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Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and Murder

Matthew Pearl - Harper
Format: Paperback

From the bestselling author of The Taking of Jemima Boone, the unbelievable true story of a real-life Swiss Family Robinson (and their dog) who faced sharks, shipwreck, and betrayal.On December 10, 1887, a shark fishing boat disappeared. On board the doomed vessel were the Walkers - the ship's...
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The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why It Failed

Brad Meltzer - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Nazi Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes a true, little-known story about the first assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy, right before his inauguration.. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president...
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Lonely Planet Hong Kong (Travel Guide)

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet's Hong Kong is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the city has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Sample dim sum in the night market and cruise on the legendary Star Ferry; all with your trusted travel companion.Inside...
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning History)

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller. Now part of the HBO docuseries "Exterminate All the Brutes," written and directed by Raoul Peck. Recipient of the American Book Award. The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples Today in the United States,...
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Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation

Grace L. Williams - Little A
Format: Hardcover

The galvanizing true story of a group of remarkable women in the 1970s male-run world of business, banking, and finance. They didn't play by the rules. They changed them and made history.In the 1970s, a new wave of feminism was sweeping America. But in the boys' club of banking...
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The Vietnam War: The Definitive Illustrated History (DK Definitive Visual Histories)

DK - DK
Format: Hardcover

The Vietnam War remains one of the most heroic and heartbreaking events in history. This definitive guide charts the unforgettable story of the world's first televised war.. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this authoritative guide chronicles America's fight...
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Agent Zo: The Untold Story of a Fearless World War II Resistance Fighter

Clare Mulley - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

The incredible and inspiring story of Elzbieta Zawacka, the World War II female resistance fighter known as Agent Zo.. During World War II, Elzbieta Zawacka - the WWII female resistance fighter known as Agent Zo - was the only woman to reach London as an emissary of the Polish Home Army...
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Four Against the West: The True Saga of a Frontier Family That Reshaped the Nation―and Created a Legend

Joe Pappalardo - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

A thrilling true saga of legendary Texas figure Judge Roy Bean and his brothers -- and their violent adventures in Wild West America.. Roy Bean was an American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Texas, who called himself "The Only Law West of the Pecos". He and his three...
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Latin American Artists: From 1785 to Now

Phaidon Editors - Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover

As seen in The New York Times, Vogue Mexico, Latina Magazine, and The Art NewspaperThe essential survey showcasing the work of more than 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Latin AmericaLatin American artists have gained increasing international prominence as the art world...
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The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne

Kate Winkler Dawson - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

Acclaimed journalist, podcaster, andtrue-crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson tells the true story of the scandalous murder investigation that became the inspiration for both Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and the first true-crime book published in America.. On a cold winter...
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