Biographical fiction
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Joan of Arc
$19.95 Add to cartVery few people know that Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) wrote a major work on Joan of Arc. Still fewer know that he considered it not only his most important but also his best work. He spent twelve year… [more below]
- Author: Twain, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 455
- Publish Date: October 04 1989
- ISBN10: 0898702682
- Language: English
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You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant
$16.99 Add to cartTaking the accessible, pop history of Coe’s You Never Forget Your First and adding a healthy dose of nerdy, punk humor, You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant is for both history and humor readers alike. This
- Author: Neely, Brad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: January 23, 2024
- ISBN10: 1684429765
- Language: English
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Einstein’s Dreams
$16.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – A modern classic explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.
“A magical, metaphysical realm …- Series: Vintage Contemporaries
- Author: Lightman, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 09 2004
- ISBN10: 140007780X
- Language: English
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The Madwomen of Paris
$28.00 Read moreEDGAR AWARD FINALIST – “Epstein’s page-turning historical novel–an indictment of the medical establishment’s manipulation of women–remains eerily relevant and timely.”–Fiona Davis, New York Times b
- Author: Epstein, Jennifer Cody
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593158008
- Language: English
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Learned by Heart
$41.00 Add to cart“A wrenching love story” (Chris Bohjalian, The Washington Post) based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply, and dangerously in love at boarding school in 19th century York, from th
- Author: Donoghue, Emma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: 29-Aug-23
- ISBN10: 0316566012
- Language: English
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The Princess
$22.00 Add to cart“Readers are transported to 1961 Britain in this fascinating tale about beloved Princess Diana….What follows is an astonishing story of Diana’s route to the altar and beyond.”–Woman’s World
The who- Author: Holden, Wendy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0593437306
- Language: English
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Picasso’s Lovers
$17.00 Add to cart“A complex, absorbing portrait”–People
A tangled and vivid portrait of the women caught in Picasso’s charismatic orbit through the affairs, the scandals, and the art–only this time, they hold the br- Author: Mackin, Jeanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1101990562
- Language: English
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A Beautiful Rival: A Novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden
$18.99 Read moreIn this stunning new novel, bestselling author Gill Paul reveals the unknown history of cosmetic titans Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein and their infamous rivalry that spanned not only decades,
- Author: Paul, Gill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0063245116
- Language: English
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After Anne: A Novel of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Life
$18.99 Add to cartUSA TODAY BESTSELLER
A stunning and unexpected portrait of Lucy Maud Montgomery, creator of one of literature’s most prized heroines, whose personal demons were at odds with her most enduring legacy–t
- Author: Steiner, Logan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 0063246457
- Language: English
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Disobedient
$26.95 Add to cartA riveting novel based on the life of Artemisia Gentileschi–the greatest female painter of the Renaissance–as she forges her own destiny in a world dominated by the will of men.
This is the ring tha- Author: Fremantle, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1639364153
- Language: English
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Togo and Leonhard
$15.99 Add to cartTOGO and Leonhard is the inspiring true story about the relationship between Alaska’s most famous musher, Leonhard Seppala, and his legendary lead dog, Togo. Through Leonhard Seppala’s arrival as an i
- Author: Flowers, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1578337453
- Language: English
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Becoming Muhammad Ali
$8.99 Add to cartTwo heavy-hitters in children’s literature deliver a critically acclaimed, bestselling biographical novel of cultural icon Muhammad Ali.
★ “This utterly delightful story about Ali’s childhood- Author: Patterson, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 03, 2022
- ISBN10: 0316498173
- Language: English
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America’s First Daughter
$19.99 Add to cartTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinatin
- Author: Dray, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: March 01, 2016
- ISBN10: 0062347268
- Language: English
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Mr. Dickens and His Carol
$17.99 Add to cart“CHARMING…I READ IT IN A COUPLE OF EBULLIENT, CHRISTMASSY GULPS.” –Anthony Doerr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All The Light We Cannot See
“GRACED BY THE GHOSTLY PRESENCE OF MR. DICKENS- Author: Silva, Samantha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1250154057
- Language: English
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The Woman Back from Moscow: In Pursuit of Beauty
$21.99 Read moreThrough the life of a remarkable woman–based on pioneering stage director Sun Weishi (1921-1968)–this epic novel immerses us in the multifaceted history of China’s Communist Party.
A powerful, insig- Author: Jin, Ha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: November 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1635423775
- Language: English
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The King’s Pleasure: A Novel of Henry VIII
$30.00 Read moreThe New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the private side of the legendary king Henry VIII and his dramatic and brutal reign in this extraordinary historical novel… [more below]
- Author: Weir, Alison
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 0593355067
- Language: English
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You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant: A Farcical Biography
$32.99 Add to cartTaking the accessible, pop history of Coe’s You Never Forget Your First and adding a healthy dose of nerdy, punk humor, You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant is for both history and humor readers alike. This
- Author: Neely, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 23, 2024
- ISBN10: 1684429757
- Language: English
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The Woman with the Cure
$19.00 Add to cart“Huge applause… women have always been in science–despite those who would pretend otherwise.” –Bonnie Garmus, New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry
She gave up everything — and… [more below]- Author: Cullen, Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 059343806X
- Language: English
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Three Fires
$22.00 Read moreFrom the award-winning master of crime fiction, Denise Mina re-imagines the “Bonfire of the Vanities,” a series of fires lit throughout Florence at the end of the fifteenth century–inspired by the fa… [more below]
- Author: Mina, Denise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1639364552
- Language: English
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Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland
$17.99 Add to cartBased on a true story, the author humorously recounts the time his grandfather got stranded with a friend on Surtsey, a brand new volcanic island in Iceland. The adventurers face epic challenges like
- Author: Benediktsson, ÆVar þÓr
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 08, 2023
- ISBN10: 1646869915
- Language: English
