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Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes to Repeat
Molly Baz
Format: Hardcover
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If you seek out, celebrate, and obsess over good food but lack the skills and confidence necessary to make it at home, you've just won a ticket to a life filled with supreme deliciousness. Cook This Book is a new kind of foundational cookbook from Molly Baz, who's here to teach... |
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Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir
Kat Chow - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Kat Chow has always been unusually fixated on death. She worried constantly about her parents dying---especially her mother. A vivacious and mischievous woman, Kat's mother made a morbid joke that would haunt her for years to come: when she died, she'd like to be stuffed and displayed... |
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Murder Thy Neighbor
James Patterson - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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As seen on Discovery ID, these two true-crime thrillers follow a neighbors' quarrel that turns violent and cyber-bullying that explodes in a double murder. MURDER THY NEIGHBOR: Ann Hoover is a nice woman but she hates her neighbor. Ten months ago, Roy Kirk moved in next door and now his house... |
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Beat Breast Cancer Like a Boss: 30 Powerful Stories
Ali Rogin - Diversion Books
Format: Paperback
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Edie Falco, Sheryl Crow, Athena Jones, Heidi Heitkamp, and an inspiring array of other breast cancer survivors and "previvors" lend their voices to this collection of powerful stories Drawing from first-hand interviews of successful, high-profile women from myriad industries and perspectives,... |
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Crushing: God Turns Pressure into Power
T. D. Jakes - FaithWords
Format: Hardcover
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Follow God's process for growth and find hope in life's darkest moments with Bishop T.D. Jakes' uplifting stories and advice from his own faith journey.In this insightful book, #1 New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes wrestles with age-old questions: Why do the righteous suffer?... |
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When Harry Met Minnie: A True Story of Love and Friendship
Martha Teichner
Format: Hardcover
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There are true fairy tales. Stories that exist because impossible-to-explain coincidences change everything. Except in real life, not all of them have conventional, happily-ever-after endings. When Harry Met Minnie is that kind of fairy tale, with the vibrant, romantic New York City backdrop... |
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Stray: A Memoir
Stephanie Danler - Random House Large Print
Format: Large Print
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From the bestselling author of Sweetbitter, a memoir of growing up in a family shattered by lies and addiction, and of one woman's attempts to find a life beyond the limits of her past. Stray is a moving, sometimes devastating, brilliantly written and ultimately inspiring exploration... |
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Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced... |
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The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments
Hadley Vlahos R.N. - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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Passionate advocate for end-of-life care and TikTok star Hadley Vlahos shares moving stories of joy, wisdom, and redemption from her patients' final moments in this deeply personal memoir. "This extraordinary book helps dispel fear around death and dying - revealing it to be a natural... |
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The Spartans
Andrew J. Bayliss - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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The image of Sparta, and the Spartans, is one dyed indelibly into the public consciousness: musclebound soldiers with long hair and red cloaks, bearing shiny bronze shields emblazoned with the Greek letter lambda. 'This is Sparta!', bellows Leonidas on the silver screen, as he decides... |
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Unwanted Spy: The Persecution of an American Whistleblower
Jeffrey Sterling - Bold Type Books
Format: Hardcover
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The powerful story of a CIA whistleblower and political prisoner who refused to give up on his American dreamIn 2015, Jeffrey Sterling was sentenced to prison, convicted of violating the Espionage Act. Sterling, it is now clear, was another victim of our government's draconian crackdown... |
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The Middle Finger Project: Trash Your Imposter Syndrome and Live the Unf*ckwithable Life You Deserve
Ash Ambirge - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Fresh, funny, and fearless, The Middle Finger Project is a point-by-point primer on how to get unstuck, slay imposter syndrome, trust in your own worth and ability, and become a strong, capable, wonderful, weird, brilliant, ballsy, unfuckwithable YOU."Don't worry, this isn't... |
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Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals 1962-1966
Thich Nhat Hanh - Parallax Press
Format: Hardcover
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"It isn't likely that this collection of journal entries, which I'm calling Fragrant Palm Leaves, will pass the censors... I'll leave Vietnam tomorrow." Thus Thich Nhat Hanh begins his May 11, 1966 journal entry. After leaving Vietnam, he was exiled for calling for peace,... |
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I Feel To Believe: Collected Columns
Jarvis DeBerry - University of New Orleans Press
Format: Paperback
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For twenty years, starting in 1999, Jarvis DeBerry's New Orleans Times-Picayune column was the place where the city got its most honest look at itself: the good, the bad, the wonderful, and yes, also the weird. And the city took note. DeBerry's columns inspired letters to the editor,... |
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The Lost Pillars of Enoch: When Science and Religion Were One
Tobias Churton
Format: Paperback
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Explores the unified science-religion of early humanity and the impact of Hermetic philosophy on religion and spirituality * Investigates the Jewish and Egyptian origins of Josephus's famous story that Seth's descendants inscribed knowledge on two pillars to save it from global... |
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A Cloud a Day:
