Cultural & Regional
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The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
$18.99 Add to cart“A courageous Afghan woman and her sisters success as unlikely entrepreneurs in this inspiring true story.” — O, The Oprah Magazine
The New York Times bestseller, written by a former reporter for ABC
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 17 2024
- ISBN10: 0061732478
- Language: English
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Becoming Baba: Fatherhood, Faith, and Finding Meaning in America
$28.00 Add to cartFrom Slate staff writer Aymann Ismail comes an exquisite memoir about fatherhood, religion, and the search for identity in an ever-shifting world.
The son of Egyptian immigrants, Aymann Ismail came of- Author: Ismail, Aymann
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 08 2025
- ISBN10: 038554961X
- Language: English
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A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults): My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars
$12.99 Add to cartA NASA astrophysicist narrates his improbable journey from an impoverished childhood and an adolescence mired in drugs and crime to the nation’s top physics PhD program at Stanford in this inspiring c… [more below]
- Author: Oluseyi, Hakeem
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1984849662
- Language: English
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Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam
$7.99 Add to cartAs a young boy growing up in the hills of central Vietnam, Nhuong’s companion was Tank, the family water buffalo. When bullies harassed Nhuong, Tank sent them packing. When a wild tiger threatened the… [more below]
- Author: Huynh, Quang Nhuong
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 117
- Publish Date: January 16 1999
- ISBN10: 0064462110
- Language: English
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
$21.00 Add to cartIn this vivid biography Geoffrey C. Ward brings back to life the most celebrated — and the most reviled — African American of his age.
Jack Johnson battled his way out of obscurity and poverty in th- Author: Ward, Geoffrey C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: January 03 2006
- ISBN10: 0375710043
- Language: English
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The Rock from Which You Were Hewn: The Lives and Legacy of Holy Irish Men and Women
$18.95 Read moreThis book presents brief, inspiring biographies of over 40 Irish men and women whose causes for canonization are in progress, along with others who enjoy a strong reputation for sanctity. Written in
- Author: Kenny, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 274
- Publish Date: November 11 2024
- ISBN10: 1621647498
- Language: English
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Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond
$18.99 Add to cartBreaking nearly eight decades of silence, Essie Mae Washington-Williams comes forward with a story of unique historical magnitude and incredible human drama. Her father, the late Strom Thurmond, was o
- Author: Washington-Williams, Essie Mae
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 24 2006
- ISBN10: 0060761423
- Language: English
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Lucy Sings on Lucy Street
$19.99 Add to cartThis inspiring historical picture book based on the childhood of Lucy Tolliver, the mother of Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts, and written by her siblings, Sally-Ann Roberts and Lawrence Roberts,
- Author: Roberts, Lawrence
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 006322254X
- Language: English
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Down on the Farm, Way Back When
$23.99 Add to cartDad would warn me to stay back from the barn door when he let the cows out for the first time at the end of a long winter. After taking a few steps outside, you might see a mature cow do something you… [more below]
- Author: Nelson, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 306
- Publish Date: January 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1038317932
- Language: English
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Broken Promise: The story of a man growing up in Bountiful and living under ‘The One Man Rule.’
$24.99 Add to cartBorn into the Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saint (FLDS) community of Bountiful, British Columbia, Jon Blackmore grew up believing that his church was the sole path to salvation, the only people destined … [more below]
- Author: Blackmore, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: January 30 2025
- ISBN10: 1038313600
- Language: English
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Icy Fruit: How My Grandfather Spread the Joy of Ice Pops Across Taiwan
$18.99 Add to cartThis fun and fascinating biography of a Taiwanese ice pop entrepreneur–the author’s beloved grandfather–is a terrific read-aloud about inventiveness and the treats of summer.
Charlotte Cheng’s grand- Author: Cheng, Charlotte
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 593617754
- Language: English
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Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship
$29.99 Add to cartAn insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon’s profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define an imp
- Author: Williams, Dana A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 17 2025
- ISBN10: 63011972
- Language: English
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Convert Maker
$19.95 Read moreVenerable Fulton J. Sheen was one of the greatest spiritual leaders–and entertainers–in America’s tumultuous twentieth century. His television shows, for which he eventually won an Emmy Award, reac
- Author: Hughes, Cheryl C. D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 310
- Publish Date: November 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1621647234
- Language: English
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X: A Biography of Malcolm X
$8.99 Read moreSomeone was trying to kill Malcolm X, and he knew who it was. From his troubled youth to his days as spokesman for the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X had much to say about race and civil rights. But when … [more below]
- Series: Graphic Library: American Graphic
- Author: Gunderson, Jessica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1429662670
- Language: English
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Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawai’i
$29.99 Add to cartSet in one of the world’s most beautiful landscapes, Kuleana is the story of an award-winning journalist’s effort to hold on to her family’s ancestral Hawaiian lands–and find herself along the way.
“- Author: Goo, Sara Kehaulani
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 125033344X
- Language: English
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Lori’s Lies and Family Ties
$15.99 Add to cart“I don’t have to eat ever again,” she said, her gaze locked on mine. “And if you shoot me, the bullet won’t hurt me, Adam. My body has almost completed the process of becoming immortal.”
So begins the
- Author: Conner, Rex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 182
- Publish Date: November 01 2023
- ISBN10: 9798891845022
- Language: English
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Immigration Stories from Chicago High Schools: Green Card Youth Voices
$20.00 Add to cartUsing a trauma-informed approach to gathering stories, this unique collection of 30 stories illuminates the range of challenges and successes met by the latest generation of immigrants attending Steve… [more below]
- Series: Green Card Youth Voices
- Author: Rozman, Tea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1949523314
- Language: English
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Interrupted Lives: Nine Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust
$10.99 Add to cartIn some ways, Adele, Barney, Eric, Ernie, Frank, Judy, Magda, Rodi, and Ruth had little in common. They were born in different European countries and came from different family backgrounds. But they w
- Author: Friedeman, Amanda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 9.79877E+12
- Language: English
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Gathering of Strangers: Why Museums Matter
$24.99 Read moreA powerful, timely and thought-provoking exploration of the transformative role of the museum–and of art–in society today.
As the world adapts to the consequences of a global pandemic, museums cont- Author: Balshaw, Maria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1849769133
- Language: English
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The Wanderer’s Curse: A Memoir
$29.99 Add to cartWhen Jennifer Hope Choi first stumbled upon the “curse” known as yeokmasal–an allegedly inheritable affliction causing one to roam farther and farther from home–she immediately consulted her mother.
- Author: Choi, Jennifer Hope
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 132403551X
- Language: English
