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In My Father's House: A New View of How Crime Runs in the Family
Fox Butterfield · Knopf
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist: a pathbreaking examination of our huge crime and incarceration problem that looks at the influence of the family--specifically one Oregon family with a generations-long legacy of lawlessness.The United States currently holds the distinction... |
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American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst
Jeffrey Toobin · Doubleday
Pages: 371
Format: Print book
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From New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author of The Nine and The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson, the definitive account of the kidnapping and trial that defined an insane era in American history On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress... |
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When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
PATRISSE KAHN-CULLORS · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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The emotional and powerful story of one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter and how the movement was born."This remarkable book reveals what inspired Patrisse's visionary and courageous activism and forces us to face the consequence of the choices our nation made when we criminalized... |
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Between Them: Remembering My Parents
RICHARD FORD · Ecco
Pages: 179
Format: Hardcover
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From American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental loveHow is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also exclude us? Richard Ford's parents - Edna, a feisty, pretty... |
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The Wrong Carlos: Anatomy of a Wrongful Execution
James S. Liebman · Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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In 1989, Texas executed Carlos DeLuna, a poor Hispanic man with childlike intelligence, for the murder of Wanda Lopez, a convenience store clerk. His execution passed unnoticed for years until a team of Columbia Law School faculty and students almost accidentally chose to investigate his case... |
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Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace
Michael Morton · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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He spent twenty-five years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He lost his wife, his son, and his freedom. This is the story of how Michael Morton finally got justice—and a second chance at life. On August 13, 1986, just one day after his thirty-second birthday, Michael Morton went... |
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My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues
PAMELA PAUL · HENRY HOLT
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Imagine keeping a record of every book you ever read. What would those titles say about you? With humor and warmth, the editor of The New York Times Book Review shares the stories that have shaped her lifeFor twenty-eight years, Pamela Paul has been keeping a diary that records the books... |
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Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service
Gary Sinise · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Theater icon, award-winning film and television star, and American patriot Gary Sinise shares the never-before-told story of his journey from trouble-making Chicago kid to cofounder of the legendary Steppenwolf Theater Company, world-famous actor, and tireless advocate for America's active... |
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Atheists in America
Melanie E. Brewster · Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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This collection features more than two dozen narratives by atheists from different backgrounds across the United States. Ranging in age, race, sexual orientation, and religious upbringing, these individuals address deconversion, community building, parenting, and romantic relationships,... |
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Perfect Strangers: Friendship, Strength, and Recovery After Boston's Worst Day
Roseann Sdoia · PublicAffairs
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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A moving portrait of four lives that came together in a moment, proving that being in the wrong place at the worst time can lead to unexpectedly beautiful thingsAs Roseann Sdoia waited to watch her friend cross the finish line of the Boston Marathon in 2013, she had no idea her life was about... |
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Fame: The Hijacking of Reality
JUSTINE BATEMAN · Akashic Books
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover
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"Instead of crashing and burning, Bateman has found a life outside the maelstrom, ably described in this sharp, take-no-prisoners book."--Kirkus Reviews"Bateman delivers a blisteringly honest analysis of fame and her years in and out of the spotlight...Bateman's impassioned... |
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