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Folded CornersKnocknashee, County Kerry, Ireland1941For twenty-one-year-old Grace Fitzgerald, life is finally looking bright. Orphaned as a child and later struck down by polio, she then endured years of cold indifference at the hands of her sister Agnes. Now, with Agnes finally gone, Grace has found...
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Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our LivesSometimes explosive, often delicious, occasionally poisonous, and always fascinating: the New York Times bestselling author of Stuff Matters offers an "entertaining discussion of the various ways our lives are enriched by fluids" (The Wall Street Journal). We know that we need water to survive,...
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The Black CarnivalThe year is 1886 in New Sarum, England, and Atherton Graves only knows a life surrounded by corpses. Amidst a rash of child deaths, he alone suspects they are the product of murder. At least, that's what the ghosts in his mortuary tell him....
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Ranger McIntyre: Unmentionable MurdersIn 1920, Rocky Mountain National Park is only five years old. With the Great War finally over and the automobile readily available, many Americans are motoring to the National Parks for vacation. Ranger McIntyre's main job is to protect the wilderness from the campers...
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The Seamstress of Auschwitz: A WWII Historical Fiction NovelGermany. 1932. Sara Schönflies, a young Jewish woman from a line of gifted tailors and seamstresses, finds her world shattered by the rise of the Nazi regime. Her family is separated when the women are sent to Ravensbrück. Ultimately, Sara and her sisters are...
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The Threads Remain"An exceptional talent for storytelling" KIRKUS REVIEWS5* Reader Reviews: "Will touch your soul.""Exceptional.""Heartbreaking.""Must-Read" "Wow! This book had me hooked from the very first chapter which was heartbreaking.""What a great book! One of the best I have read for ages.""Amazing book. Easy five stars! I...
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Nightmare of the EmbryosNightmare of the Embryos is a stunning collection of short fictional works by the Swiss writer Mariella Mehr (1947-2022), one of the most groundbreaking German writers of her time and simultaneously one of the most neglected. Mehr, a Yenish author, was subjected to the...
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Gem of the Ocean"No one except perhaps Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams has aimed so high and achieved so much in the American theater."--John Lahr, The New Yorker"A swelling battle hymn of transporting beauty. Theatergoers who have followed August Wilson's career will find in Gem a touchstone...
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Outlaw Tales of Idaho: True Stories Of The Gem State's Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, And CutthroatsFrom Butch Cassidy to George Levy, Harry Orchard to Caleb Lyon, read about the most notorious desperadoes in the history of the Gem State. Through these astonishing true stories, Outlaw Tales of Idaho introduces you to a state you thought you know--and a West...
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A Narco History: How the United States and Mexico Jointly Created the Mexican Drug WarThe term "Mexican Drug War" misleads. It implies that the ongoing bloodbath, which has now killed well over 100,000 people, is an internal Mexican affair. But this diverts attention from the U.S. role in creating and sustaining the carnage. It's not just that Americans...
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Finding My OlympiaGreek-American Yianna embarks on a desperate quest in 1955 Woodland, California to find her missing sister and discovers her own sense of purpose and the profound significance of family, love, and forgiveness.Woodland, California, 1955. A career and independence feel worlds away for 18-year-old Greek-American...
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Sufferings in Africa: The Astonishing Account Of A New England Sea Captain Enslaved By North African ArabsPreviously published: New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1965. First published in 1817 under title: An authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig Commerce.Author: James RileyPublisher: Lyons PressPublished: 02/01/2007Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90dISBN: 9781599212111
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Edith Stein: The Life and Legacy of St. Teresa Benedicta of the CrossIn the wake of World War I when neither Jews nor women were widely accepted in academia, Edith Stein rose to prominence as a leading philosopher who thrived in the intellectual community in Germany. She shocked both her Jewish family and her academic friends...
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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile CrisisDuring the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account,...
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Mrs. MiniverThe beloved classic novel of an English housewife bravely enduring WWII--the basis for the Academy Award-winning film starring Greer Garson.Winston Churchill once remarked that Mrs. Miniver, the fictional British housewife featured in Jan Struther's newspaper columns about quotidian English life, did more for the...
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Piracy on the Great Lakes: True Tales of Freshwater PiratesWaiting in the night, hidden behind a remote island, no lights showing, pirates would lure unsuspecting ships into unknown waters. Then they would silently slide up to them and board the ship. The crew would be killed and the bodies thrown over the side,...
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The Big Roads"Travelers hitting the highways this summer might better appreciate the asphalt beneath their tires thanks to this engrossing history of the creation of the U.S. interstate system."--Los Angeles Times Perhaps nothing changed the face of America more than the creation of the interstate system....
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Chicano Movement for BeginnersAs the heyday of the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s to early 70s fades further into history and as more and more of its important figures pass on, so too does knowledge of its significance. Thus, Chicano Movement For Beginners is an important...
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Joseph Smith: Rough Stone RollingFounder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three and went on to organize a church, found cities, and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Richard...
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A Search For Justice: A Classic Western SeriesHe became a doctor to heal, but when justice calls, Brody Connor answers.Fresh out of the Kansas City School of Medicine and top of his class, Brody Connor turns down a promising career to find her. Jennifer-the woman who once helped him save his...
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