An event in autumn by Henning Mankell ; translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson.  Fans of Mankell's Swedish detective, Kurt Wallander, will enjoy this story set just before Wallander's final case. 

The teacher wars: a history of America's most embattled profession by Dana Goldstein.  Everyone has an opinion about America's public schools and the responsibility of its' teachers. Would you be surprised to learn teachers have been similarly embattled for nearly two centuries?

A share in death by Deborah Crombie. This is the first in Crombie's long running Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series.  It's been on my To Read list for awhile and I thought it's time had come. Nominated for an Agatha Award.

The doomsday clock [videodisc]

Faster: the acceleration of just about everything by James Gleick

Galileo's pendulum: from the rhythm of time to the making of matter by Roger G. Newton

A geography of time: the temporal misadventures of a social psychologist, or how every culture keeps time just a little bit differently by Robert Levine

The history of watches by David Thomspson ; photography by Saul Peckham

There are many approaches to seeking self-actualization; and the library is a great place to find self-help materials about them. If you're interested in realizing your full potential, your method of achieving that goal might include minimalism, and it will likely require time management:

Work

• The Pomodoro Technique [Free eBook]
• Time Management for Creative People [Free eBook]
• 10 Time-Management Tips That Work by Entrepreneur

Getting things done: the art of stress-free productivity by David Allen