Chronological Period/20th Century
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Dove Descending: A Journey Into T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets
$16.95 Add to cartThroughout the world, many consider T.S. Eliot to be the most important and influential poet of the 20th century, and Four Quartets to be his finest poem and greatest literary achievement. Dove Descen… [more below]
- Series: Sapienta Classics
- Author: Howard, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 02 2006
- ISBN10: 1586170406
- Language: English
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All Out!: An Autobiography
$30.99 Add to cartThis candid autobiography, the last work by renowned psychologist Albert Ellis, is a tour de force of stimulating ideas, colorful descriptions of memorable people and events, and straightforward, no-n… [more below]
- Series: Psychology
- Author: Ellis, Albert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 668
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1591024528
- Language: English
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Maryellen: Taking Off
$7.99 Read moreMaryellen is in charge of planning her tenth birthday, designing a flying machine, and – most important of all – taking care of the family dog, Scooter, on a camping trip. One night, while she’s holdi… [more below]
- Series: American Girl Historical Characters
- Author: Tripp, Valerie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 27 2019
- ISBN10: 1683371372
- Language: English
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Vaccines Change the World
$19.99 Read more2022 Foreword INDIES Finalist – Juvenile Nonfiction
With its colorful text and illustrations, this book explains the world’s pandemics and the people who helped save us from them with vaccines.
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- Series: Science in Action
- Author: King-Cargile, Gillian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0807584819
- Language: English
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Being Clem
$8.99 Read moreThe final novel in the award-winning Finding Langston trilogy from Coretta Scott King Author Honoree and Scott O’Dell Award medalist Lesa Cline-Ransome.
Clem can make anybody, even his grumpy older si- Series: The Finding Langston Trilogy
- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0823452417
- Language: English
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Mustique Island
$18.99 Add to cart“A sun-kissed mother-daughter story set against the backdrop of the titular private island.”
–PopSugar’s Most Anticipated Books of 2022
From bestselling author Sarah McCoy, a sun-splashed romp with a
- Author: McCoy, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 0062984381
- Language: English
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Babbitt
$10.95 Add to cartAmusing and tragic by turn, Sinclair Lewis’s classic novel is a biting satire of middle-American values whose title has entered the language as a byword for smug complacency, conformity, and materiali… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Lewis, Sinclair
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 03 2010
- ISBN10: 0199567697
- Language: English
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Churchill: The Power of Words
$22.99 Add to cartA collection of the best and most quoted speeches and writings of Nobel Prize-winner Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill knew the power of words. In speeches, books, and articles, he expressed his fe- Author: Churchill, Winston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 536
- Publish Date: October 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0306821974
- Language: English
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Good-Bye to All That: An Autobiography
$20.00 Add to cartIn this autobiography, first published in 1929, poet Robert Graves traces the monumental and universal loss of innocence that occurred as a result of the First World War. Written after the war and as … [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Graves, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0385093306
- Language: English
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Lady on the Hill: How Biltmore Estate Became an American Icon
$32.00 Add to cart“What William Cecil has accomplished at Biltmore Estate is one of the great preservation success stories of all time. He has set a high standard for what all historic house museums strive for: magnifi
- Author: Covington, Howard E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0471758183
- Language: English
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Machine Guns in Narragansett Bay: The Coast Guard’s War on Rumrunners
$23.99 Read moreDuring World War I and World War II, Rhode Island was dotted with coastal forts filled with large caliber guns. Yet they were never fired in anger. By contrast, from 1929 to 1933, during Prohibition, … [more below]
- Series: The History Press
- Author: McBurney, Christian M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1467149683
- Language: English
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The Black Fives: The Epic Story of Basketball’s Forgotten Era
$20.00 Read moreThe Black Fives is a groundbreaking, timely history of the largely unknown early days of Black basketball, bringing to life the trailblazing players, teams, and impresarios who pioneered the sport.
“F- Author: Johnson, Claude
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1419749781
- Language: English
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Hipbillies: Deep Revolution in the Arkansas Ozarks
$29.95 Read moreCounterculture flourished nationwide in the 1960s and 1970s, and while the hippies of Haight-Ashbury occupied the public eye, a faction of back to the landers were quietly creating their own haven off… [more below]
- Series: Ozarks Studies
- Author: Phillips, Jared M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: April 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1682260909
- Language: English
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Julie: The Big Break
$7.99 Read moreJulie Albright is dealing with big changes since her parents’ divorce. When she finds out that her new school has a basketball team, life starts looking up – until the coach tells her girls aren’t all… [more below]
- Series: American Girl Historical Characters
- Author: McDonald, Megan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: August 27 2019
- ISBN10: 1683371321
- Language: English
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You Can’t Win
$19.95 Add to cartYou Can’t Win, the beloved memoir of real lowdown Americana by criminal hobo Jack Black, was first published in 1926, then reprinted in 1988 by Adam Parfrey’s Amok Press, featuring an introduction by
- Series: Tramp Lit
- Author: Black, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 25 2013
- ISBN10: 1936239612
- Language: English
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Billie Jean King
$15.99 Read moreIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring life of Billie Jean King, the tennis star who has dedicated her life
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #39
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 05 2020
- ISBN10: 0711246939
- Language: English
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Battle of Britain the Movie: The Men and Machines of One of the Greatest War Films Ever Made
$49.95 Read moreReleased in 1969, the film Battle of Britain went on to become one of the most iconic war movies ever produced. The film drew many respected British actors to accept roles as key figures of the battle… [more below]
- Author: Sarkar, Dilip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1399014757
- Language: English
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Bluebird
$17.99 Read moreA dazzling novel set during the Great War and postwar Prohibition about a young nurse, a soldier, and a family secret that binds them together for generations to come–from USA TODAY and repeat #1 bes… [more below]
- Author: Graham, Genevieve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1982156651
- Language: English
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Legends of Drag: Queens of a Certain Age
$35.00 Read moreLegends of Drag: Queens of a Certain Age is a tribute to the groundbreaking drag icons who helped pave the way for the queens of today.
Prelude and Foreword written by fashion icon Miss J Alexander an- Author: Hanson, Harry James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1419758470
- Language: English
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Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations
$8.99 Read more“Lyons delivers the history of a song that has inspired generations of African-Americans to persist and resist in the face of racism and systemic oppression. . . . A heartfelt history of a historic an… [more below]
- Author: Lyons, Kelly Starling
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0593530586
- Language: English
