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This Is Cuba: An American Journalist Under Castro's Shadow
DAVID ARIOSTO · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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An exploration of Cuba's Cold War mindset and a people in the throes of transition, with tales of run-ins with spies, secret backrooms, and empty grocery shelvesFidel Castro is dead. Donald Trump is in the White House. And to most outsiders, the fate of Cuba has never been more uncertain.... |
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Handel in London: A Genius and His Craft
Jane Glover · Pegasus Books
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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A rich and evocative account of the life and work of one of the world's favorite composers -- from the acclaimed author of Mozart's Women.In 1712, a young German composer followed his princely master to London and would remain there for the rest of his life. That master would become King... |
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Selling Your House: Nolo's Essential Guide
Ilona Bray · NOLO
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
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Buyers can't wait to get a look at your home -- but what's the best way to earn the highest return? You may hope to inspire multiple offers, but also want to make sure to choose a buyer who will close the deal without last-minute issues or drama. Selling Your House: Nolo's Essential... |
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The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After
Julie Yip-Williams · Random House
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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As a young mother facing a terminal diagnosis, Julie Yip-Williams began to write her story, a story like no other. What began as the chronicle of an imminent and early death became something much more - a powerful exhortation to the living. That Julie Yip-Williams survived infancy was a miracle.... |
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Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
Benjamin Dreyer · Random House
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A witty, informative guide to writing from Random House's longtime copy chief and one of Twitter's leading language gurus - in the tradition of The Elements of Style "Utterly delightful . . . will stand among the classics on how to use the English language properly." - Elizabeth... |
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Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
Helen Zia · Ballantine Books
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist revolution - a heartrending precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today. "A true page-turner. . . [Helen] Zia has proven once again that history... |
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Adam Higginbotham · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover
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Journalist Adam Higginbotham's definitive, years-in-the-making account of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster - and a powerful investigation into how propaganda, secrecy, and myth have obscured the true story of one of the twentieth century's greatest disasters.Early in the morning... |
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The Feminism Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
DK · DK
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Discover more than 85 of the most important ideas, movements, and events that have defined feminism and feminist thought throughout history with this original, graphic-led book.Using the Big Ideas series' trademark combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics, this... |
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The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life
Julie Bogart · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
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A joyful and accessible approach to homeschooling that harnesses children's natural curiosity and makes learning a part of everyday life, whether they're in elementary or high schoolParents who are deeply invested in their children's education can be hard on themselves and their... |
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El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America
Carrie Gibson · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover
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Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte, the nation... |
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The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
Brad Meltzer · Flatiron Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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Taking place during the most critical period of our nation's birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington's character, but also illuminates the origins of America's counterintelligence movement that... |
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The Darkest Year: The American Home Front 1941-1942
William K. Klingaman · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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The Darkest Year is acclaimed author William K. Klingaman's narrative history of the American home front from December 7, 1941 through the end of 1942, a psychological study of the nation under the pressure of total war.For Americans on the home front, the twelve months following the Japanese... |
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Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More
KATRINA RODABAUGH · Abrams
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Mending Matters explores sewing on two levels: First, it includes more than 20 hands-on projects that showcase current trends in visible mending that are edgy, modern, and bold - but draw on traditional stitching. It does all this through just four very simple mending techniques: exterior... |
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100 Parks, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do
Joe Yogerst · National Geographic
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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Filled with helpful travel tips and beautiful National Geographic photography, this expert guide showcases the best experiences in the top national, state, and city parks throughout North America.In the sequel to the best-selling 50 States, 5,000 ideas, National Geographic turns to the United... |
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Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter
Tom Clavin · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive true story of Wild Bill, the first lawman of the Wild West, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dodge City.In July 1865, "Wild Bill" Hickok shot and killed Davis Tutt in Springfield, MO -- the first quick-draw duel on the frontier. Thus began the reputation... |
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Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien"
