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New Nonfiction Releases April, 2018
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The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma's Table
by Rick Bragg
The best-selling author of All Over but the Shoutin' presents a rollicking food memoir, cookbook and tribute to his mother and the vanishing pre-Civil War Deep South, sharing classic family recipes and preparation secrets for such traditional fare as short ribs, biscuits and perfect mashed potatoes.
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Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
by Claire Lisa Evans
The YACHT lead singer and VICE reporter celebrates the lesser-known contributions of women to the history of technology, sharing brief profiles of such boundary-breaking innovators as Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper, Elizabeth "Jake" Feinler and Stacy Horn.
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The Duchess: Camilla Parker Bowles and the Love Affair That Rocked the Crown
by Penny Junor
The esteemed royal biographer traces the unlikely and extraordinary story of the once-reviled wife of Britain's Prince Charles, detailing her roles in some of the darkest days of the modern monarchy and helping restore its reputation as well as the changing public opinions about whether she should be queen.
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Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World
by Eileen McNamara
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the life and times of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, covering her Stanford education, her inspirational relationship with her sister Rosemary, her advocacy on behalf of disabled citizens and the solutions she envisioned that helped engineer one of the greatest civil rights movements of the modern world.
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Every Day I'm Hustling
by Vivica A. Fox
Inspirational life lessons from the NAACP Image Award-winning actress urge today's businesswomen to take charge of their own luck, sharing stories from her early family life and career, including behind-the-scenes anecdotes from her film work, where she received advice and encouragement from her fellow stars.
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The Fox Hunt: A Refugee's Memoir of Coming to America
by Mohammed Al Samawi
The son of middle-class Shiite doctors in Yemen shares his moving story of love, war and hope that describes his harrowing escape from regional fanaticism and civil unrest through a daring plan engineered on social media by a small group of Western interfaith activists.
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From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love
by Ray Allen
The record-holding, two-time NBA champion reflects on his work ethic, on-the-court friendships and rivalries and what he has learned about what is needed for a long and successful career in a memoir that includes coverage of his military upbringing and his unforgettable 2013 Game Six three-pointer.
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The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
by Clemantine Wamariya
Traces the author's harrowing experiences as a young child during the Rwanda massacres and displacements, which separated her from her parents and forced the author and her older sister to endure six years as refugees in seven countries, foraging for survival and encountering unexpected acts of cruelty and kindness before she was granted asylum in a profoundly different America.
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Lady in Red: An Intimate Portrait of Nancy Reagan
by Sheila Tate
A long-awaited collection of behind-the-scenes stories and iconic images of the influential First Lady, compiled by a close confidante and former press secretary, shares insights into her personal life, from her daily routines and diplomatic travels to her friendships and enduring influence in the Reagan White House.
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Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead
by Cecile Richards
The president of Planned Parenthood and daughter of the late Texas Governor Ann Richards shares the story of her lifetime spent fighting for women's rights and social justice, offering insight into her work as a labor organizer, the challenges of balancing her career with her family responsibilities and her views about the importance of taking risks, making mistakes and standing up for what is right.
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My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food
by Lidia Bastianich
The Emmy Award-winning host of Lidia's Kitchen shares a heartwarming, revelatory memoir that traces her impoverished but loving upbringing under Tito's communist regime, her years as a refugee while trying to enter the United States and her early start as a restaurant worker.
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My Patients and Other Animals: A Veterinarian's Stories of Love, Loss, and Hope
by Suzanne Fincham-Gray
A memoir of the author's life spent in the company of animals illuminates the universal experiences of loving, healing and losing beloved pets, describing some of the remarkable cases that shaped her career while sharing a veterinarian's perspectives into the many ways that animals change our lives.
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The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind: My Tale of Madness and Recovery
by Barbara K. Lipska
Describes how the author, a leading expert on the neuroscience of mental illness, endured months of terrifying symptoms related to a brain melanoma before immunotherapy enabled a cure, recounting in vivid detail her recollection of the experience and what it revealed about the role of mental illness, brain injury and age on behavior, personality and memory.
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No Way Home: A Memoir of Life on the Run
by Tyler Wetherall
A New York writer presents a memoir of her childhood spent on the run in a series of homes in five different countries under an assumed name, describing her discovery of her father's fugitive status and his half-billion-dollar marijuana smuggling operation, her self-destructive youth and her efforts to reconcile her family's past with her own realities.
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North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
by Scott Jurek
An expert ultrarunner and best-selling author of Eat and Run describes how he set out to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail, a 2,189-mile journey that took an unforeseen physical and emotional toll, but also offered him unexpected rewards.
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President Carter: The White House Years
by Stuart Eizenstat
The former U.S. Ambassador and author of Imperfect Justice presents an insider's history of the Carter Administration that shares insights into the 39th President's admirable character and the achievements that positively reshaped the country and the world long after Carter's single term.
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This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today
by Chrissy Metz
A prescriptive book of inspirational and spiritual life lessons from the Golden Globe-nominated star of NBC's This Is Us examines the role of authenticity and sincerity in her successes, encouraging readers to claim their rightful places in a world that constantly undermines individuals.
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True Stories from an Unreliable Eyewitness: A Feminist Coming of Age
by Christine Lahti
A laugh-out-loud, intellectual and deeply feminist collection of interrelated personal stories by the Academy-award-winning actress best known for her work on such productions as Chicago Hope and The Blacklist focuses on the milestones of her childhood, early career and midlife while sharing candid reflections on the realities of being a woman in today's Hollywood.
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Where There's Hope: Healing, Moving Forward, and Never Giving Up
by Elizabeth Smart
The activist author of the best-selling My Story shares counsel for trauma survivors on how to reclaim their lives and move forward with hope, drawing on her own experiences as an abductee, the insights of fellow survivors and conversations with leading thinkers and spiritual leaders to explore the meaning and power of hope to heal lives.
