New Nonfiction
April 2025
The Thinking Machine : Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip
by Stephen Witt

Chronicles Nvidia's transformation from a video game component maker to the leading AI hardware provider, detailing CEO Jensen Huang's visionary leadership and bold bets on artificial intelligence, which revolutionized computer architecture and set the stage for a new era in technology and automation.
America, America: A New History of the New World
by Greg Grandin

This sweeping history of the Western Hemisphere from a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian re-examines the intertwined destinies of North and South America, challenging traditional narratives and revealing a complex and dynamic relationship shaped by conflict, cooperation and mutual influence. Illustrations. Maps.
The Illegals: The Secret History of Russia's Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Fight to Bring Down the West from Within
by Shaun Walker

Traces the history of the Soviet Union's“illegals” spy program, revealing how deeply embedded, long-term operatives shaped global espionage from the Bolshevik era to modern Russia, while examining its enduring influence on Russian identity, global politics, and Putin's strategies today. Illustrations.
The Ocean's Menagerie: How Earth's Strangest Creatures Reshape the Rules of Life
by C. Drew Harvell

Explores the remarkable biology of ocean invertebrates, highlighting their extraordinary adaptations and contributions to medicine, engineering, and ecological balance, while weaving the author's personal journey as a marine biologist with a call to protect these ancient and vital underwater ecosystems. Illustrations.
Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America
by Will Bardenwerper

"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what's right and wrong with modern America - written by an acclaimed journalist who went from Princeton to Army Ranger School to Iraq in search of the core values he ended up finding in a minor league stadium in Batavia, New York."