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The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone
$21.99 Add to cartThe secret history of the invention that changed everything-and became the most profitable product in the world.
“The One Device is a tour de force, with a fast-paced edge and heaps of analytical ins- Author: Merchant, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 29, 2018
- ISBN10: 0316546240
- Language: English
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Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church: The Findings of the Investigation That Inspired the Major Motion Picture Spotlight
$19.99 Add to cartWith this expos , the Boston Globe presents the single most comprehensive account of the cover-ups, hush money and manipulation used by the Catholic Church to keep its history of sexual abuse secret.
A… [more below]
- Author: The Investigative Staff of the Boston Gl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 27 2015
- ISBN10: 0316271535
- Language: English
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Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History
$24.99 Add to cartThe definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid of Entebbe, by acclaimed military historian Saul David.
On June 27, 1976, an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Pa- Author: David, Saul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0316245399
- Language: English
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After the Fire
$21.99 Add to cartOn January 19, 2000, a fire raged through Seton Hall University’s freshman dormitory, killing three students and injuring 58 others. Among the victims were Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos, roommates fr… [more below]
- Author: Fisher, Robin Gaby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 06 2010
- ISBN10: 0316066222
- Language: English
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The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium: An Englishman’s World
$18.99 Add to cartAs the Shadow of the Millennium Descended Across England and Christendom, it Seemed as if the World was About to End. Actually, it was Only the Beginning… Welcome to the Year 1000. This is What Life… [more below]
- Author: Lacey, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0316511579
- Language: English
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The Closer
$19.99 Add to cartThe greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.
Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door,- Author: Rivera, Mariano
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 05 2015
- ISBN10: 0316400742
- Language: English
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Pentimento
$21.99 Add to cartThe second volume of memoirs from the acclaimed playwright and National Book Award-winning author.
In this widely praised follow-up to her National Book Award-winning first volume of memoirs, An Unf- Series: Back Bay Books
- Author: Hellman, Lillian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 29 2008
- ISBN10: 0316352888
- Language: English
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When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944
$18.99 Add to cartThe spellbinding and revealing chronicle of Nazi-occupied Paris.
On June 14, 1940, German tanks entered a silent and nearly deserted Paris. Eight days later, France accepted a humiliating defeat and- Author: Rosbottom, Ronald C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: March 17 2015
- ISBN10: 0316217433
- Language: English
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Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson
$22.99 Add to cartFew American lives are stranger, more action-packed, or wilder than that of Hunter S. Thompson. Born a rebel in Louisville, Kentucky, Thompson spent a lifetime channeling his energy and insight into s… [more below]
- Author: Wenner, Jann S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: October 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0316005282
- Language: English
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Time Is Tight: My Life, Note by Note
$18.99 Read moreThe long-awaited memoir of Booker T. Jones, leader of the famed Stax Records house band, architect of the Memphis soul sound, and one of the most legendary figures in music.
From Booker T. Jones’s ear… [more below]- Author: Jones, Booker T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0316485594
- Language: English
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The Rival Queens: Catherine De’ Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom
$19.99 Read moreThe riveting true story of mother-and-daughter queens Catherine de’ Medici and Marguerite de Valois, whose wildly divergent personalities and turbulent relationship changed the shape of their tempestu… [more below]
- Author: Goldstone, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 19 2016
- ISBN10: 0316409669
- Language: English
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Okay Fine Whatever: The Year I Went from Being Afraid of Everything to Only Being Afraid of Most Things
$16.99 Add to cartThe “hilarious and poignant” story of one chronically anxious woman’s quest to become braver by seeking out the kinds of experiences she’s spent her life avoiding (Cheryl Strayed).
For most of her li- Author: Hameister, Courtenay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0316395714
- Language: English
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Feel Like Going Home: Portraits in Blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll
$21.99 Add to cartThis vivid celebration of blues and early rock ‘n’ roll includes some of the first and most illuminating profiles of such blues masters as Muddy Waters, Skip James, and Howlin’ Wolf; excursions into t… [more below]
- Author: Guralnick, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0316332720
- Language: English
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Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like Journey in the Title
$16.99 Add to cartWith her signature warmth, hilarity, and tendency to overshare, Leslie Gray Streeter gives us real talk about love, loss, grief, and healing in your own way that “will make you laugh and cry, sometime… [more below]
- Author: Streeter, Leslie Gray
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0316490733
- Language: English
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Jell-O Girls: A Family History
$17.99 Add to cartA “gorgeous” (New York Times) memoir that braids the evolution of one of America’s most iconic branding campaigns with the stirring tales of the women who lived behind its facade – told by the inherit… [more below]
- Author: Rowbottom, Allie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 09 2019
- ISBN10: 0316510629
- Language: English
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And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready
$19.82 Add to cartA raw, funny, and fiercely honest account of becoming a mother before feeling like a grown up.
When Meaghan O’Connell got accidentally pregnant in her twenties and decided to keep the baby, she reali- Author: O’Connell, Meaghan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 16 2019
- ISBN10: 0316393851
- Language: English
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Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots
$18.99 Add to cartThe thrilling family saga of five unforgettable women who remade Europe.
From the great courts, glittering palaces, and war-ravaged battlefields of the seventeenth century comes the story of four spi- Author: Goldstone, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: January 22 2019
- ISBN10: 0316387894
- Language: English
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American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution
$24.99 Add to cartA vibrant look at the American Revolution’s first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals.
When we reflect on our nation’s history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foreg- Author: Borneman, Walter R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: April 14, 2015
- ISBN10: 031622099X
- Language: English
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Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War
$24.99 Add to cartAt the outset of the Vietnam War, the Army created an experimental fighting unit that became known as “Tiger Force.” The Tigers were to be made up of the cream of the crop-the very best and bravest so… [more below]
- Author: Sallah, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 13 2007
- ISBN10: 0316066354
- Language: English
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Great Tales from English History: A Treasury of True Stories about the Extraordinary People–Knights and Knaves, Rebels and Heroes, Queens and Commone
$22.99 Add to cartWith insight, humor and fascinating detail, Lacey brings brilliantly to life the stories that made England — from Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to Piers the Plough… [more below]
- Author: Lacey, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: November 12 2007
- ISBN10: 0316067571
- Language: English