Gavin Pretor-Pinney - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Cloudspotter and bestselling author Gavin Pretor-Pinney delivers a moment of calm atmospheric contemplation to members of his Cloud Appreciation Society by sharing a cloud image and story every day. A Cloud a Day urges all of us to keep our heads in the clouds with 365 fascinating formations... |
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The Education Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know® (What Everyone Needs To KnowRG)
David Kirp - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
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A compelling overview of the major debates in contemporary education policy.. In statehouses, school boards, and communities across the US, battles are raging over the direction of education policy--from the standards that are shaping what students learn to how test results are being used... |
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One Life
Megan Rapinoe - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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Megan Rapinoe is one of the world's most talented athletes. But beyond her massive professional success on the soccer field, Rapinoe has become an icon and ally to millions, boldly speaking out on the issues that matter most. In recent years, she's become one of the faces of the equal... |
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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Casey Cep
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times Best Seller "Compelling . . . at once a true-crime thriller, courtroom drama, and miniature biography of Harper Lee. If To Kill a Mockingbird was one of your favorite books growing up, you should add Furious Hours to your reading list today."... |
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Boyle Heights: How a Los Angeles Neighborhood Became the Future of American Democracy
George J. Sánchez - University of California Press; First edition
Format: Hardcover
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"When I think of the future of the United States, and the history that matters in this country, I often think of Boyle Heights." - George J. Snchez The vision for America's cross-cultural future lies beyond the multicultural myth of the "great melting pot." That... |
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Water: A Biography
Giulio Boccaletti
Format: Hardcover
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Writing with authority and brio, Giulio Boc-caletti-honorary research associate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Univer-sity of Oxford-shrewdly combines environmental and social history, beginning with the earliest civ-ilizations of sedentary farmers on the banks of the Nile,... |
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Moneyland: The Inside Story of the Crooks and Kleptocrats Who Rule the World
Oliver Bullough - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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"If you want to know why international crooks and their eminently respectable financial advisors walk tall and only the little people pay taxes, this is the ideal book for you. Every politician and moneyman on the planet should read it, but they won't because it's actually about them."... |
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African Americans in Tangipahoa & St. Helena Parishes
Dr. Antoinette Harrell - Arcadia Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Tangipahoa and St. Helena are two of the eight Florida Parishes in southeast Louisiana. In 1810, St. Helena Parish was founded, and Tangipahoa Parish followed in 1869. The historic St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, public school desegregation case predated the US Supreme Court decision in Brown... |
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God's Hostage: A True Story of Persecution, Imprisonment, and Perseverance
Andrew Brunson - Baker Books
Format: Hardcover
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In 1993, Andrew Brunson was asked to travel to Turkey, the largest unevangelized country in the world, to serve as a missionary. Though hesitant because of the daunting and dangerous task that lay ahead, Andrew and his wife, Norine, believed this was God's plan for them.What followed... |
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The Book on Pie: Everything You Need to Know to Bake Perfect Pies
Erin Jeanne McDowell - Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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Look no further than The Book on Pie for the only book on pie you'll ever want or need. Erin Jeanne McDowell, New York Times contributing baker extraordinaire and top food stylist, wrote the book on pie, a comprehensive handbook that distills all you'll ever need to know for making... |
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The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ("It's a piece of cake! Just do 4 hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!") I have decided to write these... |
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Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyonc Knowles-Carter
Veronica Chambers - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the editor of the bestselling anthology The Meaning of Michelle, a celebration of one of the greatest stars of our timeThe Ultimate Beyonce Collectible Beyonc. Her name conjures more than music, it has come to be synonymous with beauty, glamour, power, creativity, love, and romance.... |
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The Best of Me
David Sedaris - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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For more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence.... |
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Gracefully You: How to Live Your Best Life Every Day
Jenna Dewan - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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Actress and dancer Jenna Dewan shares her uplifting message of how to elevate your life and experience beauty every day - perfect for fans of Jessica Alba's The Honest Life and Kate Hudson's Pretty Happy. The frustrations and challenges that come with modern living can leave... |
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Harvest the Vote: How Democrats Can Win Again in Rural America
Jane Kleeb - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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From Democratic Party rising star Jane Kleeb, an urgent and stirring road map showing how the Democratic Party can, and should, engage rural AmericaThe Democratic Party has lost an entire generation of rural voters. By focusing the majority of their message and resources on urban and coastal... |
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Auschwitz: Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.
