Adult Nonfiction

Normal: A Mother and Her Beautiful Son

This uplifting story of a family tackling complex and terrifying health circumstances with love and resilience is a true testament to the author and her family, and to families everywhere who quietly but courageously persist.

Author: Newman, Magdalena M. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Available: Now Print ISBN: 9781328593122 eBook ISBN: 9781328592354

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When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

A first book by a Venezuelan foreign correspondent describes the harrowing early experiences of her father, an only survivor of their Jewish-Czechoslovakian family, who hid from the Gestapo in plain sight before starting over in South America. 100,000 first printing.

Author: Neumann, Ariana Publisher: Scribner Available: 02/04/2020 Print ISBN: 9781982106379 eBook ISBN: 9781982106393

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Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era

An award-winning investigative journalist recounts the 1964 "Mississippi Burning" murders of three civil rights workers by the KKK, describing his role in reopening the case and bringing its mastermind and participating Klansmen to justice. 150,000 first printing.

Author: Mitchell, Jerry Publisher: Simon & Schuster Available: 02/04/2020 Print ISBN: 9781451645132 eBook ISBN: 9781451645156

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The Last Negroes at Harvard: The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard Forever

A Harvard graduate who attended as one of 18 African-American recruits in an early affirmative-action program describes how he reconnected with his fellow graduates half a century later to learn their remarkable stories. 30,000 first printing.

Author: Garrett, Kent/ Ellsworth, Jeanne Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Available: 02/11/2020 Print ISBN: 9781328879974 eBook ISBN: 9781328880000

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The Hunt for History: On the Trail of the World's Lost Treasures ? From the Letters of Lincoln, Churchill, and Einstein to the Secret Recordings Onboard JFK's Air Force One

A preeminent rare documents dealer recounts his years spent finding, authenticating and protecting important historical artifacts, from letters written by Alexander Hamilton to an American flag carried by Neil Armstrong to the moon and back. 50,000 first printing.

Author: Raab, Nathan/ Barr, Luke Publisher: Scribner Available: 03/10/2020 Print ISBN: 9781501198908 eBook ISBN: 9781501198922

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Constellations: Reflections From Life

A collectioni of essays chronicles — in crystalline, tender, powerful prose — life in a body, as it goes through sickness, health, motherhood and love of all kinds.

Author: Gleeson, Sin?ad Publisher: Mariner Books Available: 03/24/2020 Print ISBN: 9780358213031 eBook ISBN: 9780358213352

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The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family

A descendant of a slave named Coreen, and — according to oral tradition — her owner, President James Madison, shares her family's story.

Author: Kearse, Bettye Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Available: 03/24/2020 Print ISBN: 9781328604392 eBook ISBN: 9781328603531

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