Non Fiction
ASSYRIA: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE WORLD'S FIRST EMPIRE
Written by Frahm, Eckart
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history.
LEFT ON TENTH: A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE: A MEMOIR
Written by Ephron, Delia
The beloved writer of romantic comedies like You've Got Mail tells her own late-in-life love story in her New York Times bestselling "resplendent memoir," complete with a tragic second act and joyous resolution (Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Good Left Undone).
PUTIN'S WORLD: RUSSIA AGAINST THE WEST AND WITH THE REST
Written by Stent, Angela
In this revised version that includes an exclusive new chapter on the Russia-Ukraine war, renowned foreign policy expert Angela Stent examines how Putin created a paranoid and polarized world--and increased Russia's status on the global stage. How did Russia manage to emerge resurgent on the world stage and play a weak hand so effectively? Is it because Putin is a brilliant strategist?
HONEY, BABY, MINE: A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER TALK LIFE, DEATH, LOVE (AND BANANA PUDDING)
Written by Ladd, Diane
A collection of deeply personal conversations from award-winning actress and activist Laura Dern and the woman she admires most, her mother--legendary actress Diane Ladd.
QUEEN: HER LIFE
Written by Morton, Andrew
#1 New York Times bestselling biographer Andrew Morton provides the definitive, most comprehensive account of Queen Elizabeth II's legendary reign. Painfully shy, Elizabeth Windsor's personality was well suited to her youthful ambition of living quietly in the country, raising a family, and caring for her dogs and horses.
HANNIBAL: ROME'S GREATEST ENEMY
Written by Freeman, Philip
Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Hannibal is the biography of a man who, against all odds, dared to change the course of history. Over two thousand years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome.
COURTING INDIA: SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND, MUGHAL INDIA, AND THE ORIGINS OF EMPIRE
Written by Das, Nandini
A profound and ground-breaking approach to one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the British arrival in India in the early seventeenth century. Traditional interpretations of the British Empire's emerging success and expansion have long overshadowed the deep uncertainty that marked its initial entanglement with India.
SAMUEL PEPYS AND THE STRANGE WRECKING OF THE GLOUCESTER: THE SHIPWRECK THAT SHOCKED RESTORATION BRITAIN
Written by Pickford, Nigel
A true story of royal intrigue--with famed diarist Samuel Pepys as the main protagonist--as a fatal shipwreck on the shores of Restoration Britain sparks a mystery that now may finally be solved. In 1682, Charles II invited his scandalous younger brother, James, Duke of York, to return from exile and take his rightful place as heir to the throne.
PHARAOHS OF THE SUN: THE RISE AND FALL OF TUTANKHAMUN'S DYNASTY
Written by de la Bédoyère, Guy
A vivid story of an astonishing period in ancient Egypt's history--1550 BC to 1295 BC--that tears away the gold and glamour to reveal how these great pharaohs ruthlessly ruled Egypt for two hundred and fifty years. For more than two centuries, Egypt was ruled by the most powerful, successful, and richest dynasty of kings in its long end epic history.
POISONED: THE TRUE STORY OF THE DEADLY E. COLI OUTBREAK THAT CHANGED THE WAY AMERICANS EAT (MEDIA TIE-IN)
Written by Benedict, Jeff
NOW A NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY From Jeff Benedict, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tiger Woods and The Dynasty, Poisoned chronicles the events surrounding the worst food-poisoning epidemic in US history: the deadly Jack in the Box E.
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