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New Nonfiction Releases
February 2017 |
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Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the creation of Holmes
by Michael Sims
The author of The Story of Charlotte's Web explores the rich events behind the creation of young Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective, revealing the impact of his early poverty and medical experience on the development of his characters and stories.
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Blue on Blue: An Insider’s Story of Good Cops Catching Bad Cops
by Charles Campisi
The longest-serving chief of the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau shares real-world insights into how corrupt and lawbreaking police officers are investigated and stopped, reflecting on stories of memorable cases and the contributions of such leaders as Rudy Guliani, Mike Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio.
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The Brand New Catastrophe
by Mike Scalise
Raucous family memoir meets medical adventure in a heartfelt, hilarious book that explores the public and private theaters of illness.
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Cravings: How I Conquered Food
by Judy Collins
The platinum-selling folk music artist reveals her lifelong struggle with compulsive eating, describing how after decades of suffering she discovered her addiction to unhealthy ingredients and how embracing a strict diet of careful portions and unprocessed foods has restored her health and sense of wellness.
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Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life
by Yiyun Li
A first nonfiction book by the award-winning author of Kinder Than Solitude presents a searing response to George Orwell's question, "Why write?" while exploring the influence of such writers as William Trevor, Katherine Mansfield and Marianne Moore on her literary career.
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How to Murder Your Life: A Memoir
by Cat Marnell
A former beauty editor at Lucky describes her secret life as a prescription-drug addict and bulimic who manipulated doctors into supporting her destructive lifestyle, recounting the early experiences that shaped her addictions and her struggles to balance her literary ambition with her disease.
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I Hate Everyone, Except You
by Clinton Kelly
A snarky collection of essays by the Emmy Award-winning moderator of The Chew charts his journey from a misfit youth to an awkward adult, exploring his haphazard experiences with 1980s porn, Jersey's premiere water parks, his sister's cheerleading endeavors, a life-threatening mud bath and more.
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It Takes a School: The Extraordinary Story of an American School in the World's #1 Failed State
by Jonathan Starr
A hedge fund manager-turned-founder of a secondary school in Somaliland describes the profound cultural differences, broken promises and safety threats that challenged the school's mission, sharing the stories of remarkable students who made difficult sacrifices to pursue their educations, including a nomad boy who left his family and a girl who waged a hunger strike.
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Jonathan Swift: The Reluctant Rebel
by John Stubbs
A detailed portrait of the man behind Gulliver's Travels traces his early loss of a parent, the contradictions that marked his character and his achievements as a political writer and dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.
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Lara: The Untold Love Story and the Inspiration for Doctor Zhivago
by Anna Pasternak
Revealing the true tragedy behind the timeless classic, a heartbreaking story of the love affair between the author of Doctor Zhivago and Olga Invinskaya, drawing on family sources and original interviews, reveals a powerful story of courage, loyalty, suffering, drama and loss.
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The Perpetual Now: A Story of Amnesia, Memory, and Love
by Michael D. Lemonick
Profiles the experiences of a renowned artist, musician and pilot who suffered hippocampus damage from encephalitis, rendering her a severe amnesiac who lives in a perpetual present and cannot remember her life beyond 15 minutes.
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Pontius Pilate: Deciphering a Memory
by Aldo Schiavone
The renowned classicist presents a revisionist portrait of the controversial biblical figure that reconstructs the social, religious and political climates behind his fateful encounters with Jesus.
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Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors
by George W. Bush
A vibrant collection of military oil paintings and stories by the 43rd President, published to benefit the Military Service Initiative at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, stands as an official tie-in to the exhibition scheduled for March 2017 at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
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This Close to Happy: A Reckoning with Depression
by Daphne Merkin
A former New Yorker staff writer and award-winning author of Dreaming of Hitler draws on her journalistic essays on depression to trace her lifelong battle with the disease, marked by her wealthy but inconsistent family and her numerous pursuits in therapy and hospitalization.
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The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond
by Stephen O'Shea
Blends contemporary travelogue and historical narrative in a history of the Alps that traces the real and imagined journeys of travelers ranging from Hannibal and Hitler to Sherlock Holmes and Napoleon to reveal the profound influence of the Alps on human culture.
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Big Miracles: The 11 Spiritual Rules for Ultimate Success
by Joanna Garzilli
The celebrity psychic and intuitive reader outlines 11 spiritual rules for manifesting everyday miracles and living a life of purpose, outlining meditations, journaling exercises and other strategies for building confidence, forgiving mistakes and more.
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Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History
by Bill Schutt
A research associate at the American Museum of Natural History presents a tour of cannibalism in the human and animal worlds to explore its evolutionary roles and how it has manifested culturally as a survival mechanism, burial ritual and warfare tactic.
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Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions
by Sharon Begley
Examines the science behind both mild and extreme compulsive behavior—using fascinating case studies to understand its deeper meaning and reveal the truth about human compulsion.
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From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds
by D. C. Dennett
A leading philosopher offers a major new account of the origins of the conscious mind that explores the deep interactions of evolution, brains and human culture, demonstrating the role of culture in installing memes, including language, in the mind.
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Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
by Brian Alexander
Traces the downfall of once-idyllic Lancaster, Ohio, exploring how the financial problems of primary employer Anchor Hocking Glass Company and the challenges of local corruption, the drug trade and evolving technologies have illuminated the vulnerabilities of inequality in rural America.
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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari
The New York Times best-selling author of Sapiens examines the civilized world's phenomenal achievements in the areas of famine, disease and war while making provocative predictions about the evolutionary goals of the 21st century.
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Illusion of Justice: Inside Making a Murderer and America's Broken System
by Jerome F. Buting
Interweaving an insider’s account of the true crime saga driving Netflix sensation Making a Murderer with other controversial cases from his career, Steven Avery’s defense attorney reveals the flaws in America's criminal justice system and puts forth a provocative, persuasive call for reform.
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Why Wall Street Mattersby William D. CohanCiting such examples as Occupy Wall Street, Bill Maher's satirical critique and Bernie Sanders's calls for big-bank dissolution, an impassioned defense of the banks challenges common misconceptions while explaining why thriving banks are in everyone’s best interest.
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Worth It: Your Life, Your Money, Your Termsby Amanda SteinbergThe founder of the DailyWorth.com financial site explains how today's women can reevaluate money as a source of personal power in order to live life on their own terms, explaining how to move through misinformation and guilt while implementing strategies for security, confidence and management.
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