Chronological Period/20th Century
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Crusade in Europe: A Personal Account of World War II
$22.00 Read moreA classic of World War II literature, an incredibly revealing work that provides a near comprehensive account of the war and brings to life the legendary general and eventual president of the United S… [more below]
- Author: Eisenhower, Dwight D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: December 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0593314859
- Language: English
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Bobby: A Story of Robert F. Kennedy
$18.99 Read moreFrom two-time National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles comes a compelling biography of Robert Kennedy.
Americans claimed Robert Kennedy as one of their own. They called him Bobby.
Lyrical and evocativ
- Author: Wiles, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0545171237
- Language: English
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The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies
$16.95 Read more2023 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Gold Medal, Fiction: Historical
“The book reads as if it really is Davies’ autobiography . . . . a timely reminder of what women would have been up against in Hollyw- Author: Johansen Nack, Leslie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1647423473
- Language: English
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John Lewis
$4.99 Read moreGet to know John Lewis, social justice activist and politician, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people “you should meet!”
Meet John Lewis. W- Series: You Should Meet
- Author: Patrick, Denise Lewis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1665907878
- Language: English
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Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy
$21.00 Read moreA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year
“Even in these dismal times genuinely important books do occasionally make their appearance…You really ought to read it…A tour de force…While Wertheim is- Author: Wertheim, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0674271130
- Language: English
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The Secret Life of the Savoy: Glamour and Intrigue at the World’s Most Famous Hotel
$17.95 Read moreThe captivating story of the famed Savoy Hotel’s founders, told through three generations–and one hundred years–of glamour and high society.
For the gondoliers-themed birthday dinner, the hotel obli- Author: Williams, Olivia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1639362088
- Language: English
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The Sun Also Rises
$24.99 Read moreHemingway’s brilliant first novel is a poignant tale of love, loss, and the power to endure.
In his unforgettable first novel, Hemingway artfully illuminates the plight of the Lost Generation, weaving
- Author: Hemingway, Ernest
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 394
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 9798200881796
- Language: English
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Ena and Bee: Queen Victoria’s Spanish Granddaughters
$45.00 Read morePrincess Eugenia (Ena) of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice (Bee) of Saxe Coburg, granddaughters of Queen Victoria of England, married into the Spanish royal family.
In 1906, Ena became the consort of K… [more below]
- Author: de Sagrera, Ana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 23 2023
- ISBN10: 178155854X
- Language: English
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Sound Within Sound: Radical Composers of the Twentieth Century
$30.00 Read moreSound Within Sound presents an alternative history of 20th-century composers–nearly all of them women or composers of color–by a leading international music critic.
Think of a composer right now. W- Author: Molleson, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1419753568
- Language: English
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Agatha Christie: First Lady of Crime
$17.95 Read moreFrom Poirot to Miss Marple, from The Mousetrap to Witness for the Prosecution, this a fascinating look at the life and work of Agatha Christie, the world’s most successful and popular crime writer.
Ag- Author: Keating, H. R. F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1639362940
- Language: English
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City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington
$30.00 Add to cartAn inside look at how midcentury DC journalists silenced their own skepticism and shaped public perceptions of the Cold War.
Americans’ current trust in journalists is at a dismayingly low ebb, parti- Author: McGarr, Kathryn J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 022666404X
- Language: English
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Abner & Me
$9.99 Add to cartCannons are blasting
Bullets are flying
Wounded soldiers are everywhereStosh has time-traveled to 1863, right into the middle of the Civil War. In possibly his most exciting and definitely his most
- Series: Baseball Card Adventures
- Author: Gutman, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 30 2007
- ISBN10: 0060534451
- Language: English
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Boy and Going Solo: Tales of Childhood
$11.99 Add to cartRoald Dahl’s personal stories together in one edition
Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories? From his own life, of course Boy includes tales of sweetshops and chocolate, me
- Author: Dahl, Roald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 02 2010
- ISBN10: 0142417416
- Language: English
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A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris
$18.00 Read moreWinner of the 13th Annual Spirited Award, for Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History or Spirits
In th
A history of the Lost Generation in 1920s Paris told through the lens of the cocktails they loved- Author: Greene, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 16 2018
- ISBN10: 0143133012
- Language: English
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Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire
$21.99 Add to cart“An instant classic, if not the finest book to date on Ronald Reagan.” — Jay Winik
President Reagan’s dramatic battle to win the Cold War is revealed as never before by the #1 bestselling author and a
- Series: Three Days
- Author: Baier, Bret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 0062748432
- Language: English
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Ribbons of Scarlet: A Novel of the French Revolution’s Women
$16.99 Read more“The French Revolution comes alive through the eyes of six diverse and complex women, in the skilled hands of these amazing authors.”–Martha Hall Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Gir
- Author: Quinn, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0062916076
- Language: English
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Who Was Julia Child?
$6.99 Read moreBorn in California in 1912, Julia Child enlisted in the Army and met her future husband, Paul, during World War II. She discovered her love of French food while stationed in Paris and enrolled in Le C… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Edgers, Geoff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 0448482975
- Language: English
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The American Surveillance State: How the U.S. Spies on Dissent
$19.95 Read moreNew evidence has come to light proving how far the FBI monitored its citizens throughout the Cold War and beyond.
When the possibility of wiretapping first became known to Americans they were outraged.
- Author: Price, David Hotchkiss
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0745346014
- Language: English
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Mudball
$8.99 Read more“With its winning combination of satisfying story and cinematic illustrations, Mudball should make a splash with underdogs and baseball fans alike.” –The Horn Book
Andy Oyler is the shortest player o- Author: Tavares, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 22 2011
- ISBN10: 0763641367
- Language: English
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Tattered Kimonos in Japan: Remaking Lives from Memories of World War II
$34.95 Read moreExamines Japan’s war generation–Japanese men and women who survived World War Two and rebuilt their lives, into the 21st century, from memories of that conflict
Since John Hersey’s Hiroshima–the cl- Series: War, Memory, and Culture
- Author: Rand, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: December 26 2023
- ISBN10: 817321772
- Language: English
