New Adult Non-Fiction

Updated March 4, 2026
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From Mistakes to Meaning: Owning Your Past So It Doesn't Own You
Lynton, Michael
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A powerful examination of the nature of mistakes, why we make them, the hidden ways they can haunt us, and how surfacing and reckoning with them can help us lead to fuller, more satisfying lives by two powerhouse authors with high-profile, executive experience and...

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Well Endowed: The Secrets to Strategic Spending, Building a Financial Foundation for You and Your Family, and Creating Lasting Generational Wealth
Tu, Vivian
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller From New York Times bestselling author of Rich AF and CEO and founder of Your Rich BFF, Vivian Tu, comes a guide to leveling up your finances to improve your life, relationships, and legacy. ...

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Food Fix Uncensored: Inside the Food Industry's Biggest Cover-Ups (Revised)
Hyman, Mark
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Young Forever, uncover the powerful web of corporate interests that are hijacking our food, our health--and our future. "A roadmap to reclaiming our vitality." --from the foreword by Dr. Casey Means,...

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The navigator's letter :
Cress Dondi, Jan.
Paper Book
A USA Today Bestseller, The Navigator's Letter brings to light one of the best untold and dangerous stories of World War II, chronicling a moving and heroic story of patriotic duty, familial bonds, brotherhood, and love. One of the riskiest air...

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Why I am not an atheist :
Beha, Christopher.
Paper Book
Named One of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2026 One of The New York Times's anticipated books of February! What can I know? What must I do? What may I hope? National Book Award-longlisted author Christopher Beha recounts his struggle with...

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The price of mercy /
Galvin Almanza, Emily,
Paper Book
A former public defender takes us behind the closed doors of America's criminal courts, revealing how the institutions that claim to protect us are doing the exact opposite--and offering a blueprint for finally fixing it. "A searing, compassionate, and utterly necessary book that...

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Flourish :
Coyle, Daniel.
Paper Book
A science-based, practical blueprint for cultivating a life--at work and at home--full of belonging, joy, and vitality, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code What is a meaningful life, and how do we make one? How do certain communities...

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Empire of madness :
Kidia, Khameer.
Paper Book
An urgent rethinking of the Western approach to mental health, which treats the symptoms rather than the exploitative systems causing our distress--by a Rhodes Scholar and Harvard Medical School physician-anthropologist--offering lessons from the rest of the world. What if the...

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The student debt crisis :
Watson, Jamal.
Paper Book
"A profoundly moving, well-researched examination of a uniquely American crisis." --Library Journal, starred review "As the student-debt crisis continues to persist, many will find this book insightful, well researched, and easy to read." --Booklist The student debt crisis is a...

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24 hours at the Capitol :
Neus, Nora.
Paper Book
The 24 Hours in Charlottesville author offers a minute-by-minute account of the January 6 riots through never-before-heard stories of those who were there Neus goes beyond mainstream reporting to reveal important truths about the US white nationalist movement ...

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A giant leap :
Wachter, Robert M.
AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Evenhanded and insightful."  --Publisher's Weekly (starred review) "An accessible, often fascinating primer.... Essential, illuminating reading." --Kirkus From the author of the New York Times...

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The wall dancers :
Liu, Yi-Ling.
Paper Book
An eye-opening exploration of the Chinese internet that reveals the intricate dance between freedom and control in contemporary China "The Wall Dancers is history told in a gripping, novelistic style. It is at once a crash course in contemporary Chinese politics and culture...

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Your best meeting ever :
Hinds, Rebecca.
Paper Book
INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER "Everyone wants better meetings, but no one seems to know how--until now." --Reid Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author and cofounder of LinkedIn "Warning: This read may save you countless hours."...

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When trees testify :
Montgomery, Beronda L.
Paper Book
This stunning cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery offers up lessons from the natural world shared through the stories of long-lived trees. The histories of trees in America are also the histories of Black Americans. Pecan trees were...

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Fear and fury :
Thompson, Heather Ann.
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * In this masterful, groundbreaking work, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Heather Ann Thompson shines surprising new light on an infamous 1984 New York subway shooting that would unveil simmering racial resentments and would lead, in...

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The other side of change :
Shankar, Maya.
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, AS FEATURED ON NBC TODAY SHOW, CBS MORNINGS, ON PURPOSE WITH JAY SHETTY, AND MORE! "A rare combination of beautiful storytelling, cognitive science, and wholehearted wisdom. --Brené Brown A revelatory exploration...

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The Windsor legacy :
Jobson, Robert.
As seen on Good Morning America From Elizabeth II to future King William, The Windsor Legacy offers a riveting exploration of the British monarchy's resilience and influence over the past century, looking at its key players and conflicts, with a forward-looking...

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The typewriter and the guillotine :
Braude, Mark.
Paper Book
ONE OF KIRKUS'S 20 BEST BOOKS OF JANUARY ONE OF BOOK PAGE'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE MONTH The "endlessly compelling" (NYT Book Review) untold story of a trailblazing Paris correspondent for The New Yorker, who sounded the alarm about...

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Polar war :
Rosen, Kenneth R.
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A gripping blend of travelogue and frontline reporting that reveals how climate change, military ambition, and economic opportunity are transforming the Arctic into the epicenter of a new cold war, where a struggle for dominance between the...

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The pain brokers :
Burch, Elizabeth Chamblee.
Paper Book
"Burch is the Jane Goodall of complex litigation. . . . For an expert in such an unlikable form of litigation, Burch is remarkably likable. She is quick to answer questions and quick-witted as well, a purveyor of analogies and metaphors to explicate arcane legal concepts and a walking archive of...

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Hurley's heroes :
Borges, David.
Paper Book
From rock bottom to national champions--this is the blueprint behind Dan Hurley's UConn resurgence. The UConn men's basketball program had won three national championships in a span of fifteen years, its most recent just four years earlier. But by 2018, the program was in...

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End of days
Jennings, Chris,
Paper Book
"A riveting and thoroughly researched chronicle...reminiscent of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood." --The New York Times Book Review The gripping story of the Ruby Ridge siege, showing how the historic standoff between federal agents and a...

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Parenting a spicy one :
Van Geffen, Mary,
Paper Book
Strategies for Raising Your Strong-Willed Child Without Diminishing Their Light - Transform your relationship with your larger-than-life kid (and yourself) - Develop calm, connection-based habits - From mom to a Spicy One (and Spicy One herself) Tired of negotiating with...

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Attensity! :
A rallying cry to fight the commodification of human attention, with the tools we need to reclaim our humanity, by a group of writers, artists, and activists in the vanguard of the movement "A stirring battle cry on behalf of our shared humanity against the forces that seek to...

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