New Adult Nonfiction Books

"City girl Torre DeRoche isn't looking for love, but a chance encounter in a San Francisco bar sparks an instant connection with a soulful Argentinean man who unexpectedly sweeps her off her feet. The problem? He's just about to cast the dock lines and voyage around the world on his small sailboat, and Torre is terrified of deep water. However, lovesick Torre determines that to keep the man of her dreams, she must embark on the voyage of her nightmares, so she waves good-bye to dry land and brac

"Culturally, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were light years apart. Yet they were nearly the same age, almost the same size, and came to New York at the same time. They possessed virtually the same talents, and played the same position. They were both products of generations of baseball-playing families, for whom the game was the only escape from a lifetime of brutal manual labor. Both were nearly crushed by the weight of the outsized expectations placed on them, first by their families and later

Looks at twelve instances of contested insanity in Victorian England, examining cases in which doubtfully mentally ill patients were committed to asylums according to new "scientific" standards by relatives who stood to benefit from their being put away.

"Detailed step-by-step guidebook to restoring all types of vintage farm tractors"--

"This guide helps automotive hobbyists and automotive shop employees better understand how to customize the interior of a vehicle. The book features over a dozen projects with hundreds of photos and step-by-step instructions" --