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The Iowa Baseball Confederacy

by W. P. Kinsella

Published: 1986-03

Hardcover: 310 pages

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Bearing W.P. Kinsella's trademark combination of "sweet-natured prose and a richly imagined world" (Philadelphia Inquirer), The Iowa Baseball Confederacy tells the story of Gideon Clark, a man on a quest. He is out to prove to the world that the indomitable Chicago Cubs traveled to Iowa in...

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The Pearl

by John Steinbeck

Published: 2000-04-06

Paperback: 96 pages

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“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.”   Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence....

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Caroline: Little House, Revisited

by Sarah Miller

Published: 2017-09-19

Hardcover: 384 pages

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In this novel authorized by Little House Heritage Trust, Sarah Miller vividly recreates the beauty, hardship, and joys of the frontier in a dazzling work of historical fiction, a captivating story that illuminates one courageous, resilient, and loving pioneer woman as never before--Caroli...

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Commencement (Vintage Contemporaries)

by J. Courtney Sullivan

Published: 2010-05-11

Paperback: 432 pages

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The bestselling author of Maine brings us a sparkling tale of friendship and a fascinating portrait of the first generation of women who have all the opportunities in the world, but no clear idea about what to choose.  Assigned to the same dorm their first year at Smith College, Celia, Br...

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The Hamlet Fire: A Tragic Story of Cheap Food, Cheap Government, and Cheap Lives

by Bryant Simon

Published: 2017-09-05

Hardcover: 320 pages

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"Captivating and brilliantly conceived. . . [The Hamlet Fire] will provide readers with insights into our current national politics."?The Washington Post A "gifted writer" (Chicago Tribune) uses a long forgotten factory fire in small-town North Carolina to show how cut-rate food and labor ...

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Big Sexy Love: A laugh out loud funny romantic comedy

by Kirsty Greenwood

Published: 2017-07-03

Paperback: 350 pages

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Get ready to laugh, cry and feel incredible with this NEW laugh out loud funny romance! It's brimming with hysterical feel good moments, heart-melting romance and a friendship you'll never, ever forget! If you like Sophie Kinsella, Lindsey Kelk, Suzy K. Quinn or Joanna Bolouri, then you'll...

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Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America

by James Forman Jr.

Published: 2017-04-18

Hardcover: 320 pages

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Long-listed for the National Book AwardShort-listed for the Inaugural Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social JusticeIn recent years, America’s criminal justice system has become the subject of an increasingly urgent debate. Critics have assailed the rise of mass incarcerat...

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Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism

by Bhu Srinivasan

Published: 2017-09-26

Hardcover: 576 pages

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From the days of the Mayflower and the Virginia Company, America has been a place for people to dream, invent, build, tinker, and bet the farm in pursuit of a better life. Americana takes us on a four-hundred-year journey of this spirit of innovation and ambition through a series of Next B...

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Addicted to Americana: Celebrating Classic & Kitschy American Life & Style

by Charles Phoenix

Published: 2017-10-03

Hardcover: 176 pages

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Raised on a used-car lot, Charles Phoenix was destined to become the Ambassador of Americana. The photo collector, food crafter, and field tripper is famed for his hilarious live show performances and "theme park" tour of downtown Los Angeles. This riotously colorful book, replete with Cha...

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Americana (Contemporary American fiction)

by Don DeLillo

Published: 1989-07-06

Paperback: 384 pages

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The first novel by Don DeLillo, author of White Noise (winner of the National Book Award) and Zero KAt twenty-eight, David Bell is the American Dream come true. He has fought his way to the top, surviving office purges and scandals tobecome a top television executive. David's world is made...