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Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad

Gordon H. Chang · Mariner Books
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

"Gripping . . . Chang has accomplished the seemingly impossible . . . He has written a remarkably rich, human, and compelling story of the railroad Chinese." -- Peter Cozzens, Wall Street Journal

A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese wor
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A Hero Born: A Novel

Jin Yong · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

The epic Chinese classic and phenomenon published in the US for the first time!

A fantastical generational saga and kung fu epic, A Hero Born is the classic novel of its time, stretching from the Song Empire (China 1200 AD) to the appearance...

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A Single Thread: A Novel

Tracy Chevalier · Viking
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

An immersive, moving story of a woman coming into her own at the dawn of the Second World War, from internationally bestselling author Tracy Chevalier

1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman,"...
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The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir

Samantha Power · Dey Street Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Pulitzer-Prize winner Samantha Power is widely known as the moral voice of her generation. A relentless advocate for promoting human rights, she has been heralded by President Barack Obama as one of America's "foremost thinkers on foreign policy."

The Education of an Idealist...

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World War II Map by Map

DK · DK
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Trace the epic history of World War 2 across the globe with more than 100 detailed maps.

In this stunning visual history book, custom maps tell the story of the Second World War from the rise of the Axis powers to the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Each...
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Vikings at War

Kim Hjardar · Casemate
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

"It's a magnificent piece of work ... Although this is pitched as a book about the 'Vikings at War' it's much more than that and provides a very excellent introduction to the Viking age as a whole ... In short it's a book I'd recommend to anyone with an interest...
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The Turn of Midnight

Minette Walters · MIRA
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

The compelling, taut and suspenseful conclusion to The Last Hours

As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Dorseteshire, the quarantined people of Develish question whether they are the only survivors.

Guided by their...
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Tidelands

Philippa Gregory · Atria Books
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author and "one of the great storytellers of our time" (San Francisco Book Review) turns from the glamour of the royal courts to tell the story of an ordinary...
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