Everybody's Got Something by Robin Roberts and Veronica Chambers Hardcover, 263 pages The beloved Good Morning America anchor shares the incredible journey that's been her life so far and the lessons she learned along the way as she battled breast cancer and a rare blood disorder and dealt with the death of her mother. 300,000 first printing. Wise Words From Robin Roberts' Mom: 'Honey, Everybody's Got Something'
Seriously Not All Right Five Wars in Ten Years by Ron Capps Hardcover, 263 pages Over 10 years, Ron Capps served as a U.S. Army officer and a State Department Foreign Service officer in some of the world's deadliest places, witnessing war crimes, ethnic cleansing and genocide. Experiencing those horrors led to post-traumatic stress disorder and the disintegration of his State Department and Army careers, as well as his 25-year marriage How An Army Officer And Diplomat Wrote His Way Through Trauma
A Taste for Intrigue The Multiple Lives of François Mitterrand by Philip Short Hardcover, 620 pages Documents the life of France's first popularly elected socialist president, covering such topics as the Observatory affair, his decision to join Petain's Vichy government, and his influence on French social and political dynamics. Mitterrand's Taste For 'Intrigue' And Contradiction
The Noble Hustle Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death by Colson Whitehead Hardcover, 256 pages The best-selling author of Zone One describes his uproarious participation in the World Series of Poker after only six weeks of training, recounting how he interacted with a gritty subculture of high-stakes players while endeavoring to maintain his parenting responsibilities. NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2014's Great Reads From Poker Amateur To World Series Competitor In 'The Noble Hustle' 'The Noble Hustle': In Vegas And In Life, We Play The Cards We're Dealt
There Goes Gravity A Life in Rock and Roll by Lisa Robinson Hardcover, 361 pages A longtime music columnist presents an insider's assessment of major rock 'n' roll personalities while tracing her career and the genre's evolution over the past four decades. How A Music Writer Learned Trust Is The Ultimate Backstage Pass
A Fighting Chance by Elizabeth Warren Paperback, 377 pages The Massachusetts senator chronicles her childhood pursuit of an education and her two-decade career in Washington. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Writes Of A Worldview Shaped In Youth
Gandhi Before India by Ramachandra Guha Hardcover, 672 pages The first volume of a series detailing the life and work of the influential political advocate draws on private papers and other untapped sources to cover his birth in 1869 through his upbringing in Gujarat, discussing his London education and decades asa lawyer in South Africa. 'Before India,' A Young Gandhi Found His Calling In South Africa
Year of No Sugar A Memoir by Eve O. Schaub and David Gillespie Paperback, 303 pages Chronicles the author and her family's twelve-month no-sugar experiment and the positive results it yielded, shedding new light on oft-followed nutritional advice while offering tips on shopping for items with less and no added sugar. The Latest Wacky Food Adventure: A Year Without Sugar
In My Skin My Life on and Off the Basketball Court by Brittney Griner and Sue Hovey Hardcover, 216 pages The No. 1 pick in the 2013 WNBA draft and Phoenix Mercury star recalls the painful episodes in her life and describes how she came to celebrate what makes her unique. Coming Out In Basketball: How Brittney Griner Found 'A Place Of Peace'
Living With a Wild God A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth About Everything by Barbara Ehrenreich Hardcover, 237 pages Part memoir, part spiritual inquiry, an atheist and rationalist, after coming across the journal she kept during her adolescence, sets out to answer her younger self's uninhibited musings on questions of spirituality, science and morality. A Nonbeliever Tries To Make Sense Of The Visions She Had As A Teen
Updike by Adam Begley Hardcover, 558 pages Delving into his best-loved works, this glimpse into the life of the award-winning author, based on in-depth research and interviews, reveals a private person compelled to spill his secrets on the printed page. Biographer Explains How John Updike 'Captured America'
The Empathy Exams Essays by Leslie Jamison Paperback, 226 pages Beginning with her experience as a medical actor who was paid to act out symptoms for medical students to diagnose, The Empathy Exams asks essential questions about our basic understanding of others. NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2014's Great Reads 'Empathy Exams' Is A Virtuosic Manifesto Of Human Pain
The Impossible Exile Stefan Zweig at the End of the World by George Prochnik Hardcover, 340 pages George Prochnik documents the tragic story of intellectual, humanitarian and best-selling author Stefan Zweig, tracing his rapid downfall after the rise of the Nazis and the years of exile that culminated in his 1942 suicide. The Rise And Fall Of Stefan Zweig, Who Inspired 'Grand Budapest Hotel'
A View from a Broad by Bette Midler Hardcover, 140 pages In this re-release of her 1980 memoir, Grammy Award-winning performer Bette Midler reflects on her early career, her fear of flying and the wisdom she learned along the way. In Early Memoir, Bette Midler Adorned The Truth In Sequins