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• New! Adult Nonfiction Staff Picks • |
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The Six: the Untold Story of the Titanic's Chinese Survivors
by Steven Schwankert
When RMS Titanic sank on a cold night in 1912, barely seven hundred people escaped with their lives. Among them were six Chinese men. Arriving in New York, these six were met with suspicion and slander. Fewer than twenty-four hours later, they were expelled from the country and vanished. When historian Steven Schwankert first stumbled across the fact that eight Chinese nationals were onboard, of whom all but two survived, he couldn't believe that there could still be untold personal histories from the Titanic. Now, at last, their story can be told. The result of meticulous research, a dogged investigation, and interviews with family members, The Six is an epic journey across continents that reveals the full story of these six forgotten survivors.
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Dear Miss Perkins: a Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany
by Rebecca Brenner Graham
She was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, the longest-serving Labor Secretary, and an architect of the New Deal. Yet beyond these celebrated accomplishments there is another dimension to Frances Perkins's story. Without fanfare, and despite powerful opposition, Perkins helped save the lives of countless Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany.
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Be the Bombshell: What Love Island Teaches Us About Dating
by Rebecca Jennings
In this unofficial title, Rebecca Jennings takes the most iconic and unforgettable moments from Love Island to remind us dating should be fun—not just tolerable. A witty love letter to Love Island superfans, hopeless romantics, and serial swipers, Be the Bombshell will teach you to demand what you want unapologetically and to tell the difference between what’s worth the compromise and what’s settling for less than you deserve.
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Edgar Allan Poe: a Life
by Richard Kopley
Written by one of the world's leading experts on the life and literature of Edgar Allan Poe, this biography is a rich and rewarding study for the general reader as well as for the seasoned scholar. Richard Kopley combines a biographical narrative of Poe's enduring challenges-including his difficult foster father, his personal losses, his great struggles with depression and alcoholism, and the poverty that dogged his existence-with close readings of his work that focus not only on plot, character, and theme but also on language, allusion, and structure in a way that enhances our understanding of both. While incorporating past Poe scholarship, this volume also relates unknown stories of Poe culled from privately held letters unavailable to previous biographers, presenting a range of groundbreaking archival discoveries that illuminates the man and his oeuvre in ways never before possible.
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The Roma: a Traveling History
by Madeline Potter
Examines the resilience, cultural traditions, and enduring marginalization of Roma communities across centuries and countries, challenging stereotypes while tracing the author's own experiences as a Romani woman in a deeply biased world.
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What Happened to Millennials: In Defense of a Generation
by Charlie Wells
A cultural history of Millennials' disrupted adulthood, combining interviews with five individuals and extensive research to explore how major 21st-century events and social changes shaped their personal experiences of love, work, loss and resilience.
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