Browsing: Nonfiction

In this deeply personal New York Times bestseller, Frank Sinatra’s late wife takes readers behind the scenes of her life and romance with the legendary singer. “An insider glimpse into a bygone era” (Booklist).

From a New York Times bestselling author and beloved comedian: Erma Bombeck delivers a collection of utterly hilarious books that captures her unique blend of nostalgia and pithy wisdom on motherhood, marriage, and modern life.

This New York Times bestseller looks at the United States’ involvement in Vietnam, centering on key players. “Carefully researched and vividly narrated… It should be read by anyone interested in the origins of one of the great tragedies in American history” (Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Stanley Karnow).

After losing vital supplies in an accident, explorer Douglas Mawson waged a harrowing battle for survival deep in the polar wilderness. This “intense and thrilling epic… earns for Mawson and his team a well-deserved place of honor in the so-called heroic age of Antarctic exploration” (Booklist).

A New York Times bestseller: In 1960, Howard Dully underwent a horrific brain surgery at age 12 — and spent the next four decades trying to understand why. A “plainspoken, heart-wrenching memoir” (The Mercury News) with over 2,400 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

This powerful memoir illuminates one soldier’s moments of bravery, fear, and loss during World War II. “Beautifully written… Perfectly evokes life and battle in a parachute infantry company” (The Washington Post).

Are you eager to find positivity and happiness? This daily devotional from a #1 New York Times bestselling author “offers advice on how to live your best self in order to bring miracles into your life” (Time).

“A glittering narrative” (The New York Times Book Review) from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author: History is full of triumphs, but sometimes it’s the things that go wrong that resonate through the ages. Learn about terrible catastrophes — and how they shaped modern times.

This New York Times bestseller traces the story of the tulip, from its origins to its brief but dramatic impact on the 17th-century Netherlands — where many gambled their fortunes on the flower frenzy. “A historical journey rich with details… Penetrating and lively” (Booklist).

The tsunami of cheap credit that rolled across the planet between 2002 and 2008 was more than a simple financial…