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New Nonfiction Releases July, 2019 |
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Body Leaping Backward: Memoir of a Delinquent Girlhood
by Maureen Stanton
The award-winning author of Killer Stuff and Tons of Money traces her self-destructive upbringing in a working-class prison town, where her divorced mother turned criminal to support seven children while the author slipped into delinquency and addiction.
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Casting into the Light: Tales of a Fishing Life
by Janet Messineo
The champion surfcaster and Martha's Vineyard Times columnist traces her efforts to break barriers in a strictly male sport, describing its unspoken ethics while sharing insider strategies on surf-fishing techniques, lures, baits and locations.
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Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoir
by Daniel R. Day
A memoir by the legendary designer who pioneered high-end streetwear traces his rise from an early-1980s Harlem storefront to the red carpet in Hollywood, working with such celebrities as Salt-N-Pepa and Beyoncé.
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Four Friends: Promising Lives Cut Short
by William D. Cohan
The award-winning author of The Last Tycoons shares a powerful portrait of four of his fellow Andover boarding-school graduates, including John F. Kennedy, Jr., whose lives were cut short by tragedy.
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George Marshall: Defender of the Republic
by David L. Roll
The author of The Hopkins Touch traces the story of the distinguished U.S. soldier and statesman, examining his role in influencing two world wars and America's emergence as a global superpower.
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If: The Untold Story of Kipling's American Years
by Christopher E. G. Benfey
An exploration of the Nobel Prize-winning literary master's life in Gilded Age America reveals how he wrote some of his most prodigious works, including The Jungle Book, in Vermont before controversial disputes forced his departure in 1896.
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In Pain: A Bioethicist's Personal Struggle With Opioids
by Travis Rieder
A bioethicist’s eloquent and riveting memoir of opioid dependence and withdrawal is a harrowing personal reckoning and clarion call for change not only for government but medicine itself, revealing the lack of crucial resources and structures to handle this insidious nationwide epidemic.
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The Love Prison Made and Unmade: My Story
by Ebony Roberts
The program director of #BeyondPrisons shares the story of how her abuse-marked childhood complicated her pursuit of healthy relationships before falling in love with then-inmate and author of the best-selling memoir, Writing My Wrongs.
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What Do We Need Men For?: A Modest Proposal
by E. Jean Carroll
The veteran advice columnist behind the long-running "Ask E. Jean" draws on interviews with a diverse range of women collected during a rollicking road trip, in a darkly humorous exploration of the actual role men play in society.
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Young Castro: The Making of a Revolutionary
by Jonathan M. Hansen
The first American historian in a generation to gain access to the Castro archives in Havana draws upon hundreds of never-before-seen letters and interviews to present an intimate portrait of the early years of Fidel Castro—a man determined to be a leader.
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The Accident of Color: A Story of Race in Reconstruction
by Daniel Brook
The award-winning author of A History of Future Cities documents how the citizenship privileges of mixed-race urbanites in 19th-century New Orleans and Charleston were swept away by the political backlashes of the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras.
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Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism
by Terry McAuliffe
The former Governor of Virginia shares insights into the violent "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, discussing the events that led to the tragedy, his astonishment at Trump's response and the actions McAuliffe believes are necessary to prevent hate crimes.
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Black Site: The CIA in the Post-9/11 World
by Philip Mudd
A former top CIA executive and media pundit shares previously undisclosed details about the September 11 attacks and how the CIA developed enhanced interrogation techniques and other controversial initiatives under wrenching circumstances.
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Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects
by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
An enthusiastic, witty and informative introduction to the world of insects explains why we—and the planet we inhabit—could not survive without them.
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The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America
by Margaret Pugh O'Mara
The historian author of Cities of Knowledge draws on firsthand perspectives to document the epic history of Silicon Valley, its deep involvement with the Clinton administration and its indelible world influence.
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Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War 1941-1943
by John C. McManus
The award-winning author of September Hope presents an epic chronicle of the U.S. Army's role in the Pacific during World War II, offering insight into military transformations under the leadership of generals MacArthur, Eichelberger, Stillwell and Krueger.
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Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump
by Robby Soave
An award-winning Daily Beast columnist investigates millennial activism in the age of Trump, profiling a cross-section of major and minor groups on the left and right to share insights into their motivations and agendas.
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Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe
by Laura Lynne Jackson
The certified medium and author of The Light Between Us counsels readers on how to recognize and interpret life-changing messages from loved ones and spirit guides on the other side for more relevant life purpose and direction.
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Stronghold: One Man's Quest to Save the World's Wild Salmon
by Tucker Malarkey
A nonfiction debut by the author of the best-selling An Obvious Enchantment documents the story of fly fisherman and environmentalist Guido Rahr and his dangerous mission to protect the world's last major salmon habitat.
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Talking to Robots: Tales from Our Human-robot Futures
by David Ewing Duncan
The award-winning author of Experimental Man announces the arrival of high-capacity artificial-intelligence machines, drawing on expert insights to explain how the robots of today and the near-future will transform the definition of humanity and revolutionize the world.
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Three Women
by Lisa Taddeo
Offers a riveting account of the sex lives of three ordinary American women, based on nearly a decade of reporting.
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