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New Nonfiction Releases
September 2016 |
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Based on a True Story: A Memoir
by Norm Macdonald
A possibly true memoir by the former SNL cast member, raconteur, gambler and stand-up comedian traces his origins in a rural Canadian town, to his epically disastrous appearance on Star Search, through his eventual stumbles into fame, a personal account that is imparted to a deeply disturbed ghost writer.
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Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
by Elizabeth Vargas
The beloved 20/20 anchor presents this candid memoir of anxiety, addiction and recovery in which she addresses her time in rehab, her first year of sobriety and the guilt she felt as a working mother who had never found the right balance.
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Born to Run
by Bruce Springsteen
In a personal account inspired by the remarkable 2009 Super Bowl halftime show, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer traces his life from his childhood in a Catholic New Jersey family and the musical experiences that prompted his career to the rise of the E Street Band and the stories behind some of his most famous songs.
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Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Ladyby Susan QuinnAn intimate account of the close relationship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok shares compassionate insights into how their more than three-decade friendship transformed their lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history.
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The Fortress: A Love Story
by Danielle Trussoni
The best-selling author of Falling Through the Earth presents an evocative account of her journey to the other side of her fairy-tale marriage to a Bulgarian novelist and their failed efforts to revitalize their relationship by moving to the south of France, where the author confronted undercurrents that had been influencing her life.
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Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy
by Mike Love
A founding member of The Beach Boys traces the story of his triumphant half-century career, discussing topics ranging from the inspirations for his pop classic lyrics and his struggles with self-destructive habits to his spiritual life and his partnerships with his cousins Brian, Dennis and Carl.
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His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt
by Joseph Lelyveld
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author comes an intimate and hugely insightful account of Roosevelt's final months of life, when, despite a dire medical prognosis, he was determined to be re-elected, deal with Stalin, and bring the war to a successful conclusion.
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Love Warrior: A Memoir
by Glennon Doyle Melton
A highly anticipated new memoir by the best-selling author of Carry On, Warrior traces her journey of self-discovery after the dissolution of her marriage, revealing how she found healing by rejecting gender standards and refusing to settle for a "good-enough" life.
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Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies
by Ross King
The portrait of the master artist and his most famous series reveals the terrible dramas behind their creation, describing Monet's struggles with World War I, family losses, harsh criticism and the competitive presences of a younger generation of artists throughout the final years of his life.
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Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clintonby Joe ConasonA veteran political journalist chronicles the post-presidential achievements and adventures of Bill Clinton, drawing on interviews with dozens of the former President's colleagues, friends, supporters and family members to examine his philanthropic work, the charges of corruption levied against him and the ways he continues to inspire and infuriate the world.
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The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Lifeby John Le CarréThe author of such best-selling suspense novels as A Delicate Truth shares personal anecdotes from his life, discussing subjects ranging from his Cold War-era service in British intelligence to his work as a writer in Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
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The Red Bandanna
by Tom Rinaldi
The inspirational story of the iconic September 11 hero traces his faith-based life outlook, his decision to walk away from more lucrative career interests to volunteer as a FDNY firefighter and the accounts of survivors who revealed how he sacrificed his life to save people trapped in the South Tower.
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She Made Me Laugh: My Friend Nora Ephron
by Richard M. Cohen
The decades-long close friend of the late writer, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and personality draws on interviews with many her closest friends, from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg to Meryl Streep and Arianna Huffington, to share insights into her creative life, her role in influencing other women and her final battle with cancer.
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The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters
by Laura Thompson
Chronicles the lives of six glamorous daughters of the British aristocracy in the early 20th century, whose lives took different directions, all rife with scandal, controversy and tragedy.
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Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up
by Naya Rivera
The actress best known as Santana Lopez on Glee reflects on the successes and missteps of her life, urging young women to pursue their dreams and refuse to allow past mistakes to define them.
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A Truck Full of Money
by Tracy Kidder
The Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of Mountains Beyond Mountains presents the inspiring story of Kayak.com founder Paul English, discussing his struggles with bipolar disorder and rebellious nature while tracing his achievements as an unconventional inventor and entrepreneur.
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The True Believer: The Secret Life of Noel Field, Stalin's Last American Spy
by Kati Marton
Traces the life of American traitor Noel Field, who spied for Stalin during the 1930s and 1940s before he was kidnapped and tortured by the KGB and forced to testify against his Communist comrades, sharing insight into his decision to defect in spite of his privileged background and Ivy League education.
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You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures
by Alan Cumming
The award-winning actor, writer and activist presents a collection of outrageous and poignant stories from his personal life, from his awkward entertainment of Elizabeth Taylor at Carrie Fisher's birthday party to chasing down Oprah at a glitzy gala to secure a photo for a friend.
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American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804
by Alan Taylor
An authoritative, revisionist history of America's founding period by a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner challenges views about the Revolution's orderly conduct to illuminate the violence and corruption that prompted national leaders to ratify a frame of government that would consolidate power and restrain unruly state democracies.
