Geographic Orientation/New York
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The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
$20.00 Read moreIn a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that … [more below]
- Author: Shorto, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 12 2005
- ISBN10: 1400078679
- Language: English
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Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City’s Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation
$20.00 Read moreNominated for the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime
This is the shocking and amazing true story of the first female U.S. District Attorney and traveling detective who found missing 18-year-old Ruth Cru- Author: Ricca, Brad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 09 2018
- ISBN10: 1250160839
- 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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The List of Unspeakable Fears
$17.99 Read moreThe War That Saved My Life meets Coraline in this “deliciously creepy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) middle grade historical novel following an anxious young girl learning to face her fears–and… [more below]
- Author: Kramer, J. Kasper
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1534480749
- Language: English
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One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
$18.99 Add to cartOne Last Word is the work of a master poet. –Kwame Alexander, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Crossover
From the New York Times bestselling and Coretta Scott King award-winning author Nikki Grime- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1619635542
- Language: English
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Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm
$9.99 Add to cartMeet the animals of Maple Hill Farm and learn about their antics as they bring joy, laughter, and life to the people who live in a house that needs painting at the end of a road full of holes.
Two do- Author: Provensen, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: December 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0689844999
- Language: English
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Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
$18.99 Read moreFrom Children’s Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance–paired with fu
- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 05 2021
- ISBN10: 1681199440
- Language: English
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Uptown
$9.99 Read moreCoretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier discovers the vibrant world of Harlem, New York, as seen through the eyes of a little boy
Uptown . . .
Harlem, New York.
Chicken and waffles.
Ja- Series: Rise and Shine
- Author: Collier, Bryan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2004
- ISBN10: 080507399X
- Language: English
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Scorpions: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
$11.99 Add to cartThe Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this authentic tale of the sacrifice of innocence and the struggle to steer clear of vio
- Author: Myers, Walter Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 28 2013
- ISBN10: 0064470660
- Language: English
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An American Tragedy
$17.00 Add to cartThis landmark 1925 novel–the basis for the acclaimed 1951 film A Place in the Sun–is both a riveting crime story and a devastating commentary on the American dream.
One of The Atlantic‘s Great Ameri- Series: Vintage Classics
- Author: Dreiser, Theodore
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: May 25 2021
- ISBN10: 0593313321
- Language: English
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The Iroquois: The Six Nations Confederacy
$9.99 Add to cartThe Iroquois have lived in what is now upper New York State and Ontario, Canada, for more than 4,000 years. In the 12th century, a man of their tribe called the Peacemaker convinced the five other nea… [more below]
- Series: American Indian Nations
- Author: Englar, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1515738736
- Language: English
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Banana Fish, Vol. 18
$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 #18
- Author: Yoshida, Akimi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 13 2007
- ISBN10: 1421508761
- Language: English
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Le Bernardin Cookbook: Four-Star Simplicity
$50.00 Read moreCusine from New York’s four-star seafood restaurant, Le Bernardin, is made accessible to everyone in more than 100 meticulously formulated and carefully tested recipes for all courses, from appetizers… [more below]
- Author: Ripert, Eric
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 30 2001
- ISBN10: 0385488416
- Language: English
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Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm
$9.99 Add to cartMeet the animals of Maple Hill Farm and learn about their antics as they bring joy, laughter, and life to the people who live in a house that needs painting at the end of a road full of holes.
Two do- Author: Provensen, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: December 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0689844999
- Language: English
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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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My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden’s Childhood Journey
$17.99 Read moreAs a young boy growing up in North Carolina, Romare Bearden listened to his great-grandmother’s Cherokee stories and heard the whistle of the train that took his people to the North–people who wanted
- Author: Harvey, Jeanne Walker
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 05 2012
- ISBN10: 0761458107
- 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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The Doughnut King
$8.99 Add to cartDoesn’t everyone love a good baking competition? If you or the kids in your life are into the hit show Nailed It! and if those kids have the entrepreneurial spirit, then this book is for you! When Tri
- Series: Doughnut Fix #2
- Author: Janowitz, Jessie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1492691550
- 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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Farmer Boy
$12.99 Add to cartRevisit one of the most beloved books in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic Little House series with this gorgeous hardcover, unjacketed edition of Farmer Boy, featuring a special foreword from Ree Drummo
- Series: Little House #2
- Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0062470736
- Language: English
