• EveryoneknowsthestoryofAbrahamLincolnsassassinationin1865,

  butfewareawareoftheoriginalconspiracyto

  killhimfouryearsearlierin1861,literallyon

  hiswaytoWashington,D.C.,forhisfirstinauguration.

  TheplotwasinvestigatedbyfameddetectiveAllanPinkerton,

  whoinfiltratedthegroupwithundercoveragents,includingKate

  Warne,oneofthefirstfemaleprivatedetectivesin

  America.
  The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--and Why It Failed
• Humanshavebeenperfectingalcoholproductionfortenthousandyears,

  butscientistsarejuststartingtodistillthechemical

  reactionsbehindtheperfectbuzz.Inaspiritedtour

  acrosscontinentsandcultures,AdamRogerstakesusfrom

  bourboncountrytotheworldstopgene-sequencinglabs,introducing

  ustothebars,barflies,andevolvingscienceat

  theheartofboozytechnology.Hechasesthephysics,

  biology,chemistry,andmetallurgythatproducealcohol,andthe

  psychologyandneurobiologythatmakeuswantit.If

  you’veeverwonderedhowyourdrinkarrivedinyour

  glass,orwhatitwilldotoyou,Proof

  makesanunparalleleddrinkingcompanion.
  Proof: The Science of Booze
• Thebusinessofvideogamesisbothaprestigeindustryand

  anopaqueone.Basedondozensoffirst-handinterviews

  thatcoverthedevelopmentoflandmarkgames--Bioshock

  Infinite,EpicMickey,DeadSpace,andmore--on

  totheshockingclosuresofthestudiosthatmade

  them,PRESSRESETtellsthestoriesofhowreal

  peopleareaffectedbygamestudioshutdowns,andhow

  theyrecover,moveon,orescapetheindustryentirely.
  Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry
• InnocentsAbroadpresentsitselfasanordinarytravelbookbased

  onanactualvoyageinaretiredCivilWar

  ship(theUSSQuakerCity).Theexcursionwasbilled

  asaHolyLandexpedition,withnumerousstopsand

  sidetripsalongthecoastoftheMediterraneanSea.

  Twainrecordedhisobservationsandcritiquesofthevarious

  aspectsofcultureandsocietywhichheencounteredon

  thejourney,somemoreseriousthanothers.Manyof

  hisobservationsdrawacontrastbetweenhisownexperiences

  andtheoftengrandioseaccountsincontemporarytravelogues,which

  wereregardedintheirowntimeasindispensableaids

  fortravelingintheregion.Inparticular,helampooned

  WilliamCowperPrimesTentLifeintheHolyLand

  foritsoverlysentimentalproseanditsoftenviolent

  encounterswithnativeinhabitants.Twainalsomadelightof

  hisfellowtravelersandthenativesofthecountries

  andregionsthathevisited,aswellashis

  ownexpectationsandreactions.
  The Innocents Abroad
• OnacoolJuneeveningin2009,afterperforminga

  concertatLondonsRoyalAcademyofMusic,twenty-year-oldAmerican

  flautistEdwinRistboardedatrainforasuburban

  outpostoftheBritishMuseumofNaturalHistory.Home

  tooneofthelargestornithologicalcollectionsinthe

  world,theTringmuseumwasfullofrarebird

  specimenswhosegorgeousfeatherswereworthstaggeringamountsof

  moneytothemenwhosharedEdwinsobsession:the

  Victorianartofsalmonfly-tying.Onceinsidethemuseum,

  thechampionfly-tiergrabbedhundredsofbirdskins--somecollected

  150yearsearlierbyacontemporaryofDarwins,Alfred

  RusselWallace,whodriskedeverythingtogatherthem--andescaped

  intothedarkness.
  The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
• FromEdCatmull,co-founder(withSteveJobsandJohnLasseter)

  ofPixarAnimationStudios,comesanincisivebookabout

  creativityinbusiness—suretoappealtoreadersofDaniel

  Pink,TomPeters,andChipandDanHeath.Creativity,

  Inc.isabookformanagerswhowantto

  leadtheiremployeestonewheights,amanualfor

  anyonewhostrivesfororiginality,andthefirst-ever,all-access

  tripintothenervecenterofPixarAnimation.
  Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration