Prose: Non-Fiction

Bestselling author and New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik embarks on a wildly creative inquiry into perhaps the oldest question: how do we learn a new s...

Melvyn Bragg's first ever memoir - an elegiac, intimate account of growing up in post-war Cumbria, which lyrically evokes a vanished world.'The bes...

In The Paradise Notebooks, Richard J. Nevle and Steven Nightingale take us across the spectacular Sierra Nevada mountain range on a journey illumin...

What it means when your father dies. How it feels when summer comes. What its like to live in a great but troubled American city. The value of wear...

Even as a fourth-generation Jewish Texan, S. L. Wisenberg has always felt the ghost of Europe dogging her steps, making her feel uneasy in her body...

In 1988, Timothy Fay published the very first issue of the Wapsipinicon Almanac at his Route 3 Press in Anamosa, Iowa. Fays goal was to offer a jou...

A brisk, humorous collection of essays that redefines the mythos of fatherhood depicted in film, television, and video games.What do dads tell us a...

You can have everything you've ever wanted-a fulfilling life, a job you're passionate about, true love, unlimited wealth, and a healthy body. Serio...

Through a subtly crafted chorus of female voices from Edith Wharton to bell hooks, to Schulmann's contemporaries, Clara Schulmann blurs the boundar...

'An extraordinary and powerful book, full of vitality. Every page celebrates the way traditional skills can shape who we are' Tristan Gooley'Lyrica...

With a new introduction by Makarand R. ParanjapeThe life of Mahatma Gandhi is the story of a legend. In Mahatma Gandhi: The Great Indian Way, Raja ...

Who continues to pay the costs of war long after our soldiers are gone?There are many stories of courageous heroes at the borders, but how much do ...

Real Stories from Wildly Creative WomenIf you need an extra boost of bravery, read this book! If you want to simply feel more positive about the wo...