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September's Nonfiction Titles PDF
All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert
A raw and unflinching memoir of love, addiction, heartbreak, and transformation from the author of Eat Pray Love traces her journey from deep friendship to destructive passion and the hard-won freedom from patterns that once felt impossible to escape.
Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice by Rachel Kolb
Blending memoir and cultural insight, this lyrical narrative traces a deaf woman’s journey through speech therapy, ASL and cochlear implants as she redefines voice, communication and identity across deaf and hearing worlds in search of mutual understanding.
Awake: A Memoir by Jen Hatmaker
A candid, humorous, and emotionally raw memoir of personal upheaval, charting the collapse of a long marriage, the unraveling of identity and belief systems and the painful but empowering journey toward healing, self-reliance and unexpected renewal.
The Book of Sheen: A Memoir by Charlie Sheen
For the first time, the star of Platoon, Wall Street, Major League and Two and a Half Men writes the story of his extraordinary life in an unfiltered memoir.
Cancer Is Complicated: And Other Unexpected Lessons I've Learned by Clea Shearer
The co-founder of The Home Edit company shares a heartfelt and practical guide blending personal experience and hard-earned wisdom, offering emotional support, advocacy tips, and everyday advice to help others navigate the complexities of a breast cancer diagnosis.
Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival by Stephen Greenblatt
The story of how Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare’s greatest rival, leveraged his classical education to ignite an explosion of English literature, nourished the literary talent of Shakespeare and challenged societal norms with his transgressive genius.
Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense by Joe Manchin
Senator Joe Manchin offers a memoir—and a manifesto.
The Future of Truth by Werner Herzog
The legendary director draws on memoir, philosophy and cultural critique to describe his lifelong pursuit of “ecstatic truth,” confronting the rise of disinformation and deepfakes while urging a poetic, relentless search for meaning through imagination, uncertainty and the enduring power of storytelling.
I Am Not Your Enemy: A Memoir by Reality Winner
This gripping memoir from the NSA translator who endured the harshest sentence ever given for a classified leak reflects on her upbringing and moral conviction that drove her to risk everything for the truth.
McNamara at War: A New History by William Taubman and Philip Taubman
Informed by newly discovered diaries, letters, and interviews, this portrait traces McNamara’s career from faculty member at Harvard Business School and World War II service to leadership of the Ford Motor Company and the World Bank and his inability to admit his flawed thinking about Vietnam.
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy
The memoir from the legendary author of The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness traces the complex relationship with her mother, Mary Roy, a fierce and formidable force who shaped her life both as a woman and a writer.
Shadow Cell: An Insider Account of America's New Spy War by Andrew Bustamante and Jihi Bustamante
The volume is a thrilling firsthand account by husband-and-wife CIA operatives who, against all odds, triumphed in a deadly cat-and-mouse game against a mole within the agency — an unprecedented insider account of 21st-century spycraft in the tradition of Argo and Black Ops.
Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom by Christine Brown Woolley
Traces the Sister Wives star’s life from her polygamist upbringing in Utah to becoming Kody Brown’s third wife and a reality TV personality, revealing both the ideals and struggles of plural marriage and her eventual decision to leave the lifestyle behind.
Still Bobbi by Bobbi Brown
Traces the author’s rise from a socially confident but academically struggling suburban girl to a pioneering force in the beauty industry, highlighting how she built two influential brands while staying true to her philosophy of authenticity, simplicity, and resilience in both business and life.
Truly by Lionel Richie
Recounts the life of a shy Tuskegee-born musician who rose to global fame and persisted through decades of cultural shifts, musical milestones and personal challenges, offering a behind-thescenes account of his evolving artistry and enduring public presence.
Watching Evil Dead: Unearthing the Radiant Artist Within by Josh Malerman
Framed around a single night watching the cult classic horror film, this memoir explores how love, creativity, and personal history shaped the author’s artistic life, offering encouragement and insight to aspiring writers seeking to embrace their voice, vision and passion for making meaningful, unconventional art.
Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America by Jeff Chang
Drawing on intimate interviews and rare archival materials, this biography examines Bruce Lee’s transformation from a sickly child in postwar Hong Kong to a cultural trailblazer whose life and legacy helped catalyze the emergence of Asian America.
Disrupt Everything—and Win: Take Control of Your Future by James Patterson and Patrick Leddin
The best-selling author and a leading expert on disruption explain how to use this technique to affect life-changing improvements in all aspects of life in family, work and community relationships.
Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours by Corinne Low, Ph.D.
A statistics-based book explains why women aren’t getting a good deal at home or at work and what can be done to change it.
Here We Go: Lessons for Living Fearlessly from Two Traveling Nanas by Eleanor Hamby & Sandra Hazelip
Two lifelong friends in their 80s embark on a budget-friendly, global adventure that deepens their bond, strengthens their faith and inspires others to embrace aging with courage, joy, connection and an unshakable zest for life.
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-tech World: How Parents Can Stop Smartphones, Social Media, and Gaming from Taking over Their Children's Lives by Jean M. Twenge
A practical, research-based guide offering ten clear strategies to help parents raise resilient, independent kids amid today’s tech-driven world, addressing social media, screen time, and mental health with simple and effective rules for fostering balanced and healthy development.
Food Intelligence: The Science of How Food Both Nourishes and Harms Us by Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall
This clear-eyed, science-backed guide to understanding how nutrients affect the body debunks diet myths and exposes how modern food systems — not personal failure — drive eating habits, obesity and chronic disease in today’s confusing nutritional landscape.
It Doesn't Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-free Life by Sanjay Gupta
Covering conventional and complementary approaches, including Mobilization Exercise Analgesia Treatment, foam rolling, acupuncture, trigger point injections, and vital “prehabilitation” before any operation, a bestselling doctor and neurosurgeon helps you reclaim your life from chronic pain and unlock a future of lasting relief.
Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body by Andrew D. Huberman
A neuroscientist and tenured professor at Stanford School of Medicine introduces an essential guide to improving brain function, enhancing mood and energy, optimizing bodily health and physical performance, and rewiring your nervous system to learn new skills and behaviors to transform your life.
Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer
From the world’s #1 bestselling history author comes a compelling exploration of history’s most notorious figures, examining how their choices inflicted immense suffering and illustrating the enduring human struggle between good and evil.
History Matters by David McCullough, Dorie McCullough Lawson, and Michael Hill
This posthumous collection of essays from the legendary historian looks at subjects such as the character of American leaders, the influence of art and mentors and the importance of understanding the past to better navigate the present and future.
A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America by Trymaine Lee
A deeply personal exploration of the generational impact of guns on the Black experience in America.
We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore
Explores the evolving meaning of the U.S. Constitution, tracing generations of interpretation and amendment efforts, and arguing that the founders envisioned a living, adaptable document — challenging modern originalism and advocating for democratic engagement in shaping constitutional change.
What Happened to Millennials: In Defense of a Generation by Charlie Wells
A cultural history of millennials’ disrupted adulthood, combining interviews with five individuals and extensive research to explore how major 21st-century events and social changes shaped their personal experiences of love, work, loss and resilience.
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival by Anne Sebba
Chronicles the story of the women who came together to form an orchestra in their struggle to survive the horror of Auschwitz. By the New York Times bestselling author of Les Parisiennes.
Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution by Amy Coney Barrett
A Supreme Court justice lays out her role on the court, from her deliberation process to dealing with media scrutiny; she brings to life the making of the Constitution and explains her approach to interpreting its text.
Literary Collections, Criticisms, & Poetry
It Was the Way She Said It: Short Stories, Essays, and Wisdom by Terry McMillan and Ishmael Reed
A renowned author brings together her previously published short fiction and nonfiction pieces, as well as never-before-seen works of short fiction, in a single volume that spans her remarkable career.
