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Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces
MICHAEL CHABON · Harper
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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"Magical prose stylist" Michael Chabon (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times) delivers a collection of essays - heartfelt, humorous, insightful, wise - on the meaning of fatherhood, anchored by the viral sensation, "My Son, The Prince of Fashion".For the September 2016... |
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The Art of the Wasted Day
PATRICIA HAMPL · Viking
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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"A sharp and unconventional book - a swirl of memoir, travelogue and biography of some of history's champion day-dreamers." - Maureen Corrigan, "Fresh Air"A spirited inquiry into the lost value of leisure and daydreamThe Art of the Wasted Day is a picaresque travelogue... |
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I Found My Tribe: A Memoir
RUTH FITZMAURICE · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A transformative, euphoric memoir about finding solace in the unexpected for readers of H is for Hawk and When Breath Becomes Air. Ruth's tribe are her lively children and her filmmaker husband Simon who has ALS and can only communicate with his eyes. Ruth's other 'tribe' are the friends... |
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A Primer for Poets and Readers of Poetry
GREGORY ORR · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 325
Format: Paperback
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An innovative and accessible guide to poetry-writing by an award-winning poet and beloved professor of poetry.A Primer for Poets and Readers of Poetry guides the young poet toward a deeper understanding of how poetry can function in his or her life, while also introducing the art in an exciting... |
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The Addiction Solution: Treating Our Dependence on Opioids and Other Drugs
LLOYD SEDERER · Scribner
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking examination of addiction from the Chief Medical Officer for the New York State Office of Mental Health and the Medical Editor for Mental Health at the Huffington Post, offering practical, proven solutions for individuals, families, and communities dealing with substance... |
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With One Shot: Family Murder and a Search for Justice
Dorothy Marcic · Citadel
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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"A rapid-fire, real-life thriller." - New York Times bestselling author M. William Phelps The lovely widow had confessed to the coldblooded murder of her husband. But Dorothy Marcic suspected a more sinister tale at the heart of her beloved uncle's violent death. The brutal... |
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Heart Berries: A Memoir
TERESE MAILHOT · Counterpoint
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
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"Heart Berries is an epic take -- an Iliad for the indigenous. It is the story of one First Nation woman and her geographic, emotional, and theological search for meaning in a colonial world...Terese is a world-changing talent, and I recommend this book with 100% of my soul."... |
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Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches
William B Young · Oxford University Press
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
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Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches focuses on the many myths that exist around headaches and dispels common misperceptions by providing simple explanations on how headaches occur, and, most importantly, how to treat them. The authors give real, practical advice: when and how to manage... |
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Editor in Chic: How to Style and Be Your Most Empowered Self
Mikki Taylor · Atria Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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"First Lady of Beauty" and trusted lifestyle expert Mikki Taylor shares uplifting advice for women who want to cultivate their beauty both inside and out.Mikki is that girlfriend-in-the-know who you wish you could take everywhere you go - and now you can! Written in her signature,... |
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There Are No Grown-ups: A Midlife Coming-of-Age Story
Pamela Druckerman · Penguin Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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The best-selling author of BRINGING UP BÉBÉ investigates life in her forties, and wonders whether her mind will ever catch up with her face.When Pamela Druckerman turns 40, waiters start calling her "Madame," and she detects a disturbing new message in mens' gazes: I would... |
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Get Over It!: Thought Therapy for Healing the Hard Stuff
IYANLA VANZANT · Smiley Books
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
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Get Over It is a tool and a process that offers readers a path to dominion over their most powerful asset: their mind. In today's turbulent climate, it can be challenging to stay on top of what is going on around us day-to-day, such as economic shifts, societal breakdowns, and lifestyle... |
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The View from Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America
Sarah Kendzior · Flatiron Books
Pages: 239
Format: Paperback
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NEW YORK TIMES and MIBA BESTSELLERFrom the St. Louis-based journalist often credited with first predicting Donald Trump's presidential victory."A collection of sharp-edged, humanistic pieces about the American heartland...Passionate pieces that repeatedly assail the inability of many... |
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Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story
Chris Nashawaty · Flatiron Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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"More fun to read than the movie was to watch ... a scene-stealing book." -- The Washington Post An Entertainment Weekly "Must List" selectionCaddyshack is one of the most beloved comedies of all time, a classic snobs vs. slobs story of working class kids and the white... |
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Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction
GRADY HENDRIX · Quirk Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of the 1970s and '80s . . . if you dare. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring well-dressed skeletons, evil dolls, and knife-wielding killer crabs! Read shocking plot summaries that invoke devil worship, satanic... |
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The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
SARAH MACKENZIE · Zondervan
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
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Connecting deeply with our kids can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven lives. Reading aloud offers us a chance to be fully present with our children. It also increases our kids' academic success, inspires compassion, and fortifies them with the inner strength they need to face... |
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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
BRITTNEY COOPER · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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With searing honesty, intimacy and humor too, America's leading young black feminist celebrates the power of rage.Melissa Harris Perry says: "I was waiting for an author who wouldn't forget, ignore, or erase us black girls as they told their own story...I was waiting and she has come... |
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Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas
TOM PAPA · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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It's hard being a person, especially in a family, and no one knows that better than stand-up comedian, family man, and Live From Here head writer and performer, Tom Papa.How do you deal with a life filled with a whole host of characters and their bizarre, inescapable behavior? Especially... |
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The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity
Sally Kohn · Algonquin Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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At a moment when we are facing an epidemic of incivility and hate - with divisive political speech, online trolling, and hate crimes escalating - popular CNN commentator Sally Kohn sets out to discover why we hate and how can stop it. As a progressive commentator on Fox News and now CNN,... |
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