Cultural & Regional
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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
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Mandela: Mandela: The Authorized Biography
$24.00 Add to cartNelson Mandela, who emerged from twenty-six years of political imprisonment to lead South Africa out of apartheid and into democracy, is perhaps the world’s most admired leader, a man whose life has b… [more below]
- Author: Sampson, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: September 12 2000
- ISBN10: 0679781781
- Language: English
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What They Never Told Us: True Stories of Family Secrets and Hidden Identities Revealed
$32.99 Read moreFrom acclaimed bestselling author of White Like Her: My Family’s Story of Race and Racial Passing, comes a brand new collection of stories of people uncovering their past.
“A riveting page turner . .- Author: Lukasik, Gail
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1510780181
- Language: English
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A Small Place
$15.00 Add to cartA brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua, by the author of Annie John.
Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright, A Small Place magnifies our vision of one small place with Swiftian wit and p- Author: Kincaid, Jamaica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 1250340616
- Language: English
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Incredible: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Changed the World
$18.99 Add to cartOlympians Alex and Maia Shibutani continue their Amazing exploration of more than thirty extraordinary Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders who have changed the world in this gorge… [more below]
- Author: Shibutani, Maia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 29 2025
- ISBN10: 593525469
- Language: English
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Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer
$32.00 Add to cartLeonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, and Norman Mailer. Brilliant, brash, yet soulful, they were 100 percent Jewish and 100 percent American. They upended the restrained culture of their fore
- Author: Denby, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1250193400
- Language: English
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Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography
$18.00 Add to cartPerfect for fans of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, this is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation–a fiftieth-anniversary edi… [more below]
- Series: Harlem Moon Classics
- Author: Holiday, Billie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 25 2006
- ISBN10: 0767923863
- Language: English
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Behind the Scenes: Myth, Magic, and Makeup
$21.95 Add to cartIn Behind the Scenes: Myth, Magic, and Makeup, Victor Callegari, long-time head makeup artist for the Metropolitan Opera (1975-2010), shares his love for the company, backstage insights, and personal
- Author: Callegari, Victor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 166
- Publish Date: December 13 2024
- ISBN10: 9798893152357
- Language: English
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The Maverick’s Museum: Albert Barnes and His American Dream
$35.00 Add to cartA fascinating biography of the philanthropist Albert Barnes, whose pioneering collection of modern art was meant to transform America’s soul
From prominent critic and biographer Blake Gopnik comes a co
- Author: Gopnik, Blake
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 18 2025
- ISBN10: 0063284030
- Language: English
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The Life Story of Jennifer Hudson
$16.95 Add to cartThis book is based on my life, all the hurt and pain I have experienced in my life from the deaths of my brothers, mom, friends, cousins, and grandfather. When COVID-19 took place in 2020, I began to
- Author: Hudson, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: December 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1637848439
- Language: English
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Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown
$19.99 Add to cartHow did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit “revolutionary suicide” by drinking cyanide-laced punch? From a master of narrative nonfiction comes … [more below]
- Author: Fleming, Candace
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 29 2025
- ISBN10: 0593480066
- Language: English
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The Stowaway in First Class: A True Story of an Unforgettable Quest to Come to America
$26.95 Add to cartA family’s legacy is forever changed in this true story of ransom notes, stowaways, and mobsters.
Paris, 1929. Gaetano “Guy” DeSantis is an Italian emigrant with a good life: a stable construction job
- Author: DeSantis, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 12 2025
- ISBN10: 9.79899E+12
- Language: English
