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The Book Smugglers: Partisans, Poets, and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis

by David E. Fishman

Published: 2017-10-03

Hardcover: 312 pages

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The Book Smugglers is the nearly unbelievable story of ghetto residents who rescued thousands of rare books and manuscripts—first from the Nazis and then from the Soviets—by hiding them on their bodies, burying them in bunkers, and smuggling them across borders. It is a tale of heroism...

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The Atomic City Girls: A Novel

by Janet Beard

Published: 2018-02-06

Paperback: 384 pages

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“Focuses on the little-known realities behind the Manhattan Project […] Readers who enjoyed Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls will appreciate this glimpse into the beliefs and attitudes that shaped America during World War II.”— Library JournalAn Internationally bestselling novelI...

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World Without End: A Novel (Kingsbridge)

by Ken Follett

Published: 2008-10-07

Paperback: 1014 pages

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In 1989 Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected. Critics were overwhelmed—“it will hold you, fascinate you, surro...

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Fragments of the Lost

by Megan Miranda

Published: 2017-11-14

Hardcover: 384 pages

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From the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger comes a suspenseful psychological mystery about one girl's search to uncover the truth behind her ex-boyfriend's death. Perfect for fans of We Were Liars and 13 Reasons Why.Jessa Whitworth knew she...

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Sierra Club Engagement Calendar 2018

by Sierra Club

Published: 2017-08-01

Calendar: 0 pages

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The most popular nature calendar ever published, this Sierra Club classic features wire-o binding, a week-by-week format, and 56 full-color images by America's leading nature photographers.

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Fifty Years of 60 Minutes: The Inside Story of Television’s Most Influential News Broadcast

by Jeff Fager

Published: 2017-10-24

Hardcover: 416 pages

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The ultimate inside story of 60 Minutes, the program that has tracked and shaped the biggest moments in post-war American history.From its almost accidental birth in 1968, 60 Minutes has set the standard for broadcast journalism, joining us in our living rooms each Sunday night to surprise...

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Women of Will: The Remarkable Evolution of Shakespeare's Female Characters

by Tina Packer

Published: 2016-03-08

Paperback: 352 pages

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Women of Will is a fierce and funny exploration of Shakespeare’s understanding of the feminine. Tina Packer, one of our foremost Shakespeare experts, shows that Shakespeare began, in his early comedies, by writing women as shrews to be tamed or as sweet little things with no independence...

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Hugs

by Lawrence Williams

Published: 2017-08-15

Paperback: 272 pages

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It is 1989 when Steve and Gina Wilson learn that their precious little boy, Taylor, has a little known behaviorial disorder. Desperate for answers about the perplexing disorder called autism, Steve sets out on a determined quest to find a way to communicate with Taylor.While battling depre...

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The Fressingfield Witch

by Jacqueline Beard

Published: 2017-10-19

Paperback: 228 pages

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Scores of innocent women were executed during the 1645 Suffolk witch trials. Death and uncertainty stalked the land. Fast forward to 1890 and two mysterious deaths in the village of Fressingfield stir up rumours of witchcraft again. Lawrence Harpham is dispatched from Bury St Edmunds to investigate,...

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Still Me: A Novel

by Jojo Moyes

Published: 2018-01-30

Hardcover: 400 pages

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Look out for Moyes’ next book, The Peacock Emporium, coming soon!   From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, the next book featuring her iconic heroine of Me Before You and After You, Louisa Clark. Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life, confi...