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Blood Moon: An American Epic of War and Splendor in the Cherokee Nation
by John Sedgwick
A revisionist history of the lesser-known story of the 19th-century rivalry between Cherokee chiefs The Ridge and John Ross contends that, in spite of lengthy negotiations with the first 16 American Presidents, they and their followers became divided on key tenets of peace talks and devastated the Cherokee Nation with division, war and forced migrations.
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Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?
by Robert Kuttner
The co-editor of The American Prospect, former Business Week columnist and influential social critic traces the role of global capitalism in current income stagnation, reduced productivity and minimized social support, arguing how the unchecked capitalism of today's world is undermining the practices of a healthy democracy.
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Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World
by Jennifer Palmieri
A former Hillary Clinton Communications Director presents an open letter to the future first woman president—and by extension, to all women working to succeed in any field—creating a forward-thinking framework of inspirational and practical advice for all women everywhere who are determined to seize control of their lives, their workplaces and their country.
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The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Published in support of the International Rescue Committee and edited by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer, a collection searing personal essays by prominent international refugees shares candid reflections on the Trump administration's 2017 executive order to limit or ban Muslim refugees from America.
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Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change
by Leonard Mlodinow
The award-winning theoretical physicist and author of Subliminal draws on cutting-edge research in neuroscience and psychology to introduce the theory of "elastic thinking" as it can advance the mind's cognitive abilities to adapt to today's rapidly evolving technologies.
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Fascism: A Warning
by Madeleine Korbel Albright
A former U.S. secretary of state and New York Times best-selling author presents a timely, considered and personal look at the history and current resurgence of fascism today and the virulent threat it poses to international freedom, prosperity and peace.
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
by Kirk Wallace Johnson
Documents the astonishing 2009 theft of an invaluable collection of ornithological displays from the British Museum of Natural History by a talented American musician, tracing the author's years-long investigation to track down the culprit and understand his motives, which were possibly linked to an obsession with the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying.
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First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety
by Sarah Wilson
The best-selling author of I Quit Sugar challenges cultural beliefs about anxiety from the perspectives of medical and spiritual leaders and the Chinese proverb, "To conquer a beast, you must first make it beautiful," to explore how the condition needs to be viewed less as a burdensome affliction and more as a source of divine growth.
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I Feel You: The Surprising Power of Extreme Empathy
by Cris Beam
Sifts through ongoing debates and contradictory practices to present an examination of empathy and its related myths, science and power, revealing how empathy is learned, what is being discovered about its capabilities and how it has the potential to transform education, criminal justice, government and more. By the award-winning author of To the End of June.
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Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness
by Alisa Roth
An urgent exposé of the mental-health crisis in America's courts and prisons reveals that nearly half of the nation's inmates are actually afflicted by a psychiatric problem and that a high percentage of crimes are related to mental disorders, drawing on intimate stories that reveal how the criminal justice system worsens mental illness and could be improved through more humane approaches.
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Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous With American History
by Yunte Huang
A wryly whimsical dual portrait of famous 19th-century conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker shares an Asian-American perspective on their improbable lives, describing their rise from savvy side-show celebrities to wealthy Southern gentry, their large family and how their experiences reflected America's historical penchant for objectifying differences.
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The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete's Battle With Mental Illness
by Mary Pilon
The best-selling author of The Monopolists shares the story of an Olympic sailor and the "Truman Show" psychiatric syndrome that makes him believe he stars in a live production about his life, describing how the condition is marked by delusions about a "Director" who commands him to commit high-risk and deviant acts.
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Look Alive Out There: Essays
by Sloane Crosley
A latest collection of essays by the award-winning author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake shares her trademark, laugh-out-loud observations on subjects ranging from scaling active volcanoes and crashing shivas to assisted fertility and playing herself on Gossip Girl.
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Love and Death in the Sunshine State: The Story of a Crime
by Cutter Wood
An award-winning writer who was a motel guest documents the story of a missing Gulf Coast motel owner and the efforts of local detectives to identify her assailant, offering additional insights into the psychological factors that motivate domestic crimes as based on firsthand interviews with the case's chief suspect.
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On Grand Strategy
by John Lewis Gaddis
Distilled from the Yale University seminar, "Studies in Grand Strategy," a master class in strategic thinking by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of George F. Kennan: An American Life surveys statecraft from the ancient Greeks through FDR and beyond as vital historical lessons for future world leaders.
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The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America
by Timothy Snyder
The author of On Tyranny chronicles the rise of authoritarianism from Russia to Europe and America in the post-Cold War years, tracing how, in the aftermath of celebrations predicting a peaceful and globalized future, Putin developed a power-consolidating political system that has spread throughout the west, triggering inflammatory elections and uprisings.
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Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine
by Alan P. Lightman
The acclaimed author of Einstein's Dreams presents a lyrical meditation on religion and science as they relate to the human yearning for permanence and certainty in spite of discoveries that prove the world's impermanent and uncertain nature.
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See What Can Be Done: Essays, Criticism, and Commentary
by Lorrie Moore
A treasury of more than 50 prose pieces by the cultural commentator and author of Bark reviews the literary achievements of her contemporaries, sharing perspectives on subjects ranging from the art of writing fiction and the historical imagination to terrorism and the continuing unequal state of race in America.
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The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
by Christian Davenport
Traces the historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space as navigated by today's leading billionaire entrepreneurs, sharing insights into how professional rivalry and Silicon Valley innovations are dramatically lowering the cost of space travel and exceeding the achievements of NASA.
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