The culmination of nearly 30 years of reporting on Donald Trump, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, David Cay Johnston, takes a revealingly close look at the mogul's rise to power and prominence. Covering the long arc of Trump's career, Johnston tells the full story of how a boy from a quiet section of Queens, NY would become an entirely new, and complex, breed of public figure. Trump is a man of great media savvy, entrepreneurial spirit, and political clout. Yet his career has been plagued by legal troubles and mounting controversy. From the origins of his family's real estate fortune, to his own too-big-to-fail business empire; from his education and early career, to his whirlwind presidential bid, The Making of Donald Trump provides the fullest picture yet of Trump's extraordinary ascendency. Love him or hate him, Trump's massive influence is undeniable, and figures as diverse as Woody Guthrie (who wrote a scathing song about Trump's father) and Red Scare prosecutor Roy Cohn, mob bosses and high rollers, as well as the average American voter, have all been pulled into his orbit. Drawing on decades of interviews, financial records, court documents, and public statements, David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump more closely than any other journalist working today, gives us the most in-depth look yet at the man who would be president. Praise for the author's previous books:"Everyone who wants to understand what's happening with the tax system should read Perfectly Legal." --Paul Krugman, The New York Times"Eye-opening." -- John Landry, Harvard Business Review"This book is vital, an infuriating call to action." -- Jim Hightower, author of Thieves in High Places"Truly shocking." -- James K. Galbraith, The New York Times Book Review"Superb." -- Steve Weinberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Melville House
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9781612196329
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Print book
Sixty
By Brown, Ian
From a multiple-award-winning author and journalist, a dispatch - at once funny, serious, informative, wistful, and hopeful - from the line between middle-aged and soon-to-be elderly "This is the thing, you see: I am on my way to being an old man. But at sixty, I am still the youngest of old men." The day he turned 60, Ian Brown started a diary. He had begun to notice memory lapses, creaking knees, social invisibility - and yet he was troubled that many people think of 60 as "old," because he rarely felt any older than he had at 40. Finding little in the literature of aging to explain exactly what was going on, he set out to notice the details of time passing, slow them down, and understand them - all without panicking. Written with his "trademark gutsy candor, and full of self-deprecating wit" (Globe and Mail) , Sixty chronicles Brown's discovering how the age of 60 is a state of body and of mind. An unforgettable account of one person trying, and sometimes succeeding, to face the inevitable, it perfectly captures the obsessions of a generation realizing that they are no longer young.
The Experiment
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9781615193509
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Print book
Orwell's Roses
By Solnit, Rebecca
"In the year 1936 a writer planted roses." So begins Rebecca Solnit's new book, a reflection on George Orwell's passionate gardening and the way that his involvement with plants, particularly flowers, and the natural world illuminates his other commitments as a writer and antifascist, and the intertwined politics of nature and power. Sparked by her unexpected encounter with the surviving roses he planted in 1936, Solnit's account of this understudied aspect of Orwell's life explores his writing and his actions - from going deep into the coal mines of England, fighting in the Spanish Civil War, critiquing Stalin when much of the international left still supported him (and then critiquing that left) , to his analysis of the relationship between lies and authoritarianism.
Viking
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9780593083369
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Hardcover
My Name Is Selma
By Perre, Selma Van De
Selma van de Perre was seventeen when World War II began. She lived with her parents, two older brothers, and a younger sister in Amsterdam, and until then, being Jewish in the Netherlands had not presented much of an issue. But by 1941 it had become a matter of life or death. On several occasions, Selma barely avoided being rounded up by the Nazis. While her father was summoned to a work camp and eventually hospitalized in a Dutch transition camp, her mother and sister went into hiding - until they were betrayed in June 1943 and sent to Auschwitz. In an act of defiance and with nowhere else to turn, Selma took on an assumed identity, dyed her hair blond, and joined the Resistance movement, using the pseudonym Margareta van der Kuit. For two years "Marga" risked it all.
Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing; Unabridged edition
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9781797124889
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Audio CD
Life After Darkness
By Knight, Michelle
From an unruly childhood to a torturous eleven years of captivity, Michelle Knight's story of resilience and hope in Finding Me captivated readers. Now, in Life After Darkness, she tells the story of how she emerged into a new world and wrestled with her past in order to claim the life she'd hoped for when all was darkness: a life full of hope, passion and love. Since her long-overdue escape from the house of horrors in which she was trapped, she's experienced many things for the first time. She has learned about trust, and has grown into the woman that past circumstances did not always allow her to be.Along the way, Michelle has learned a lot and grown immensely. She wants to share those lessons and insights with the millions of people who have followed her story. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Weinstein Books
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9781602865648
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Hardcover
32 Yolks
By Ripert, Eric
New York Times best sellerHailed by Anthony Bourdain as "heartbreaking, horrifying, poignant, and inspiring", 32 Yolks is the brave and affecting coming-of-age story about the making of a French chef, from the culinary icon behind the renowned New York City restaurant Le Bernardin.Named one of the best books of the year by NPRIn an industry where celebrity chefs are known as much for their salty talk and quick tempers as their food, Eric Ripert stands out. The winner of four James Beard Awards, co-owner and chef of a world-renowned restaurant, and recipient of countless Michelin stars, Ripert embodies elegance and culinary perfection. But before the accolades, before he even knew how to make a proper hollandaise sauce, Eric Ripert was a lonely young boy in the south of France whose life was falling apart. Riperts parents divorced when he was six, separating him from the father he idolized and replacing him with a cold, bullying stepfather who insisted that Ripert be sent away to boarding school. A few years later, Riperts father died on a hiking trip. Through these tough times, the one thing that gave Ripert comfort was food. Told that boys had no place in the kitchen, Ripert would instead watch from the doorway as his mother rolled couscous by hand or his grandmother pressed out the buttery dough for the treat he loved above all others, tarte aux pommes. When an eccentric local chef took him under his wing, an 11-year-old Ripert realized that food was more than just an escape: It was his calling. That passion would carry him through the drudgery of culinary school and into the high-pressure world of Paris most elite restaurants, where Ripert discovered that learning to cook was the easy part - surviving the line was the battle. Taking us from Eric Riperts childhood in the south of France and the mountains of Andorra into the demanding kitchens of such legendary Parisian chefs as Joel Robuchon and Dominique Bouchet, until, at the age of 24, Ripert made his way to the United States, 32 Yolks is the tender and richly told story of how one of our greatest living chefs found himself - and his home - in the kitchen. Praise for 32 Yolks"Passionate, poetical... What makes 32 Yolks compelling is the honesty and laudable humility Ripert brings to the telling." (Chicago Tribune) "With a vulnerability and honesty that is breathtaking... Ripert takes us into the mind of a boy with thoughts so sweet they will cause you to weep." (The Wall Street Journal)
Random House
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9780812992984
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Hardcover
God, Human, Animal, Machine
By O'gieblyn, Meghan
For most of human history the world was a magical and enchanted place ruled by forces beyond our understanding. The rise of science and Descartes's division of mind from world made materialism our ruling paradigm, in the process asking whether our own consciousness--i.e., souls--might be illusions. Now the inexorable rise of technology, with artificial intelligences that surpass our comprehension and control, and the spread of digital metaphors for self-understanding, the core questions of existence--identity, knowledge, the very nature and purpose of life itself--urgently require rethinking. Meghan O'Gieblyn tackles this challenge with philosophical rigor, intellectual reach, essayistic verve, refreshing originality, and an ironic sense of contradiction.
Doubleday
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9780385543828
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Hardcover
Ask Me About My Uterus
By Norman, Abby
For any woman who has experienced illness, chronic pain, or endometriosis comes an inspiring memoir advocating for recognition of women's health issuesIn the fall of 2010, Abby Norman's strong dancer's body dropped forty pounds and gray hairs began to sprout from her temples. She was repeatedly hospitalized in excruciating pain, but the doctors insisted it was a urinary tract infection and sent her home with antibiotics. Unable to get out of bed, much less attend class, Norman dropped out of college and embarked on what would become a years-long journey to discover what was wrong with her. It wasn't until she took matters into her own hands--securing a job in a hospital and educating herself over lunchtime reading in the medical library--that she found an accurate diagnosis of endometriosis.In Ask Me About My Uterus, Norman describes what it was like to have her pain dismissed, to be told it was all in her head, only to be taken seriously when she was accompanied by a boyfriend who confirmed that her sexual performance was, indeed, compromised. Putting her own trials into a broader historical, sociocultural, and political context, Norman shows that women's bodies have long been the battleground of a never-ending war for power, control, medical knowledge, and truth. It's time to refute the belief that being a woman is a preexisting condition.
Nation Books
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9781568585819
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Hardcover
We're Not Broken
By Garcia, Eric
With a reporter's eye and an insider's perspective, Eric Garcia shows what it's like to be autistic across America. Garcia began writing about autism because he was frustrated by the media's coverage of it; the myths that the disorder is caused by vaccines, the narrow portrayals of autistic people as white men working in Silicon Valley. His own life as an autistic person didn't look anything like that. He is Latino, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and works as a journalist covering politics in Washington D.C. Garcia realized he needed to put into writing what so many autistic people have been saying for years; autism is a part of their identity, they don't need to be fixed. In We're Not Broken, Garcia uses his own life as a springboard to discuss the social and policy gaps that exist in supporting those on the spectrum.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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9781328587848
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Hardcover
You Got Anything Stronger?
