Browsing: Nonfiction

With nearly 800 five-star Goodreads ratings: Figure skater Matty Marcus is determined to achieve his Olympic dream. But while training in Montana, he begins a passionate affair with sexy rancher Rob Lovely. Will Matty’s new love bolster his dreams — or break them?

In this heartbreaking true story, a mysterious illness leaves Christopher Aaron fighting for his life. A moving account of one family’s determination to remain strong in the face of the unthinkable.

“Breathtaking” (The Boston Globe): This New York Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of 2015 explores the history of autism research. “Beautifully told, humanizing, important” (The New York Times), with over 4,100 five-star Goodreads ratings.

In this “brilliant, painful, important” autobiography (The New York Times), civil rights activist Malcolm X chronicles his extraordinary life and passionate fight for equality. “A monument to the most painful truth” (The Nation), with over 110,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.

Spanning from the birth of civilization to the 21st century, this “sweeping, fascinating chronicle” (Kirkus Reviews) reevaluates global history through the lens of humanity’s most important trade routes. “A rare book that makes you question your assumptions about the world” (The Wall Street Journal).

A “smart, enthralling” BookBub Recommended Read (Cheryl Strayed): “The Jane Goodall of botany” (Science) weaves stories of her discoveries in the lab with intimate descriptions of the natural world in a memoir that “does for botany what Oliver Sacks’s essays did for neurology” (The New York Times).