Robert Jan van Pelt - Abbeville Press
Format: Hardcover
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This book tells a story to shake the conscience of the world. It is the catalogue of the first-ever traveling exhibition about the Auschwitz concentration camp, where 1.1 million people -- mostly Jews, but also non-Jewish Poles, Roma, and others -- lost their lives. More than 280 objects... |
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Crucible of Hell: The Heroism and Tragedy of Okinawa, 1945
Saul David - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning historian, Saul David, the riveting narrative of the heroic US troops, bonded by the brotherhood and sacrifice of war, who overcame enormous casualties to pull off the toughest invasion of WWII's Pacific Theater -- and the Japanese forces who fought with tragic... |
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Help! Why Am I Changing?: The growing-up guide for pre-teen boys and girls
Susan Akass - CICO Books
Format: Paperback
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A no-nonsense guide that equips children for the many challenging and confusing physical, emotional, and social issues they will face in adolescence.Children are reaching puberty at a much earlier age and therefore face many "teen" issues long before their actual teenage years.... |
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Theodore Roosevelt on Hunting, Revised and Expanded
Lamar Underwood - Lyons Press
Format: Paperback
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"Besides being one of our greatest presidents, Roosevelt stands alone as a conservationist, a visionary when it came to the protection and preservation of America's natural resources, and an author."--Library JournalThere have been few hunters as daring, as powerful, and as articulate... |
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The Black Widows of the Eternal City: The True Story of Rome's Most Infamous Poisoners
Craig A. Monson - University of Michigan Press; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Black Widows of the Eternal City offers, for the first time, a book-length study of an infamous cause clbre in seventeenth-century Rome, how it resonated then and has continued to resonate: the 1659 investigation and prosecution of Gironima Spana and dozens of Roman widows, who shared... |
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Finding Karen: An Ancestral Mystery
Dorothy Allred Solomon - Texas Tech University Press
Format: Paperback
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Since her groundbreaking memoir In My Father's House, which recounts an agonizing break from fundamentalist polygamy, Dorothy Allred Solomon has continued to publish on the lives of Mormon women and the dissonance many experience in connection to fundamentalist pasts. The more Solomon... |
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First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung
Gary Ginsberg - Twelve
Format: Hardcover
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In the bestselling tradition of The Presidents Club and Presidential Courage, White House history as told through the stories of the best friends and closest confidants of American presidents. |
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Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind
Peter Godfrey-Smith - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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In his acclaimed 2016 book Other Minds, the philosopher and scuba diver Peter Godfrey-Smith explored the mind of the octopus -- the closest thing to an intelligent alien on earth, as he put it. In Metazoa, Godfrey-Smith expands his inquiry to animals at large, investigating the evolution... |
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My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me: A Memoir
Jason Rosenthal - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring memoir of life, love, loss, and new beginnings by the widower of bestselling children's author and filmmaker Amy Krouse Rosenthal, whose last of act of love before her death was setting the stage for her husband's life without her in a column in the New York Times.On... |
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Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover
Format: Paperback
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER * One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University "Extraordinary... |
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Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm
Robin DiAngelo - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover
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In White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo explained how racism is a system into which all white people are socialized and challenged the belief that racism is a simple matter of good people versus bad. DiAngelo also made a provocative claim: white progressives cause the most daily harm to people... |
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Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright
Paul Hendrickson - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning and nationally best-selling author of Hemingway's Boat and Sons of Mississippi--an illuminating, pathbreaking biography that will change the way we understand the life, mind, and work of the premier American architect.Frank Lloyd Wright has long been... |
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How to Become a Federal Criminal: An Illustrated Handbook for the Aspiring Offender
Mike Chase - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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A hilarious, entertaining, and illuminating compendium of the most bizarre ways you might become a federal criminal in America - from mailing a mongoose to selling Swiss cheese without enough holes - written and illustrated by the creator of the wildly popular @CrimeADay Twitter account.... |
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The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
Ben Shapiro - Broadside Books
