Hardcover Nonfiction

by Christopher Andersen · Morrow

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 William J. Bennett · Free Press

Today we see little public outrage about Bill Clinton's misconduct. With enormous skill, the president and his advisors have constructed a defensive wall built of bricks left over from Watergate: diversion, half-truth, equivocation, and sophistry. It is a wall that has remained unbreached. Until now. In The Death of Outrage: Bill Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals, former cabinet secretary and bestselling author William J. Bennett dismantles the president's defenses, brick by evasive brick, and analyzes the meaning of the Clinton scandals: why they matter, what the public reaction to them means, and the social and political damage they have already inflicted on America. For, despite Bill Clinton's position in public opinion polls, the most persuasive public arguments made by the president's supporters wither under the clear light of moral reason and common sense. The Death of Outrage exposes the fallacious and demeaning logic that argues our economic well-being is the only important measure of presidential performance; torpedoes the deep but wholly unexamined respect for European sophistication about "private matters"; and explains why the president's troubles are not the result of a "vast, right-wing conspiracy," but are the result of his own doings. The Death of Outrage shows How the president's actions, far from being irrelevant to the conduct of his affairs, have severely restricted his ability to govern. The unprecedented recklessness of the Clinton administration in everything from influence peddling to sexual misconduct to alarming tactics of intimidation. How the president and his defenders have exploited the natural tolerance of the American people -- and made a mockery of the rule of law. Why the Clinton scandals -- from the Travel Office, to Filegate, to the Rose Law Firm billing records, to the Lewinsky Affair -- are neither a creation of the tabloid press, nor independent of one another. Bill Bennett explains why presidential character matters; why allegations of sexual misconduct need to be taken seriously; why reasoned judgment is the mark of a healthy democracy; and why the ends don't justify the means. Explosive and hard-hitting, powerful in its logic, carefully reasoned in its conclusions, The Death of Outrage is directed at a shameful chapter of American history. It is an urgent call for American citizens to repudiate the deep corruption of Bill Clinton, and the corrupting arguments made in his defense.

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 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 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 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 Jayne Fincher and Judy Wade · Callaway/Simon & Schuster

by Malachy McCourt · Hyperion

by Cokie Roberts · Morrow

by Thomas Cahill · Talese/ Doubleday

by Harry S. Dent Jr · Simon & Schuster

by Stephen E. Ambrose · Simon & Schuster

The U.S. Army from the Normandy beaches to the Bulge to the surrender of Germany. June 7, 1944, to May 7, 1945.

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