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Brief Answers to the Big Questions
STEPHEN HAWKING · Bantam Pages: 144 Format: Hardcover
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The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant and page-turning posthumous work.Why are we here? Will we survive? Will technology save us? How can we thrive?Stephen... |
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My Love Story: A Memoir
TINA TURNER · Atria Books Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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Tina Turner - the long-reigning queen of rock & roll and living legend - sets the record straight about her illustrious career and complicated personal life in this eye-opening and compelling memoir.From her early years in Nutbush, Tennessee to her rise to fame alongside Ike Turner... |
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Rediscovering Travel: A Guide for the Globally Curious
SETH KUGEL · Liveright Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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An indispensable companion for rookie and veteran travelers alike that promises to revolutionize both how and why we vacation. By captivating millions during his six-year, fifty-country tenure as the New York Times's "Frugal Traveler," Seth Kugel has become one of our most internationally... |
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Heavy: An American Memoir
Kiese Laymon · Scribner Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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In this powerful and provocative memoir, genre-bending essayist and novelist Kiese Laymon explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies, and deception does to a black body, a black family, and a nation teetering on the brink of moral collapse.Kiese Laymon is a fearless writer.... |
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The White Darkness
DAVID GRANN · Doubleday Pages: 144 Format: Hardcover
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By the New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a powerful true story of adventure and obsession in the Antarctic, lavishly illustrated with color photographs Henry Worsley was a devoted husband and father and a decorated British special forces officer who believed... |
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The League of Regrettable Sidekicks: Heroic Helpers from Comic Book History!
Jon Morris · Quirk Books Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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A hilarious spotlight on the strangest second bananas in superhero comics, including junior partners, animal assistants, and even heinous henchmen (sidekicks of the villain world) . Complete with vintage art and publication details.Batman has Robin. Captain America has Bucky. And Yankee... |
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Lose Well
Chris Gethard · HarperOne Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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A laugh-out-loud, kick-in-the-pants self-help narrative for anyone who ever felt like they didn't fit in or couldn't catch a break - comedian and cult hero Chris Gethard shows us how to get over our fear of failure and start living life on our own terms.Let's face it: we all want a seat... |
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Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration
Carla Hall · Harper Wave Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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Co-host of ABC's hit Emmy Award-winning lifestyle show The Chew and fan favorite on Bravo's Top Chef, Carla Hall celebrates soul food and gives classic dishes her own fresh twists, with 145 delectable recipes updated for the way we eat now.In Carla Hall's Soul Food, the beloved chef and television... |
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Almost Everything: Notes on Hope
Anne Lamott · Riverhead Books Pages: 208 Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Help, Thanks, Wow, comes a new book about the place hope holds in our lives."I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne... |
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Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog
Dave Barry · Simon & Schuster Pages: 208 Format: Hardcover
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Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author of Dave Barry Turns 40 now shows how to age gracefully, taking cues from his beloved and highly intelligent dog, Lucy.Faced with the obstacles and challenges of life after middle age, Dave Barry turns to his best dog, Lucy, to learn... |
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Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
Lin-Manuel Miranda · Random House Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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From the creator and star of Hamilton, with beautiful illustrations by Jonny Sun, comes a book of affirmations to inspire readers at the beginning and end of each day.Good morning. Do NOT get stuck in the comments section of life today. Make, do, create the things. Let others tussle it out.... |
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The Library Book
SUSAN ORLEAN · Simon & Schuster Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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Susan Orlean, hailed as a "national treasure" by The Washington Post and the acclaimed bestselling author of Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief, reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved... |
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This Will Only Hurt a Little
Busy Philipps · Touchstone Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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A memoir by the beloved comedic actress known for her roles on Freaks and Geeks, Dawson's Creek, and Cougar Town who has become "the breakout star on Instagram stories...imagine I Love Lucy mixed with a modern lifestyle guru" (The New Yorker) .Busy Philipps's autobiographical... |
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A Mind Unraveled: A Memoir
