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Come Fly the World: The Women of Pan Am at War and Peace

Come Fly the World: The Women of Pan Am at War and Peace...
Author: Julia Cooke ISBN: 9781785786884 Format: Hardback	$39.99
Travel writer Julia Cooke's exhilarating portrait of Pan Am stewardesses in the Mad Men era. Read More >>

The Origins of the World: Invention of nature at the time of Darwin

The Origins of the World: Invention of nature at the...
Author: Laura Bossi ISBN: 9782072927003 Format: Hardback	$103.50
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The Hope Book: What if Hope Existed, Only I Could Not See It?

The Hope Book: What if Hope Existed, Only I Could Not...
Author: Dominic Bercier ISBN: 9781990065057 Format: Paperback	$46.55
"On the edge, the author hoped for HOPE, even though he could not observe or even feel it. He wondered if it was... Read More >>

Writing the Empire: The McIlwraiths, 1853-1948

Writing the Empire: The McIlwraiths, 1853-1948
Author: Eva-Marie Kröller ISBN: 9781487507572 Format: Hardback	$270.00
Crossing time and oceans, this fascinating history of the McIlwraiths tracks the family's imperial identities across... Read More >>

The Girl Explorers: The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around the World

The Girl Explorers: The Untold Story of the Globetrotting...
Author: Jayne Zanglein ISBN: 9781728215242 Format: Hardback	$47.99
"The untold stories of women who broke the rules, trekked the globe, and changed the world! Never tell a woman... Read More >>

Hope Looks Good on You!: A Comedian's Joy-inducing Daily Devotional for Women

Hope Looks Good on You!: A Comedian's Joy-inducing Daily...
Author: Dorie McLemore ISBN: 9781736219416 Format: Hardback	$44.85
"Imagine starting your day with a dose of hope and joy - how could living with less stress and anxiety impact your... Read More >>

Wie die Bilder ins Museum kamen: Biografien von Kunstwerken aus dem Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Köln

Wie die Bilder ins Museum kamen: Biografien von Kunstwerken...
Author: Rainer Pabst ISBN: 9783422984387 Format: Paperback	$45.28
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Homicide at Rough Point

Homicide at Rough Point
Author: Peter Lance ISBN: 9780996285599 Format: Hardback	$66.81
The book of 438 pages will be illustrated with more than 100 images, fully annotated & indexed and available in... Read More >>

Unnatural Murder: Poison In The Court Of James I: A Gripping Historical Whodunnit for fans of MARY & GEORGE

Unnatural Murder: Poison In The Court Of James I: A...
Author: Lady Anne Somerset ISBN: 9781474618731 Format: Paperback	$27.99
Royal scandal, set against the background of the Jacobean court, involving love, bribery, poison, treachery and... Read More >>

The Diary of Emily Caroline Creaghe, Explorer

The Diary of Emily Caroline Creaghe, Explorer
Author: Emily Caroline Creaghe , Peter Monteath ISBN: 9781743056660 Format: Paperback	$79.20
As a sole female member of an exploring party, Creaghe was well acquainted with the privations and harshness of... Read More >>

The End of the Road: A Journey Around Britain in Search of the Dead

The End of the Road: A Journey Around Britain in Search...
Author: Jack Cooke ISBN: 9780008294700 Format: Hardback	$32.99
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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Royal Collector's...
Author: James Weldon Johnson ISBN: 9781774762530 Format: Hardback	$64.56
"A young biracial man witnesses a lynching, that convinces him to pass as white to secure his safety and advancement,... Read More >>

Autopsy: Life in the trenches with a forensic pathologist in Africa

Autopsy: Life in the trenches with a forensic pathologist...
Author: Ryan Blumenthal ISBN: 9781776191109 Format: Paperback	$25.85
A hair-raising account about the ins and outs of practising forensic pathology in Africa. Read More >>

Breaking Ranks: An Amazing True Story of a Cop on the Line

Breaking Ranks: An Amazing True Story of a Cop on the...
Author: Joe Noonan ISBN: 9781925927481 Format: Paperback	$29.99
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The Life and Legends of Calamity Jane

The Life and Legends of Calamity Jane
Author: Richard W. Etulain ISBN: 9780806168777 Format: Paperback	$65.87
Although Calamity Jane has probably been written about more than any other woman of the American West, fiction and... Read More >>

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Royal Collector's...
Author: Harriet Jacobs ISBN: 9781774761687 Format: Hardback	$64.56
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl documents Jacobs' life as a slave and how she gained freedom for her family.... Read More >>

The Hope Book: What if Hope Existed, Only I Could Not See It?

The Hope Book: What if Hope Existed, Only I Could Not...
Author: Dominic Bercier ISBN: 9781990065071 Format: Hardback	$67.25
"On the edge, the author hoped for HOPE, even though he could not observe or even feel it. He wondered if it was... Read More >>

The Souls of Black Folk (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

The Souls of Black Folk (Royal Collector's Edition)...
Author: W E B Du Bois ISBN: 9781774761373 Format: Hardback	$64.56
The Souls of Black Folk is a cornerstone of African-American literature, and an early work in sociology. To develop... Read More >>

Do I Look at You with Love?: Reimagining the Story of Dementia

Do I Look at You with Love?: Reimagining the Story of...
Author: Mark Freeman ISBN: 9789004460584 Format: Paperback	$84.48
Do I Look at You with Love? explores the author's mother's dementia during her final years. Part narrative psychology,... Read More >>

Do I Look at You with Love?: Reimagining the Story of Dementia

Do I Look at You with Love?: Reimagining the Story of...
Author: Mark Freeman ISBN: 9789004460591 Format: Hardback	$282.48
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Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration and Life on Earth

Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration...
Author: Kate Greene ISBN: 9781785786839 Format: Paperback	$32.99
A powerful reflection on life in isolation, in pursuit of the dream of Mars. Read More >>

Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration and Life on Earth

Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration...
Author: Kate Greene ISBN: 9781785786822 Format: Hardback	$36.99
A powerful reflection on life in isolation, in pursuit of the dream of Mars Read More >>

Code Name Hélène: Inspired by true events, a gripping WW2 story by the bestselling author of THE FROZEN RIVER, a GMA Book Club pick

Code Name Hélène: Inspired by true events, a gripping...
Author: Ariel Lawhon ISBN: 9781472275363 Format: Paperback	$28.44
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Rope Walker: A Texas Jewish History Mystery

Rope Walker: A Texas Jewish History Mystery
Author: Jim Yarin ISBN: 9781735362304 Format: Paperback	$38.79
A micro-historiography about a long-ago event, the truth is finally revealed about the one-legged tightrope walker... Read More >>

The Souls of Black Folk (Deluxe Library Edition)

The Souls of Black Folk (Deluxe Library Edition)
Author: W E B Du Bois ISBN: 9781774379936 Format: Hardback	$77.50
The Souls of Black Folk is a cornerstone of African-American literature, and an early work in sociology. To develop... Read More >>

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