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Books were flying off the shelves last month! Curious to know which titles have patrons rushing to place holds? Look no further!
Descriptions courtesy of MNLINK.
Do some of these look familiar? That’s probably because you’ve seen them in your library request system. As the seasons change, tastes and interests will surely follow. These are the most-requested titles for April 2025, based on all our systems in Resource Sharing (in no particular order).
The Unexpurgated Code: A Complete Manual of Survival and Manners (1975)
"Even Donleavy himself is reluctant to categorize this book, hinting that perhaps it is still fiction. It's most often found listed as nonfiction, however. A guide to social climbing and survival in the asphalt jungle as only Donleavy could write. Not for the easily offended and wonderfully about as non-politically correct as could be. Also rife with illustrations by the author."
Dissolving Illusions: Diseases, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History (2013)
"Starting in the mid-1800s, there was a steady drop in deaths from all infectious diseases, decreasing to relatively minor levels by the early 1900s. The history of that transformation involves famine, poverty, filth, lost cures, eugenicist doctrine, individual freedoms versus state might, protests and arrests over vaccine refusal, and much more. But the authors show that vaccines, antibiotics, and other medical interventions are not responsible for the increase in lifespan and the decline in mortality from infectious diseases."
Clover Hendry's Day Off (2024)
"A hilarious and empowering perimenopausal 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off', about Clover Hendry, 46, and the day she decides to stop keeping the plates spinning, say F@#! it all, and finally get hers"
The Forgotten Home Apothecary: 250 Powerful Remedies at Your Fingertips (2024)
"With this book, you'll have a 250-remedy apothecary at your fingertips. These powerful, time-tested formulas were once the cornerstone of traditional apothecaries. It's sad that many of the remedies that could have helped millions of people have vanished along with them. Unlike others, this book is very easy to use! You just go to the beginning of the book, search for the shelf you're looking for, and check the recipe on that shelf. Let's say you have a sore throat that you want to manage. You go to the Respiratory Shelf... and look for some recipes that will help with that. The Amish Cough-Busting Syrup sounds like a good idea! As you can see, the entire process is very simple and practical. Unlike most remedy books that show general information, this one goes straight to the point."
Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the FIght for Cumberland Island (2014)
"A combination of Henry David Thoreau and Jane Goodall, Carol [Ruckdeschel] is a self-taught scientist who has become a tireless defender of sea turtles on Cumberland Island, a national park off the coast of Georgia ... In recent years, Carnegie heirs and the National Park Service have clashed with Carol over the island's future. What happens when a dirt-poor naturalist with only a high-school diploma tries to stop one of the wealthiest families in America?"
