Chronological Period/20th Century
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Dr. Seuss: The Great Doodler
$5.99 Read moreA Step 3 Biography Reader about Theodor Geisel and his transformation from a doodler into the beloved Dr. Seuss. Little Ted Geisel always had a sketchpad and pencil in hand. He was a Boy Scout with a … [more below]
- Series: Step Into Reading
- Author: Klimo, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 26 2016
- ISBN10: 055349760X
- Language: English
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The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-Shek and the Struggle for Modern China, with a New PostScript
$27.00 Add to cartOne of the most momentous stories of the last century is China’s rise from a self-satisfied, anti-modern, decaying society into a global power that promises to one day rival the United States. Chiang
- Author: Taylor, Jay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: April 30 2011
- ISBN10: 0674060490
- Language: English
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The Art of Keeping Cool
$7.99 Read moreThe War At Home
Fear permeates the Rhode Island coastal town where Robert, his mother, and sister are living out the war with his paternal grandparents: Fear of Nazi submarines offshore. Fear of Abel- Series: Aladdin Historical Fiction
- Author: Lisle, Janet Taylor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0689837887
- Language: English
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Best of the ’90s Coloring Book: Color Your Way Through 1990s Art & Pop Culture
$14.99 Read moreColor your way through 1990s pop culture with Best of the ’90s Coloring Book!
Mix coloring with nostalgia, and you have an upbeat activity book that is also therapeutic, for a fun and relaxing escape
- Series: Color Through the Decades #2
- Author: Walter Foster Creative Team
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0760381240
- Language: English
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Franklin and Winston: A Christmas That Changed the World
$18.99 Read moreA compelling look at two leaders who held the world’s fate in their hands — and the holiday visit that sealed a friendship and steered the course of World War II.
At the height of World War II, Presi- Series: Junior Library Guild Selection
- Author: Wood, Douglas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 13 2011
- ISBN10: 0763633836
- Language: English
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Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia: A Graphic Biography
$16.95 Read more“I believe that Marcuse’s ideas can be as valuable today as they were fifty years ago.”–Angela Y. Davis, from the foreword
Herbert Marcuse was one of the twentieth century’s most unlikely pop stars: a
- Author: Thorkelson, Nick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 02 2019
- ISBN10: 0872867854
- Language: English
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No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II
$39.95 Read moreThe U.S. 1st Infantry Division (1st ID), familiarly known as the Big Red One, adapted to dynamic battlefield conditions throughout the course of its deployment during World War II by innovat… [more below]
- Series: American Military Experience
- Author: Fontenot, Gregory
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 616
- Publish Date: June 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0826222846
- Language: English
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The Georgia Farmers’ Strike: The American Agricultural Movement vs. Jimmy Carter
$23.99 Read moreAuthor Lee Lancaster retraces the movement of a remarkable time in our nation’s agricultural history.
In 1976, America sent a peanut farmer from Plains to Washington, D.C. Farmers throughout the nat
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Lancaster, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: July 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154253
- Language: English
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Professional Wrestling in Mississippi: A History
$23.99 Read moreBounce off the ropes for a high-flying jaunt through the history of Magnolia State professional wrestling. At its peak, professional wrestling was arguably the most popular sport in Mississippi. The p… [more below]
- Series: Sports
- Author: Martin, Jeffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154288
- Language: English
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A Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition): A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-Foot Seas
$14.99 Read moreA spellbinding tale of maritime disaster, survival, and an absolutely daring rescue from Michael J. Tougias, the author of The Finest Hours, which is now a major motion picture.
When a forty-seven-fo- Series: True Rescue
- Author: Tougias, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 23 2017
- ISBN10: 125011537X
- Language: English
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Corregidor 1945: Repossessing the Rock
$25.00 Read moreA detailed and fascinating exploration of the 1945 US combined land, naval and air operation to retake Corregidor and the other Japanese-held islands in Manila Bay from a determined and well-entrenche
- Series: Campaign #325
- Author: Lardas, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1472854691
- Language: English
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Prague Counterpoint
$18.99 Read moreOpening in 1936, the Zion Covenant series tells the courageous and compelling stories of those who risk everything to stand against the growing tide of Nazi terrorism that is sweeping through central … [more below]
- Series: Zion Covenant #2
- Author: Thoene, Bodie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1414301081
- Language: English
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A Town Like Alice
$14.99 Read moreDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector’s Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high q
- Author: Shute, Nevil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 13 2018
- ISBN10: 1509834818
- Language: English
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Drawn and Quartered
$19.99 Add to cartIn this collection of aphorisms and short essays, E.M. Cioran sets about the task of peeling off the layers of false realities with which society masks the truth. For him, real hope lies in this task,… [more below]
- Author: Cioran, E. M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: November 13 2012
- ISBN10: 1611456967
- Language: English
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All about Julia Morgan
$7.99 Read moreAll About Julia Morgan was a finalist for the 2019 Foreword Magazine INDIE Awards for juvenile non-fiction.
- Series: All about
- Author: Perry, Phyllis J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 15 2018
- ISBN10: 1681570955
- Language: English
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Anne of Avonlea
$19.99 Add to cartIn the years since she arrived at Green Gables, Anne has earned the love and respect of the people of Avonlea–as well as a reputation for getting herself into predicaments. Now sixteen years old–and… [more below]
- Series: Anne of Green Gables #2
- Author: Montgomery, L. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 25 2014
- ISBN10: 1770497323
- Language: English
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Queer Legacies: Stories from Chicago’s LGBTQ Archives
$22.00 Read moreThe variety of LGBTQ life in Chicago is too abundant and too diverse to be contained in a single place. But since 1981, the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives has striven to do just that, amassing a wea… [more below]
- Author: D’Emilio, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 28 2020
- ISBN10: 022672753X
- Language: English
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Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean: Remembering Chinese Scientist Pu Zhelong’s Work for Sustainable Farming
$9.95 Read moreThe narrator is a composite of people Pu Zhelong influenced in his work. With further context from Melanie Chan’s historically precise watercolors, this story will immerse young readers in Chinese cul
- Author: Schmalzer, Sigrid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 26 2020
- ISBN10: 0884486354
- Language: English
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Badly Behaved Women: The Story of Modern Feminism
$29.95 Read moreBadly Behaved Women is the illustrated story of the past 100 years of the women’s movement, from suffrage, alleged bra burning and the politics of hair to Beyonc , body positivity and #MeToo.
In the
- Author: Crowhurst, Anna-Marie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 0233006222
- Language: English
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75 Years of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
$70.00 Read moreThis pictorial journey will take the reader from the very beginning of the Skunk Works’ very first project (XP-80 Shooting Star) and follow the program through prototype build-up, first flight and, if
- Author: Goodall, James C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1472846478
- Language: English
