Browsing: Nonfiction

Veteran Marine George Peto shares the story of his astonishing journey from a farm in Great Depression–era Ohio to four Pacific campaigns during World War II. This riveting memoir is an unforgettable wartime account that’s perfect for military history buffs!

Millions fought in World War II, each with a story to tell. This book shares firsthand accounts from Americans who served their country in the air — from moments of courage to heartbreaking tragedy.

Follow along as the rat takes the cheese — and the cat tries to stop him! Designed to develop reading comprehension through repetition and an expanding vocabulary, this picture book is perfect for beginning readers.

During the wedding of Elizabeth and Hank, their friends and family grapple with love, regret, and personal mishaps. A hilarious and heartwarming novel from “a writer to watch” (New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt).

“Hilarious, enlightening, and insightful” (Publishers Weekly): When Tim Anderson decided to move from North Carolina to Japan, his immersion into a new way of life would prove to be full of comical missteps and misunderstandings. “A laugh-out-loud look at the East/West culture clash” (Kirkus Reviews).

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author: During World War II, Sir William Stephenson was a debonair spymaster whose exploits may have been the inspiration for James Bond. But what happened afterward? This gripping true story follows the legendary figure during the rise of the Cold War.

“Masterful and deeply thought-provoking” (New York Times bestselling author Scott Anderson): In this epic work of nonfiction, a New York Times bestselling author chronicles the wild rise and dramatic fall of an oil dynasty. “A Texas version of Hillbilly Elegy” (New York Times bestselling author Bryan Burrough).

#1 New York Times Bestseller Best Books of 2018 –The EconomistA personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth…

“My new favorite book of all time” (Bill Gates): This New York Times bestseller argues that the values championed by the Enlightenment are essential for our future. “Pinker’s sober, lucid, and meticulously researched vision of human progress is heartening and important” (Publishers Weekly).

In August 1920, Tennessee became the last battleground for the 19th Amendment. This vivid history of the American suffrage movement’s legal victory is “stirring, definitive, and engrossing… The Woman’s Hour is compulsory reading” (NPR).