Browsing: Nonfiction

Time and time again, US history has been shaped by unlikely events and improbable coincidences. Could the divine have stepped in? This thought-provoking book is “absolutely spectacular… Fascinating, eye-opening, and deeply inspiring” (New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas).

The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993–a witty, engaging, serious, and playful…

Set during the American Revolution, this “page-turning” New York Times bestseller (Booklist starred review) sheds light on Alexander Hamilton’s profound romance with Elizabeth Schuyler. “A juicy answer to Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton” (Cosmopolitan), with over 2,800 five-star Goodreads ratings.

“Soul-nourishing” (USA Today): Before hosting The Daily Show, Trevor Noah spent his childhood in apartheid-era South Africa as the son of a punishable union between a white father and a black mother. A New York Times bestseller hailed as “compelling… alarming, sad, and funny” (The New York Times).

The first fully annotated edition of Raymond Chandler’s 1939 classic The Big Sleep features hundreds of illuminating notes and images alongside the…

As the cable TV industry exploded in the 1980s, offering viewers dozens of channels, an unprecedented number of series were…

“Fascinating and lively” (The Times): In 1939, Winston Churchill tasked a covert team of six with the destruction of Hitler’s war machine. Featuring guerrilla tactics and sabotage, this key piece of history is presented in “a magnificent story, brilliantly told.” (Anthony Horowitz).

In the New York Times bestselling Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, Nabeel Qureshi chronicled his journey from Islam to Christianity. In this illuminating read with nearly 1,500 five-star Goodreads ratings, he explores the differences between the two religions.

For law students and pre-law, young lawyers contemplating a solo practice in any area, and for divorcing people who want…

This “deeply engrossing” history (Chicago Tribune) from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author traces the journey of the oldest hospital in the US from the 18th century to today. “Brilliant and deliciously readable… The story of modern medicine, of New York City, and of America itself” (The Boston Globe).