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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline: Stories and a Novella

by George Saunders

Published: 2016-04-26

Paperback: 224 pages

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Since its publication in 1996, George Saunders’s debut collection has grown in esteem from a cherished cult classic to a masterpiece of the form, inspiring an entire generation of writers along the way. In six stories and a novella, Saunders hatches an unforgettable cast of characters, e...

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When All the Girls Have Gone

by Jayne Ann Krentz

Published: 2016-11-29

Hardcover: 352 pages

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“A master of the genre.”—The Philadelphia InquirerJayne Ann Krentz, the New York Times bestselling author of Secret Sisters, delivers a thrilling novel of the deceptions we hide behind, the passions we surrender to, and the lengths we’ll go to for the truth...   When Charlotte Saw...

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All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor

by Donald Stratton, Ken Gire

Published: 2016-11-22

Hardcover: 320 pages

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THE FIRST MEMOIR BY A USS ARIZONA SURVIVOR: Donald Stratton, one of the battleship's five living heroes, delivers an "epic,"* "powerful,"** and "intimate"** eyewitness account of Pearl Harbor and his unforgettable return to the fight. A TOP-TEN NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!At 8:06 ...

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Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

by Robert Leckie

Published: 2010-02-02

Paperback: 305 pages

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Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II. Robert Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 1942, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In Helmet for My Pillow we follow his odyssey, from basic training on Parris...

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The Harder They Come

by T.C. Boyle

Published: 2016-03-01

Paperback: 400 pages

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Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author T.C. Boyle makes his Ecco debut with a powerful, gripping novel that explores the roots of violence and anti-authoritarianism inherent in the American character.Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile c...

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Your Yosemite: A Threatened Public Treasure

by Robert O. Binnewies

Published: 2015-07-14

Paperback: 336 pages

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Mention of Yosemite conjures images of mighty waterfalls and soaring granite cliffs. Millions of people have visited Yosemite; millions more have seen images captured by Ansel Adams and other renowned artists.Indigenous peoples knew of Yosemite for thousands of years before it was ?discove...

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Ghost (Track)

by Jason Reynolds

Published: 2016-08-30

Hardcover: 192 pages

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A National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature.Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of a brand-new series from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award–winning author ...

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The Ornatrix: A Novel

by Kate Howard

Published: 2016-12-06

Hardcover: 0 pages

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The passionate and elegantly dark tale of desire, obsession, and deceit by a talented new authorIn this exquisitely dark debut, Kate Howard delivers a stirring tale on the cost of beauty, packed with suspense and period detail worthy of Kate Mosse, Jessie Burton, and Tracy Chevalier.Cursed...

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Bloodland: A Family Story of Oil, Greed and Murder on the Osage Reservation

by Dennis McAuliffe Jr.

Published: 1999-09-01

Paperback: 352 pages

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Journalist Dennis McAuliffe, Jr. opens old family wounds and ultimately exposes a widespread murder conspiracy and shameful episode in American history.

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The Afterlife of Stars

by Joseph Kertes

Published: 2017-01-10

Hardcover: 256 pages

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"Devastating yet unnervingly funny.... inspired and deeply affecting....a story for the ages." --Julie Orringer, New York Times Book Review"The Afterlife of Stars moved me more than any other novel I've read in recent memory." --Tim O'BrienNew York Times Book Review: Editors' Choice"10 New...