Chronological Period/20th Century
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Former People
$36.00 Add to cartThe riveting and harrowing story of the Russian nobility caught in the upheaval of the Revolution
Winner of the Pushkin House Russian Book Prize
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Kansas City Star an- Author: Smith, Douglas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: September 24 2013
- ISBN10: 1250037794
- Language: English
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The Great Heroin Coup: Drugs, Intelligence & International Fascism
$24.95 Read moreIn this new edition of a cult classic, Henrik Kr?er and Jerry Meldon have added new material and provided updates of the investigations
Danish investigative author Henrik Kr?er set out to write a book- Author: Kr?ger, Henrik
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1634240189
- Language: English
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1968: The Year That Rocked the World
$19.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – “In this highly opinionated and highly readable history, Kurlansky makes a case for why 1968 has lasting relevance in the United States and around the world.”–Dan Rather
To some- Author: Kurlansky, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: January 11 2005
- ISBN10: 0345455827
- Language: English
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Lady Chatterley’s Lover
$8.99 Add to cartSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING THE CROWN‘S EMMA CORRIN AND UNBROKEN‘S JACK O’CONNELL
Lyric and sensual, D.H. Lawrence’s last novel is one of the major works of fiction of the twentieth cen- Author: Lawrence, D. H.
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 01 1983
- ISBN10: 0553212621
- Language: English
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Mahashweta
$14.95 Read more‘Anupama looked into the mirror and shivered with shock. A small white patch had now appeared on her arm.’
Anupama’s fairytale marriage to Anand falls apart when she discovers a white patch on her f- Author: Murty, Sudha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 17 2007
- ISBN10: 0143103296
- Language: English
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Conundrum
$16.95 Add to cartOne of the first-ever books on gender transition, this poignant memoir by a trans woman is “the best first-hand account ever written by a traveler across the boundaries of sex” (Newsweek).
“A profound… [more below]- Series: New York Review Books Classics
- Author: Morris, Jan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 16 2006
- ISBN10: 1590171896
- Language: English
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Four Nights with the Duke
$7.99 Read more- Series: Desperate Duchesses #8
- Author: James, Eloisa
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 31 2015
- ISBN10: 0062223917
- Language: English
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One Day When I Was Lost: A Scenario Based on Alex Haley’s the Autobiography of Malcolm X
$15.00 Add to cartA rare, lucidly composed screenplay from one of America’s greatest writers, based on the bestselling classic The Autobiography of Malcolm X. – “Sharp…. Precise…. There is no questioning the depth … [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Baldwin, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 14 2007
- ISBN10: 0307275949
- Language: English
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Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right
$19.99 Read more“Reveals a political trend that threatens both our form of government and our species.” – Timothy Snyder, author of ON TYRANNY
“Riveting…. Want to understand how so many Americans turned against tru- Author: Nelson, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 1635575826
- Language: English
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The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
$23.00 Add to cartIn this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century’s most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-publ… [more below]
- Author: Nasaw, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 912
- Publish Date: September 24 2013
- ISBN10: 0143124072
- Language: English
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Mas Alla de Mi: Reaching Out (Spanish Edition) = Reaching Out
$9.99 Add to cartFrom the perspective of the young adult he once was, Francisco Jimenez describes the challenges he faces when continuing his education. During his college years, the very family solidarity that allows
- Series: Cajas de Carton #3
- Author: Jiménez, Francisco
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0547250312
- Language: Spanish
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The Downtown Pop Underground: New York City and the Literary Punks, Renegade Artists, DIY Filmmakers, Mad Playwrights, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Glitter Que
$20.00 Add to cartThe Downtown Pop Underground presents an artistic history ofNew York City and the literary punks, renegade artists, DIY filmmakers, mad playwrights, and rock ‘n’ roll glitter queens who revolutionized… [more below]
- Author: McLeod, Kembrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1419738046
- Language: English
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Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines
$19.99 Read moreDiscover how Rube Goldberg followed his dreams to become an award-winning cartoonist, inventor, and even an adjective in the dictionary in this inspiring and funny biographical picture book.
Want to- Author: Aronson, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 12 2019
- ISBN10: 1481476688
- Language: English
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Away with the Fairies: A Phryne Fisher Mystery
$14.99 Read moreIt’s 1928 in Melbourne and Phryne is asked to investigate the puzzling death of a famous author and illustrator of fairy stories. To do so, Phryne takes a job within the women’s magazine that employed
- Series: Phryne Fisher Mysteries (Paperback) #11
- Author: Greenwood, Kerry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 241
- Publish Date: October 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1590583132
- Language: English
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Minnesota’s Headline Murders! 1900 to 1919
$19.95 Add to cartExtra Extra Read all about ten sensational stories of murder and justice at the dawn of the twentieth century in Minnesota’s Headline Murders 1900-1919. Author Patrick L. Shannon’s well-researched … [more below]
- Author: Shannon, Patrick L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 27 2018
- ISBN10: 159298777X
- Language: English
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The Western Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918
$35.00 Add to cartThe Western Front evokes images of mud-spattered men in waterlogged trenches, shielded from artillery blasts and machine-gun fire by a few feet of dirt. This iconic setting was the most critical aren
- Author: Lloyd, Nick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: March 30 2021
- ISBN10: 1631497944
- Language: English
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The Wild Palms
$16.95 Add to cartIn this feverishly beautiful novel–originally titled If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem–William Faulkner interweaves two narratives, each wholly absorbing in its own right, each subtly illuminating the oth… [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Faulkner, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 31 1995
- ISBN10: 0679741933
- Language: English
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The Long Twentieth Century: Money, Power and the Origins of Our Times
$29.95 Add to cartThe Long Twentieth Century traces the relationship between capital accumulation and state formation over a 700-year period. Arrighi argues that capitalism has unfolded as a succession of “long centuri… [more below]
- Author: Arrighi, Giovanni
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1844673049
- Language: English
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The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins–Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and the Minimum Wage
$22.00 Add to cart“Kirstin Downey’s lively, substantive and–dare I say–inspiring new biography of Perkins . . . not only illuminates Perkins’ career but also deepens the known contradictions of Roosevelt’s character…. [more below]
- Author: Downey, Kirstin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: February 23 2010
- ISBN10: 1400078563
- Language: English
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The Pushcart War
$12.99 Add to cart“The best book about politics ever written for children.” —The Washington Post
50th Anniversary Edition, now in paperback
DO YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE PUSHCART WAR? THE REAL HISTORY? It’s a story- Author: Merrill, Jean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: September 29 2015
- ISBN10: 1590179366
- Language: English
