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1 - Mark Twain
Ron Chernow - Penguin Press
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Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain. Before he was Mark Twain, he was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Born in 1835, the man who would become America's... |
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2 - Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind
Nate Bargatze - Grand Central Publishing
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One of the hottest stand-ups working today, Nate Bargatze brings his everyman comedy to the page in this hilarious collection of personal stories, opinions, and confessions.. Nate Bargatze used to be a genius. That is, until the summer after seventh grade when he slipped, fell off a cliff,... |
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5 - Abundance
Ezra Klein - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
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From bestselling authors and journalistic titans, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, Abundance is a once-in-a-generation, paradigm-shifting call to rethink big, entrenched problems that seem mired in systemic scarcity: from climate change to housing, education to healthcare.. To trace the global... |
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7 - Trump's Triumph: America's Greatest Comeback
Newt Gingrich - Center Street
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Newt Gingrich takes readers inside the most significant political comeback in American history and explains where the Trump movement goes from here. Despite a nine-year effort to destroy him, President Donald J. Trump succeeded in a historic comeback... |
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9 - A Different Kind of Power: A Memoir
Jacinda Ardern
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From the former prime minister of New Zealand, then the world's youngest female head of government and just the second to give birth in office, comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to a new generation of leaders.What if we could... |
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11 - Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia MD - Harmony
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A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert "One of the most important... |
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12 - How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle (Principles)
Ray Dalio - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
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An urgent warning about the American economy from Ray Dalio, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Principles. Do big government debts threaten our collective well-being? Are there limits to debt growth? Can a big, important reserve currency country like the United States really go broke... |
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13 - John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs
Ian Leslie - Celadon Books
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"A new take on a legendary partnership...Thoroughly delightful...Fans will love this fresh, insightful approach to the band." -- Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) . John Lennon and Paul McCartney knew each other for twenty-three years, from 1957 to 1980. This book is the myth-shattering... |
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14 - Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service
Michael Lewis - Penguin Audio
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Who works for the government and why does their work matter? An urgent and absorbing civics lesson from an all-star team of writers and storytellers.The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It's also our shared... |
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15 - Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company
Patrick McGee - Scribner
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For readers of Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs and Chris Miller's Chip War, a riveting look at how Apple helped build China's dominance in electronics assembly and manufacturing only to find itself trapped in a relationship with an authoritarian state making ever-increasing demands..... |
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