July Nonfiction (7/31/23)

This month brought us some fascinating nonfiction, from music to history to food to spirituality, this list covers a wide range!

BROTHERS AND SISTERS: THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AND THE INSIDE STORY OF THE ALBUM THAT DEFINED THE ’70s BY ALAN PAUL

“The book is full of trenchant observations by friends and contemporaries, creating a valuable perspective on the music scene in the early ’70s. A warm, entertaining appreciation of a key period in the career of a vital American band.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review

TRAVEL LIGHT: SPIRITUAL MINIMALISM TO LIVE A MORE FULFILLED LIFE BY LIGHT WATKINS

“Watkins’s tone is appealingly conversational, and his lucid prose and easy-to-follow meditation exercises help bring the sometimes abstract contours of spiritual minimalism down to earth. Spiritual seekers of all stripes will be enlightened.”–Publishers Weekly

FOOD, WE NEED TO TALK: THE SCIENCE-BASED, HUMOR-LACED LAST WORD ON EATING, DIET, AND MAKING PEACE WITH YOUR BODY BY JUNA GJATA AND EDWARD M. PHILLIPS, M.D.

“Engaging and chock-full of facts, this non-diet diet book is an updated, encouraging healthy-eating and healthy-eating-mindset how-to.”–Library Journal

FIRST TO THE FRONT: THE UNTOLD STORY OF DICKEY CHAPELLE, TRAILBLAZING FEMALE WAR CORRESPONDENT BY LORISSA RINEHART

A biography of photojournalist Dickey Chapelle, who from World War II through the early days of Vietnam got her story by any means necessary as one of the first female war correspondents.

THE GREEN GARDENING HANDBOOK: GROW, EAT AND ENJOY BY NANCY BIRTWHISTLE

Former Great British Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle’s third book is a guide to gardening and growing at home, all with a sustainable, eco-friendly outlook and suffused with the author’s customary passion, knowledge, and warmth.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS: THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AND THE INSIDE STORY OF THE ALBUM THAT DEFINED THE ’70s by Alan Paul; 9781250282699; available now
TRAVEL LIGHT: SPIRITUAL MINIMALISM TO LIVE A MORE FULFILLED LIFE by Light Watkins; 9781649630568; available now
FOOD, WE NEED TO TALK: THE SCIENCE-BASED, HUMOR-LACED LAST WORD ON EATING, DIET, AND MAKING PEACE WITH YOUR BODY by Juna Gjata and Edward M. Phillips, M.D.; 9781250283689; available now
FIRST TO THE FRONT: THE UNTOLD STORY OF DICKEY CHAPELLE, TRAILBLAZING FEMALE WAR CORRESPONDENT by Lorissa Rinehart; 9781250276575; available now
THE GREEN GARDENING HANDBOOK: GROW, EAT AND ENJOY by Nancy Birtwhistle; 9781035003716; available now