Format: Book
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America has a God-shaped hole in its heart, argues New York Times bestselling author Ben Shapiro, and we shouldn't fill it with politics and hate.In 2016, Ben Shapiro spoke at UC Berkeley. Hundreds of police officers were required from 10 UC campuses across the state to protect his speech,... |
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Every Day Is a Gift: A Memoir
Tammy Duckworth - Twelve
Format: Hardcover
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In EVERY DAY IS A GIFT, Tammy Duckworth takes readers through the amazing - and amazingly true - stories from her incomparable life. In November of 2004, an Iraqi RPG blew through the cockpit of Tammy Duckworth's U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The explosion, which destroyed her legs... |
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Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home
Jane Blasio - Revell
Format: Hardcover
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From the 1940s through the 1960s, young pregnant women entered the front door of a clinic in a small North Georgia town. Sometimes their babies exited out the back, sold to northern couples who were desperate to hold a newborn in their arms. But these weren't adoptions--they were transactions.... |
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Why We Swim
Bonnie Tsui - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover
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"A gorgeous hybrid of a book. Bonnie Tsui combines fascinating reporting about some of the world's most remarkable swimmers with delightful meditations about what it means for us naked apes to leap in the water for no apparent reason. You won't regret diving in." --Carl Zimmer,... |
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The Wicked Baker: Cakes and treats to die for
Helena Garcia - Quadrille Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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#witchesofinstagram - here is the perfect book for your haunted kitchen!Give your baking a wicked twist with eerily clever ideas for all manner of cakes, cookies, pastries, breads, desserts and even drinks to spook up your cooking repertoire and make Halloween an occasion to remember. Whether... |
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Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
Matt Taibbi
Format: Hardcover
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Part tirade, part confessional from the celebrated Rolling Stone journalist, Hate Inc. reveals that what most people think of as "the news" is, in fact, a twisted wing of the entertainment business In this characteristically turbocharged new book, celebrated Rolling... |
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Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Billie Eilish is a phenomenon. With distinctive visual flare and darkly poignant lyrics that are unparalleled among music icons of the 21st century, Billie is a musician who stands out from the crowd. Between her record-shattering award-winning music and her uncompromising and unapologetic... |
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The Arbornaut: A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us
Meg Lowman - Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover
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One of the world's first tree-top scientists, Meg Lowman is as innovative as MacGuyver and as can-do as the Unsinkable Molly Brown. A pioneer in her field -- she invented one of the first treetop walkways -- she is a tireless advocate for the earth and has spent decades educating citizens... |
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Disgraceland: Musicians Getting Away with Murder and Behaving Very Badly
Jake Brennan - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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From the creator of the popular rock 'n' roll true crime podcast, DISGRACELAND comes an off-kilter, hysterical, at times macabre book of stories from the highly entertaining underbelly of music history.You may know Jerry Lee Lewis married his thirteen-year-old cousin but did you know... |
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The Toni Morrison Book Club
Juda Bennett - University of Wisconsin Press
Format: Paperback
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In this startling group memoir, four friends - black and white, gay and straight, immigrant and American-born - use Toni Morrison's novels as a springboard for intimate and revealing conversations about the problems of everyday racism and living whole in times of uncertainty. Tackling everything... |
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Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery
Tom Cotton - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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From U.S. Senator Tom Cotton, an intimate and inspiring portrait of Arlington National Cemetery's Old Guard, the official ceremonial unit of the U.S. Army and Americas oldest infantry unit, dating to 1784: part history of the Old Guard, part memoir of Senator Cotton's time as a platoon... |
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Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year: A Little Book of Festive Joy
Beth Kempton
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What if the month of December were soothing instead of stressful? Now you can celebrate a new kind of holiday season - one where you radiate calm and cultivate delight. Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year leads you out of the darkness of winter and back to the enchantment of an authentic... |
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By Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy SEALS
Benjamin H. Milligan - Bantam
Format: Hardcover
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How did the US Navy - the branch of the US military tasked with patrolling the oceans - ever manage to produce a unit of raiders trained to operate on land? And how, against all odds, did that unit become one of the world's most elite commando forces, routinely striking thousands of miles... |
