Learning Lives Here - Kirkwood August Staff Picks!
Enter the world of knowledge with Kirkwood Library’s August Staff Picks! For back-to-school season, explore these titles that helped us learn something new!
"'Weapons of Math Destruction' by Cathy O'Neil does a deep dive on how numbers can be intentionally skewed, despite math being considered unfailing and constant. I found out about this author when she was featured in the Netflix documentary 'Coded…
“Ever wonder where your favorite tasty treats came from? What the ancient Roman version of ice cream looked like? How many delicious kinds of fruit-filled fried dough there are? Or what big oopsie led to the brownie? If so, this is the graphic novel…
"Tracy Otsuka's book about ADHD in women is a game-changer. After receiving a diagnosis later in life, she was inspired to guide other women like her to becoming their best neurodivergent selves. This book helped me learn so much about how ADHD…
"This book examines how Spotify prioritizes algorithm-driven, mood-based playlists over traditional album listening and how it's turning music into passive "sonic wallpaper". The book highlights how this model pressures artists to create repetitive…
"Full of stories and brimming with humor, empathy, and depth, this book is a love letter to the ambitious, high achieving, full-of-life clients who filled the author’s private practice and changed her life. It’s a clarion call for all women to dare…
"As someone that hated math when I was growing up, I can relate to Milo, the main character of 'The Phantom Tollbooth'. He goes on a whimsical journey to understand the importance of learning. This magical, snarky, yet educational book helped me to…
"Histories, particularly of the more notorious, salacious kind, tend to want to reduce people to easily digested "types". If you've ever read anything about Jack the Ripper, chances are you've only been told part of the story. History made the…
"Belly of the Beast by Da'Shaun Harrison explores the deep connections between racism, fatphobia, and beauty standards. Harrison shows that these systems don't exist in a vacuum, arguing that anti-fatness operates as anti-Blackness. This…
"This book is a deeply moving and bold memoir by Jeannine A. Cook, the founder of the famous Harriett’s Bookshop in Philadelphia. The book follows her improbable journey from fleeing abuse and battling chronic illness to creating a magical sanctuary…
"This is a book that offers help and hope to millions of young adults—and to the friends, parents, partners, teachers, and mentors who care about them—just when they need it the most. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to find out how to…
