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Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History A trenchant reclamation of the Chinese American movie star, whose battles against cinematic exploi...

The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist A beautifully illustrated picture book biography of Mary Anning that will enlighten...

The Story of Dolly Parton and Her Big Dream A rhythmically told and vibrantly illustrated picture book biography of Dolly Parton: an American icon ...

Kublai Khan and the Making of China A gripping tale of naval warfare, dynastic rivalry, and technical innovation, by the author of Genghis Khan and...

The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR - A grand, devastating portrait of ...

A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart A man, a dog, and the lengths to which love will go to sacrifice for its companion. Finding Gobi is the miraculo...

Winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Poetry Martín Espada is a poet who stirs in us an undeniable social consciousness, says Richard Blanco. ...

An exploration of the art of fly-fishing and Leonardo da Vinci's obsession with water Leonardo da Vinci was obsessed with water. The famed Italian ...

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led th...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Personal Librarian! Rosalind Franklin has always been an outsider - brilliant, but different. Whe...

This witty memoir traces a touching and often hilarious spiralic path to embracing a gay, Latinx identity against a culture of machismo--from a coc...

The dazzling, heartfelt memoir of a trans pageant queen from the Philippines who went back into the closet to model in New York City - until she re...

A Life in Ten Sea Creatures A fascinating tour of creatures from the surface to the deepest ocean floor: this "miraculous, transcendental book" inv...

Meditations After an Attempted Murder From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal accou...

The Life and Death of a Neighborhood Bar The uniquely inspiring story of a beloved neighborhood bar that united the communities it served. Coogan's...

A raw, heartfelt memoir from Darius Rucker, the Grammy Award- winning country music sensation and multiplatinum-selling lead singer of Hootie &...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Amanda...

The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest Embark on a captivating jour...

The Diaries of Alan Rickman Madly, Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman - one of the most magnetic, beloved performers of our ...

The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscre...

The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe. On the outside, you couldn't find two girls who ...

The Old Testament recounts the story of King Saul, a charismatic and righteous man chosen by God to be king over his people. Though favored by God,...

The Story Behind Every Track The latest in the bestselling All the Songs series, this is the most in-depth exploration of Metallica's songs ever wr...