TOP PICKS
Here is a quick look at the most noteworthy nonfiction titles being released in July. Visit our catalog for a more extensive list.
“Sons and Soldiers: The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned With the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler” by Bruce Henderson
Drawing on veteran interviews and archival research, this account of the lesser-known contributions of the German-born, Jewish-American soldiers, known as the Ritchie Boys, describes how they risked their lives to join major combat units and gather crucial intelligence from German POWs.
“American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land” by Monica Hesse
This Washington Post reporter documents the trial of a man who was charged with dozens of counts of arson in rural Virginia county and shares insight into the perpetrator’s struggles with addiction, his relationship with his accomplice girlfriend and the impact of the fires on their community.
”Reading With Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-changing Friendship” by Michelle Kuo
A former alternative school teacher and Harvard Law School fellow shares the story of her work with a gifted student who was imprisoned for murder in the Mississippi Delta and whose education she continued through classic works of literature.
“Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight: A Young Man’s Voice From the Silence of Autism” by Naoki Higashida
The bestselling author, who was only thirteen when he wrote “The Reason I Jump”, shares his thoughts and experiences as a 24-year-old man living each day with severe autism.
BEST OF THE REST
- “A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal” by Jen Waite
- “Everything All at Once: How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap Into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem” by Bill Nye
- “I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere But the Pool” by Lisa Scottoline
- “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” by Al Gore
- “The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II” by Svetlana Alexievich
- “Woolly: The True Story of the Quest to Revive One of History’s Most Iconic Extinct Creatures” by Ben Mezrich
