Thursday, February 1, 2024

New Nonfiction

“Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.” -WorldCat
"An exploration of the fascinating poetry, life, and world of Sappho, including a complete translation of all her poems.” -WorldCat
“Jean-Jacques Rousseau is among the most important and influential thinkers in the history of political philosophy. This edition brings together translations of three of Rousseau's works: the Discourse on the Sciences and Arts, the Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men, and On the Social Contract.” WorldCat
An engrossing biography of Hatshepsut, the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power.
Explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power.
“In 1914, Ypres was a sleepy Belgian city admired for its magnificent Gothic architecture. The arrival of the rival armies in October 1914 transformed it into a place known throughout the world, each of the combatants associating the place with it its own particular palette of values and imagery.” -WorldCat