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Incoming Resources
- Finding meaning in the second half of life, James Hollis
- Always looking up, the adventures of an incurable optimist, Michael J. Fox
- The story of paintings, a history of art for children, by Mick Manning and Brita Granstròˆm
- The age of miracles, embracing the new midlife, Marianne Williamson
- A short guide to a happy life, Anna Quindlen
- All gone, a memoir of my mother's dementia : with refreshments, Alex Witchel
- Unbroken, a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption, Laura Hillenbrand
- Ava's man, Rick Bragg
- Blink, the power of thinking without thinking, Malcolm Gladwell
- The feather thief, beauty, obsession, and the natural history heist of the century, Kirk Wallace Johnson
- An album of memories, personal histories from the greatest generation, Tom Brokaw
- Great pumpkins, crafty carving for Halloween, Peter Cole with Jessica Hurley ; photographs by Kate Kunath
- Killing Lincoln, the shocking assassination that changed America forever, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
- Truth & beauty, a friendship, Ann Patchett
- Packing for Mars, the curious science of life in the void, Mary Roach
- Decision points, George W. Bush
- 1776, David McCullough
- Dead man walking, an eyewitness account of the death penalty in the United States, Helen Prejean
- Frontier Illinois, James E. Davis
- Dodging the toxic bullet, how to protect yourself from everyday environmental health hazards, David R. Boyd ; foreword by David Suzuki ; [editing by Barbara Tomlin]
- War, Sebastian Junger
- Knit together, discover God's pattern for your life, Debbie Macomber
- What do they do with all that poo?, written by Jane Kurtz ; illustrated by Allison Black
- Heartland, a memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on Earth, Sarah Smarsh
- Flying deep, climb inside deep-sea submersible Alvin, Michelle Cusolito ; illustrated by Nicole Wong
- Home cheese making, recipes for 75 homemade cheeses, Ricki Carroll ; [foreword by Laura Werlin]
- The underground railroad in Illinois, by Glennette Tilley Turner ; introduction by Juliet E.K. Walker
- The blind side, evolution of a game, Michael Lewis
- Scorecasting, the hidden influences behind how sports are played and games are won, Tobias Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim