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New Nonfiction Releases
April 2017 |
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Arnie: The Life of Arnold Palmer
by Tom Callahan
A veteran sportswriter and author of His Father’s Son: Earl and Tiger Woods shines a spotlight on one of the greatest golfers ever to play the game, Arnold Palmer.
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Change of Seasons: A Memoir
by John Oates
A memoir by the co-founder of the rock duo Hall & Oates explores the childhood music that shaped his early music perspectives, the unlikely artistic pursuits that led to the band's first hit, and his personal struggles with fame
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The Gift of Anger: And Other Lessons from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi
by Arun Gandhi
The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi shares 10 vital and extraordinary life lessons imparted by the iconic philosopher and peace advocate, sharing Gandhi's particular insights into how emotions like anger can be guiltless motivational tools if properly used for good purposes.
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Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry
by Marcus Thompson
A longtime Warriors insider traces the inspirational story of the NBA star shooter to offer insight into his personal life and achievements as both an athletic leader and role model for kids.
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Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff
by Michael Nesmith
An idiosyncratic memoir by the Monkees icon, songwriter and music-video innovator traces his experiences as a wild youth and celebrity before finding peace and creative wholeness through the teachings of Christian Science and his collaborations with like-minded fellow artists.
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Leading Lady: Sherry Lansing and the Making of a Hollywood Groundbreaker
by Stephen Galloway
The president of 20th Century Fox and CEO of Paramount Pictures traces her journey to become the first female head of a major motion-picture studio, sharing behind-the-scenes tales from sets and boardrooms while explaining what inspired her to walk away to start the Sherry Lansing Foundation.
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Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night
by Jason Zinoman
A definitive account of the life and career of comedic talk show host David Letterman evaluates how his ironic style transcended traditional television and how his remote and reclusive personality contrasts with his widely misunderstood achievements.
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Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice
by Willie Parker
An outspoken Christian reproductive-justice advocate draws on his experiences as a physician and abortion provider to trace his fundamentalist upbringing in the American South while explaining why he believes that helping women in need without judgment is in accordance with Christian values.
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The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince
by Mayte Garcia
Published to commemorate the first anniversary of the iconic musician's death, a candid assessment of his personal and professional life by his first wife traces their long-distance courtship, marriage and creative partnership as well as the challenges that compromised their romance.
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Nevertheless: A Memoir
by Alec Baldwin
In a candid memoir, a noted, outspoken actor chronicles the highs and lows of his life and career.
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Out of Line: A Life of Playing with Fire
by Barbara Lynch
A memoir by the James Beard Award-winning Top Chef judge traces her rise from a hard-knocks south Boston childhood to culinary stardom, reflecting on her experiences with petty crime, drugs and trauma before finding healing and purpose in the kitchens of her Irish Catholic heritage.
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The Outrun: A Memoir
by Amy Liptrot
After a life of heavy drinking in London, the author returns home to Orkney at the age of 30, and finds that the unbridled nature of the Outrun has the natural healing she needs to put her on the path to recovery.
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Richard Nixon: The Life
by John A. Farrell
An extensively researched portrait of the 37th president by a prize-winning biographer, traces Nixon's early political ambitions in his post-military years, his early achievements as a senator and vice president and his forward-thinking ideas in health care, poverty, civil rights, the environment and foreign affairs.
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The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
by Jeff Guinn
A portrait of the influential cult leader behind the Jonestown Massacre examines his personal life from his extramarital affairs and drug use to his fraudulent faith healing practices and his decision to move his followers to Guyana, sharing astonishing new details about the events leading to the 1978 tragedy.
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The Secrets of My Life: A History
by Caitlyn Jenner
The author chronicles her childhood as Bruce Jenner and rise to fame as a gold-medal-winning Olympic decathlete; her marriages and her relationships with her children; her transition; and her experience as the world's most famous transgender woman.
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There Is No F*cking Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch
by Kelly Osbourne
The TV personality and fashion designer reflects on lessons learned throughout her unconventional life as the middle child of music legend Ozzy Osbourne, describing her transformation from a perceived unattractive misfit to her signature "lavender swan" identity.
