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Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail
Jonathan Chait - Custom House
Format: Print book
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"An unassailable case that, in the eyes of history, Barack Obama will be viewed as one of America's best and most accomplished presidents. Over the course of eight years, Barack Obama has amassed an array of outstanding achievements. His administration saved the American economy from... |
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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
Dalai Lama - Avery
Format: Hardcover
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An instant New York Times bestsellerTwo spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their... |
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Paperback
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times... |
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
J D Vance - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NAMED BY THE TIMES AS ONE OF "6 BOOKS TO HELP UNDERSTAND TRUMP'S WIN" AND SOON TO BE A MAJOR-MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD "You will not read a more important book about America this year." - The Economist "A riveting book."... |
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The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
Douglas Preston - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller! A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A stunning medical mystery. And a pioneering journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle.Since the days of conquistador Hernn Corts, rumors have circulated about... |
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Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In
Anonymous. - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book
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Throughout the Presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders galvanized voters with his progressive platform and vision for America. In the book, Sanders shares experiences from the campaign trail and outlines his ideas for continuing a political revolution to fight for a progressive economic,... |
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The Princess Diarist
Carrie Fisher - Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover
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The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher's intimate, hilarious and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time, the first Star Wars movie. * Named a PEOPLE Magazine Best Book of Fall 2016 *A New York... |
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Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission
Bret Baier - William Morrow
Format: Print book
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"THE BEST BOOK ON EISENHOWER TO APPEAR IN A VERY LONG TIME"*: BRET BAIER'S "RIVETING ACCOUNT" OF IKE'S FINAL MISSION IS "A LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT" THAT IS "DESTINED TO TAKE ITS PLACE AS ONE OF THE CLASSICS OF PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY"January 1961: President... |
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds
Michael Lewis - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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How a Nobel Prize-winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality.Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways... |
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