Chronological Period/20th Century
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Marilyn Monroe
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the true story of Marilyn Monroe, the iconic movie star.
Little Norma Jeane grew- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #67
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 28 2021
- ISBN10: 0711257795
- Language: English
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La Bruja Escondida (the Hidden Witch – Spanish Edition)
$14.99 Add to cartAlguien est rompiendo las reglas de la magia…
Los padres de Aster finalmente han acordado que puede asistir a las clases de brujer a, pero para ponerse al d a necesita trabajar mucho. As que cuand
- Author: Ostertag, Molly Knox
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 8417222626
- Language: English
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Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob
$17.95 Add to cartBest-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob
- Author: Shorto, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1324020172
- Language: English
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The Man with the Golden Arm
$19.95 Read moreA novel of rare genius, The Man with the Golden Arm describes the dissolution of a card-dealing WWII veteran named Frankie Machine, caught in the act of slowly cutting his own heart into wafer-thin sl… [more below]
- Author: Algren, Nelson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: January 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1644212153
- Language: English
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Couldn’t Drive?
$6.95 Read moreDid you know that Ruth Bader Ginsburg failed her driving test five times? Or that her real name was Joan? Bet you didn’t know that she liked paddle boarding, white water rafting, and riding elephants!
- Series: Wait! What?
- Author: Gutman, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1324030704
- Language: English
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Echoes
$8.99 Read moreAgainst a vivid backdrop of history, Danielle Steel tells a compelling story of love and war, acts of faith and acts of betrayal…and of three generations of women as they journey though years of los… [more below]
- Author: Steel, Danielle
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 27 2005
- ISBN10: 0440240786
- Language: English
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Amelia Earhart (Spanish Edition)
$8.99 Read moreThis beautiful Spanish-language book, translated from the hugely popular Little People, BIG DREAMS series, can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers and those learning the language, whether at home or… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams en Español #3
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0711284660
- Language: Spanish
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Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
$23.00 Add to cartThe acclaimed author of Troublesome Young Men reveals the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain, told from the perspective of three key American pla… [more below]
- Author: Olson, Lynne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: May 03 2011
- ISBN10: 0812979354
- Language: English
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Nosotros DOS En La Tormenta / Us Two in the Storm
$21.95 Add to cart–Ese es tu problema. No se puede dudar en el medio de una guerra popular,
Cabez?n.
–A vencer o morir, como dicen ustedes.
— M?s bien que a vencer o morir!
— Y no pensaste qu? pasa si no vencemos?… [more below]- Author: Sacheri, Eduardo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 6073832397
- Language: Spanish
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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator: Reuben Fleet, the Factories, and the Product
$59.95 Read moreIn the first of his massive two volume B-24 Liberator set, Dr. Wolf presents a meticulously researched, truly ultimate look at the B-17’s stablemate from the drawing board to its emergence as America’… [more below]
- Author: Wolf, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: September 19 2024
- ISBN10: 178155840X
- Language: English
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In Search of the River Jordan: A Story of Palestine, Israel and the Struggle for Water
$30.00 Read moreA writer’s travels along the legendary yet contested Jordan River–exploring the long conflict over water supply
Access to water has played a pivotal role in the Israel-Palestine dispute. Israel has- Author: Fergusson, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0300244150
- Language: English
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Godfathers of Chicago’s Chinatown: Triads, Tongs & Street Gangs
$23.99 Read moreDiscover the untold story of the Windy City’s Ghost Shadows. Even in a town notorious for gangsters like Al Capone, much of Chicago’s lawless lore has remained uncharted. Chicago’s Chinatown, in parti… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Fillmore, Harrison
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 15 2023
- ISBN10: 146715394X
- Language: English
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The Voice That Won the Vote: How One Woman’s Words Made History: How One Woman’s Words Made History
$16.99 Read moreIn August of 1920, women’s suffrage in America came down to the vote in Tennessee. If the Tennessee legislature approved the 19th amendment it would be ratified, giving all American women the right to… [more below]
- Author: Boxer, Elisa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1534110496
- Language: English
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Desolation Island
$15.95 Read moreCommissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautif
- Series: Aubrey/Maturin Novels #5
- Author: O’Brian, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0393541622
- Language: English
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Her Last Flight
$16.99 Read moreOne of Summer’s Most Anticipated Reads, according to Goodreads, SheReads, and Bookish
“I think Beatriz Williams is writing the best historical fiction out there. It’s lush with period detail but feels
- Author: Williams, Beatriz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 0062834797
- Language: English
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Art Is Everywhere: A Book about Andy Warhol
$19.99 Read moreThis is the story of Andy Warhol–and how his pop art took the world by storm. From drawing shoes for a shoe company to his Campbell’s Soup cans and Marilyn Monroe prints, Andy made art out of the eve
- Author: Mack, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1250777151
- Language: English
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Foodtopia: Communities in Pursuit of Peace, Love, & Homegrown Food
$28.95 Read more“Insightful…empathetic…a thoughtful consideration of a topic that will have a substantial impact on our future.”–Booklist
Readable Feast, Book Award Winner for Socially Conscious Writing * Civil- Author: Kelley, Margot Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 1567927300
- Language: English
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Bridge to the Sun: The Secret Role of the Japanese Americans Who Fought in the Pacific in World War II
$35.00 Read moreOne of the last, great untold stories of World War II–kept hidden for decades–even after most of the World War II records were declassified in 1972, many of the files remained untouched in various a… [more below]
- Author: Henderson, Bruce
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0525655816
- Language: English
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The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartHere is the perfect introductory guide to the history and ideas of the Quakers, one of the world’s most fascinating and enigmatic religious groups. Emerging in England in the 1650s as a radical sect c… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Dandelion, Pink
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 20 2008
- ISBN10: 0199206791
- Language: English
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Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe
$24.00 Add to cartFeatured historian in the Ken Burns documentary The U.S. and the Holocaust on PBS – WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD – In this remarkable work of historical reclamation, Holocaust historian Re… [more below]
- Author: Erbelding, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0525433740
- Language: English
