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Love in Defiance of Pain: Ukrainian Stories
$19.95 Add to cartLove in Defiance of Pain: Ukrainian Stories aims to bring the riches of contemporary Ukrainian literature-and of contemporary Ukraine, too–to the world.
While Ukraine is under sustained attack, many
- Author: Kinsella, Ali
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1646052579
- Language: English
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The Distance from Slaughter County: Lessons from Flyover Country
$20.00 Add to cartAs a soldier and civilian, Steven Moore has traveled from the American Midwest to Afghanistan and beyond. In those travels, he’s seen what place can mean, specifically rural places, and how it follows… [more below]
- Author: Moore, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1469673959
- Language: English
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What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism
$16.95 Add to cartAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“I find myself thinking deeply about what it means to love America, as I surely do.” –Dan Rather
“A tonic for our times . . . Rather’s writing shows why he has w… [more below]- Author: Rather, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 1616209941
- Language: English
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American Smooth: Poems
$18.99 Add to cartAn occasion to celebrate: a new collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning former poet laureate; her first since On the Bus with Rosa Parks. With the grace of an Astaire, Rita Dove’s magnificent poems p… [more below]
- Author: Dove, Rita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0393327442
- Language: English
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Finnish Nightmares: An Irreverent Guide to Life’s Awkward Moments
$14.99 Add to cartFrom awkward interactions on public transportation to avoiding small talk with salespeople, introverts from all over the world will find something to love in this comic sensation from Finland.
Mild-ma- Author: Korhonen, Karoliina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 20 2019
- ISBN10: 1984857045
- Language: English
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Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain
$29.00 Read moreA best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colon… [more below]
- Author: Sanghera, Sathnam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0593316673
- Language: English
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The American Miracle: Divine Providence in the Rise of the Republic
$20.00 Add to cartBestselling author and radio host Michael Medved recounts some of the most significant events in America’s rise to prosperity and power, from the writing of the Constitution to the Civil War. He revea… [more below]
- Author: Medved, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 05 2017
- ISBN10: 0553447289
- Language: English
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The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
$20.00 Add to cartThe #1 New York Times bestseller
From Vice President Kamala Harris, one of America’s most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what- Author: Harris, Kamala
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 0525560734
- Language: English
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Freedom: The Enduring Importance of the American Revolution
$59.95 Add to cartPublished under the auspices of the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati, Freedom: The Enduring Importance of the American Revolution is a narrative history of the War for In
- Author: Warren, Jack D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 488
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 149307170X
- Language: English
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American Gods Volume 2: My Ainsel (Graphic Novel)
$24.99 Read moreThe bizarre road trip across America continues as our heroes gather reinforcements for the imminent god war!
Shadow and Wednesday leave the House on the Rock and continue their journey across the coun- Author: Gaiman, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: July 04, 2023
- ISBN10: 1506735010
- Language: English
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Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence
$29.00 Read moreThe New York Times bestselling author of Woke Inc. and a 2024 presidential candidate makes the case that the essence of true American identity is to pursue excellence unapologetically and reject victi
- Author: Ramaswamy, Vivek
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1546002960
- Language: English
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Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
$19.99 Add to cartBarack Obama delivers a tender, beautiful letter to his daughters in this powerful picture book illustrated by award-winner Loren Long that’s made to be treasured
In this poignant letter to his dau… [more below]- Author: Obama, Barack
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 16 2010
- ISBN10: 037583527X
- Language: English
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Out of the Darkness: The Germans, 1942-2022
$50.00 Add to cart#1 Most Important Political Book of 2023, Sueddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)
A gripping and nuanced history of the German people from World War II to the
A Best Book of 2023, The Telegraph (Great Britain)- Author: Trentmann, Frank
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 816
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1524732915
- Language: English
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American Cowboys
$85.00 Read more- Set in a stunning large-format book, the pages within inspire with a fresh and contemporary perspective of the cowboy culture, the families, men, women, children as well as rodeo and ranching communit
- Author: Krantz, Anouk Masson
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 29 2021
- ISBN10: 1864709189
- Language: English
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The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America
$21.99 Add to cartWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE
Ever since this nation’s inception, the idea of a
A new and eye-opening interpretation of the meaning of the frontier, from early westward expansion to Trump’s border wall.- Author: Grandin, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 14, 2020
- ISBN10: 1250214858
- Language: English
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One Thought Scares Me…: We Teach Our Children What We Wish Them to Know; We Don’t Teach Our Children What We Don’t Wish Them to Know
$24.99 Add to cartWe’ve let the meaning of America be reduced to guesswork. It might not be too late.
Our democratic republic is failing, and it shouldn’t be a surprise. We can’t fly a plane without training; we can’t- Author: Dreyfuss, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: 18-Oct-22
- ISBN10: 1510776125
- Language: English
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Real Americans
$29.00 Add to cartA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK – From the award-winning author of Goodbye, Vitamin How far would you go to shape your own destiny? An exhilarating novel of American identity that spans three generations in o… [more below]
- Author: Khong, Rachel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 0593537254
- Language: English
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The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
$22.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope… [more below]
- Author: Meacham, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 30 2019
- ISBN10: 0399589821
- Language: English
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The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World
$30.00 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * How has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its founding and riven by ethnic, religious, and economic divides, proven r
- Author: Senor, Dan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1982115769
- Language: English
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I’m an American
$19.99 Add to cartA breathtaking, eye-opening look at the patchwork of cultures that make up our nation and the many ways we define what it means to be an American.
One of Chicago Public Library’s Best Books of 2023! W- Author: Khiani, Darshana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 02, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593464729
- Language: English
