Books – Detail

Click on a genre link to see the matching books; click again to return to the full Athenaeum Bookshelf.

101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
Brianna Wiest

These meditations include why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative thinking, see the wisdom in daily routine, and become aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life.

441 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

Aflame: Learning from Silence
Pico Iyer

From the bestselling author of The Art of Stillness, a revelatory exploration of the abiding clarity and calm to be found in quiet retreat

National Bestseller

221 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
Julia Cameron

A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life.

249 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious
Ross Douthat

As a columnist for the New York Times who writes often about spiritual topics for a skeptical audience, Ross Douthat understands that many of us want to have more faith than we do. Douthat argues that in light of what we know today it should be harder to not have faith than to have it.

Instant New York Times Bestseller

216 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers
Jessica Roux

A charming, gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia for your favorite romantic, local witch, bride-to-be, or green-thumbed friend.

213 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

Great Flower Books, 1700-1900: A Bibliographical Record of Two Centuries of Finely-Illustrated Flower Books
Sacheverell Sitwell, Wilfrid Blunt, Patrick Millington Synge

A bibliographical record of two centuries of finely-illustrated flower books / by Sacheverell Sitwell and Wilfrid Blunt ; the bibliography edited by Patrick M. Synge and compiled by W.T. Stearn, Sabine Wilson, and Handasyde Buchanan ; with a foreword by S. Dillon Ripley.

189 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

Mapmatics: A Mathematician's Guide to Navigating the World
Paulina Rowińska

Explore the surprising connections between math and maps—and the myriad ways they’ve shaped our world and us.

292 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

New York Sketches
E.B. White

E. B. White’s greatest stories, asides, essays, jokes, and tall tales about the city he arguably saw clearest, loved best, and skewered most mercilessly.

132 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

The Notebooks of Sonny Rollins
Sam Reese (Editor)

An illuminating selection of writings on a wide variety of topics—everything from technique, music theory, and daily routine to spirituality and systemic racism—from the personal journals of Sonny Rollins, master of the tenor saxophone and “jazz’s greatest living improviser” (The New York Times).

152 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

Picturing Plants: An Analytical History of Botanical Illustrations
Gill Saunders

This beautifully illustrated book explores the purpose and function of the whole range of botanical art, from early woodcut herbals and painted florilegia, botanical treatises and records of new discoveries, to gardening manuals, seed catalogs, and field guides for the amateur enthusiast.

152 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

The Pivot Year
Brianna Wiest

Devote the next twelve months of your life to making measured and real change, beginning with your mindset. The Pivot Year is a book of 365 daily meditations on finding the courage to become who you’ve always wanted to be, from the internationally bestselling author of 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think and The Mountain Is You.

An international bestseller translated in more than a dozen languages

374 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

Steps to Water: The Ancient Stepwells of India
Morna Livingston

Steps to Water traces the fascinating history of stepwells, from their Hindu origins, to their second flowering during Muslim rule, and eventual decline under British occupation. It also reflects on their current use, preservation, and place in Indian communities.

pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food
Chris van Tulleken

A manifesto to change how you eat and how you think about the human body.

New York Times Bestseller; International Bestseller; Finalist for the 2024 IACP Award for Food Issues & Matters

406 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

The Vedge Bar Book: Plant-Based Cocktails and Light Bites for Inspired Entertaining
Rich Landau, Kate Jacoby

Everything you need for a memorable cocktail hour is right here―with 75 innovative plant-based drinks and snacks.

213 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

A Victorian Flower Dictionary: The Language of Flowers Companion
Mandy Kirkby

With lavish illustrations, a dual dictionary of flora and meanings, and suggestions for creating expressive arrangements, this keepsake is the perfect compendium for everyone who has ever given or received a bouquet.

187 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

You Gotta Eat: Real-Life Strategies for Feeding Yourself When Cooking Feels Impossible
Margaret Eby

A trained chef teaches you how to keep yourself fed—and maybe even enjoy it!—in the face of stress, burnout, and exhaustion.

191 pp. Hardcover - Miscellaneous

UPCOMING EVENTS


TAKE PART >

DONATE


GIVE NOW >

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST