Non-Fiction

Pearl Harbor: FDR Leads the Nation Into War

by Steven M. M. Gillon

Franklin D. Roosevelt famously called December 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy.” History would prove him correct; the events of that day—when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor—ended the Great...

The Best Business Books Ever: The Most Influential Management Books You'll Never Have Time To Read

by Basic Books

From The Art of War to Being Digital-- the classic books that have shaped management thinking and practice.

A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s

by Stephanie Coontz

An eminent social historian chronicles the extraordinary impact of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique on the “lost generation” of American women

A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca

by Andre Resendez

The Associated Press Guide To Punctuation

by Rene J. J. Cappon

From the editors at the world-renowned Associated Press, a guide to the proper use of punctuation--from the apostrophe to the semicolon

Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good

by Corey Taylor

From the lead singer of the internationally acclaimed bands Slipknot and Stone Sour, the New York Times bestselling manifesto reflecting on the subject and nature of sin 

I Got a Name: The Jim Croce Story

by Ingrid Croce & Jimmy Rock

A personal memoir of the bestselling, legendary singer and guitarist Jim Croce, told by those who knew him best

Final Victory: FDR's Extraordinary World War II Presidential Campaign

by Stanley Weintraub

A compelling narrative about FDR, preoccupied with winning the war and his deteriorating health, and the hard-fought presidential election for an unprecedented fourth term

Best Music Writing 2011

by Alex Ross & Daphne Carr

Twelfth in the acclaimed series of annual collections celebrating the best writing on every style of music, from rock to hip-hop, R&B to jazz, pop to blues, and more

Christianity and the New Social Order: A Manifesto for a Fairer Society

by John Atherton, Chris Baker & John Reader

Is Britain a broken society? Written in accessible language that speaks directly into church, public sphere and also academy it enters the current political, economic and social policy/civil society debates...

Christmas, The Original Story

by Margaret Barker

In Christmas the Original Story Margaret Barker explores the nature of the Christmas stories and the nature and use of Old Testament prophecy. Beginning with John’s account, it then goes on to include Luke...

Is God for Real: Signposts and stories for people who wonder

by Chris Leonard

There are moments in life when the everyday is touched by something more glorious than we usually encounter. The beauty of a summer dawn, the kindness of a stranger, the comfort of feeling held during a time...

Being God's People: The Confirmation and Discipleship Handbook

by Robin Greenwood & Sue Hart

Each chapter gives material for the members of the group to read in advance. There is a framework or plan for a group meeting, with detailed ideas for activities and discussion. There is also general advice...

Being a Chaplain

by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes & Mark Newitt

This book combines theological reflection on key issues in chaplaincy with a collection of stories from those engaged in chaplaincy in a wide variety of contexts. The essays cover issues, skills and tensions...

Holy Land?: Challenging questions from the biblical landscape

by Andrew Mayes

Holy Land? draws us into the evocative landscape of the Holy Land itself. Sacred yet scarred, the lands of the Bible stimulate us to think about a range of issues that are both urgent and timeless. In Jerusalem,...

Paul for Everyone: Prison Letters

by Tom Wright

Making use of his true scholar’s understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright captures the verve and sparkle of these letters. Paul wrote the letters while in prison facing...

Paul for Everyone: 2 Corinthians

by Tom Wright

Writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright helps us to understand from the beginning of the letter that something unexplained yet terrible had happened. We feel the pain of Paul from the very...

Trump: The Best Golf Advice I Ever Received

by Donald J. Trump

The host and coproducer of the megahit reality show The Apprentice presents a unique collection of golf advice. From Palmer and Player, Mickelson and Vijay to Pat Boone, Stone Phillips, and even Yogi Berra,...

Youth Ministry: A multifaceted approach

by Sally Nash

This book explores the role of the youth minister by looking at a range of metaphors, such as ‘flawed hero’, ‘visionary architect’, ‘party planner’ and ‘guardian of souls’. Each chapter takes...

European Nightmares: Horror Cinema in Europe Since the 1945

by Patricia Allmer, David Huxley & Emily Brick

This volume is the first edited collection of essays focusing on European horror cinema from 1945 to the present. It features new contributions by distinguished international scholars exploring British, French,...