Chronological Period/20th Century
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What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916?
$7.99 Add to cartThe panic-filled summer of 1916, when multiple deadly shark attacks shocked the nation, is chronicled in this gripping addition to the New York Times Best-Selling What Was? series.
On July 1, 1916, wi- Series: What Was?
- Author: Medina, Nico
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0593521587
- Language: English
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In True Face: A Woman’s Life in the Cia, Unmasked
$30.00 Add to cartThe bestselling coauthor of The Moscow Rules and Argo tells her riveting, courageous story of being a female spy at the height of the Cold War
Jonna Hiestand Mendez began her CIA career as a “contrac- Author: Mendez, Jonna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 154170312X
- Language: English
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The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
$20.99 Add to cartA joint biography of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, who led the United States into an unseen war that decisively shaped today’s world
During the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two imm- Author: Kinzer, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 07 2014
- ISBN10: 1250053129
- Language: English
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The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism
$29.95 Add to cartThe shocking untold story of how the FBI partnered with white evangelicals to champion a vision of America as a white Christian nation
On a Sunday morning in 1966, a group of white evangelicals dedica- Author: Martin, Lerone A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 069117511X
- Language: English
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Manhattan Project: The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb
$28.95 Add to cart- Author: Groueff, Stephane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 404
- Publish Date: June 20 2000
- ISBN10: 0595092381
- Language: English
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Little Town on the Prairie: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
$19.99 Add to cartBased on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Town on the Prairie is the seventh book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers. This ed
- Series: Little House #7
- Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 03 1953
- ISBN10: 0060264500
- Language: English
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1933 Was a Bad Year
$17.99 Add to cartTrapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, under pressure from his father to go into the family business, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfill his own dreams.
- Author: Fante, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 140
- Publish Date: June 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0876856555
- Language: English
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Other American Stories
$27.00 Add to cartThe 50th-anniversary edition of the classic, savagely comic account of a trip to Las Vegas that came to represent what happened to America in the 1960s–and a founding document of “gonzo journalism”–… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library (Hardcover)
- Author: Thompson, Hunter S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 05 1998
- ISBN10: 0679602984
- Language: English
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House of Caravans
$26.00 Read moreA marvelous debut novel exploring the fractures caused by the Partition of India, as well as the legacy and contemporary parallels of sectarian violence around the world.
Lahore, British India. 1943. A… [more below]
- Author: Suneja, Shilpi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1639550143
- Language: English
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Coco Chanel
$15.99 Add to cartIn this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring story of this international style icon.
Following the death of her mother, Coco- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #1
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 04 2016
- ISBN10: 1847807844
- Language: English
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The Notebook
$17.99 Add to cartExperience the unforgettable, heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart — coming to Broadway as a musical in Februa… [more below]
- Author: Sparks, Nicholas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: December 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0446676098
- Language: English
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The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
$19.99 Read more“A powerful story.” —The Horn Book
“A worthy addition to children’s biography collections.” —Booklist “A solid treatment of an important but little-known figure, and it may prompt kids to think abou- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 14 2020
- ISBN10: 148146289X
- Language: English
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The Favorite Uncle Remus
$34.99 Add to cartThis book brings together for the first time in one volume the best stories of Joel Chandler Harris.
- Author: Harris, Joel Chandler
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 30 1973
- ISBN10: 0395068002
- Language: English
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Berlin. Portrait of a City
$70.00 Add to cartBerlin has survived two world wars, was divided by a wall during the Cold War, and after the fall of the wall was reunited. The city emerged as a center of European power and culture. From 1860 to the
- Author: Taschen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: April 13 2007
- ISBN10: 3822814458
- Language: English
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Not Your All-American Girl
$17.99 Read moreA multicultural story full of heart and hilarity about what it means to be all-American.
Lauren and her best friend, Tara, have always done absolutely everything together. So when they don’t have any c… [more below]
- Author: Shang, Wendy Wan-Long
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1338037765
- Language: English
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Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights
$9.99 Add to cartThe first history of gay rights for teen readers, written by award-winning nonfiction author Ann Bausum.
That’s the Stonewall.
The Stonewall Inn.
Pay attention.
History walks through that door. In 19- Author: Bausum, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 03 2016
- ISBN10: 014751147X
- Language: English
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My Beloved World
$35.00 Add to cartThe first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Just
- Author: Sotomayor, Sonia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 15 2013
- ISBN10: 0307594882
- Language: English
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The Girl Behind the Wall
$16.99 Add to cart“A poignant, tender story of families and sisters divided by the cruelty of political chance-my heart ached for them on every page. Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network
- Author: Robotham, Mandy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0008462917
- Language: English
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1971: A People’s History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
$24.95 Read moreThe year 1971 exists everywhere in Bangladesh-on its roads, in sculptures, in its museums and oral history projects, in its curriculum, in people’s homes and their stories, and in political discourse.
- Author: Zakaria, Anam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 402
- Publish Date: November 01 2021
- ISBN10: 014345403X
- Language: English
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Mississippi Bear Hunter Holt Collier: Guiding Teddy Roosevelt and a Lifetime of Adventure
$24.99 Add to cartAuthor Mark Neaves guides readers on an incredible tale through the life of one of America’s greatest adventurers.
Born into slavery in the Mississippi Delta in 1847, Holt Collier was taught to hunt
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Neaves, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 28 2023
- ISBN10: 146715458X
- Language: English
