New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

Updated November 28, 2025
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1929 : inside the greatest crash in Wall Street history-- and how it shattered a nation
Sorkin, Andrew Ross
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "It is one of the best narrative histories I've read." --The Wall Street Journal Named a BEST BOOK OF 2025 by TIME, The Economist, and Bloomberg From the bestselling author of Too...
American Canto
Nuzzi, Olivia
A mesmerizing firsthand account of the warping of American reality over the past decade as Donald Trump has risen to dominance--from a participatory witness who got so far inside the distortion field that it swallowed her whole. Olivia Nuzzi spent a third of her life observing...
The big one : how we must prepare for future deadly pandemics
Osterholm, Michael T.
A 2025 Booklist Editors' Choice Pick As bad as Covid-19 was, the next pandemic could be worse--but we have the tools to prepare, as revealed in this urgent, gripping warning by the New York Times bestselling authors of Deadliest Enemy....
A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls: Margaret C. Anderson, Book Bans, and the Fight to Modernize Literature
Morgan, Adam
Paper Book
"Wholly transportive and spellbinding. I was beguiled." --Ling Ma, bestselling author of Severance and Bliss Montage "A fascinating account of a remarkable woman dangerously ahead of her time." --Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians ...
Degrees of separation : a decade north of 60
McCreesh, Alison
Paper Book
At age 21, Alison hitchhiked to the Yukon and spent the summer living in a tent. 10 years later, in the deep of winter and seven months pregnant, she returns. Degrees of Separation is about what happened in between. Over the course of a decade, artist Alison McCreesh lived,...
The gales of November : the untold story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Bacon, John U.
For three decades following World War II, the Great Lakes overtook Europe as the epicenter of global economic strength. The region was the beating heart of the world economy, possessing all the power and prestige Silicon Valley does today. And no ship represented the apex of the American Century...
GRE prep plus
Harman, Craig
Paper Book
#1 GRE Exam Prep Book by Test Prep Insight: Test Prep Insight is a review and analytics site that is a Kaplan affiliate but uses an independent review process. TRUST THE EXPERTS AT KAPLAN AND MASTER THE NEW 2-HOUR GRE We've been doing this for 80 years. We...
The grieving brain : the surprising science of how we learn from love and loss
O'Connor, Mary-Frances
Ebook
NPR SciFri Book Club Pick Next Big Idea Club's "Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022" Behavioral Scientist Notable Books of 2022 A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when we grieve, providing a new...
In this economy? : how money & markets really work
Scanlon, Kyla
Paper Book
The book Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) hailed as "essential reading" for anyone who wants to "make informed decisions" and "have a basic understanding of the economy": an illustrated guide to economics from one of the internet's favorite financial educators. "Few people can...
The Japanese myths : a guide to gods, heroes and spirits
Frydman, Joshua
Paper Book
While people around the world love Japan's cultural exports--from manga and anime to Zen--not everyone is familiar with Japan's unique mythology that shapes these interests, which is enriched by Shinto, Buddhism, and regional folklore. The Japanese Myths is a smart and succinct guide to the rich...
The official guide to the TOEFL iBT test
Paper Book
The one and only bestselling official guide to the TOEFL, from the makers of the test!  Preparing for the TOEFL exam? Why not study with the only guide on the market that contains real TOEFL questions pulled from recent exams? The Official Guide to the TOEFL ...
One pot one portion : 100 simple recipes just for you
Wilkinson, Eleanor
Paper Book
100 simple, comforting, and special one-pot recipes that yield the perfect single serving for people who cook, eat, or live alone and want to eat well. Cooking for one just got easier and more delicious--no more eating leftovers or washing multiple pots and pans. Here you'll find...
Power metal : the race for the resources that will shape the future
Beiser, Vince
Paper Book
The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence -- and how we can do better. An Australian millionaire's plan to mine the ocean floor. Nigerian garbage pickers risking their lives to...
Retribution : Donald Trump and the campaign that changed America
Karl, Jonathan
In Retribution, Jonathan Karl's unparalleled access brings us behind closed doors deep inside the White House and presidential campaigns, revealing the extraordinary moments that ended one man's presidency and brought another back to power. This is a story of unprecedented political plot twists,...
Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave: My Cemetery Journeys
Enriquez, Mariana
Paper Book
An enchanting, highly personal tour of some of the most iconic cemeteries of the world--part travelogue, part memoir, part "excursions through death," by the author of Our Share of Night and "queen of horror" (Los Angeles Times) "Not a travelogue so much as a...
Something from Nothing: A Cookbook
Roman, Alison
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Something from Nothing is Alison Roman's latest book featuring over 100 deceptively simple, casually stylish, impossibly delicious recipes that make the most of your pantry. AN NPR AND ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ...
The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany--And the Spy Who Betrayed Them
Freedland, Jonathan
"An astonishing true story of courage, love, and betrayal, told with the verve of a thriller. Freedland is a master at weaving spellbinding entertainments drawn from forgotten corners of history."--Mick Herron, bestselling author of Slow Horses From the New York Times bestselling...
What Happened to Millennials : In Defense of a Generation
Wells, Charlie
From an award-winning journalist, a reflective, smart, and deeply reported look at the millennial generation that draws on the experiences of five diverse individuals and explores where we go from here What happened to millennials? At the birth of America's largest...
Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime
Weinman, Sarah
From Sarah Weinman, author of Scoundrel and The Real Lolita, comes an eye-opening story about the first major spousal rape trial in America and urgent questions it raised about women's rights that would reverberate for decades. In 1978, Greta Rideout was the first woman in United States...
The Zorg : a tale of greed and murder that inspired the abolition of slavery
Kara, Siddharth
"A book of great importance and one that will likely become a classic." - New York Times Book Review A Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2025 From the Pulitzer Finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Cobalt Red: How the...

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