Browsing: Nonfiction

“Intelligent and morally aware” (The New York Times): As a child, Chanrithy endured life in Cambodian labor camps under the Khmer Rouge. She shares her story of suffering and hope with breathtaking honesty. “Beautifully told” (Publishers Weekly), with over 1,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

Get to know the heroic dogs who inspired the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race! In 1925, dog teams carrying a lifesaving antitoxin raced across the Alaskan wilderness in treacherous conditions, where no vehicle or aircraft could venture. “An amazing story of endurance and courage” (Booklist).

Bess Hardwick, one of the wealthiest women in English history, was not always so. This riveting rags-to-riches story follows a woman who amassed incredible wealth while navigating Tudor England’s political and social upheavals. “A solid, three-dimensional portrait” (Booklist).

This exemplary narrative history is a New York Times bestseller with over 7,400 five-star ratings on Goodreads! Caravaggio achieved fame during the Italian Baroque period, but many of his paintings have been lost to time. When a student made a shocking discovery, the race for another masterpiece began…

“America’s funniest science writer” (The Washington Post) explores the weirdness of life in space, from zero-gravity vomit disasters to the effects of weightlessness on the human body. A New York Times bestseller with over 14,000 five-star Goodreads ratings!

When firefighter Paul Austin became an ER doctor, he found himself battling an onslaught of suffering every day. “What makes this inspiring medical memoir stand out is the courageous measure of Austin’s humanity” (Publishers Weekly).

“Undeniably brilliant” (Newsday). A Pulitzer Prize finalist delves into the many mysteries of the human mind. “Witty popular science that you enjoy reading for the writing as well as for the science” (The New York Times Book Review).

From the author of The Blind Side and Moneyball, The Big Short tells the story of four outsiders in the…

During World War II’s Operation Torch, a marine salvage engineer was given the seemingly impossible task of raising wrecked ships to clear Mediterranean ports — all with limited resources. Learn how one man’s resilience and ingenuity led to a crucial boon for the Allies in this engrossing record.

In ?Bonk, ?the best-selling author of Stiff turns her outrageous curiosity and insight on the most alluring scientific subject of…