Biographical fiction
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Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc
$9.99 Add to cart“Stunning . . . . elegant . . . . arresting . . . . supple and harrowing.” —Wall Street Journal
Best-selling author David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a- Author: Elliott, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0358452082
- Language: English
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Set All Afire: A Novel of St. Francis Xavier
$17.95 Add to cartSaint Francis Xavier’s life is, in itself, a dramatic story. With humility and deep religious conviction, the famous Catholic novelist Louis de Wohl takes us into the mind and heart of this great miss… [more below]
- Author: de Wohl, Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: January 30 1991
- ISBN10: 0898703514
- Language: English
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The Adventures of China Iron
$16.95 Read moreChina Iron reimagines Argentina’s macho national origin myth from a female perspective, in a joyful, hallucinatory journey across the pampas of 19th century.
- Author: Cabez?n C?mara, Gabriela
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 188
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1916465668
- Language: English
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Sell Us the Rope
$18.00 Read more“Sell Us the Rope is original, adept and confident, with the spry sardonic voice of the new historical fiction: it is entertaining and in the end, deeply moving.” -Hilary Mantel
“A deeply satisfying n- Author: May, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1639731431
- Language: English
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Libros de Jacob, Los
$33.95 Read moreOriginally published in the Polish as Ksiñegi Jakubowe by Wydawnictwo Literackie, Krakâow, in 2014.
- Author: Tokarczuk, Olga
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1048
- Publish Date: July 31 2023
- ISBN10: 843390180X
- Language: Spanish
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Hamnet: A Novel of the Plague
$17.99 Add to cart“Agnes is a wild creature who walks her family’s land with a falcon on her glove and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and potions better than… [more below]
- Author: O’Farrell, Maggie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 535
- Publish Date: November 10 2021
- ISBN10: 1432892495
- Language: English
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Citadel of God: A Novel about Saint Benedict
$18.95 Add to cartAnother of the popular historical novels by the distinguished de Wohl, telling the dramatic story of St. Benedict, the father of Western monasticism, who played such a major role in the Christianizat
- Author: de Wohl, Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 345
- Publish Date: March 01 1994
- ISBN10: 0898704049
- Language: English
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I, Judas
$23.99 Add to cartFrom a #1 New York Times-bestselling author: The story of Judas Iscariot–and the stunning betrayal that changed the course of history.
One of the great dramas of the biblical era is brought to thril- Author: Caldwell, Taylor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 26 2017
- ISBN10: 1504047796
- Language: English
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The Confessions of Nat Turner: Pulitzer Prize Winner
$19.00 Add to cartThe story that inspired the major motion picture The Birth of a Nation (2016)
In the late summer of 1831, in a remote section of southeastern Virginia, there took place the only effective, sustained r- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Styron, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: November 10 1992
- ISBN10: 0679736638
- Language: English
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The Spy: A Novel of Mata Hari
$16.95 Add to cartIn his new novel, Paulo Coelho, bestselling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history’s most enigmatic women: Mata Hari.
HER ONLY CRIME WAS TO BE AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN When- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Coelho, Paulo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 27 2017
- ISBN10: 0525432795
- Language: English
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Marcel’s Masterpiece: How a Toilet Shaped the History of Art
$19.99 Read moreAn engaging, kid-friendly introduction to artist Marcel Duchamp and how he turned a toilet into a famous work of art.
This is the story of Marcel Duchamp and how the Dada art movement changed the way- Author: Mack, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 125077716X
- Language: English
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Sonia Delaunay: A Life of Color
$19.95 Add to cartAuthor Cara Manes and illustrator Fatinha Ramos explore the life of Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979), painter and textile, theater, and fashion designer, who made enormous contributions to the development o… [more below]
- Author: Manes, Cara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 22 2017
- ISBN10: 1633450244
- Language: English
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The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party
$14.99 Read moreIn powerful, vivid verse, the master behind The Watch That Ends the Night recounts one of history’s most harrowing–and chilling–tales of survival.
In 1846, a group of emigrants bound for California- Author: Wolf, Allan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1536228192
- Language: English
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Fire from Heaven: A Novel of Alexander the Great
$16.95 Add to cartAlexander’s beauty, strength, and defiance were apparent from birth, but his boyhood honed those gifts into the makings of a king. His mother, Olympias, and his father, King Philip of Macedon, fought … [more below]
- Series: Alexander Trilogy #1
- Author: Renault, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 11 2002
- ISBN10: 0375726829
- Language: English
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Cooking for Picasso
$18.00 Add to cartFor readers of Paula McLain, Nancy Horan, and Melanie Benjamin, this captivating novel is inspired by a little-known interlude in the artist’s life.
“A tasty blend of romance, mystery, and French cooki… [more below]- Author: Aubray, Camille
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 20 2017
- ISBN10: 0399177663
- Language: English
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$18.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Born to the life of a Southern gentleman, Dr. John Henry Holliday arrives on the Texas frontier hoping that the dry air and sunshine of the West will restore him to health. Soon, w- Author: Russell, Mary Doria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 06 2012
- ISBN10: 081298000X
- Language: English
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The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Power of Meow
$17.99 Add to cart“If you ever doubted that your feline companion has her own inner life, just watch what happens when she falls asleep, and loses conscious control of her physical being . . . a twitching of limbs, a q… [more below]
- Series: Dalai Lama’s Cat
- Author: Michie, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: June 16 2015
- ISBN10: 1401946240
- Language: English
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But Beautiful: A Book about Jazz
$19.00 Read more“May be the best book ever written about jazz.”–David Thomson, Los Angeles Times
In eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skillfully evokes the music and the men who shaped modern jazz. Draw- Author: Dyer, Geoff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 10 2009
- ISBN10: 0312429479
- Language: English
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Up with the Sun
$28.00 Read moreA WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR – Through the curious life of Dick Kallman–a real-life celebrity striver, poisonously charming actor, and eventual murder victim–the unforgiving worlds of pos… [more below]
- Author: Mallon, Thomas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1524748196
- Language: English
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If a Poem Could Live and Breathe: A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt’s First Love
$28.99 Read moreA fact-based romantic speculative novel about Teddy Roosevelt’s first love, by Mary Calvi, author of Dear George, Dear Mary.
Studded with the real love letters between a young Theodore Roosevelt and B- Author: Calvi, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1250277833
- Language: English
