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Engineering Marvels

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Do you enjoy watching Modern Marvels on the History Channel? Or perhaps you are just curious about how on Earth people were able to build skyscrapers or suspension bridges. Here are books in our collection that look at various types of building projects, how they’re designed, how they’re constructed, and sometimes how they fail. We’ve organized this list by the type of structure discussed, thus both the Golden Gate Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge are both under the heading “Bridges.” We have books for both adults and youths. We even started this list with some general books on the topic for those who want a broader approach.

GENERAL

Adult Nonfiction

BUILT TO LAST: BUILDING AMERICA’S AMAZING BRIDGES, DAMS, TUNNELS, AND SKYSCRAPERS by George Sullivan (DB 63396)
DREAMS OF IRON AND STEEL: SEVEN WONDERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, FROM THE BUILDING OF THE LONDON SEWERS TO THE PANAMA CANAL by Deborah Cadbury (DB 58527)
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION by D. I. Blockley (DB 87145)

Juvenile Nonfiction

AMAZING LANDMARKS: DISCOVER THE HIDDEN STORIES BEHIND 10 ICONIC STRUCTURES! by Rekha S. Rajan (DB 110708) Grades 3-6
ART OF CONSTRUCTION: PROJECTS AND PRINCIPLES FOR BEGINNING ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS by Mario Salvadori (DBC 00291) Grades 4-7
CONSTRUCTION: BUILDING THE IMPOSSIBLE by Nathan Aaseng (DB 52503) Grades 5-8
ENGINEERING THAT MADE AMERICA. BOOKS 1-8 (DB 88666) Grades 3-6
ENGINEERING WONDERS by Katie Marsico (DB 84321) Grades 3-6
GREAT ENGINEERING SERIES. BOOKS 1-6 by Rebecca Stepoff (DB 83739) Grades 3-6

BRIDGES

Adult Nonfiction

GOLDEN GATE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AMERICA’S GREATEST BRIDGE by Kevin Starr (DB 71731, BR 19130)
GREAT BRIDGE: THE EPIC STORY OF THE BUILDING OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE by David G. McCullough (DB 58715)

Juvenile Nonfiction

BRIDGES: FROM MY SIDE TO YOURS by Jan Adkins (DB 56337) Grades 5-8
BROOKLYN BRIDGE by Lynn Curlee (BR 14028) Grades 3-6
HOW EMILY SAVED THE BRIDGE: THE STORY OF EMILY WARREN ROEBLING AND THE BUILDING OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE by Frieda Wishinsky (DB 96565) Grades Kindergarten-3
SCIENCE OF A BRIDGE COLLAPSE by Nikole Brooks Bethea (DB 80822, BR 20693) Grades 3-6

CANALS

Adult Nonfiction

PANAMA FEVER: THE EPIC STORY OF ONE OF THE GREATEST HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS OF ALL TIME – THE BUILDING OF THE PANAMA CANAL by Matthew Parker (DB 66585)
PARTING THE DESERT: THE CREATION OF THE SUEZ CANAL by Zachary Karabell (DB 58748)

Juvenile Nonfiction

PANAMA CANAL: GATEWAY TO THE WORLD by Judith St. George (DB 31445) Grades 6-9

DAMS

Adult Nonfiction

COLOSSUS: HOOVER DAM AND THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN CENTURY by Michael A. Hiltzik (DB 72792)

SKYSCRAPERS

Adult Nonfiction

AMERICAN GROUND: UNBUILDING THE WORLD TRADE CENTER by William Langewiesche (BR 14746)
DIVIDED WE STAND: A BIOGRAPHY OF NEW YORK’S WORLD TRADE CENTER by Eric Darton (DB 54587)
NEAREST THING TO HEAVEN: THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING AND AMERICAN DREAMS by Mark Kingwell (DB 67062)
SKYSCRAPER by Karl Sabbagh (DB 32438)
TWIN TOWERS: THE LIFE OF NEW YORK CITY’S WORLD TRADE CENTER by Angus K. Gillespie (DB 53309)

Juvenile Nonfiction

SKYSCRAPERS by Chris Bowman (LB 10876) Grades Kindergarten – 3

SUBWAYS

Adult Nonfiction

LABYRINTHS OF IRON: A HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S SUBWAYS by Benson Bobrick (DB 19093)

Juvenile Nonfiction

BENEATH THE STREETS OF BOSTON: BUILDING AMERICA’S FIRST SUBWAY by Joe McKendry (DBC 03962) Grades 5-8

TUNNELS

Adult Nonfiction

CHUNNEL: THE AMAZING STORY OF THE UNDERSEA CROSSING OF THE ENGLISH CHANNEL by Drew Fetherston (DB 46246)



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Businesswomen and CEOs

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, we have collected a list of memoirs and biographies available in the TBP collection, as well as some general books with tips for the aspiring businesswoman. We have memoirs, including Black and Latina businesswomen, as well as a blind businesswoman—Internet Influencer Molly Burke.

