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Some Greater AwakeningIn the scorching summer of 1976, free-spirited Francesca Malone finds solitude on a remote mining claim in Northern California-until an eco-activist friend from the city turns up uninvited and roils local hotheads. Observed by the nearest neighbors, a crusty cattle rancher and a young...
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America's Secret Establishment: An Introduction to the Order of Skull & BonesBreaking 170 years of secrecy, this intriguing exposé takes a behind-the-scenes look at Yale's mysterious society, the Order of the Skull and Bones, and its prominent members, numbering among them Tafts, Rockefellers, Pillsburys, and Bushes. Explored is how Skull and Bones initiates have become...
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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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We Meet ApartWhen World War II halts ocean travel in 1940, two American sisters find themselves stranded in Ireland-- but in different realities. In 18-year-old Gaby's world, Ireland remains neutral, just as history records. But in 17-year-old Sabine's world, Germany has invaded Ireland, and she must...
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Covered Wagon Women, Volume 1: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1840-1849The women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s speak through these letters and diaries. Here are the voices of Tamsen Donner and young Virginia Reed, members of the ill-fated Donner party; Patty Sessions, the Mormon midwife who delivered five babies on...
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You Can't WinYou Can't Win, the beloved memoir of real lowdown Americana by criminal hobo Jack Black, was first published in 1926, then reprinted in 1988 by Adam Parfrey's Amok Press, featuring an introduction by William S. Burroughs.After its Amok Press edition went out of print,...
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Ghosts of the Wild West: Stories from Deadwood, Tombstone, and the Old FrontierRead 21 chilling ghost stories with ties to the Wild West, based on actual accounts, as told by two paranormal investigators.Too many lawmen and bandits met their ends on the streets of Deadwood, and their ghostly whispers still remain. In Tombstone, the infamous Bird...
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Tough Trip Through Paradise 1878-1879Andrew Garcia left a manuscript on his death in 1942. The author acquired the manuscript and edited it to tell Garcia's story of the 1877 war between the US government and the Nez Perce people, the end of the buffalo herds and other historic...
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave"I was born in Tuckahoe. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the...
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The Real Deadwood: True Life Histories of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Outlaw Towns, and Other Characters of the Lawless WestAuthor: John AmesPublisher: Penguin Publishing GroupPublished: 08/31/2004Pages: 176Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 7.94h x 5.58w x 0.60dISBN: 9781596090316About the AuthorJohn Edwards Ames is a novelist from Ohio and has written several western novels and short stories. He studied at Eastern Michigan University and later served...
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Mice 1961FINALIST, 2025 PULITZER PRIZE IN FICTIONNAMED IN WASHINGTON POST'S "50 NOTABLE WORKS OF FICTION" IN 2024"Stacey Levine's fiction is unlike anything else. Peculiar, vivid, preternaturally alert to the strangeness of the human condition, Mice 1961 is terrific."--Kelly Link, author of The Book of LoveA...
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BellagrandA William Morrow Paperback OriginalThe sequel to Paullina Simons' thrilling Children of Liberty, Bellagrand delves into Harry and Gina's lives prior to the opening of Simons's The Bronze Horseman As Children of Liberty concludes with a stunning ending--the story is just beginning. Bellagrand follows...
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The Water and the BloodI turned and faced the road we'd come down, my face hard and set. The kids moved on without me. I could still see a slight glow and the murky, gray smoke reaching above the trees, where it spread to the south....When I thought...
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The Scorpion Thief: A Cold War, Myth-Infused Historical Thriller of Political Intrigue, Family Betrayal, and an Art Heist Worthy of the Silver Screen"Sweeping and hypnotic... Perfect for fans of The Maltese Falcon, Sarah Penner, and Kate Morton."Julie Cantrell, NYT bestselling author of Into the FreeA deadly Cold War political game. A cursed Egyptian artifact. Two sisters: one the treasure's guardian, the other its thief.Egyptologist Noura Marquette...
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The Lady and Her MonstersThe Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Motillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein.Montillo recounts how--at the intersection of the Romantic Age and the Industrial Revolution--Shelley's Victor Frankenstein was inspired by actual scientists...
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The Hidden Life of Otto FrankIn this definitive new biography, Carol Ann Lee provides the answer to one of the most heartbreaking questions of modern times: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis? Probing this startling act of treachery, Lee brings to light never before documented...
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The Missing BaronessA cozy Regency mystery with a hidden heiress, slow-burn romance, and intrigue--the perfect escape for fans of heroines who fight for their place in the world. No one has seen Georgina Bligh in a decade--not since the night her uncle murdered her father and...
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The Glitter and the Gold: The Real-Life Gladys Russell of "The Gilded Age" in Her Own WordsA new edition of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan's memoir―the story of the "real" Gladys Russell of The Gilded Age.Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful, and heir to a vast fortune. She was also in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her...
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Grace of the Empire StateIn this "thrilling, heartbreaking" (Annie Lyons, author of The Air Raid Club) debut novel set during the Great Depression in 1930s New York, a daring dancer must take her twin brother's place as a riveter high atop the in-progress Empire State Building to save...
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Children of Radium: A Buried Inheritance#1 International Bestseller * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker In the tradition of The Hare with Amber Eyes, this "profound...comic...[and] unconventional" (The New York Times) family memoir investigates the...
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