By Union, Gabrielle
Remember when we hit it off so well that we decided We're Going to Need More Wine? Well, this time you and I are going to turn to our friend the bartender and ask, You Got Anything Stronger? I promise to continue to make you laugh, but with this round, the stakes get higher as
The Making of Donald Trump
By Johnston, David Cay
The culmination of nearly 30 years of reporting on Donald Trump, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, David Cay Johnston, takes a revealingly close look at the mogul's rise to power and prominence. Covering the long arc of Trump's career, Johnston tells the full story of how a boy from a quiet section of Queens, NY would become an entirely new, and complex, breed of public figure. Trump is a man of great media savvy, entrepreneurial spirit, and political clout. Yet his career has been plagued by legal troubles and mounting controversy. From the origins of his family's real estate fortune, to his own too-big-to-fail business empire; from his education and early career, to his whirlwind presidential bid, The Making of Donald Trump provides the fullest picture yet of Trump's extraordinary ascendency. Love him or hate him, Trump's massive influence is undeniable, and figures as diverse as Woody Guthrie (who wrote a scathing song about Trump's father) and Red Scare prosecutor Roy Cohn, mob bosses and high rollers, as well as the average American voter, have all been pulled into his orbit. Drawing on decades of interviews, financial records, court documents, and public statements, David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump more closely than any other journalist working today, gives us the most in-depth look yet at the man who would be president. Praise for the author's previous books:"Everyone who wants to understand what's happening with the tax system should read Perfectly Legal." --Paul Krugman, The New York Times"Eye-opening." -- John Landry, Harvard Business Review"This book is vital, an infuriating call to action." -- Jim Hightower, author of Thieves in High Places"Truly shocking." -- James K. Galbraith, The New York Times Book Review"Superb." -- Steve Weinberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sixty
By Brown, Ian
From a multiple-award-winning author and journalist, a dispatch - at once funny, serious, informative, wistful, and hopeful - from the line between middle-aged and soon-to-be elderly "This is the thing, you see: I am on my way to being an old man. But at sixty, I am still the youngest of old men." The day he turned 60, Ian Brown started a diary. He had begun to notice memory lapses, creaking knees, social invisibility - and yet he was troubled that many people think of 60 as "old," because he rarely felt any older than he had at 40. Finding little in the literature of aging to explain exactly what was going on, he set out to notice the details of time passing, slow them down, and understand them - all without panicking. Written with his "trademark gutsy candor, and full of self-deprecating wit" (Globe and Mail) , Sixty chronicles Brown's discovering how the age of 60 is a state of body and of mind. An unforgettable account of one person trying, and sometimes succeeding, to face the inevitable, it perfectly captures the obsessions of a generation realizing that they are no longer young.
Orwell's Roses
By Solnit, Rebecca
"In the year 1936 a writer planted roses." So begins Rebecca Solnit's new book, a reflection on George Orwell's passionate gardening and the way that his involvement with plants, particularly flowers, and the natural world illuminates his other commitments as a writer and antifascist, and the intertwined politics of nature and power. Sparked by her unexpected encounter with the surviving roses he planted in 1936, Solnit's account of this understudied aspect of Orwell's life explores his writing and his actions - from going deep into the coal mines of England, fighting in the Spanish Civil War, critiquing Stalin when much of the international left still supported him (and then critiquing that left) , to his analysis of the relationship between lies and authoritarianism.
My Name Is Selma
By Perre, Selma Van De
Selma van de Perre was seventeen when World War II began. She lived with her parents, two older brothers, and a younger sister in Amsterdam, and until then, being Jewish in the Netherlands had not presented much of an issue. But by 1941 it had become a matter of life or death. On several occasions, Selma barely avoided being rounded up by the Nazis. While her father was summoned to a work camp and eventually hospitalized in a Dutch transition camp, her mother and sister went into hiding - until they were betrayed in June 1943 and sent to Auschwitz. In an act of defiance and with nowhere else to turn, Selma took on an assumed identity, dyed her hair blond, and joined the Resistance movement, using the pseudonym Margareta van der Kuit. For two years "Marga" risked it all.
