Biographical

  • The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)

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    The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick!

    Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! Named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post!

    “Historical fiction at it

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    • Author: Benedict, Marie
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 352
    • Publish Date: June 29 2021
    • ISBN10: 0593101537
    • Language: English
  • My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton

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    USA Today Bestseller

    “An edge-of my sear immersion into historical events…No study of Alexander Hamilton would be complete without reading this book.” –Karen White, New York Times bestselling author

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    • Author: Dray, Stephanie
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 672
    • Publish Date: April 03 2018
    • ISBN10: 006246616X
    • Language: English
  • Magdala: The Lost Story of Mary Magdalene

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    “For over two thousand years my name has been printed in the holy book and buildings have been erected in my honor. Yet, men in ornate robes have trampled on my words, tainted my name, and hidden my s

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    • Author: Erica, Bridget
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 214
    • Publish Date: July 01 2022
    • ISBN10: 0645476129
    • Language: English
  • Code Name Hélène

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    Based on the thrilling real-life story of a socialite spy and astonishing woman who killed a Nazi with her bare hands and went on to become one of the most decorated women in WWIIfrom the New York T[more below]

    • Author: Lawhon, Ariel
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 496
    • Publish Date: February 02 2021
    • ISBN10: 0525565493
    • Language: English
  • The Rings of Saturn

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    The Rings of Saturn–with its curious archive of photographs–records a walking tour of the eastern coast of England. A few of the things which cross the path and mind of its narrator (who both is and… [more below]

    • Author: Sebald, W. G.
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: November 08 2016
    • ISBN10: 0811226158
    • Language: English
  • A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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    James Joyce’s coming-of-age story, a tour de force of style and technique

    The first, shortest, and most approachable of James Joyce’s novels, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man portrays the Dubli

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    • Series: Penguin Classics
    • Author: Joyce, James
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: March 25 2003
    • ISBN10: 0142437344
    • Language: English
  • Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Caldecott Honor Book)

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    A Caldecott Honor Book
    A Coretta Scott King Award Winner

    From a highly acclaimed author and bestselling artist comes a resounding, reverent tribute to Harriet Tubman, the woman who earned the name Mos

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    • Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 48
    • Publish Date: September 01 2006
    • ISBN10: 0786851759
    • Language: English
  • Joy, to the World

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    A young Dumplin’ meets Melissa in this joyful and energetic middle grade novel about a twelve-year-old girl living her life to the fullest, celebrating her love for sports and fighting for her right t

    • Author: Shappley, Kai
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 240
    • Publish Date: May 09, 2023
    • ISBN10: 0063242753
    • Language: English
  • The Friday Night Club: A Novel of Artist Hilma af Klint and Her Creative Circle

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    An International Bestseller

    While men have long been credited with producing the first abstract paintings, the true creator was actually a woman – Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, who was inspired by he

    • Author: Lundberg, Sofia
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: May 16, 2023
    • ISBN10: 0593200497
    • Language: English
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring

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    The New York Times bestselling novel by the author of A Single Thread and At the Edge of the Orchard

    Translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Scarlett Johan

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    • Author: Chevalier, Tracy
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 240
    • Publish Date: January 08 2001
    • ISBN10: 0452282152
    • Language: English
  • Beneath a Scarlet Sky

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    Soon to be a major television event from Pascal Pictures, starring Tom Holland.

    Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the t

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    • Author: Sullivan, Mark
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 460
    • Publish Date: 1-May-18
    • ISBN10: 1503902374
    • Language: English
  • The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

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    Featuring the illustrated lyrics to “Do-Re-Mi”, this stunning new picture book from beloved icon Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, introduces readers to the remarkable story of the[more below]

    • Author: Andrews, Julie
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 48
    • Publish Date: 1-Nov-22
    • ISBN10: 031626590X
    • Language: English
  • The Boy Who Dared

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    A powerful and gripping novel about a youth in Nazi Germany who dares to the truth about Hitler, written by a Newbery Honor Book author.

    Susan Campbell Bartoletti has taken one episode from her Newbery… [more below]

    • Author: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 208
    • Publish Date: 26-Dec-18
    • ISBN10: 043968014X
    • Language: English
  • Hippie

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    The worldwide bestseller by the author of The Alchemist takes us on a journey back in time, from South America to Holland to Nepal, drawing on the rich experiences of his own life to relive the dreams[more below]

    • Author: Coelho, Paulo
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: July 30 2019
    • ISBN10: 0525565183
    • Language: English
  • Motherhood

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    From the author of How Should a Person Be? (“one of the most talked-about books of the year”–Time Magazine) and the New York Times Bestseller Women in Clothes comes a daring novel about whether to ha

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    • Author: Heti, Sheila
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: May 07 2019
    • ISBN10: 1250214785
    • Language: English
  • The Princess

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    “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

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    • Author: Holden, Wendy
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 416
    • Publish Date: August 01 2023
    • ISBN10: 0593437306
    • Language: English
  • The East Indian

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    An exhilarating debut novel about the first native of the Indian subcontinent to arrive in Colonial America, inspired by a historical figure–“marvelous…readers of Esi Edugyan and Yaa Gyasi will be

    • Author: Charry, Brinda
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 272
    • Publish Date: May 02, 2023
    • ISBN10: 1668004526
    • Language: English
  • Alien Daughters Walk Into the Sun: An Almanac of Extreme Girlhood

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    The early writings of renowned poet and critical theorist Jackie Wang, drawn from her early zines, indie-lit crit, and prolific early 2000s blog.

    Compiled as a field guide, travelogue, essay collectio

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    • Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents
    • Author: Wang, Jackie
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 408
    • Publish Date: November 21 2023
    • ISBN10: 1635901928
    • Language: English
  • The War of Independence Way

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    The War of Independence Way opens with the Reds (the British redcoats), bullies from Crown Township, blasting Massachusetts Avenue boys with paintballs (the Boston Massacre) on the orders of their lea

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    • Author: Pinaire, Brian
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 176
    • Publish Date: January 01, 1970
    • ISBN10: 1958754439
    • Language: English
  • A Beautiful Rival: A Novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden

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    In 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,

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    • Author: Paul, Gill
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: September 05 2023
    • ISBN10: 0063245116
    • Language: English
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