New Adult Nonfiction – 000-399

Annotations from Baker & Taylor

 

 

 

Fifty Is the New Fifty

Levine, Suzanne Braun

A follow-up to Inventing the Rest of Our Lives outlines ten lessons for maximizing creativity and personal satisfaction after the age of fifty, in an anecdotal guide that shares counsel on such topics as confronting change, renegotiating one’s relationships, and setting boundaries.

 

Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown

Andrews, Edmund L.

A New York Times economics reporter, Andrews shouldn’t have fallen for an easy mortgage pitch. Now his personal story is everyone’s.

 

Growing Up Again: Confronting My Diabetes

Moore, Mary Tyler

The actress describes her forty-year battle with Type-1 diabetes, an effort that was influenced by alcoholism, her career, and her personal and professional relationships.

 

Madoff: Corruptions, Deceit, and the Making of the Worlds’ Most Notorious Ponzi Scheme

Sander, Peter

In the first comprehensive account of this epic scandal, Peter Sander traces Madoff’s rise from schoolboy to Wall Street trader, from money maker to money manager.  Sandler asks: How did Madoff convince so many sophisticated investors to part with their fortunes without asking questions? How did he elude regulators for years?

 

The Narcissism Epidemic: America in the Age of Entitlement

Twenge, Jean M., PhD. / Campbell, Keith

Citing a rise in such factors as cosmetic surgery, status-related debt, and misrepresented Facebook profiles, a cautionary report on the increase of unhealthy ego-related behaviors examines its actual cost to families, organizations, and societies.

 

The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons in Love, Death, and Happiness

Rowlands, Mark

A young philosophy professor describes his adoption of a wolf cub who came to impact every facet of the author’s life from his home and career to his activities and personal outlook, in an account that describes how his wolf companion prompted the author’s reevaluation of his attitudes toward relationships, nature, and emotions.

 

The Power of Premonitions: How Knowing the Future Can Shape Our Lives

Dossey, Larry

When a series of premonitions came true during his first year in medical practice, Dossey began a scientific study of foreknowledge he’s already hinted at in his best-selling Healing Words.

 

Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

Martin, Wednesday

Analyzes the perspectives of stepmothers to offer insight into the dynamics that typically mark relationships between stepmoms and their step-children, in a report that draws on examples in literature, psychology, and anthropology while outlining five step-parenting dilemmas that create conflict.

 

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