New Nonfiction
Be happy at work: 100 women who love their jobs, and why by Joanne Gordon.
Joanne Gordon examines the lives of 100 women who, like herself, choose happiness in the workplace over monetary compensation or other benefits and shows how other women can apply this information to their own lives.
No such thing as over-exposure: inside the life and celebrity of Donald Trump by Robert Slater.
With The Apprentice, Donald Trump has gone beyond celebrity to become a true legend. He's the one billionaire everyone recognizes, the only one whose name is its own global brand. But, for all the ink that's been spilled about him, nobody's ever fully captured the man - until now." "Donald Trump agreed to give Robert Slater unprecedented access to his world: over 100 hours of private conversations and meetings. Wherever Trump went, Slater was there as a "fly on the wall" at deal-making sessions, on Trump's Gulfstream...everywhere. Slater interviewed 150 of Trump's former and present employees and colleagues, even his toughest competitors. Now, he reveals the man in full: the business man and dealmaker, strategist and survivor, celebrity and personality. You'll learn how Trump transformed himself from an unknown local real-estate developer to a global magnate. You'll see how he really does business, discovering lessons that go far beyond anything he has revealed before. You'll witness his brilliant media management...and watch him leverage his celebrity to save his casino business, not once but twice. Most remarkable of all, you'll discover how Trump really feels about his celebrity, his empire, his outsized American life.
Perfect madness: motherhood in the age of anxiety by Judith Warner.
A lively and provocative look at the modern culture of motherhood and at the social, economic, and political forces that shaped current ideas about parenting.