KURT EICHENWALD · Ballantine Books Pages: 416 Format: Hardcover
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The compelling story of an acclaimed journalist and New York Times bestselling author's ongoing struggle with epilepsy - his torturous decision to keep his condition a secret to avoid discrimination, and his ensuing decades-long battle to not only survive, but to thrive.As a college freshman,... |
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The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created
JANE LEAVY · Harper Pages: 560 Format: Hardcover
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From Jane Leavy, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax, comes the definitive biography of Babe Ruth - the man Roger Angell dubbed "the model for modern celebrity."He lived in the present tense - in the camera's lens. There was no frame... |
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All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir
NICOLE CHUNG · Catapult Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover
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A Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection An Official Junior Library Guild Selection An ABA Indies Introduce Selection "This book moved me to my very core. As in all her writing, Nicole Chung speaks eloquently and honestly about her own personal story, then widens her aperture... |
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Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction
GABRIELLE MOSS · Quirk Books Pages: 256 Format: Paperback
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A hilarious and nostalgic trip through the history of paperback pre-teen series of the 80s and 90s.Every twenty- or thirty-something woman knows these books. The pink covers, the flimsy paper, the zillion volumes in the series that kept you reading for your entire adolescence. Spurred by the commercial... |
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In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
NATHANIEL PHILBRICK · Viking Pages: 416 Format: Hardcover
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The thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War from the New York Times bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Valiant AmbitionIn the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had come to realize that the only way to defeat the British... |
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How to Talk to Anyone at Work: 72 Little Tricks for Big Success in Business Relationships
LEIL LOWNDES · McGraw-Hill Education Pages: 368 Format: Paperback
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From the bestselling author of How to Talk to Anyone comes a book dedicated to helping business professionals at any level communicate for success on the jobYou face tough communication challenges every day at work, both in person and online -- a toxic boss, backstabbing coworkers, office... |
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Cook Like a Pro: Recipes and Tips for Home Cooks
Ina Garten · Clarkson Potter Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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In her new cookbook, Cook Like a Pro, Ina Garten shares a brand-new collection of recipes, tips, and techniques, so readers can cook with confidence no matter how much experience they have in the kitchen. As America's most trusted and beloved cookbook author, Ina Garten--the Barefoot Contessa--has... |
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Everything's Trash, But It's Okay
PHOEBE ROBINSON · Plume Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author and star of 2 Dope Queens, Phoebe Robinson, comes a new, hilarious, and timely essay collection on gender, race, dating, and a world that seems to always be a self-starting Dumpster fire.Wouldn't it be great if life came with instructions? Of course,... |
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My Squirrel Days
ELLIE KEMPER · Scribner Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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Comedian and star of The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ellie Kemper delivers a hilarious and uplifting collection of essays about one pale woman's journey from Midwestern naïf to Hollywood semi-celebrity to outrageously reasonable New Yorker.There comes a time in every sitcom... |
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Big Ideas: The Little Book of Philosophy
DK. · DK Pages: 208 Format: Paperback
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A compact, portable introduction to the history, concepts, and thinking behind philosophy laid out in DK's signature visual style--the ultimate guide to understanding philosophy on the go.Take Descartes along on your day trip! This compact guide explores the history and concepts of philosophy,... |
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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
MAX HASTINGS · Harper Pages: 752 Format: Hardcover
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An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Secret War.Vietnam became the Western world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United... |
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American Dialogue: The Founding Fathers and Us
Joseph J Ellis · Knopf Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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The award-winning author of Founding Brothers and The Quartet now gives us a deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams to some of the most divisive issues in America today.The story of history is a ceaseless... |
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Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff
Myquillyn Smith · Zondervan Pages: 208 Format: Hardcover
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More Style, Less StuffCozy Minimalism isn't about going without or achieving a particular new, modern style. Nope. It's simply a mindset that helps you get whatever style YOU LOVE with the fewest possible items.You want a warm, cozy, inviting home, without using more resources, money, and stuff... |
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