Browsing: Nonfiction

From Fredericksburg to Gettysburg, experience the gripping journey of the Army of the Potomac. A Pulitzer Prize–winning author and “one of America’s foremost Civil War authorities” (Kirkus Reviews) delivers this masterfully researched history.

Allowing us to learn lessons, let go of toxicity, and gain insight, relationship can play a powerful role in our…

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTION Americans like to insist that we are living in a postracial, color-blind…

The #1 NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller The basis for the PBS Ken Burns Documentary The Gene: An Intimate History From…

Fascinated by the 19th century, Sarah and her husband, Gabriel, decided to fully commit to a Victorian way of life. From tending oil lamps to wrestling with corset laces, this charming and insightful memoir chronicles their modern exploration of a bygone era.

A New York Times bestseller brimming with “scholarship and sophistication” (Kirkus Reviews): Witness the growth and collapse of four powerful dynasties in the years around World War I. This classic account is “popular history of the finest sort” (The New York Times).

This “richly textured narrative history” (Kirkus Reviews starred review) follows three brothers through World War II. After a Japanese American family was torn apart by the war, they had to travel between countries — and choose their allegiances. “Deeply researched and elegantly written” (USA Today).

In this New York Times bestseller “with much to teach about innovation and creativity” (Nobel Prize–winning economist Michael Spence), the founder of Nike tells how he turned a fledgling business into one of the world’s most iconic companies. “The best book I read last year” (Warren Buffett).

The “fine biography” and “compelling personal story” (The Wall Street Journal) of arguably the most influential member of Franklin Delano…

This New York Times bestseller delves into the personal lives and political strengths of 10 First Ladies. “Both elegant portraiture and highly readable, important White House history… The stories about Kennedy, Reagan, Clinton, and Obama are irresistible” (Douglas Brinkley).