō, Marie

Book - 2015

Need a little more help and inspiration tidying up? Marie Kondo follows up her blockbuster Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up by providing step-by-step fol...Show more Need a little more help and inspiration tidying up? Marie Kondo follows up her blockbuster Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up by providing step-by-step folding illustrations for every piece of clothing, plus inspirational drawings of perfectly organized drawers and closets. 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 the era of AIDS, which eventually claims her father. A memoir of a girl raised by her bohemian, bisexual single father in San Francisco before and during the era of AIDS, which eventually claims her father. Show less

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Dark Money

The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

by Mayer, Jane

Book - 2016

Journalist Jane Mayer spent five years exhaustively researching the Koch brothers and their unseen and profound influence on the U.S. government and its financial institutions. Journalist Jane Mayer spent five years exhaustively researching the Koch brothers and their unseen and profound influence on the U.S. government and its financial institutions. 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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