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Discover old books and books of old at our online bookstore. Shop old classic books, best-selling books, and timeless treasures—perfect for collectors and book lovers alike!
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Dr. Mutter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern MedicineA mesmerizing biography of the brilliant and eccentric medical innovator who revolutionized American surgery and founded the country's most famous museum of medical oddities Imagine undergoing an operation without anesthesia, performed by a surgeon who refuses to sterilize his tools--or even wash his hands....
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I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank the Irishman Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy HoffaJuly 30, 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance... "Back then, there wasn't nobody in this country who didn't know who Jimmy Hoffa was." -- Frank Sheeran (played by Robert DeNiro) in Martin Scoresese's film The Irishman - New York Times Bestseller...
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Out Stealing HorsesA bestseller and winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, now in paperback from Graywolf Press for the first time We were going out stealing horses. That was what he said, standing at the door to the cabin where I was spending the summer...
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L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive CityNow the TNT Original Series MOB CITYMidcentury Los Angeles. A city sold to the world as "the white spot of America," a land of sunshine and orange groves, wholesome Midwestern values and Hollywood stars, protected by the world's most famous police force, the Dragnet-era...
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Lost RosesNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. Now Lost Roses, set a generation earlier and also inspired by true events, features Caroline's mother, Eliza, and follows three equally indomitable women from St. Petersburg to Paris...
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The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True, Life-And-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death CampsFor decades, history ignored the Nazi persecution of gay people. Only with the rise of the gay movement in the 1970s did historians finally recognize that gay people, like Jews and others deemed "undesirable," suffered enormously at the hands of the Nazi regime. Of...
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I Am Not Your Negro: A Companion Edition to the Documentary Film Directed by Raoul PeckNATIONAL BESTSELLER - In his final years, one of America's greatest writers envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project had never been published before acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck...
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Voices of the Fallen Heroes: And Other StoriesA new selection of Yukio Mishima (author of Spring Snow and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea) short stories from the 1960s--his final decade--Voices of the Fallen Heroes offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of Japan's greatest writers....
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, "one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."--New...
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The PassengerA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER "A jewel of a rediscovery . . . . A riveting, noirish, intensely filmic portrait of an ambivalent fugitive, cornered but not captured, safest when in motion, at greatest risk when forced to rest."--The Wall Street Journal Berlin, November 1938....
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You, Me, and Ulysses S. GrantTaking the accessible, pop history of Coe's You Never Forget Your First and adding a healthy dose of nerdy, punk humor, You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant is for both history and humor readers alike. This farcical biography forces us into an urgent discussion...
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The Color of LightningFrom the Author of the National Book Award Finalist News of the World "Meticulously researched and beautifully crafted.... This is glorious work." -- Washington Post "A gripping, deeply relevant book." -- New York Times Book Review From Paulette Jiles, author of the critically acclaimed...
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The Adventures of the Mountain Men: True Tales of Hunting, Trapping, Fighting, Adventure, and SurvivalIncredible stories from those who thrived in the Wild West. The "mountain men" were the hunters and trappers who fiercely strode the Rocky Mountains in the early to mid-1800s. They braved the elements in search of the skins of beavers and other wild animals,...
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The Wondrous Life and Loves of Nella CarterA young woman at the crossroads of life and death embarks on an extraordinary journey across time in an epic novel about beauty, hope, endurance, and endless loves.Most humans cower in the face of Death. Not Nella May Carter. She sees him. She doesn't...
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The President's Wife"A vivid portrait of a woman whose remarkable role and achievements in history have largely been relegated to the shadows... A fascinating read!" --Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Ways We HideFrom the USA Today bestselling...
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The Name on the WallAutofiction meets historical investigation in this compelling ode to a young French Resistance fighter killed during World War II--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Anomaly. Struck by a name written on a facade of his new home, acclaimed author Hervé Le...
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The Innocent Days of WarIn this gripping coming-of-age novel, a group of young people's lives and passions collide in unexpected ways as World War II transforms Italy and England. Central Italy, on the eve of the Second World War. A group of young Italians find themselves in the...
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The Invincible Miss CustSheReads Best Historical Fiction of 2022 Finalist!"Inspiring, heartwarming, and ultimately triumphant." --Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Friends"What a remarkable woman--and what an enthralling story!" --Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris LibraryMust-read...
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The Restoration GardenA landscape architect unearths the tangled history of a once-celebrated English garden--and all its mysteries--in a captivating novel by the author of The Last Secret of Lily Adams.Julia Esdaile is hired to restore the historic gardens at Havenworth Manor--the grounds of which are now...
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The Night Guests1903. Omaha, Nebraska.Once a prominent fixture in Omaha's high society, Nina Wilson is now drowning in debt and disgrace following the untimely death of her father. Her engagement has been broken off, her family's grand estate has fallen into disrepair, and her mother, consumed...
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