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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE APOCALYPSE a mostly serious guide to surviving our wild times /
Aktipis, Athena,
A common sense field guide to understanding, surviving, and thriving in our time of complex chaos and crises. Is this finally it? The end times?Because from COVID-19 to climate catastrophe to the looming AI revolution--not to mention the ever-growing background hum of rage, fear, and...
Skies of thunder : a forgotten epic of World War II
Alexander, Caroline
From the New York Times bestselling author, a breathtaking account of combat and survival in one of the most brutally challenging and rarely examined campaigns of World War II In April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army steamrolled through Burma, capturing the only ground route...
Strongmen : Mussolini to the present /
Ben-Ghiat, Ruth,
Ruth Ben-Ghiat is the expert on the "strongman" playbook employed by authoritarian demagogues from Mussolini to Putin--enabling her to predict with uncanny accuracy the recent experience in America and Europe. In Strongmen, she lays bare the blueprint these leaders have followed over the past 100...
PLANTYOU - SCRAPPY COOKING 140+ Plant-based Zero-waste Recipes That Are Good for You, Your Wallet, and the Planet
Bodrug, Carleigh
Save money, reduce food waste, and eat healthier than you ever have before with this highly anticipated cookbook from New York Times bestselling author and social media sensation, Carleigh Bodrug.  Spinning off of Bodrug's wildly popular Scrappy Cooking social...
GET THE PICTURE a mind-bending journey among the inspired artists and obsessive art fiends who taught me how to see /
Bosker, Bianca,
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Get the Picture is one of the funniest books I've read . . . Brilliant." --The Washington Post "A gripping and often hilarious investigation into the art world. . . . Bosker goes full Tom Wolfe." --...
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE THE BEATLES IN THEIR OWN WORDS the Beatles in their own words /
Brown, Peter/ Gaines, Steven
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews. All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical acts of all time. The material is comprised of intimate...
Now and not yet : pressing in when you're waiting, wanting, and restless for more
Chou Simons, Ruth
Bestselling author Ruth Chou Simons guides readers who are restless in their current circumstances on a journey of growth, purpose, and pressing in. Too often, we feel disappointed with our "right now"--our life circumstances, our relationships, our progress, our daily grind. We want to do...
THE BACKYARD HOMESTEAD GUIDE TO GROWING ORGANIC FOOD a crop-by-crop reference for 62 vegetables, fruits, nuts, and herbs /
Cobb, Tanya Denckla,
This essential guide to growing a bountiful food garden includes detailed seed-starting, growing, and harvesting information for 62 vegetables, fruits, and herbs, a complete companion-planting guide, and organic pest-control handbook. The latest addition to Storey's bestselling...
COMPLETE GUIDE TO NATURAL HOME REMEDIES Over 100 Recipes - Essential Oils, Herbs, and Natural Ingredients to Treat Common Aches and Pains
Corkhill, Melissa
Complete Guide to Natural Home Remedies is a comprehensive guide including 100+ recipes and nearly 70 applications to understanding how to use herbs and oils to help the mind, body and soul. Herbal remedies include everything from teas to ointments to tonics and tinctures. They help with ailments...
Grief is for people
Crosley, Sloane
One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year: TIME, The Washington Post, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Publishers Weekly, Paste, The Millions, Kirkus Reviews, Lit Hub, Real Simple, Nylon, BookPage, The Story Exchange, Sunset, and...
CARSON MCCULLERS a life /
Dearborn, Mary V.,
The first major biography in more than twenty years of one of America's greatest writers, based on newly available letters and journals V. S. Pritchett called her "a genius." Gore Vidal described her as a "beloved novelist of singular brilliance . . . Of all the Southern writers,...
THRONE OF GRACE a mountain man, an epic adventure, and the bloody conquest of the American West /
Drury, Bob,
The explosive true saga of the legendary adventurer Jedediah Smith and the Mountain Men who explored the American frontier, written by New York Times bestselling authors of Blood and Treasure Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. It is the early 19th century, and the...
One way back : a memoir
Ford, Christine Blasey
Now a New York Times bestseller "A blisteringly personal memoir...a thoughtful exploration of what it feels like to become a main character in a major American reckoning." --The Washington Post "An insightful tour de force." --People<...
