Browsing: Nonfiction

A loving and hilarious—if occasionally spiky—valentine to Bill Bryson’s adopted country, Great Britain. Prepare for total joy and multiple episodes of…

An “intense, moving” New York Times bestseller (Booklist starred review): In Nazi-occupied Paris, an American physician and his family risked everything to help the French Resistance smuggle Allied pilots to safety. A BookBub Editor Pick that’s “constructed and written like a thriller” (Chicago Tribune).

This winner of the 2016 Royal Society Science Book Prize traces the life of German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, a man who influenced Darwin, Thoreau, and other figures — and revolutionized our ideas about the world. “Beautifully researched… A thrilling intellectual odyssey” (The Sunday Times).

From the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids: a “sublime collection of true stories … and wild imaginings that take…

A “riveting” account (The Wall Street Journal) of the Jazz Age showdown between Harry Houdini and a purported psychic that became a focal point in the national debate over Spiritualism. “Beautifully written, deeply researched, and delightfully mysterious” (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Debby Applegate).

This true account from a New York Times bestselling author tells the story of two US Navy aviators who flew side by side into battle during the Korean War. “This is aerial drama at its best — fast, powerful, and moving” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Erik Larson).

“Littered with amazing facts” (Time): The New York Times bestselling author of Salt tells the story of another ubiquitous human commodity in this illuminating read. “Curious, vital, prolific, and witty… Kurlansky’s work makes brilliant use of paper as a key to civilization” (Booklist).

National Bestseller The true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the…

An all-you-can-eat smorgasbord of laughter! Comedian Jim Gaffigan shares his culinary passions in this hilarious ode to everything edible. A New York Times bestseller with over 5,400 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

This New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner from the author of Alexander Hamilton provides a groundbreaking look at the life of George Washington. “Truly magnificent… Well-researched, well-written, and absolutely definitive” (The Washington Post).