Shelf Talk posted: " Spring continues to bloom with outstanding nonfiction. In addition to May's Peak Picks, this month is rich in reflections of current events, inspiring memoirs, fascinating histories, and more! In the News."
Spring continues to bloom with outstanding nonfiction. In addition to May's Peak Picks, this month is rich in reflections of current events, inspiring memoirs, fascinating histories, and more!
In the News. In His Name is George Floyd, Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa reveal how systemic racism shaped the life of the man whose murder sparked a global movement. Philanthropist Bill Gates tackles another of the world's biggest challenges in the upbeat How to Prevent the Next Pandemic, while Jonathan Martin's analysis of the 2020 presidential election and its threat to democracy is decidedly less than optimistic in This Will Not Pass. Bestselling author Bill McKibben examines race, inequality, religion and the environment and asks the question "what the hell happened?" in The Flag, The Cross and the Stationwagon; Marine veteran Phil Klay looks at the how twenty years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan has contributed to a divided America in Uncertain Ground. And Ric Edelman answers all your questions about Bitcoin, blockchain, NFTs and all things digital in The Truth About Crypto.
Memoirs. There's no shortage of celebrity memoirs this month. In Mean Baby, actor Selma Blair discusses her provocative career and life with multiple sclerosis while Simu Liu, star of Marvels' first Asian superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings, discusses his life as a Chinese immigrant in We Were Dreamers. Jennifer Grey talks honestly about her highs (Dirty Dancing) and lows (plastic surgery gone awry) in Out of the Corner; Minnie Driver shares lessons from her unconvential upbringing and career in Managing Expectations; and Arrow and Teen Wolf star Colton Hayes reveals the consequences of stardom at a young age in Miss Memory Lane. Beloved novelist Ann Hood will entertain readers with tales of life as a TWA flight attendant in Fly Girl while activist Will Jawando will inspire with his testament to the father figures in his life in My Seven Black Fathers. Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey of The Office talk about the roots of their friendship and go behind the scenes of the beloved sitcom in The Office BFFs. In Chosen, Stephen Mills candidly discusses how he overcame sexual abuse at the hands of a social worker, while Cindy House combines essays with graphic shorts to illustrate her life twenty years sober in Mother Noise. New Yorker writer Tad Friend explores his relationship with his dying father as he raises two children of his own in In the Early Times. And Lynne Cox tells the story of a water rescue dog and his bond with his trainer in Tales of Al.
Culinary Stars. Make your kitchen work for you in Kendra Adichi's empowering The Lazy Genius Kitchen. In My America, Kwame Onwuachi celebrates the food of the African diaspora, while Seoul-born and American-raised chef Peter Serpico interprets cuisine for the everyday eater in Learning Korean. Francis Mallmann, the Argentine master of live-fire cooking, reveals extraordinary ways to grill fruits and vegetables in Green Fire, and Lori Zabar tells the mouthwatering history of her grandparents and the legendary New York delicatessen they created in Zabar's.
Self Care. Michael Singer's transformative The Untethered Soulchanged the lives of millions; in Living Untethered, he continues the journey toward self-realization and unconditional happiness. In Plays Well With Others Eric Barker reveals why much of what we know about relationships is (mostly) wrong, and Seth Stephens-Davidowitz cautions us against doing what "feels right" in Don't Trust Your Gut. Thirty Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders give voice to the moments that defined them growing up Asian in America in My Life while Jenny Wang provides a crucial resource to Asian Americans to practice self care and honor the richness of their heritage in Permission to Come Home. Finally, Peloton instructor and motivational speaker Tunde Oyeneyin inspires readers to transform grief, setbacks and flaws into growth, self-confidence and triumph in Speak.
History Halik Kochanski unifies disparate movements in the underground war against Hitler in the monumental Resistance while Nancy Dougherty takes readers on a journey to the heart of Nazi evil with a biography of the architect of the Holocaust, Reinhard Heydrich, in The Hangman and His Wife. Ukrainan historian Serhii Plokhy chills with a half century of nuclear catastrophes in Atoms & Ashes. In Metaphysical Animals, Clare Mac Cumhall and Rachel Wiseman provide vivid portrayls of four women at Oxford who formed a new philosophical traditional while men were away at war; meanwhile Richard White uncovers the events surrounding the murder of a Stanford University founder in Who Killed Jane Stanford? Sam Knight investigates the attempt to collect supernatural warnings as a way to preventing future calamities in the utterly unique The Premonitions Bureau.
Science & Nature Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli considers politics, art, philosophy and science in There Are Places in the World Where Rules are Less Important than Kindness. Kathryn Miles goes on a quest to solve the murders of two women in Shenandoah National Park, and the challenges of wilderness forensics, in Trailed. Acclaimed author Kim Stanley Robinson has visited the Sierra Nevada mountains more than 100 times and shares his love for this exceptional place in The High Sierra. Finally, iconic nature writer Barry Lopez, who died in 2020, continues to leave his mark on the world with the remarkable essay collection Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World.
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