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Lessons from an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life

Lessons from an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life

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A lifelong Emerson lover, teacher, and spiritual seeker reveals how American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson's twelve essential teachings hold the answer to living an authentic and fulfilling life, one that...
Lessons from an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life

Lessons from an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life

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A lifelong Emerson lover, teacher, and spiritual seeker reveals how American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson's twelve essential teachings hold the answer to living an authentic and fulfilling life, one that...
I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone Pony

I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone Pony

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A captivating oral history of the iconic music venue the Stone Pony and of the rise, fall, and rebirth of Asbury Park, New Jersey-featuring interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van...
On the Trail of Lewis and Clark: Yesterday and Today

On the Trail of Lewis and Clark: Yesterday and Today

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Follow in the footsteps of the famed explorers, from Washington DC to Washington state It has been 200 years since their epic trek across Western America, yet Lewis and Clark...
Gadsden: The First 100 Years

Gadsden: The First 100 Years

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Author: Jules FeldmannBinding: HardbackPublished: J. Gadsden Australia Ltd., Melbourne, May, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account chronicles the evolution of Gadsden over its formative...
The Broadview Book Of Canadian Anecdotes

The Broadview Book Of Canadian Anecdotes

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Author: Douglas FetherlingBinding: HardbackPublished: Broadview Press, 1988Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a collection of anecdotes that offer insights into Canadian history and culture....
A Lady's Life In The Rocky Mountains

A Lady's Life In The Rocky Mountains

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Author: Isabella L. BirdBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains recounts the travels and experiences of...
Our God Is Marching On

Our God Is Marching On

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A beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's speech "Our God Is Marching On," part of Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins. At the end of the march...
Centennial Crisis: The Disputed Election of 1876

Centennial Crisis: The Disputed Election of 1876

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Judah P. Benjamin: The Jewish Confederate (SIGNED)

Judah P. Benjamin: The Jewish Confederate (SIGNED)

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Author: Eli N. EvansBinding: HardbackPublished: Free Press, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionJudah P. Benjamin served as the Confederacy's Attorney General, Secretary of War, and Secretary...
The American Jury

The American Jury

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Author: Harry Kalven, Jr., And Hans ZeiselBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 1993Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis special edition of the book examines the American...
Jew or Juif? Jews, French Canadians and Anglo-Canadians, 1759-1914

Jew or Juif? Jews, French Canadians and Anglo-Canadians, 1759-1914

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Author: Michael BrownBinding: HardbackPublished: Jewish Pubn Society, 1987Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the intricate relationships between Jews, French Canadians, and Anglo-Canadians from 1759 to...
Tyntyndyer: A Pioneering Homestead And Its Families (SIGNED)

Tyntyndyer: A Pioneering Homestead And Its Families (SIGNED)

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Author: Alice M. CeruttyBinding: HardbackPublished: Lowden, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book tells the story of Tyntynder, a pioneering homestead, and the families who lived...
The Fire Of Liberty

The Fire Of Liberty

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Author: Esmond Wright (Ed.)Binding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket. No slipcasePages: GoodMarkings: No markings This book delves into themes of American identity, governance, and historical...
Eugene Debs: American Socialist

Eugene Debs: American Socialist

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Author: Anne Terry WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: L. Hill, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of Eugene Debs, a prominent American socialist, trade union...
Black Crusader: A Biography Of Robert Franklin Williams

Black Crusader: A Biography Of Robert Franklin Williams

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Author: Robert Carl CohenBinding: HardbackPublished: Lyle Stuart,, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis is a biography of Robert Franklin Williams. It explores the life and activism of...
They Called Him Mike

They Called Him Mike

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Author: Yonason RosenblumBinding: SoftbackPublished: Mesorah Publications, 1995Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography delves into the life of Reb Elemelech Tress, exploring his era and his significant...
Rabbi In America: The Story Of Isaac M. Wise

Rabbi In America: The Story Of Isaac M. Wise

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Author: Israel KnoxBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown and Company, 1957Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis biography tells the story of Isaac M. Wise, a prominent figure in American...
Democratic Promise: The Populist Moment in America

Democratic Promise: The Populist Moment in America

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Author: Lawrence GoodwynBinding: HardbackPublished: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the populist movement in America, offering a detailed account of its...
The Founding Convention of the IWW: Proceedings

The Founding Convention of the IWW: Proceedings

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Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Merit Publishers, New York, 1969Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book documents the first convention of the Industrial Workers of the World, held in...
Eyewitness to Space