The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things by Nikki Giovanni
Combines poetry, short letters, and prose to confront cultural and political divisions, reflect on the widespread reckoning with racial injustice of 2020, and celebrate resilience, joy and legacy, reaffirming the author’s role as a prominent radical voice and cultural critic in American literature.
Reacher: The Stories Behind the Stories by Lee Child
These are the origin tales of all of the Reacher novels written solely by Lee Child, chock full of colorful anecdotes and intriguing inspirations; one by one, they expand upon each novel and place it in the context not only of the author’s life, but of the world outside the books.
Nature
The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters by Christine E. Webb
Challenges the ideology of human superiority, drawing on animal behavior research and cognitive science to reveal the overlooked intelligence and social complexity of nonhuman life, arguing that rejecting human exceptionalism can transform our relationship with the planet and foster a more sustainable future.
Our Fragile Freedoms: Essays by Eric Foner
This collection of an influential historian’s recent reviews and commentaries demonstrates the range of his interests and expertise, running from slavery and antislavery, through the disunion and remaking of the United States in the nineteenth century, Jim Crow and the civil rights movement and into our current politics.
Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy by Randi Weingarten
This urgent defense of public education argues that attacks on teachers are part of a broader effort to erode democracy, drawing on history, frontline stories, and decades of experience to show how fostering critical thinking in classrooms is essential to protecting freedom and resisting authoritarianism.
The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups by Colin M. Fisher
Draws on decades of research and real-world case studies to explore the often invisible forces that shape group behavior, offering actionable strategies to help teams, organizations and communities navigate conflict, enhance collaboration, and reach peak performance through smarter structures and collective awareness.
Dealing With Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want by Marc Brackett, Ph.D.
From the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of the bestselling book Permission to Feel comes an essential guide for regulating how we respond to our emotions to transform our lives.
Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves--and How to Find Our Way Back by Ingrid Clayton
Exploring the often-overlooked trauma response of fawning, this guide reveals how people-pleasing and self-abandonment develop as survival strategies — and offers practical steps to recognize, understand and break free from these patterns to reclaim your own authenticity.
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . .: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life by Steven Pinker
Explores the concept of common knowledge, revealing how shared awareness shapes coordination, social behavior, and communication, using examples from politics, culture, and everyday life to explain phenomena such as awkward silences, veiled speech, viral outrage and why saying everything outright would be unbearable.
Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life by Hoda Kotb
A former Today host combines wisdom of change experts, insights from the latest resilience work, and personal stories from celebrities and inspirational people in our communities to show why change is to be celebrated and not feared.
Poems & Prayers by Matthew McConaughey
A well-known actor and bestselling author of Greenlights offers an inspirational collection.
The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path by Emma Heming Willis
Draws on personal experience and expert insights to support dementia caregivers with practical advice, emotional validation, and strategies for maintaining self-care and resilience while navigating the unpredictable, often isolating and life-altering reality of supporting a loved one with fronto-temporal dementia.
The Physics of Superheroes Goes Hollywood: An All-new Exploration of the Real Science of the Multiverse, the Quantum Realm,and Everything in Between by James Kakalios
Uses popular superhero films and TV shows as a springboard to unpack the real science behind fantastical powers and gadgets, introducing readers to concepts like relativity, quantum theory, and multiverse physics through the cinematic feats of characters such as Spider-Man, Black Panther, and Superman.
Chasing Evil: Shocking Crimes, Supernatural Forces, and an FBI Agent’s Search for Hope and Justice by Robert Hilland and John Edward
Looks at how a skeptical FBI agent reached out to a famous psychic for help on a baffling case—and chronicles the 25-year crime-solving journey that followed.
The Tragedy of True Crime: Four Guilty Men and the Stories That Define Us by John J. Lennon
In 2001, the author killed a man on a Brooklyn Street; now he’s a journalist, working from behind bars, trying to make sense of it all.
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