Friday, May 26, 2017

Papi - My Story


An entertaining, unfiltered memoir by one of the game’s greatest, most clutch sluggers and beloved personalities

David “Big Papi” Ortiz is a baseball icon and one of the most popular figures ever to play the game.  As a key part of the Boston Red Sox for 14 years, David has helped the team win 3 World Series, bringing back a storied franchise from “never wins” to “always wins.”

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom


From the former secretary of state and bestselling author -- a sweeping look at the global struggle for democracy and why America must continue to support the cause of human freedom.

"This heartfelt and at times very moving book shows why democracy proponents are so committed to their work...Both supporters and skeptics of democracy promotion will come away from this book wiser and better informed." --The New York Times

Friday, May 19, 2017

JFK - A Vision for America


Published in commemoration of the centennial of President John F. Kennedy’s birth, here is the definitive compendium of JFK’s most important and brilliant speeches, accompanied by commentary and reflections by leading American and international figures including Senator Elizabeth Warren, David McCullough, Kofi Annan, and the Dalai Lama and edited by JFK’s nephew Stephen Kennedy Smith and renowned historian Douglas Brinkley.

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

The Radium Girls - The Dark Story of America's Shining Women


The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark danger

The Curies' newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. From body lotion to tonic water, the popular new element shines bright in the otherwise dark years of the First World War.

Friday, May 12, 2017

Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages


Packed with "compelling inside stories" (Chicago Tribune), Teammate is the inspiring memoir from "Grandpa Rossy," the veteran catcher who became the heart and soul of the 2016 Chicago Cubs championship team.

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Jackie's Girl - My Life with the Kennedy Family


An endearing coming-of-age memoir by a young woman who spent thirteen years as Jackie Kennedy’s personal assistant and occasional nanny and the lessons about life and love she learned from the glamorous first lady.

Friday, May 5, 2017

You Don't Look Your Age...and Other Fairy Tales


“Thank you to Sheila Nevins for putting all this down for posterity. Women need this kind of honest excavation of the process of living.” - Meryl Streep

An astonishingly frank, funny, poignant book for any woman who wishes they had someone who would say to them, “This happened to me, learn from my mistakes and my successes. Because you don’t get smarter as you get older, you get braver.”

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars


While the Grohl family had always been musical-the family sang together on long car trips, harmonizing to Motown and David Bowie-Virginia never expected her son to become a musician, let alone a rock star.