Week of Feb. 2, 2012
Steve Jobs
A Biography
Draws on more than 40 interviews with Steve Jobs, as well as interviews with family members, friends, competitors and colleagues, to offer a look at the co-founder and leading creative force behind the Apple computer company.
News and Reviews
Unbroken
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Unbroken tells the gripping true story of a U.S. airman who was the sole survivor when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II. He faced thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft and an even greater trial.
News and Reviews
Quiet
The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain demonstrates how introverted people are misunderstood and undervalued in modern culture, charting the rise of extrovert ideology while sharing anecdotal examples of how to use introvert talents to adapt to various situations.
News and Reviews
Thinking, Fast and Slow
A psychologist draws on years of research to introduce his "machinery of the mind" model on human decision-making, revealing the faults and capabilities of intuitive versus logical thinking.
News and Reviews
Killing Lincoln
The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly and writer Martin Dugard focus on the life, death and legacy of the 16th president in their book Killing Lincoln. The authors reconstruct the final days of Lincoln's life and examine the plot against the president at the end of the Civil War in April 1865.
News and Reviews
Ameritopia
The Unmaking of America
The nationally syndicated radio host explores the philosophical basis of America's foundations as well as the crises facing government today.
American Sniper
The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
A member of Navy SEAL Team 3 who served in Iraq and Afghanistan describes his life as a father, husband — and the serviceman with the most confirmed sniper kills in the history of the U.S. military.
Goodnight iPad
A Parody for the Next Generation
A bedtime story for bidding electronic gadgets goodnight, from the BlackBerry and the Nook to the iPad and MP3s.
Go the F- - - to Sleep
A bedtime book for adults portrays the trials and tribulations of a parent whose little angel just won't nod off.
News and Reviews
Catherine the Great
Portrait Of A Woman
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Peter the Great presents a reconstruction of the 18th century empress's life that covers such topics as her efforts to engage Russia in the cultural life of Europe, her creation of the Hermitage art collection and her numerous scandal-free romantic affairs.
News and Reviews
In the Garden Of Beasts
Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
The best-selling author of Devil in the White City documents the efforts of William E. Dodd, the first American ambassador to Hitler's Germany, to acclimate to a residence in an increasingly violent city where he is forced to associate with the Nazis while his daughter pursues a relationship with Gestapo chief Rudolf Diels.
News and Reviews
Elizabeth the Queen
The Life of a Modern Monarch
A tribute to the life and enduring reign of Elizabeth II draws on numerous interviews and previously undisclosed documents to juxtapose the queen's public and private lives.
The End of Illness
Dr. David B. Agus — one of the nation's leading authorities on cancer treatment — addresses modern misconceptions about illness and wellness. Agus makes some surprising claims, asserting that a sedentary lifestyle can be worse than smoking, that vitamin supplements may do more harm than help and that poorly designed footwear factors into the development of heart disease.
The Obamas
Jodi Kantor's book explores the Obama family's transition into the White House, capturing the emotions and personalities beneath the public facade as the president and the first lady deal with their new roles.
News and Reviews
Arguably
Essays
Spanning four remarkable decades, this collection includes the best-selling author's early writings on civil rights and international incidents, as well as his inflammatory — and now infamous — columns on the Clintons, the Catholic Church, Mother Teresa and radical Islam.