Jeremy N. Smith · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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This taut, true thriller dives into a dark world that touches us all, as seen through the brilliant, breakneck career of an extraordinary hacker - a woman known only as Alien. When she arrived at MIT in the 1990s, Alien was quickly drawn to the school's tradition of high?risk physical... |
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Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
Dani Shapiro · Knopf
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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The acclaimed and beloved author of Hourglass now gives us a new memoir about identity, paternity, and family secrets--a real-time exploration of the staggering discovery she recently made about her father, and her struggle to piece together the hidden story of her own life.What makes us who we are?... |
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The Choice: Embrace the Possible
Edith Eger · Scribner
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful, moving memoir - and a practical guide to healing - written by Dr. Edith Eva Eger, an eminent psychologist whose own experiences as a Holocaust survivor help her treat patients and allow them to escape the prisons of their own minds.Edith Eger was sixteen years old when the Nazis... |
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The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History
Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen · Oxford University Press
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
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Long before the United States was a nation, it was a set of ideas, projected onto the New World by European explorers with centuries of belief and thought in tow. From this foundation of expectation and experience, America and American thought grew in turn, enriched by the bounties of the Enlightenment,... |
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American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology
D.W. Pasulka · Oxford University Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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More than half of American adults and more than seventy-five percent of young Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life. This level of belief rivals that of belief in God. American Cosmic examines the mechanisms at work behind the thriving belief system in extraterrestrial... |
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The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child
Daniel J. Siegel · Bantam
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
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From the authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline, an indispensable guide to unlocking your child's innate capacity for resilience, compassion, and creativity. When facing contentious issues such as screen time, food choices, and bedtime, children often act out or shut... |
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Nature's Best Remedies: Your Guide to Medicinal Herbs, Foods, and Essential Oils for Health and Well-Being
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. · National Geographic
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A guide to the world's most therapeutic foods, herbs, spices, and essential oils will allow the healing power of nature to energize your body and enrich your life, providing a surefire path to good health and well-being.This authoritative guide to the foods, herbs, spices, essential oils,... |
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Dinner for Everyone: 100 Iconic Dishes Made 3 Ways--Easy, Vegan, or Perfect for Company
Mark Bittman · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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The first major new work from the man who taught America How to Cook Everything is truly the one book a cook needs for a perfect dinner--easy, fancy, or meatless, as the occasion requires.Mark Bittman is revered for his simple, straightforward, and flexible approach to everyday cooking.... |
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Europe: A Natural History
Tim Flannery · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From internationally bestselling author and celebrated scientist Tim Flannery, a history of Europe unlike any before: an ecological account of the land itself and the forces shaping life on it. In Europe: A Natural History, world-renowned scientist, explorer, and conservationist Tim Flannery... |
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Cute Needle Felted Animal Friends: Adorable Cats, Dogs and Other Pets
Sachiko Susa · Tuttle Publishing
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
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"Susa's approach to needle felting will give beginners the know-how to get started, but experienced felters will also appreciate her whimsical designs." - Library Journal Cute Needle Felted Animal Friends shows you how to create lifelike felted figures that remind you of the pets... |
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What to Do When I'm Gone: A Mother's Wisdom to Her Daughter
SUZY HOPKINS · Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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A mother's advice to her daughter--a guide to daily living, both practical and sublime--with full-color illustrations throughout.One sleepless night while she was in her early twenties, illustrator/writer Hallie Bateman had a painful realization: her mom would die, and after she died she would... |
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All The Answers
MICHAEL KUPPERMAN · Gallery 13
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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In this moving graphic memoir, Eisner Award-winning writer and artist Michael Kupperman traces the life of his reclusive father - the once-world-famous Joel Kupperman, Quiz Kid. That his father is slipping into dementia - seems to embrace it, really - means that the past he would never... |
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The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York
Peter J Tomasi · Abrams ComicArts
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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More than 130 years after its completion, the Brooklyn Bridge remains one of the most extraordinary landmarks and symbols of Brooklyn and New York City - and the story behind this architectural marvel is just as extraordinary.The Brooklyn Bridge was originally designed by John Augustus... |
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Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
Nora Krug · Scribner
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A revelatory, visually stunning graphic memoir by award-winning artist Nora Krug, telling the story of her attempt to confront the hidden truths of her family's wartime past in Nazi Germany and to comprehend the forces that have shaped her life, her generation, and history.Nora Krug... |
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