Browsing: Nonfiction

In We Are the Weather, Jonathan Safran Foer explores the central global dilemma of our time in a surprising, deeply…

A remarkably candid biography of the remarkably candid–and brilliant–Carrie Fisher In her 2008 bestseller, Girls Like Us, Sheila Weller–with heart…

The activist and TED speaker Megan Phelps-Roper reveals her life growing up in the most hated family in America At…

When Jennifer O’Toole was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at the age of 35, her life suddenly made sense. She chronicles her experiences in a memoir that is “witty, frank, and full of insight” (New York Times bestselling author Steve Silberman).

In From Molecule to Metaphor, Jerome Feldman proposes a theory of language and thought that treats language not as an…

In 1972, a devastating plane crash left a group of rugby players stranded in the Andes for 72 days before they were rescued. In this harrowing, inspiring memoir, one of the survivors recounts these life-changing events — and shares some of the lessons he learned along the way.

An exhilarating memoir about one woman’s globe-trotting journey of inspiring awakening and self-discovery.Shaken by the loss of her father, drained…

This “resonant, at times heart-wrenching tale of small-town Americana” (Publishers Weekly) explores the true story of a man who built a zoo in rural Nebraska. “A marvelous, meaningful book, full of deep reporting, fine writing, and big questions about the nature of community” (New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean).

A spellbinding journey into the high-stakes world of art theft Today, art theft is one of the most profitable criminal…

After 23 years as a paramedic, Matthew Sias switched careers to become a mortician. With humor and compassion, he chronicles the revelations of helping people in crisis — from the trauma unit to the funeral home.