Heartland: The Cookbook

by Judith Fertig
"Long before the notion of farm-to-table became trendy, it was a way of life in the small towns of the Midwest. In this beautiful book, food writer and cookbook author Judith Fertig (a midwesterner herself) celebrates the kitchens of the contemporary heartland with 150 recipes that combine local traditions with a touch of modern sophistication" (Fine Cooking Magazine).
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Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-Founder of Microsoft

"Here is the tale of one of the most restlessly curious and broadly imaginative people of our times, which in simple and eloquent language tells how he changed those times forever" (Jann S. Wenner, editor and publisher, Rolling Stone).

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Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

by Gabrielle Hamilton

"Magnificent. Simply the best memoir by a chef ever. Ever. Gabrielle Hamilton packs more heart, soul, and pure power into one beautifully crafted page than I've accomplished in my entire writing career. Blood, Bones & Butter is the work of an uncompromising chef and a prodigiously talented writer. I am choked with envy" (Anthony Bourdain, chef, writer, TV host).
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Bossypants

by Tina Fey

"Fey's great talent as a writer (the same talents that landed her the head gig at SNL and later, her own NBC show) is that she is fearless but not fearsome, and her charming, no-holds-barred attitude is on full display here" (NPR).
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The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World

by Edward Dolnick

"[Dolnick] offeres penetrating portraits of the geniuses of the day who offer fertile ground for entertaining writing" (Publishers Weekly).

"A lively account of early science. Colorful, entertainingly written and nicely paced" (Kirkus Reviews).

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Winter of Our Disconnect

by Susan Maushart
"Maushart embarked with her three teenagers on a six-month screen blackout (no cellphones, iPods, PCs, laptops, game stations, or television) to discover if the technology intended to stimulate and keep us virtually more connected was, as she suspected, making us actually more disconnected and distracted" (Publishers Weekly).
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OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word

by Allan Metcalf

"It is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, bigger even than an infant's first word ma or the ubiquitous Coke. And it was the first word spoken on the moon. It's America's answer to Shakespeare. It's an entire philosophy expressed in two letters. It's very odd, but it's ... OK" (NPR).
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