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Just Enough to Start Over"A deeply moving novel with so much soul on display that one can only rejoice."--Jay Parini, author of The Last Station and Borges and Me"A gorgeous novel, Just Enough to Start Over is a feat of imagination."--Foreword Reviews, starred review"A gorgeously written novel, all...
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My Mother's Secret: A Novel of the Jewish Autonomous RegionWith his dying breath, Lena's father asks his family a cryptic question: "You couldn't tell, could you?" After his passing, Lena stumbles upon the answer that changes her life forever.As her revolutionary neighbor mysteriously disappears during Josef Stalin's Great Terror purges, 18-year-old Regina suspects...
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Before the Mango RipensFinalist for the 2025 Aspen Words Literary PrizeSet against the backdrop of 1970s Nigeria teetering between post-colonial dependency and self-rule, Before the Mango Ripens examines the enduring themes of faith, disillusionment, and the search for belonging. Both epic and intimate, Afabwaje Kurian's debut announces...
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Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894On September 1, 1894 two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping over 2,000 people. Daniel J. Brown recounts the events surrounding the fire in the first and only book on to chronicle the dramatic story that unfolded. Whereas Oregon's famous...
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LBJ and McNamara: The Vietnam Partnership Destined to Fail"In this book, I have sought to blend personal experience, journalism, and scholarship. It is history written by a journalist who was there."-Peter L. W. OsnosLBJ and McNamara: The Vietnam Partnership Destined to Fail details how President Lyndon B. Johnson and his secretary of...
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Montana Women Homesteaders: A Field of One's OwnIn this remarkable and important book, Sarah Carter introduces us to some of Montana's first women homesteaders through their journals and other writings. By shedding light on these determined nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century pioneers, Carter reveals inspiringh stories filled with joy, tragedy, and redemption.Author: Sarah...
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A Parchment of LeavesIn 1900s Kentucky, Saul Sullivan leaves his bride behind to seek work, and his brother steps in, with violent consequences.Author: Silas HousePublisher: BlairPublished: 07/07/2020Pages: 306Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00dISBN: 9781949467253Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.2Point Value: 14Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 82036...
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Into That Darkness: An Examination of ConscienceBased on 70 hours of interviews with Franz Stangl, commandant of Treblinka (the largest of the five Nazi extermination camps), this book bares the soul of a man who continually found ways to rationalize his role in Hitler's final solution.Author: Gitta SerenyPublisher: VintagePublished: 01/12/1983Pages:...
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The Shadow KingSet during Mussolini's 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King takes us back to the first real conflict of World War II, casting light on the women soldiers who were left out of the historical record. At its heart is orphaned maid Hirut, who...
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The Nazi Housewife of Queens, New YorkDiscover the intersection of two lives in 1950s America-an ordinary Queens housewife harboring a dark Nazi past and a survivor seeking justice. In this tense and shocking tale, their paths collide, unraveling a complex quest for truth across time. Based on actual events, this...
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The House at Otowi Bridge: The Story of Edith Warner and Los AlamosWinner of the Richard Harris Award for Publishing Excellence from the New Mexico Book Association This is the story of Edith Warner, who lived for more than twenty years as a neighbor to the Indians of San Ildefonso Pueblo, near Los Alamos, New Mexico....
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The Burning Heart of the WorldAUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLER, ZABELLE - AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES REVIEWED, ALL THE LIGHT THERE WAS - In vivid, poetic prose, Nancy Kricorian's The Burning Heart of the World tells the story of a Beirut Armenian family before, during, and after the...
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Red WaterA woman disappears after a beach party, and the search for her reveals Croatia's complex history well beyond the fall of Communism.Silva is beautiful and cheeky, she has many admirers; but the police investigation reveals a more complex young woman than her family knew--a...
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The Redhead of Auschwitz: A True StoryRosie was always told her red hair was a curse, but she never believed it. She often dreamed what it would look like under a white veil with the man of her dreams by her side. However, her life takes a harrowing turn in...
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Tomorrow Will Bring Sunday's News: A Philadelphia StoryTomorrow Will Bring Sunday's News yields 1918 Philadelphia, a city of war and racism, women's rights and women's work, the ferocious paralysis of a bloody race riot, and a flu that will prove to be more deadly than the war. It introduces sixteen-year-old Peggy...
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Erik Satie Three Piece SuiteA masterful study of the elusive French composer, on the centenary of his death. Composer, pianist, and writer Erik Satie was one of the great figures of Belle Époque Paris. Known for his unvarying image of bowler hat, three-piece suit, and umbrella, Satie was...
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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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From This Moment OnReturn to Kings Meadow in this heartfelt two-novella collection. Originally published in 2015, I Hope You Dance introduced readers to Skye Foster. Now, in Bible and a .44, a brand-new story, Robin Lee Hatcher takes you back to 1932 to meet two of Skye's...
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