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New Nonfiction Releases December, 2023 |
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The Book of James: The Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron
by Valerie Melissa Babb
This unique social, cultural and political look at the life of LeBron James shows how he uses his celebrity not to transcend Blackness but to give it a place of cultural prominence, exposing the frictions between Blackness and a country not fully comfortable with its presence.
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Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles
by Samuel Graydon
This inventive new biography of the legendary physicist examines his complex and contradictory nature—from brilliant scientist to charming lothario and life of the party—in 99 vignettes based on intriguingly different particles.
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Jumpman: The Making and Meaning of Michael Jordan
by John Matthew Smith
Blending dramatic game action with the social forces of the early 90s, an acclaimed sports historian charts Michael Jordan's ubiquitous rise in American culture and the burden he carried as a national symbol of racial progress, demonstrating how the man and the myth together created the legend we remember today.
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Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
by Elizabeth R. Varon
This authoritative biography of the controversial Confederate general shows how he, after the Civil War, dramatically changed course by supporting Black voting and the integrated postwar government in Louisiana, for which he was branded a traitor.
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Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
by Liz Cheney
The House Republican leader who dared to take a stand against the January 6th insurrection, which she witnessed first-hand, and then helped lead the ensuing investigation, tells the story of this perilous moment in our history, the betrayal of the American people and the Constitution and the risks we still face.
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Unfinished Woman: A Memoir
by Robyn Davidson
Embarking on another journey into uncharted territory: the past, the author, world-famous crossing 1,700 miles of Australian desert in 1977, presents the story of a mother and daughter through time: of their despair and survival, and their unbreakable bond with a landscape that would define, scar and heal them.
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Correction: Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change
by Ben Austen
The acclaimed author of High-Risers examines the system of parole in the criminal justice system—an opaque and confounding process riddled with inequities that serves to exacerbate the cycle of mass incarceration.
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Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World
by Joe Roman
Reveals how ecosystems are sculpted and sustained by animals eating, pooping, and dying—and how these fundamental functions could help save us from climate catastrophe.
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How to Be Multiple: The Philosophy of Twins
by Helena De Bres
A professor of philosophy discusses the unique place of twins in the world, including their representations in art, myth and popular culture, with illustrations by her identical twin sister.
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In the Pines: A Lynching, a Lie, a Reckoning
by Grace Elizabeth Hale
An award-winning scholar of white supremacy tackles her toughest research assignment yet: the unsolved murder of a black man in rural Mississippi while her grandfather was the local sheriff—a cold case that sheds new light on the hidden legacy of racial terror in America.
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The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been
by Jake Berman
Why is it that the mass transit systems of American cities are, by and large, inadequate? It's a common question and one that has generated substantial scholarship. But Jake Berman's The Lost Subways of North America offers a new way to consider it: a visual--and fun--journey through the past, present, and possible future of urban transit. Featuring Berman's own colorful maps of old, often forgotten streetcar lines, lost ideas for never-built transit, and modern rail systems, the book draws us into the fascinating transit histories of over 20 US and Canadian cities.
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The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
by Douglas J. Preston
From the haunted country of Italy to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, the bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God presents extraordinary and enthralling true stories of Egyptian burial chambers, lost treasure, mysterious murders, strange crimes and more.
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Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
by Ed Conway
Embarking on an epic journey across continents, cultures and time to reveal the underpinnings of modern life on Earth, the author celebrates the humans and human networks, the miraculous processes and the little-known companies that combine to turn raw materials into things of wonder.
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The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism
by John Gray
Filled with fascinating and challenging observations, this thought-provoking meditation on historical and current folly, based on Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan, which was published in 1651, shows how we as a species always seem to be struggling to face the reality of base and delusive human instincts.
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Pandora's Box: How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV
by Peter Biskind
Based on exclusive interviews with executives, writers, showrunners, directors and actors, this culture critique of such streaming services as HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and Apple TV shows how and why“Peak TV” has seized entertainment mantle from movies and dominates our leisure time.
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Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation
by George Musser
An award-winning journalist tackles the extraordinary interconnections between quantum mechanics, cosmology and human consciousness, showing how theories of everything depend on theories of the mind—and how they might be one and the same.
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Quantum Body: The New Science of Living a Longer, Healthier, More Vital Life
by Deepak Chopra
Teaming up with two leading scientists—a physicist and an endocrinologist, the New York Times bestselling author, through a powerful combination of prescriptive exercises and innovative research into the quantum world, reveals seven breakthroughs that will revolutionize the future of everyone's well-being.
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A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
by Emma Southon
Told with humor and verve as well as a deep scholarly background, an acclaimed author retells the history of Rome through the lives of 21 extraordinary women, overlooked and misunderstood, who caused outrage, led armies in rebellion, wrote poetry, who lived independently or under the thumb of emperors.
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The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943
by James Holland
Chronicling the dramatic opening months of the Italian campaign, an acclaimed WWII historian weaves together letters, diaries and other documents to trace the battles as they were experienced through the eyes of those who were there—Allied, Axis, civilians alike.
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Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems
by Megan Fox
Deliciously dark and highly addictive, this powerful collection of 70 poems chronicles all the ways in which we mold ourselves into the shape of the ones we love, even if it means losing ourselves in the process.
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Songs on Endless Repeat: Essays and Outtakes
by Anthony Veasna So
Gathering together the late author's comic, soulful essays along with previously unpublished fiction, this astonishing final expression explores family, queer desire, pop culture and race.
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Welcome to the O. C.: The Oral History
by Alan Sepinwall
Published to coincide with the show's twentieth anniversary, this definitive oral history of The O.C., which paved the way for a new generation of iconic teen soaps, features interviews with the cast and crew and never-before-seen photos, providing a behind-the-scenes look at how the show was made—and its legacy today.
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