Cultural Region/Mid-Atlantic
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If God is God Then Why?: Letters from New York City
$9.99 Add to cartWhat was God doing the morning of September 11? Was He watching but not caring? Did He choose to just sit on His hands?
- Author: Truesdale, Al
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: January 04 2002
- ISBN10: 0834119668
- Language: English
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Your Children Are Very Greatly in Danger: School Segregation in Rochester, New York
$32.95 Add to cartIn Your Children Are Very Greatly in Danger, the veteran journalist Justin Murphy makes the compelling argument that the educational disparities in Rochester, New York, are the result of historical an
- Author: Murphy, Justin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1501761862
- Language: English
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Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance (National Book Award Finalist)
$19.99 Read moreThis Black History month, celebrate the Harlem Renaissance! This National Book Award Finalist takes a breathtaking, in-depth look at the art, poetry, and fiction that came out of one of America’s most… [more below]
- Author: Hill, Laban Carrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0316496332
- Language: English
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Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History
$34.99 Add to cartFor more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten histo… [more below]
- Author: Bleyer, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: April 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1540238407
- Language: English
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Citix60: New York City: New Edition
$13.95 Add to cartNewly updated for 2018, CITIx60: New York is the essential guide for creative travelers. The sixty locations, activities and sightseeing opportunities within include many of your favorites from the pr… [more below]
- Series: Citix60
- Author: Victionary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: September 15 2018
- ISBN10: 9887850020
- Language: English
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Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance
$20.99 Add to cartA brilliant, lively account of the Black Renaissance that burst forth in Pittsburgh from the 1920s through the 1950s–“Smoketown will appeal to anybody interested in black history and anybody who love… [more below]
- Author: Whitaker, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: January 29 2019
- ISBN10: 1501122428
- Language: English
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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Philadelphia: Including Surrounding Counties and Nearby Areas of New Jersey and Delaware
$22.95 Read moreGet outdoors with this guide to 60 of the best hiking trails within an hour or so from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, leading you to scenic beauty.
The best way to experience Philadelphia is by hiking it!
- Series: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles
- Author: Litchman, Lori
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1634043529
- Language: English
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Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York
$20.00 Add to cart“A cacophonous poem of democracy and greed, like the streets of New York themselves.”
―John Vernon, Los Angeles Times Book Review
Lucy Sante’s Low Life is a portrait of America’s greatest city,- Author: Sante, Lucy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: November 24 2003
- ISBN10: 0374528993
- Language: English
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The Bad Guys Won: A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and t
$19.99 Add to cart“Jeff Pearlman has captured the swagger of the ’86 Mets. You don’t have to be a Mets fan to enjoy this book–it’s a great read for all baseball enthusiasts.” –Philadelphia Daily News
Award-winning Spo
- Author: Pearlman, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 30 2011
- ISBN10: 0062097636
- Language: English
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Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay: From the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars
$23.99 Add to cartThe story of Chesapeake pirates and patriots begins with a land dispute and ends with the untimely death of an oyster dredger at the hands of the Maryland Oyster Navy.
From the golden age of piracy to
- Author: Goodall, Jamie L. H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 24 2020
- ISBN10: 146714116X
- Language: English
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Mountains of the Heart: A Natural History of the Appalachians
$17.95 Add to cartPart natural history, part poetry, Mountains of the Heart is full of hidden gems and less traveled parts of the Appalachian Mountains
Stretching almost unbroken from Alabama to Belle Isle, Newfoundla- Author: Weidensaul, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 16 2016
- ISBN10: 1938486889
- Language: English
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New Jersey Off the Beaten Path(r): Discover Your Fun
$17.95 Add to cartTired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, let New Jersey Off the Beaten Path show you the Garden State you never knew existed. Visit For
- Series: Off the Beaten Path
- Author: Scheller, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493070509
- Language: English
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Report from Engine Co. 82
$18.99 Add to cartFrom his bawdy and brave fellow firefighters to the hopeful, hateful, beautiful and beleaguered residents of the poverty-stricken district where he works, Dennis Smith tells the story of a brutalising… [more below]
- Author: Smith, Dennis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0446675520
- Language: English
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Chesapeake Bay Odyssey: 23 Ports of Call with Historic Perspectives
$26.95 Add to cartThe author, Captain Michael Dodd, grew up in Baltimore and spent many hours on the Chesapeake Bay throughout most of his life. His book outlines a fascinating exploration of 23 cities and towns on the
- Author: Dodd, Capt Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 134
- Publish Date: October 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1948494558
- Language: English
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Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan
$35.00 Read moreSince its publication – Delirious New York (1978) has attained mythic status. Rem Koolhaas’s celebration and analysis of New York depicts the city as a metaphor for the variety of human behavior
At the
- Author: Koolhaas, Rem
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 01 1997
- ISBN10: 1885254008
- Language: English
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Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983
$30.95 Add to cartAs the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York’s party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity. Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor ch… [more below]
- Author: Lawrence, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 600
- Publish Date: September 30 2016
- ISBN10: 0822362023
- Language: English
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The Soul of Central New York: Syracuse Stories
$15.95 Add to cartA group of strangers risk death along the New York State Thruway to save a soldier from a burning truck. The true story, as told by football legend Jim Brown, of how the number 44 rose to prominence a
- Author: Kirst, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 27 2016
- ISBN10: 0815610831
- Language: English
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Rao’s Cookbook: Over 100 Years of Italian Home Cooking
$40.00 Add to cartRao’s, the hundred-year-old restaurant with a mere ten tables tucked in a corner of East Harlem in what was once a legendary Italian neighborhood, is one of the most sought-after restaurants in all of… [more below]
- Author: Pellegrino, Frank
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 07 1998
- ISBN10: 0679457496
- Language: English
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The Van Alen Legacy
$10.99 Read moreFrom NYT bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz, this steamy vampire series is full of secrets, intrigue and blood sucking, perfect for fans of Chloe Gong and Tracy Wolff!
With the stunning revelation- Series: Blue Bloods
- Author: de la Cruz, Melissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 02, 2023
- ISBN10: 1368094171
- Language: English
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When Love Died: The True Story of the Brutal Murder of a War of 1812 Hero that Involved Greed, Lies and Treachery
$16.95 Add to cartIn 1824, Boston was a small farming community, about twenty-five miles south of Buffalo, New York. Buffalo itself was still only considered a village with a population of just over two thousand people
- Author: Pluta, Sherrie L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 12 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887312927
- Language: English
