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New Nonfiction Books June 2021 |
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Cook this book : techniques that teach & recipes to repeat by Molly BazA new kind of foundational cookbook, this thoroughly modern guide to becoming a smarter, faster, more creative cook serves up clear and uncomplicated recipes that make cooking fun and will inspire a new generation to find joy in the kitchen.
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Ages of American capitalism : a history of the United States by Jonathan LevyThe economic historian and award-winning author of Freaks of Fortune traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era through the recession of 2008, citing the political discord that has brought the economy to another major turning point.
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Effortless : make it easier to do what matters most by Greg McKeownThe New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism offers simple strategies for making the most essential activities the easiest ones, so that you can achieve the results you want without burning out.
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Chaos under heaven : Trump, Xi, and the battle for the 21st century by Josh RoginA behind-the-scenes portrait of the 45th President’s high-stakes relationship with Beijing details how Donald Trump escalated tensions through a trade war that forced China to address audacious foreign-interest corruption, human-rights abuses and digital propaganda.
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Extra life : a short history of living longer by Steven JohnsonThe best-selling author of How We Got to Now describes how humans doubled their life expectancy in 100 years and highlights medical breakthroughs, higher standards of living and even seatbelt laws that aided in giving us each twenty-thousand extra days.
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Let's talk about hard things by Anna SaleThe host of the popular WNYC podcast Death, Sex, & Money provides a profound meditation on why communication can connect us instead of divide us and how we can all do it better
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The hero code : lessons learned from lives well lived by William H. McRavenThe Four-Star Admiral, retired Commander of U.S. Special Operations Forces and best-selling author of Make Your Bed shares succinct, inspirational lessons about the character qualities of everyday true heroes.
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Man enough : undefining my masculinity by Justin BaldoniThe actor, director and social activist builds on his popular TED talk to speak openly about the consequences of toxic masculinity, sharing insight into how to create a system of accountability to help men develop more compassionately.
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Persist by Elizabeth WarrenIn this deeply personal book and a powerful call to action, the former presidential candidate writes about six perspectives that have influenced her life and advocacy, inspiring us to believe that if we’re willing to fight for it, profound change is within our reach.
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Doom : the politics of catastrophe by Niall FergusonDrawing from multiple disciplines, including economics, cliodynamics and network science, one of the world’s most renowned historians explains why we are getting worse, not better, at handing disasters.
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The haunting of Alma Fielding : a true ghost story by Kate SummerscaleThe Edgar Award-winning author of The Wicked Boy documents the story of 1930s Hungarian ghost hunter Nandor Fodor and the traumatic details surrounding the case of a London housewife’s bizarre supernatural experiences.
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A boob's life : how America's obsession shaped me... and you by Leslie LehrLehr explores both the joys and hazards inherent in living in a woman's body as she deftly blends her personal narrative with national history, starting in the 1960s with the women's liberation movement and moving to the current feminist dialogue and what it means to be a woman.
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Freedom by Sebastian JungerJunger crafts a thought-provoking rumination on the concept of freedom as he shares his journey walking the railroad lines of the East Coast with three friends as an experiment in personal autonomy, but also in interdependence.
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