New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

Updated August 22, 2025
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100 Rules for Living to 100 : An Optimist's Guide to a Happy Life
Van Dyke, Dick
Paper Book
On the eve of his 100th birthday, national treasure Dick Van Dyke brings us this autobiographical collection of stories, reflections, and life advice on how he's maintained a zest for life. Dick Van Dyke danced his way into our hearts with iconic roles in ...
Age Like a Girl : Why the Brain Changes That Happen After 40 Set You Up for Your Best Life Yet
Pelz, Mindy.
Paper Book
Dr. Mindy Pelz, noted women's health advocate and the bestselling author of Fast Like a Girl and Eat Like a Girl, redefines menopause as a powerful biological upgrade--offering science-backed strategies to help women thrive, reclaim their health, and step into their most vibrant,...
Anna Cooks : 125+ Delicious & Achievable Recipes for Every Meal of the Day
Olson, Anna.
Paper Book
For years Anna Olson has been synonymous with baking, sharing her delicious and impeccably tested recipes through her bestselling and award-winning baking books and TV shows. Now Anna invites you to explore her savoury side, offering a collection of dishes that reflect the way she, and we all,...
Awake : A Memoir
Hatmaker, Jen
Paper Book
From Jen Hatmaker--beloved New York Times bestselling author and host of the For the Love podcast--a brutally honest, funny, and revealing memoir about the traumatic end of her twenty-six-year-long marriage, and the beginning of a different kind of love story. At 2...
Blind spots : when medicine gets it wrong, and what it means for our health
Makary, Marty
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller From Johns Hopkins medical expert Dr. Marty Makary, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Price We Pay-an eye-opening look at the medical groupthink that has led to public harm, and...
Certified Beauties : More of Hockey's Greatest Untold Stories
Duthie, James.
Paper Book
With its unpredictability, brutality, and camaraderie, hockey is full of great stories. And great characters. Certified Beauties is a new collection of the most compelling, hilarious, and heartwarming inside hockey stories--the ones that the players tell each other. Grab a seat with TSN's James...
Cloistered : my years as a nun
Coldstream, Catherine
Paper Book
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "A profoundly moving memoir which gripped me . . . It's about spirituality and asceticism and silence and sisterhood, but also about how flawed human beings can abuse power and how hermetically sealed communities, which should care for and...
The condiment book : a saucy guide to unlocking maximum flavor with minimal effort
Dinhut, Claire
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * From TikTok sensation Condiment Claire, a quirky and informative guide to the flavor enhancers we can't get enough of, with dozens of recipes for making and using condiments of all descriptions Claire Dinhut soared to internet fame tasting and...
The Devil Reached Toward the Sky : An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb
Graff, Garrett M.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Magisterial...A stunning account that brings to the fore the nuclear saga's surreal combination of ingenuity, fate, and terror." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) * "If you are an intelligent person, or at the very least think you are, you have to...
A different kind of power : a memoir
Ardern, Jacinda
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the former prime minister of New Zealand, then the world's youngest female head of government and just the second to give birth in office, comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to a new generation of...
Eternally Electric: The Message in My Music
Gibson, Debbie
Paper Book
In her long-awaited debut, Debbie Gibson reflects on the lessons she learned in her years as a young pop pioneer and on her hard-earned journey to embrace her authentic self, allowing her to lead the healthy, engaged--and electric!--life she does today. Debbie Gibson was just...
Freeing your child from obsessive-compulsive disorder : powerful strategies to take charge of intrusive thoughts, eliminate rituals, and guide children and teens through OCD
Chansky, Tamar E.
Paper Book
An empowering guide to helping children with OCD thrive and find relief from their most distressing symptoms, for kids as young as age four to teens-now revised and updated Parents of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder know firsthand how confusing and even frightening...
A Gangster's Life : War and Addiction in the New Underworld
Edwards, Peter.
Paper Book
In this gripping tale of a modern-day outlaw, Shane Dankoski meticulously recounts his time as a high-ranking member of the United Nations gang of British Columbia in the early 2000s. Under constant threat from other gangs, including the Wolfpack and Hells Angels, Shane spent a decade evading the...
Guinness world records 2026 : Canadian Edition
Paper Book
BE PART OF IT! Discover the incredible achievements and inspiring stories of record breakers from around the world... and how you can become one of them. With all new content - from high-end hotels to deserted ghost towns and talented pets to global...
Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization
McKibben, Bill
Paper Book
Our climate, and our democracy, are melting down. But Bill McKibben, one of the first to sound the alarm about the climate crisis, insists the moment is also full of possibility. Energy from the sun and wind is suddenly the cheapest power on the planet and growing faster than any energy source in...
Idiot Sandwich: 100+ Recipes to Elevate Your Sandwich Game
Sandwich, Idiot
Paper Book
From viral meme to one of the year's most exciting new YouTube series, Idiot Sandwich is the ultimate cookbook dedicated to that special heaven served up between two slices of bread. When the world's biggest chef, Gordon Ramsay, places two pieces of bread around your face and...
Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism
Reynolds, Stewart
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTELLER Like On Tyranny, but with cats, this is the ultimate guide to channeling feline wisdom in the face of authoritarian nonsense.   Cats, the original masters of stealth, sass, and...
My New Indian Kitchen
Vij, Vikram.
Paper Book
"Vikram Vij is one of the greatest chefs on the planet." -Michael Bublé 80 exciting new Indian recipes from one of North America's most innovative and beloved chefs. Celebrated chef, bestselling author, and media personality Vikram Vij is known...
Navigating a Toxic Workplace for Dummies
Mattice, Catherine
Paper Book
This friendly, compassionate guide is the antidote to workplace toxicity Toxic workplaces can be bad for your mental and physical health, and they're one of the leading causes of employee turnover. Navigating a Toxic Workplace For Dummies explores what causes work...
The Next One : Hockey Scouts, Remote Rinks, and Hidden Talent
Reid, Ken.
Paper Book
Behind the scenes to hockey's hidden superstars, the scouts who chase teenage prodigies and might-never-bes across North America and around the world. If you attend any junior, minor, or professional hockey game and you'll spot them, often up in the rafters, alone, busily taking...
Nowhere Girl : Life as a Member of ADHD's Lost Generation
Ciccone, Carla.
Paper Book
Why is a generation of women only now discovering they have ADHD? (Spoiler: misogyny). A writer examines the cost of living with undiagnosed ADHD in a reported memoir about the girls that medical science ignored. When Carla Ciccone is diagnosed with ADHD at thirty-nine--an event...
Replaceable You : Adventures in Human Anatomy
Roach, Mary
Paper Book
The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For centuries, medicine has reached for what's available--sculpting noses from brass, borrowing skin from frogs and hearts from pigs, crafting eye parts from jet...
Semi-well-adjusted despite literally everything : a memoir
Stoner, Alyson
Paper Book
Actor-dancer Alyson Stoner's revelatory and incisive memoir--from family violence and betrayal, to eating disorders and religious trauma--may begin in Hollywood, but its chilling relatability will resonate with anyone navigating identity, privacy, purpose, and mental health in a digital age....
That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You
Myers, Elyse
Paper Book
Writer, comedian, and content creator Elyse Myers gets real about life's awkward moments in her bold, funny, and unfiltered debut book Elyse Myers is known to her twelve million followers as "The Internet's Best Friend," sharing her relatable stories and comedic sketches and serving as an...
Think and grow rich : the complete classic text
Hill, Napoleon
Paper Book
The bestselling success book of all time--updated and revised with contemporary ideas and examples--now in a special deluxe edition. This landmark bestseller receives perhaps its most beautiful publication ever with this special hardcover edition, featuring: * ...
Till We Meet Again : A Canadian in the First World War
Marriott, Brandon.
Paper Book
An incredibly evocative and action-filled story of one man's fight in the First World War, rich and raw with remarkable detail. As he tended to the chores on his homestead, Lester Harper never imagined that he would turn in his hoe for a Lee-Enfield rifle on the Western Front....
Waiting to be heard a memoir
Knox, Amanda.
Digital file
Amanda Knox spent four years in a foreign prison for a crime she did not commit, as seen in the Netflix documentary Amanda Knox. In the fall of 2007, the 20-year-old college coed left Seattle to study abroad in Italy, but her life was shattered when her roommate was murdered in their...
We Breed Lions : Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture
Westhead, Rick.
Paper Book
The allegations read like a scene out of a horror movie. Five National Hockey League players, all of them 18-year-old Canada World Juniors at the time, are alleged to have sexually assaulted a young woman in a London, ON hotel room in June 2018 over several hours. When the players learned that the...

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