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Crossings: A Doctor-Soldier's Story
Jon Kerstetter · Crown
Pages: 342
Format: Hardcover
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Every juncture in Jon Kerstetter's life has been marked by a crossing from one world into another: from civilian to doctor to soldier; between healing and waging war; and between compassion and hatred of the enemy. When an injury led to a stroke that ended his careers as a doctor and a soldier,... |
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Olivier
Philip Ziegler · MacLehose Press
Format: Hardcover
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A finalist for the Sheridan Morley Prize that has been called "probably the best Olivier book for general readers" (Kirkus Reviews), Philip Ziegler's Olivier provides an incredibly accessible and comprehensive portrait of this Hollywood superstar, Oscar-winning director, and one who is considered... |
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Japanese Notebooks: A Journey to the Empire of Signs
IGORT. · CHRONICLE
Pages: 184
Format: Print book
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Japan is a place of special fascination for the acclaimed international comics creator Igort, who has visited and lived there more than 20 times, and worked in the country's manga industry for more than a decade. In this masterful new book - part graphic memoir, part cultural meditation... |
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Mystery on the Isles of Shoals: Closing the Case on the Smuttynose Ax Murders of 1873
J. Dennis Robinson · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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For the first time, the full story of a crime that has haunted New England since 1873.The cold-blooded ax murder of two innocent Norwegian women at their island home off the coast of New Hampshire has gripped the region since 1873, beguiling tourists, inspiring artists, and fueling conspiracy... |
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Gastown Girl: A Memoir
Lois J Sonnenberg · L.B. Sonnenberg]
Pages: 244
Format: Print book
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For little Lois Benzino, a fearless tomboy growing up in the gritty Gastown section of Tonawanda, NY during the Great Depression, life is a pendulum ride that swings wildly between deprivation and adventure. From evictions and family humiliations to daredevil stunts with bloody endings... |
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Washington's Circle: The Creation of the President
David S. Heidler · Random House
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover
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History enthusiasts and admirers of Team of Rivals will rejoice in this magisterial account of the extraordinary Americans who served the nation's first chief executive: Together, they created the presidency for a country disgusted by crowns and the people who would wear them. In 1789,... |
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Unashamed
Lecrae Moore · B&H Publishing Group
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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"If you live for people's acceptance, you'll die from theirrejection. " Two-time Grammy winning rap artist, Lecrae, learned this lesson through more than his share of adversity childhood abuse, drugs and alcoholism, a stint in rehab, an abortion, and an unsuccessful suicide attempt.... |
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The Doors: The Illustrated History
Gillian G Gaar · Voyageur Press, 2015.
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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Take an up-front and behind-the-scenes look at The Doors.Although their career with their wild and unpredictable frontman lasted barely six years, The Doors are one of the most mind-blowing bands in rock history. Formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by UCLA film school acquaintances Jim Morrison... |
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Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
Ruth Franklin · Liveright
Pages: 624
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Notable Book of 2016 A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Pick of 2016 An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of 2016 A Time Magazine Top Nonfiction of 2016 A Seattle Times Best Book of 2016 A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2016 An NPR 2016's Great Read A Boston Globe Best Book... |
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Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression
David Leite · Dey Street Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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The stunning and long-awaited memoir from the beloved founder of the James Beard Award-winning website Leite's Culinaria - a candid, courageous, and at times laugh-out-loud funny story of family, food, mental illness, and sexual identity.Born into a family of Azorean immigrants, David Leite... |
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The Blood of Emmett Till
Timothy B Tyson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 304
Format: Audiobook
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Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction This extraordinary New York Times bestseller reexamines a pivotal event of the civil rights movement - the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till - "and demands that we do the one vital thing we aren't often enough asked to do with history:... |
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Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
Candice Millard · Doubleday
Pages: 381
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic and The River of Doubt, a thrilling narrative of Winston Churchill's extraordinary and little-known exploits during the Boer War At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime... |
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