Top 25 September Nonfiction

by Laurence Gonzales

Survivors of traumatic events often do not recover without help from others, and Gonzales’ excellent book is an education... Full review >

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by Paul Tough

Well-written and bursting with ideas, this will be essential reading for anyone who cares about childhood in America. Full review >

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by Stephen Tobolowsky

A copiously examined life rendered with humor and heart. Full review >

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by Ed Stafford

A gripping celebration of physical and mental endurance. Full review >

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by John Fabian Witt

Truly remarkable, composed with all the precision and insight you expect from a law professor, marked by all the elegance... Full review >

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by Eric Jay Dolin

A rich, highly readable examination of the seeds of poppies, trade, greed, grandeur and an international partnership that... Full review >

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by Jonathan Sacks

A brilliant exposition of the possibility of science and religion, each in its own way, contributing to a better world. Full review >

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by William Souder

A poignant, galvanizing, meaningful tribute. Full review >

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by Tanya Chernov

A contemplative, profoundly moving meditation on life, love and death. Full review >

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by Deborah Dash Moore & edited by Howard B. Rock & Annie Polland & Daniel Soyer & Jeffrey S. Gurock Diana Linden

Such a large historical project could have easily descended into tedious and dry academia, but instead, all three volumes... Full review >

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by Paul Elie

The author’s passion, thorough research and imaginative heart produce one revelation after another. Full review >

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by Damien Echols

Essential reading for anyone interested in justice or memoir. Full review >

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by Joyce Johnson

A triumph of scholarship. Full review >

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by Matthew Hollis

This diligently researched and masterfully written exposition will appeal to Anglophiles and fans of literary biography. Full review >

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by Stephen R. Bown

A superb biography of a fiercely driven explorer who traveled across the last inaccessible areas on earth before technical... Full review >

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by Kevin Mattson

In that sense—and given the talk of “real” American-ness that persists today—Mattson’s excellent book is a timely companion... Full review >

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by Christopher Hitchens

Certainly, Hitchens died too soon. May this moving little visit to his hospital room not be the last word from him. Full review >

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by David Byrne

Highly recommended—anyone at all interested in music will learn a lot from this book. Full review >

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by D.T. Max

A stellar biography of a complicated subject: Max's portrait skillfully unites Wallace’s external and internal lives. Full review >

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by Stephen B. Shepard

Insightful and convivial account of a bright, bountiful life dedicated to words, information and wonder. Full review >

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by David Cay Johnston

Investigative journalism at its best, as Johnston seeks to comfort the afflicted while afflicting the comfortable. Full review >

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by Hedrick Smith

Not flawless, but one of the best recent analyses of the contemporary woes of American economics and politics. Full review >

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by Gabrielle Bell illustrated by Gabrielle Bell

Playfully drawn and provocatively written, the memoir reinforces Bell's standing among the first rank of the genre’s artists. Full review >

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by Cyndi Lauper with Jancee Dunn

A moving story of an American musical original. Full review >

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by Sylvie Simmons

Taking on a looming subject with intelligence and wit, Simmons manages to take the full measure of her man. Full review >

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