Non Fiction
BLACK SUN: THE BRIEF TRANSIT AND VIOLENT ECLIPSE OF HARRY CROSBY
Written by Wolff, Geoffrey
Includes an afterword by the author Harry Crosby was the godson of J. P. Morgan and a friend of Ernest Hemingway. Living in Paris in the twenties and directing the Black Sun Press, which published James Joyce among others, Crosby was at the center of the wild life of the lost generation.
MOST GOOD YOU CAN DO: HOW EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM IS CHANGING IDEAS ABOUT LIVING ETHICALLY
Written by Singer, Peter
From the ethicist the New Yorker calls "the most influential living philosopher," a new way of thinking about living ethically "Singer's argument is powerful, provocative and, I think, basically right.
FORCE OF REASON
Written by Fallaci, Oriana
This work is the follow-up to "The Rage and The Pride," the author's post-9/11 manifesto. She takes aim at the many attacks and death threats she received after the publication of her political views.
NETWORK: THE BATTLE FOR THE AIRWAVES AND THE BIRTH OF THE COMMUNICATIONS AGE
Written by Woolley, Scott
The astonishing story of America's airwaves, the two friends--one a media mogul, the other a famous inventor--who made them available to us, and the government which figured out how to put a price on air.
SECRETS OF ITALY: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND HIDDEN HISTORIES
Written by Augias, Corrado
One of Italy's best-known writers takes a Grand Tour through her cities, history, and literature in search of the true character of this contradictory nation. There is Michelangelo, but also the mafia. Pavarotti, but also Berlusconi. The debonair Milanese, but also the infamous captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship.
WHEN HITLER TOOK COCAINE AND LENIN LOST HIS BRAIN: HISTORY'S UNKNOWN CHAPTERS
Written by Milton, Giles
Obscure and addictive true tales from history told by one of our most entertaining historians, Giles Milton The first installment in Giles Milton's outrageously entertaining series, History's Unknown Chapters: colorful and accessible, intelligent and illuminating, Milton shows his customary historical flair as he delves into the little-known stories from the past.
GRATITUDE
Written by Sacks, Oliver
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved. I have been given much and I have given something in return. Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure."
IF THIS ISN'T NICE WHAT IS?, (MUCH) EXPANDED SECOND EDITION: THE GRADUATION SPEECHES AND OTHER WORDS TO LIVE BY
Written by Vonnegut, Kurt
Best known as one of America's most astonishing and enduring contemporary novelists, Kurt Vonnegut was also a celebrated commencement address giver. Vonnegut never graduated from college, so his words to any class of graduating seniors always carried the delight, and gentle irony, of someone savoring an achievement he himself had not had occasion to savor on his own behalf.
MISSOULA: RAPE AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN A COLLEGE TOWN
Written by Krakauer, Jon
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - "A devastating exposé of colleges and local law enforcement....
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