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A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts
$20.00PaperbackAdd to cartThe New York Times and USA Today bestseller
The riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family as they rule Gilded-Age New York, written by Therese Anne Fowler, a New York Ti- Author: Fowler, Therese Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: October 01, 2019
- ISBN10: 1250095484
- Language: English
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By: Ann Mah
Jacqueline in Paris
$18.99PaperbackAdd to cart“Captivating…Mah channels Kennedy and brings postwar Paris to life with exquisite detail and insight.” — People
From the bestselling author of The Lost Vintage, a rare and dazzling portrait of Jacqu
- Author: Mah, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 05, 2023
- ISBN10: 0062997025
- Language: English
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By: Delillo, Don
Libra
$18.00PaperbackAdd to cartFrom the author of White Noise (winner of the National Book Award) and The Silence, an eerily convincing fictional speculation on the events leading up to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
In this- Author: Delillo, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: May 01, 1991
- ISBN10: 0140156046
- Language: English
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By: Marie Benedict
The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
$29.00PaperbackAdd to cartThe 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- Author: Benedict, Marie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: July 13 2021
- ISBN10: 0593414241
- Language: English
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By: Hilary Mantel
Bring Up the Bodies
$20.00PaperbackAdd to cartWINNER OF THE 2012 MAN BOOKER PRIZE
The sequel to Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel’s 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor history with- Series: Wolf Hall Trilogy #2
- Author: Mantel, Hilary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 04, 2021
- ISBN10: 1250806720
- Language: English
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By: Knight, Eliza
Starring Adele Astaire
$18.99PaperbackAdd to cartUSA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight returns as she delves into the life of Adele Astaire, who served up smiles and love both on and off the stage—with and without her also famous brother Fred A
- Author: Knight, Eliza
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 06, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063209209
- Language: English
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By: Aire, Ekiuwa
Sunjata of the Mande Empire
$19.99HardcoverRead moreIt had been foretold that Sunjata would become king. However, many doubted he had the skills to fulfill the prophecy. This story is an adaptation of an epic poem that has been told by jali poets since… [more below]
- Author: Aire, Ekiuwa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1778250203
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko
$25.99HardcoverAdd to cartThe fascinating life of Starfleet’s celebrated captain, and Bajor’s Emissary of the Prophets, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Benjamin Sisko tells the story of his care- Series: Star Trek Autobiographies
- Author: Attico, Derek Tyler
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1803366230
- Language: English
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By: Andrea Penrose
The Diamond of London: A Fascinating Historical Novel of the Regency Based on True History
$17.95PaperbackAdd to cart“What a life Lady Hester had!…Simply sparkles!” –Kate Quinn, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Diamond Eye
Fans of Shana Abé, Theresa Ann Fowler, and Fiona Davis will be captivated by the u- Author: Penrose, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 23, 2024
- ISBN10: 1496744209
- Language: English
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By: Kathleen Rooney
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
$18.00PaperbackAdd to cartNOW A NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER
A love letter to city life in all its guts and grandeur, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney paints a portrait of a remarkable woman across the canvas of a- Author: Rooney, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 03, 2018
- ISBN10: 1250151163
- Language: English
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By: Hilary Mantel
The Mirror & the Light
$20.00PaperbackAdd to cartThe brilliant #1 New York Times bestseller
Named a best book of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, The Guardian, and many more With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to- Series: Wolf Hall Trilogy #3
- Author: Mantel, Hilary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 784
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 1250182492
- Language: English
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By: Robbie Robertson
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
$20.99HardcoverAdd to cartIncludes a song from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Robbie Robertson (The Band)!
STARRED REVIEW *”A much-needed, authentic Native American voice to children’s literature.” —Booklist
STARRED REVIEW- Author: Robertson, Robbie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 08, 2015
- ISBN10: 1419712209
- Language: English
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By: Jordan, Deloris
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream
$8.99PaperbackAdd to cartMichael Jordan’s mother and sister team up for this heartwarming and inspirational picture book about faith and hope and how any family working together can help a child make his or her dreams come tr… [more below]
- Author: Jordan, Deloris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 01, 2003
- ISBN10: 0689834195
- Language: English
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By: Robert Ruark
The Old Man and the Boy
$20.99PaperbackAdd to cartThis classic captures the endearing relationship between a man and his grandson as they fish and hunt the lakes and woods of North Carolina. All the while the Old Man acts as teacher and guide, passin
- Author: Ruark, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 15 1993
- ISBN10: 080502669X
- Language: English
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By: Rachel Cantor
Half-Life of a Stolen Sister
$27.00HardcoverRead moreReimagines the lives of the Brontë siblings–Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and brother Branwell–from their precocious childhoods, to the writing of their great novels, to their early deaths.
A form-shatter- Author: Cantor, Rachel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 1641294647
- Language: English
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A Little House Picture Book Treasury: Six Stories of Life on the Prairie
$24.99HardcoverAdd to cartThis hardcover, full-color treasury includes six picture book stories adapted from the classic Little House books.
The Little House series introduced generations of readers to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s li
- Series: Little House Picture Book
- Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 19, 2017
- ISBN10: 0062470779
- Language: English
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By: Geraldine Brooks
Caleb’s Crossing
$19.00PaperbackAdd to cartA bestselling tale of passion and belief, magic and adventure from the author of The Secret Chord and of March, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Bethia Mayfield is a restless and curious young woman grow- Author: Brooks, Geraldine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 24 2012
- ISBN10: 0143121073
- Language: English
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By: Dazai, Osamu
Self-Portraits: Stories
$15.95PaperbackAdd to cart“Art dies the moment it acquires authority.” So said Japan’s quintessential rebel writer Osamu Dazai, who, disgusted with the hypocrisy of every kind of establishment, from the nation’s obsolete arist
- Author: Dazai, Osamu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 06, 2024
- ISBN10: 0811232263
- Language: English
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Memoirs of Hadrian
$19.00PaperbackAdd to cartBoth an exploration of character and a reflection on the meaning of history, Memoirs of Hadrian has received international acclaim since its first publication in France in 1951. In it, Marguerite Your
- Series: FSG Classics
- Author: Yourcenar, Marguerite
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 18, 2005
- ISBN10: 0374529264
- Language: English
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La Cabeza de Mi Padre / My Father’s Head
$18.95PaperbackAdd to cartEscribo para soltar el peso de cuarenta a?os rumiando el mito de mi padre, las infinitas versiones de mi padre.
A sus cuarenta a?os, como un road trip, sin m?s referente que una fotograf?a vieja, una h… [more below]- Series: Mapa de Las Lenguas
- Author: Murillo, Alma Delia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 6073814887
- Language: Spanish


















