New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

Updated May 29, 2026
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After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan's Memory Palace
Polito, Robert
Paper Book
Wall Street Journal -- "What to Read: 10 Best Books of February" Blending biography and archival history, After the Flood asks of Bob Dylan, "If your dreams are fulfilled at twenty, what do you do with the rest of your life?" A familiar narrative goes:...
AI snake oil : what artificial intelligence can do, what it can't, and how to tell the difference
Narayanan, Arvind
Ebook
From two of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI--and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products Confused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You're not alone. AI is...
I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything
Stern, Joanna
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER What happens when intelligent machines aren't just in our pockets but are also driving our cars, making our decisions, folding our laundry, and educating our kids You've heard the hype: AI will make us healthier...
Blank space : a cultural history of the twenty-first century
Marx, W. David
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice · A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2025 · A People Best Book of November 2025 · An NPR Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025 A revealing exploration of a quarter century of cultural...
Famesick : A Memoir
Dunham, Lena.
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this rowdy, frank reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between, the remarkable mind behind the hit series Girls and the bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl asks whether fulfilling her creative ambitions has been...
The Flower Bearers
Griffiths, Rachel Eliza
"This singular memoir stunned me. With a poet's precision, Rachel Eliza Griffiths renders two interwoven tragedies few others could have lived through, much less written about with such clear-eyed candor."--Mary Karr, New York Times bestselling author of The Liars' Club...
Homesick Nomad: Settling Into an Untethered Life
Madia, Brianna
Paper Book
"Madia's adventurous tales transcend their rugged terrain, telling, at the crux of it all, very human stories"--The Source New York Times bestselling author of Nowhere for Very Long and Never Leave the Dogs Behind Brianna Madia considers...
Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better
Epstein, David
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Fascinating stories. . . . Boxing ourselves in may be the ultimate way to think outside the box." --Wall Street Journal "I thought David Epstein's first two books were brilliant, but Inside the Box is his best. I'll never...
Kitchen Confidential: 25th Anniversary edition
Bourdain, Anthony.
Paper Book
An updated and revised edition of Anthony Bourdain's mega-bestselling Kitchen Confidential, with new material from the original edition Almost two decades ago, the New Yorker published a now infamous article, "Don't Eat before You Read This," by then little-known chef Anthony Bourdain...
London Falling : A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
Keefe, Patrick Radden.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the bestselling, prizewinning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which...
The Martha Way: Essential Principles for Mastering Home and Living
Stewart, Martha
Step inside the world of Martha Stewart and discover her timeless approach to living well. The Martha Way: Essential Principles for Mastering Home and Living is a thoughtfully crafted guide to the foundational principles that shape a well-kept, inspired life. With...
Mayo Clinic Guide to Gut Health: Restore Your Microbiome, Enhance Digestion, and Improve Your Health from the Inside Out
Khanna, Sahil
A comprehensive guide to understanding your gut, its influence on your health and what you can do to protect it. Digestion may be its primary job, but your gut is pulling double duty behind the scenes. Sometimes referred to as the body's "second brain," your gut plays an...
The pilgrimage : a contemporary quest for ancient wisdom
Coelho, Paulo.
Audiobook
The Pilgrimage paved the way to Paulo Coehlo's international bestselling novel The Alchemist. In many ways, these two volumes are companions--to truly comprehend one, you must read the other. Step inside this captivating account of Paulo Coehlo's pilgrimage along the road to Santiago. This...
The psychology of money : timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
Housel, Morgan
Paper Book
**OVER 10 MILLION COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD... The Psychology of Money is the original bestselling classic from the author of the new book, The Art of Spending Money.** Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And...
Rasputin : the downfall of the Romanovs
Beevor, Antony
"This story of credulous, out-of-touch monarchs steering their country into disaster never loses its sinister appeal."--The New York Times "A beautifully written, clear-eyed biography of a very Russian tragedy."--The Sunday Times From one of our most...
Several short sentences about writing
Klinkenborg, Verlyn.
Paper Book
An indispensable and distinctive book that will help anyone who wants to write, write better, or have a clearer understanding of what it means for them to be writing, from widely admired writer and teacher Verlyn Klinkenborg.   Klinkenborg believes that most of our received...

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