General

GIRL CODE: UNLOCKING THE SECRETS TO SUCCESS, SANITY, AND HAPPINESS FOR THE FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR by Cara Alwill Leyba (DB 90735)
LEAPFROG: THE NEW REVOLUTION FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS by Nathalie Molina Nino (DB 93968)
ROGERS’ RULES FOR BUSINESSWOMEN: HOW TO START A CAREER AND MOVE UP THE LADDER by Henry C. Rogers (DB 30069)
SHE BUILDS: THE ANTI-HUSTLE GUIDE TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS AND NOURISH YOUR LIFE by Jadah Sellner (DB 115965)

Adult Biographies

DIAMONDS AND DEADLINES: A TALE OF GREED, DECEIT, AND A FEMALE TYCOON IN THE GILDED AGE by Betsy Prioleau (DB 110262)
GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso (DB 79697, BR 20486)
HOW TO STITCH AN AMERICAN DREAM: A STORY OF FAMILY, FAITH, AND THE POWER OF GIVING by Jenny Doan (DBC 09733, LB 13806)
IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME: HOW TO TURN BEING UNDERESTIMATED INTO YOUR GREATEST ADVANTAGE by Arlan Hamilton (DB 116280)
IT’S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE by Molly Burke (DB 107216)
MARY KAY: YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL; LIFETIME WISDOM FROM AMERICA’S FOREMOST WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR by Mary Kay Ash (DB 41136)
RESET: MY FIGHT FOR INCLUSION AND LASTING CHANGE by Ellen K. Pao (DB 89352)
STORY OF EXECUTOURS: 25 YEARS ON THE FREEDOM TRAIL by Ellen McKenney Fahey (DBC 00724)
SUNCOAST EMPIRE: BERTHA HONORE PALMER, HER FAMILY, AND THE RISE OF SARASOTA, 1910-1982 by Frank A. Cassell (DBC 17164)
WHAT IT TAKES: HOW I BUILT A $100 MILLION BUSINESS AGAINST THE ODDS by Raegan Moya-Jones (DB 95476)
WILDFLOWER: A MEMOIR by Aurora James (DB 114375)
WOMAN IN BUSINESS: THE LIFE OF BEATRICE FOX AUERBACH by Virginia Hale (DBC 27945)

Juvenile Biographies

GIRLS SOLVE EVERYTHING: STORIES OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BUILDING A BETTER WORLD by Catherine Thimmesh (DB 109277) Grades 5-8
GIRLS WHO RUN THE WORLD: 31 CEOS WHO MEAN BUSINESS by Diana Kapp (DB 100962) Grades 6-9
PERFECT FIT: HOW LENA “LANE” BRYANT CHANGED THE SHAPE OF FASHION by Mara Rockliff (DB 112910) Grades Kindergarten-3
TRY IT!: HOW FRIEDA CAPLAN CHANGED THE WAY WE EAT by Mara Rockliff (DBC 06438) Grades Kindergarten-3

In Their Own Words: Black Veterans

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In celebration of Black History Month, we have collected a list of memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories of African American veterans. We’re including all military conflicts from World War II to Iraq and Afghanistan. We hope this gives you a chance to learn about their experiences in their own words.

A-TRAIN: MEMOIRS OF A TUSKEGEE AIRMAN by Charles W. Dryden (DB 47159)
AND I HAVEN’T HAD A BAD DAY SINCE: FROM THE STREETS OF HARLEM TO THE HALLS OF CONGRESS by Charles B. Rangel (DB 65068)
BLOODS: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE VIETNAM WAR BY BLACK VETERANS by Jake Williams (DB 21512)
I’M STILL STANDING: FROM CAPTIVE U.S. SOLDIER TO FREE CITIZEN–MY JOURNEY HOME by Shoshana Johnson (DB 71726)
INFINITE HOPE: A BLACK ARTIST’S JOURNEY FROM WORLD WAR II TO PEACE by Ashley Bryan (DB 100565)
LASTING VALOR by Vernon J. Baker (DB 47493)
REAPER: AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF THE DEADLIEST SPECIAL OPS SNIPERS by Nicholas Irving (DB 81337)
WE WERE THERE: VOICES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN VETERANS, FROM WORLD WAR II TO THE WAR IN IRAQ (DB 58665)

2024 Texas Topaz Adult Nonfiction Reading List

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Texas Library Association has created a list that highlights outstanding nonfiction published during the past three years that stimulate reading for pleasure and personal learning. Here are the items from the 2024 the Texas Topaz Reading List that are in the TBP collection.

