Werner Herzog
Biographies and Memoirs
Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of his epic artistic career in a long-awaited memoir that is as inventive and daring as anything he has done before Werner Herzog was born in…
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
General Nonfiction
An Economist Best Book of the Year A PBS NewsHour Book of the Year An Entrepeneur Top Business Book An Amazon Best Book of the Year in Business and Leadership New York Times Bestseller Foreword by Steven Pinker, author of…
Marcella Hazan
Cooking
Loved by cooks from Nigella Lawson to Heston Blumenthal, this is THE classic of Italian cooking. 'If this were the only cookbook you owned, neither you nor those you cooked for would ever get bored.’ – Nigella Lawson Marcella Hazan…
Erich Fromm
General Nonfiction
A New York Times bestseller about overcoming the profound ills of modern society by a legendary social psychologist, the author of Escape from Freedom. One of Fromm’s main interests was to analyze social systems and their impact on the mental…
Brent Gleeson
Advice and How-To
Get into the Navy SEAL mindset with this raw, brutally honest, in-your-face self-help guide that will teach you how to thrive on adversity. During the brutal crucible of Navy SEAL training, instructors often tell students to "embrace the suck." This…
Felix Maxwell
Science
Does electromagnetism feel like a foreign language? Wish someone could explain Maxwell's Equations without giving you a headache? Electromagnetic Theory for Complete Idiots by Dr. Felix Maxwell is the no-nonsense, laugh-a-little, learn-a-lot guide to finally understanding one of the most…
Kenneth C. Davis
History
This anti-textbook is a completely revised and updated version of the classic book that launched the Don't Know Much About( series.
DK Eyewitness
General Nonfiction
Whether you're looking for world-renowned beaches, serene hilltop villages, verdant islands, or captivating cities, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Portugal has to offer. Small but immensely varied, Portugal offers countless opportunities for adventure. From…
Bruce Patton
Advice and How-To
Helps readers work gracefully and effectively through such confrontational situations as ending relationships and asking for a raise, identifying key adjustments necessary to the dialogue process. 60,000 first printing. Tour.
Steve Coll
Politics and Current Events
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • Nominated for the National Book Award for Nonfiction From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ghost Wars and The Achilles Trap, the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military,…
Bradley Smith
General Nonfiction
DevOps for the Desperate is a hands-on, no-nonsense guide for those who land in a DevOps environment and need to get up and running quickly. This book introduces fundamental concepts software developers need to know to flourish in a modern…
Stanford d.school
Advice and How-To
A practical, illustrated guide to using the tools of design to create feelings of inclusion, collaboration, and respect in groups of any type or size—a classroom, a work team, an international organization—from Stanford University's d.school. “This is a beautiful book.…