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New NonfictionOctober 2016 |
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The terror years : from al-Qaeda to the Islamic State
by Lawrence Wright
Ten powerful pieces first published in The New Yorker recall the path terror in the Middle East has taken from the rise of al-Qaeda in the 1990s to the recent beheadings of reporters and aid workers by ISIS. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower.
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The kingdom of speech
by Tom Wolfe
Taking readers on a rollicking ride through history, a master storyteller and reporter, whose legend began in journalism, presents a paradigm-shifting argument that speech - not evolution - is responsible for humanity's complex societies and achievements.
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The fire this time : a new generation speaks about race
by Jesmyn Ward
The National Book Award-winning author of Salvage the Bones presents a continuation of James Baldwin's 1963 The Fire Next Time that examines race issues from the past half century through essays, poems and memoir pieces by some of her generation's most original thinkers and writers.
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The book : a cover-to-cover exploration of the most powerful object of our time
by Keith Houston
The author of Shady Characters reveals how books and the materials that make them reflect the rich history and culture of human civilization, tracing the development of writing, printing, illustrating and binding to demonstrate the transition from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the mass-distributed books of today.
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Taverns of the American Revolution
by Adrian Covert
Taverns of the American Revolution presents the boozing and schmoozing that went on in some of America's most historic watering holes, revealing the crucial role these public houses played as meeting places for George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and their fellow Founding Fathers in the struggle for independence.
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Supremely partisan : how raw politics tips the scales in the United States Supreme Court
by James D Zirin
On the eve of a presidential election that may determine the makeup of Supreme Court justices for decades to come, prominent attorney James D. Zirin argues that the Court has become increasingly partisan, rapidly making policy choices right and left on bases that have nothing to do with law or the Constitution. Zirin explains how we arrived at the present situation and looks at the current divide through its leading partisans.
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Necessary trouble : Americans in revolt
by Sarah Jaffe
A narrative chronicle of the political uprisings, labor demonstrations and peaceful protests that have helped America to recover from the 2008 financial crisis details how the Tea Party, the Occupy Wall Street movement and workers in and out of labor unions have challenged the nation's power holders to advance real-life improvements.
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Mad enchantment : Claude Monet and the painting of the water lilies
by Ross King
The portrait of the master artist and his most famous series reveals the terrible dramas behind their creation, describing Monet's struggles with World War I, family losses, harsh criticism and the competitive presences of a younger generation of artists throughout the final years of his life.
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Leonard : my fifty-year friendship with a remarkable man
by William Shatner
An anecdotal tribute to the Emmy Award-winning cultural icon's longtime friend and Star Trek co-star describes their initial collaborations and the emotionally rich highs and lows that marked their shared decades.
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Frank Auerbach
by Catherine Lampert
Frank Auerbach has made some of the most resonant, inventive, and perpetually alive paintings, both of people and of the urban landscapes near his studio in Camden Town, London. This publication accompanies a retrospective of Auerbach's work at Tate Britain and the Bonn Kunstmuseum in 2015.
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Fighting for Uncle Sam : buffalo soldiers in the frontier army
by John P. Langellier
From the American Revolution to the present day, African Americans have stepped forward in their nations defense. This book breathes new vitality into a stirring subject, emphasizing the role men who have come to be known as buffalo soldiers played in opening the Trans-Mississippi West. This concise overview reveals a cast of characters as big as the land they served.
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Blood in the water : the Attica prison uprising of 1971 and its legacy
by Heather Ann Thompson
An all-encompassing account of the infamous 1971 Attica prison uprising, the state's violent response and the victims' decades-long quest for justice draws on previously unreleased information while detailing how the event has influenced civil rights practices in the criminal justice system.
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Beyond human : how cutting-edge science is extending our lives
by Eve Herold
Examining the medical technologies taking shape at the nexus of computing, microelectronics, engineering, nanotechnology, cellular and gene therapies and robotics, an in-depth look at how scientific breakthroughs and technology can help us overcome our failings, while still allowing us to hold onto our humanity.
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