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New Titles - Religion & Spirituality
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The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe
Peter Christen Asbjornsen · Univ Of Minnesota Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A new, definitive English translation of the celebrated story collection regarded as a landmark of Norwegian literature and culture The extraordinary folktales collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe began appearing in Norway in 1841. Over the next two decades the publication... |
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The Third Daughter: A Novel
Carner, Talia · William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
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"In The Third Daughter, Talia Carner ably illuminates a little-known piece of history: the sex trafficking of young women from Russia to South America in the late 19th century. Thoroughly researched and vividly rendered, this is an important and unforgettable story of exploitation... |
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The Last Train to London: A Novel
Clayton, Meg Waite · Harper
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Exiles conjures her best novel yet, a pre-World War II-era story with the emotional resonance of Orphan Train and The Nightingale, centering on the Kindertransports that carried thousands of children out of Nazi-occupied Europe - and one brave... |
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The Martyrdom of Thomas Merton: An Investigation
Martin, David · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 309
Format: Paperback
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Seldom can one predict that a book will have an effect on history, but this is such a work. Merton's many biographers and the American press now say unanimously that he died from accidental electrocution. From a careful examination of the official record, including crime scene photographs... |
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The Timepiece
Lewis, Beverly · Bethany House Publishers
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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As the only daughter, Sylvia Miller of The Tinderbox has always held a special place in her Old Order family, one Adeline Pelham jeopardizes when she shows up at the Millers' Hickory Hollow farm. It isn't that Adeline means to be a threat, but her very existence is a reminder of the painful... |
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African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa
Gomez, Michael · Princeton University Press
Pages: 520
Format: Paperback
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A groundbreaking book that puts early and medieval West Africa on the map of global historyPick up almost any book on early and medieval world history and empire, and where do you find West Africa? On the periphery. This pioneering book tells a different story. Interweaving political and social... |
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The First Girl Child
Harmon, Amy · 47North
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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From the New York Times bestselling author comes a breathtaking fantasy of a cursed kingdom, warring clans, and unexpected salvation.Bayr of Saylok, bastard son of a powerful and jealous chieftain, is haunted by the curse once leveled by his dying mother. Bartered, abandoned, and rarely... |
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