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On Bowie
Rob Sheffield · Dey Street Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Love Is a Mix Tape, a thoughtful and loving meditation on the life of the late David Bowie that explores his creative legacy and the enduring and mutual connection he enjoyed with his fansInnovative. Pioneering. Brave. Until his death in January... |
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Waylon: Tales of My Outlaw Dad
Terry Jennings · Hachette Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Outlaw country music icon Waylon Jennings' son, Terry, provides an intimate and revealing look at the life and times of his father, on and off the stage.Born when Waylon was only nineteen years old, Terry grew up more like Waylon's brother. On the road together, they toured with legends... |
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Once a Cop: My Journey from Former Crack Dealer to the Highest Ranks of the NYPD
Corey Pegues · Atria Books, 2016.
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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New Jack City meets Serpico in this provocative memoir of a crack dealer-turned-decorated NYPD officer - a timely reflection on the complex relationship between the police and the communities they are meant to protect.Corey Pegues has lived on both sides of the law. At the height of the 1980s... |
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Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula
David J. Skal · Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pages: 448
Format: Print book
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A groundbreaking biography reveals the haunted origins of the man who created Dracula and traces the psychosexual contours of late Victorian society.First published in 1897, Dracula has had a long and multifaceted afterlife -- one rivaling even its immortal creation; yet Bram Stoker has remained... |
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Morningstar: Growing Up With Books
ANN HOOD · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 186
Format: Hardcover
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A memoir about the magic and inspiration of books from a beloved and best-selling author.In her admired works of fiction, including the recent The Book That Matters Most, Ann Hood explores the transformative power of literature. Now, with warmth and honesty, Hood reveals the personal story... |
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Unpleasantries: Considerations of Difficult Questions
Frank Soos · University of Washington Press
Pages: 195
Format: Print book
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Even from upside-down in his recently flipped truck, Frank Soos reveals himself to be ruminative, grappling with the limitations of language to express the human condition. Moving quickly -- skiing in the dark or taking long summer bike rides on Alaska highways -- Soos combines an active... |
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His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt
Joseph Lelyveld · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 416
Format: Print book
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From the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author, 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. Franklin D. Roosevelt... |
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C. S. Lewis -- A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet
Alister Mcgrath · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 448
Format: Print book
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ECPA 2014 Christian Book Award Winner (Non-Fiction) !Fifty years after his death, C. S. Lewis continues to inspire and fascinate millions. His legacy remains varied and vast. He was a towering intellectual figure, a popular fiction author who inspired a global movie franchise around the world... |
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Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man
Brian McGrory · Crown; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Award-winning journalist Brian McGrory goes head to beak in a battle royale with another male for a top-spot in his home, vying for dominance with the family’s pet rooster. Brian McGrory's life changed drastically after the death of his beloved dog, Harry:... |
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Backbone: Living with Chronic Pain without Turning into One
Karen Duffy · Arcade Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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An inspirational, powerful, and funny manual for coping and living with devastating pain. For two decades, Karen Duffy --New York Times bestselling author, former MTV VJ, Revlon model, and actress-- has managed to live an enriching life despite living in a state of constant pain. Duffy... |
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The Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1956
Sidney Blumenthal · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 608
Format: Hardcover
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Volume II of Sidney Blumenthal's acclaimed, landmark biography, The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, reveals the future president's genius during the most decisive period of his political life when he seizes the moment, finds his voice, and helps create a new political party.In 1849,... |
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Figures in a Landscape: People and Places
Paul Theroux · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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A delectable collection of Theroux's recent writing on great places, people, and prose In the spirit of his much-loved Sunrise with Seamonsters and Fresh Air Fiend, Paul Theroux's latest collection of essays leads the reader through a dazzling array of sights, characters, and experiences,... |
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Leila's Secret
Kooshyar Karimi · Penguin Random House Australia
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
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Born in a slum, Kooshyar Karimi transformed himself into an award-winning writer as well as a successful doctor, whose conscience won't let him turn away the unmarried women who beg him to save their lives by ending pregnancies that would see them stoned to death. One of those women... |
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