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Ashes of Roses and War

by Sibyl Jarvis Pischke

Published: 1994-01-01

Paperback: 586 pages

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Ashes of Roses and War is a companion novel and considered a prequel to The Legend of Mammy Jane and tells the story of hardship, romance, and determination to make a home on the frontier. It is the story of a strong woman, and life as our hearty ancestors who settled the wilderness experienced it. Readers...

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The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut

by Clayton C. Anderson

Published: 2015-06-01

Hardcover: 400 pages

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What’s it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet breaks? How do astronauts “take out the trash” on a spacewalk, tightly encapsulated in a space suit with just a few layers of fabric an...

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Keeper of the Flame

by Joann Petrie Carr

Published: 2012-10-22

Paperback: 226 pages

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This is the feminine view of the space race and has never been done before by an insider. Keeper of the Flame is a metaphor for the universal story of every traditional married woman who found herself exposed to the possibilities offered by the changing world of the 60's. It is also pertinent for those...

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Chasing Paris

by Jen Carter

Published: 2012-07-16

Paperback: 262 pages

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Amy Winthrow is shocked when her grandmother dies--not because Elizabeth Hathaway's death is unexpected but because her existence had always been hidden. Ever-inquisitive and prone to letting her imagination get the best of her, Amy embarks upon a journey with an unlikely friend to unravel the mysteries...

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The Kristin Hannah Collection: Volume 1: Firefly Lane, True Colors, Fly Away

by Kristin Hannah

Published: 2014-11-18

Kindle Edition: 0 pages

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Available for the first time in this stunning electronic edition, THE KRISTIN HANNAH COLLECTION: VOLUME 1 is sure to delight the beloved, blockbuster bestselling author's legions of fans. Includes:FIREFLY LANETo the people around them they were known as KateandTully or the Firefly Lane Gir...

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Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch: The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse (Landmarks)

by Jayme Lynn Blaschke

Published: 2016-08-01

Paperback: 336 pages

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Thanks to the classic Dolly Parton film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and ZZ Top's ode "La Grange," many people think they know the story of the infamous Chicken Ranch. The reality is more complex, lying somewhere between heartbreaking and absurd. For more than a century, dirt farmers and big-cigar...

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The Secrets of the Notebook: A Woman's Quest to Uncover Her Royal Family Secret

by Eve Haas

Published: 2013-09-03

Hardcover: 280 pages

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“The beautiful owner of this book is dearer to me than my life – August your protector.” This one sentence was the key to a mystery involving some of the greatest and most infamous figures in European history, from Frederick the Great to Napoleon and Hitler—and solved by the author...

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Bella's Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation

by Rick Santorum, Karen Santorum

Published: 2015-02-17

Hardcover: 288 pages

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Rick and Karen Santorum’s inspiring story of life with Bella, their special-needs youngest child  Four days after Rick and Karen Santorum welcomed their eighth baby into the world they were given the devastating news that their little girl, Bella, was going to die. The full story of lif...

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The Cambridge World History of Food (2-Volume Set)

Published: 2000-10-09

Hardcover: 0 pages

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An undertaking without parallel or precedent, this monumental two-volume work encapsulates much of what is known of the history of food and nutrition throughout the span of human life on earth. It constitutes a vast and essential chapter in the history of human health and culture. Ranging from the...

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The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True

by Richard Dawkins

Published: 2012-09-11

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An elegant, text-only paperback edition of the New York Times bestseller that’s been hailed as the definitive authority on…everything.Richard Dawkins, bestselling author and the world’s most celebrated evolutionary biologist, has spent his career elucidating the many wonders of scien...