Biographies
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The Sociology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
$21.99 Add to cartLearn about how we organize our society in The Sociology Book.
Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about S- Series: Big Ideas
- Author: Tomley, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 12 2019
- ISBN10: 146547854X
- Language: English
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Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman’s Search for Justice in Indian Country
$20.00 Add to cartPULITZER PRIZE FINALIST – The gripping true story of a murder on an Indian reservation, and the unforgettable Arikara woman who becomes obsessed with solving it–an urgent work of literary journalism.… [more below]
- Author: Crane Murdoch, Sierra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 399589171
- Language: English
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The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith!
$17.99 Add to cartClap your hands for Viola Smith–the pioneering female drummer at the heart of this bright and rhythmic biography, who rat-tat-tat-bang-crash-clink-boomed for nearly a century.
Five girls played toget- Author: Robbins, Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 5, 2024
- ISBN10: 1536224863
- Language: English
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How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future
$0.00 Read moreIntroduction by Amal Clooney
From the recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, an impassioned and inspiring memoir of a career spent holding power to account.
Maria Ressa is one of the most renowned int
- Author: Ressa, Maria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 29, 2022
- ISBN10: 0063257513
- Language: English
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Drawn to Change the World Graphic Novel Collection: 16 Youth Climate Activists, 16 Artists
$24.99 Add to cart“A brilliant, powerful, must-read for anyone and everyone on planet earth.” –Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear
The climate crisis is reaching a critical tipping point–and you might have heard of t
- Author: Reynolds, Emma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 12, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063084228
- Language: English
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Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
$19.99 Add to cartAn American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Picture Book
Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation’s first female engineer
- Author: Sorell, Traci
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 02, 2021
- ISBN10: 1541579143
- Language: English
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My Son Carlo: Carlo Acutis Through the Eyes of His Mother
$29.95 Add to cartSince he was beatified in 2020, Carlo Acutis has been the subject of widespread interest across the globe. The typical Italian teenager who lived a life of extraordinary virtue has captivated countles
- Author: Salzano Acutis, Antonia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1639660259
- Language: English
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The Vice President’s Black Wife: The Untold Life of Julia Chinn
$30.00 Add to cartAward-winning historian Amrita Chakrabarti Myers has recovered the riveting, troubling, and complicated story of Julia Ann Chinn (ca. 1796-1833), the enslaved wife of Richard Mentor Johnson, owner of … [more below]
- Series: A Ferris and Ferris Book
- Author: Myers, Amrita Chakrabarti
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: 10-Oct-23
- ISBN10: 1469675234
- Language: English
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Men in Blazers Present Gods of Soccer: The Pantheon of the 100 Greatest Soccer Players (According to Us)
$40.00 Add to cartFrom the hosts of the popular podcast and tv show Men in Blazers, comes their completely scientific, 100% definitive, defend-to-the-death list of the greatest soccer players of all time.
Every fan ha- Author: Bennett, Roger
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1797208012
- Language: English
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The Girl Who Heard the Music: How One Pianist and 85,000 Bottles and Cans Brought New Hope to an Island
$18.99 Add to cartThe true story of award-winning pianist and environmental activist Mahani Teave and the beloved island she is helping to save.
“This upbeat and fascinating story will leave readers feeling as though th
- Author: Teave, Mahani
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 04, 2023
- ISBN10: 1728262313
- Language: English
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The Secret Life of John Le Carre
$27.99 Read moreThe extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carré was alive.
Secrecy came naturally to John le Carré, and there were some secrets that he fought
- Author: Sisman, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063341042
- Language: English
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This Penis Business: A Memoir
$22.99 Add to cartCIRCUMCISION CUTS THROUGH US ALL. In her eye-opening memoir, Georganne Chapin exposes the business of medical circumcision. This unnecessary and most common pediatric surgery in the United States perm… [more below]
- Author: Chapin, Georganne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 338
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1950495450
- Language: English
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On the Rocks: The Primadonna Story
$30.95 Add to cartOn the Rocks chronicles the real-life journey of restaurateur Joseph Costanzo Jr., from his rise to success in the 1990s as a owner of the highly acclaimed Primadonna Restaurant, radio host, columnist
- Author: Palmer, Maria C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 318
- Publish Date: August 08, 2023
- ISBN10: 9798888240298
- Language: English
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Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
$20.00 Add to cartPULITZER PRIZE WINNER – NATIONAL BESTSELLER – A “vivid and devastating” (The New York Times) portrait of an indomitable girl–from acclaimed journalist Andrea Elliott
“From its first indelible pages- Author: Elliott, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: May 24, 2022
- ISBN10: 0812986954
- Language: English
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Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives
$27.00 Read moreFinalist for the Lambda Literary Awards
For readers of Saidiya Hartman and Jeanette Winterson, Lesbian Love Story is an intimate journey into the archives–uncovering the romances and role models writ- Author: Possanza, Amelia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1646221052
- Language: English
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The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today
$26.99 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
The women of the Bible lived timeless stories–by examining them, we can understand what it means to be a woman of faith.
People unfamiliar with Scripture often assume th
- Author: Bream, Shannon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 30 2021
- ISBN10: 0063046598
- Language: English
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Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters
$24.95 Read moreA stirring defense of Sin?ad O’Connor’s music and activism, and an indictment of the culture that cancelled her.
In 1990, Sin?ad O’Connor’s video for “Nothing Compares 2 U” turned her into a supersta- Series: Music Matters
- Author: McCabe, Allyson
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1477325700
- Language: English
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The Sister: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the Most Dangerous Woman in the World
$30.00 Read moreThis first book on Kim Jong Un’s increasingly powerful sister, tapped to be his successor, offers jaw-dropping insights into the latest generation of North Korea’s secretive and murderous dynasty.
Th- Author: Lee, Sung-Yoon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1541704126
- Language: English
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Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
$18.99 Add to cart* Schneider Family Book Award Winner *
A gorgeous and empowering picture book biography about Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world. (Cover may v- Author: Stocker, Shannon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 12, 2022
- ISBN10: 0593109694
- Language: English
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Tell Me Everything: A Memoir
$28.99 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“A timely, urgent portrait of working-class American women.”
A Washington Post best celebrity memoir of 2023
An Audible best celebrity memoir of 2023
–Gabrielle Union In her hi- Author: Kelly, Minka
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1250852064
- Language: English
