Hardcover Nonfiction

by Mitch Albom · Doubleday

by Jimmy Buffett · Random House

The author describes a "journey he took through the Southern Hemisphere to celebrate his landmark [50th] birthday."

by Bill Bryson · Broadway

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The classic chronicle of a “terribly misguided and terribly funny” (The Washington Post) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body “The best way of escaping into nature.”—The New York Times Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes—and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings. For a start there’s the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson’s acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America’s last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is a modern classic of travel literature. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

by Frank McCourt · Scribner

<b><i>Angela's Ashes</i>, imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion, is a glorious book that bears all the marks of a classic.</b><br><br><i>"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood."</i><br> <br> So begins the luminous memoir of Frank McCourt, born in Depression-era Brooklyn to recent Irish immigrants and raised in the slums of Limerick, Ireland. Frank's mother, Angela, has no money to feed the children since Frank's father, Malachy, rarely works, and when he does he drinks his wages. Yet Malachy -- exasperating, irresponsible and beguiling-- does nurture in Frank an appetite for the one thing he can provide: a story. Frank lives for his father's tales of Cuchulain, who saved Ireland, and of the Angel on the Seventh Step, who brings his mother babies. Perhaps it is story that accounts for Frank's survival. Wearing rags for diapers, begging a pig's head for Christmas dinner and gathering coal from the roadside to light a fire, Frank endures poverty, near-starvation and the casual cruelty of relatives and neighbors--yet lives to tell his tale with eloquence, exuberance and remarkable forgiveness.

by Malachy McCourt · Hyperion

by Ron Chernow · Random House

Tác giả Chernow tìm hiểu về John D. Rockefeller dựa trên ba quan điểm chính: người đàn ông của gia đình, gã khổng lồ trong kinh doanh và nhà từ thiện hào phóng 1/ Cuốn sách dày 1155 trang chia thành 35 chương là 35 nấc thang trong cuộc đời của Rockefeller, đưa bạn lần theo dấu chân của John D. Rockefeller từ khi ông còn là một cậu bé quê mùa gầy còm cho tới khi trở thành ông trùm của Tập đoàn Standard Oil, nắm giữ quyền vị tỷ phú đầu tiên của nước Mỹ. 2/ Trong khi cung cấp bằng chứng mới về các hoạt động sai trái của Rockefeller, Chernow cũng loại bỏ định kiến ​​về con quái vật máu lạnh, tham lam để phác họa một bức chân dung con người khó hiểu, kỳ quặc, đối lập. Vừa là một người máy hoàn hảo không tì vết ở thái cực này, nhưng lại là lưỡi lê máy chém ở thái cực kia. 3/ Câu chuyện của John D. Rockefeller gắn liền với những thời khắc quan trọng trong lịch sử nước Mỹ, giai đoạn diễn ra sự chuyển đổi mạnh mẽ sau Nội chiến từ doanh nghiệp nhỏ sang sự phát triển của các tập đoàn khổng lồ làm thay đổi kinh tế đất nước. 4/ Bức tranh đa sắc thái về một người đàn ông hấp dẫn, phức tạp cùng những tiết lộ về những vụ bê bối trong gia đình, bi kịch và những bất hạnh chưa từng được đưa ra ánh sáng 5/ Triết lý kinh doanh của Rockefeller và những chiếc chìa khóa đã giúp cho vị tỷ phú đầu tiên của nước Mỹ cách mạng hóa nền công nghiệp dầu mỏ cũng như đưa ông đến với sự giàu có và danh tiếng lưu truyền tận ngày hôm nay

by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko · Longstreet

Can you spot the millionaire next door? Who are the rich in this country? What do they do? Where do they shop? What do they drive? How do they invest? Where did their ancestors come from? How did they get rich? Can I ever become one of them? Get the answers in The Millionaire Next Door, the never-before-told story about wealth in America. You'll be surprised at what you find out. "Why aren't I as wealthy as I should be?" Many people ask this question of themselves all the time. Often they are hard-working, well-educated, middle-to-high-income people. Why, then, are so few affluent? The answer lies in The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's wealthy. According to authors Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko, most people have it all wrong about how you become wealthy in America. It is seldom inheritance or advanced degrees or even intelligence that builds fortunes in this country. Wealth in America is more often the result of hard work, diligent savings, and living below your means. - Jacket.

by Gary Kinder · Atlantic Monthly Press

by Cokie Roberts · Morrow

by Neale Donald Walsch · Putnam

In a world where organized religion fails to resonate with a growing number of people, Neale Donald Walsch's Conversations with God offers a refreshing and thought-provoking alternative. Delve into thought-provoking discussions on free speech, creativity, and discernment, as Walsch's empathetic and empowering words guide you towards a life of inner harmony and awakening. Unveiling the secrets to unlocking your true potential, this timeless classic explores the profound connection between humanity and the divine presence. With unwavering honesty and startling clarity, Walsch invites you to embrace love over fear, reminding you that you hold the power to transform your reality.

by Thomas Cahill · Talese/ Doubleday

by John Berendt · Random House

by Monty Roberts · Random House

by Steven Gaines · Little, Brown

Bestselling author Steven Gaines writes about the world behind the walled estates and rolling dunes - a world of money, celebrity, property, and eccentric characters - in this mesmerizing book. A summer haven to Steven Spielberg, Martha Stewart and Billy Joel to name just a few, the Hamptons have long been the retreat of choice for Nouvelle Society, international aristocracy and the most creative and powerful personalities in the corporate, entertainment and media worlds.

by Thomas Moore · HarperCollins

A highly original approach from best selling author Thomas Moore, restoring sex to its rightful place in the human psyche as an experience of the soul. In The Soul of Sex, Thomas Moore at last restores sex to its rightful place in the human psyche. Describing sex as an experience of the soul, Thomas Moore here brings out the fully human side of sex – the roles of fantasy, desire, meaning, and morality – and draws on religion, mythology art, literature, and film to show how sex is one of the most profound mysteries of life. While finding spirituality inherent in sex, Moore also explores how spiritual values can sometimes wound our sexuality. Blending rather than opposing spirituality and sexuality, The Soul of Sex offers a fresh, livable way of becoming more deeply sexual and loving in all areas of life.

by Caroline Knapp · Dial Press

Draws from the author's personal experiences as well as the insights of animal behaviorists, psychologists, and other dog owners, to explore the emotional bond between people and their canine companions.

by William Pollack · Random House

Many boys today are in silent crisis. As the bestselling Reviving Ophelia took us into the world of girls, this groundbreaking AudioBook takes us into the private worlds of boys and shows how they can be raised to become happier, more successful men.Many boys today are in trouble, either overtly (problems with drugs, or violence, or at school) or covertly (feelings of loneliness, isolation, disconnection, and despair). This AudioBook explains why -- and also tells how we can rescue boys and help them become more confident and expressive men. William Pollack illuminates the daily lives of boys and lets us understand what they are really thinking and feeling. Based on a study just completed, this AudioBook explores why many boys experience sadness and how conventional expectations about manhood and masculinity encourage people to treat boys like "little men", raising them through a toughening process that drives their true emotions underground. Pollack explains what all of us can do to fosterthe healthy development of boys in various stages from infancy through the teenage years, and he addresses a wide range of topics -- school, drugs, alcohol, sports, girls, depression, divorce, and more. After you listen to this AudioBook, you will see every boy in a new way.