The Book of Lost Names
A Florida librarian sees a photo of a book she hasn't seen in 65 years, unlocking memories of her secret WWII work forging documents to save Jewish children and a forbidden wartime love.
The Library Book
A 1986 fire destroyed 400,000 books at the Los Angeles Central Library. Who set it and why? Susan Orlean investigates the unsolved mystery while celebrating libraries and the people who run them.
Fourth Wing
A frail war college student must survive dragons, deadly trials, and enemies who want her dead. But at Basgiath War College, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.
The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
Based on my research, I can now create an accurate meta description for The Road Less Traveled. The book focuses on four key elements: discipline, love, personal religion/spirituality, and grace. It opens with "Life is difficult" and discusses how confronting problems through discipline leads to spiritual growth. The four disciplines are: delaying gratification, accepting responsibility, dedication to truth, and balancing.
A psychiatrist reveals why life's difficulties are essential for growth through four disciplines: delaying gratification, accepting responsibility, truth, and balance.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Learn how trauma reshapes your brain and body, and why new treatments from yoga to neurofeedback offer paths to recovery beyond traditional therapy.
The Prophet
Timeless poetic wisdom on love, marriage, children, work, joy, sorrow, and death. 26 prose poems offering spiritual guidance that has captivated millions for a century.
Ernest Hemingway: A Biography
The first woman to write a major Hemingway biography reveals the Nobel Prize winner's genius and demons through never before used material and new research.
The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II
A young woman finds refuge in a London bookshop during the Blitz, where storytelling becomes a lifeline for her community through the darkest nights of war.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's powerful 1969 memoir follows a young Black girl from age 3 to 16 as she transforms from a victim of racism and trauma into a self-possessed mother, finding refuge in literature.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Pulitzer Prize winning chronicle of humanity's 5,000 year battle against cancer, told through patients' stories, scientific breakthroughs, and one oncologist's journey.