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Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
$22.00 Add to cartA brilliant, authoritative, and fascinating history of America’s most puzzling era, the years 1920 to 1933, when the US Constitution was amended to restrict one of America’s favorite pastimes: drinkin… [more below]
- Author: Okrent, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: May 31 2011
- ISBN10: 074327704X
- Language: English
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Tis: A Memoir
$19.99 Add to cartA #1 New York Times bestseller and the eagerly anticipated sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Angela’s Ashes, this masterpiece from Frank McCourt tells of his American journey from impoverished immi… [more below]
- Series: Frank McCourt Memoirs
- Author: McCourt, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 29 2000
- ISBN10: 0684865742
- Language: English
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Freedom’s Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970
$22.00 Add to cartThe first comprehensive history of the vital role women—both black and white—played in the civil rights movement.
In this groundbreaking and absorbing book, credit finally goes where credit is due—- Author: Olson, Lynne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: February 05 2002
- ISBN10: 0684850133
- Language: English
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I Am a Girl from Africa: A Memoir of Empowerment, Community, and Hope
$18.99 Add to cartA “profound and soul-nourishing memoir” (Oprah Daily) from an African girl whose near-death experience sparked a lifelong dedication to humanitarian work that helps bring change across the world.
When- Author: Nyamayaro, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1982113022
- Language: English
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Unsinkable: Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett
$18.99 Add to cartIn the bestselling tradition of Indianapolis and In Harm’s Way comes a “captivating…gripping” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) account of the USS Plunkett–a US Navy destroyer that sustained the mos… [more below]
- Author: Sullivan, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1982147849
- Language: English
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Heavy: An American Memoir
$27.00 Add to cart*Named a Best Book of 2018 by The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, NPR, Broadly, Buzzfeed (Nonfiction), The Undefeated, Library Journal (Biography/Memoirs), The Washington Post (Nonfiction), Souther… [more below]
- Author: Laymon, Kiese
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1501125656
- Language: English
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The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms That Sustain Life
$18.99 Add to cartThis timely and captivating look at the hidden impact of light pollution is “rich in revelation and insight…lyrical” (The Wall Street Journal) and urges us to cherish natural darkness for the sake o… [more below]
- Author: Ekl?f, Johan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1668000903
- Language: English
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The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives
$18.99 Add to cartBrilliant and entertaining mathematician Kit Yates illuminates seven mathematical concepts that shape our daily lives.
From birthdays to birth rates to how we perceive the passing of time, mathematica- Author: Yates, Kit
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 27 2021
- ISBN10: 1982111887
- Language: English
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Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald
$22.00 Add to cart“Pure and lovely…to read Zelda’s letters is to fall in love with her.” –The Washington Post Edited by renowned Jackson R. Bryer and Cathy W. Barks, with an introduction by Scott and Zelda Fitzgeral… [more below]
- Author: Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 23 2019
- ISBN10: 1982117125
- Language: English
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Strangers on a Bridge: The Case of Colonel Abel and Francis Gary Powers
$22.00 Add to cartThe #1 New York Times bestseller and subject of the acclaimed major motion picture Bridge of Spies directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks as James B. Donovan.
Originally published in 1964,- Author: Donovan, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: August 04 2015
- ISBN10: 1501118781
- Language: English
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Not Dead & Not for Sale: The Earthling Papers, a Memoir
$19.00 Add to cartThe instant New York Times bestseller: the lead singer of the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver delivers an exhilarating memoir of scaling the pinnacle of rock stardom, plunging into the chasm o… [more below]
- Author: Weiland, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 10 2012
- ISBN10: 0743297172
- Language: English
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Gitanjali: A Collection of Indian Poems by the Nobel Laureate
$18.00 Add to cartAn illuminating collection of inspirational poems by a Nobel Laureate While traveling through one of the poorest regions in India, W. B. Yeats was amazed to discover the women in the tea fields singin… [more below]
- Author: Yeats, William Butler
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0684839342
- Language: English
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Spoon: A Guide to Spoon Carving and the New Wood Culture
$25.00 Add to cartIn this fully illustrated and beautiful guide to our most functional utensil–the spoon–a master craftsman shares his life’s work: designing and carving exquisite, functional wooden spoons from branc… [more below]
- Author: The Spoon, Barn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 14 2017
- ISBN10: 1501182765
- Language: English
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The First Populist: The Defiant Life of Andrew Jackson
$18.99 Add to cartA timely, “solidly researched [and] gracefully written” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of President Andrew Jackson that offers a fresh reexamination of this charismatic figure in the context of A… [more below]
- Author: Brown, David S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1982191104
- Language: English
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12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
$18.00 Add to cartNow a major motion picture from Jerry Bruckheimer starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon!
“A thrilling action ride of a book” (The New York Times Book Review)–the New York Times bestselling, tr- Author: Stanton, Doug
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: December 19 2017
- ISBN10: 1501178512
- Language: English
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The People Code: It’s All about Your Innate Motive
$18.99 Add to cartMotive matters! “Give me five minutes and I can predict your life success. I can help you understand why you do what you do by identifying your Core Motive.” –Dr. Taylor HartmanIn his life-changing b… [more below]
- Author: Hartman, Taylor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 18 2007
- ISBN10: 1416542302
- Language: English
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American Nerd: The Story of My People
$16.00 Add to cart“One of the season’s most talked about cultural studies” (Los Angeles Times)–an incisive and irreverent appreciation of nerds that combines history, sociology, psychology, and memoir from noted journ… [more below]
- Author: Nugent, Benjamin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 02 2009
- ISBN10: 0743288025
- Language: English
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Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche & Kafka
$18.00 Add to cartHow four of Europe’s most mysterious and fascinating writers shaped the modern mind.Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Kafka were all outsiders in their societies, unable to fit into the accepted… [more below]
- Author: Hubben, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 13 1997
- ISBN10: 0684825899
- Language: English
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Jump Attack: The Formula for Explosive Athletic Performance, Jumping Higher, and Training Like the Pros
$19.99 Add to cartLegendary trainer Tim Grover’s internationally acclaimed training program used by the pros, including Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant–now completely revised, updated, and expanded, with 100 new photos… [more below]
- Series: Tim Grover Winning
- Author: Grover, Tim S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 1476714401
- Language: English
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Ready for Revolution: The Life and Struggles of Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture)
$25.00 Add to cartThe astonishing personal and political autobiography of Stokely Carmichael, the legendary civil rights leader, Black Power architect, Pan-African activist, and revolutionary thinker and organizer know… [more below]
- Author: Carmichael, Stokely
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 848
- Publish Date: February 15 2005
- ISBN10: 0684850044
- Language: English
