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The Woman Back from Moscow: In Pursuit of Beauty
$21.99 Read moreThrough the life of a remarkable woman–based on pioneering stage director Sun Weishi (1921-1968)–this epic novel immerses us in the multifaceted history of China’s Communist Party.
A powerful, insig- Author: Jin, Ha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: November 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1635423775
- Language: English
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The Woman with the Cure
$19.00 Add to cart“Huge applause… women have always been in science–despite those who would pretend otherwise.” –Bonnie Garmus, New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry
She gave up everything — and… [more below]- Author: Cullen, Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 059343806X
- Language: English
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The President’s Wife
$27.99 Read more“A vivid portrait of a woman whose remarkable role and achievements in history have largely been relegated to the shadows… A fascinating read!” –Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author
- Author: Wood, Tracey Enerson
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1728257840
- Language: English
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Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving
$9.99 Add to cartIn 1620 an English ship called the Mayflower landed on the shores inhabited by the Pokanoket, and it was Squanto who welcomed the newcomers and taught them how to survive. When a good harvest was gath
- Author: Bruchac, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01, 2007
- ISBN10: 0152060448
- Language: English
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The Book of Disquiet
$21.00 Add to cartThe prizewinning, complete and unabridged translation–“the best English-language version we are likely to see for a long time, if ever” (The Guardian)–of a work of unclassifiable genius: the crownin
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Pessoa, Fernando
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: December 31 2002
- ISBN10: 0141183047
- Language: English
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Eve’s Hollywood
$18.95 Add to cartA legendary love letter to Los Angeles by the city’s most charming daughter, complete with portraits of rock stars at Chateau Marmont, surfers in Santa Monica, prostitutes on sunset, and Eve’s own bel
- Author: Babitz, Eve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 06, 2015
- ISBN10: 1590178904
- Language: English
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Apeirogon: A Novel
$19.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – An epic novel rooted in the unlikely real-life friendship between two fathers–one Palestinian, one Israeli, both connected by grief and working together for peace–from th
- Author: McCann, Colum
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: February 02, 2021
- ISBN10: 0812981936
- Language: English
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The Tiffany Girls
$19.99 Add to cartNew York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble wows with a gripping historical novel about the real-life “Tiffany Girls,” a fascinating and largely unknown group of women artists behind Tiffany’s mos
- Author: Noble, Shelley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 09, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063252449
- Language: English
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The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family
$17.95 Add to cart
2021 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021 A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2021 A KIRKUS BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2021 “
WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION- Author: Cohen, Joshua
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: June 22, 2021
- ISBN10: 1681376075
- Language: English
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The Second Mrs. Astor: A Heartbreaking Historical Novel of the Titanic
$17.95 Add to cart“Abé is an exquisite storyteller. Rich in detail and deeply moving.” -Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue
“One of the most beautifully written books I’ve ever h- Author: Abe, Shana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 31, 2021
- ISBN10: 1496732049
- Language: English
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The Dharma Bums: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
$19.00 Add to cartA deluxe edition of Kerouac’s 1958 classic
Published just one year after On The Road, this is the story of two men enganged in a passionate search for Dharma or truth. Their major adventure is the pur- Series: Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions
- Author: Kerouac, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0143039601
- Language: English
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Once Upon a Wardrobe
$17.99 Add to cartNow available in trade paper with an eye-catching new cover from the bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis: College student Megs Devonshire sets out to fulfill her younger brother George’s last wi
- Author: Callahan, Patti
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 078525174X
- Language: English
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Post Office
$20.99 Add to cartCharles Bukowski’s classic roman ? clef, Post Office, captures the despair, drudgery, and happy dissolution of his alter ego, Henry Chinaski, as he enters middle age.
Post Office is an account of Bukow
- Author: Bukowski, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 29 2014
- ISBN10: 0061177571
- Language: English
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Imhotep of Ancient Kemet
$19.99 Add to cartOver 4,000 years ago, in ancient Egypt, a young boy named Imhotep was born. From a young age, he excelled and quickly became known as a genius.
Imhotep had the ability to see through difficult problems
- Author: Aire, Ekiuwa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: December 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1777117992
- Language: English
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The Paris Bookseller
$19.00 Add to cart“A love letter to bookstores and libraries.”
The dramatic story of how a humble bookseller fought against incredible odds to bring one of the most important books of the 20th centur
—The Boston Globe- Author: Maher, Kerri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 06, 2022
- ISBN10: 0593102193
- Language: English
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Dayswork
$26.95 Add to cartIn the endless days of the pandemic, a woman spends her time sorting fact from fiction in the life and work of Herman Melville. As she delves into Melville’s impulsive purchase of a Massachusetts farm
- Author: Bachelder, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 05, 2023
- ISBN10: 1324065400
- Language: English
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Poison for Breakfast
$17.95 Add to cartIn the years since this publishing house was founded, we have worked with an array of wondrous authors who have brought illuminating clarity to our bewildering world. Now, instead, we bring you Lemony
- Author: Snicket, Lemony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: August 31, 2021
- ISBN10: 1324090626
- Language: English
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The Suicide Museum
$21.99 Read moreA Best Book of 2023 by The New Yorker
A billionaire Holocaust survivor hires a writer to uncover the truth of Salvador Allende’s death, and they must confront their own dark histories to find a path f- Author: Dorfman, Ariel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1635423899
- Language: English
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Mother of Sharks
$19.99 Add to cartForbes 30 Under 30 Honoree and globally renowned shark scientist Melissa Cristina Mç–µquez teams up with award-winning illustrator Devin Elle Kurtz to create an informative, powerful picture book. Wit… [more below]
- Author: Márquez, Melissa Cristina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 30, 2023
- ISBN10: 059352358X
- Language: English
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Genios, Los
$22.95 Read moreTwo literary geniuses coexist in the Barcelona of the sixties. Just a few meters separate their apartments, they see each other almost daily. They write about each other, share friendships, party nigh… [more below]
- Author: Bayly, Jaime
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 15 2023
- ISBN10: 8419392243
- Language: Spanish
