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'Greater Gotham' traces New York's transformation into capital of the Western worldIn this big new book, author Mike Wallace posits that 1898 to 1919 were the years in which New York entered the modern era.
'The Misfit鈥檚 Manifesto' argues in favor of compassion, justice, and love for allBased on her 2016 TED Talk, 鈥淭he Beauty of Being a Misfit,鈥� Lidia Yuknavitch argues that life's most difficult moments can be portals to a new experience.
Philip Pullman releases 'The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage,' to rave reviewsCritics note that the new book is dark, but most agree that it's 'a stunning achievement.'
'Blood Brothers' details the strange, history-defying friendship of Buffalo Bill and Sitting BullSitting Bull toured with Buffalo Bill Cody鈥檚 Wild West show for a four-month period in 1885.
'The Second Coming of the KKK' explores the largely forgotten 1920s resurgence of the KlanThe Klan was 'the biggest social movement of the early twentieth century,' one whose 'ideas echo again today,' writes New York University historian Linda Gordon in her startling new book.
'A Disappearance in Damascus' is the story of a journalist鈥檚 hunt for a kidnapped Iraqi colleagueThe thriller, mystery novel-quality of this true story will keep readers turning pages.
Must an author鈥檚 wishes be honored after death?Authors once聽turned to fire to be rid of writing they didn鈥檛 want the world to read. Terry Pratchett took a slightly more creative 鈥� and modern 鈥� route. He ordered that his hard drive be crushed by a steamroller after his death.
'Red Famine' chronicles the ruin wrought upon Ukraine by Joseph Stalin'Gulag' author Anne聽Applebaum gives a chorus of contemporary voices to the tale, and her book is written in the light of later history.
'Devotions' collects five decades of poetry by Mary OliverOliver's work聽charts those moments when the temporal is touched by the transcendental.
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'Leonardo da Vinci' may be Walter Isaacson's most unusual subject everIsaacson concludes that Leonardo鈥檚 outsider status helped to feed his development.
History-making librarian of Congress checks in one year laterWhen Carla Hayden聽was sworn in as the librarian of Congress on Sept. 14, 2016, she made history as the first woman and the first African-American to hold that position.聽
Remembering poet Richard Wilbur, 'heir to Robert Frost'Librarian of Congress Daniel J. Boorstin once described Wilbur as 'a poet for us all, whose elegant words brim with wit and paradox.'
'The Gourmands' Way' examines France's powerful, ongoing influence on American dinersAuthor Justin Spring offers profiles of six talented American writers who were also gourmands, including the legendary and luminary Julia Child, essayist M.F.K. Fisher, and artist-turned-culinary savant Richard Olney.
'Code Girls' tells the captivating story of America's female World War II codebreakersLike 'Hidden Figures,' this well-crafted book reveals a remarkable slice of unacknowledged US history.聽
'Sing, Unburied, Sing' is a road novel, a ghost story, a family epicIt鈥檚 easy to see why Ward鈥檚 new novel has been called a 'Beloved' for the incarcerated generation, but there are also echoes of William Faulkner and Eudora Welty.
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'Grant' vigorously portrays its subject as a great military leader, champion of rights, honest manBiographer Ron Chernow returns with his latest take on a historical figure, which largely rewrites Grant's legacy.
'The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy' series editor John Joseph Adams shares how sci-fi is evolving'Trying to achieve change through something like science fiction seems like a pipe dream,' Adams says. 'But it also feels like the only thing that writers can hope to do.'
'Nine Continents' is Chinese author Xiaolu Guo鈥檚 resonant memoir about leaving her pastAlmost 20 years since she published her first novel in China, Xiaolu Guo lays bare her first 40 years in a single book.