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New Nonfiction Releases
June 2017 |
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Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
by Eddie Izzard
A wide-ranging memoir by the critically acclaimed British comedian details his childhood in multiple countries, his first performances on the streets of London and the achievements that have marked his international success.
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The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying
by Nina Riggs
Exploring motherhood, marriage, friendship and memory—even as she wrestles with the legacy of her great-great-great grandfather, Ralph Waldo Emerson—an author who has been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer explores what makes a meaningful life when one has limited time.
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Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening
by Manal Sharif
An intimate memoir by a devout Saudi Arabian woman who became the unexpected leader of a movement to support women's rights to drive describes how fundamentalism influenced her radical religious beliefs until her education, a job and legal contradictions changed her perspectives and made her an accidental activist.
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Hunger
by Roxane Gay
The best-selling author of Bad Feminist presents a searingly frank memoir of food, weight, self-image and learning how to feed one's hunger in healthy ways, drawing on the popular essays of her long-running Tumblr blog to illuminate the challenges of navigating the boundaries between self-comfort and self-care.
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I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
by Kevin Hart
The award-winning actor and comedian presents an inspirational memoir on the importance of believing in oneself, sharing stories about the addiction and abuse that marked his childhood and how his unique way of looking at the world enabled his survival and successful career.
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I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad
by Souad Mekhennet
The Washington Post national security correspondent who broke the "Jihadi John" story draws on her personal experience as a multicultural woman with unique access to the world of jihad to share insights into the rise of Islamic radicalism and the gap between the Muslim world and the West.
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Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus D'Amato
by Mike Tyson
The former heavyweight champion and best-selling memoirist presents an intimate look at the life and leadership lessons of the legendary boxing trainer, exploring D'Amato's pivotal role in the careers of multiple World Champions and his legal adoption of Tyson in the aftermath of the latter's mother's death.
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Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over Civil Rights
by Steven Levingston
A revelatory account of the contentious relationship between the 35th President and Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout the tumultuous early years of the Civil Rights movement shares insights into their profound influence on one another and the important decisions that were inspired by their rivalry.
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The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road
by Finn Murphy
A rollicking assessment of life on the Big Slab by a decades-experienced long-haul trucker reflects on the changing realities of the working class as witnessed during journeys ranging from the I-95 Powerland and the Florida Everglades to the truck stops of the Midwest and the Rocky Mountains.
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Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia
by Gerda Saunders
A former literature professor offers an unsparing account of her life with dementia and what it is like to be an intellectual person who is aware of her irreversible cognitive decline.
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Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway
by N. Jack Kleiss
In an eyewitness account of the Battle of Midway by one of its key participants, timed to the 75th anniversary, an American dive-bomber pilot discusses how he sank two Japanese carriers, struck a third, received the Navy Cross and is credited with playing a decisive individual role in determining the outcome of a battle that is considered a turning point in World War II.
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Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me
by Janet Mock
The transgender activist and best-selling author of Redefining Realness presents a memoir of her search for purpose, love and self-realization in an early adulthood marked by her education at the University of Hawaii, a defining relationship and her entry into journalism.
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Toscanini: Musician of Conscience
by Harvey Sachs
Describes the life of the famed conductor, Arturo Toscanini, whose reforms had lasting influence on generations of musicians and whose opposition to the Nazis and Fascists reserved his place as a model for other artists of conscience.
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The Women Who Flew for Hitler: A True Story of Soaring Ambition and Searing Rivalry
by Clare Mulley
A dual biography of the first two women flight captains for the Nazis describes how, in spite of Hitler's dictates against women in the military, Aryan poster girl Hanna Reitsch and Jewish aeronautical engineer Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenger were awarded the Iron Cross. By the award-winning author of The Woman Who Saved the Children.
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You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir
by Sherman Alexie
The National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian presents a literary memoir of poems, essays and intimate family photos that reflect his complicated feelings about his disadvantaged childhood on a Native American reservation with his siblings and alcoholic parents.
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Young Radicals: In the War for American Ideals
by Jeremy McCarter
The co-author of Hamilton: The Revolution explores the lives and achievements of five American radicals who fought for political, social and cultural reform, including social critic Randolph Bourne, poet-propagandist Max Eastman, liberal icon Walter Lippmann, suffragist Alice Paul and revolutionary John Reed.
