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The PropagandistThe New Yorker Best Books of 2024 and World Literature Today Notable Translations of 2024"Céeacute;cile Desprairies's novel, The Propagandist, is full of so many secrets that it's a wonder she managed to write it all."-The New York TimesIn a grand Paris apartment, a young...
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Over There: A Gilded City SeriesOver There immerses readers in the gripping journey of four family members from Threadbare and In the Hands of Women, all dedicated doctors and nurses, facing the daunting realities of The Great War. Through meticulous research and compelling storytelling, the narrative unfolds across three...
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated AmericaWidely heralded as a "masterful" (Washington Post) and "essential" (Slate) history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein's The Color of Law offers "the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation" (William...
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Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding FatherFINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZEThe true story of a Founding Father: a new, brash, and unexpected view of the president we thought we knew, from the bestselling author of Astoria."Lively, well-researched . . . . A discerning history of pre-Revolutionary America and...
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I Will Bear Witness, Volume 2: A Diary of the Nazi Years: 1942-1945Destined to take its place alongside The Diary of Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel's Night as one of the great classics of the Holocaust, I Will Bear Witness is a timeless work of literature, the most eloquent and acute testament to have emerged from...
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Little Edna's War: A True Story of Resistance and Hope. A Gripping WWII page-turnerThey tried to erase her. Instead, she became a legend.At just seven years old, Edna Szurek risked everything to smuggle food through holes in the Warsaw Ghetto wall, knowing each step could be her last. By the age of 10, she was the youngest...
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Footnote to History: From Hungary to America. The Memoir of a Holocaust SurvivorThe secret lay dormant for 50 years until Andrew Laszlo decided to share his past, the story of how his family perished in the Holocaust and only he survived. From his youth in Papa, Hungary, to his experiences with the Nazis, his will to...
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Please Look After This Bear: How Paddington Became BritishAn exploration of Paddingon the Bear as an international cultural phenomenonIn 1958, a little marmalade-loving brown bear from Peru named Paddington was introduced to the post-war British public. Inspired by his creator Michael Bond's memories of displaced Jewish children in the United Kingdom during...
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The Forgotten MidwifeSet in the dual timelines of present-day New Jersey and 1950s Ireland, and based on real historical events, comes a powerful, poignant novel of sisterhood, family secrets, and resilience from the author of the "profound, moving, and memorable" (Fresh Fiction) The Women on Platform...
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The Bottom of the HarborA classic of literary reporting from one of The New Yorker's most iconic writers reveals the vibrant world of old New York and the ordinary people who made it great, now with illustrations by renowned artist Joana Avillez and an introduction by filmmaker and...
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Liberty IslandFrom the bestselling author of Haven Point comes a sweeping historical novel about the generations of a family that spends summers in a seaside enclave on the rocky Maine coastline, for fans of Elin Hilderbrand, Beatriz Williams, and Sarah Blake. 1900: 28-year-old Anna Bradley...
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Bufalino: Revelations of a Mafia Family, the Teamsters, and the Final Resting Place of Jimmy HoffaWritten by the legendary crime boss Russell Bufalino's cousin, this gripping insider's account is an epic tell-all of the Pennsylvania Mafia family's origins, both personal and criminal, from its coal-mining Black Hand days in Pittston, to their national rise and control of the Teamsters...
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The Stargazer of Nantucket"Filled with tension, excitement, and brilliant plot twists, the story moves at a breakneck pace against the backdrop of Gerstenblatt's meticulous research. Luminous."--Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen QueenFrom award-winning author Julie Gerstenblatt, an epic tale of adventure on the...
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Crescendo: A Gripping Love Triangle in Glamorous 1950s ParisA piano virtuoso and his twin sister become rivals for a new spotlight-the adoration of a mysterious French patron-during the hot Parisian summer of 1957. "An enthralling literary symphony of ambition, desire, and obsession." -Layne Fargo, bestselling author of The Favorites and They Never...
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WesterlyIn an unforgettable saga of survival, motherhood, sisterhood, and the secrets that haunt us, one desperate decision creates a fault line that spans decades and threatens to break a family wide open.In 1946, two German sisters, child refugees in a program dubbed Operation Shamrock,...
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The History of the World in 12 Soccer MatchesAn epic tale of war, revolution, economic crisis, and social transformation told through the story of twelve historic soccer games, with a gallery of unexpected heroes, thwarted tragedies, and stunning, world-changing results . . . Soccer has always intersected with history--sometimes during an anonymous...
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14 Going on 24: Growing Up with Willie Mays"A wonderfully nostalgic trek . . . capturing the cultural significance of my father's character and impact." -Michael MaysHe was the "Say Hey Kid," a baseball legend who redefined the game with unmatched speed, power, and flair. Willie Mays transcended the playing field to...
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The Home of the DrownedThe haunting, multigenerational saga of a family of Sámi women fighting the devastation of their way of lifeNothing is true, and everything is true; poetry will never hurt more than what has happened. Every summer, Iŋgá, her mother Rávdná, and her Aunt Ánne travel...
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I Want You to Know We're Still Here: A Post-Holocaust MemoirNATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS FINALIST - "Part personal quest, part testament, and all thoughtfully, compassionately written."--The Washington Post "Esther Safran Foer is a force of nature: a leader of the Jewish people, the matriarch of America's leading literary family, an eloquent defender of the...
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The Town That Started the Civil WarBefore the War Between the States, there was the war between the U.S. government and Oberlin, Ohio. . . . "A fascinating, gripping narrative."--James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of FreedomOn a crisp autumn day in Ohio, 1858, two Kentucky slave hunters were...
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