Chronological Period/21st Century
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Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement
$34.95 Add to cartThis “breath-taking trip through the union-organizing scene of America in the 21st century” reveals the victories and unconventional strategies of a renowned–and notorious–militant union organizer (… [more below]
- Author: McAlevey, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 332
- Publish Date: May 06 2014
- ISBN10: 1781683158
- Language: English
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Dogs of Summer
$23.00 Read more“[A] firecracker of a debut.”
“Andrea Abreu’s debut novel about two girls in the summer heat of Tenerife is perfect for these dog days.”
—The New York Times
—Shreya Chattopadhyay, The New York Times B- Author: Abreu, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 166260159X
- Language: English
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5,000 Days of War: The Firsthand Account of an Afghan Special Forces Operator
$29.99 Read moreYa marg Ya zindagi.
Life or death. Born to poverty and facing starvation in his remote Afghan village, eighteen-year-old Yousuf Sediq travels across Taliban territory to apply for a job as an interp- Author: Sediq, Yousuf
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 263
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1955026432
- Language: English
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The Little Liar
$15.99 Read moreThis sharp, compelling legal drama from an acclaimed French journalist explores why a teenage victim lied about her rape and how the disadvantaged become scapegoats.
At 15, Lisa was a typical teenager- Author: Robert-Diard, Pascale
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 163542416X
- Language: English
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The Sun Does Shine: An Innocent Man, a Wrongful Conviction, and the Long Path to Justice
$19.99 Read moreA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
The Sun Does Shine is an extraordinary testament to the power of hope sustained through the darkest times, now adapted for younger readers, with a revise- Author: Hinton, Anthony Ray
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1250817366
- Language: English
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The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House
$18.99 Add to cart#1 New York Times Bestseller
“A revealing look at life inside the White House. . . it’s Downton Abbey for the White House staff.”— The Today Show
A remarkable history with elements of both In the Presi
- Author: Brower, Kate Andersen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 08 2016
- ISBN10: 0062305204
- Language: English
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A Narco History: How the United States and Mexico Jointly Created the Mexican Drug War
$15.95 Add to cartThe term “Mexican Drug War” misleads. It implies that the ongoing bloodbath, which has now killed well over 100,000 people, is an internal Mexican affair.
But this diverts attention from the U.S. role- Author: Boullosa, Carmen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 258
- Publish Date: November 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1944869123
- Language: English
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The Dark Dark: Stories
$18.00 Read moreA Best Book of the Year: NPR, Vogue, The Huffington Post, The Chicago Review of Books, The National Post, Electric Literature, Kirkus
“Wields such a subtle and alien power . . . Wonderfully spooky.” –- Author: Hunt, Samantha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 18 2017
- ISBN10: 0374282137
- Language: English
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Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield
$19.99 Add to cartFrom Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, comes the story of a unique team of warriors — women who could not be Army Rangers and Navy SEALS
- Author: Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 12 2016
- ISBN10: 0062333828
- Language: English
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Requiem for the Massacre: A Black History on the Conflict, Hope, and Fallout of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
$18.95 Read moreNAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of The Year With journalistic skill, heart, and hope, Requiem for the Massacre reckons with the tensi- Author: Young, Rj
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1640096167
- Language: English
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Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites
$19.99 Read moreLouisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee!
Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites is a picture book biography that tells the story of the powerhouse female Japanese-American chef and her rise to- Author: Florence, Debbi Michiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0374313873
- Language: English
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Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters
$18.99 Add to cartNow a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks–the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger–the pilot wh
- Author: Sullenberger, Chesley B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 11 2010
- ISBN10: 0061924695
- Language: English
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Jaq: A Top Boy Story
$17.99 Add to cartBased on the hit Netflix series, this novel delves into the lives of Top Boy‘s beloved characters. Written by creator and co-producer Ronan Bennett, it promises to be an exciting new chapter of this b
- Author: Bennett, Ronan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0063337932
- Language: English
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Pyre
$17.00 Read moreFrom the author of One Part Woman and The Story of a Goat, both longlisted for the National Book Award for Translation, comes a poignant and startling novel about love, caste, and intolerance
Profiled … [more below]
- Author: Murugan, Perumal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0802159338
- Language: English
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On Every Tide: The Making and Remaking of the Irish World
$35.00 Read moreA sweeping history of Irish emigration, arguing that the Irish exodus helped make the modern world
When people think of Irish emigration, they often think of the Great Famine of the 1840s, which caused
- Author: Connolly, Sean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0465093957
- Language: English
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Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir
$18.99 Read more“Richly detailed. . . an intimate portrait of a diplomat.” —New Yorker
Now in paperback with a new epilogue
In this revealing, funny, and inspiring memoir, seven-time New York Times bestselling author
- Author: Albright, Madeleine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 26 2022
- ISBN10: 0062802275
- Language: English
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Remember the Ramrods: An Army Brotherhood in War and Peace
$29.99 Read moreThe Iraq War’s only living Medal of Honor recipient reveals the untold story of the remarkable brotherhood behind one of the war’s legendary acts of valor
In 2004, he stormed an enemy stronghold to sa
- Author: Bellavia, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0063048655
- Language: English
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Where Valor Rests: Arlington National Cemetery
$18.95 Read moreArlington National Cemetery spreads across the rolling hills west of the Potomac, a serene and reverent sanctuary for the presidents, soldiers, and heroes–famous and unsung alike–who lie in eternal … [more below]
- Author: Atkinson, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 19 2009
- ISBN10: 1426204566
- Language: English
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Small Island
$20.00 Read moreAn international bestseller. Andrea Levy’s Small Island won the Orange Prize for Fiction, The Orange Prize for Fiction: Best of the Best, The Whitbread Novel Award, The Whitbread Book of the Year Awar
- Author: Levy, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 30 2010
- ISBN10: 0312429525
- Language: English
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We All Fall Down
$10.99 Add to cartA novel from one of the country’s most prolific and popular YA authors, this book, set in New York City on September 11th, shows us how the experiences of that day profoundly changed one teen’s life a… [more below]
- Series: We All Fall Down
- Author: Walters, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 07 2006
- ISBN10: 0385661924
- Language: English
