Algonquin Books
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Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him
$21.99 Add to cart- Author: Henry, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 21 2014
- ISBN10: 1616204478
- Language: English
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Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything
$27.95 Read more“A deep dive into the world of Flat Earth conspiracy theorists . . . that brilliantly reveals how people fall into illogical beliefs, reject reason, destroy relationships, and connect with a broad ran
- Author: Weill, Kelly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 22, 2022
- ISBN10: 1643750682
- Language: English
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Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory
$19.99 Add to cartJust in time for the NCAA Final Four, read the exhilarating true story of the championship women’s basketball team that broke the mold and captivated the country.
“A thrilling, cinematic story. I lov- Author: Reeder, Lydia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 05 2017
- ISBN10: 161620740X
- Language: English
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Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs: A True Story of Bad Breaks and Small Miracles
$17.99 Add to cart“Here is the real thing — good old-fashioned American values coming from small-town Alaska.” —The Boston Globe
The Alaskan landscape–so vast, dramatic, and unbelievable–may be the reason the peop- Author: Lende, Heather
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 19 2011
- ISBN10: 1616200510
- Language: English
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Butter: A Rich History
$16.99 Add to cart“Edifying from every point of view–historical, cultural, and culinary.” –David Tanis, author of A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes
It’s a culinary catalyst, an agent of change, a gastronomic rock s- Author: Khosrova, Elaine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 17 2017
- ISBN10: 1616207396
- Language: English
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The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness: A True Story
$18.99 Add to cart“Wonderful ” (Grace Paley).
“Heartwarming and smart and wonderfully written” (Detroit Free Press). “Provides edifying advice, intimately given, like the best-selling Tuesdays with Morrie” (the Dallas- Author: Ben Izzy, Joel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 02 2005
- ISBN10: 1565125126
- Language: English
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A Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance
$21.99 Add to cartFernando first sees Marlena across the Piazza San Marco and falls in love from afar. When he sees her again in a Venice café a year later, he knows it is fate. He knows little English; she, a divorce
- Author: de Blasi, Marlena
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 11 2013
- ISBN10: 1616202815
- Language: English
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Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher’s First Year
$17.99 Add to cartA must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esm? is the exuberant diary of Esm? Raji Codell’s first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirit… [more below]
- Author: Codell, Esmé Raji
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1565129350
- Language: English
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Miracle Country: A Memoir of a Family and a Landscape
$19.99 Add to cartWINNER OF THE SIGURD F. OLSON NATURE WRITING AWARD
“[A] shimmering memoir . . . A bittersweet tribute to home and fami
WINNER OF THE WOMEN WRITING THE WEST WILLA LITERARY AWARD IN CREATIVE NONFICTION- Author: Atleework, Kendra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1643751417
- Language: English
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Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family
$19.99 Read more“A delicious and mouthwatering book about food and family, the complicated love for both, and how that shapes us into who we are . . . I absolutely loved it!” –Valerie Bertinelli
“My entire life I h- Author: Chaudry, Rabia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1643755382
- Language: English
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The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer
$17.99 Add to cartA true crime page-turner about a Victorian doctor, a serial killer ahead of his time, using poison for an international murder spree that kept ahead of the burgeoning field of forensics. “A tour de fo… [more below]
- Author: Jobb, Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1643752502
- Language: English
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Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives–And Save Theirs
$16.95 Add to cart“A book that offers hope.”
“A wondrous tapestry.”
—The New York Times Book Review
–Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel Audubon Medal winner Richard Louv’s landmark b- Author: Louv, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1643750844
- Language: English
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The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert: A Memoir
$21.99 Add to cartA remarkable and inspiring true story that “stuns with raw beauty” about one woman’s resilience, her courageous journey to America, and her family’s lost way of life.
Finalist for the 2022 Dayton Lite- Author: Salh, Shugri Said
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1643752561
- Language: English
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Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court
$21.99 Add to cart“A star coach tells his inspiring tale . . . by the end of this engaging tale, you’ll realize why Williams is an unparalleled recruiter . . . He works as hard as anyone, and he knows how to tell a goo… [more below]
- Author: Crothers, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 11 2011
- ISBN10: 161620107X
- Language: English
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Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything
$16.99 Read more“A deep dive into the world of Flat Earth conspiracy theorists . . . that brilliantly reveals how people fall into illogical beliefs, reject reason, destroy relationships, and connect with a broad ran
- Author: Weill, Kelly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 21, 2023
- ISBN10: 1643753371
- Language: English
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Panther Baby
$16.95 Add to cartIn the 1960s he exhorted students at Columbia University to burn their college to the ground. Today he’s chair of their School of the Arts film division. Jamal Joseph’s personal odyssey–from the stre… [more below]
- Author: Joseph, Jamal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: February 07 2012
- ISBN10: 1616201290
- Language: English
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Dimestore: A Writer’s Life
$15.95 Add to cart“A memoir that shines with a bright spirit, a generous heart and an entertaining knack for celebrating absurdity.”–The New York Times Book Review
“This is Smith at her finest.”–Library Journal, star- Author: Smith, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 04 2017
- ISBN10: 1616206462
- Language: English
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The Jew Store
$22.99 Add to cart“For a real bargain, while you’re making a living, you should make also a life.” –Aaron Bronson
In 1920, in small-town America, the ubiquitous dry goods store–suits and coats, shoes and hats, work- Author: Suberman, Stella
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: September 14 2001
- ISBN10: 1565123301
- Language: English
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Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion
$20.99 Add to cartFrom Thomas Jefferson’s birth in 1743 to the California Gold Rush in 1849, America’s westward expansion comes to life in the hands of a writer fascinated by the way individual lives link up, illuminat… [more below]
- Author: Morgan, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: August 21 2012
- ISBN10: 1616201894
- Language: English
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Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don’t Know What You’re Eating and What You Can Do about It
$19.99 Add to cart“Olmsted makes you insanely hungry and steaming mad–a must-read for anyone who cares deeply about the safety of our food and the welfare of our planet.” –Steven Raichlen, author of the Barbecue! Bib… [more below]
- Author: Olmsted, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1616207418
- Language: English
