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Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America

by Linda Lawrence Hunt

Published: 2007-12-18

Kindle Edition: 307 pages

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In 1896, a Norwegian immigrant and mother of eight children named Helga Estby was behind on taxes and the mortgage when she learned that a mysterious sponsor would pay $10,000 to a woman who walked across America. Hoping to win the wager and save her family’s farm, Helga and her teenage...

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To Fight Against This Age: On Fascism and Humanism

by Rob Riemen

Published: 2018-01-23

Hardcover: 176 pages

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“This is a book for people who want the West to regain its moral high ground, and who want to think hard about how to help achieve that.” ?Anne ApplebaumAn international bestseller, To Fight Against This Age consists of two beautifully written, cogent, and urgent essays about the rise ...

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Munich: A novel

by Robert Harris

Published: 2018-01-16

Hardcover: 320 pages

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From the internationally best-selling author of Fatherland and the Cicero Trilogy--a new spy thriller about treason and conscience, loyalty and betrayal, set against the backdrop of the fateful Munich Conference of September 1938.Hugh Legat is a rising star of the British diplomatic servic...

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The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook

by Niall Ferguson

Published: 2018-01-16

Hardcover: 592 pages

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The instant New York Times bestseller. A brilliant recasting of the turning points in world history, including the one we're living through, as a collision between old power hierarchies and new social networks.“Captivating and compelling.” —The New York Times"Niall Ferguson has agai...

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This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America

by Morgan Jerkins

Published: 2018-01-30

Paperback: 272 pages

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A writer to be reckoned with."-Roxane Gay Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2018 by Esquire, Elle, Vogue, Nylon, The Millions, Refinery29, the Huffington Post, Book Riot, Bitch Media, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Vol 1. Brooklyn, and Paperback Paris...

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White Chrysanthemum

by Mary Lynn Bracht

Published: 2018-01-30

Hardcover: 320 pages

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For fans of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and Lilac Girls, the heartbreaking history of Korea is brought to life in this deeply moving and redemptive debut that follows two sisters separated by World War II. Korea, 1943. Hana has lived her entire life under Japanese occupation. As a haenyeo, a f...

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Next Year in Havana

by Chanel Cleeton

Published: 2018-02-06

Paperback: 400 pages

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A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK“A beautiful novel that's full of forbidden passions, family secrets and a lot of courage and sacrifice.”—Reese WitherspoonAfter the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the ...

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Hug Chickenpenny: The Panegyric of an Anomalous Child

by S. Craig Zahler

Published: 2018-01-23

Paperback: 264 pages

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"S. Craig Zahler is certain to become one of the great imaginers of our time." ? Clive Barker“[C]harm and optimism ... infuse [this] dark story. [A] delightful combination of tones ... bound to leave readers both smiling and thoughtful.". ?Kirkus Reviews"The latest novel from the author...

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Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve

by Lenora Chu

Published: 2017-09-19

Hardcover: 368 pages

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New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice; Real Simple Best of the Month; Library Journal Editors’ PickIn the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up Bébé, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration of China’s widely acclaimed yet insular educati...

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From Pigs to Politics

by Bev Clarno

Published: 2017

Paperback: 494 pages

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"As the first woman in Oregon history to serve in leadership positions in both the Oregon House and Senate, Bev Clarno was a true Oregon trailblazer. Readers of From Pigs to Politics will quickly understand why Bev was such an outstanding public servant - she is hard working, engaging, ope...