Browsing: Nonfiction

Witness the ill-fated affair that inspired Doctor Zhivago in this “fascinating and often heartbreaking” tale (O, the Oprah Magazine) of the romance between author Boris Pasternak and his muse, Olga Ivinskaya. A poignant look at love and courage in Communist Russia, from a New York Times bestselling author.

When Paris aristocrats accuse orphan Victoire of a crime she didn’t commit, she is imprisoned in an infamous psychiatric hospital — where the seductive con artist who deceived Marie Antoinette takes Victoire under her wing. A captivating tale set during the French Revolution!

In this captivating New York Times bestseller with over 73,000 five-star Goodreads ratings, a renowned professor predicts the future of humankind. “Spellbinding… It is hard to imagine anyone could read this book without getting an occasional, vertiginous thrill” (The Guardian).

When the bodies of eight women were found hidden in the home 27-year-old Kendall Francois shared with his family, reporter Claudia Rowe became obsessed with understanding Francois’s horrific crimes. “Extraordinarily suspenseful and truly gut-wrenching… A must-read” (Gillian Flynn).