Browsing: Nonfiction

A “compelling” account (Library Journal starred review) with over 2,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Napoleon Bonaparte still towers over modern European history. This New York Times bestselling biography offers “a fully human portrait of this larger-than-life figure” (The Wall Street Journal).

The 9.8 million viewers of TLC’s Jon and Kate Plus Eight recognize Kate Gosselin as the practical mom of eight…

In this “astonishing… wonderfully welcome” (Publishers Weekly starred review) New York Times bestseller, a son and his dying mother form a makeshift book club to cope with the pain of illness. “Tender, moving, and honest” (Cecelia Ahern, author of PS, I Love You), with nearly 10,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

A New York Times bestseller from the author of Salt: Experience the pivotal year that was 1968 — a time marked by significant political, economic, and cultural upheaval that would disrupt the world. “To read this book is to be transported” (Publishers Weekly).

When Sam Amirante was a young lawyer just opening his practice, he had no idea his first client would be the vicious, infamous John Wayne Gacy. This shocking true story “will illuminate the case for anyone fascinated by the inner workings of a serial killer” (Publishers Weekly).

Over the last few decades there has been a disconcerting increase in the number of forged paintings. In retaliation, there…

From the outside, Nancy Cooper’s life with her husband and children in a beautiful North Carolina town seemed perfect. But when her body was discovered one summer day, it would reveal the darkness beneath her marriage’s seemingly tranquil surface.

This witty, subversive take on the classic bucket list outlines 101 overrated things not to do before you die — from visiting all 50 states to swimming with sharks!

As “one of modern literature’s most creative minds” (Library Journal), Roald Dahl created beloved works like James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Discover the man behind the words with this “fair-minded and revealing” biography (The New York Times).

With over 9,500 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Why are Danes famously among the happiest people on Earth? Discover their secrets in this New York Times bestselling guide to the Danish philosophy of Hygge!