Award Winning Books
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The Herring Seller's ApprenticeA mediocre mystery writer, Ethelred Tressider has even less interest in writing his books than his (dwindling) fan base has in reading them, and his agent, the pesky, nosy, vulgar, chocolate-chomping Elsie, has no interest in them at all. But with a name like...
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The Foundations of Christian ArtThis illustrated work takes the reader on a pilgrimage through the history of Christian art, focusing upon its architecture, iconography, illumination, and the arts and crafts guilds, but always returning to the fundamental genius of Christianity, which gave meaning to the art.Author: Titus BurckhardtPublisher:...
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Dahlia Season: Stories & a NovellaChicana. Goth. Dykling. Desiree Garcia knows she's weird and a weirdo magnet. To extinguish her strangeness, her parents ship her to Saint Michael's Catholic High School, then to Mexico, but neurology can't be snuffed out so easily: Screwy brain chemistry holds the key to...
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Jan's Story: Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer'sWhen CBS News Correspondent Barry Petersen married the love of his life twenty-five years ago, he never thought his vow, "until death do us part," would have an expiration date. But Early Onset Alzheimer's claimed Jan Petersen, Barry's beautiful wife, at 55, leaving her...
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Greetings from Jamaica, Wish You Were QueerMarie Santora comes from a volatile Italian family. But when she inherits her grandmother's estate and everyone turns nice and caring, Marie knows it's time to hit the road to Los Angeles, but not before one final family vacation.In Jamaica, Marie meets the woman...
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Yosemite's Songster: One Coyote's StoryCoyote is separated from her mate by a rockfall and searches the park to find him. Sometimes silent, occasionally observed, always watchful, Coyote makes her way from one memorable site to another, singing a lonely song of yips and yowls. Gorgeous watercolor paintings of...
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The Little Gold Grammar Book: 40 Powerful Rules for Clear and Correct WritingThere's no need to fear the grammar goblin. Whether you're a high school or college student, test-prep candidate, or working professional, this guidebook offers a review of grammar that is both relevant and distilled. A wealth of examples, charts, and engaging exercises makes The...
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Light LiftingAMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTABLE BOOK OF 2012IRISH TIMES BOOK-TO-READ FOR 2012ATLANTIC BOOK AWARD WINNERFINALIST FOR THE GILLER PRIZE AND THE FRANK O'CONNOR AWARDA GLOBE & MAIL, QUILL & QUIRE, AND AMAZON.CA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Engrossing, thrilling and ultimately satisfying: each story has...
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Final GirlFinal Girl -- the last girl left alive in the syntax of the slasher-- traces the history of the femme fatale in a sequence of poems and stories that display the verve and wit readers have come to expect from Gottlieb. In Final Girl...
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The Terrible StoriesThe long-awaited tenth collection of poetry from the Shelley Memorial Prize-winning poet Lucille Clifton.Author: Lucille CliftonPublisher: BOA EditionsPublished: 09/01/1996Pages: 70Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.03h x 6.02w x 0.32dISBN: 9781880238370Award: National Book Awards - NomineeReview Citation(s): Library Journal 07/01/1996 pg. 120Publishers Weekly 07/22/1996 pg. 236Booklist...
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Birth, Sex and Abuse: Women's Voices Under Nazi Rule (Winner: Canadian Jewish Literary Award, CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title and USA NatiThis book is a fascinating and gripping examination of birth, sex and abuse during the Nazi era. Dr Chalmers' unique lens on the Holocaust provides a stunning and controversial expos of the voices of both Jewish and non-Jewish women living under Nazi rule. Based...
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Heir of Ra: Blood of Ra Book One#1 AMAZON INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER2021 New York City Book Award Winner (Science Fiction / Adventure)2019 American Fiction Award Winner (Adventure)2019 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Winner (Best New Voice: Fiction)2019 Readers' Favorite Award Winner (Adventure)2018 Beverly Hills Book Award Winner (Action/Adventure)"One of the best conceived...
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Run for Your LifeA 2019 Batchelder Honor Book 2021 Global Literature in Libraries Translated YA Book Prize Shortlist From one of Italy's favorite authors of young adult literature comes a gripping, true-to-life thriller of a Sicilian boy's fight to survive after his family is torn apart by...
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Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do BetterThrough the stories of prisoners and their families, including her own family's experiences, Maya Schenwar shows how the institution that locks up 2.3 million Americans and decimates poor communities of color is shredding the ties that, if nurtured, could foster real collective safety. As...
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Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University: Building a Legacy of Black HistoryWhen Dorothy Burnett joined the library staff at Howard University in 1928, she was given a mandate to administer a library of Negro life and history. The school purchased the Arthur B. Spingarn Collection in 1946, along with other collections, and Burnett, who would...
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Wild Money: A Creative Journey to Financial WisdomWild Money: A Creative Journey to Financial Wisdom is a savvy, unconventional, emotionally brilliant exploration of your relationship with money.Author: Luna JaffePublisher: Luna Jaffe StudiosPublished: 04/20/2013Pages: 344Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.36lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.72dISBN: 9781624074370Award: Nautilus Award - WinnerThis title is not returnable
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Animal, Mineral, Radical: Essays on Wildlife, Family, and FoodRadical, before it meant a person who advocates strong political reform, meant getting to the root of things, the origin. It comes from the Latin radix, radicis, meaning radish, a root vegetable.--BK Loren These meditative essays range in subjects from a transcendental encounter with...
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Almost a Psychopath: Do I (or Does Someone I Know) Have a Problem with Manipulation and Lack of Empathy?Do you know someone who is just a bit too manipulative and full of himself? Does someone you know charm the masses yet lack the ability to deeply connect with those around her? You might have an Almost Psychopath in your life. Grandiosity and...
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Black Cat 2-1: The True Story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and His CrewIn the Vietnam War, 2,197 helicopter pilots and 2,717 crew members were killed. Black Cat 2-1 is the story of one pilot who made it home and the valiant men he served with who risked their lives for the troops on the ground. Bob...
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Walk Like a Buddha: Even If Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You, and You're Hungover AgainFrom the author of the best-selling Buddha Walks into a Bar . . ., tips for living with integrity, compassion, and happiness--from his popular Huffington Post advice column. Since the summer of 2010, young Buddhist teacher Lodro Rinzler has been writing a popular advice...
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