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New Nonfiction Books June 2026 |
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The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier by Megan Kate Nelson Tracing the nineteenth‑century West through the lives of a Native guide, a Black fur trader, a Hispana saloon owner, a booster of expansion, a Northern Cheyenne leader, a Canadian rancher and a Chinese immigrant in Idaho, this history follows how diverse communities built and defended their worlds while later storytellers crafted a frontier myth that sidelined them in favor of rugged, conquering settlers.
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Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI by Ryan Roslansky As artificial intelligence reshapes workplaces, this guide draws upon data from a vast professional network to argue that careers built on static job descriptions and fixed ladders are giving way to roles defined by adaptable skills; offering examples, reflection tools and a short action plan to help readers decide what to hand off to machines, what human strengths to cultivate and how to stay employable in a shifting economy.
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Trump's Ten Commandments: Strategic Lessons from the Trump Leadership Toolbox by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Drawing on decades of direct encounters and long observation, this analysis traces ten recurring principles that shape a businessman‑turned‑president’s approach to power, showing how tactics of disruption, loyalty‑demanding, image management and rule‑bending play out across boardrooms, media appearances and political office while raising broader questions about what such a style reveals - and risks - about leadership itself.
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Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry by Ada Limón The U.S. poet laureate reflects on her own life with language and landscape in brief, inviting prose about how poems can steady us in difficulty, deepen our attention to the natural world, bridge differences between people and offer everyday readers a way to recognize their own vulnerability, courage and capacity for connection.
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The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again by MD Haver, Mary Claire Drawing on medical research and years of clinical experience, the menopause specialist explains how hormonal shifts in late thirties and forties can trigger symptoms from cycle changes and sleep problems to anxiety, brain fog and joint pain, offering clear guidance on what is happening in the body, which treatments and questions to consider with clinicians and how early attention to perimenopause can support long‑term health.
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The Noma Guide to Building Flavour: Including Recipes and Techniques for Sauces, Butters, Broths, Reductions, Preserves, Vinaigrettes, Flavoured Salts by René Redzepi After two decades of kitchen experiments, Redzepi opens the restaurant’s pantry of salts, oils, sauces, spice mixes and other concentrated components, pairing step‑by‑step photographs with essays from the chefs to show how techniques like smoking, fermenting, drying and infusing can turn familiar ingredients into small flavor bases that lift everyday dishes as well as ambitious plates.
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As German submarines stalk ships off New York’s coast in 1942, naval intelligence quietly turns to waterfront mob bosses for help, sending a young officer from Brooklyn docks to Sicilian towns in an effort that mixes clandestine meetings with Luciano’s network, hunts for Nazi spy rings and risky wartime missions whose success reshapes both the Italian campaign and the postwar world of organized crime. |
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The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy by Steven J. Ross Following little-known investigators and community organizers from the 1940s onward, Ross shows how they infiltrated violent groups, tracked plots, gathered evidence and pushed reluctant authorities to act, offering a close look at the quiet, risky work required to confront homegrown extremism and what their example suggests for resisting organized hatred in the present.
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