Nonfiction Book Gifts for Lifelong Learners
This holiday season, give your loved ones the most sought-after nonfiction titles that’ll keep them in the know. Pick from inspiring personal memoirs, self-help guides, fresh perspectives on history, and more.
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Simply Ina
by Ina Garten
A brand-new collection of 85 easy yet impressive recipes for every meal of the day, from the make-ahead lunches to effortless appetizers and showstopping dinners, by America’s favorite home cook. Whether you’re feeding unexpected guests, pulling together a Tuesday night dinner after work, or hosting a dinner party and don’t want to miss all the fun cooped up in the kitchen, you’ll be happy to have these simple, satisfying, and completely doable recipes to turn to. Because simple food shouldn’t just save you time; it should let you enjoy the people you love.
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London Falling
by Patrick Radden Keefe
From the bestselling, prize-winning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their 19-year-old son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which drew him into the dangerous criminal underworld that lies beneath London’s glittering surface.
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Behind the Seams
by Dolly Parton
A beautiful celebration of Dolly Parton’s iconic sense of style through entertaining personal stories and 450 full-color photographs, including exclusive images from her private costume archive.
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American Struggle
by Jon Meacham
The author of The Soul of America unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates and divisions from 1619 to the present, with his signature commentary on the consequential speeches, letters, and essays that led us to this moment.
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Chain of Ideas
by Ibram X. Kendi
The acclaimed author of How to Be an Antiracist and the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning charts how “great replacement theory” has become a dominant political idea of our time and ushered in an antidemocratic age — and how we can free ourselves from it.
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Department of Fate
by Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow leads a revelatory, rollicking trip through the history of the Justice Department, finding heroism and treachery in equal measure — and, in the end, a rescue effort for our battered democracy. In a moment beset with polarization and misinformation, Maddow’s voice shines in this blistering demand to do better — to rebuild the republic, and stronger this time.
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The Meaning of Your Life
by Arthur C. Brooks
From the bestselling author of From Strength to Strength, the definitive account of how the modern world makes meaning so hard to find — and a plan to discover your life’s deepest purpose.
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Football
by Chuck Klosterman
A hilarious but nonetheless groundbreaking contribution to the argument about which force shapes American life the most. For two kinds of readers — those who know it’s football and those who are about to find out.
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Andy’s Bravo Scrapbook
by Andy Cohen
From Emmy Award-winning host, executive producer, and New York Times bestselling author Andy Cohen comes a gorgeously illustrated, behind-the-scenes look back at twenty years of Bravo reunions and headline-making moments, featuring hilarious recollections and 600+ photos from Andy’s personal archive.
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10
Eat (Like) the Rich
by Olivia Tiedemann
You too can Eat (Like) the Rich with over 75 damn near perfect (and perfectly decadent) recipes from chef and creator Olivia Tiedemann.
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Secure
by Amir Levine, M.D.
In this brilliant, paradigm-shifting work, Dr. Amir Levine, the world’s leading expert on translating attachment science into practice, presents new research showing that your attachment style isn’t fixed. Anyone can become secure. He introduces a transformative framework to help you feel more secure in your career, your friendships, your romantic life, and beyond. Along the way, he makes a simple, revolutionary argument: When you harness the power of secure mode, you can create the life you want.
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Vibe
by Adam Grant
A vibe — a special connection among people that creates a spark — is an engine of happiness and success. Yet building meaningful ties is one of the most pressing problems of our time. As social media forces face-to-face interaction behind digital screens, communication gets outsourced to AI, and the world becomes more polarized, our loneliness crisis shows no signs of stopping. To reveal how we can forge faster, stronger, and longer bonds, #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant illuminates the surprising science of chemistry and closeness.
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Why We Suffer and How We Heal
by Suzan Song, MD, PhD
A psychiatrist who has dedicated her life to treating global survivors of unspeakable horrors shares the three keys to resilience that we can use to weather stress, loss, and trauma in our own lives. Profoundly insightful and beautifully written, Why We Suffer and How We Heal offers a groundbreaking new path to deep healing and finally feeling alive again.
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The Cure for Everything
by Michelle A. Williams
The inspiring story of how we overcame a history of infectious disease, poisonous environments, and early death and unlocked an explosion in human potential — and a vision for the work ahead to optimize human flourishing in the 21st-century. Here is a dramatic, sweeping history with a galvanizing vision for how we can address new threats and complete the unfinished business of public health.
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The Private Diary of Pope Francis
by Pope Francis and Víctor Manuel Fernández
What goes on in the heart and mind of a pope? Is he always confident, or is he sometimes unsure about things? Does he feel the way so many of us do when he prays, or considers death, or faces conflict? Here is an extraordinary glimpse into the mind of Pope Francis through the personal diary he kept during his years in the Vatican, expressing his more intimate hopes and fears, struggles and prayers.
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Journey: The Year That Changes Everything
by Yung Pueblo
A year-long guide to awareness, reflection, and personal growth with deep intention from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Time 100 Creator, meditator, and modern poet Yung Pueblo, one of today’s brightest lights in self-healing and compassion.