Life After Darkness
By Knight, Michelle
From an unruly childhood to a torturous eleven years of captivity, Michelle Knight's story of resilience and hope in Finding Me captivated readers. Now, in Life After Darkness, she tells the story of how she emerged into a new world and wrestled with her past in order to claim the life she'd hoped for when all was darkness: a life full of hope, passion and love. Since her long-overdue escape from the house of horrors in which she was trapped, she's experienced many things for the first time. She has learned about trust, and has grown into the woman that past circumstances did not always allow her to be.Along the way, Michelle has learned a lot and grown immensely. She wants to share those lessons and insights with the millions of people who have followed her story. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
32 Yolks
By Ripert, Eric
New York Times best sellerHailed by Anthony Bourdain as "heartbreaking, horrifying, poignant, and inspiring", 32 Yolks is the brave and affecting coming-of-age story about the making of a French chef, from the culinary icon behind the renowned New York City restaurant Le Bernardin.Named one of the best books of the year by NPRIn an industry where celebrity chefs are known as much for their salty talk and quick tempers as their food, Eric Ripert stands out. The winner of four James Beard Awards, co-owner and chef of a world-renowned restaurant, and recipient of countless Michelin stars, Ripert embodies elegance and culinary perfection. But before the accolades, before he even knew how to make a proper hollandaise sauce, Eric Ripert was a lonely young boy in the south of France whose life was falling apart. Riperts parents divorced when he was six, separating him from the father he idolized and replacing him with a cold, bullying stepfather who insisted that Ripert be sent away to boarding school. A few years later, Riperts father died on a hiking trip. Through these tough times, the one thing that gave Ripert comfort was food. Told that boys had no place in the kitchen, Ripert would instead watch from the doorway as his mother rolled couscous by hand or his grandmother pressed out the buttery dough for the treat he loved above all others, tarte aux pommes. When an eccentric local chef took him under his wing, an 11-year-old Ripert realized that food was more than just an escape: It was his calling. That passion would carry him through the drudgery of culinary school and into the high-pressure world of Paris most elite restaurants, where Ripert discovered that learning to cook was the easy part - surviving the line was the battle. Taking us from Eric Riperts childhood in the south of France and the mountains of Andorra into the demanding kitchens of such legendary Parisian chefs as Joel Robuchon and Dominique Bouchet, until, at the age of 24, Ripert made his way to the United States, 32 Yolks is the tender and richly told story of how one of our greatest living chefs found himself - and his home - in the kitchen. Praise for 32 Yolks"Passionate, poetical... What makes 32 Yolks compelling is the honesty and laudable humility Ripert brings to the telling." (Chicago Tribune) "With a vulnerability and honesty that is breathtaking... Ripert takes us into the mind of a boy with thoughts so sweet they will cause you to weep." (The Wall Street Journal)
God, Human, Animal, Machine
By O'gieblyn, Meghan
For most of human history the world was a magical and enchanted place ruled by forces beyond our understanding. The rise of science and Descartes's division of mind from world made materialism our ruling paradigm, in the process asking whether our own consciousness--i.e., souls--might be illusions. Now the inexorable rise of technology, with artificial intelligences that surpass our comprehension and control, and the spread of digital metaphors for self-understanding, the core questions of existence--identity, knowledge, the very nature and purpose of life itself--urgently require rethinking. Meghan O'Gieblyn tackles this challenge with philosophical rigor, intellectual reach, essayistic verve, refreshing originality, and an ironic sense of contradiction.
Ask Me About My Uterus
By Norman, Abby
For any woman who has experienced illness, chronic pain, or endometriosis comes an inspiring memoir advocating for recognition of women's health issuesIn the fall of 2010, Abby Norman's strong dancer's body dropped forty pounds and gray hairs began to sprout from her temples. She was repeatedly hospitalized in excruciating pain, but the doctors insisted it was a urinary tract infection and sent her home with antibiotics. Unable to get out of bed, much less attend class, Norman dropped out of college and embarked on what would become a years-long journey to discover what was wrong with her. It wasn't until she took matters into her own hands--securing a job in a hospital and educating herself over lunchtime reading in the medical library--that she found an accurate diagnosis of endometriosis.In Ask Me About My Uterus, Norman describes what it was like to have her pain dismissed, to be told it was all in her head, only to be taken seriously when she was accompanied by a boyfriend who confirmed that her sexual performance was, indeed, compromised. Putting her own trials into a broader historical, sociocultural, and political context, Norman shows that women's bodies have long been the battleground of a never-ending war for power, control, medical knowledge, and truth. It's time to refute the belief that being a woman is a preexisting condition.
We're Not Broken
By Garcia, Eric
With a reporter's eye and an insider's perspective, Eric Garcia shows what it's like to be autistic across America. Garcia began writing about autism because he was frustrated by the media's coverage of it; the myths that the disorder is caused by vaccines, the narrow portrayals of autistic people as white men working in Silicon Valley. His own life as an autistic person didn't look anything like that. He is Latino, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and works as a journalist covering politics in Washington D.C. Garcia realized he needed to put into writing what so many autistic people have been saying for years; autism is a part of their identity, they don't need to be fixed. In We're Not Broken, Garcia uses his own life as a springboard to discuss the social and policy gaps that exist in supporting those on the spectrum.
You Got Anything Stronger?
By Union, Gabrielle
Remember when we hit it off so well that we decided We're Going to Need More Wine? Well, this time you and I are going to turn to our friend the bartender and ask, You Got Anything Stronger? I promise to continue to make you laugh, but with this round, the stakes get higher as