Life : my story through history
Francis, Pope
For the first time, Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back on the momentous world events that have changed history--from his earliest years during the outbreak of World War II in 1939 to the turmoil of today.  An extraordinary personal and historical...
SOCIOPATH
Gagne, Patric
The acclaimed New York Times bestselling memoir of the author's struggle to understand her own sociopathy and shed light on the often maligned and misunderstood mental disorder. "A cross between a podcast by relationship therapist Esther Perel and a salacious tell-all."...
AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE 1960S
Goodwin, Doris Kearns
#1 New York Times Bestseller The perfect gift for Mother's Day and Father's Day! An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America's most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir,...
THE AUTOIMMUNE CURE Healing the Trauma and Other Triggers That Have Turned Your Body Against You
Gottfried, Sara Szal
New York Times bestselling author Dr. Sara Gottfried reveals how trauma can rewire your body to trigger autoimmune diseases--and provides a comprehensive plan to reset your immune system and finally heal. We know that autoimmune disease--a condition when the body's immune system attacks...
The anxious generation : how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
Haidt, Jonathan
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health--and a plan for a...
MAGIC PILL The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-loss Drugs
Hari, Johann,
The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the new drugs transforming weight loss as we know it--from his personal experience on Ozempic to our ability to heal our society's dysfunctional relationship with food, weight, and our bodies.<...
THE YEAR OF LIVING CONSTITUTIONALLY one man's humble quest to follow the Constitution's original meaning /
Jacobs, A. J.,
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time- How should we interpret America's...
An invitation to Indian cooking
Jaffrey, Madhur
A beautiful fiftieth-anniversary edition of the essential Indian cookbook--"the final word on the subject" (The New York Times)--featuring a new introduction by the author and a new foreword by Yotam Ottolenghi An instant classic upon publication, this book...
THE GOD OF WILD PLACES rediscovering the divine in the untamed outdoors /
Jones, Tony,
Poignant meditation on losing faith and rediscovering identity in the wilderness. Millions of Americans, disillusioned with organized religion, yearn for meaning and transcendence in their lives, and many of them are finding that in nature. When pastor and theologian Tony Jones, Ph.D., had...
THE IKARIA WAY 100 delicious plant-based recipes inspired by my Homeland, the Greek Island of Longevity /
Kochilas, Diane,
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Diane Kochilas' new cookbook that brings the plant-based cuisine of Ikaria to your dinner table. Ikaria is an island in Greece where people live to a ripe old age, sometimes living well past 100. Diane Kochilas, host of the...
Somehow : thoughts on love
Lamott, Anne
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Anne Lamott is my Oprah." --Chicago Tribune From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow, a joyful celebration of love "Love is our only hope," Anne Lamott writes in this...
CHAMBER DIVERS The Untold Story of the D-day Scientists Who Changed Special Operations Forever
Lance, Rachel
The previously classified story of the eccentric researchers who invented cutting-edge underwater science to lead the Allies to D-Day victory In August 1942, more than 7,000 Allied troops rushed the beaches of Normandy, France, in an all but-forgotten landing. Only a small...
NEVER LEAVE THE DOGS BEHIND a memoir /
Madia, Brianna,
In this stunning and triumphant memoir, the author of the New York Times bestseller Nowhere for Very Long continues her story: a tale of a woman reckoning with the decision to live alone and unburdened in the desert Southwest, in a trailer without running water or electricity, with...
THE AGE OF MAGICAL OVERTHINKING Notes on Modern Irrationality
Montell, Amanda
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and...
Bless the blood : a cancer memoir
Nehanda, Walela
A searing debut YA poetry and essay collection about a Black cancer patient who faces medical racism after being diagnosed with leukemia in their early twenties, for fans of Audre Lorde's The Cancer Journals and Laurie Halse Anderson's Shout. When Walela is...
THE RITUAL EFFECT From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions
Norton, Michael
In the bestselling tradition of Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit and Angela Duckworth's Grit, a renowned social psychologist demonstrates the power of small acts--and how a subtle turning of habits into rituals can add purpose and pleasure to life. Our lives are...
