New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

Updated July 29, 2025
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All about love : new visions
hooks, bell
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy.  All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about...
The Anthony Bourdain Reader : New Classic, and Rediscovered Writing
Bourdain, Anthony/ Keefe, Patrick Radden (INT)/ Witherspoon, Kimberly (EDT)
Paper Book
The definitive, career-spanning collection of writing from Anthony Bourdain, assembled for the first time in book form Anthony Bourdain represented many things to many people--and he had many sides. But no part of his identity was more important to him, and more longlasting, than that of a...
The aviator and the showman : Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the marriage that made an American icon
Shapiro, Laurie Gwen
A New York Times Editors' Choice * CBS Sunday Morning Summer Book Report Pick * New York Times "Books to Read in July" * A Town and Country Best Book of July * An Amazon Best Book of July * A Barnes & Noble Best Book of July * A LitHub Best Reviewed Nonfiction in July * A...
Camouflage : the hidden lives of autistic women
Bargiela, Sarah
Paper Book
Autism in women and girls is still not widely understood, and is often misrepresented or even overlooked. This engaging and accessible graphic novel offers invaluable insight into the lives and minds of autistic women, using real-life case studies. The charming illustrations lead...
Finding My Way: A Memoir
Yousafzai, Malala
How do you rebuild yourself when your whole world changes overnight? Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban's brutal attack on her life, Malala Yousafzai quickly became an international icon known for bravery and resilience. But away from the cameras...
Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum
Fox, Michael J
Paper Book
A poignant, heartfelt, and funny memoir about how, in 1985, Michael J. Fox brought to life two iconic roles simultaneously--Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties and Marty McFly in Back to the Future. An amazing true story as only Michael J. Fox can tell it In early 1985...
I hope you remember : poems on loving, longing, and living
Balka, Josie
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For fans of Rupi Kaur and Cleo Wade, this first collection of poetry from the viral TikTok poet Josie Balka evokes themes of nostalgia, love, envy, and hope, speaking to the universal longings that live deep in our souls.
Keep the memories, lose the stuff : declutter, downsize, and move forward with your life
Paxton, Matt
Paper Book
America's top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Filthy Fortunes and Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing. Your boxes of photos, family's china, and even the kids' height charts aren't just stuff; they...
Linux all-in-one
Blum, Richard
Paper Book
Linux is for everyone! Linux All-in-One For Dummies breaks down the ever-popular operating system to its basics and trains users on the art of Linux. This handy reference covers all the latest updates and operating system features. It presents content on Linux desktops,...
A little history of archaeology
Fagan, Brian M.
Paper Book
A "learned and lively" (Wall Street Journal) history of archaeological adventure--with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing discoveries around the globe--for readers of all ages What is archaeology? The word may bring to...
A Little History of Art
Mullins, Charlotte
Paper Book
A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art's central role in culture today   "This lively volume is ideal for the precocious high-schooler, the lazy collegian . . . and any adult who wishes for greater mastery...
Moral ambition : stop wasting your talent and start making a difference
Bregman, Rutger
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of the New York Times bestsellers Humankind and Utopia for Realists--"a more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell" (The New York Times)--comes a bold manifesto daring us to harness our talents...
No more tears : the dark secrets of Johnson & Johnson
Harris, Gardiner
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . An explosive, deeply reported expose of Johnson & Johnson, one of America's oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies-from an award-winning investigative journalist "A damning portrait."-Associated Press "A page-turning...
No straight road takes you there : essays for uneven terrain
Solnit, Rebecca
New York Times Bestseller In the spirit of her bestselling book Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit explores how our actions can shape the future and the liberatory possibilities of embracing uncertainty. Beginning with an essay about a three-hundred-year-old violin and...
Reacher : The Stories Behind the Stories
Child, Lee
Paper Book
After making his debut in 1997's The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the most popular--and most enduring--fictional heroes to emerge in the past half century. Now, his creator tells the stories behind the stories. These are the origin tales of all of...
Unfit parent : a disabled mother challenges an inaccessible world
Slice, Jessica
"Beautiful and razor-sharp...cannot recommend highly enough." -Ann Helen Petersen, Culture Study "Cuts boldly and beautifully through that silence, inviting readers to imagine what our world might look like if we met every family where they are." -Vogue
When the going was good : an editor's adventures during the last golden age of magazines
Carter, Graydon
Paper Book
When Graydon Carter was offered the editorship of Vanity Fair in 1992, he knew he faced an uphill battle - how to make the esteemed and long-established magazine his own. Not only was he confronted with a staff that he perceived to be loyal to the previous regime, but also he arrived only a few...

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