Chronological Period/20th Century
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1933 Was a Bad Year
$17.99 Add to cartTrapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, under pressure from his father to go into the family business, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfill his own dreams.
- Author: Fante, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 140
- Publish Date: June 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0876856555
- Language: English
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Other American Stories
$27.00 Add to cartThe 50th-anniversary edition of the classic, savagely comic account of a trip to Las Vegas that came to represent what happened to America in the 1960s–and a founding document of “gonzo journalism”–… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library (Hardcover)
- Author: Thompson, Hunter S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 05 1998
- ISBN10: 0679602984
- Language: English
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House of Caravans
$26.00 Read moreA marvelous debut novel exploring the fractures caused by the Partition of India, as well as the legacy and contemporary parallels of sectarian violence around the world.
Lahore, British India. 1943. A… [more below]
- Author: Suneja, Shilpi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1639550143
- Language: English
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Coco Chanel
$15.99 Add to cartIn this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring story of this international style icon.
Following the death of her mother, Coco- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #1
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 04 2016
- ISBN10: 1847807844
- Language: English
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The Notebook
$19.99 Add to cartExperience the unforgettable, heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart — coming to Broadway as a musical in Februa… [more below]
- Author: Sparks, Nicholas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: December 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0446676098
- Language: English
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The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
$19.99 Read more“A powerful story.” —The Horn Book
“A worthy addition to children’s biography collections.” —Booklist “A solid treatment of an important but little-known figure, and it may prompt kids to think abou- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 14 2020
- ISBN10: 148146289X
- Language: English
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Berlin. Portrait of a City
$81.67 Add to cartBerlin has survived two world wars, was divided by a wall during the Cold War, and after the fall of the wall was reunited. The city emerged as a center of European power and culture. From 1860 to the
- Author: Taschen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: April 13 2007
- ISBN10: 3822814458
- Language: English
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Not Your All-American Girl
$17.99 Read moreA multicultural story full of heart and hilarity about what it means to be all-American.
Lauren and her best friend, Tara, have always done absolutely everything together. So when they don’t have any c… [more below]
- Author: Shang, Wendy Wan-Long
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1338037765
- Language: English
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Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights
$16.00 Add to cartThe first history of gay rights for teen readers, written by award-winning nonfiction author Ann Bausum.
That’s the Stonewall.
The Stonewall Inn.
Pay attention.
History walks through that door. In 19- Author: Bausum, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 03 2016
- ISBN10: 014751147X
- Language: English
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My Beloved World
$35.00 Add to cartThe first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Just
- Author: Sotomayor, Sonia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 15 2013
- ISBN10: 0307594882
- Language: English
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The Girl Behind the Wall
$16.99 Add to cart“A poignant, tender story of families and sisters divided by the cruelty of political chance-my heart ached for them on every page. Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network
- Author: Robotham, Mandy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0008462917
- Language: English
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1971: A People’s History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
$24.95 Read moreThe year 1971 exists everywhere in Bangladesh-on its roads, in sculptures, in its museums and oral history projects, in its curriculum, in people’s homes and their stories, and in political discourse.
- Author: Zakaria, Anam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 402
- Publish Date: November 01 2021
- ISBN10: 014345403X
- Language: English
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Mississippi Bear Hunter Holt Collier: Guiding Teddy Roosevelt and a Lifetime of Adventure
$24.99 Read moreAuthor Mark Neaves guides readers on an incredible tale through the life of one of America’s greatest adventurers.
Born into slavery in the Mississippi Delta in 1847, Holt Collier was taught to hunt
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Neaves, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 28 2023
- ISBN10: 146715458X
- Language: English
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Se Anuncia Un Asesinato / A Murder Is Announced
$15.95 Read more100 años de historias de Agatha Christie
Una de las mejores novelas protagonizadas por la dulce, intuitiva y perspicaz Miss MarpleLos habitantes del pequeño y apacible pueblo de Chipping Cleghorn v
- Author: Christie, Agatha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 6070779940
- Language: Spanish
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The Big Book of American Presidents: Fascinating Facts and True Stories about U.S. Presidents and Their Families
$19.99 Read moreThe Big Book of American President Trivia illustrates each president’s journey to the White House through facts, anecdotes, illustrations, photographs, inspirational quotes, and more
The president ha- Author: Hajeski, Nancy J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 148
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1510760245
- Language: English
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November 1916: A Novel: The Red Wheel II
$40.00 Add to cartIn time for the centenary of the beginning of the Russian Revolution, a new edition of the Russian Nobelist’s major work
The month of November 1916 in Russia was outwardly quiet–the proverbial calm b- Series: Red Wheel (Paperback)
- Author: Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1040
- Publish Date: August 19 2014
- ISBN10: 0374534705
- Language: English
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Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary: Stories
$16.99 Add to cartA funny, fresh, and brilliantly insightful collection of stories from a beloved writer, with a new introduction by Francine Prose
Johanna Kaplan’s beautifully written stories first burst on the literar
- Series: Art of the Story
- Author: Kaplan, Johanna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0063061635
- Language: English
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Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962
$20.00 Read moreOne of the New York Times‘s 100 Notable Books of 2016
“Heartachingly relevant…the Eleanor Roosevelt who inhabits these meticulously crafted pages transcends both fi
One of NPR’s 10 Best Books of 2016- Author: Cook, Blanche Wiesen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: November 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0143109626
- Language: English
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The Fourth Estate
$27.99 Add to cartFrom “one of the top ten storytellers in the world” (Los Angeles Times), Jeffrey Archer’s The Fourth Estate sees two power-hungry men prepared to risk everything in a battle to control the largest new
- Author: Archer, Jeffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: February 26 2013
- ISBN10: 1250314755
- Language: English
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A Season of Gifts
$9.99 Add to cartOne of the most adored characters in children’s literature is the eccentric, forceful, bighearted Grandma Dowdel, star of the Newbery Award-winning A Year Down Yonder and Newbery Honor-winning A Long … [more below]
- Author: Peck, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 14 2010
- ISBN10: 0142417297
- Language: English
