New York Times Non-Fiction (hardcover)
December 31, 2009
An American Life
From her humble beginnings to her time in the spotlight as
the first female Republican Vice Presidential candidate,
Sarah Palin has led an extraordinary life. Going Rogue will
recount her political experiences, her time as Mayor of
Wasilla and as the first female governor of Alaska, as well
as her Read More »
A True Story
"Clear some space on your bookshelf for Mitch Albom's,
Have a Little Faith, the story of a faith journey
that could become a classic. Those who were born into faith,
have lost faith, or are still searching will all be engaged
and challenged by this powerful story Read More »
How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government
FUNNY.
FRIGHTENING.
TRUE.
It happens to all of us: You're minding your own business,
when some idiot informs you that guns are evil, the Prius
will save the planet, or the rich have to finally start
paying their fair share of taxes.
Just go away! you think to yourself Read More »
Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, In Afghanistan And Pakistan
From the author of the #1 bestseller Three Cups of Tea, the
continuing story of this determined humanitarian's efforts
to promote peace through educationIn this dramatic
first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three
Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his relentless,
ongoing efforts to establish Read More »
An Autobiography
From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in
history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a
tennis court, a beautiful, haunting
autobiography.
Agassi’s incredibly rigorous training
begins when he is just a child. By the age of thirteen, he
is Read More »
Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a
worldwide sensation, selling over four million copies in
thirty-five languages and changing the way we look at the
world. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return
with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will
find that the freakquel Read More »
In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making,
Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal
story--of his legendary family, politics, and fifty years at
the center of national events.
TRUE
COMPASS
The youngest of nine children born to
Joseph P. Kennedy Read More »
And Other Adventures
What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why
are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one
variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about
how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the
history of the 20th century?
In Read More »
A Memoir
In 1957, in the heart of the Eisenhower years, in the third
grade classroom of Sister Mary Lurana in Saint Brigid's
parochial school in Westbury, Long Island, was a mouthy,
obstreperous kid by the name of William O'Reilly. Quite a
handful he was, and so one day Sister Read More »
Why Some People Succeed And Some Don't
In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an
intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the
best and the brightest, the most famous and the most
successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers
different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to
what Read More »
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