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How We Grow Up: Understanding Adolescence
by Matt Richtel
ChatGPT said:Adolescence is a critical, evolution-shaped bridge between childhood and adulthood—but today’s world is reshaping it in unprecedented ways. As puberty begins earlier and screen-driven social pressures intensify, the still-developing adolescent brain faces demands it wasn’t built to handle, fueling anxiety, depression, and other mental health struggles. Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and vivid personal stories, Richtel reveals how the “social brain” emerges during this period, why risk-taking and peer connection are biologically essential, and how these forces prepare young people for independence. By reframing adolescence through the lens of brain development, he offers a clear, deeply human understanding of the challenges and possibilities facing the next generation.
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The Fifth Season: Creativity in the Second Half of Life
by Mark Nepo
As we grow older, the question of what it truly means to age becomes unavoidable. In The Fifth Season, Mark Nepo reflects on the gifts and challenges of later life, showing how this “fifth season”—a time of clarity, integration, and transformation—offers an opportunity to live creatively and fully. Drawing on wisdom and gentle insight, he guides readers to embrace aging as a turning point, to find meaning in experience, and to navigate the journey of life with awareness and grace.
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JFK: Public, Private, Secret
by J. Randy Taraborrelli
J. Randy Taraborrelli offers a definitive portrait of John F. Kennedy, revealing the man behind one of America’s most iconic presidencies. Drawing on decades of interviews, presidential archives, intelligence documents, and rare firsthand accounts, this biography explores JFK’s brilliance, charisma, and human vulnerabilities. From his complicated marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy and secret romances with Inga Arvad and Joan Lundberg, to the Mafia’s influence on his rise and the challenges of crises like the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis, Taraborrelli illuminates the private and public forces that shaped his life and legacy. This is JFK as never before seen: a man of triumphs, flaws, and enduring influence.
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The Almightier: How Money Became God, Greed Became Virtue, and Debt Became Sin
by Paul Vigna
In The Almightier, Paul Vigna explores how money came to dominate human life, tracing its evolution from ancient city-states to the modern secular world where wealth often replaces faith as society’s guiding force. He shows how our devotion to money—once intertwined with religion—has shaped civilizations, fueled inequality, and redefined our values. Drawing on history, research, and vivid storytelling, Vigna reveals that money’s power exists only because we grant it, and understanding this is the first step toward creating a future where prosperity and humanity can coexist.
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EAT - Easy, Affordable, Tasty: 100 Recipes With All of the Flavor and None of the Fuss
by Frankie Celenza
EAT is a celebration of simple, satisfying cooking that rejects the flashy, complicated dishes dominating TV and social media. Frankie, known from Struggle Meals, focuses on meals that are easy—requiring no more than 20 minutes of hands-on time—affordable, using everyday ingredients to their fullest, and delicious, with flavors that evoke comfort and nostalgia. Packed with classic American dishes, practical cooking tips, and techniques to elevate everyday meals, this book shows how home cooking can be approachable, repeatable, and endlessly enjoyable.
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The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case
by Chuck Hogan
In 2020, four mothers—Marissa, Jeannie, Samira, and Nicole—face a familiar challenge: redefining themselves beyond careers and parenting. Their lives take an unexpected turn when a shared fascination with true crime draws them to a decade-old double homicide in their hometown: a couple vanished overnight, leaving millions unaccounted for, only to be found dead in their car weeks later. With no law enforcement experience, the women dive headfirst into the cold case, exploring ravines, examining crime scenes, and poring over police files. As they inch closer to the truth, they face real danger—and the chance to finally bring justice to the victims.
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Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home
by Gregg Olsen
In May 2005, the Groene family was brutally murdered in their Idaho home, while eight-year-old Shasta and her brother Dylan were abducted by serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan and taken into the Montana wilderness. After forty-eight harrowing days, Shasta was rescued—but surviving captivity was only the beginning. In the years that followed, she wrestled with trauma and self-destructive behaviors, determined to reclaim the life that had been stolen from her. Out of the Woods is the haunting, intimate true-crime story of Shasta Groene’s survival and her courageous journey toward healing.
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The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making & Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb
by Garrett M. Graff
The Devil Reached Toward the Sky tells the story of the Manhattan Project, the audacious and secret effort to build the first atomic bomb. From physicists fleeing Hitler’s Europe to engineers and laborers racing against time in Chicago, Berkeley, Oak Ridge, Hanford, and Los Alamos, Garrett M. Graff captures the breakthroughs, sacrifices, and moral dilemmas of those who wielded unprecedented power. The narrative follows the B-29 crews carrying Little Boy and Fat Man, the devastation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the haunting experiences of survivors, blending personal accounts, letters, and diaries to reveal both the ingenuity and human cost of the atomic age.
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