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This Will All Be Over Soon: A Memoir
Cecily Strong - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Cecily Strong had a special bond with her cousin Owen. And so she was devastated when, in early 2020, he passed away at age thirty from the brain cancer glioblastoma. Before Strong could attempt to process her grief, another tragedy struck: the coronavirus pandemic. Following a few harrowing... |
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Turning Small Talk into Big Talk
Jan Janura - Forefront Books
Format: Hardcover
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In Turning Small Talk into Big Talk, Jan Janura helps readers move below the surface and experience deep, meaningful conversations that are not only interesting, but even life-changing.. Small talk is awful, awkward, and ultimately useless - and everyone knows it. When is the last time... |
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Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
Mary L. Trump Ph.D. - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald's only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens... |
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Obviously: Stories from My Timeline
Akilah Hughes - Razorbill
Format: Hardcover
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"A refreshingly funny and blisteringly unsentimental coming-of-age memoir." -John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our StarsIn Akilah Hughes's world, family--and life--are often complicated, but always funny. Through intimate and hilarious... |
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Through the Banks of the Red Cedar: My Father and the Team That Changed the Game
Maya Washington - Little A
Format: Hardcover
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Gene Washingtons football career ended long before his daughter Maya was born. She never saw the legendary powerhouse as anything but her dad. She didnt yet grasp the impact hed had on the sportand on America. To understand his historic role in the integration of college football, witness... |
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What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
Stephen A. Schwarzman - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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From Blackstone chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen A. Schwarzman, a long-awaited book that uses impactful episodes from Schwarzman's life to show readers how to build, transform, and lead thriving organizations. Whether you are a student, entrepreneur, philanthropist, executive, or simply... |
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The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir
Samantha Power - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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"This is a wonderful book." - THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, The New York Times Book Review"Truly engrossing." - RACHEL MADDOW Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power, widely known as a relentless advocate for promoting human rights, has been heralded by President Barack Obama... |
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Broken Horses: A Memoir
Brandi Carlile - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, fourteen times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful... |
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Murder by the Book: The Crime That Shocked Dickens's London
Claire Harman - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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From the acclaimed biographer--the fascinating, little-known story of a Victorian-era murder that rocked literary London, leading Charles Dickens, William Thackeray, and Queen Victoria herself to wonder: Can a novel kill?In May 1840, Lord William Russell, well known in London's highest... |
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The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls
Mona Eltahawy - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover
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A bold and uncompromising feminist manifesto that shows women and girls how to defy, disrupt, and destroy the patriarchy by embracing the qualities they've been trained to avoid.Seizing upon the energy of the #MeToo movement, feminist activist Mona Eltahawy advocates a muscular, out-loud... |
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Out Loud: A Memoir
Mark Morris - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the most brilliant and audacious choreographer of our time, the exuberant tale of a young dancer's rise to the pinnacle of the performing arts world, and the triumphs and perils of creating work on his own terms - and staying true to himself Before Mark Morris became "the most... |
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FLUEVOG: 50 Years of Unique Soles for Unique Souls
John Fluevog - LifeTree Media
Format: Hardcover
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An homage to wild and whimsical John Fluevog shoes and their free-spirited fans, written by the cult shoe designer and featuring lush photography, graphics, and hand-drawn illustrations. Colorful and quirky, Fluevog shoes have graced the feet of celebrities such as Madonna, Jack White,... |
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Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married
Abby Ellin - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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Abby Ellin was shocked to learn that her fianc was leading a secret life. But as she soon discovered, double lives are everywhere.From Abby Ellin's first date with The Commander, she was caught up in a whirlwind. Within five months he'd proposed, and they'd moved in together. But there... |
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Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien"
