Sapiens - A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Category: Non Fiction: General | Reading Level: near fine
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thousand years ago, at least six ...Show more
Being Mortal - Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
Category: Non Fiction: General | Series: Wellcome Collection Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility. It didn't matter whether you were five or fifty - every day was a roll of the dice. But now, as medical advances push the boundaries of survival further each year, we have become increasingly detached from the reality of being mort ...Show more
Mother Tongue - The English Language by Bill Bryson
Category: Non Fiction: General | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: very good
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent--brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), t ...Show more
Letters of Note - Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher
Category: Non Fiction: General
Letters of Note is a collection of over one hundred of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website of the same name - an online museum of correspondence visited by over 70 million people. From Virginia Woolf's heart-breaking suicide letter, to Q ...Show more
365 Days of Wonder by Palacio R J
Category: Non Fiction: General
August Pullman stole the hearts of over a million readers in the bestselling, award-winning WONDER. 365 DAYS OF WONDER is a beautiful companion to the novel - a collection of quotes and wise words, one for every day of the year. It includes funny, insightful, inspiring thoughts from WONDER's fans, famou ...Show more
The Art of War: Popular Penguins by Sun Tzu
Category: Non Fiction: General | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: near fine
Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. These terse, aphoristic essays are unsurpassed in comprehensiveness and depth of understanding, examining not only battlefield maneuvers, but also rel ...Show more
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Category: Non Fiction: General
Cast aside by his family at an early age, abandoned and left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State, young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 193 ...Show more
Game Of Mah Jong Illustrated
Category: Non Fiction: General | Series: Kangaroo Press Mah Jong
Although Mah Jong has been played by many nationalities through the ages, there are few books on the game. Some early books, translated from the Chinese, make hilarious reading and are virtually impossible to comprehend. Most books for beginners assume that the reader has some elementary knowledge of th ...Show more
One Hundred Great Books in Haiku by BADER DAVID
Category: Non Fiction: General | Series: Popular Penguins
In the sixteenth century, Japanese monks developed the haiku, a poem consisting of (respectively) three unrhymed lines of five, seven and five syllables. Now, David Bader applies this ancient poetic form to 100 Great Books. From Homer to Milton to Dostoyevsky, the entire literary canon is finally withi ...Show more
Mah Jong Player's Companion
Category: Non Fiction: General | Series: Langaroo Press Mah Jong
The essential companion for the dedicated Mah Jong player who also enjoys the social aspect of the game. Since the arrival on the market of Patricia Thompson and Betty Maloney's two previous books, The Game of Mah Jong Illustrated and Improve Your Mah Jong, a wide range of hands from many parts of the ...Show more
The Game of Mah Jong
Category: Non Fiction: General
For nearly 40 years, Max Robertson's "The Game of Mah Jong "has been accepted as the foremost authoritative guide to the rules and scoring of this fascinating game. Using specimen hands to illustrate techniques, it outlines the most correct and popular method of playing the game.