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New Nonfiction Releases November, 2018 |
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All You Can Ever Know
by Nicole Chung
A Korean adoptee who grew up with a white family in Oregon discusses her journey to find her identity as an Asian American woman and a writer after becoming curious about her true origins.
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Becoming
by Michelle Obama
| An intimate and uplifting memoir by the former First Lady chronicles the experiences that have shaped her remarkable life, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago through her setbacks and achievements in the White House. | |
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Churchill: Walking With Destiny
by Andrew Roberts
Draws on extensive new materials, from private letters to transcripts of war cabinet meetings, to present a portrait of the iconic war leader that discusses Churchill's motivations and unwavering faith in the British Empire.
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Crave: A Memoir of Food and Longing
by Christine Scherick O'Brien
The author recounts a life spent struggling with food, telling the story of her own cravings and her painful, yet ultimately satisfying, journey to find balance.
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Debussy: A Painter in Sound
by Stephen Walsh
A biography of one of the greatest and most popular of modern composers--which also deeply investigates his much-loved music.
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A Forever Family: Fostering Change One Child at a Time
by Rob Scheer
The founder of Comfort Cases, an organization that makes life better for thousands of foster children, shares his own experiences in foster care and how he was able to chart his own path and achieve his wildest dreams.
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Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World
by Ramachandra Guha
The concluding volume of the definitive biography of Gandhi relates his struggles to attain India's independence from England, improve relations between Hindus and Muslims, and develop India's economic self-reliance, all using methods of nonviolence.
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Keeping at It: The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government
by Paul Volcker
A memoir by the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, who worked in the U.S. federal government for almost thirty years, discusses the changes that have taken place in American life, government, and the economy since World War II.
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Late-life Love: A Memoir
by Susan Gubar
| An acclaimed writer contemplates and celebrates her relationship with her husband describes how she learned to confront and deal with the many obstacles faced by senior couples including retirement, adult children, sexuality and memory issues. | |
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Napoleon: A Life
by Adam Zamoyski
Traces the life of Napoleon, who was born poor, became an army general at twenty-six, and let his love of an older woman transform him into a military commander who was crowned Emperor of France by age thirty-five.
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Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me
by Charlamagne Tha God
| The cohost of Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club details how anxiety has been a driving force in his life and reveals his blueprint for breaking free from one's fears to reach that elusive next level of success. | |
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Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton
by Philip Norman
Chronicles the life of the rock legend and guitar virtuoso, including his scandalous childhood, early musical success, struggles with addiction in the 1960s and 1970s, marriage to Pattie Boyd, and the death of his son.
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Why Religion?: A Personal Story
by Elaine H. Pagels
he author of The Gnostic Gospels draws on personal experiences and the perspectives of neurologists, anthropologists and historians to illuminate the enduring capacity of faith in explaining and meeting the challenges of the 21st century.
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American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts
by Chris McGreal
Describes how the current opioid crisis was driven by greed, incompetence, and indifference and exposes the pharmaceutical industry's control of the healthcare system and how the FDA was duped into pushing painkillers.
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Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan
by Eileen Rivers
Follows the experiences of four women who fought in active combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan and also worked to gather intelligence about the Taliban from local Afghani women, with whom they were able to cultivate relationships, unlike their male counterparts.
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Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward
by Gemma Hartley
Asserts that anticipating and managing the needs of others and solving problems large and small is adversely affecting women's lives and feeding gender inequality, and shows the way forward for better balancing their lives.
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The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968
by George Howe Colt
Tells the story of an unforgettable group of young athletes who battled in the legendary Harvard-Yale football game of 1968 amidst the sweeping currents of one of the most transformative years in American history.
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Kickback: Exposing the Global Corporate Bribery Network
by David Montero
A journalist for The Christian Science Monitor and a regular producer for PBS’s FRONTLINE/World, delves into the world of corporate bribery, examining its origins and its effects at both the individual and national level throughout the globe.
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The Laws of Human Nature
by Robert Greene
Draws on ancient wisdom to offer advice on how to understand the unconscious motivations of others, exercise self-control, and avoid conformity to develop an individual sense of purpose.
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Out of the Maze: An A-mazing Way to Get Unstuck
by P. Spencer Johnson
From the author of the classic business parable Who Moved My Cheese? comes the posthumous sequel, in which characters Hem and Haw must learn how to adapt their beliefs to achieve better results.
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Queer Eye: Love Yourself. Love Your Life
by Antoni Porowski
Offering hope and acceptance, the hosts of Netflix's "Queer Eye" provide a wealth of advice for creating a happy and healthy life, one that is rooted in self-love and authenticity.
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Them: Why We Hate Each Other--And How to Heal
by Ben Sasse
Presents an assessment of the existential crisis in modern America that explores how increasing social isolation and the collapse of traditional community connections lead to tension and pessimism, arguing that the solution is a rediscovery of human connections.
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Where We Go from Here
by Bernie Sanders
The Democratic presidential candidate, popular senator and respected economist traces the first year of the Trump administration and what Sanders and his followers are doing to reinforce the progressive movement.
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Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom
by Ariel Burger
A devoted protégé and friend of Elie Wiesel takes readers into the sacred space of Wiesel's classroom, showing the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient not only as an extraordinary human being but as a master teacher.
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The End of the End of the Earth: Essays
by Jonathan Franzen
| An essay collection includes an exploration of the author's complex relationship with his uncle, an assessment of the global seabird crisis, and his young adulthood in New York. | |
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The Patch
by John McPhee
A collection of essays offers the author's thoughts on sports, including fishing, football, golf, and lacrosse, as well as a visit to Hershey, Pennsylvania and an encounter with Joan Baez.
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Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart
by Alice Walker
The award-winning author of The Color Purple returns with a collection of nearly 70 works of poetic free verse, presented in both English and Spanish, that focus on issues of love, hope and gratitude in our troubled times.
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Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It
by James Geary
The author of The World in a Phrase explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns are the highest form of wit, which he reasons are both visual and verbal, physical and intellectual.
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