Browsing: Nonfiction

A dementia diagnosis changes everything for a mother and her family in this New York Times bestselling memoir. “Intimate, honest, and beautifully written… A tremendous resource for anyone affected by dementia” (Lisa Genova, New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice).

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE…

Learn the story behind the US–Britain alliance during World War II through the eyes of three key players who helped orchestrate it: a CBS News head, a millionaire, and an ambassador. An “absorbing narrative” (Publishers Weekly starred review) with nearly 3,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

Two sisters, Elyse and Paula, were adopted as infants by different families, each unaware until adulthood that she had a twin — or that they were separated to serve a secret scientific study. “Remarkable… [an] extraordinary experience” (The Boston Globe).

From a Pulitzer Prize–winning author! Lev Nussimbaum’s life was stranger than fiction: Using pen names, he became a popular author in Nazi Germany — despite his secret Jewish heritage. This “thrilling, novelistic, and rich” biography (Entertainment Weekly) is “a page-turner of epic proportion” (Booklist).

With over 11,500 five-star ratings on Goodreads, this “gripping” account (Publishers Weekly) details the rescue mission to save the survivors of the Bataan Death March. “Brings to life a forgotten adventure of World War II that you will always remember” (#1 New York Times bestselling author James Bradley).

“Superb” (The New York Times Book Review): Prince Albert Edward, Queen Victoria’s eldest son, led a notorious life of debauchery — only to become one of the most famed monarchs in modern British history. A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

This Pulitzer Prize winner chronicles how Japan set out to build an empire — only to fall into a disastrous conflict during World War II. “Quite possibly the most readable, yet informative account of the Pacific War” (Chicago Sun-Times).

Nineteen women from Appalachia’s hill country share their stories of hardship, resistance, and survival in this classic work. “As powerful and direct as a bulldozer” (Kirkus Reviews).

In his classic book, T.E. Lawrence—forever known as Lawrence of Arabia—recounts his role in the origin of the modern Arab…