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This curated list covers the gamut of non-fiction, from compelling war stories to key feminist texts, to unbelievable struggles for survival, to tales of life in the culinary trade. Book links are to used book stores selling copies of displayed titles. Please check with library to learn if NICC has a copy of the book you wish to read!

Plenty of folks have lists of the 100 best books of all time, the 100 books you should read, and on. And beautifully, despite overlap, they are all different. The glorious subjectivity of art means that no two of these lists should ever be exactly alike. So this is ours, our special snowflake of a list, born out of our passion for books. We kept it to fiction this time. Some of the expected classics are there, alongside some more contemporary fare. There is some science fiction, some YA, and above all else, some unforgettable stories. Book links are to used book stores selling copies of displayed titles. Please check with library to learn if NICC has a copy of the book you wish to read!

A supplement to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Includes essays, selections from online reading, and (center column) reviews of new books.

NICC provides access to all students, faculty, and staff to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Each week this publication briefly reviews new academic titles in a wide variety of subject areas.

Reviews and ranks books you will enjoy reading.

Reviews science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature. You may also wish to explore their list of science fiction literary awards links as a convenient way to explore reading recommendations in this genre.

This site includes links to those great author interviews, book reviews, and other reading recommendations. Check out NPR's "Book Concierge" Guide to 2017 Great Reads, among other offerings!

Choice is a magazine many academic libraries use for book selection and collection development. Database access is available at the Peosta campus, and accounts may be created there which can then be accessed off campus anywhere you like! Calmar campus has this publication available in print, where this and other bibliographic essays may also be read.

Library Journal's selection of the best books it has reviewed in 2017.

Calmar campus has this publication available in print, where this and other bibliographic essays may also be read. Choice is a magazine many academic libraries use for book selection and collection development. Database access is available at the Peosta campus, and accounts may be created there which can then be accessed off campus anywhere you like! Each monthly print issues selects 75 reviewed titles as the "Top 75" titles for that month. This URL is cumulative of all selections (several thousand) with the most recent first. You may navigate using options on left side of screen.