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May212018 by Free eBookNo Comments
Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown

Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown

Audiobook, Nonfiction, Psychology, Self Help
Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown eBook Download #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection "True belonging doesn't require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are." Social scientist Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives--experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. With her trademark mix of research, storytelling,
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Apr282018 by Free eBookNo Comments
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton

What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Audiobook, Autobiography, Biography, History, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton eBook Download “In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I’ve often felt I had to be careful in public like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I’m letting my guard down.” —Hillary Rodham Clinton, from the introduction of What Happened For the first time, Hillary Rodham Clinton reveals what she was thinking and feeling during one of the most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections in history. Now free from the constraints of running, Hillary takes you inside the intense personal experience of becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major party in an election marked by rage, sexism, exhilarating highs and infuriating lows, stranger-than-fiction twists, Russian interference, and an opponent who broke all the rul
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Apr202018 by Free eBookNo Comments
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

Autobiography, Biography, Health, Medical, Memoir, Nonfiction
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay eBook Download Adam Kay was a junior doctor from 2004 until 2010, before a devastating experience on a ward caused him to reconsider his future. He kept a diary throughout his training, and This Is Going to Hurt intersperses tales from the front line of the NHS with reflections on the current crisis. The result is a first-hand account of life as a junior doctor in all its joy, pain, sacrifice and maddening bureaucracy, and a love letter to those who might at any moment be holding our lives in their hands.
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Apr172018 by Free eBookNo Comments
Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History by Katy Tur eBook Download

Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History by Katy Tur eBook Download

Autobiography, Biography, History, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics
Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History by Katy Tur eBook Download Called "disgraceful," "third-rate," and "not nice" by Donald Trump, NBC News correspondent Katy Tur reported on—and took flak from—the most captivating and volatile presidential candidate in American history. Tur lived out of a suitcase for a year and a half, following Trump around the country, powered by packets of peanut butter and kept clean with dry shampoo. She visited forty states with the candidate, made more than 3,800 live television reports, listened to endless loops of Elton John’s "Tiny Dancer"—a Trump rally playlist staple. From day 1 to day 500, Tur documented Trump’s inconsistencies, fact-checked his falsities, and called him out on his lies. In return, Trump re
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Apr122018 by Free eBookNo Comments
Reading People by Anne Bogel

Reading People by Anne Bogel

Audiobook, Nonfiction, Psychology, Self Help
Reading People by Anne Bogel eBook Download If the viral Buzzfeed-style personality quizzes are any indication, we are collectively obsessed with the idea of defining and knowing ourselves and our unique place in the world. But what we're finding is this: knowing which Harry Potter character you are is easy, but actually knowing yourself isn't as simple as just checking a few boxes on an online quiz. For readers who long to dig deeper into what makes them uniquely them (and why that matters), popular blogger Anne Bogel has done the hard part--collecting, exploring, and explaining the most popular personality frameworks, such as Myers-Briggs, StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, and others. She explains to readers the life-changing insights that can be gained from each and shares specific, p
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Apr122018 by Free eBookNo Comments
The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan

The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan

Biography, Historical, History, Nonfiction
The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan eBook Download   The fascinating true story behind the magnificent Gilded Age mansion Biltmore—the largest, grandest residence ever built in the United States. The story of Biltmore spans World Wars, the Jazz Age, the Depression, and generations of the famous Vanderbilt family, and features a captivating cast of real-life characters including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, Teddy Roosevelt, John Singer Sargent, James Whistler, Henry James, and Edith Wharton. Orphaned at a young age, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser claimed lineage from one of New York’s best-known families. She grew up in Newport and Paris, and her engagement and marriage to George Vanderbilt were one of the most watched events of Gilded Age society. But none of this prepared
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Apr102018 by Free eBookNo Comments
Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence

Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence

Autobiography, Humor, Memoir, Nonfiction, Writing
Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence eBook Download A Gen-X librarian's snarky, laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving collection of love letters and break-up notes to the books in her life. Librarians spend their lives weeding--not weeds but books! Books that have reached the end of their shelf life, both literally and figuratively. They remove the books that patrons no longer check out. And they put back the books they treasure. Annie Spence, who has a decade of experience as a Midwestern librarian, does this not only at her Michigan library but also at home, for her neighbors, at cocktail parties—everywhere. In Dear Fahrenheit 451, she addresses those books directly. We read her love letters to The Goldfinch and Matilda, as well as her snarky break-ups with Fifty Shades of Grey and 
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Mar302018 by Free eBookNo Comments
Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies by Michael Ausiello

Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies by Michael Ausiello

Autobiography, Glbt, Memoir, Nonfiction
Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies by Michael Ausiello eBook Download In this evocative and gorgeously wrought memoir reminiscent of Rob Sheffield’s Love Is a Mixtape and George Hodgman’s Bettyville, Michael Ausiello—a respected TV columnist and co-founder of TVLine.com—remembers his late husband, and the lessons, love, and laughter that they shared throughout their fourteen years together. For the past decade, TV fans of all stripes have counted upon Michael Ausiello’s insider knowledge to get the scoop on their favorite shows and stars. From his time at Soaps in Depth and Entertainment Tonight to his influential stints at TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly to his current role as co-founder of the wildly popular website TVLine.com, Michael has established himself as the go-to expert when
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Feb282018 by Free eBookNo Comments
Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix

Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix

Art, History, Horror, Nonfiction, Writing
Paperbacks from Hell eBook Download Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of the 1970s and ’80s . . . if you dare. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring well-dressed skeletons, evil dolls, and knife-wielding killer crabs! Read shocking plot summaries that invoke devil worship, satanic children, and haunted real estate! Horror author and vintage paperback book collector Grady Hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on these trashy thrillers that tried so hard to be the next Exorcist or Rosemary’s Baby. It’s an affectionate, nostalgic, and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of two iconic decades, complete with story summaries and artist and author profiles. You’ll find familiar authors, like V. C. Andrews and R. L. S
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Feb272018 by Free eBookNo Comments
The Best of Us by Joyce Maynard

The Best of Us by Joyce Maynard

Autobiography, Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction
The Best of Us by Joyce Maynard eBook Download In 2011, when she was in her late fifties, beloved author and journalist Joyce Maynard met the first true partner she had ever known. Jim wore a rakish hat over a good head of hair; he asked real questions and gave real answers; he loved to see Joyce shine, both in and out of the spotlight; and he didn't mind the mess she made in the kitchen. He was not the husband Joyce imagined, but he quickly became the partner she had always dreamed of. Before they met, both had believed they were done with marriage, and even after they married, Joyce resolved that no one could alter her course of determined independence. Then, just after their one-year wedding anniversary, her new husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. During the nineteen m...
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