Non Fiction
PROMISED LAND
Written by Obama, Barack
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making--from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his p
DEATH OF CAMUS
Written by Catelli, Giovanni
In this disturbing book, Giovanni Catelli seeks to solve the mysterious 1960 car crash that killed Albert Camus and his publisher, Michel Gallimard, who was behind the wheel. Based on meticulous research, he builds a compelling case that Camu--author of The Stranger, The Plague and The Myth of Sisyphus--was the victim of premeditated murder.
NEW NEGRO: THE LIFE OF ALAIN LOCKE
Written by Stewart, Jeffrey C
A tiny, fastidiously dressed man emerged from Black Philadelphia around the turn of the century to mentor a generation of young artists including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jacob Lawrence and call them the New Negro -- the creative African Americans whose art, literature, music, and drama would inspire Black people to greatness.
COMPLEAT VICTORY:: SARATOGA AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Written by Weddle, Kevin
In the late summer and fall of 1777, after two years of indecisive fighting on both sides, the outcome of the American War of Independence hung in the balance.
LAST ASSASSIN: THE HUNT FOR THE KILLERS OF JULIUS CAESAR
Written by Stothard, Peter
Many men killed Julius Caesar. Only one man was determined to kill the killers.
BENEDICT XVI: A LIFE: VOLUME ONE: YOUTH IN NAZI GERMANY TO THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL 1927-1965
Written by Seewald, Peter
The long-awaited and authoritative biography of Pope Benedict XVI, a giant of the Catholic Church. Benedict XVI: Volume One offers insight into the young life and rise through the Church's ranks of a man who would become a hero and a lightning rod for Catholics the world over.
HOW WE LIVE NOW: SCENES FROM THE PANDEMIC
Written by Hayes, Bill
From the beloved author of Insomniac City, a poignant and profound tribute in stories and images to a city amidst a pandemic. A bookstore where readers shout their orders from the street. A neighborhood restaurant turned to-go place where one has a shared drink--on either end of a bar--with the owner.
CONVERSATIONS WITH RBG: RUTH BADER GINSBURG ON LIFE, LOVE, LIBERTY, AND LAW
Written by Rosen, Jeffrey
In her own words, Ruth Bader Ginsburg offers an intimate look at her life and career, through an extraordinary series of conversations with the head of the National Constitution Center. This remarkable book presents a unique portrait of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, drawing on more than twenty years of conversations with Jeffrey Rosen, starting in the 1990s and continuing throu
ESSAYS ONE
Written by Davis, Lydia
A selection of essays on writing and reading by the master short-fiction writer Lydia Davis Lydia Davis is a writer whose originality, influence, and wit are beyond compare. Jonathan Franzen has called her "a magician of self-consciousness," while Rick Moody hails her as the best prose stylist in America.
EUROPEANS: THREE LIVES AND THE MAKING OF A COSMOPOLITAN CULTURE
Written by Figes, Orlando
From the "master of historical narrative" (Financial Times), a dazzling, richly detailed, panoramic work--the first to document the genesis of a continent-wide European culture. The nineteenth century in Europe was a time of unprecedented artistic achievement.
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