American Nostalgia

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “American Fantasy has everything we need right now: '90s nostalgia, humor, and it is a great escape.” —Jenna Bush Hager on NBC Today Show “Vividly conjured and frequently hilarious." —Wall Street Journal "I can hardly remember the last time I read...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Arsenio Hall, America’s beloved late-night TV host, reveals the ups and downs of his remarkable career as a trailblazing pioneer with this “vivid, outrageous” (The New York Times) behind-the-scenes, star-studded, no-holds-barred memoir of celebrity, race...

Join an adventurous and charismatic independent journalist (perhaps you know him from YouTube) on a journey through some of the very best of America, reminding us of all the reasons we’ve got to love this place and one another. Have you ever swapped stories on a porch with Amish snowbirds in...

The definitive biography of Nolan Ryan, arguably the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball, from New York Times bestselling sportswriter Tim Brown. Nolan Ryan was the hero to two of America’s biggest institutions: Texas and baseball. Nolan is an exploration of God, family, baseball, and...

Read by the author, Agnes Arnold-Forster. ‘Arnold-Forster belongs to that valuable non-jargon-spouting breed of academic who is capable of explaining complex ideas in simple language.’ – The Times In Nostalgia: A History of a Dangerous Emotion, Agnes Arnold-Forster blends neuroscience and...

The definitive edition of the classic, myth-shattering history of the American family Leave It to Beaver was not a documentary, a man's home has never been his castle, the "male breadwinner marriage" is the least traditional family in history, and rape and sexual assault were far higher in the...

An American Girl Anthology: Finding Ourselves in the Pleasant Company Universe turns American Girl dolls―and the ever-growing ecosystem surrounding them―inside out. Editors Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler and KC Hysmith, along with an expansive list of contributors, explore Pleasant Company...

Isabel and Nicki Hoffman may be twins, but they're each one of a kind. Isabel loves dancing with her friends, while Nicki prefers skateboarding alone. In December 1999, the girls create a list of challenges to complete before midnight on New Year's Eve. But just before the new millennium arrives...

In this stunning and compulsively readable memoir, the Oscar-winning star of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Goonies, and Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ke Huy Quan, tells the story of his journey from Vietnamese refugee to 80s child star to the most inspiring comeback in Hollywood...

"Impressively researched and written with storytelling verve. ... Talty delves the deepest into the history and twisted personality of David Koresh." —Wall Street Journal The first comprehensive account of David Koresh’s life, his road to Waco, and the rise of government mistrust in America...

A heartfelt memoir, read by Darius Rucker himself! "Darius has always been one of my favorite people to sing with and to call a friend in this industry and yet even knowing him well for as long as I have, there are so many incredible stories in Life's Too Short that I enjoyed learning for the...

Capturing the music, characters, escapades, and energy of his DJ days, a profound memoir from seven-time Grammy-winning record producer Mark Ronson. Lady Gaga, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, the Barbie soundtrack—behind some of the biggest musical moments in the past...

"A beautiful exploration of the tangled dynamics of friendship, ambition, and the pressure of both failure and success. I adored it!” —Natalie Sue, bestselling author of I Hope This Finds You Well The Social Network meets Daisy Jones & The Six in this dual-narrative novel about a group of...

Two brothers. Six hundred borrowed dollars. A sign that could only hold eight letters. In the spring of 1958, Dan and Frank Carney — two Wichita State students with no restaurant experience and no particular plan — borrowed six hundred dollars from their mother and converted a small beer tavern on the corner of Bluff and Kellogg into a pizzeria. The sign on the building could only hold eight letters. A family member said the place looked like a hut. The name stuck. What grew out of that small brick box would become, over the next sixty-eight years, one of the most familiar institutions ...

A fun and fascinating social history of the famed Katharine Gibbs School, which from the 1910s to the 1960s, trained women for executive secretary positions but surreptitiously was instilling the self-confidence and strategic know-how necessary for them to claim equality, power, and authority in...

Television writer, producer, and bestselling author of the acclaimed The Broke Diaries and Mixed charts her unexpected role as her terminally ill mother's caretaker in this funny, moving, and unforgettable memoir. Angela Nissel always wanted her mother’s approval. But two defining events...

Welcome to The Ultimate Baby Boomer Trivia and Quiz Book! Who placed the very first phone call to the moon? President Nixon Who, according to Joan Rivers, had gravy spurt out when her ears were pierced? Elizabeth Taylor Which of the Cartwright boys’ real name was Eric? Hoss, played by Dan Blocker Who told Americans to “Think Small” in their groundbreaking ad campaign? Volkswagen What future American ambassador was signed to play James Bond but was ultimately replaced by Sean Connery? John Gavin You’re smarter than a smartphone and cooler than a calculator. You’ve lived through ...

ONE OF THE NEW REPUBLIC'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR “Nothing I’ve read has cut to the heart of the ’00s like Y2K.” — Bustle Perfect for fans of Jia Tolentino and Chuck Klosterman, Y2K is a delightfully nostalgic and bitingly told exploration about how the early 2000s forever changed us...

"Adam Chandler delivers his tribute to fast food with affection, zeal, and some humor... Mostly an enthusiast, he narrates his burger-infused stories energetically and persuasively." — AudioFile This program is read by the author. Most any honest person can own up to harboring at least one...

The long-awaited memoir by the comedy legend and author of multiple New York Times bestsellers, a beautiful and mesmerizing book that reveals as never before his childhood in South Central Los Angeles, his time in the infamous Bloods gang, and how humor became his salvation. I learned a joke...