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Paris Journal, 1944-1955Here is a continuation of selections from Flanner's celebrated "Letter from Paris," a series that appeared in the New Yorker from 1925 to 1975 over the signature " Genêt." With clarity and authority, Flanner writes about the arts, the politics, and the economy of...
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Something Must Be Done about Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights BattleNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERCombining hard-hitting investigative journalism and a sweeping family narrative, this provocative true story reveals a little-known chapter of American history: the period after the Brown v. Board of Education decision when one Virginia school system refused to integrate.In the wake of...
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Flying Cloud: The True Story of America's Most Famous Clipper Ship and the Woman Who Guided HerIn 1851, Elanor Creesy, in a position almost unheard of for a woman in the mid-nineteenth century, served as the navigator on the maiden voyage of the clipper ship Flying Cloud -- traveling from New York to San Francisco in only eighty-nine days. This...
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The Distant Land of My FatherA Los Angeles Times Bestseller, award-winning author Bo Caldwell's The Distant Land of My Father is "a powerful, fictional memoir of longing and guilt that will resonate with curious, sensitive daughters and with independent, perhaps secretive, fathers" (The News & Observer -Raleigh)Anna, the narrator...
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Before the Deluge: Portrait of Berlin in the 1920s, aThis evocation of the figures and events of one of the most extraordinary eras of this century makes the most vivid portrait of the period yet written . . . The culture is plentiful and the gossip is spicy.--Time.Author: Otto FriedrichPublisher: Harper PerennialPublished: 10/13/1995Pages:...
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A Thread Across the Ocean: The Heroic Story of the Transatlantic CableToday, in a world in which news flashes around the globe in an instant, time lags are inconceivable. In the mid-nineteenth century, communication between the United States and Europe -- the center of world affairs -- was only as quick as the fastest ship...
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Rebel in the Ranks: Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the Conflicts That Continue to Shape Our WorldWhen Martin Luther published his 95 Theses in October 1517, he had no intention of starting a revolution. But very quickly his criticism of indulgences became a rejection of the papacy and the Catholic Church emphasizing the Bible as the sole authority for Christian...
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Everyday Life in Early America"In this clearly written volume, Hawke provides enlightening and colorful descriptions of early Colonial Americans and debunks many widely held assumptions about 17th century settlers."--Publishers WeeklyAuthor: David F. HawkePublisher: Harper PerennialPublished: 01/25/1989Pages: 224Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 7.99h x 5.36w x 0.55dISBN: 9780060912512
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A Sparrow in TerezinThe Nazi regime claimed Terezin was a model camp, but when one London reporter lands behind its walls, she uncovers the horrors of this concentration camp that often served as a stop on the road to Auschwitz. In 1939 Kája Makovsky narrowly escaped Nazi-occupied...
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Blok 42Finalist for Best New Fiction at the American Fiction Awards 2024 Aniela Majewska, beautiful daughter of one of Kraków's most respected families, is ready to marry her dashing childhood sweetheart, Henryk Bartosz. But the Nazi invasion of Poland separates the young lovers, as Henryk...
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The Madonnas of Leningrad"An extraordinary debut, a deeply lovely novel that evokes with uncommon deftness the terrible, heartbreaking beauty that is life in wartime. Like the glorious ghosts of the paintings in the Hermitage that lie at the heart of the story, Dean's exquisite prose shimmers with...
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On DemocracyA New York Times Book Review New & Noteworthy Book"For democracy's weary champions, White's time-tested prose is a shot of adrenaline."--Madeleine AlbrightA collection of essays, letters, and poems from E. B. White, "one of the country's great literary treasures" (New York Times), centered on...
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Irish Eyes: a heartwarming, emotional historical fiction saga'Well done to Hope C. Tarr for a magical journey, so gruelling, so full of optimistic belief, in the hope of a better future. I loved Rose and how she fought for her own strength within herself.' Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, Sunday Times...
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Stardust: A sweeping and unputdownable heart-wrenching romance of first love during WW2'Stardust shines brilliantly.' Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Queen'My go-to author when it comes to heart-wrenching historical sagas. Stardust is a pageturner that'll immerse you in all the decadence and danger of WWII Paris.' Kris Waldherr, author of The...
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Chevrolet Summers, Dairy Queen NightsNo writer in America has a better feel for the country's rythms, richness, and rewards than bestselling author and syndicated columnist Bob Greene. With the color and depth of a novel, this treasury of best-loved columns captures America's small triumphs and all-too-human tragedies as...
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One Tuesday Morning / Beyond Tuesday Morning Compilation Limited EditionBased on the tragedy of the Twin Towers . . . two powerful novels of heroism, loss, and redemption by New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury ONE TUESDAY MORNINGThe last thing Jake Bryan knew was the sound of the World Trade Center collapsing...
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Hidden Histories of Jazz Age New York: From the Suppressed to the StrangeOffers a panoramic view of New York City in the 1920s, uncovering hidden histories from within entertainment, politics, arts, technology, and the law.Hidden Histories of Jazz Age New York offers a fresh look at 1920s New York City, unearthing stories of everyday life and...
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A Sleepy Town Awakens: The Civil Rights Movement in the Town of Plaquemine 1963"When we catch Farmer, we're going to lynch him." On a warm night in Plaquemine, Louisiana, September 1, 1963, two young black girls heard State Troopers utter these words. What was later coined "Plaquemine Riot of 1963" was the civil rights demonstration, march, protest,...
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MotherlandThis "haunting" family saga set in WWII Germany "illuminates the reality of war away from the frontlines . . . with a compassion and depth of understanding that will touch your heart" (People). Inspired by the author's extended family and their status as Mitläufer--Germans...
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Wildfire Loose: The Week Maine BurnedIn October 1947, Maine experienced the worst fire disaster in its history. Climaxing months of drought, fires raged across more than 200,000 acres. Nine communities were practically leveled and four others severely damaged. Fifteen people lost their lives. Wildfire Loose describes how the fires...
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