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A Train Near Magdeburg: A Teacher's Journey into the Holocaust, and the reuniting of the survivors and liberators, 70 years on

by Matthew A. Rozell

Published: 2016-09-04

Paperback: 502 pages

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What do you do if you are a reluctant soldier, having been shot at, seen your friends killed, and can no longer even remember what your own mother looks like? As a combat soldier fighting your way across Europe, what is the plan when you come across a Holocaust train full of suffering hum...

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* * * Persuasive,
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Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals

by Rachel Hollis

Published: 2019-03-12

Hardcover: 240 pages

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"Hollis’s writing is beautifully blunt, and she humbly thanks her fans for her success. Her actionable ideas and captivating voice will encourage women to believe in themselves." - Publisher's Weekly (starred review)“I believe we can change the world. But first, we’ve got to stop liv...

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Bound for Gold: A Peter Fallon Novel of the California Gold Rush (Peter Fallon and Evangeline Carrington)

by William Martin

Published: 2018-07-03

Hardcover: 496 pages

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Rare-book dealer Peter Fallon returns in a thrilling historical novel about the California Gold Rush, by New York Times bestselling author William MartinBound for Gold continues New York Times bestselling author William Martin’s epic of American history with the further adventures of Bos...

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* * * * * Beautiful,
Adventurous,
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Unmarriageable: A Novel

by Soniah Kamal

Published: 2019-01-22

Hardcover: 352 pages

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In this one-of-a-kind retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in modern-day Pakistan, Alys Binat has sworn never to marry—until an encounter with one Mr. Darsee at a wedding makes her reconsider.“A fun, page-turning romp and a thought-provoking look at the class-obsessed strata of Pakis...

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That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, Book 3)

by C.S. Lewis

Published: 2003-05-13

Paperback: 384 pages

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Written during the dark hours immediately before and during World War II, C. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, of which That Hideous Strength is the third and final volume, stands alongside such works as Albert Camus's The Plague and George Orwell's 1984 as a timely parable that has become timeles...

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Purity of Blood

by Arturo Perez-Riverte

Published: 2006

Paperback: 320 pages

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Gear up for swashbuckling adventure in the second “riveting”* historical thriller in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series.The fearless Alatriste is hired to infiltrate a convent and rescue a young girl forced to serve as a powerful priest’s concubine. The girl’s ...

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Benevolent

by Erin A Jensen

Published: 2018-08-30

Paperback: 293 pages

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A story about the purpose of life, the healing power of fandom, and the resilience of the human spirit.Tormented by the in-crowd at school on a daily basis, there were two things that gave fifteen-year-old Abigail Perkins the strength to keep going—her best friend, Danny Cobb; and her f...

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Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor

by Yossi Klein Halevi

Published: 2018-05-15

Hardcover: 224 pages

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New York Times bestseller "A profound and original book, the work of a gifted thinker."--Daphne Merkin, The Wall Street JournalAttempting to break the agonizing impasse between Israelis and Palestinians, the Israeli commentator and award-winning author of Like Dreamers directly addresses...

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Rose: A Novel

by Martin Cruz Smith

Published: 2012-01-18

Kindle Edition: 493 pages

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Rose is a wonderfully rich and intricate novel set in nineteenth-century Wigan, a town located in the coal country of Lancashire.  Its protagonist, Jonathan Blair, is a mining engineer who has been chased out of Africa for "stealing" from the missionaries' Bible Fund in order to pay off ...

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The Pacific and Other Stories

by Mark Helprin

Published: 2005-06-28

Paperback: 384 pages

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A dazzling collection of short stories by Mark Helprin, bestselling author of Winter's Tale, which is now a major motion picture starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, William Hurt, and Jennifer ConnellyThe Pacific and Other Stories is a collection of sixteen sto...