Non Fiction
RADICAL CHIC & MAU-MAUING THE FLAK CATCHERS
Written by Wolfe, Tom
Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers is classic Tom Wolfe, a funny, irreverent, and "delicious" (The Wall Street Journal) dissection of class and status by the master of New Journalism The phrase 'radical chic' was coined by Tom Wolfe in 1970 when Leonard Bernstein gave a party for the Black Panthers at his duplex apartment on Park Avenue.
GUIDE FOR GROWN-UPS: ESSENTIAL WISDOM FROM THE COLLECTED WORKS OF ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY
Written by de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine
"Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is exhausting for children to have to provide explanations over and over again."--from The Little Prince What does it mean to be a grown-up? How do we find happiness, joyful friendships, and love that lasts?
THING EXPLAINER: COMPLICATED STUFF IN SIMPLE WORDS
Written by Munroe, Randall
Have you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In Thing Explainer, he uses line drawings and only the thousand (or, rather, "ten hundred") most common words to provide simple explanations for some of the most interesting stuff there is, including:
GOD DELUSION
Written by Dawkins, Richard
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER In the seminal text on atheism in the twenty-first centuy, renowned scientist Richard Dawkins examines the irrationality of believing in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society.
ASCENT OF MONEY: A FINANCIAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Written by Ferguson, Niall
The 10th anniversary edition, with new chapters on the crash, Chimerica, and cryptocurrency "[An] excellent, just in time guide to the history of finance and financial crisis." --The Washington Post"Fascinating." --Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek
POWER OF HABIT: WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO IN LIFE AND BUSINESS
Written by Duhigg, Charles
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This instant classic explores how we can change our lives by changing our habits.
IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
Written by Skloot, Rebecca
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The story of modern medicine and bioethics--and, indeed, race relations--is refracted beautifully, and movingly."--Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO(R) STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE - ONE OF THE "MOST INFLUENTIAL" (CNN), "DEFINING" (LITHUB), AND "BEST" (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE D
MOVEABLE FEAST
Written by Hemingway, Ernest
Ernest Hemingway's classic memoir of Paris in the 1920s, now available in a restored edition, includes the original manuscript along with insightful recollections and unfinished sketches. Published posthumously in 1964, A Moveable Feast remains
TEAM OF RIVALS
Written by Goodwin, Doris Kearns
One of the most influential books of the past fifty years, Team of Rivals is Pulitzer Prize-winning author and esteemed presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's modern classic about the political genius of Abraham Lincoln, his unlikely presidency, and his cabinet of former political foes. Winner of the prestigious Lincoln Prize and the inspiration for the Oscar Award winn
BARCELONA
Written by Hughes, Robert
An informed and readable work of history, art criticism, and urban anthropology devoted to the most un-Spanish city in Spain.
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