Jeremy N. Smith - Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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This taut, true thriller dives into a dark world that touches us all, as seen through the brilliant, breakneck career of an extraordinary hacker - a woman known only as Alien. When she arrived at MIT in the 1990s, Alien was quickly drawn to the school's tradition of highrisk physical trespassing:... |
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Letters to a Dead Friend about Zen
Brad Warner - New World Library
Format: Paperback
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The night Brad Warner learns that his childhood friend Marky has died, Warner is about to speak to a group of Zen students in Hamburg, Germany. It's the last thing he feels like doing. What he wants to do instead is tell his friend everything he never said, to explain Zen and what he does... |
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Initiated: Memoir of a Witch
Amanda Yates Garcia - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes meets Women Who Run With The Wolves in this haunting, mystical memoir about finding meaning, beauty, and power through a life in witchcraft.An initiation signals a beginning: a door opens and you step through. Traditional Wiccan initiates are usually... |
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Pescan: A Feel Good Cookbook
Abbie Cornish - Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Actress Abbie Cornish and chef Jacqueline King are best friends who bonded over their love of food and self-care. A few years ago, Abbie, a novice cook, asked Jacqueline, a graduate of the culinary program at the National Gourmet Institute, for cooking lessons. Every Sunday, they would... |
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Trump's America: The Truth about Our Nation's Great Comeback
NEWT GINGRICH - Center Street
Format: Paperback
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No one understands the "Make America Great Again" effort with more insight and more experience than former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Gingrich helped President Ronald Reagan "Make America Great Again" in 1980. He authored the Contract with America and spearheaded... |
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Cross Everything: A personal journey into the evolution of cancer
Henry Scowcroft - Green Tree; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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When Henry Scowcroft's fiance Zarah was diagnosed with stage 4 bladder cancer in 2016, their world fell apart. An award-winning science writer for Cancer Research UK, Henry had spent 14 years at the coal-face of cancer research, but now the disease had infiltrated his personal life... |
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Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir
Ashley C. Ford - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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For as long as she could remember, Ashley has put her father on a pedestal. Despite having only vague memories of seeing him face-to-face, she believes he's the only person in the entire world who understands her. She thinks she understands him too. He's sensitive like her, an artist,... |
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Troubled Water: What's Wrong with What We Drink
Seth M. Siegel - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author Seth M. Siegel shows how our drinking water got contaminated, what it may be doing to us, and what we must do to make it safe. If you thought America's drinking water problems started and ended in Flint, Michigan, think again. From big cities and suburbs... |
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Abandoned Louisiana: Under a Bayou Moon
Mike Cooper - America Through Time
Format: Paperback
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Abandoned Louisiana: Under a Bayou Moon is a photographic journey through the Bayou State by the light of the silvery moon. Some of these places are so hidden that, unless you are a local, you have no idea they even exist. Others are in plain sight, but are probably considered to be eyesores.... |
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King: A Life
Jonathan Eig - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Book
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Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.―and the first to include recently declassified FBI files. In this revelatory new portrait of the preacher... |
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Why Don't You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It?: A Mother's Suggestions
Patricia Marx - Celadon Books
Format: Hardcover
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The perfect Mother's Day gift: A collection of witty one-line advice New Yorker writer Patricia Marx heard from her mother, accompanied by full-color illustrations by New Yorker staff cartoonist Roz Chast.Every mother knows best, but New Yorker writer Patty Marx's knows... |
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This Land of Snow: A Journey Across the North in Winter
Anders Morley
Format: Paperback
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A passionate skier since he was a child, Anders Morley dreamed of going on a significant adventure, something bold and of his own design. And so one year in his early thirties, he decided to strap on cross-country skis to travel across Canada in the winter alone. This Land of Snow is about... |
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Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter
Kerri K. Greenidge - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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This long-overdue biography reestablishes William Monroe Trotter's essential place next to Douglass, Du Bois, and King in the pantheon of American civil rights heroes.William Monroe Trotter (1872- 1934) , though still virtually unknown to the wider public, was an unlikely American... |
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Dog Flowers: A Memoir
Danielle Geller - One World
Format: Hardcover
