Chronological Period/20th Century
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Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter
$14.95 Read moreSaxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter has not only left his footprints on our musical terrain, he has created a body of work that is a monument to artistic imagination. Throughout Shorter’s extraordi… [more below]
- Author: Mercer, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1585424684
- Language: English
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The Mob and the City: The Hidden History of How the Mafia Captured New York
$24.95 Add to cartForget what you think you know about the Mafia. After reading this book, even life-long mob aficionados will have a new perspective on organized crime.Informative, authoritative, and eye-opening, this… [more below]
- Author: Hortis, C. Alexander
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: May 06 2014
- ISBN10: 161614923X
- Language: English
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1969: The Year Everything Changed
$24.95 Read moreWoodstock, the moon landing, Charles Manson, Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, and more. A must-read for baby boomers and the generations that came after!
Here is a rich, comprehensive narrative, chroni- Author: Kirkpatrick, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 15 2009
- ISBN10: 1602393664
- Language: English
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Leah Braves the Flood: A Great Molasses Flood Survival Story
$27.99 Read moreLeah dreams of leaving behind the crowded streets of Boston’s North End neighborhood to journey west. It’s the only way she’ll have the future she wants – one that doesn’t involve her getting married … [more below]
- Series: Girls Survive
- Author: Gilbert, Julie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1496596897
- Language: English
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Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation
$11.99 Read more“Uplifting and memorable.”–School Library Journal (starred review)
“Great for reading aloud.”—Booklist (starred review)
Bestselling and multiple Coretta Scott King- and Caldecott-winners Andrea Davis
- Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 0060821205
- Language: English
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Her Secret War
$16.99 Read more“A great WWII-era historical fiction that has it all: mystery, suspense, history, espionage, action, and a dash of romance all wrapped up into an addictive and intriguing novel.” Goodreads reviewer,
- Author: Lecky, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0008464847
- Language: English
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The Last Stand of Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy’s Finest Hour
$29.95 Add to cartAdapted from the naval history classic and New York Times bestseller, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors pieces together the action of the Battle off Samar, bringing to life a riveting story of her… [more below]
- Author: Sanders, Steven Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 17 2021
- ISBN10: 1682473384
- Language: English
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby, All the Sad Young Men & Other Writings 1920-26 (Loa #353)
$35.00 Read moreLibrary of America’s authoritative Fitzgerald edition continues with his greatest masterpiece and best story collection of stories in newly edited texts
This long-awaited second volume of Library of A- Author: Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 756
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1598537148
- Language: English
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One True Sentence: Writers & Readers on Hemingway’s Art
$26.95 Read moreA selection of the greatest sentences by the master, Ernest Hemingway. Sentences that can take a reader’s breath away and are not easily forgotten. Each sentence has been selected and examined by auth
- Author: Cirino, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 1567927130
- Language: English
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Audrey Under the Big Top: A Hartford Circus Fire Survival Story
$27.99 Read moreTwelve-year-old Audrey wants nothing more than to be a dance performer and aerialist, but that feels far from reality in 1944 Hartford, Connecticut. So when she learns the Ringling Brothers and Barnum… [more below]
- Series: Girls Survive
- Author: Gunderson, Jessica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1663990557
- Language: English
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La VÃspera de Orgullo
$17.99 Read moreA glittering celebration of queer families puts Pride gently in perspective–honoring those in the LBGTQ+ community who fought against injustice and inequality.
Es la vÃspera de Orgullo y muchas fami- Author: McClintick, Joanna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 153622362X
- Language: Spanish
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The Supersonic Bone: A Development and Operational History of the B-1 Bomber
$50.00 Read moreWhen the B-52 Stratofortress entered operational service with the US Air Force in 1955, work was already underway on defining its successor. The B-70 Valkyrie, a Mach 3 jet bomber, was one option. Alt… [more below]
- Author: Katz, Kenneth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: March 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1399014714
- Language: English
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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
$28.00 Read moreNational Book Critics Circle Award Winner
New York Times Bestseller
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year
A Boston Globe Best Book of 2016
A Chicag- Author: Anderson, Carol
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 31 2016
- ISBN10: 1632864126
- Language: English
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What the Thunder Said: How the Waste Land Made Poetry Modern
$75.00 Read moreOn the 100th anniversary of T. S. Eliot’s modernist masterpiece, a rich cultural history of The Waste Land‘s creation, explosive impact, and enduring influence
When T. S. Eliot published The Waste Lan- Author: Rasula, Jed
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 069122577X
- Language: English
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Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon
$23.99 Read moreA full menu of unforgettable events and historical milestones.
Delve into the Rose City’s colorful and sometimes tumultuous past through the memories, meals and recipes that put these bygone restaurant
- Series: Lost
- Author: Kennedy, Theresa Griffin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1467143308
- Language: English
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A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
$23.00 Add to cart“The authoritative masterpiece” (L. A. Times) on the Apollo space program and NASA’s journey to the moon
This acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history.- Author: Chaikin, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: September 01 2007
- ISBN10: 014311235X
- Language: English
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Baseball Card Adventures 3-Book Box Set: Honus & Me, Jackie & Me, Babe & Me
$29.97 Read moreThree fan favorites from the sensational Baseball Card Adventures series, which has sold more than 2 million books, are now together in one box set!
Twelve-year-old Joe “Stosh” Stoshack has an amazing
- Series: Baseball Card Adventures
- Author: Gutman, Dan
- Binding: Boxed Set
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 0062979582
- Language: English
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The Deluge: The Great War, America and the Remaking of the Global Order, 1916-1931
$21.00 Add to cartA searing and highly original analysis of the First World War and its anguished aftermath–from the prizewinning economist and author of Shutdown, Crashed and The Wages of Destruction
Winner of the L- Author: Tooze, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: December 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0143127977
- Language: English
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The Babe & I
$7.99 Read moreIt’s 1932 and hard times are everywhere. But life isn’t all bad. America still loves baseball, and Babe Ruth is the star of the game. And two boys are about to discover that with some creativity, hard… [more below]
- Author: Adler, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0152050264
- Language: English
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Never a City So Real: A Walk in Chicago
$18.00 Read more“Chicago is a tale of two cities,” headlines declare. This narrative has been gaining steam alongside reports of growing economic divisions and diverging outlooks on the future of the city. Yet to kee… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions
- Author: Kotlowitz, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 16 2019
- ISBN10: 022661901X
- Language: English
