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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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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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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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The Woman in the White KimonoOceans and decades apart, two women are inextricably bound by the secrets between them. Japan, 1957. Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamura's prearranged marriage would secure her family's status in their traditional Japanese community, but Naoko has fallen for another man--an American sailor--and to marry him would...
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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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Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler ProjectDuring World War II, Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker, organized a rescue network of fellow social workers to save 2,500 Jewish children from certain death in the Warsaw ghetto. Incredibly, after the war her heroism, like that of many others, was suppressed...
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Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent PastA pathbreaking new way to examine US history, through the lens of a bestselling video game Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II, set in 1911 and 1899, are the most-played American history video games since The Oregon Trail. Beloved by millions, they've...
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The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its CanyonsOne of the great works of American exploration literature, this account of a scientific expedition forced to survive famine, attacks, mutiny, and some of the most dangerous rapids known to man remains as fresh and exciting today as it was in 1874. The Exploration...
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On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American FamilyFrom the bestselling author of The Island of Sea Women, here is the true story of the one-hundred-year-odyssey of the author's Chinese-American family, combining years of research with "fascinating family anecdotes, imaginative details, and the historical details of immigrant life" (Amy Tan, bestselling author...
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The Last Year of the WarFrom the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Life and As Bright as Heaven comes a novel about a German American teenager whose life changes forever when her immigrant family is sent to an internment camp during World War II. In 1943, Elise...
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One Good ThingFrom the New York Times-bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, a propulsive and heart-wrenching story of a young woman entrusted with a boy's life as WWII rages in Italy 1940, Italy. Lili and Esti have been best friends since they first met...
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin OlympicsNow a Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney The #1 New York Times-bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany--from the author of Facing the Mountain. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible...
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Bandit Heaven: The Hole-In-The-Wall Gangs and the Final Chapter of the Wild WestFrom multiple New York Times bestselling author Tom Clavin comes the thrilling true story of the most infamous hangout for bandits, thieves and murderers of all time--and the lawmen tasked with rooting them out. Robbers Roost, Brown's Hole, and Hole-in-the-Wall were three hideouts that...
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America and Americans: And Selected NonfictionA Penguin Classic More than four decades after his death, John Steinbeck remains one of the nation's most beloved authors. Yet few know of his career as a journalist who covered world events from the Great Depression to Vietnam. Now, this distinctive collection offers...
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Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842"A treasure of a book."--David McCullough The harrowing story of a pathbreaking naval expedition that set out to map the entire Pacific Ocean, dwarfing Lewis and Clark with its discoveries, from the New York Times bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's...
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years AwayA classic from the New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body. After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children (he had read...
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