Unforgettable Books
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "bracing" (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authoritarianism, from "a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present" (The New York Times) "Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has written the rare kind of book that can be read in one sitting but will keep you coming back to help regain your bearings."--Masha Gessen The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. On Tyranny is a call to arms and a guide to resistance, with invaluable ideas for how we can preserve our freedoms in the uncertain years to come.
$14.00
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Mom, I Want to Hear Your Story: A Mother's Guided Journal To Share Her Life & Her Love
Show Mom Your Love and Appreciation by Giving Her the Gift That Tells Her Life Story.Mom, I Want to Hear Your Story is the perfect way Mothers can share the joys and triumphs of their lives while also creating a cherished legacy.Imagine reading about the details of her life and journey. Think of all you will learn about your Mom when you read about all she accomplished and experienced.Mom, I Want to Hear Your Story will guide your Mother with prompts and questions, making it easy for her to share the stories of her childhood, teens, and adult years. This will be her life, her victories, her challenges, and her lessons.Bestselling author Jeffrey Mason has created a guided journal that will give your Mother the gift of legacy, and you the gift of knowing her a little bit better. Buy Mom, I Want to Hear Your Story and Give your Mother a gift that will continue to give as the years go by."My Mom isn't one to talk about herself, but this wonderful journal had her sharing so many great stories about her life." -Christy Sanders"This little book created such big memories." -Rhonda Andrews"I got this one for my Mom and the Dad version for my Father." -Joe HouserBuy Mom, I Want to Hear Your Story and give your Mother a forever gift.
$19.95
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Bake It Off: An Unofficial Taylor Swift-Inspired Cookbook for Every Era, from Breakfast to Midnights: An Unofficial Taylor Swift-Inspired Cookbook for Every Era, from Breakfast to Midnights
Inspired by the life and music of pop's biggest icon, Taylor Swift, this baking cookbook features 50+ mouthwatering recipes and dazzling photography, alongside curated playlists and clever easter eggs from the Swiftie-verse. It feels like a perfect night... for pastries at midnight.Whether you are an OG Swiftie from her country days, or a newly anointed tortured poet, there is a little something sweet for every fan in this baking cookbook inspired by the world of Taylor Swift. These 50+ recipes represent every era of her career, and each dish is uniquely infused with a style and taste that will leave the crowd chanting "MORE!"Think recipes like: Chai Cookie a la Taylor: Inspired by Tay's original recipeVictory Pop(star) Tarts: Rumor has it Taylor has made these tasty homemade pastries for a certain Kansas City football team Blondie(s)!: A sweet homage to one of Taylor's many nicknamesDesserts inspired by Taylor's greatest hits, including: Bad Blood (Orange) Tart, Cruller Summer, and So Scarlet, It Was MacronPlus, to ensure no member of your squad is left out, there are plenty of vegan, gluten-free, and nut-free treats as well. And, since every good Swiftie loves an easter egg, this book is filled with them, including curated playlists for recipe bake times (you can forget your boring old oven timer).You don't have to be a 14-time Grammy winner to enjoy the delights in this book, but you'll probably feel like one after indulging in these tasty treats.Ready for it?
$24.99
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1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe: When World War II Engulfed the Globe
A penetrating history of the year World War II became a global conflict and humankind confronted both destruction and deliverance on a planetary scale, "offering an intriguing perspective on a world at war" (Richard Overy, New York Times-bestselling author of Blood and Ruins) By the end of the Second World War, more than seventy million people across the globe had been killed, most of them civilians. Cities from Warsaw to Tokyo lay in ruins, and fully half of the world's two billion people had been mobilized, enslaved, or displaced. In 1942, historian Peter Fritzsche offers a gripping, ground-level portrait of the decisive year when World War II escalated to global catastrophe. With the United States joining the fight following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, all the world's great powers were at war. The debris of ships sunk by Nazi submarines littered US beaches, Germans marauded in North Africa, and the Japanese swept through the Pacific. Military battles from Singapore to Stalingrad riveted the world. But so, too, did dramas on the war's home fronts: battles against colonial overlords, assaults on internal "enemies," massive labor migrations, endless columns of refugees. With an eye for detail and an eye on the big story, Fritzsche takes us from shipyards on San Francisco Bay to townships in Johannesburg to street corners in Calcutta to reveal the moral and existential drama of a people's war filled with promise and terror.
$35.00
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The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters
A New York Times's Notable Book of 2025 An impassioned celebration of humility before the living world that leads us to a new understanding of other species--and ourselves Darwin considered humans one part of the web of life, not the apex of a natural hierarchy. Yet today many maintain that we are the most intelligent, virtuous, successful species that ever lived. This flawed thinking enables us to exploit the earth towards our own exclusive ends, throwing us into a perilous planetary imbalance. But is this view and way of life inevitable? The Arrogant Ape shows that human exceptionalism is an ideology that relies more on human culture than our biology, more on delusion and faith than on evidence. Harvard primatologist Christine Webb has spent years researching the rich social, emotional, and cognitive lives of our closest living relatives. She exposes the ways that many scientific studies are biased against other species and reveals underappreciated complexities of nonhuman life--from the language of songbirds and prairie dogs, to the cultures of chimpanzees and reef fishes, to the acumen of plants and fungi. With compelling stories and fresh research she gives us a paradigm-shifting way of looking at other organisms on their own terms, one that is revolutionizing our perception both of them and of ourselves. Critiques of human exceptionalism tend to focus on our moral obligation towards other species. They overlook what humanity also stands to gain by dismantling its illusions of uniqueness and superiority. This shift in perspective fills us with a sense of awe and satisfies one of our oldest and deepest desires to belong to the larger whole we inhabit. What's at stake is a better, sustainable way of life with the potential to heal and rejuvenate our shared planet.
$32.00
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Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work
What does authenticity at work actually mean? Writer and critic Jodi-Ann Burey argues that expectations to "come as you are" and "bring your full authentic self to work" are part of an ongoing cycle of trading on our identities when it's convenient and profitable. Part memoir and criticism, and using pop culture, personal storytelling and interviews, Burey draws insights from acclaimed television shows like The Good Place and Issa Rae's Insecure and conversations with family, friends, colleagues and strangers alike to examine what "authenticity" really means in the workplace. We travel with Burey to Florida where she interviews her parents about the myth of the American Dream; to a safari park in Malawi which starts her global health career; to an independent bookstore in Seattle where she disenchants a circle of women of the false hope of pay transparency laws; to the Guggenheim Museum in her hometown New York City where art inspires reflections on disability, visibility and pressures to disclose at work. "Authentic is not a comfort book. It is, rather, a reckoning" (The Guardian). Instead of hope, Burey offers readers a declaration to reimagine and redefine agency in their professional lives: "I am not a worker. I am a person at work."
$29.99
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The Art of Jacques Pépin: Favorite Recipes and Paintings from My Life in the Kitchen: Favorite Recipes and Paintings from My Life in the Kitchen
BARNES & NOBLE BEST COOKBOOKS OF 2025NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2025TASTING TABLE 25 ABSOLUTE BEST COOKBOOKS OF 2025In celebration of legendary chef Jacques Pépin's legacy and two premier passions in life, a stunning, curated collection of his favorite recipes and signature artworks.Just in time for his 90th birthday, The Art of Jacques Pépin celebrates master chef Jacques Pépin and his life of cooking and painting, with 99 of his all-time favorite and most-cooked recipes paired with pieces of his signature artworks spanning the last 60 years. Chapters cover all courses for a satisfying meal at home, including desserts, and his artworks are thoughtfully curated accordingly.The recipes are authentic Pépin essence--timelessly classic, delicious, and surprisingly achievable, including: Bread and Onion Soup Radicchio Salad with Garlic Dressing Stew of Spring Vegetables Baked Salmon with Pesto Butter Chicken Legs with Yams Pork Roast with Ratatouille Chocolate Soufflé Oranges in Caramel A true creative expression of Jacques Pépin, this beautifully illustrated cookbook will inspire you to cook and create as Jacques does.As Jacques Pépin always signs off, happy cooking.
$35.00
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Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity: On the Unmaking of Humanity
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER How a force that's hard to name, but which we all feel, is reshaping what it means to be human In Against the Machine, "furiously gifted" (The Washington Post) novelist, poet, and essayist Paul Kingsnorth presents a wholly original--and terrifying--account of the technological-cultural matrix enveloping all of us. With masterful insight into the spiritual and economic roots of techno-capitalism, Kingsnorth reveals how the Machine, in the name of progress, has choked Western civilization, is destroying the Earth itself, and is reshaping us in its image. From the First Industrial Revolution to the rise of artificial intelligence, he shows how the hollowing out of humanity has been a long game--and how your very soul is at stake. It takes effort to remain truly human in the age of the Machine. Writing in the tradition of Wendell Berry, Jacques Ellul and Simone Weil, Kingsnorth reminds us what humanity requires: a healthy suspicion of entrenched power; connection to land, nature and heritage; and a deep attention to matters of the spirit. Prophetic, poetic, and erudite, Against the Machine is the spiritual manual for dissidents in the technological age.
