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Non- Fiction Favourites

This is a list of some of my favourite non-fiction books available at the Brockville Public Library.

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  • Zero Waste Home

    the Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life and Reducing Your Waste

    Johnson, Bea, 1974-
    This book changed my life when I read it. It may be too extreme for some people but if you are big on greening your life already, this book may be for you.
    Book, 2013New York ; Toronto : Scribner, 2013. — 640.286 JOH
  • Plastic-Free

    How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too

    Terry, Beth
    A great book for how to eliminate plastic in your life. Suggestions for all levels of environmental awareness.
    eBook, 2015Skyhorse, 2015
  • While this book doesn't actually give you the carbon footprint of everything, it does teach you how you can figure out how to reduce your carbon footprint by thinking about how things are made, shipped, processed, etc.
    Book, 2022Vancouver : Greystone Books, 2022. — 363.73874 BER
  • I would recommend listening to this title rather than reading it. If you are feeling stuck in a rut or like you don't take as much action in your life as you feel you should, this book may be helpful.
    eAudiobook, 2023Books on Tape, 2023
  • Book, 2023New York : Penguin Press, 2023. — 158.1 SCH
  • Large Print, 2023New York : Random House Large Print, [2023] — LP 158.1 SCH
  • eBook, 2023Penguin Publishing Group, 2023
  • A bit older now but still just a valuable! This book is about a person's journey of discover of how hard but important it is to eat local.
    Book, 641.3 SMI
  • This book helps explain how so many systems are going wrong in our society/government, how we got here, and what we can do to change them to work for us again. An excellent overview of complex problems.
    Book, 2025New York : Avid Reader Press, 2025. — 330.973 KLE
  • Abundance

    What Progress Takes

    Klein, EzraThompson, Derek
    eBook, 2025Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2025
  • We Were Dreamers

    An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

    Liu, Simu
    I would recommend listening to this title rather than reading it. An interesting title about Simu Liu's life, the life of his parents, and how he came be be an actor and Canadian citizen.
    eAudiobook, 2022HarperCollins, 2022
  • We Were Dreamers

    An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

    Liu, Simu, 1989-
    Book, 2022Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2022] — B 791.43028 LIU
  • We Were Dreamers

    An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

    Liu, Simu
    eBook, 2022HarperCollins Canada, 2022
  • If you like Seth Rogan, you will like this book. Read by the author, I would recommend listening to the audiobook.
    eAudiobook, 2021Books on Tape, 2021
  • Book, 2021[Toronto] : Viking, 2021. — B 791.43028 ROG