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Voices from Louisiana: Profiles of Contemporary Writers
Ann Brewster Dobie · LSU Press
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
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Voices from Louisiana provides thoughtful, timely profiles of some of the state's most highly regarded and popular contemporary authors. Readers interested in Louisiana's rich literary tradition will appreciate these evocative essays on writers whose works emanate from the cultures... |
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Roots Quest: Inside America's Genealogy Boom
Hogan, Jackie · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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America is in the midst of a genealogy boom. In the last thirty years the number of Americans who said they were "very interested" in family history jumped from 29% to 87%. Online genealogy sites like Ancestry.com went from being a small genealogical research website into a NASDAQ-listed... |
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The Road to Siena: The Essential Biography of St. Catherine
Gardner, Edmund · Paraclete Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
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Catherine of Siena's influence was felt throughout the kingdoms of Europe. She enjoyed the confidence of popes, royalty, and most of all, the common people of Italy. A complicated woman, she was able to speak bluntly to a queen: "Instead of a woman, you have become the servant... |
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Tears of Salt: A Doctor's Story
Pietro Bartolo · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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The internationally best-selling personal story of "the doctor on the front lines of the migrant crisis" (CNN) .Situated more than one hundred miles off Italy's southern coast, the rocky island of Lampedusa has hit world headlines in recent years as the first port of call... |
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NFL 100: A Century of Pro Football
National Football League · Abrams
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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An authorized visual history of America's most popular sport Timed to coincide with the National Football League's 100th anniversary, NFL 100 celebrates the history of America's most popular and highly watched sport. From its humble beginnings in Canton, Ohio, to its emergence... |
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Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie
Simon, Carly · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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A chance encounter at a summer party on Martha's Vineyard blossomed into an improbable but enduring friendship. Carly Simon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis made an unlikely pair -- Carly, a free and artistic spirit still reeling from her recent divorce, searching for meaning, new love,... |
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The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America
O'Reilly, Bill · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A rare, insider's look at the life of Donald Trump from Bill O'Reilly, the bestselling author of the Killing series, based on exclusive interview material and deep researchReaders around the world have been enthralled by journalist and New York Times bestselling author Bill O'Reilly's... |
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Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon
Laurie, Greg · Salem Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Join Greg Laurie, pastor and bestselling author of Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon, as he takes you on a personal journey into the life and legend of Johnny Cash. At the peak of his career, Cash had done it all - living the ultimate rags-to-riches story of growing up on a cotton... |
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Penguin the Magpie: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family
Cameron Bloom · Atria Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Penguin the Magpie is the extraordinary true story of recovery, hope, and courage as one injured bird and her human family learn to heal and celebrate life, featuring the gorgeous photography of Cameron Bloom and a captivating narrative by New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Day Book... |
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