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The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny
by Michael Wallis
An account of the 1846 Donner-Reed Party expedition parses fact from fiction to reveal the true events surrounding the tragedy, profiling the adventurous, business-savvy and adventurous characters who shaped the group and how various interpersonal factors led to their harrowing experiences.
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The Coffee Lover's Diet: Change Your Coffee, Change Your Life
by Bob Arnot
The best-selling author of The Aztec Diet draws on counterintuitive new research to reveal the health potential of coffee, counseling readers on how to consume coffee strategically to enable specific benefits, including weight loss and resilience against disease.
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Destined for war: can America and China escape Thucydides's Trap?
by Graham T. Allison
A cautionary assessment of the modern state of China summarizes key historical events that have led to today's state, citing the growing breakdown in U.S.-China relations while outlining several scenarios in which both nations could slide into war in accordance with the examples of earlier conflicts.
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Going Deep: John Philip Holland and the Invention of the Attack Submarine
by Lawrence Goldstone
A history of the controversial attack sub traces the lesser-known story of the submarine's invention, exploring how self-taught innovator John Philip Holland's obsession with the idea of controlled undersea navigation led to decades of skepticism, setbacks and innovation.
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The Hidden School: Return of the Peaceful Warrior
by Dan Millman
A conclusion to the saga that began with Way of the Peaceful Warrior follows Dan through a range of exotic locales before his arrival in a secluded forest, where he uncovers the mystery of The Hidden School and the secrets of achieving an inspired life in the eternal present.
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Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation
by Michael Chabon
This collection of essays from esteemed writers around the world, including Colum McCann, Jacqueline Woodson, Colm Toibin, Geraldine Brooks, Dave Eggers and Hari Kunzru offer insight into a half-century of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.
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Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future
by Andrew McAfee
The authors of the best-selling The Second Machine Age present a guide to leadership success in today's dynamic, counter-intuitive economy, explaining the importance of rebalancing organizations away from traditional models in favor of the actual sources of profitable innovation.
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Murder in the City: New York, 1910-1920
by Wilfried Kaute
Surveys a decade of murder and violent crime in early 20th-century New York, drawing on photos, medical records, police reports, testimonies and period analysis to explore how crime in the 1910s impacted the lives of everyday citizens and how murder victims experienced their deaths.
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One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams
by Chris Fussell
From the co-author of the New York Times best-seller Team of Teams, comes a military-inspired guide for leaders looking to make their organizations more interconnected.
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The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South
by John T. Edge
Describes how the culinary traditions of the poor, rural South played a large part in the region's revitalization and renaissance, eventually becoming incorporated into the gentrification and artesian renaissance that gave rise to popular figures in Southern food, from Paul Prudhomme to Craig Claiborne.
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Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans
by James Stavridis
A general and former commander of NATO describes the history and geography of the world’s oceans and the battles that have spanned them during the whole of human existence, from the Athenians to the nuclear submarines of the 20th century Cold War.
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The Secret History of Jane Eyre: How Charlotte Brontë Wrote Her Masterpiece
by John Pfordresher
The lesser-known story behind Charlotte Brontë's beloved classic examines how and why she emphatically concealed her authorship from even her closest friends to hide difficult parallels in her own life, including an invalid father, a dissolute sibling and her passion for a married man.
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Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman
by Anne Helen Petersen
A popular BuzzFeed columnist examines the phenomenon of popular provocative womanhood to discuss the rise of such counterculture stars as Amy Schumer, Nicki Minaj and Caitlyn Jenner, exploring why they are popular in spite of negative behaviors and what makes and breaks today's divas.
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The Trial of Adolf Hitler: The Beer Hall Putsch and the Rise of Nazi Germany
by David King
Documents the lesser-known story of the scandalous courtroom drama that paved the way for the rise of the Nazi Party, recounting the 1923 trial of Hitler and nine associates who successfully threw off charges of high treason and used the trial to gain international attention and launch an improbable path to power.
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Understanding Trump
by Newt Gingrich
A former speaker of the House and Fox News contributor explains why Donald Trump is different from previous presidents and offers advice to the newest commander-in-chief.
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