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The Least Among Us: The Lives of Homeless Women in Springfield, Illinois
$27.00 Add to cartIn The Least Among Us, James Traveler shares the stories of six homeless women in order “to inject compassion into the numb consciences of those who would write them off.” The featured stories are bas
- Author: Traveler, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: May 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1649137818
- Language: English
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John Colter: His Years in the Rockies
$16.95 Add to cartJohn Colter was a crack hunter with the Lewis and Clark expedition before striking out on his own as a mountain man and fur trader. A solitary journey in the winter of 1807-8 took him into present-day… [more below]
- Author: Harris, Burton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: March 01 1993
- ISBN10: 0803272642
- Language: English
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Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle
$27.98 Add to cartThe diary of Dervla Murphy’s bicycle trek from Dunkirk, across Europe, the Middle East, and the Himalayas, to India. An amazing narrative from an amazing woman.
- Author: Murphy, Dervla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: December 31, 2010
- ISBN10: 1906011419
- Language: English
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Sinful Pride: A Man’s Kryptonite
$16.99 Add to cartIn Sinful Pride, Billy Zeh explores the lives of public figures who experienced great highs and lows in their pursuit of success. This thought-provoking and eye-opening book dives into the common thre
- Author: Zeh, Billy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 236
- Publish Date: November 16 2023
- ISBN10: 9798989232314
- Language: English
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They Called Him Wild Bill: The Life and Adventures of James Butler Hickok
$26.95 Add to cartHis contemporaries called him Wild Bill, and newspapermen and others made him a legend in his own time. Among western characters only General George Armstrong Custer and Buffalo Bill Cody are as readi… [more below]
- Author: Rosa, Joseph G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 15 1979
- ISBN10: 0806115386
- Language: English
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City on the Edge: Hard Choices in the American Rust Belt
$24.95 Add to cartExplores why people stay in vulnerable cities by looking at Syracuse, New York, through the contemporary experiences of five citizens.
- Series: Excelsior Editions
- Author: Streissguth, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 281
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1438479905
- Language: English
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Philip Neri, the Laughing Saint
$14.95 Add to cartSaint Philip Neri’s story is told in a full-color, graphic novel biography for children ages 9-12. When he goes to live with his uncle to learn business skills, he experiences a religious conversion. … [more below]
- Author: Lee, Hyeon-Ju
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: April 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0819860085
- Language: English
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Uphill and Into the Wind
$17.99 Add to cartIt’s 1973. Our nation is torn apart by the Vietnam War, and the massacre of unarmed students at Kent State. The Vice President has resigned for bribery and tax evasion. The President is being investig
- Author: Reed, David W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 314
- Publish Date: October 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1952112028
- Language: English
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Nurse: a memoir
$12.99 Add to cartHave you ever wondered what it’s like to work as a nurse? Could this be your calling? Or your career?
This book brings you inside the life of a nurse who’s been practicing in the field for over 20 ye
- Author: Ostrander, Rachel E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: May 20 2022
- ISBN10: 9798986211206
- Language: English
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Parenting in the Dark: Letting Go of Shame While Holding on to Hope
$18.65 Add to cartParenting in the Dark with the Lights On…letting go of shame, while holding on to hope. A journey of unexpected outcomes while you are pursing the role of parenting with all the best intention. We p… [more below]
- Author: Ortiz Mata, Annette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 108
- Publish Date: March 30 2023
- ISBN10: 9.79882E+12
- Language: English
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Atchafalaya Houseboat: My Years in the Louisiana Swamp
$29.95 Add to cartIn the early 1970s, two idealistic young people–Gwen Carpenter Roland and Calvin Voisin–decided to leave civilization and re-create the vanished simple life of their great-grandparents in the heart
- Author: Roland, Gwen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 24 2006
- ISBN10: 0807130893
- Language: English
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Blend In or Fade Out: A Memoir
$16.95 Add to cartBlend In or Fade out is a remarkable story of a young girl who is desperate to discover her true identity. A biracial baby adopted into a middle-class Black family, Colnese struggles to know where she
- Author: Hendon, Colnese M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1948529173
- Language: English
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The Queen of Harlem Commandments
$24.95 Add to cartThe Queen of Harlem Commandments is the first book by Michelle Smalls, a Harlem powerhouse who turned her pain into prosperity by following a code of conduct she first learned living the life of a str
- Author: Smalls, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 244
- Publish Date: November 23 2020
- ISBN10: 1636254985
- Language: English
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Conquered, Not Defeated: Growing up in Denmark During the German Occupation of World War II
$14.95 Add to cart- Author: Tveskov, Peter H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1555716385
- Language: English
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The Life and Teaching of Naropa
$34.95 Add to cartIn the history of Tibetan Buddhism, the eleventh-century Indian mystic Nç©©opa occupies an unusual position, for his life and teachings mark both the end of a long tradition and the beginning of a new… [more below]
- Author: Guenther, Herbert V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: April 04 1995
- ISBN10: 1570621012
- Language: English
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Bedside Book of Bad Girls: Outlaw Women of the American West
$14.95 Read moreFeatures twenty-one of the West’s gun-slinging bad girls, from serial killer Kate Bender to Elizabeth Potts and Ellen Watson, the first women hanged in Nevada and Wyoming. Meet these fascinating chara… [more below]
- Series: Bedside Reader
- Author: Rutter, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 159
- Publish Date: May 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1560374624
- Language: English
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When Spiritual But Not Religious Is Not Enough: Seeing God in Surprising Places, Even the Church
$19.99 Add to cartThe phrase “I’m spiritual but not religious” has become a cliché. It’s easy to find God amid the convenience of self-styled spirituality — but is it possible (and more worthwhile) to search for God … [more below]
- Author: Daniel, Lillian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 14 2014
- ISBN10: 1455523097
- Language: English
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KCGB The Boy From the Porch
$14.99 Add to cartMy Dying Mom and Kurt Cobain tell the story of when the world-famous musician came to visit our Mother in the months preceding her death, three years after he took his own life. She knew very little a
- Author: Hulscher, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 9798987802106
- Language: English
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The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929-1968
$19.99 Add to cart“The American Cinema is the Citizen Kane of film criticism, a brilliant book that elevated American directors from craftsmen to artists, launched the careers of numerous film critics, and shaped the a… [more below]
- Author: Sarris, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: August 22 1996
- ISBN10: 0306807289
- Language: English
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The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice
$17.99 Read moreCongressman and civil rights advocate Elijah Cummings dedicated his life to public service. This comprehensive and visually stunning biography details his humble beginnings and unwavering faith as he … [more below]
- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0593306503
- Language: English