$32.00
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The Blue Zones Kitchen: One Pot Meals: 100 Recipes to Live to 100: One Pot Meals: 100 Recipes to Live to 100
An instant New York Times Best Seller! This mouthwatering cookbook features 100 quick and easy plant-based recipes inspired by the blue zones, many made in 30 minutes or less. The #1 New York Times best-selling author and Emmy-winning host of Netflix's Live to 100 helps busy home cooks boost their longevity with researched-based, easy-to-find healthy ingredients. After more than 20 years spent uncovering the secrets of the blue zones--the happiest and healthiest places around the world--Dan Buettner puts the lessons he's learned into practice with 100 research-backed recipes designed to boost your longevity. Inside you'll find easier-than-ever plant-based breakfasts, dinners, snacks, and sides inspired by the blue zones, with grocery store-available ingredients and made with flavors Americans love best, including: A protein-packed Tex-Mex Breakfast Skillet The perfect crunchy snack: Crispy Roasted Chickpeas Good-for-the-soul Creamy White Bean and Tomato Soup A twist on a classic: a Deluxe Blue Zones Minestrone Veggie-loaded Spanakopita Pasta Crowd-pleasing Southern Style Sheet Pan BBQ Tofu with Sweet Corn and Green Beans An easy Slow Cooker Bourguignon No-Bake Peanut Butter and Honey Cookie Bites Written with busy households in mind, these one pot, one pan, or one baking sheet recipes enable you to eat like the world's longest-lived people without spending hours in the kitchen. Perfect for busy families, health-minded home cooks, culinary enthusiasts, and anyone interested in eating the Blue Zones way, this is a cookbook that will change your diet--and your life.
$35.00
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Awake: A Memoir: A Memoir
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, OPRAH DAILY, GOODREADS, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND MORE A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "I can't imagine any woman reading this without feeling seen, inspired, and totally empowered." --Mel Robbins, #1 New York Times bestselling author "A MASTERPIECE, you guys. This memoir by the great Jen Hatmaker *cannot* be missed. I was riveted as if to a thriller and touched/moved/inspired in ways I can't quite articulate yet. Just please read. You'll thank me." --Elin Hilderbrand From Jen Hatmaker--beloved New York Times bestselling author and host of the For the Love podcast--a brutally honest, funny, and revealing memoir about the traumatic end of her twenty-six-year-long marriage, and the beginning of a different kind of love story. At 2:30 a.m. on July 11, 2020, Jen Hatmaker woke up to her husband of twenty-six years whispering into his phone to another woman from their bed. It was the end of life as she knew it. In the months that followed, she went from being a shiny, funny, popular leader to a divorced wreck on antidepressants and antianxiety meds, parenting five kids alone with no clue about the functioning of her own bank accounts. Having led millions of women for over a decade--urging them to embrace authenticity, find radical agency, and create healthy relationship--she felt like a catastrophic failure. In Awake, Jen shares for the first time what happened when she found herself completely lost at sea--and how she made it to shore. In candid, sur-prisingly funny vignettes spanning forty years of girlhood, marriage, and parenting, Jen lays bare the disorienting upheaval of midlife--the implosion of a marriage, the unraveling of religious and cultural systems, and the grief that accompanies change you didn't ask for. And, drawing on all resources--from without and within--Jen dares to question the systems beneath the whole house of cards, and to reckon with the myths, half-truths, and lies that brought her to this point. More than one woman's story, Awake is a critical analysis of the story given to all of us: the story of gender limitations, religious subservience, body shame, self-erasure. With refreshing candor, Jen explores a midlife renaissance--grieving what's lost, cherishing possibility, and entering the second half of life wide awake.
$30.00
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What Stalks the Deep
An instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller!The next installment in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America Alex Easton does not want to visit America. They particularly do not want to visit an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia with a reputation for being haunted. But when their old friend Dr. Denton summons them to help find his lost cousin--who went missing in that very mine--well, sometimes a sworn soldier has to do what a sworn soldier has to do...
$19.99
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Thief of Night
The highly-anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black's stunning adult debut, Book of Night. Night is made of shadows and shadows have teeth.Charlie Hall, glue trap for disaster, crooked from the day she was born, who'd never met a bad decision she wasn't willing to double down on, may have finally met her match. After defeating Salt and stealing her lover--the powerful shadow, Vince--back from under the noses of the powerful Cabal leaders, she thought she'd won. Agreeing to become the Hierophant and risking her life hunting down dangerous rogue shadows seemed a small price to pay if she got to do it while being tethered to Vince. But Vince is no longer the man she loved. The tethering process wiped away his memories of the last year, leaving only Red--the ruthless shadow who spent years as a killer for a cruel, mercurial billionaire. Red doesn't remember Charlie and doesn't like her. So when Charlie is ordered to track down the Blight responsible for a massacre at a local church, she's worse than just alone, heartbroken, and outmatched. She's vulnerable. In a world where shadows have wills of their own, the question isn't just how to survive. It's how to protect yourself from the one thing you can never escape--your own shadow.
$29.99
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