NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of September 24, 2015
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly and writer Martin Dugard reconstruct the final days of a president's life in Killing Lincoln, which appears at No. 14.
Books
From 'Godot' To HBO, Wendell Pierce Says, Art Aided Post-Katrina Healing
The star of The Wire and Treme remembers fleeing the storm — and returning to devastation. As his community coped with "post-traumatic stress," he says, Treme "became a group therapy in New Orleans."
Pulling Back The Curtain On DARPA, The Pentagon's 'Brain'
From stealth technology to GPS to vaccines, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — or DARPA — has developed some of the most consequential weapons and technology through the ages. Annie Jacobsen, author of the new book "The Pentagon's Brain," talks with Steve Inskeep about the agency's storied past and its intriguing future.
'Ingredients': An Eye-Opening Look At The Additives In Our Food
What does diacetyl look like? And what's it doing in our food? A new book seeks to demystify 75 common food additives with striking photos of these ingredients and details on their uses and history.
'What We Salvage' Is A Difficult, Rewarding Punk Odyssey
If you didn't grow up in the punk subcultures of the 1980s and '90s, you might have a little trouble with David Baillie's new novel — but stick with it; the book reveals a vicious grace and honesty.
'What We Salvage' Is A Difficult, Rewarding Punk Odyssey
If you didn't grow up in the punk subcultures of the 1980s and '90s, you might have a little trouble with David Baillie's new novel — but stick with it; the book reveals a vicious grace and honesty.
'A Street Divided' Explores The History Of An Arab-Israeli No Man's Land
Renee Montagne talks with Dion Nissenbaum, whose book tells the stories of Israeli and Palestinian families on Assael Street, a political and religious fault line in Jerusalem since 1948.
NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of September 24, 2015
Author Mary Karr outlines her writing process in The Art of Memoir, which debuts at No. 6.
'Not On Fire' Is A Poignant, Perplexing Twist On Dystopia
In Greg Hrbek's new novel, a family is faced with an unsettling possibility: Their memories don't match up, and their collective past includes a sister and daughter not all of them remember.
Don't Toss That Sour Milk! And Other Tips To Cut Kitchen Food Waste
The typical American family tosses out some $1,500 of food yearly. From smarter fridge packing to sauteing soggy lettuce, a new book is full of tips to rescue edibles from landing in the trash.