Paperback Nonfiction
15 books
By Bessel van der Kolk
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
By Jennette McCurdy
The actress and filmmaker describes her eating disorders and difficult relationship with her mother.
By Elyse Graham
Stories of scholars and librarians who worked as spies for the newly formed Office of Strategic Services during World War II.
By Robin Wall Kimmerer
A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.
By David Grann
The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
By Amy Tan
Essays and drawings by the author of “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Bonesetter's Daughter,” which depict a search for peace through birding.
By Timothy Snyder
Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
By Elizabeth R. Hyman
Profiles of five young, Polish Jewish women who helped lead the resistance during World War II.
By Matthew McConaughey
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over 35 years.
By Malcolm Gladwell
Through a series of stories, Gladwell explicates the causes of various kinds of epidemics.
By John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
Our criminal justice system viewed through the struggles of 10 wrongfully convicted people to achieve exoneration.
By Charlie Kirk
The late founder of Turning Point U.S.A. espouses some ideas promulgated by President Trump.
By Bernie Sanders
The independent senator from Vermont makes his case that America is currently an oligarchic society and moving toward authoritarianism.
By Britney Spears
The Grammy Award-winning pop star details her personal and professional experiences, including the years she spent under a conservatorship overseen by her father.
By Michael Finkel
The author of “The Stranger in the Woods” tells the story of Stéphane Breitwieser, who stole art more than 200 times for the sake of admiring it.