Barry Press

13 books

The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations by Christopher Lasch

The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations

Christopher Lasch

368 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Deserter: A Hidden History of the Second World War by Charles Glass

Deserter: A Hidden History of the Second World War

Charles Glass

390 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history informative sad tense medium-paced
Double Ace: The Life of Robert Lee Scott Jr., Pilot, Hero, and Teller of Tall Tales by Robert Coram

Double Ace: The Life of Robert Lee Scott Jr., Pilot, Hero, and Teller of Tall Tales

Robert Coram

324 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
The Haunted House Diaries: The True Story of a Quiet Connecticut Town in the Center of a Paranormal Mystery by William J. Hall

The Haunted House Diaries: The True Story of a Quiet Connecticut Town in the Center of a Paranormal Mystery

William J. Hall

256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction horror dark mysterious slow-paced
The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War by Frederick Downs

The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War

Frederick Downs

272 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative medium-paced
Lincoln's Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24 - April 8, 1865 by Noah Andre Trudeau

Lincoln's Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24 - April 8, 1865

Noah Andre Trudeau

336 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective slow-paced
The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas by Jerry Dennis

The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas

Jerry Dennis

320 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history nature travel informative medium-paced
The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions by Andrew Hacker

The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions

Andrew Hacker

240 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction education informative slow-paced
The Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived: A True Story of My Family by Tom Shroder

The Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived: A True Story of My Family

Tom Shroder

432 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography memoir reflective slow-paced
My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir

My First Summer in the Sierra

John Muir

160 pages • first pub 1911 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature travel adventurous reflective slow-paced