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Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland
by Dave Barry
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer Is Much Faster) presents a riotous exploration of the Sunshine State that challenges negative stereotypes and offers insights into Florida's roles as a venue of history and fun.
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The Birth of a Nation: Nat Turner and the Making of a Movement
by Nate Parker
An official tie-in to the highly acclaimed film, The Birth of a Nation, surveys the history and legacy of Nat Turner, the leader of one of the most renowned slave rebellions on American soil, while also exploring Turner's relevance to contemporary dialogues on race relations.
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Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
by Patrick Phillips
A harrowing testament to the deep roots of racial violence in America chronicles acts of racial cleansing in early 20th-century Forsyth County, Georgia, where the murder of a young girl led to mob lynchings, acts of terror against black workers and violent protests by night riders who would enforce whites-only citizenship.
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The Boys of Dunbar: A Story of Love, Hope, and Basketball
by Alejandro Danois
Shares the inspiring true story of a high-school basketball team that overcame desperate circumstances in crack-challenged 1980s Baltimore to produce four NBA players and bring hope to their neighborhood, citing the pivotal contributions of former NFL player and perfectionist coach Bob Wade.
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Cast Away: True Stories of Survival from Europe’s Refugee Crisis
by Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Veteran journalist Charlotte McDonald-Gibson weaves together the experiences of five refugees--three from Syria, one from Eritrea, and one from Nigeria--and their families and friends, offering a vivid, on-the-ground glimpse of the pressures and hopes that drive them.
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The Curse of Cash
by Kenneth S Rogoff
The New York Times best-selling author of This Time Is Different argues that we should phase out paper money to fight crime and tax evasion—and to battle financial crises by tapping the power of negative interest rates.
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Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
by Bill Burnett
The executive director of the Design Program at Stanford and the co-founder of Electronic Arts outline strategies for enabling a thriving life by incorporating "design thinking" habits that promote fulfillment and meaning by emulating the examples of the engineers of today's most popular technologies.
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A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Ageby Daniel J. LevitinAn esteemed psychology professor outlines recommendations for critical thinking practices that meet the challenges of the digital era's misinformation, demonstrating the role of science in information literacy while explaining the importance of skeptical reasoning in making decisions based on online information.
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Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan
by Bill O'Reilly
A latest entry in the best-selling series dramatically portrays the events of World War II in 1944, when escalating Pacific battles between the forces of General Douglas MacArthur and the Japanese army lead to the development of humanity's deadliest weapon and newly appointed President Truman's impossible choice.
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The Kingdom of Speech
by Tom Wolfe
Taking readers on a rollicking ride through history, a master storyteller and reporter, whose legend began in journalism, presents a paradigm-shifting argument that speech not evolution is responsible for humanity's complex societies and achievements.
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Now: The Physics of Time
by R. Muller
The eminent experimental physicist and award-winning author of Physics for Future Presidents explores how scientific definitions of "now" have eluded forefront scientific, philosophical and religious minds, outlining a theory of testable predictions that explain how physics clarifies reality rather than declaring it an illusion.
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Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness
by Craig Nelson
Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the attack, an account based on years of research and new information illuminates less-understood aspects of how and why Japan targeted America, sharing additional details about the experiences of survivors. By the award-winning author of Rocket Men.
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The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football
by S. C. Gwynne
The award-winning historian and author of the best-selling Rebel Yell chronicles the role of then-unknown coaches Hal Mumme and Mike Leach in revolutionizing American football, discussing how their innovative passing strategies transformed the sport and its culture.
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Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
by Robert B Cialdini
The author of the best-selling Influence examines the art of effective persuasion to argue that its secret lies in a key moment before messages are delivered, sharing strategies for how to psychologically prepare one's listeners to render them most receptive.
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Radical Beauty: How to Transform Yourself from the Inside Out
by Deepak Chopra
The best-selling author of Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul and the best-selling author of The Beauty Detox Solution outline revolutionary approaches to health based on six spiritual and physical pillars for maximizing one's natural beauty.
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Substitute: Going to School With a Thousand Kids
by Nicholson Baker
Describes how the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author became an on-call substitute teacher in pursuit of the realities of American public education, describing his complex difficulties with helping educate today's students in spite of flawed curriculums and interpersonal challenges.
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Time Travel: A History
by James Gleick
The acclaimed author of Chaos presents a thought-provoking exploration of time travel that details its subversive origins, evolution in literature and science and enduring influence on our understandings of time itself.
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Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocationsby Nicholas G. CarrAn alternative history of the digital age chronicles its roller-coaster crazes and crashes through a series of incisive essays including, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" and "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Privacy." By the Pulitzer Prize finalist author of The Shallows.
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What the Luck?: The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday Lives
by Gary Smith
The economics professor author of Standard Deviations explores the role of luck, specifically the "Regression to the Mean" concept, in everyday life, exploring how failures to understand chance and random variations influence choices and perceptions of truth.
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