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After Danielle Geller's mother dies of a withdrawal from alcohol during a period of homelessness, she is forced to return to Florida. Using her training as a librarian and archivist, Geller collects her mother's documents, diaries, and photographs into a single suitcase and begins... |
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The DIY Style Finder: Discover Your Unique Style and Decorate It Yourself
KariAnne Wood - Harvest House Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Let Your Style Shine KariAnne Wood could tell you a lot about decorating. After all, she's an expert. But this book isn't about her. It's about you. It's about the colors, textures, and patterns that make your heart sing. It's about the creative ideas you can't wait to try in your... |
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Grounded: A Senator's Lessons on Winning Back Rural America
Jon Tester - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring and eye-opening memoir showing how Democrats can reconnect with rural and red-state voters, from Montana's three-term democratic senatorSenator Jon Tester is a rare voice in Congress. He is the only United States senator who manages a full-time job outside of the Senate... |
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Second Chances: A Marine, His Dog, and Finding Redemption
Craig Grossi
Format: Hardcover
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The author of the heartwarming Craig and Fred tells the deeply emotional and inspiring story of the next phase of their lives together: working closely with prison inmates in Maine who raise and train puppies to become service dogs.On their travels across America, former US Marine Craig... |
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GRE Prep 2024 For Dummies with Online Practice (GRE for Dummies)
Ron Woldoff - For Dummies
Format: 1st Edition
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Believe it -- you're headed to grad schoolGRE Prep 2024 For Dummies prepares you with the tools and test-taking strategies you need to score your highest on the Graduate Record Examination and begin your post-college journey. You'll find everything you need to know about the test... |
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Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News
Lisa Napoli - Abrams Press
Format: Book
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The wild inside story of the birth of CNN and dawn of the age of 24-hour news.
How did we get from an age of dignified nightly news broadcasts on three national networks to the age of 24-hour channels and constantly breaking news? The answer - thanks to Ted Turner and an oddball... |
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Killer Instinct
James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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Dr. Dylan Reinhart and Detective Elizabeth Needham--now known to audiences from the top-rated CBS series--reunite to stop the most sinister plot against New York City since 9/11.The murder of an Ivy League professor pulls Dr. Dylan Reinhart out of his ivory tower and onto the streets of New York,... |
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When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error
Danielle Ofri MD - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover
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Medical mistakes are more pervasive than we think. How can we improve outcomes? An acclaimed MD's rich stories and research explore patient safety.Patients enter the medical system with faith that they will receive the best care possible, so when things go wrong, it's a profound... |
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Summer: A Cookbook: Inspired Recipes for Lazy Days and Magical Nights
Marnie Hanel - Artisan
Format: Hardcover
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Whether for cocktails and bites at the lake house or a come one, come all dinner with friends, here are more than 100 seasonally inspired recipes guided by the principle that summer cooking means keeping things loose (and the oven off when it's just too hot out) . Fuel up for a surf... |
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The Official ACT Prep Guide 2023-2024, (Book Online Course)
ACT - Wiley
Format: 1st Edition
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The comprehensive guide to the 2023-2024 ACT test -- including 8 genuine, full-length practice tests.The Official ACT® Prep Guide 2023-2024 book includes six authentic ACT tests -- all of which contain the optional writing test -- so you get maximum practice before your test date.These... |
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Full Dissidence: Notes from an Uneven Playing Field
Howard Bryant - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover
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A bold and impassioned meditation on injustice in our country that punctures the illusion of a postracial America and reveals it as a place where authoritarianism looms large.Whether the issues are protest, labor, patriotism, or class division, it is clear that professional sports are no longer... |
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A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
Timothy Egan - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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"What a wondrous work! This beautifully written and totally clear-eyed account of his pilgrimage will have you wondering whether we should all embark on such a journey, either of the body, the soul or, as in Egan's case, both." --Cokie Roberts"If this book doesn't quite settle... |
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Breathe: A Letter to My Sons
Imani Perry - Beacon Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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2020 Chautauqua Prize Finalist2020 NAACP Image Award Nominee - Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction) Best-of Lists: Best Nonfiction Books... |
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