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Finding Dorothy: A Novel

Elizabeth Letts · Ballantine Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

This richly imagined novel tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book that inspired the iconic film, through the eyes of author L. Frank Baum's intrepid wife, Maud. Hollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband's masterpiece for the screen,...
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

Adam Higginbotham · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover

Journalist Adam Higginbotham's definitive, years-in-the-making account of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster - and a powerful investigation into how propaganda, secrecy, and myth have obscured the true story of one of the twentieth century's greatest disasters.Early in the morning...
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Leading Men: A Novel

Christopher Castellani · Viking
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

An expansive yet intimate story of desire, artistic ambition, and fidelity, set in the glamorous literary and film circles of 1950s ItalyIn July of 1953, at a glittering party thrown by Truman Capote in Portofino, Italy, Tennessee Williams and his longtime lover Frank Merlo meet Anja Blomgren,...
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The Pianist from Syria: A Memoir

Aeham Ahmad · Atria Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

An astonishing but true account of a pianist's escape from war-torn Syria to Germany offers a deeply personal perspective on the most devastating refugee crisis of this century.Aeham Ahmad was born a second-generation refugee - the son of a blind violinist and carpenter who recognized Aeham's...
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American Spy: A Novel

Lauren Wilkinson · Random House
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

What if your sense of duty required you to betray the man you love? One woman struggles to choose between her honor and her heart in this enthralling espionage drama that deftly hops between New York and West Africa. It's 1986, the heart of the Cold War, and Marie Mitchell is an intelligence...
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Parkland: Birth of a Movement

Dave Cullen · Harper
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

On the first anniversary of the events at Parkland, the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Columbine offers an intimate, deeply moving account of the extraordinary teenage survivors who became activists and pushed back against the NRA and feckless Congressional leaders - inspiring...
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Early Riser: A Novel

Jasper Fforde · Viking
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The new standalone novel from bestselling author Jasper FfordeEvery Winter, the human population hibernates.During those bitterly cold four months, the nation is a snow-draped landscape of desolate loneliness, and devoid of human activity.Well, not quite.Your name is Charlie Worthing and it's...
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Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation

Steve Luxenberg · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover

A myth-shattering narrative of how a nation embraced "separation" and its pernicious consequences.Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court case synonymous with "separate but equal," created remarkably little stir when the justices announced their near-unanimous decision...
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The City in the Middle of the Night

Charlie Anders · Tor Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Entertainment Weekly's 27 Female Authors Who Rule Sci-Fi and Fantasy Right Now All the Birds in the Sky -- Winner of the 2017 Nebula Award for Best NovelAll the Birds in the Sky -- Finalist for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel"If you control our sleep, then you can own our dreams...And...
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Long Shot

Azad · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 412
Format: Hardcover

A gripping narrative by an Iran-born Kurdish journalist who joined the ranks of the Kurdish army as a sniper in the fight against ISISIn 2002, at the age of nineteen, Azad, a young Iranian-Kurdish man, was conscripted into Iran's army and forced to fight against his own people. Refusing...
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