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Where the False Gods DwellInspired by real-life legendary choreographer Katherine Dunham's groundbreaking expedition into the heart of Caribbean dance culture, this uniquely captivating novel imagines the experiences of three very different women who accompany her, hoping to find their destinies--yet finding themselves forced to survive a historic event...
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The Ghosts of RomeA New York Times Editors' Choice・Book Riot Best Book of 2025・Guardian Best Book of 2025・Irish Book of the Year 2025★ "Mesmerising, tragic, horrifying, utterly unputdownable... An outstanding read for fans of WWII fiction and of writers like Anthony Doerr."--Emily Melton, Booklist (Starred Review)In the...
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A Crown of StarsA sumptuously vivid and poignant account of the Lusitania's fateful last days, drawn from the true story of an extraordinary young actress who survived the unthinkable--for fans of Marie Benedict, Louis Bayard, Fiona Davis, Kate Quinn, and HBO's The Gilded Age. In turn of...
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Shores Beyond Shores: From Holocaust to Hope - A Bergen-Belsen Survivor's True Story2025 Recipient of THE ANNE FRANK AWARD FOR HUMAN DIGNITY AND TOLERANCE, from the Dutch Government2024 Recipient of THE OFFICER'S CROSS OF THE ORDER OF MERIT of the Federal Republic of Germany, Germany's highest civilian medalNATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST"Irene Butter's book is a...
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What We Tried to Bury Grows HereA Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist A masterly crafted and haunting tale of survival, longing, and empathy, set during the Spanish Civil War, now in a new paperback edition. "Julian Zabalbeascoa is the real deal, a major talent, and the story he's telling...
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SuperpatriotismHow hype, fear, and mindless flag-waving are supplanting informed debate, commitment to democracy, and real patriotism.Author: Michael ParentiPublisher: City Lights BooksPublished: 09/01/2004Pages: 120Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 7.22h x 5.14w x 0.49dISBN: 9780872864337About the AuthorMichael Parenti, PhD Yale, is an internationally known author and lecturer....
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Morning of a Crescent MoonIn Morning of a Crescent Moon, N. J. Schrock renders the tumult of the 1898 Battle of Virden with a storyteller's grace, fusing historical truth with imagined lives. Against the backdrop of labor unrest and the gathering storm of violence, Cate Merry-a young woman...
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Mila, EclipsedA Box of Letters. A Buried Past. A Journey to Uncover the Truth.What happens when the past refuses to stay hidden? On her sixtieth birthday, Marlena Koning receives a gift that will forever change her life: a wooden box that contain letters written by...
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Old Filth"A masterpiece of storytelling."--The Dallas Morning NewsSir Edward Feathers has had a brilliant career, from his early days as a lawyer in Southeast Asia, where he earned the nickname Old Filth (FILTH being an acronym for Failed In London Try Hong Kong) to his...
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Crossing the LineIn the dark heart of the Krakow Jewish ghetto, three women--each a world apart--are drawn together by an unthinkable twist of fate. The women must navigate a deadly game of survival, risking everything to outsmart the Nazis and save countless lives. Perfect for readers...
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Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, PolandA landmark book that changed the story of Poland's role in the Holocaust On July 10, 1941, in Nazi-occupied Poland, half of the town of Jedwabne brutally murdered the other half: 1,600 men, women, and children--all but seven of the town's Jews. In this...
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Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919A new 100th anniversary edition of the only adult book on one of the odder disasters in US history--and the greed, disregard for poor immigrants, and lack of safety standards that led to it. Around noon on January 15, 1919, a group of firefighters...
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The Golden Age★ "The Golden Age is pretty much perfect."―Publishers Weekly (starred review)Frank Gold's Jewish Hungarian family have fled Europe and the looming threat of Nazi Germany for the safety of Australia. Not long after their arrival, however, thirteen-year-old Frank is diagnosed with polio and is...
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John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil RightsAn authoritative new examination of John Brown and his deep impact on American history.Bancroft Prize-winning cultural historian David S. Reynolds presents an informative and richly considered new exploration of the paradox of a man steeped in the Bible but more than willing to kill...
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Simone in PiecesReaders first meet Simone Lerrante, a Belgian war orphan, as a child refugee in Sussex, England, her memory damaged by trauma. This novel offers a kaleidoscopic vision of her fractured life and piecemeal understanding of self across multiple points of view. Following her from...
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A Secret in TuscanyThe Tuscan Child meets Beneath a Scarlet Sky in this bittersweet tale of wartime heroism, love, and redemption, spanning two generations and encompassing a real-life mystery, from the author of The Long Flight Home and Churchill's Secret Messenger. Italy, 1943 With war blazing through...
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The Phantom PatrolAn investigation into a gang of Nazi-affiliated art thieves leads Billy Boyle directly into the line of fire at the catastrophic Battle of the Bulge.Winter 1944: Months after the Liberation of France, ex-Boston cop Billy Boyle finds himself in Paris. It is a city...
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German EmpireIn this vivid fifty-year history of Germany from 1871-1918--which inspired events that forever changed the European continent--here is the story of the Second Reich from its violent beginnings and rise to power to its calamitous defeat in the First World War. Before 1871, Germany...
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The Deadliest Indian War in the West: The Snake Conflict, 1864-1868The Snake War is one of the least known of the many clashes of culture that occurred in the American West during the 19th century. People have long relished tales of the underdog and celebrated lost causes. We appreciate and praise those who have...
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Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical DiscriminationBetween its founding in 1966 and its formal end in 1980, the Black Panther Party blazed a distinctive trail in American political culture. The Black Panthers are most often remembered for their revolutionary rhetoric and militant action. Here Alondra Nelson deftly recovers an indispensable...
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