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Homecoming: New and Collected Poems

by Julia Alvarez

Published: 1996-04-01

Paperback: 128 pages

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Long before her award winning novel, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, and In the Time of the Butterflies, Julia Alvarez was writing poetry that gave a distinctive voice to the Latina woman-and helped give to American letters a vibrant new literary form. Homecoming, was Alvarez's ...

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Abby Aldrich Rockefeller: The Woman in the Family

by Bernice Kert

Published: 1993-10-12

Hardcover: 537 pages

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The first complete biography of Abby Rockefeller, founder of the Museum of Modern Art and the woman who shaped the character and destiny of one of America's most powerful families.

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Tales of Old-Time Texas

by J. Frank Dobie

Published: 1984-01-01

Paperback: 336 pages

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It is for good reason that J. Frank Dobie is known as the Southwest's master storyteller. With his eye for color and detail, his ear for the rhythm of language and song, and his heart open to the simple truth of folk wisdom and ways, he movingly and unpretentiously spins the tales of our c...

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Isle of Man TT: A Photographic History of the World's Greatest Motorcycle Race

Published: 2015-09-15

Hardcover: 176 pages

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An authoritative, illustrated record of the rich history of the world's most famous motorcycle race The Isle of Man TT is the most unique and celebrated series of motorcycle road races in the world. Since 1907, the world's most daring riders have hurtled around the 37-mile, 200-bend Snaefe...

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A Beginner's Guide to Paradise: 9 Steps to Giving Up Everything

by Alex Sheshunoff

Published: 2015-09-01

Hardcover: 464 pages

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So You Too Can:   - Move to a South Pacific Island - Wear a Loincloth - Read a Hundred Books - Diaper a Baby Monkey - Build a Bungalow   And Maybe, Just Maybe, Fall in Love! *   * Individual results may vary.The true story of how a quarter-life crisis led to adventure, freedom, and lov...

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Duck

by Randy Cecil

Published: 2008-02-12

Hardcover: 40 pages

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The creator of Gator presents an enchanting follow-up about a carousel animal who longs to fly — and a love that is bigger than the skies.Duck is a carousel animal who spends her days watching flocks of real, flying ducks — and her nights dreaming of soaring among them. Flying is all s...

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Puck: What Fools These Mortals Be

by Michael Alexander Kahn, Richard Samuel West

Published: 2014-10-16

Hardcover: 328 pages

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"Richly illustrated, edifying and expertly curated... [a] mesmerizing compendium of full-color political caricature." - The Wall Street Journal "Many of Puck's issues remain bang up to date, if sometimes mutated." - The Daily Beast "What Fools These Mortals Be!," is a glorious compilation of some of...

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Eighteen (Revised)

by Jillian Hand

Published: 2015-08-02

Paperback: 146 pages

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Eighteen-year-old Sophie Mannar killed her best friend. At least she thinks she did. After a devastating car accident, Sophie has to live with the guilt of surviving while her best friend, Christine Stone, has died. With only three months left of senior year, managing grief alone while trying to keep...

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Poke the Box: When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time?

by Seth Godin

Published: 2015-09-15

Hardcover: 96 pages

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"A one-two punch! Half kick in the ass, half cheerleading encouragement."—Steven Pressfield, author of The War of ArtIf you are happy being just a dreamer, perhaps you don’t need this book.If you’re enjoying the status quo, don’t even consider reading this book.If you are content w...

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The Guest Room: A Novel

by Chris Bohjalian

Published: 2016-01-05

Hardcover: 336 pages

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Midwives and The Sandcastle Girls comes the spellbinding tale of a party gone horribly wrong: two men lie dead in a suburban living room, two women are on the run from police, and a marriage is ripping apart at the seams. When Kristin Chapman a...