New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

Updated September 5, 2025
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1929 : Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
Sorkin, Andrew Ross
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of Too Big to Fail, "the definitive history of the 2008 banking crisis,"* comes a spellbinding narrative of the most infamous stock market crash in history. With the depth of a classic history and the drama of a thriller, 1929 unravels the greed, blind...
Baldwin : a love story
Boggs, Nicholas
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Drawing on new archival material, original research, and interviews, this spellbinding book is the first major biography of James Baldwin in three decades, revealing how profoundly his personal relationships shaped his life and...
Deviant : the shocking true story of the original "Psycho"
Schechter, Harold.
Paper Book
From the author of "top-drawer true crime" (Booklist) books comes the definitive account of Ed Gein--the man whose shocking crimes inspired Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. The year was 1957. To his Wisconsin...
The Fort Bragg cartel : drug trafficking and murder in the Special Forces
Harp, Seth
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Propulsive." --The Washington Post "Engrossing. . . . Truly shocking." --The New Republic "The Fort Bragg Cartel opens like a nonfiction thriller and never lets up. A page-turning...
I'm glad my mom died
McCurdy, Jennette
Paper Book
* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating...
It's ok that you're not ok : meeting grief and loss in a culture that doesn't understand
Devine, Megan
Paper Book
As seen in THE NEW YORK TIMES * READER'S DIGEST * SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH * HUFFPOST   Featured on NPR's RADIO TIMES and WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO When a painful loss or life-shattering event upends your...
The let them theory : a life-changing tool that millions of people can't stop talking about
Robbins, Mel
Paper Book
Over 6.5 Million Copies Sold! #1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Sunday Times Bestseller #1 Amazon Bestseller #1 Audible Bestseller A Life-Changing Tool Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About What if the key to happiness...
The Martians : The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-century America
Baron, David
Paper Book
"There is Life on the Planet Mars" --New York Times, December 9, 1906 This New York Times headline was no joke. In the early 1900s, many Americans actually believed we had discovered intelligent life on Mars, as best-selling science writer David...
The Nazi and the psychiatrist : Hermann Gčoring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a fatal meeting of minds at the end of WWII
El-Hai, Jack.
Paper Book
In 1945, after his capture at the end of the Second World War, Hermann Göring arrived at an American-run detention center in war-torn Luxembourg, accompanied by sixteen suitcases and a red hatbox. The suitcases contained all manner of paraphernalia: medals, gems, two cigar cutters, silk...
No Tea, No Shade : Life As a Drag Queen
Scott, Kennedy Ann/ Michelle, Alexis/ Lux, Olivia/ J., Julie/ Bloo, Lagoona
Paper Book
"No Tea, No Shade is an essential read for anyone who has searched for a way to feel like themselves." -- Booklist Intimate, hilarious, and inspiring essays by celebrated drag queens Kennedy Ann Scott, Lagoona Bloo, Alexis Michelle, Olivia Lux, Julie J., and Nina West. No Tea, No...
The Pioneer Woman Cooks : 120 Greatest Hits, New Twists, and Perfected Classics
Drummond, Ree
Paper Book
The ninth blockbuster cookbook by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ree Drummond, featuring tested, perfected versions of her all-time favorite, most crowd-pleasing, and timelessly popular recipes--the classics that families turn to every day and year after year. ...
Sisters in Death : The Black Dahlia, the Prairie Heiress, and Their Hunter
Frankel, Eli
Paper Book
Who killed the Black Dahlia? In this eye-opening shocker, an award-winning producer, true-crime researcher, and Hollywood insider finally solves the greatest - and most gruesome - murder mystery of the twentieth century just before its 80th anniversary. In January 1947, the...
The spider : inside the criminal web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
Levine, Barry (Journalist)
Paper Book
Who was Jeffrey Epstein? Donald Trump has called the ongoing interest in the details about Epstein's web of clients and enablers a "hoax." But in this book, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist delivers the most comprehensive account yet of the disgraced financier's life and death, revealing a...
This American woman : a one-in-a-billion memoir
Garg, Zarna
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . Award-winning comedian Zarna Garg turns her astonishing life story into a hilarious memoir, spilling all the chai on her wild ride from escaping an arranged marriage and homelessness in India to carving her own path in America and launching a dazzling second act...
The undiscovered country : triumph, tragedy, and the shaping of the American West
Hutton, Paul Andrew
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller From the author of The Apache Wars, the true story of the American West, revealing how American ambition clashed with the realities of violence and exploitation The epic of the American West became a tale of progress,...
Unseen: how i lost my vision but found my voice
Burke, Molly.
Paper Book
From social media star and disability activist Molly Burke, a vulnerable and witty memoir on navigating the challenges of being a legally blind woman in an ableist world When Molly Burke was four years old, she was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare degenerative eye...
Wings : The Story of a Band on the Run
McCartney, Paul (NA)/ Widmer, Ted (EDT)
Paper Book
An engrossing oral history of a band that came to define a generation, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run tells the madcap story of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band, from their humble beginnings in the early 1970s to their dissolution barely a decade later. Drawn from over 500,000 words...

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