Browsing: Nonfiction

In 1913, a devastating tempest resulted in tornadoes, freezing rains, and flooding across America, leading to an overhaul of the country’s disaster response system. This in-depth read “weaves tragic and heroic stories… into an almost hour-by-hour account of the deadly storm” (Booklist).

Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s romance with Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd — and its impact on his private life — is explored in this “fascinating” historical account (USA Today). From a New York Times bestselling author praised as “one of America’s finest historians” (Douglas Brinkley).

This New York Times bestseller offers a rich, revealing portrait of the nation’s 34th president. “Despite competing biographies… this is the best” (Publishers Weekly starred review). With nearly 2,700 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

“A flat-out great read” (David Allen): Grounded in the scientific understanding of habits, this New York Times bestseller can help you increase productivity and achieve mind-blowing success. “You’ll never look at yourself, your organization, or your world quite the same way” (Daniel H. Pink).

One of the first women to win the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, Edna St. Vincent Millay was a beloved, transgressive figure. This New York Times bestseller chronicles the turbulent life of a Jazz Age titan. “A haunting drama of artistic fame… Not to be missed” (Publishers Weekly).

Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Biography, this is a magisterial portrait of one of America’s Founding Fathers and…

“Nuanced… heartbreaking” (The New Yorker): This fascinating memoir with nearly 1,000 five-star Goodreads ratings follows the author’s life in Zimbabwe under Mugabe’s dictatorship. “Vibrant, tragic, and surprisingly funny” (The New York Times Book Review).

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author: This turn-of-the-century history tells the story of how one meteorologist’s hubris contributed to the nation’s deadliest natural disaster — the Great Galveston Hurricane. An “absorbing narrative” that’s “torqued by drama and taut with suspense” (Publishers Weekly).

In 2001, Mary Jean Pearle listened over the phone as her abusive ex-husband, John Battaglia, murdered their two young daughters. This gripping read recounts the nightmarish crime that rocked Dallas.

A New York Times bestseller that inspired a Netflix series! In small-town South Carolina, Maddie finds her life upended by her husband’s betrayal — but then things take another unexpected turn. From “a master heartstring puller” (Publishers Weekly) who “writes… truly feel-great reads” (Debbie Macomber).