Non Fiction
WAVES PASSING IN THE NIGHT: WALTER MURCH IN THE LAND OF THE ASTROPHYSICISTS
Written by Weschler, Lawrence
From Pulitzer Prize nominee Lawrence Weschler, a fascinating profile of Walter Murch, a film legend and amateur astrophysicist whose investigations could reshape our understanding of the universe. For film aficionados, Walter Murch is legendary--a three-time Academy Award winner, arguably the most admired sound and film editor in the world for his work on Apocalypse Now, Th
ALGORITHMS TO LIVE BY: THE COMPUTER SCIENCE OF HUMAN DECISIONS
Written by Griffiths, Tom
An exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of the new and familiar is the most fulfilling?
LONELY CITY: ADVENTURES IN THE ART OF BEING ALONE
Written by Laing, Olivia
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism #1 Book of the Year from Brain Pickings Named a best book of the year by NPR, Newsweek, Slate, Pop Sugar, Marie Claire, Elle, Publishers Weekly, and Lit Hub A dazzling work of biography, memoir, and cultural criticism on the subject of loneliness, told through
LETTERS TO A YOUNG MUSLIM
Written by Ghobash, Omar Saif
**A New York Times Editor's Pick** From the Ambassador of the UAE to Russia comes Letters to a Young Muslim, a bold and intimate exploration of what it means to be a Muslim in the twenty-first century.
300 ARGUMENTS
Written by Manguso, Sarah
"Jam-packed with insights you'll want to both text to your friends and tattoo on your skin....A sweeping view of a human mind trying to make order of the world around us."--Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere
SHOE DOG: A MEMOIR BY THE CREATOR OF NIKE
Written by Knight, Phil
In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight "offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh" (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. Bill
UNIVERSE FROM NOTHING: WHY THERE IS SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING
Written by Krauss, Lawrence M
Bestselling author and acclaimed physicist Lawrence Krauss offers a paradigm-shifting view of how everything that exists came to be in the first place. "Where did the universe come from? What was there before it? What will the future bring?
BLOOD BROTHERS: THE FATAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN MUHAMMAD ALI AND MALCOLM X
Written by Smith, Johnny
The basis of the Netflix documentary BLOOD BROTHERS, the first book to bring to life the fateful friendship between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali
SAPIENS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMANKIND
Written by Harari, Yuval Noah
Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.#1 New York Times Bestseller The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg, now available as a beautifully packaged paperback
FROM SILK TO SILICON: THE STORY OF GLOBALIZATION THROUGH TEN EXTRAORDINARY LIVES
Written by Garten, Jeffrey E
The story of globalization, the most powerful force in history, as told through the life and times of ten people who changed the world by their singular, spectacular accomplishments.
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