Nonfiction

QUIET: THE POWER OF INTROVERTS IN A WORLD THAT CAN'T STOP TALKING

Susan Cain

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Par...

GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY, HOLLYWOOD, AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF

Lawrence Wright

Scientology presents itself as a scientific approach to spiritual enlightenment, but its practices have long been shrouded in mystery. Now Lawrence Wright—armed with his investigative talents, years of archival research, and more than two hund...

BIG MAGIC: CREATIVE LIVING

Beyond Fear

Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert’s books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity...

THE WARREN BUFFETT WAY, SECOND EDITION

Robert G. Hagstrom

Buffett is back . . . and better than before! A decade has passed since the book that introduced the world to Warren Buffett -- The Warren Buffett Way by Robert Hagstrom -- first appeared. That groundbreaking book spent 21 weeks on the N...

THE ODYSSEY

Homer

The Odyssey is, of course, no bedtime reading that you can swallow during one evening. Reading this book requires very high concentration. Do not think it is difficult or boring, actually, it has a lot of fun moments. Odysseus is the first and the gr...

PRESENT OVER PERFECT

Shauna Niequist

Present Over Perfect is a wonderful book about the most vital thing in the world - living your life the way you're supposed to, as opposed to always pushing towards perfection. It's about living a life that's full of meaning, joy, happiness and stron...

DERELICTION OF DUTY

H. R. McMaster

Do you know why the United States lost the war in Vietnam? Did the military folks fail? Or was it the mass media that couldn't support the cause? No, the war was lost because of the incompetent folks in Washington. That's what H. R. McMaster claims i...

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME

Stephen Hawking

A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the uni...

HIDDEN FIGURES

Margot Lee Shetterly

Hidden Figures is the wonderful true story of the great black female scientists who put their hearts and minds into some of the greatest space projects this country has ever seen. These women dedicated their whole lives to NASA, but the government ke...

SEVEN BRIEF LESSONS ON PHYSICS

Carlo Rovelli

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics is a book about the joy of discovery. Carlo Rovelli brings a playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics, offering surprising—and surprisingly easy to grasp—explanations of E...