Nonfiction

In Waste, Catherine Coleman Flowers recounts a lifetime of advocacy that has culminated in the battle for one Alabama county.

In Waste, Catherine Coleman Flowers recounts a lifetime of advocacy that has culminated in the battle for one Alabama county.

Operation Moonglow shows that the Apollo moon landing mission was the single most successful U.S. diplomatic effort of the late 20th century.

Operation Moonglow shows that the Apollo moon landing mission was the single most successful U.S. diplomatic effort of the late 20th century.

Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race, offers a historical and sociological view of the toxic white male identity in Mediocre.

Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race, offers a historical and sociological view of the toxic white male identity in Mediocre.

The New Long Life offers a lively survey of a world in which life and work will be altered by increasing longevity and rapidly changing technology.

The New Long Life offers a lively survey of a world in which life and work will be altered by increasing longevity and rapidly changing technology.

Hilariously crass, Kelly Conaboy speaks aloud the thoughts of us all of us who love our dogs a little too much.

Hilariously crass, Kelly Conaboy speaks aloud the thoughts of us all of us who love our dogs a little too much.

Nia Gould’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Cat will be catnip for fans of cats, art, cat puns and expertly rendered illustrations.

Nia Gould’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Cat will be catnip for fans of cats, art, cat puns and expertly rendered illustrations.

Cat vs. Cat is impressively researched with lots of suggestions, strategies and support for multicat homes throughout.

Cat vs. Cat is impressively researched with lots of suggestions, strategies and support for multicat homes throughout.

The 30 cat-centric letters collected here are memorable, not least because they were penned by famous actors, scientists, writers and more.

The 30 cat-centric letters collected here are memorable, not least because they were penned by famous actors, scientists, writers and more.

As John Gray asserts in Feline Philosophy, being open to what cats can teach us just might “lighten the load that comes with being human.”

As John Gray asserts in Feline Philosophy, being open to what cats can teach us just might “lighten the load that comes with being human.”

Historian Monica Black explores the connection between Germany’s postwar trauma and an upsurge in superstitious hysteria in A Demon-Haunted Land.

Historian Monica Black explores the connection between Germany’s postwar trauma and an upsurge in superstitious hysteria in A Demon-Haunted Land.

Food writer Jessica Strand provides festive holiday cocktail recipes complemented by stylish midcentury-inspired photos that capture the season’s sparkle.

Food writer Jessica Strand provides festive holiday cocktail recipes complemented by stylish midcentury-inspired photos that capture the season’s sparkle.

Perhaps the most unique spin on a cookbook for this holiday season is Hungry Games, a cookbook of 50 recipes that each contain mistakes for the reader to find.

Perhaps the most unique spin on a cookbook for this holiday season is Hungry Games, a cookbook of 50 recipes that each contain mistakes for the reader to find.

The 25 short essays in The Best American Food Writing 2020 are tackled with humor and consequence, as well as a bit of history mixed in.

The 25 short essays in The Best American Food Writing 2020 are tackled with humor and consequence, as well as a bit of history mixed in.

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