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The Gustav Sonata: A Novel

by Rose Tremain

Published: 2016-09-27

Hardcover: 256 pages

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Winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction A breathtakingly radiant story of an unlikely childhood friendship that survives the test of time.Gustav Perle grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem only a distant echo. An only chil...

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A Night Divided

by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Published: 2015-08-25

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From NYT bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a stunning thriller about a girl who must escape to freedom after the Berlin Wall divides her family between east and west.With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her mother, and h...

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Jed Had to Die

by Tara Sivec

Published: 2016-11-01

Paperback: 354 pages

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The happiest day of Payton Lambert's life was the day she graduated high school and watched Bald Knob, Kentucky get smaller and smaller in her rearview mirror. She wanted more for her life than a tiny town where everyone knows your business and you can’t find a decent cup of coffee for a...

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Untethered

by Julie Lawson Timmer

Published: 2016-06-07

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When Char Hawthorn's husband dies unexpectedly, she is left questioning everything she once knew to be true: from the cozy small town life they built together to her relationship with her stepdaughter, who is suddenly not bound to Char in any real way. Untethered explores what bonds truly ...

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The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight

by Martha Ackmann

Published: 2004-07-13

Paperback: 280 pages

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For readers of The Astronaut Wives Club, The Mercury 13 reveals the little-known true story of the remarkable women who trained for NASA space flight.In 1961, just as NASA launched its first man into space, a group of women underwent secret testing in the hopes of becoming America’s ...

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The Advent Calendar

by Steven Croft

Published: 2006-09-01

Paperback: 253 pages

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Packed with codes, secrets, biblical parallels, and reminding us of the real meaning of Christmas, this enthralling and touching tale can be read on many levels, and will be loved by adults and children alike. When Alice's Uncle Sam brings home a mysterious calendar that's short on chocolate but big...

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Juliana: Volume 1: 1941-1944

by Vanda

Published: 2016-05-28

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An Absolutely Beautiful and Moving Novel!Readers say, "I can't wait for the next book in the series."Juliana is a historical fiction romance that takes Al (Alice) Huffman on a journey to a whole new life.As World War II consumes Europe, the New York City of 1941 is still preoccupied with s...

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The F-Word: Feminism In Jeopardy - Women, Politics and the Future

by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Published: 2004-08-20

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Many young women today consider "feminism" a dirty word, an antiquated term that hasn’t expanded to accommodate the diverse needs of a new generation. In addition, decades of negative campaigns, excessively "messaged" issues, and hanging chads have all combined to make political apathy a...

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Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire

by Deepa Kumar

Published: 2012-08-07

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In response to the events of 9/11, the Bush administration launched a ?war on terror,” ushering in an era of anti-Muslim racism, or Islamophobia. However, 9/11 did not create the image of the "Muslim enemy." This book examines the historic relationship between anti-Muslim racism and the ...

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Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities

by Rebecca Solnit

Published: 2016-03-15

Paperback: 184 pages

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With Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. Drawing on her decades of activism and a wide reading of environmental, cultural, and political history, Solnit argued that radicals have a l...