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Butterfly Weed

by Donald Harington

Published: 2004-09-30

Paperback: 307 pages

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The raucous and poignant story of Doc Swain describes how he becomes a physician without attending medical school, his ability to heal patients with the ""dream cure,"" his pursuit by a student and a music teacher from the high school at which he teaches, and the heartbreaking choices he must...

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Butterfly's Child: A Novel

by Angela Davis-Gardner

Published: 2011-03-08

Hardcover: 352 pages

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When three-year-old Benji is plucked from the security of his home in Nagasaki to live with his American father, Lt. Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, and stepmother, Kate, on their farm in Illinois, the family conceals Benji's true identity as a child born from a liaison between an officer and...

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The Butterfly's Daughter

by Mary Alice Monroe

Published: 2011-05-03

Hardcover: 400 pages

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Four very different women embark on a transformational journey that follows the migrating monarchs across the United States to Mexico. The story begins when Luz Avila's grandmother, the local butterfly lady, purchases an old, orange VW bug for a road trip home to Mexico. When she unexpectedly dies, Luz...

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Buy, Buy Baby: How Consumer Culture Manipulates Parents and Harms Young Minds

by Susan Gregory Thomas

Published: 2007-05-08

Hardcover: 288 pages

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It’s no secret that toy and media corporations manipulate the insecurities of parents to move their products, but Buy, Buy Baby unveils the chilling fact that these corporations are using— and often funding—the latest research in child development in order to sell things directly to...

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By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches and Writings)

by Malcolm X

Published: 1992-09-01

Paperback: 209 pages

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The imperialists know the only way you will voluntarily turn to the fox is to show you a wolf. In eleven speeches and interviews, Malcolm X presents a revolutionary alternative to this reformist trap, taking up political alliances, women's rights, U.S. intervention in the Congo and Vietnam, capitalism...

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By Blood: A Novel

by Ellen Ullman

Published: 2012-12-24

Paperback: 384 pages

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A New York Times Notable Book of the YearSan Francisco, the 1970s. A disgraced professor takes an office in an old downtown building to plot his return. But he is distracted by the sounds coming from the next room, the office of a psychiatrist. He overhears the therapy sessions of a young ...

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By Darkness Hid (Blood of Kings, book 1)

by Jill Williamson

Published: 2009-04-01

Paperback: 376 pages

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Given the chance to train as a squire, kitchen servant Achan Cham hopes to pull himself out of his pitiful life and become a Kingsguard Knight. When Achan's owner learns of his training, he forces Achan to spar with the Crown Prince--more of a death sentence than an honor. Meanwhile, strange voices in...

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By Fire, By Water

by Mitchell James Kaplan

Published: 2010-05-18

Paperback: 284 pages

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Recipient of the Independent Publishers Award for Historical Fiction (Gold Medal), the Foreword Book of the Year Award for Historical Fiction (Bronze Medal), and an honorable mention in the category of General Fiction for the Eric Hoffer Award.Luis de Santángel, chancellor to the court an...

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by George: A Novel

by Wesley Stace

Published: 2008-08-25

Paperback: 400 pages

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Two years ago, singer-songwriter Wesley Stace blew onto the literary scene with his bold and free-wheeling Dickensian comedy Misfortune. Now, he is back with another wonderfully entertaining and inventive novel. By George is the twisting story of four generations of the curious Fisher fam...

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By Invitation Only

by Jodi Della Femina, Sheri McInnis

Published: 2010-05-11

Paperback: 368 pages

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Nobody knows the Hamptons like Jodi Della Femina, who captures the inside world of love, society, and scandal in this delicious summer page-turner.Toni Fratelli has a busy summer ahead.  After several setbacks in Manhattan force her to move home to East Hampton, her To Do list is full.  ...