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Victoria: A Life
A N Wilson - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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"[A] shimmering and rather wonderful biography." - The Guardian (London) When Queen Victoria died in 1901, she had ruled for nearly sixty-four years. She was the mother of nine and grandmother of forty-two and the matriarch of royal Europe through her children's marriages.... |
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The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
Evan Friss - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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"It is a delight to wander through the bookstores of American history in this warm, generous book." - Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author and owner of Books Are Magic. An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American... |
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Armor and Blood: The Battle of Kursk: The Turning Point of World War II
Dennis E. Showalter - Random House; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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One of America’s most distinguished military historians offers the definitive account of the greatest tank battle of World War II—an epic clash of machines and men that matched the indomitable will of the Soviet Red Army against the awesome might of the Nazi Wehrmacht. ... |
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Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865
James Oakes - W. W. Norton & Company; First edition
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful history of emancipation that reshapes our understanding of Lincoln, the Civil War, and the end of American slavery.Freedom National is a groundbreaking history of emancipation that joins the political initiatives of Lincoln and the Republicans in Congress with the courageous... |
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The Defense Lawyer: The Barry Slotnick Story
James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company; Large type / Large print edition
Format: Paperback
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Everyone deserves the best defense. Known for his sharp mind, sharp suits, and bold courtroom strategies, Bronx-native Barry Slotnick is known as the best criminal lawyer in the US. He calls himself "Liberty's Last Champion." Slotnick mediates Bette Midler's bathhouse... |
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