Browsing: Nonfiction

When Beth, her beloved dog, Sam, and grumpy husband, Jack, return to France, disaster strikes. As they battle to restore…

“Amusingly offbeat and told with… biting sarcasm” (Publishers Weekly): In this #1 New York Times bestseller, a comedian shares darkly funny stories and strange revelations from her much-needed year of self-sufficiency. “Disarmingly, unblinkingly honest” (Chicago Tribune), with over 7,300 five-star Goodreads ratings.

Should we be worried about artificial intelligence? Two experts in the field explain its current state — and limitations — in this “lucid and deeply informed account… A valuable guide to developments that will surely have a major impact on the social order and intellectual culture” (Noam Chomsky).

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Fast and thrilling . . . Life Undercover reads as if a John le Carré character…

A Smithsonian Best History Book of 2019: Uncover the story of a Prohibition-era bootlegger who made a mark on the United States. “An exhaustively researched, hugely entertaining work of popular history that… exhumes a colorful crew of once-celebrated characters and restores them to full-blooded life” (The Wall Street Journal).

Tokyo, May 1932Japan is still plagued by economic depression, scandals, and assassinations. A prominent politician mysteriously commits suicide while dining…

In 1930s Tokyo, Police Inspector Kenji Aizawa receives a shocking call about a plot to assassinate a corrupt politician… from the target’s own mistress. When a shadowy conspiracy is revealed, can he team up with geisha Reiko Watanabe to prevent the rise of a dictatorship?

I met the woman I love in a Graveyard at 10:30 at night… or so I thought.We’re not sociopaths.But we…

Food is always a hot topic – Food waste, food banks, food miles, local versus imported. As we all need…

The Crystal Alchemist goes beyond the basics of most reference books to offer specifics on how you can enhance your…