Historia och memoarer
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These Precious Days : Essays
Patchett, AnnHarperCollins 2021The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett's prose is s...
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Greenlights
McConaughey, MatthewCrown 2020#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the life-changing memoir that has inspired millions of readers through the Academy Award®–winning actor’s unflinching honesty, unconventiona...
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine : A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017
Khalidi, RashidHenry Holt and Co. 2020A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history In 1...
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The Vast Wonder of the World : Biologist Ernest Everett Just
Mangal, MélinaLerner Publishing Group 2018"A must-purchase picture book biography of a figure sure to inspire awe and admiration among readers."—School Library Journal (starred review) Extraordinary illustrations and lyri...
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How to Be an Antiracist
Kendi, Ibram X.Random House Publishing Group 2019#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a “groundbreaking” (Time) approach to understanding and uprooting rac...
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The Library Book
Orlean, SusanSimon & Schuster 2018A dazzling love letter to a beloved institution—and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries—from the bestselling author hailed as a "national treasure" by The Washingto...
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I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki : The cult hit everyone is talking about
Sehee, BaekBloomsbury Publishing 2022_______________ THE PHENOMENAL KOREAN BESTSELLER TRANSLATED BY INTERNATIONAL BOOKER SHORTLISTEE ANTON HUR 'Will strike a chord with anyone who feels that their public life is at od...
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Did I Ever Tell You This? : A Memoir
Neill, SamThe Text Publishing Company 2023In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tells the story of how he became one of the world's most celebrated actors, who has w...
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The Escape Artist : The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
Freedland, JonathanHarperCollins 2022Winner of the National Jewish Book Award · New York Times Bestseller"A brilliant and heart-wrenching book, with universal and timely lessons about the power of information—and misi...
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Say Nothing : A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Keefe, Patrick RaddenKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2019NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Soon to be an FX limited series streaming on HULU • From the author of Empire of Pain—a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in North...
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American Prometheus : The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture OPPENHEIMER
Bird, Kai; Sherwin, Martin J.Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2007THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OPPENHEIMER • "A riveting account of one of history’s most essential and paradoxical figures.”—Christopher Nolan...
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Karma : My Autobiography
George, BoyBonnier Books UK 2023THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS 'In what might be the most entertaining music memoir since Elton John's Me, Boy George's Kar...
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Sonic Life : A Memoir
Moore, ThurstonKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2023From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art—from his teen years as a music obsessive in small-town Connecticut, to the formation...
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The Code Breaker : Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Isaacson, WalterSimon & Schuster 2021A Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington Post The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a "compelling" (The Washington...
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Four Hundred Souls : A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
Random House Publishing Group 2021A chorus of extraordinary voices comes together to tell one of history’s great epics: the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X....
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The Splendid and the Vile : A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Larson, ErikCrown 2020#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz—an inspiring...
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Unruly : The Number One Bestseller 'Horrible Histories for grownups' The Times
Mitchell, DavidPenguin Books Ltd 2023Discover who we are and how we got here in comedian David Mitchell's UNRULY: A History of England's Kings and Queens - a thoughtful, funny exploration of the entitled and enthroned...
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Indigenous Continent : The Epic Contest for North America
Hämäläinen, PekkaLiveright 2022NATIONAL BESTSELLER New York Times Book Review • 100 Notable Books of 2022 Best Books of 2022 — New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence...
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They Called Us Enemy
Takei, George; Eisinger, Justin; Scott, StevenIDW Publishing 2019George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star T...
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Sapiens : A Brief History of Humankind
Harari, Yuval NoahHarperCollins 2015New York Times BestsellerA Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's...