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The Tincture of Time: A Memoir of (Medical) Uncertainty
by Elizabeth L. Silver
A poignant account of the author's family experiences in the wake of her newborn daughter's baffling stroke traces the ensuing year of testing, treatments and stress that challenged the author's faith in medicine and compelled her investigation into historical and alternate practices.
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Beyond the Label: Women, Leadership, and Success on Our Own Terms
by Maureen Chiquet
A former global CEO of Chanel traces her unlikely journey to a business leader, counseling readers on how to move beyond the confines of staid expectations while discovering personal goals, strengths and leadership values that can enable a career on one's own terms.
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Born Anxious: The Lifelong Impact of Early Life Adversity and How to Break the Cycle
by Daniel P. Keating
A cutting-edge psychologist explains what parents and society need to understand about the lifelong consequences of early exposure to stress and adversity, explaining how stress exposures in utero and the first year of life can predispose the body to excessive levels of cortisol, triggering significant health problems.
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Climate of Hope: How Cooler Heads Can Cool the World
by Michael R. Bloomberg
The former New York City Mayor and the former Sierra Club head present a manifesto on how the benefits of taking action on climate change can be real, immediate and significant, sharing disparate perspectives on related issues while explaining how cities, businesses and everyday people can make positive changes regardless of Washington politics.
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Double Bind: Women on Ambition
by Robin Romm
The author of The Mother Garden presents an urgent exploration of why today's feminists still dissociate themselves from healthy ambition, sharing the views of such contributors as Ayana Mathis, Molly Ringwald and Roxane Gay to illuminate why ambition remains a taboo in gender equality.
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The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America
by Frances FitzGerald
A dramatic history of the Evangelical movement in America traces the revivals of the 18th and 19th centuries that rendered evangelism a dominant religious force, describing the rise and fall of denominations and how they influenced American agendas ranging from civil rights and gender equality to climate change and immigration reform.
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Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy
by Anne Lamott
An impassioned exploration of mercy, its elusive presence and why people ignore or embrace it shares advice for forging deeper self-understanding and how to pursue an honest, meaningful life that involves kindness to others.
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann
The author of The Lost City of Z presents a true account of the early 20th-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
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Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America
by James Forman
A consequential argument about race, crime and law in today's America by a Yale legal scholar and former public defender examines the urgent debates surrounding the criminal justice system and its activities involving mass incarceration, aggressive police tactics and their impact on at-risk people of color and beleaguered law-enforcement officers.
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Make Trouble
by John Waters
The pop culture artist best known for such films as "Pink Flamingos" and "Hairspray" shares inspirational, counterintuitive advice for artists, graduates and anyone seeking creative fulfillment, citing his own academic failures while making recommendations for developing ideas on one's own terms.
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The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career
by Alexandra Cavoulacos
The founders of TheMuse.com present a guide to navigating the dynamic modern workplace and its vast range of career options, counseling today's professionals on how to use cutting-edge tools to choose an ideal career path and employers that motivate a fulfilling working life.
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The New Urban Crisis
by Richard L. Florida
The Atlantic senior editor presents a follow-up to The Rise of the Creative Class to explore how today's creative economy is affecting gentrification, inequality and segregation in the world's major cities.
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Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World
by Alec Ryrie
Protestant Christianity began with one stubborn monk in 1517. Now it covers the globe and includes almost a billion people. On the 500th anniversary of Luther’s theses, a global history of the revolutionary faith that shaped the modern world.
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Raptor: A Journey through Birds
by James Macdonald Lockhart
From the merlin to the golden eagle, the goshawk to the honey buzzard, the author’s first book is a quest of beak, talon, wing, and sky.
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The Seasons Alter: How to Save Our Planet in Six Acts
by Philip Kitcher
Two forefront intellectuals examine the science, politics and debates surrounding climate change in today's world, addressing topics ranging from whether or not climate change is real to the responsibility of today's world in protecting future needs.
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You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth
by Jen Sincero
A sequel to the best-selling You Are a Badass shares step-by-step guidelines for overcoming blocks, moving past fear and making real-world money, revealing how personal perceptions and bank accounts reflect obstructive beliefs that can be rendered lucrative through strategic concept changes.
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