Barry Press

12 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

nonfiction philosophy psychology sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced

368 pages | first published 1978

Deserter: A Hidden History of the Second World War by Charles Glass

Deserter: A Hidden History of the Second World War

Charles Glass

nonfiction history informative sad tense medium-paced

390 pages | first published 2013

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

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced

324 pages | first published 2016

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

nonfiction horror dark mysterious slow-paced

256 pages | first published 2015

The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War by Frederick Downs

The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War

Frederick Downs

nonfiction history emotional informative medium-paced

272 pages | first published 1978

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

nonfiction history informative reflective slow-paced

336 pages | first published 2016

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

nonfiction history nature travel informative medium-paced

320 pages | first published 2003

The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions by Andrew Hacker

The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions

Andrew Hacker

nonfiction education informative slow-paced

240 pages | first published 2015

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

nonfiction autobiography biography memoir reflective slow-paced

432 pages | first published 2016

My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir

My First Summer in the Sierra

John Muir

nonfiction memoir nature travel adventurous reflective slow-paced

160 pages | first published 1911