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By Susan Orlean. 2021
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Magnificent." — The New York Times * "Beguiling, observant, and howlingly funny." — San Francisco Chronicle * "Spectacular."…
— Star Tribune (Minneapolis) * "Full of astonishments." — The Boston Globe Susan Orlean—the beloved New Yorker staff writer hailed as "a national treasure" by The Washington Post and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Library Book —gathers a lifetime of musings, meditations, and in-depth profiles about animals. "How we interact with animals has preoccupied philosophers, poets, and naturalists for ages," writes Susan Orlean. Since the age of six, when Orlean wrote and illustrated a book called Herbert the Near-Sighted Pigeon , she's been drawn to stories about how we live with animals, and how they abide by us. Now, in On Animals , she examines animal-human relationships through the compelling tales she has written over the course of her celebrated career. These stories consider a range of creatures—the household pets we dote on, the animals we raise to end up as meat on our plates, the creatures who could eat us for dinner, the various tamed and untamed animals we share our planet with who are central to human life. In her own backyard, Orlean discovers the delights of keeping chickens. In a different backyard, in New Jersey, she meets a woman who has twenty-three pet tigers—something none of her neighbors knew about until one of the tigers escapes. In Iceland, the world's most famous whale resists the efforts to set him free; in Morocco, the world's hardest-working donkeys find respite at a special clinic. We meet a show dog and a lost dog and a pigeon who knows exactly how to get home. Equal parts delightful and profound, enriched by Orlean's stylish prose and precise research, these stories celebrate the meaningful cross-species connections that grace our collective existenceBy Kae Tempest. 2021
Beneath the surface we are all connected . . . This is a meditation on the power of creative connection.…
Drawing on twenty years' experience as a writer and performer, Kae Tempest explores how and why creativity – however we choose to practise it – can cultivate greater self-awareness and help us establish a deeper relationship to ourselves and the world. Honest, tender and written with piercing clarity, On Connection is a call to arms that speaks to a universal yet intimate truth. "Powerful and merciful." ALI SMITH "[Kae's] language hits like lightning. It illuminates and it burns." GUARDIANBy The New York Times. 2021
From the longest-running, most influential book review in America, here is its best, funniest, strangest, and most memorable coverage over…
the past 125 years. Since its first issue on October 10, 1896, The New York Times Book Review has brought the world of ideas to the reading public. It is the publication where authors have been made, and where readers first encountered the classics that have enriched their lives. Now the editors have curated the Book Review &’s dynamic 125-year history, which is essentially the story of modern American letters. Brimming with remarkable reportage, this book collects interesting reviews, never-before-heard anecdotes about famous writers, and spicy letter exchanges. Here are the first takes on novels we now consider masterpieces, including a long-forgotten pan of Anne of Green Gables and a rave of Mrs. Dalloway , along with reviews and essays by Langston Hughes, Eudora Welty, James Baldwin, Nora Ephron, and more. Listeners will discover how literary tastes have shifted through the years—and how the Book Review &’s coverage has shaped so much of what we read todayBy Michael Lewis. 2018
Reporter examines the risks he feels that America's government has taken during the Trump administration by prioritizing short-term solutions over…
long-term consequences. Provides an inside look at multiple federal departments and their programs, decisions, and oversight. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2018By Anna Quindlen. 2019
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, columnist, and memoirist writes about the joy she has experienced in becoming a grandmother. Reflects on her…
new role, her changing relationship with her son, and more. Bestseller. 2019By Howard Stern. 2019
The radio personality looks back on his four-decade career on the air, with both personal stories and interviews with some…
of his favorite guests. Includes transcripts from interviews with Madonna, Jerry Seinfeld, Lady Gaga, Bill Murray, Donald Trump, and more. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2019By Kobe Bryant. 2018
The former basketball star, who retired in 2016 after playing for the Los Angeles Lakers for twenty years, discusses his…
career. He shares details of his workout schedules, mental preparations, and technical descriptions of how he approached the game. Bestseller. 2018By James L. Ferraro. 2017
Attorney describes the ten years of litigation he waged against DuPont for the Castillo family. While walking by a farm,…
pregnant Donna Castillo had been drenched with DuPont's fungicide Benlate when a tractor got stuck in the mud. Her son Johnny was later born without eyes. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2017By Ray Dalio. 2017
The founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates presents the principles he has developed over the course of his life that…
guide his personal and business decisions. Discusses building the business from humble roots to a billion-dollar company. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2017By Max Lucado. 2017
Minister and author of You'll Get Through This (DB 77761) presents faith-based methods for dealing with anxiety. Sections discuss celebrating…
God's goodness, asking God for help, leaving your concerns with Him, and meditating on good things. Bestseller. 2017By Gabrielle Union. 2017
A collection of stories from an African American actress. Topics include power, color, gender, feminism, and fame. She relates personal…
stories such as being raped as a teen and how the event inspired her to work with victims of assault. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2017By Gucci Mane, Neil Martinez-Belkin. 2017
A platinum-selling Atlanta rapper tells the story of his life. Before he was even in high school, he was selling…
drugs and rapping. Over the next two decades, he spent time both in jail and in recording studios. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2017By Tom Brady. 2017
A professional football player presents the holistic regimen he created with friend and body coach Alex Guerrero to develop muscle…
pliability and reduce the risk of injury. In addition to exercises for the body and brain, Brady includes advice on hydration, nutrition, supplementation, and rest. Includes testimonials and recipes. Bestseller. 2017By Patti Smith. 2017
A slim volume by rock musician and author of Just Kids (DB 70750). The title story, "Devotion," concerns a dedicated…
figure skater and her interactions with a possessive collector of rare things. This tale is bookended with meditations about the nature of inspiration. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2017By Robert Wright. 2017
The author of The Moral Animal (DB 41255), NonZero (DB 57895), and The Evolution of God (DB 69801) uses neuroscience…
and psychology research to examine the fundamental claim of Buddhist meditation, which is that one can learn to see the world and oneself more clearly and gain happiness. Bestseller. 2017By David Thomson. 2017
A history of the film studio, founded in the early 1920s by four Jewish immigrant brothers. Covers the contributions and…
rivalries of the siblings, which culminated in Jack taking control of the studio. Also recounts stories of the studio's notable movies and movie stars. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2017By Mary Beard. 2017
Classicist and author of SPQR (DB 84098) presents a manifesto, based on two lectures, examining the relationship between women and…
power and ways misogyny has been expressed from ancient times to the modern world. Bestseller. 2017By Joshua Levine. 2017
An account of the 1940 rescue of over 300,000 Allied troops trapped at the French port of Dunkirk through a…
seaborne evacuation. Includes interviews with veterans and survivors, and is told from the viewpoints of land, sea, and air. Some violence. Bestseller. 2017By James Baldwin, Raoul Peck. 2017
A compilation of passages from unpublished and previously published books, essays, letters, notes, and interviews used in the creation of…
the 2016 Oscar-nominated documentary of the same name. Explores Baldwin's unwritten book concept profiling Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2017By Shaun Whiteside, Norman Ohler. 2017
Examination of the use of drugs during the rule of the Nazi Party. Discusses Hitler's personal physician, Theodor Morell; the…
impact of drug use in the military on specific operations; and more. Translated from the original 2015 German edition. Bestseller. 2017