Cultural Region/Mid-Atlantic
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The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America
$18.00 Read moreNow featuring an updated introduction commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall
“The landmark portrait of 20th-century New York viewed through the eyes of gay New Yorkers.” -New York ObserverA
- Author: Kaiser, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 04 2019
- ISBN10: 0802147208
- Language: English
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100 Things to Do in Buffalo Before You Die, 2nd Edition
$18.00 Read more- Series: 100 Things to Do Before You Die
- Author: Licata, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1681064561
- Language: English
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The Quiet Don: The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell Bufalino
$10.99 Read moreTo what extent was Rosario “Russell” Bufalino involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa in 1975? In the CIA’s recruitment of gangsters to assassinate Fidel Castro? In organizing the historic meetin… [more below]
- Author: Birkbeck, Matt
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: October 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0425266850
- Language: English
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City of Light
$18.00 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK – “Breathtaking . . . a remarkable blend of murder mystery, love story, political intrigue, and tragedy of manners.”–USA Today
The year is 1901. Buffalo, New York, is poi- Author: Belfer, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: August 30 2005
- ISBN10: 0385337647
- Language: English
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Banana Fish, Vol. 5
$11.99 Add to cartNature made Ash beautiful; Nurture made him a killer
VICE CITY: NEW YORK IN THE 80s… Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted hei- Series: Banana Fish #5
- Author: Yoshida, Akimi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: December 14 2004
- ISBN10: 1591164176
- Language: English
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The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld
$20.00 Read moreThe basis of Martin Scorcese’s acclaimed 2003 film, The Gangs of New York is a dramatic and entertaining glimpse at a city’s dark past.
Focusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, and winding alleys o
- Author: Asbury, Herbert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0307388980
- Language: English
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The World Will Never See the Like: The Gettysburg Reunion of 1913
$32.95 Read more“In this groundbreaking study, author John L. Hopkins deftly examines the reunion through the lens of the veterans within the context of society, politics, and the national mood at the time.” — Scott… [more below]
- Author: Hopkins, John L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: December 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1611216842
- Language: English
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Murder on Gramercy Park
$9.99 Add to cartAs a midwife in the turn-of-the-century tenements of New York City, Sarah Brandt has seen her share of suffering and joy, birth and death. Now, she learns that crime doesn’t discriminate, when the hig… [more below]
- Series: Gaslight Mystery #3
- Author: Thompson, Victoria
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 06 2001
- ISBN10: 0425178862
- Language: English
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I, the Jury–My Gun is Quick–Vengeance is Mine!
$18.00 Read moreA triple-shot anthology featuring the first three Mike Hammer novels–from the undisputed master of detective fiction.
In Mickey Spillane’s classic detective novels, the action exploded in a bone-crun
- Series: Mike Hammer Collection #01
- Author: Spillane, Mickey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: June 12 2001
- ISBN10: 0451203526
- Language: English
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Ten Days in a Mad-House: A Story of the Intrepid Reporter
$7.95 Add to cartAt the age of 23, pioneering reporter Nellie Bly faked dementia in order to expose abuses of patients in Blackwell’s Island Insane Asylum in New York City. Such investigative journalism was unusual in… [more below]
- Author: Bly, Nellie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 18 2019
- ISBN10: 0486835448
- Language: English
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The Boy in the Black Suit
$19.99 Add to cartA 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
Just when seventeen-year-old Matt thinks he can’t handle one more piece of terrible news, he meets a girl who’s dealt with a lot more–and who just might b- Author: Reynolds, Jason
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 06 2015
- ISBN10: 1442459506
- Language: English
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Sixteenth Street NW: Washington, DC’s Avenue of Ambitions
$34.95 Read moreDeFerrari and Sefton have created a highly illustrated architectural “biography” of one of DC’s most important boulevards. From the front door of the White House, this north-south artery runs through
- Author: Deferrari, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 28 2022
- ISBN10: 1647121566
- Language: English
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Ghost Stories of New York State
$12.95 Read moreNew York State’s rich and colorful history has given rise to a wealth of blood-curdling, spine-tingling tales of the supernatural. Spanning the entire length and breadth of the Empire State, this care… [more below]
- Series: Ghost Stories
- Author: Smitten, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: June 24 2004
- ISBN10: 1894877330
- Language: English
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How Women Won the Vote: Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea
$9.99 Read moreThis is how history should be told to kids–with photos, illustrations, and captivating storytelling.
From Newbery Honor medalist Susan Campbell Bartoletti and in time to celebrate the 100th anniversar
- Author: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0062841319
- Language: English
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The Indian in the Cupboard
$17.99 Add to cartAdventure abounds when a toy comes to life in this classic novel
It’s Omri’s birthday, but all he gets from his best friend, Patrick, is a little plastic warrior figure. Trying to hide his disappoin- Series: Indian in the Cupboard
- Author: Banks, Lynne Reid
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 05 1985
- ISBN10: 0385170513
- Language: English
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The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
$7.99 Add to cartSOMETHING’S FOWL IN HOBOKEN.
When Arthur Bobowicz is sent out to bring home the family’s Thanksgiving turkey, he returns instead with Henrietta — a 266 pound chicken with a mind of her own. Feathers- Author: Pinkwater, Daniel Manus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1416928103
- Language: English
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Dave at Night
$9.99 Add to cartIf nobody wants him, that’s fine.He’ll just take care of himself.
When his father dies, Dave knows nothing will ever be thesame. And then it happens. Dave lands in an orphanage–the cold and strict Heb
- Author: Levine, Gail Carson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 15 2006
- ISBN10: 0064407470
- Language: English
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Carrie Pilby: A Hilarious and Charming Story
$15.99 Add to cart- Series: Harlequin Teen
- Author: Lissner, Caren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 29 2010
- ISBN10: 0373210108
- Language: English
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American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
$21.99 Add to cartPowerful and riveting, this Newbery Honor-winning narrative describes the illness known as yellow fever, the toll it took on the nation’s capital–and the eventual triumph over the disease.
Long before
- Author: Murphy, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 23 2003
- ISBN10: 0395776082
- Language: English
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B Is for Brooklyn
$19.99 Add to cartWhat do Prospect Park, Coney Island, and Atlantic Avenue have in common? They are all located in Brooklyn, New York, a magical place where you can listen to jazz music, eat bagels and lox, and sit on
- Author: Alko, Selina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 21 2012
- ISBN10: 0805092137
- Language: English
