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Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women
$18.99 Add to cartFrom Christina Lamb, the coauthor of the bestselling I Am Malala and an award-winning journalist–an essential, groundbreaking examination of how women experience war.
In Our Bodies, Their Battlefield- Author: Lamb, Christina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 150119917X
- Language: English
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The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Family’s Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis
$19.99 Add to cart“An extraordinary piece of history…a fresh and lively read” (The Christian Science Monitor)–the passionate, gripping, true story of one man’s single-minded quest to reclaim his family’s art collect… [more below]
- Author: Goodman, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 16 2016
- ISBN10: 1451697643
- Language: English
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The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World’s Most Coveted Fish
$20.00 Add to cartWINNER OF THE 2017 NASW SCIENCE IN SOCIETY JOURNALISM AWARD
A FINALIST FOR THE 2017 PEN/E. O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD
LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE
A LIBRARY JO… [more below]- Author: Voigt, Emily
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 09 2017
- ISBN10: 1451678959
- Language: English
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The Elements of Cooking: Translating the Chef’s Craft for Every Kitchen
$18.99 Add to cartIn The Elements of Cooking, New York Times bestselling author Michael Ruhlman deconstructs the essential knowledge of the kitchen to reveal what professional chefs know only after years of training an… [more below]
- Author: Ruhlman, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 04 2010
- ISBN10: 1439172528
- Language: English
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Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana – Medical, Recreational and Scientific
$22.00 Add to cart“Hallelujah and glory be to Smoke Signals, Martin Lee’s bodacious new book…Lee chronicles everything and everyone worth chronicling in the annals of marijuana” (High Times).
This is the great Americ- Author: Lee, Martin A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: August 13 2013
- ISBN10: 1439102619
- Language: English
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury: Greatest Closing Arguments in Modern Law
$20.99 Add to cartThe closing arguments from ten noteworthy cases–“lawyers and nonlawyers will enjoy the passion and eloquence of these counselors; practitioners of law will find much to learn from them” (Los Angeles … [more below]
- Author: Lief, Michael S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 02 2000
- ISBN10: 0684859483
- Language: English
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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 Read moreThe 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