THE UNVANQUISHED the untold story of Lincoln's special forces, the manhunt for Mosby's Rangers, and the shadow war that forged America's special operations /
O'Donnell, Patrick K.,
From the bestselling author of The Indispensables, the unknown and dramatic story of irregular guerrilla warfare that altered the course of the Civil War and inspired the origins of America's modern special operations forces The Civil War is most remembered for the grand...
THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS Their Stories Are Better Than the Bestsellers
Patterson, James/ Eversmann, Matt
This "celebration of the world of books" (Kirkus) is filled with true stories from the booksellers and librarians--the superheroes of reading--as told to the greatest storyteller of our time, James Patterson.   To be a bookseller or librarian...
MY BLACK COUNTRY a journey through country music's black past, present, and future /
Randall, Alice,
Alice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author with a "lively, engaging, and often wise" (The New York Times Book Review) voice, offers a lyrical, introspective, and unforgettable account of her past and her search for the first family of Black country music.
THE WIDE WIDE SEA Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Sides, Hampton
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. "Sides has mastered the art of you-are-there...
THE SITUATION ROOM the inside story of presidents in crisis /
Stephanopoulos, George,
George Stephanopoulos, the legendary political news host and former advisor to President Clinton, recounts the history-making crises from the place where twelve presidents made their highest-pressure decisions: the White House Situation Room.  No room better...
HELL PUT TO SHAME The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second Slavery
Swift, Earl
From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Chesapeake Requiem comes a gripping new work of narrative nonfiction telling the forgotten story of the mass killing of eleven Black farmhands on a Georgia plantation in the spring of 1921--a crime which...
Burn book : a tech love story
Swisher, Kara
Instant New York Times Bestseller From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change the world but broke it instead. "Swisher, the bad-ass journalist and...
WHISKEY TENDER a memoir /
Taffa, Deborah Jackson,
A Zibby Mag "Most Anticipated Book" * A San Francisco Chronicle "New Book to Cozy Up With" * A Publishers Weekly "Memoirs & Biographies: Top 10" * The Millions "Most Anticipated" * An Electric Lit "Books By Women of Color to Read" "We have more Native stories now, but we have not heard one...
SHAKESPEARE'S SISTERS how women wrote the Renaissance /
Targoff, Ramie,
This remarkable work about women writers in the English Renaissance explodes our notion of the Shakespearean period by drawing us into the lives of four women who were committed to their craft long before anyone ever imagined the possibility of "a room of one's own." In an...
BEFORE IT'S GONE Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small Town America
Vigliotti, Jonathan
From CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti, a "vivid" (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author) and "stunning" (Booklist) character-driven call to action on our climate, told through the stories of the pioneering Americans working to persevere as leadership...
The joy of well-being : a practical guide to a happy, healthy, and long life
Wachob, Colleen
In this empowering and accessible collection of health and wellness advice, the co-founders of mindbodygreen challenge our definition of self-improvement by revealing what a healthy lifestyle looks like at the fundamental level--and how it's not what we think.  On your journey...
OUR KINDRED CREATURES how Americans came to feel the way they do about animals /
Wasik, Bill,
A compassionate, sweeping history of the transformation in American attitudes toward animals by the best-selling authors of Rabid Over just a few decades at the end of the nineteenth century, the United States underwent a moral revolution on behalf of animals. Before the...
REBEL RISING A Memoir
Wilson, Rebel
From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilarious, and inspiring book about her unconventional journey to Hollywood success and loving herself. This "beautiful, brave book," (Jenna Bush Hager, the Today show)...
Zero at the bone : fifty entries against despair
Wiman, Christian
Christian Wiman braids poetry, memoir, and criticism to create an inspired, career-defining work. Few contemporary writers ask the questions about faith, morality, and God that Christian Wiman does, and even fewer--perhaps none--do so with his urgency and eloquence. Wiman, an...
Age of revolutions : progress and backlash from 1600 to the present
Zakaria, Fareed
A New York Times Bestseller The CNN host and best-selling author explores the revolutions--past and present--that define the polarized and unstable age in which we live. Populist rage, ideological fracture, economic and technological shocks, war, and an...

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