non-fiction reader advisory
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Presentation for the Library of Michigan Rural Libraries Conference in May 2012TRANSCRIPT
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Non-Fiction Reader AdvisoryTitles, Tips, and Techniques
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Holly HibnerAdult Services CoordinatorPlymouth District Library
http://hollyhibner.comTwitter: @hhibner
Mary KellyYouth Services Librarian
Lyon Township Public Libraryhttp://practicallibrarian.comTwitter: @librarymary40
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What kind of movies/tv shows do you like?
Technique #1:
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Something Romantic
For fans of chick lit, history, feminism, social
commentary, literary criticism
Flirting with Pride & Prejudice: Fresh
Perspectives on the Original Chick Lit
Masterpiece
Edited by Jennifer Crusie2005
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For single, widowed, and divorced romantics looking
for a second chance at love!
My Boyfriend’s Back: True Stories of Rediscovering Love with a Long-Lost
Sweetheart
By Donna Hanover
2005
Something Romantic
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Something Funny
For the techie jokester.
The World According to Twitter
By David Pogue
2009
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For those who love reality TV
Reality Check: The Business and Art of
Producing Reality TV
By Michael Essany2008
Something “Real”
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For the ghost hunter
Paranormal: My Life in Pursuit of the
Afterlife
By Raymond Moody, MD
2012
Something Unreal
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A “Who Done It”
For fans of history, mystery, and true
crime.
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher Or the Murder
at Road Hill House
By Kate Summerscale2008
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What magazines do you like?
Technique #2:
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National Geographic
For fans of exploration, history, and mystery
Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey from NFL
Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer
By Mireya Mayor
2011
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Popular Mechanics, Family Handyman
For blue collar workers, Baby Boomers, DIY’ers
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value
of Work
By Matthew Crawford
2009
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Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, More
For good-humored women “of a certain age”
I’m Over All That: And Other Confessions
By Shirley MacLaine2011
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Taste of Home, Cook’s Illustrated, Everyday Food
For the foodie
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us
Human
By Richard Wrangham
2009
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History Today, American History, Early American Life
For the history buff
Silent Night: The Remarkable 1914 Christmas Truce
By Stanley Weintraub
2001
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Current Science, Popular Science, Discover
For the mad scientist
How the Hippies Saved Physics
By David Kaiser
2011
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Birds & Blooms, American Gardener, Garden Design
A horticultural page-turner
The Orchid Thief
By Susan Orlean1998
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People, Entertainment Weekly, Us Weekly
For Hollywood gossip lovers
Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives
of the Stars
By Scotty Bowers1998
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A Match Made in Heaven:
Pairing fiction with non-fiction
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You can judge a book by its cover!
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More Great Covers
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Raising the Perfect ChildThrough Guilt and Manipulation
By Elizabeth Beckwith
2009
Cover Design by Jeff Miller
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When You Are Engulfed in
Flames
By David Sedaris
2008
Cover Design by Chipp Kidd
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Other Techniques
• Ask about hobbies
• Search Library Thing tags
• Browsing & leafing encouraged
• Talk to Circulation staff
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Establish a relationship
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Good Writing Trumps Topic
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Know Your Collection
Flip through items on the shelf.
Read fly leafs and author blurbs on the
jacket.
Shelf read!
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Teens are Future (taxpaying and voting) Adults
Image: http://darrenm
onroe.com
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Teen Style
Encyclopedic Information
Flying MachineNahum2004
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Don’t Judge!
Teen Style
Swedish Death MetalEkeroth
2008
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Photography & Illustrations
Teen Style
Seeing Beyond Sight: Photographs by Blind
TeenagersDeifell2007
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Talk about more than just books
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Web Sites That Start Conversations
• FARK.com • Neatorama.com • PointlessSites.com • Oddee.com • Snopes.com• There, I fixed it• Awfullibrarybooks.net
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Create a Go-To List of Books
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5 People Who Died During Sex: and 100
Other Terribly Tasteless Lists
Shaw2007
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Skloot 2009
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Type Talk at Work: How the 16
Personality Types Determine Your
Success on the Job
Kroeger2002
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Working with You is Killing Me: Freeing
Yourself From Emotional Traps at
Work
Crowley and Elster2006
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Why Can't You Shut Up?: How We Ruin Relationships--How
Not To
Wolf2006
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The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty
Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka,
Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good
Linden2011
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Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the
Best... and Learn from the Worst
Sutton2010
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Do Dead People Watch You
Shower?: And Other Questions You've Been All but Dying to Ask a Medium
Bertoldi2007
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What Every BODY is Saying:
An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
Navarro2008
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Stiff: The Secret Lives of Human
Cadavers
Roach2003
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Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the
Bible and Why
Erhman2005
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What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained
Wolke2002
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Animals in Translation:
Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode
Animal Behavior
Grandin2005
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The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion
and Daring
Preston2007
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The Sociopath Next Door
Stout2005
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Why Do Men Have Nipples?
Hundreds of Questions You'd Only
Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini
Leyner and Goldberg2005
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Arctic Homestead: The True Story of One Family's Survival and
Courage in the Alaskan Wilds
Cobb2003
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Live From New York: An Uncensored
History of Saturday Night Live, as Told By Its Stars, Writers and
Guests
Miller2002
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The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete
Protection from the Living Dead
Brooks2003
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An Alarming History of Famous and
Difficult Patients: Amusing Medical Anecdotes from Typhoid Mary to
FDR
Gordon1997
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Forever and Ever, Amen: Becoming a nun in the Sixties
Jackowski2007
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