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Notorious RBG : the life and times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Irin Carmon · Dey Street Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"The authors make this unassuming, most studious woman come pulsing to life. . . . Notorious RBG may be a playful project, but it asks to be read seriously. . . . That I responded so personally to it is a testimony to [its] storytelling and panache." - Jennifer... |
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Wyatt Earp: A Vigilante Life
Andrew C. Isenberg · Hill and Wang; First Edition edition
Format: Book
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In popular culture, Wyatt Earp is the hero of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, and a beacon of rough justice in the tumultuous American West. The subject of dozens of films, he has been invoked in battles against organized crime (in the 1930s), communism (in the 1950s),... |
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Maeve's Times: In Her Own Words
Maeve Binchy · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 385
Format: Paperback
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Before she was a bestselling novelist, Maeve Binchy started out as a columnist for The Irish Times. Her articles - focused on the famous and the obscure alike - were filled with the warmth, wit, and keen human interest that readers would come to love in her fiction. From royal weddings... |
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Ali in Wonderland
Ali Wentworth · Harper; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Mix 1 oz. Chelsea Handler, 1.5 oz. Nora Ephron, finish with a twist of Tina Fey, and you get Ali in Wonderland, the uproarious, revealing, and heartfelt memoir from acclaimed actress and comedian Ali Wentworth. Whether spilling secrets about her quintessentially WASPy upbringing (and her delicious... |
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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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The Fox Hunt: A Refugee's Memoir of Coming to America
MOHAMMED AL SAMAWI · William Morrow
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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A young man's moving story of love, war, and hope in which he recounts his harrowing escape from fanaticism and a brutal civil war in Yemen with the help of a daring plan engineered on social media by a small group of interfaith activists in the West.Born in the Old City of Sana'a, Yemen,... |
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Coconuts and Collards: Recipes and Stories from Puerto Rico to the Deep South
VON DIAZ · University Press of Florida
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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When her family moved from Puerto Rico to Atlanta, Von Diaz traded plantains, roast pork, and Malta for grits, fried chicken, and sweet tea. Brimming with humor and nostalgia, Coconuts and Collards is a recipe-packed memoir of growing up Latina in the Deep South. The stories center on the women... |
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Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Isaacson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 624
Format: Hardcover
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"Majestic...Isaacson takes on another complex, giant figure and transforms him into someone we can recognize...Enthralling, masterful, and passionate." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A monumental tribute to a titanic figure." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)... |
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The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
Dan Jones · Viking
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
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The author of the New York Times bestseller The Plantagenets chronicles the next chapter in British history - the historical backdrop for Game of ThronesThe crown of England changed hands five times over the course of the fifteenth century, as two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty fought... |
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George W. Bush: The American Presidents Series: The 43rd President, 2001-2009
James Mann · Times Books
Format: Hardcover
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The controversial president whose time in office was defined by the September 11 attacks and the war on terrorGeorge W. Bush stirred powerful feelings on both sides of the aisle. Republicans viewed him as a resolute leader who guided America through the September 11 attacks and retaliated... |
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Even This I Get to Experience
Norman Lear · Penguin Press; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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"This is, flat out, one of the best Hollywood memoirs ever written ... An absolute treasure." --Booklist (STARRED)In my ninety-plus years I've lived a multitude of lives. In the course of all these lives, I had a front-row seat at the birth of television; wrote, produced,... |
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur
Mark Perry · Basic Books (AZ)
Pages: 380
Format: Hardcover
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At times, even his admirers seemed unsure of what to do with General Douglas MacArthur. Imperious, headstrong, and vain, MacArthur matched an undeniable military genius with a massive ego and a rebellious streak that often seemed to destine him for the dustbin of history. Yet despite... |
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Bill & Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company
Michael S. Malone · Portfolio Hardcover; First Edition edition
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive history of Hewlett-Packard and its legendary founders, based on unprecedented access to private archives This is the most authoritative version ever of the most famous start-up story in business history. In 1938, working out of a small garage in Palo Alto, California,... |
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Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers
Valerie Lawson · Simon & Schuster; Media Tie-In edition
Format: Paperback
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The remarkable life of P.L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins. An arresting lifeLawson is superb at excavating the details. Library Journal The spellbinding stories of Mary Poppins, the quintessentially English and utterly magical nanny, have been loved by generations. She flew into... |
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