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The Rock from Which You Were Hewn: The Lives and Legacy of Holy Irish Men and Women
$18.95 Add to cartThis book presents brief, inspiring biographies of over 40 Irish men and women whose causes for canonization are in progress, along with others who enjoy a strong reputation for sanctity. Written in
- Author: Kenny, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 274
- Publish Date: November 11 2024
- ISBN10: 1621647498
- Language: English
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Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond
$18.99 Add to cartBreaking nearly eight decades of silence, Essie Mae Washington-Williams comes forward with a story of unique historical magnitude and incredible human drama. Her father, the late Strom Thurmond, was o
- Author: Washington-Williams, Essie Mae
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 24 2006
- ISBN10: 0060761423
- Language: English
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Down on the Farm, Way Back When
$23.99 Add to cartDad would warn me to stay back from the barn door when he let the cows out for the first time at the end of a long winter. After taking a few steps outside, you might see a mature cow do something you… [more below]
- Author: Nelson, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 306
- Publish Date: January 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1038317932
- Language: English
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Black History for Beginners
$15.95 Read moreWhat is Black History? Did you know what blacks were in Cortez’s crew in Mexico, with Pizarro in Peru and Alvarado in Quito…that when Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean, 30 black people were with h… [more below]
- Series: For Beginners (For Beginners)
- Author: Dennis, Denise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 21 2007
- ISBN10: 1934389196
- Language: English
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Lori’s Lies and Family Ties
$15.99 Add to cart“I don’t have to eat ever again,” she said, her gaze locked on mine. “And if you shoot me, the bullet won’t hurt me, Adam. My body has almost completed the process of becoming immortal.”
So begins the
- Author: Conner, Rex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 182
- Publish Date: November 01 2023
- ISBN10: 9798891845022
- Language: English
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What They Never Told Us: True Stories of Family Secrets and Hidden Identities Revealed
$32.99 Read moreFrom acclaimed bestselling author of White Like Her: My Family’s Story of Race and Racial Passing, comes a brand new collection of stories of people uncovering their past.
“A riveting page turner . .- Author: Lukasik, Gail
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1510780181
- Language: English
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Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer
$32.00 Add to cartLeonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, and Norman Mailer. Brilliant, brash, yet soulful, they were 100 percent Jewish and 100 percent American. They upended the restrained culture of their fore
- Author: Denby, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1250193400
- Language: English
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Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography
$18.00 Add to cartPerfect for fans of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, this is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation–a fiftieth-anniversary edi… [more below]
- Series: Harlem Moon Classics
- Author: Holiday, Billie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 25 2006
- ISBN10: 0767923863
- Language: English
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Behind the Scenes: Myth, Magic, and Makeup
$21.95 Add to cartIn Behind the Scenes: Myth, Magic, and Makeup, Victor Callegari, long-time head makeup artist for the Metropolitan Opera (1975-2010), shares his love for the company, backstage insights, and personal
- Author: Callegari, Victor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 166
- Publish Date: December 13 2024
- ISBN10: 9798893152357
- Language: English
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The Stowaway in First Class: A True Story of an Unforgettable Quest to Come to America
$26.95 Add to cartA family’s legacy is forever changed in this true story of ransom notes, stowaways, and mobsters.
Paris, 1929. Gaetano “Guy” DeSantis is an Italian emigrant with a good life: a stable construction job
- Author: DeSantis, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 12 2025
- ISBN10: 9.79899E+12
- Language: English
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Children of the Twelve Tribes
$21.10 Add to cartWe are all connected
Children of the 12 Tribes is a collection of artwork, stories, poems, letters, language lessons and Articles from the UN Declaration Of The Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP),
- Author: Goulding, Bernie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 30 2020
- ISBN10: 1922372420
- Language: English
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Living High: An Unconventional Biography
$30.99 Add to cartLiving High is the compelling story of June and Farrar Burn and their unconventional lifestyle, philosophy, and experiences-homesteading a small island in the Salish Sea, living north of the Arctic Ci
- Author: Burn, June
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 9798218069315
- Language: English
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The New Yorkers: 31 Remarkable People, 400 Years, and the Untold Biography of the World’s Greatest City
$18.99 Read moreLonglisted for the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize in Nonfiction
From award-winning New York Times reporter Sam Roberts, the story of the world’s most exceptional city, told through 31 little-known- Author: Roberts, Sam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 163973371X
- Language: English
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I Want to Go Home
$13.95 Add to cartTwo of society’s biggest problems is illegal drug addiction and unconventional housing. Through my experience, I have solutions for both of these problems.
Spiritualism is talked about, which is an ass
- Author: Gipson, Ayres
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: October 31 2024
- ISBN10: 9798891576438
- Language: English
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Orphan Bachelors: A Memoir
$17.00 Add to cartCALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDS GOLD MEDAL WINNER FOR NONFICTION
From the bestselling and award-winning author of novels Bone and Steer Toward Rock, Fae Myenne Ng’s Orphan Bachelors is an extraordinary memoir o
- Author: Ng, Fae Myenne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 21 2024
- ISBN10: 0802163351
- Language: English
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Mao’s Hijacked Generation
$24.95 Add to cartMao’s Hijacked Generation. Sarasota, FL: New Knowledge Press, 2024
According to Ai Weiwei, the renowned Chinese artist and human rights activist, “[t]his rare book is a true record of the dark history.
- Author: Wang, Youfen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: June 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798990507302
- Language: English
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Crapalachia: A Biography of a Place
$17.95 Add to cartCrapalachia is a portrait of Scott McClanahan’s formative years, coming of age in rural West Virginia, during a stretch of time where he was deeply influenced by his Grandma Ruby and Uncle Nathan, who… [more below]
- Series: Two Dollar Radio New Classics
- Author: McClanahan, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 182
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1953387470
- Language: English
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All God’s Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw
$17.00 Add to cartNate Shaw’s father was born under slavery. Nate Shaw was born into a bondage that was only a little gentler. At the age of nine, he was picking cotton for thirty-five cents an hour. At the age of fort… [more below]
- Author: Rosengarten, Theodore
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: July 31 2018
- ISBN10: 0525562850
- Language: English
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While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement
$17.99 Add to cartOn September 15, 1963, a Klan-planted bomb went off in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Fourteen-year-old Carolyn Maull was just a few feet away when the bomb exploded, killing f… [more below]
- Author: McKinstry, Carolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1414336373
- Language: English
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Dear Maine: The Trials and Triumphs of Maine’s 21st Century Immigrants
$19.95 Read moreDear Maine, written by Morgan Rielly, an author and state senator, and Reza Jalali, a former refugee and executive director of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, recounts the trails and tr… [more below]
- Author: Jalali, Reza
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1952143195
- Language: English
