Chronological Period/21st Century
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Chaotic Neutral: How the Democrats Lost Their Soul in the Center
$29.00 Read moreA recent history of the Democratic Party that identifies its chronic errors–the “pathologies” of the New Democratic mindset–and argues urgently against a return to the status quo
Why did the Democ- Author: Burmila, Ed
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1645030024
- Language: English
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Nelson Mandela
$11.99 Add to cartThis stunning picture book biography of Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson is a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Honor award.
In this lush, acclaimed book, award-winning author-illustrator Kadir Nelson
- Author: Nelson, Kadir
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 0061783773
- Language: English
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The Variations
$19.95 Read moreAn eerie ability is passed from grandmother to grandson–who now must reckon with a new cacophony of voices and sounds, all from the past, overlaying his life in the present–in this stirring new nove… [more below]
- Author: Langley, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 472
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1681378396
- Language: English
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Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival
$18.99 Add to cartfrom Newbery award winning author Kirby Larson comes a remarkable true story of the devotion, friendship, and survival of two pets left behind in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. In the tradition of Owe
- Author: Larson, Kirby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0802797547
- Language: English
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An Irish Country Christmas
$10.99 Read moreTis the season in Ballybucklebo with New York Times bestselling author Patrick Taylor’s An Irish Country Christmas.
Barry Laverty, M.B., is looking forward to his first Christmas in the cozy village o- Series: Irish Country Books #3
- Author: Taylor, Patrick
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: November 02 2010
- ISBN10: 0765366851
- Language: English
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Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter
$15.99 Read moreCall and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter is a broad and powerful exploration of the history of Black Lives Matter told through photographs, quotes, and informative text by New York Times bes
- Author: Chambers, Veronica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0063284936
- Language: English
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Hoover Tower at Stanford University
$23.99 Read moreA Stanford University landmark since 1941, the 285-foot-tall, Art Deco-style Hoover Tower provides a contrasting focal point for the horizontal lines of the Quad’s sandstone arcades. The Quad, begun i… [more below]
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Danielson, Elena S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 06 2018
- ISBN10: 1467129208
- Language: English
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Forward from This Moment: Selected Columns, 1994-2008
$17.00 Add to cartSince 1976, when he was an 18-year-old junior at USC, Leonard Pitts’ writing has been winning awards, including the Pulitzer and five National Headliner Awards. This book collects his best newspaper c… [more below]
- Author: Pitts Jr, Leonard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 349
- Publish Date: August 04 2009
- ISBN10: 1932841326
- Language: English
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Tara and the Towering Wave: An Indian Ocean Tsunami Survival Story
$27.99 Read moreWhen her mother announces a holiday vacation to Thailand, Tara isn’t thrilled. She’d rather stay home with her friends, but Mom is determined they use the girls’ trip to explore their Thai heritage. T… [more below]
- Series: Girls Survive
- Author: Oxtra, Cristina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1496596919
- Language: English
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Vernon Subutex 3
$18.00 Read moreParis may burn, the world may crumble, but Vernon Subutex shall reign supreme! –The final installment of writer/filmmaker Virginie Despentes’s Man Booker International Prize shortlisted punk-rock tri
- Series: Vernon Subutex #3
- Author: Despentes, Virginie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 0374283265
- Language: English
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Speak
$16.99 Add to cartA thoughtful, poignant novel that explores the creation of Artificial Intelligence–illuminating the very human need for communication, connection, and understanding.
In a narrative that spans geograph
- Author: Hall, Louisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 03 2016
- ISBN10: 0062391208
- Language: English
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Babylon’s Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo
$19.00 Read moreThe astonishing story of the soldiers, conservationists, and ordinary Iraqis who united to save the animals of the Baghdad Zoo
When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of- Author: Anthony, Lawrence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 08 2008
- ISBN10: 0312382154
- Language: English
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Crown & Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II
$32.00 Read moreOn the eve of Queen Elizabeth II’s historic 70th anniversary on the throne, Tracy Borman’s sweeping narrative of the British monarchy illuminates one of history’s most iconic and enduring legacies
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- Author: Borman, Tracy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0802159109
- Language: English
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Royal Trivia: Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family
$19.95 Read moreTest your knowledge of Kate, William, Meghan, Harry, Diana, Charles and Elizabeth II!
This collection of fascinating facts and anecdotes about the British monarchy will keep you in the know and ready- Author: Bowie, Rachel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: December 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1646042603
- Language: English
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Rules at the School by the Sea: The Second School by the Sea Novel
$28.99 Read moreIt’s summer, but school is in session in the delightful second book of New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan’s utterly charming School by the Sea series, set at a girls’ boarding school in Co
- Series: School by the Sea #2
- Author: Colgan, Jenny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 0063243148
- Language: English
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Alia’s Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq
$7.99 Read moreThe inspiring story of an Iraqi librarian’s courageous fight to save books from the Basra Central Library before it was destroyed in the war.
It is 2003 and Alia Muhammad Baker, the chief librarian of … [more below]- Author: Stamaty, Mark Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 09 2010
- ISBN10: 037585763X
- Language: English
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August in Kabul: America’s Last Days in Afghanistan
$28.00 Read moreTold through the eyes of witnesses to the fall of Kabul, Walkley award-winning journalist Andrew Quilty’s debut book offers a remarkable record of this historic moment.
As night fell on 15 August 2021- Author: Quilty, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1350370312
- Language: English
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Snobs
$18.00 Add to cartJulian Fellowes, creator of the Emmy-Award winning TV series Downton Abbey, established himself as an irresistible storyteller and a deliciously witty chronicler of modern manners in his first novel
- Author: Fellowes, Julian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 08 2012
- ISBN10: 1250020360
- Language: English
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The Impatient
$18.99 Add to cart“Winner of the 2019 Orange Book Prize, The Impatients is a powerful novel about three women living in Cameroon who have grown impatient with the unrelenting oppression-patriarchy, polygamy, and the pe… [more below]
- Author: Amal, Djaili Amadou
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0063141647
- Language: English
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Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11
$21.99 Add to cart“Better and more comprehensive than any prior account. . . . Those of us who lived through those days will find the book cathartic; those rising generations who were too young to remember 9/11, or who
- Author: Zuckoff, Mitchell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 0062275658
- Language: English