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1873
by Liaquat Ahamed
From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lords of Finance, a magnificent and timely reckoning with the first truly global financial calamity and The Rothschilds — the famous banking family at the center of the whirlwind. 1873 is a bird’s-eye reckoning with the full dimension of the crisis, from its buildup to its long aftermath. The Rothschilds and a cast of other witnesses give us the human perspective. And we have a brilliant financial historian’s grasp of the larger forces at play, resulting in a global narrative with thrilling explanatory power.
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The Art of Fighting
by Priya Parker
A paradigm-shattering exploration of how we fight and how we build healthy conflict, from the author of The Art of Gathering. In The Art of Fighting, Priya Parker explains that we can’t form and grow effective relationships without a fight. She rejects the idea that conflict is abnormal or that good groups don’t fight. All groups change and evolve; indeed, it’s because people disagree that good groups flourish. The Art of Fighting is a vital primer to help all of us understand how to do that.
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We the Women
by Norah O'Donnell and Kate Andersen Brower
Over a decades-long, distinguished career, award-winning journalist Norah O’Donnell has made it her mission to shed light on untold women’s stories. Now, in honor of America’s 250th birthday, O’Donnell focuses that passion on the American heroines who helped change the course of history. We the Women is a vivid portrait of the unsung American women from 1776 to today who changed the course of history in their fight for freedom and helped shape a more perfect union.
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Catch the Devil
by Pamela Colloff
The riveting, true story of an audacious con man who helped send another man to death row for a murder he did not commit. In this mesmerizing debut, Pamela Colloff spins a dark tale of a remorseless and brilliant liar made lethal by a system more concerned with winning convictions than finding the truth.
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Obstinate Daughters
by Denise Kiernan
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Castle and The Girls of Atomic City comes a sweeping chronicle challenging the traditional mythology of the nation’s beginnings and championing the unsung women behind the American Revolution.
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Language as Liberation
by Toni Morrison
Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Beloved, Toni Morrison investigates Black characters in the American literary canon and the way they shaped the nation’s collective unconscious. To read these lectures, collected here for the first time, is to encounter Morrison, not just the writer but also the teacher, in the most penetrating and subversive way yet.
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American Patriarch
by H. W. Brands
From historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands comes a vivid portrait of George Washington, an iconic leader who steered the American army to victory and set our nation on its path to democracy and freedom.
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The Balancing Act
by Nedra Glover Tawwab
From the bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, a relatable guide to understanding codependency, enmeshment, and what it means to get our needs met for real. Discover new ways to navigate conflict, identify your needs, and find more harmony and trust with your spouse or partner, close friends, family members, and the other important people in your life.
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The Company We Keep
by Alexandra Elle
From New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Elle comes a vulnerable exploration of the friendships that shape us, stretch us, and sometimes wound us. With her trademark wisdom and storytelling, Alex invites us not only to celebrate but to examine the relationships in our lives, from the ones that matter most to those we should re-evaluate.
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Inside the Box
by David Epstein
It’s never been easier to do too much. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Range, a look at why limits are the key to stimulating creativity, innovation, collaboration, and personal contentment.
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Biological War
by Annie Jacobsen
A lab accident, a bio-attack, a global pandemic, and the collapse of human society. From Annie Jacobsen, the author of the bestselling Nuclear War: A Scenario, a book on a subject that has long orbited her reporting: Biological warfare. Based on dozens of new interviews with high-level political, governmental, medical, and military personnel, this new book serves as the most essential, forward-looking journalism in preparation for urgent societal upheaval.
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The Housewives Underground
by Kaitlyn Tiffany
The untold story of the women who debunked the Warren Report — the official account of the Kennedy assassination. A “captivating and impressively researched” (The New Yorker) history of obsession, heartbreak, and the myth of the great American century.
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Happy Sexy Millionaire
by Steven Bartlett
In this book, wildly successful entrepreneur and bestselling author of The Diary of a CEO Steven Bartlett dismantles the most popular, unaddressed lies about happiness that we’ve been led to believe. He exposes the source of these lies, examines the incentives that fuel them, and replaces them with a practical set of scientifically proven and unconventional ideas that will help you to live a truly fulfilled life, a life full of the love you seek, and the success you deserve.
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Get It in Writing
by Ryan Stygar
From Attorney Ryan, the most well-known labor lawyer in America, the complete guide to workers’ rights that your boss doesn’t want you to read. Armed with Get It in Writing, you will have the tools to claim your basic rights: Fair pay, fair treatment, and the time and accommodations you need when life goes off script. With Attorney Ryan’s expertise, millions of working people are winning back what is rightfully theirs. It’s time for you to join them.
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All Hours
by Kwame Onwuachi and Joshua David Stein
Around the clock recipes, from “the most important chef in America” (San Francisco Chronicle), the visionary behind Tatiana, the New York Times #1 Restaurant in New York City. In All Hours, Chef Kwame Onwuachi shares the bold, craveable recipes that keep him going, 24/7, so that everyone can get a taste of his home cooking (even when you can’t get a table at one of his red-hot restaurants).
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