Book Reviews & Recommendations
Anderson Cooper, one of America’s most respected journalists, brings readers on a fascinating journey through his own family history in Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty, co-written with historian Katherine Howe. Together, they trace the arc of one of […]
Patrick Radden Keefe’s Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty is one of the most devastating and important works of investigative nonfiction in recent memory. Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Best History & Biography, this book exposes […]
Jay Shetty’s Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day is one of those books that sits at the intersection of philosophy and practicality. With over 83,000 ratings on Goodreads and millions of fans around the world, […]
In The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, Erik Larson once again proves his mastery at turning history into an unforgettable human drama. Known for The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake, […]
John Green has always had a rare gift for blending intellect with emotion, and in The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, he takes that talent to an entirely new level. This is his first nonfiction book, adapted from his critically […]
A heartfelt, sharp, and necessary memoir of migration, identity, and love in modern Germany Tahsim Durgun’s “Mama, bitte lern Deutsch: Unser Eingliederungsversuch in eine geschlossene Gesellschaft” is one of those rare books that manages to be both funny and devastating at once. […]
Shipwreck, mutiny, and the uneasy truth about empire and human nature Quick Take David Grann’s The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is a propulsive work of narrative nonfiction that reads like a sea adventure and lands like a courtroom […]
A provocative memoir that invites empathy, raises red flags, and keeps you arguing with yourself long after the final page Patric Gagne’s Sociopath arrives with a bold premise: an inside account of life as a self-identified sociopath who is determined to live […]
Michael Finkel’s The Art Thief reads like a heist thriller that happens to be true. It follows Stéphane Breitwieser, a soft spoken Frenchman who relieved European museums, churches, and small galleries of hundreds of Renaissance and medieval treasures between 1995 and 2001. […]
Adam Grant’s Think Again is a lively invitation to practice intellectual humility and to treat beliefs as hypotheses to be tested. The book’s core promise is simple yet valuable for readers of business, education, and personal growth: learning how to rethink is […]