Non Fiction
PIRATE'S WIFE: THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF SARAH KIDD
Written by Geanacopoulos, Daphne Palmer
The dramatic and deliciously swashbuckling story of Sarah Kidd, the wife of the famous pirate Captain Kidd, charting her transformation from New York socialite to international outlaw during the Golden Age of Piracy Captain Kidd was one of the most notorious pirates to ever prowl the seas.
SOLITO: A MEMOIR
Written by Zamora, Javier
New York Times Bestseller - Read With Jenna Book Club Pick as seen on Today - Winner of the Los Angeles Times Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiography - Winner of the American Library Association Alex Award A young poet tells the inspiring story of his migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this "gripping memoir" (NPR) of bravery, hop
QUARTERLIFE: THE SEARCH FOR SELF IN EARLY ADULTHOOD
Written by Byock, Satya Doyle
An innovative psychotherapist tackles the overlooked stage of Quarterlife--the years between adolescence and midlife--and provides a "fascinating" guide "on how to navigate and thrive--rather than just survive--these odd years" (PureWow). "Quarterlife is an insightful, revealing look at the messy and uncharted paths to wholeness, and a powerful tool for anyone naviga
POPE AT WAR: THE SECRET HISTORY OF PIUS XII, MUSSOLINI, AND HITLER
Written by Kertzer, David I
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The most important book ever written about the Catholic Church and its conduct during World War II."--Daniel Silva "Kertzer brings all of his usual detective and narrative skills to [The Pope at War] . . .
WHEN CRACK WAS KING: A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF A MISUNDERSTOOD ERA
Written by Ramsey, Donovan X
A kaleidoscopic account of the crack cocaine era and a community's ultimate resilience, told through a cast of characters whose lives illuminate the dramatic rise and fall of the epidemic The crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s is arguably the least examined crisis in American history. Beginning with the myths inspired by Reagan's war on drugs, journalist Donovan X.
DIRECTIONS TO MYSELF: A MEMOIR OF FOUR YEARS
Written by Julavits, Heidi
A sharply observed memoir of motherhood and the self, and a love letter to Maine, by a writer Eula Biss calls "witty, sly, critical, inventive" and whose mind Leslie Jamison calls "electric." "An absolute stunner: frank, funny, self-aware, constantly surprising."--George Saunders That night, in his bed, I spread my son's palm wide and tried to read it.
GALLOP TOWARD THE SUN: TECUMSEH AND WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON'S STRUGGLE FOR THE DESTINY OF A NATION
Written by Stark, Peter
A vivid account of the rivalry between future president William Henry Harrison and the Shawnee chief Tecumseh--and of the Native American alliance that fought westward expansion--from the New York Times bestselling author of Astoria The conquest of Indigenous land in the eastern United States through corrupt treaties and genocidal violence laid the groundwork for the conqu
TERRIBLY SERIOUS ADVENTURE: PHILOSOPHY AND WAR AT OXFORD, 1900-1960
Written by Krishnan, Nikhil
A lively, immersive account of the colorful and brilliant philosophers who roamed the halls of mid-twentieth-century Oxford and taught the world the importance of language "This is Oxford philosophy in the round.
WONDER DRUG: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THALIDOMIDE IN AMERICA AND ITS HIDDEN VICTIMS
Written by Vanderbes, Jennifer
A page-turning account of the most notorious drug of the 20th century and the never-before-told story of its American survivors. In 1959, a Cincinnati pharmaceutical firm, the William S. Merrell Company, quietly began distributing samples of an exciting new wonder drug already popular around the world.
NEVER GIVE UP: A PRAIRIE FAMILY'S STORY
Written by Brokaw, Tom
In this inspiring story, the New York Times bestselling author of The Greatest Generation chronicles the values and lessons he absorbed from his parents and other people who worked hard to build lives on the prairie during the first half of the twentieth century. "In these chaotic times, what can we learn from history?
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