Browsing: Nonfiction

A #1 New York Times bestseller and Oprah’s Book Club pick with over 2,900 five-star ratings on Goodreads! This stunning personal narrative recounts the life of an iconic American actor. “Much more than another celebrity memoir… Highly recommended” (Library Journal).

This New York Times bestseller provides an eye-opening look at the women who influenced America’s Founding Fathers. “Wonderful stories… If only our standard history books were written with such flair!” (Publishers Weekly).

“Heartbreaking… Reads like a thriller” (Entertainment Weekly): Learn about the devastating 1888 blizzard that claimed the lives of hundreds of poor European settlers. A “gripping chronicle of meteorological chance and human folly and error” (Publishers Weekly) with over 2,600 five-star Goodreads ratings.

This sweeping New York Times bestseller chronicles World War I — a conflict that shattered empires and reshaped modern civilization. “A masterful narrative history” (Booklist) with nearly 2,800 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

A New York Times bestseller: As a girl, Clara survived the Nazi occupation of Poland by hiding in a secret bunker with 17 other people. Her memoir is “a gripping thriller and a heartbreaking drama… A classic of Holocaust history” (Booklist starred review).

From a New York Times bestselling author and biologist comes this stunning exploration of one of the world’s most extraordinary birds — from its habitat to its fascinating behavior. “Interesting and illuminating… Excellent” (Library Journal).

A New York Times bestselling author presents intrepid adventurer T. E. Lawrence — also known as “Lawrence of Arabia” — in a way you’ve never seen him before. “A sophisticated, rigorously pursued life-study” (Booklist).

From a New York Times bestselling author: In this offbeat medical memoir, a psychiatrist shares the strangest and most enigmatic cases of his 30-year career. “The stories are witty, the clients are treated respectfully, and the reader reaps the reward” (Booklist).

From a Pulitzer Prize–winning author and “master of historical portraiture” (The Wall Street Journal): In bygone days, an army’s strength lay primarily with its battleships. Explore the age of the dreadnought in this “richly satisfying account” (Publishers Weekly) with over 2,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

A riveting historical narrative of the shocking events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and the follow-up to mega-bestselling…