How to Get Run Over by a Truck
People often say, “I feel like I’ve been run over by a truck.” Katie actually was. On a sunny morning bike ride in Brooklyn, twenty-four-year-old Katie McKenna was forever changed when she was run over by an eighteen-wheeler. Be...
Pardon My Hearse: A Colorful Portrait...
Allan AbbottEven celebrities die―and he was the man who picked up the bodies! Allan Abbott ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and got an unprecedented glimpse of how celebrities really live and die. The ...
On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journe...
Kareem Abdul-JabbarFrom 1920 to 1940, the Harlem Renaissance produced a bright beacon of light that paved the way for African Americans all over the country. The unapologetic writings of W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey, the fervent fiction and poetry...
First Ladies of the Republic: Martha ...
Jeanne E. AbramsHow the three inaugural First Ladies defined the role for future generations, and carved a space for women in AmericaAmerica's first First Ladies―Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Dolley Madison―had the challenging task of pla...
My Dog Tulip: Movie tie-in edition
J. R. AckerleyNow a Major Motion PictureThe distinguished British man of letters J. R. Ackerley hardlythought of himself as a dog lover when, well into middleage, he came into possession of a German shepherd. Tohis surprise, she turned out to be th...
Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare...
Kenneth D. AckermanOn June 2, 1919, bombs exploded simultaneously in nine American cities, and the nation suddenly found itself facing a new threat-radical terrorism. Then-Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer vowed a crackdown to be led by his youngest a...
Notes from the Upside Down: An Unoffi...
Guy AdamsJump inside the world of Stranger Things and discover everything you need to know about the hit TV show.Grab your Eggo waffles and get ready for a visit to Hawkins, Indiana—just don't forget the fairy lights!If you devoured Stranger...
A Personal Stand: Observations and Op...
Trace AdkinsCountry music superstar Trace Adkins isn't exactly known for holding back what's on his mind. And if the millions of albums he's sold are any indication, when Trace talks, people listen. Now, in A Personal Stand, Trace Adkins delivers...
Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures...
Becky AikmanSix marriages, six heartbreaks, one shared beginning. In her forties – a widow, too young, too modern to accept the role – Becky Aikman struggled to make sense of her place in an altered world. In this transcendent and infe...
Billy Graham: His Life and Influence
David AikmanIF THERE WERE SUCH A JOB AS THE NATION'S PASTOR, IT WOULD GO TO BILLY GRAHAMGraham wasn't born with a mandate to become the face of modern evangelism. Growing up, he wasn't much different from other boys in his town. Billy was more in...
Highs and Lows on the John Muir Trail...
Inga AksamitThis lively account of a woman's trek on the John Muir Trail is a must-read for those who plan to hike the trail or armchair travelers who want to live the adventure vicariously. Written in journal style, the author's description of t...
Just Kids from the Bronx: Telling It ...
Arlene Alda"A down-to-earth, inspiring book about the American promise fulfilled." -President Bill Clinton"Fascinating . . . . Made me wish I had been born in the Bronx." -Barbara WaltersA touching and provocative collection ...
Magnificent Desolation: The Long Jour...
Buzz AldrinForty years ago, Buzz Aldrin became the second human, minutes after Neil Armstrong, to set foot on a celestial body other than the Earth. The event remains one of mankind's greatest achievements and was witnessed by the largest worldw...
The Light of the World: A Memoir
Elizabeth AlexanderA NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRLE AWARDS FINALIST, AUTOBIOGRAPHYNew York Times BestsellerFirst Lady Michelle Obama's Favorite Book of 2015A New Yorker, NPR,Boston Globe,Publisher's Weekly, Newsday, Library Journal, People.com, Shelf Aware...
The Light of the World: A Memoir
Elizabeth AlexanderIn THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband, who was just 50. Reflecting with gratitude on the exquisite beauty of her married life that was, grapplin...
Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Los...
Rebecca AlexanderThirty-four-year-old Rebecca Alexander is a psychotherapist, a spin instructor, a volunteer, and an athlete. She is also almost completely blind, with significantly deteriorated hearing. Not Fade Away is a deeply moving exploration of...
An Unfinished Odyssey on the Appalach...
Abe AllenThis is the story of a young man who hikes the Appalachian Trail. It is a remarkable saga of emotional and spiritual growth and one individual's relationship to the beauty, danger, excitement and tediousness of the trail.
HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of...
Jonathan AllenThe mesmerizing story of Hillary Clinton's political rebirth, based on eyewitness accounts from deep inside her inner circleHillary Clinton's surprising defeat in the 2008 Democratic primary brought her to the nadir of her political c...
Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's D...
Jonathan AllenIt was never supposed to be this close. And of course she was supposed to win. How Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump is the tragic story of a sure thing gone off the rails. For every Comey revelation or hindsight ...
A Childhood at Cairnsmore: Growing up...
June AllenA Childhood at Cairnsmore is the true story of a childhood spent on a sheep farm at the foot of the Ruahine Range in the 1920s and 1930s. It is rich with details of country life in New Zealand - the homestead, riding on horseback to s...
From the Outside: My Journey Through ...
Ray AllenNew York Times BestsellerThe record-holding two-time NBA champion and recently inducted hall-of-famer reflects on his work ethic, his on-the-court friendships and rivalries, the great teams he's played for, and what it takes to hav...
Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor and wisdom, The Sum of Our Days is a portrait of a contemporary family, tied together by the love, strong will, and stubborn determination of a beloved matriarch, the indomitable New Yor...
Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
Dorothy AllisonAn autobiographical work adapted from a performance piece explores such topics love and loss, beauty and terror, and the intricacies of family love and hatred, while illuminating the harsh world of rural poverty in the South. Re...
"It took a long time for me to admit I had failed," Anastas begins. Broke, his promising literary career evaporated, he's hounded by debt collectors as he tries to repair a life ripped apart by the spectacular implosion of h...
Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an A...
Christopher AndersenThey exploded on the national political scene in 2004 and within four short years captured the ultimate political prize. By the time they claimed the White House in one of the most hotly-contested presidential races in modern history,...
Game of Crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, K...
Christopher AndersenA moving and compulsively readable look into the lives, loves, relationships, and rivalries among the three women at the heart of the British royal family today: Queen Elizabeth II, Camilla Parker-Bowles, and Kate Middleton—from the...
By age 25, Heather Anderson had hiked what is known as the "Triple Crown" of backpacking: the Appalachian Trail (AT), Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and Continental Divide Trail (CDT)―a combined distance of 7,900 miles with a ...
The Man Who Tried to Save the World: ...
Scott AndersonA swashbuckling Texan, a teller of tall tales, a womanizer, and a renegade, Fred Cuny spent his life in countries rent by war, famine, and natural disasters, saving many thousands of lives through his innovative and sometimes controve...
Virgin Territory: Richard Branson in ...
David AndrewsRichard Branson, who has been called "England's most outrageous billionaire," is also one of the world's most successful business leaders. Since the age of 16, when he founded Student magazine, Branson has been creating comp...