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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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The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women
Nancy Marie Brown - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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"Once again, Brown brings Viking history to vivid, unexpected life -- and in the process, turns what we thought we knew about Norse culture on its head. Superb." -- "Magnificent. It captured me from the very first page..." -- "A complex, important, and delightful... |
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The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
Michael Wolraich - Union Square & Co.
Format: Hardcover
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The riveting story of how the murder of femme fatale Vivian Gordon in 1931 brought about the downfall of the mayor of New York City and led to the end of Tammany Hall's dominance. Vivian Gordon went out before midnight in a velvet dress and mink coat. Her body turned up the next morning... |
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last Slave
ZORA NEALE HURSTON - Amistad
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times Bestseller"A profound impact on Hurston's literary legacy." - New York Times"One of the greatest writers of our time." - Toni Morrison"Zora Neale Hurston's genius has once again produced a Maestrapiece." - Alice WalkerA major literary event:... |
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An Illustrated Brief History of China: Culture, Religion, Art, Invention
WANG JIAN - Shanghai Press
Format: Paperback
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This illustrated Chinese history book takes the reader on a visual journey of the most brilliant and significant segments of Chinese civilization over the course of five thousand years.As a cradle of human civilization, China has maintained its cohesion and cultural identity for thousands... |
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The Locomotive of War: Money, Empire, Power, and Guilt
P F Clarke - Bloomsbury Press
Format: Hardcover
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An innovative exploration of the origins, impact, and consequences of the First and Second World Wars, from Peter Clarke, one of our foremost historians. "War is the locomotive of history," claimed Trotsky, a remark often thought to acknowledge the opportunity that the First World... |
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