For More Information: 2024 Texas Topaz List_Adult Annotated (txla.org)

ALL THE LIVING AND THE DEAD: FROM EMBALMERS TO EXECUTIONERS, AND EXPLORATION OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE DEATH THEIR LIFE’S WORK by Hayley Campbell (DB 110278)
ART THIEF: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, CRIME, AND A DANGEROUS OBSESSION by Michael Finkel (DB 115367, LB 14518)
ATLAS OF THE HEART: MAPPING MEANINGFUL CONNECTION AND THE LANGUAGE OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE by Brené Brown (DB 106540, BR 24796 IN PROCESS, LB 13602)
BARBIZON: THE HOTEL THAT SET WOMEN FREE by Paulina Bren (DB 103460)
BEAVERLAND: HOW ONE WEIRD RODENT MADE AMERICA by Leila Philip (DB 112050)
COBALT RED: HOW THE BLOOD OF THE CONGO POWERS OUR LIVES by Siddharth Kara (DB 112317)
FATTY FATTY BOOM BOOM: A MEMOIR OF FOOD, FAT, AND FAMILY by Rabia Chaudry (DB 113084, LB 14612)
FEVER IN THE HEARTLAND: THE KU KLUX KLAN’S PLOT TO TAKE OVER AMERICA, AND THE WOMAN WHO STOPPED THEM by Timothy Egan (DB 114864)
FOREVER WITNESS: HOW DNA AND GENEALOGOY SOLVED A COLD CASE DOUBLE MURDER by Edward Humes (DB 112528)
FRIENDS, LOVERS, AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THINGS by Matthew Perry (DB 110888, LB 14205)
GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM: AND OTHER HELPFUL RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO BECOME AMERICAN by Wajahat Ali (DBC 27456)
GREAT ESCAPE: A TRUE STORY OF FORCED LABOR AND IMMIGRANT DREAMS IN AMERICA by Saket Soni (DB 113144)
HIJAB BUTCH BLUES: A MEMOIR by Lamya H. (DB IN PROCESS)
HYSTERICAL: A MEMOIR by Elissa Bassist (DB 113145)
JACQUES PEPIN ART OF THE CHICKEN: A MASTER CHEF’S PAINTINGS, STORIES, AND RECIPES OF THE HUMBLE BIRD by Jacques Pepin (DB 112702, BR 24763 IN PROCESS)
LIFE IN FIVE SENSES: HOW EXPLORING THE SENSES GOT ME OUT OF MY HEAD AND INTO THE WORLD by Gretchen Rubin (DB 114675 IN PROCESS, LB 14423)
LIGHT WE CARRY: OVERCOMING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES by Michelle Obama (DB 111237, BR 24710 IN PROCESS)
MONSTER’S BONES: THE DISCOVERY OF T REX AND HOW IT SHOOK OUR WORLD by David K. Randall (IN PROCESS)
MY FIRST POPSICLE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF FOOD AND FEELINGS (LB 14504)
ROUGH SLEEPERS: DR. JIM O’CONNELL’S URGENT MISSION TO BRING HEALING TO HOMELESS PEOPLE by Tracy Kidder (IN PROCESS)
SCENES FROM MY LIFE: A MEMOIR by Michael Kenneth Williams (DB 109789)
STAY TRUE: A MEMOIR by Hua Hsu (DB 110669)
TELL ME EVERYTHING: THE STORY OF A PRIVATE INVESTIGATION by Erika Krouse (DB 108142)
UNRAVELING: WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT LIFE WHILE SHEARING SHEEP, DYEING WOOL, AND MAKING THE WORLD’S UGLIEST SWEATER by Peggy Orenstein (DB 113482)
WE SHOULD NOT BE FRIENDS: THE STORY OF A FRIENDSHIP by Will Schwalbe (DB 113625)
YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL: A MEMOIR by Maggie Smith (DB 115170)