Eyewitness to Space

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Author: Hereward Lester Cook, James D. DeanBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams IncCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerPaintings and drawings related to the Apollo Mission to...
Miracle at Philadelphia : Story of Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787

Miracle at Philadelphia : Story of Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787

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Author: Catherine Drinker BowenBinding: HardbackPublished: Little Brown & Co -BOMC, 1986Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIncludes two pamphlets: "The Men Who Made the Constitution: A Bicentennial Portfolio"...
An American Life

An American Life

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Borgata: Clash of Titans: A History of the American Mafia

Borgata: Clash of Titans: A History of the American Mafia

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The first hundred years of the American Mafia's existence would come to be seen as a golden age. From small-town Sicily to glittering Las Vegas, the mob had carefully expanded...
The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House

The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House

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Jacksonland

Jacksonland

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The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World

The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World

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The Roosevelts: An American Saga

The Roosevelts: An American Saga

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American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good

American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good

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Hour of Peril

Hour of Peril

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Native Southerners: Indigenous History from Origins to Removal

Native Southerners: Indigenous History from Origins to Removal

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Zeitoun

Zeitoun

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On the Laps of Gods: The Red Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice That Remade a Nation

On the Laps of Gods: The Red Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice That Remade a Nation

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The Kidnapping Club: Wall Street, Slavery, and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War

The Kidnapping Club: Wall Street, Slavery, and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War

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Winner of a 2020-2021 New York City Book AwardIn a rapidly changing New York, two forces battled for the city's soul: the pro-slavery New Yorkers who kept the illegal slave...
Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees

Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees

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The epic story of the planet's oldest trees and the making of the modern world Humans have always revered long-lived trees. But as historian Jared Farmer reveals in Elderflora ,...
The Devil In The White City

The Devil In The White City

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Chicago, 1893. One man built a heaven on earth. Another built hell beside it... 'An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction' TIME OUT One was...
Sailing the Graveyard Sea: The Deathly Voyage of the Somers, the U.S. Navy's Only Mutiny, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation

Sailing the Graveyard Sea: The Deathly Voyage of the Somers, the U.S. Navy's Only Mutiny, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation

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A "compelling" ( The Wall Street Journal ) account of the only mutiny in the history of the United States Navy-a little-known but once notorious event that cost three young...
Bunk

Bunk

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Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction "There Kevin Young goes again, giving us books we greatly need, cleverly disguised as books we merely want. Unexpectedly essential." --Marlon James...
Titan of the Senate: Orrin Hatch and the Once and Future Golden Age of Bipartisanship

Titan of the Senate: Orrin Hatch and the Once and Future Golden Age of Bipartisanship

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If greatness is measured by achievement, Orrin Hatch was the greatest U.S. senator of modern times--discover the life and career of the senator through archival material, original research, and exclusive...
Endgame: Inside the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump

Endgame: Inside the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump

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How do you stop a rogue president? How do you protect our country from a man who lies, who obstructs justice, and who seeks to cheat with foreign powers to...
I Have a Dream - 60th Anniversary Edition

I Have a Dream - 60th Anniversary Edition

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With new forewords and an afterword by Martin Luther King III, Dr. Bernice A. King, and Dexter Scott King A beautiful collectible edition celebrating the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin...
Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood

Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER An NPR Best Book of the Year In this spectacular, newsmaking expose that has the entertainment industry abuzz and on its...
Hollywood Con Queen: The Hunt for an Evil Genius

Hollywood Con Queen: The Hunt for an Evil Genius

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An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford

An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford

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"Richard Norton Smith had brought a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and storytelling verve to the life of a consequential president-Gerald R. Ford. Ford's is a very American life, and Smith...
Robert F. Kennedy: Ripples of Hope: Kerry Kennedy in Conversation with Heads of State, Business Leaders, Influencers, and Activists about Her Father's Impact on Their Lives

Robert F. Kennedy: Ripples of Hope: Kerry Kennedy in Conversation with Heads of State, Business Leaders, Influencers, and Activists about Her Father's Impact on Their Lives

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Robert F. Kennedy staunchly advocated for civil rights, education, justice, and peace; his message transcended race, class, and creed, resonating deeply within and across America. He was the leading candidate...
Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI

Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI

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WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION **NOW A...
Interpreting Our Heritage

Interpreting Our Heritage

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Letter from America: 1946-2004

Letter from America: 1946-2004

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A defining collection from Alistair Cooke's legendary BBC Radio broadcasts guiding us through nearly sixty years of changing life in the United States When Alistair Cooke retired in February 2004...