Chronological Period/1950-1999
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The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability
$40.83 Add to cartRevised and updated: the definitive primary-source history of US involvement in General Pinochet’s Chilean coup–“the evidence is overwhelming” (The New Yorker).
Published to commemorate the fortiet- Author: Kornbluh, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: September 11 2013
- ISBN10: 1595589120
- Language: English
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Dreams of Joy
$18.00 Read more#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – “Astonishing . . . one of those hard-to-put-down-until-four-in-the morning books . . . a story with characters who enter a reader’s life, take up residence, and illumina
- Series: Shanghai Girls #2
- Author: See, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0812980549
- Language: English
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Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey
$28.99 Read moreThe acclaimed chronicle of the regeneration of one family’s traditional English farm
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing * Named “Nature Book of the Year” by the Sun
- Author: Rebanks, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 0063073277
- Language: English
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Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
$21.00 Read moreA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, Nonfiction
Named a Notable Book of the Year by
The New York Times Book Review and The Washington Post Named a Best Book of the Year by
NPR, The Boston- Author: Berman, Ari
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 02 2016
- ISBN10: 1250094720
- Language: English
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The Lyrics: 1961-2020
$60.00 Add to cartWINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
A beautiful, comprehensive volume of Dylan’s lyrics, from the beginning of his career through the present day–with the songwriter’s edits to dozens of songs,- Author: Dylan, Bob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1451648766
- Language: English
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The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come
$17.99 Read moreRecipient of a Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers
“Text and illustration meld beautifully.” —The New York Times
An ALA Notable Book
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
“Stunning.” —- Author: Macy, Sue
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1481472208
- Language: English
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F-14 Tomcat: Grumman’s “Top Gun” from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf
$19.99 Read moreIt has been said that “bombers make history; fighters make movies.” In the case of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, both are true. It made history as a fleet defender, reconnaissance platform, and strike figh… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #11
- Author: Brown, David F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 28 2019
- ISBN10: 0764356623
- Language: English
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Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin
$18.99 Read moreAuthor Tracy Newman and illustrator Abigail Halpin’s picture-book biography of violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman will inspire young readers to follow the melody within themselves.
A Schneider Family Book- Author: Newman, Tracy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 12 2020
- ISBN10: 1419741101
- Language: English
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Left for Dead: A Young Man’s Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis
$12.99 Read moreFor fans of sea battles, adventures, and war stories like Unbroken, this is the incredible true story of a boy who helps to bring closure to the survivors of the tragic sinking of the USS Indianapolis… [more below]
- Author: Nelson, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 201
- Publish Date: November 11 2003
- ISBN10: 0385730918
- Language: English
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Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City
$32.00 Read moreThe compelling history of how Latino immigrants revitalized the nation’s cities after decades of disinvestment and white flight
Thirty years ago, most people were ready to give up on American cities.- Author: Sandoval-Strausz, A. K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: November 12 2019
- ISBN10: 1541697243
- Language: English
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Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia
$14.99 Add to cartA thrilling, critically-acclaimed account of the Cold War spies and spycraft that changed the course of history, perfect for young readers of Bomb and The Boys Who Challenged Hitler. The Cold War span… [more below]
- Author: Favreau, Marc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0316545902
- Language: English
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Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior
$29.99 Read moreThe Explosive National Bestseller
Enri
A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil of secrecy and offer a glimpse into the shadow wars that America has fought since the Vietnam Era.- Author: Prado, Ric
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1250271843
- Language: English
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Feynman’s Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life
$17.00 Add to cartSome of the brightest minds in science have passed through the halls of the California Institute of Technology. In the early 1980s, Leonard Mlodinow joined their ranks to begin a postdoctoral fellowsh… [more below]
- Author: Mlodinow, Leonard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 29 2011
- ISBN10: 0307946495
- Language: English
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The Sound of Things Falling
$18.00 Add to cart* National Bestseller and Dublin Literary Award winner
* Hailed by Edmund White as “a brilliant new novel” on the cover of the New York Times Book Review
* Lauded by Jonathan Franzen, E. L. Doctorow and… [more below]- Author: Vasquez, Juan Gabriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 159463274X
- Language: English
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Midwives
$19.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – This modern classic from the author of The Flight Attendant is a compulsively readable novel that explores questions of human responsibility that are as fundamental to our societ… [more below]
- Series: Vintage Contemporaries
- Author: Bohjalian, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 08 1998
- ISBN10: 0375706771
- Language: English
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The Red Atlas: How the Soviet Union Secretly Mapped the World
$38.00 Read moreNearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, its legacy and the accompanying Russian-American tension continues to loom large. Russia’s access to detailed information on the United States and it… [more below]
- Author: Davies, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 17 2017
- ISBN10: 022638957X
- Language: English
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The Sun Does Shine: An Innocent Man, a Wrongful Conviction, and the Long Path to Justice
$19.99 Read moreA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
The Sun Does Shine is an extraordinary testament to the power of hope sustained through the darkest times, now adapted for younger readers, with a revise- Author: Hinton, Anthony Ray
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1250817366
- Language: English
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The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House
$18.99 Add to cart#1 New York Times Bestseller
“A revealing look at life inside the White House. . . it’s Downton Abbey for the White House staff.”— The Today Show
A remarkable history with elements of both In the Presi
- Author: Brower, Kate Andersen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 08 2016
- ISBN10: 0062305204
- Language: English
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As Fast as Words Could Fly
$12.95 Read moreThe story of Mason Steele, an African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, who relies on his inner strength and his typing skills to break racial barriers after he begins attending a “whi
- Author: Tuck, Pamela M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 1620148595
- Language: English
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Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites
$19.99 Read moreLouisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee!
Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites is a picture book biography that tells the story of the powerhouse female Japanese-American chef and her rise to- Author: Florence, Debbi Michiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0374313873
- Language: English
