Adult Nonfiction

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling, prizewinning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which drew him into the dangerous...

This is the ultimate book of weird history! Combining Volumes 1 and 2 in the “Weird Things in History and Why the Heck They Happened” series, this is your opportunity to jump into a time machine and visit some of the overlooked, the peculiar, and definitely the most amusing things that have influenced our contemporary world. Brace yourself for amusement and astonishment as you explore not only the 50 tales from the first two volumes but 5 additional historical events that you most likely won’t find in any school textbook! “Weird Things in History and Why the Heck They Happened” ...

From this book, What Papa Told Me, you will learn about the story of Murray, a young Jewish boy from Poland whose courage and sheer will to live helped him survive eight different labor and concentration camps in the Holocaust, start a new life in America, and keep a family intact in the aftermath of his wife's suicide - one of the Nazis' last victims.

Some stories don’t end when the lights come back on. True Scary Stories for Adults: Part Two returns with a new collection of unsettling, real-life accounts that linger long after the final page. These are not campfire tales or predictable ghost stories—they are raw experiences told by people who lived through them and still don’t fully understand what happened. Inside this volume, you’ll encounter late-night visitors who never knocked, voices heard where no one should be, places that feel wrong the moment you enter, and moments when reality quietly fractures. These stories unfold ...

🔥 Lonely? Stuck on the outside looking in? It’s not you. It’s the script you were given. We were told friendship should “just happen.” That if you have to try, you’re doing it wrong. So we wait. We scroll. We play it cool... while secretly wondering why everyone else seems to have their people. This book is for the ones who don’t. If you’ve ever moved to a new city and felt invisible… If you’ve stared at your contact list but had no one to text… If you’re tired of ghosting, small talk, or endless “tribe” searching… 👉 You’re not broken. You just need a ...

A journalist's twenty-year fascination with the Manson murders leads to shocking new revelations about the FBI's involvement in this riveting reassessment of an infamous case in American history. Over two grim nights in Los Angeles, the young followers of Charles Manson murdered seven people...

📘 Too Old for This Nonsense A funny, painfully relatable book for women who have officially run out of patience. You know that moment when someone asks for “just a tiny favor,” and suddenly it’s your whole afternoon? Or when a family gathering turns into an Olympic event in smiling-through-your-teeth? Or when you say “it’s fine” out loud but “absolutely not” in your head? Yeah. This book lives exactly there. Too Old for This Nonsense is a warm, sharp, honest collection of mini-essays for women who have carried the emotional backpack of everyone around them for far too ...

Weird but True Stories from the 1950's: Bizarre, Shocking, and Unbelievable Tales from America’s Atomic Age Think you know the 1950's? Think again. Beneath the surface of poodle skirts, chrome diners, and black-and-white TV was a decade overflowing with mystery, irony, and stranger-than-fiction true stories. This captivating collection reveals ten astonishing real-life events from the 1950's that defy expectation and logic—each one verified and rooted in historical fact. From radar panic over Washington D.C. to the eerie Phantom Whistler of New Jersey, from mid-air collisions with ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As you read these words, copies of you are being created. Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist and one of this world’s most celebrated writers on science, rewrites the history of 20th century physics. Already hailed as a masterpiece, Something Deeply Hidden...

What's more exciting than a prison break? Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and have never been caught. Many authorities are certain they died crossing San Francisco Bay. Relatives claim they made it to Brazil. The theories of what happened to them are endless.

Winner of the 2024 American Legacy Book Award in Christian Inspirational A critically acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller with more than one million copies in print and a major motion picture! Gritty with pain, betrayal, and brutality, this incredible true story also shines with an unexpected...

In a work of extraordinary narrative power, filled with brilliant personalities and vivid scenes of dramatic action, Robert K. Massie, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and Dreadnought, elevates to its proper historical importance the role of sea...

Exactly who is the Holy Spirit, and what does He do? In this classic volume, Billy Graham offers a timeless, sensitive, and comprehensive portrait of this much discussed, but often misunderstood, member of the Trinity. Exciting, revolutionary power is available exclusively to you as a Christian...

Read by the author with an audiobook-exclusive conversation between Christian and her husband Arden Bevere. Singleness can feel like...waiting. Like you're just hoping the right guy stumbles along while you stand by. But what if there was a resource that showed how you can move from passively...

GRAMMY NOMINEE Audie Award, Humor, 2015 Amy Poehler is hosting a dinner party and you're invited! Welcome to the audiobook edition of Amy Poehler's Yes Please. The guest list is star-studded with vocal appearances from Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Michael Schur, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner...

Discover the secrets of our past and unlock a deeper understanding of human development. Immerse yourself in the legacies of ancient civilizations and uncover the interconnectedness and impact they still hold today. Gain a comprehensive overview of the most pivotal societies that have shaped human history. Experience the achievements, beliefs, and complexities of ancient cultures through captivating narratives. Delve into the advancements of ancient China, the diverse culture of the Persian Empire, and the enduring legacies of the Maurya and Byzantine Empires. Learn about the foundational ...

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his...

Five women revolutionize the modern art world in postwar America in this "gratifying, generous, and lush" true story from a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist (Jennifer Szalai, New York Times). Set amid the most turbulent social and political period of modern times, Ninth Street...

The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner. Before John Glenn...

What if the battles that shaped history weren't won by the greatest armies — but lost by the ones that made the last mistake? Not the textbook sweep of campaigns and commanders, but the three-day delay that cost an empire, the ammunition box that wouldn't open, the cavalry charge that changed nothing, the general who read the wrong map. This book tells the stories of one hundred battles that turned the world — and exactly why they turned the way they did. From the Athenians who ran toward the Persian archers at Marathon, to the drone strikes that ended an armored convoy in forty-five ...