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Vendor: Thomas M. Bradley
Marching Without Applause: The Officers Who Defied a Nation's Doubt
A Historical Fiction tells the story of the challenges and triumphs of negro leaders and courageous men lobbied and established the first black Army Officers Training School during WWI. There were very few negro Army officers and none in the Marines and Navy. Breaking...- $19.99
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Patriot Colonel: The Life & Times of Francis Locke
A Historical Novel of the American RevolutionStep into the heart of the American Revolution through the eyes of Colonel Francis Locke, a forgotten hero whose courage helped shape the nation's destiny. Born in Northern Ireland in 1722 and raised on the frontier of colonial...- $12.99
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Vendor: Heather P. Shreve
The Long Blue Shadow
Three wars. Two hearts. One love. A breathtaking saga begins―the true story of military veteran Arthur Shreve and his wife―forged in service, tested by history, illuminated for a new generation.When a young pilot, LT Arthur Lee Shreve*, becomes torn between family and reenlisting after...- $21.95
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Vendor: Anastacia
From Behind My Eyes
From Behind My Eyes: A novel of childhood silence, survival, and the unspoken truths we carry.Anastacia is a bright, imaginative little girl with a head full of questions, a heart full of love, and a secret she doesn't fully understand. From the outside, her...- $16.27
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Vendor: Michael Conte
Route 80
Route 80 by Michael Conte is an action-packed ride that takes readers on a journey through the high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled world of a young man torn between two destinies-one of honor and stability, the other of power and peril.Raised in Queens, Michael straddles two vastly...- $19.99
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Vendor: Melania M. Digital Arts
Strands of My Winding Cloth
Winter 1560Elizabeth Tudor has chosen never to marry. The man she loves, Robin Dudley, has lost his wife in mysterious circumstances. Knowing that were she to marry him, it would lead to his destruction and hers, Elizabeth has made up her mind... But Robin...- $22.99
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Vendor: Keith Jones
A Misted Mirror
Gillian Jones wrote A MISTED MIRROR as a response to her late husband, Keith Jones's illness with Parkinson's Disease and to his poetry. Structured around the poetry, the novel imagines and explores the life together of a fictional couple, Sarah and David, with flashbacks...- $22.00
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Vendor: Sudhin N. Ghose
Cradle of the Clouds
In the Penhari Parganas, a district in pre-Independence Bengal, a young man prepares to leave for Calcutta. Amidst apprehensions, and warnings about the perils of the big city, he revisits his adolescence--his search for a profession among carpenters, watch-repairers and potters, all of whom...- $20.99
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Vendor: Various
A Memorial of Paul Joseph Revere and Edward H.R. Revere
A Memorial of Paul Joseph Revere and Edward H.R. Revere is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1874. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and...- $32.50
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Vendor: Susan L. Pollet
Lessons in Survival: All about Amos
Lessons in Survival: All About Amos is the life story of Amos who was born in Haifa, Israel, raised in post World War II Germany under difficult financial circumstances and with parents who suffered the effects of having been in concentration camps. He managed...- $19.60
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Vendor: David Porteous
Strangers In My Mind
"When I read works by David Porteous in 7 Voices, a collection of short stories from the North Fork Writers Group, I wanted more. Now I have them in this new collection. Thanks for inviting us into your mind, Dave. Fascinating tales." - Hollis...- $21.95
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Vendor: Ion Idriess
The Yellow Joss: and Other Tales
First published in 1934, here are more classic tales from Ion Idriess, who explored Australia, chasing down the stories of a changing continent: "The stories in this volume record happenings or incidents in men's lives which interested me during years of wandering among the...- $16.99
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Vendor: Nellie Merthe Erkenbach
Riding Towards Shadows
She embarked on a painful odyssey towards Europe's oldest one percenter motorcycle clubs. Despite her triumphant career as a journalist, a gnawing emptiness festered within her as she ventured into her forties. An issue left unsolved for two excruciating decades. This haunting memory from...- $9.99
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Vendor: Pan Ellington
A f*cked-up fairytale: raves & rolling - my journey down the rabbit hole
Post millennium in the underground rave scene in Los Angeles, "a f*cked-up fairytale" is Ellington's debaucherous tale of a young woman as she loses herself in an adventure through the chaos of illegal, after hours warehouse parties, love, sex, and drugs. Drawn from Ellington's...- $15.00
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Vendor: Wendy Robertson
The Romancer: A Practical Guide to Writing Fiction
'Dreamers, optimists, visionaries, enthusiasts, escapists.' Wendy Robertson declares that all writers are 'Romancers'. 'It gives a rare glimpse of what it's like to be inside the process of writing - the exact moment when the events of a writer's life become the fabric of...- $10.00
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Vendor: F. Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby: a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The 2021 new trade paperback edition of The Great Gatsby, a true classic of 20th-century literature and one of America's best-loved and iconic novels. F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the major American writers of the twentieth century -- a figure whose life and...- $16.00
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Vendor: Janis Robinson Daly
Under Two Flags: A Novel of World War I
When dreams collide with war, survival becomes the ultimate performance.In October 1916, eighteen-year-old Josephine Therese Marzynski leaves Boston for Berlin to pursue her dream of studying opera at Germany's most prestigious music conservatory. Living with family friends and immersing herself in German culture, she...- $20.95
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Vendor: Richard Porter Adair
The Philosophers of the Living Fire: The Dance of Life
The Philosophers of the Living Fire: The Dance of Life takes place in New York City during the 1950s and is a semi-autobiographical account of the author's spiritual journey. When the story begins, Robin Gordon has recently moved from Chicago to New York City...- $19.99
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Vendor: Shane Robitaille
Live Aid Runaways
A loud crash shook the house to its core, waking Nick Stark in the middle of the night. He finds his mother's lifeless body in her car, which she had crashed into the front door of their home. Drunk and unconscious again, Nick, 16,...- $20.99
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Vendor: Elizabeth Carter
Crowned in Fire: The Madam C. J. Walker Story
Born to parents freed by the end of slavery, orphaned by seven, and widowed by twenty, Sarah Breedlove seemed destined for a life of backbreaking labor and quiet suffering. But she refused to stay defined by the cotton rows that raised her. Through determination,...- $29.99
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Vendor: Kathleen McGurl
The Abolitionist: A novel of Granville Sharp's fight against slavery
Can one man bring freedom and equality to all?London, 1765. When Granville Sharp comes across a badly beaten black boy all he sees is a fellow human in need of help. He has no idea that the encounter will alter the course of his...- $15.00
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Vendor: Isolde Martyn
The April King: Who will rule England if Queen Elizabeth is assassinated...?
A thrilling Tudor adventure novel! Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Rose Tremain and Elizabeth Chadwick. Who will rule England if Queen Elizabeth dies? 1593, England There are deep religious divisions throughout England and concern is growing for the safety of Queen...- $19.99
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Vendor: John Smolens
Possession(s)
In settings familiar and foreign, from the shores of the Great Lakes to rural Ireland and Scotland, the boulevards of nineteenth-century Paris, and an ancient Italian hill town, John Smolens's stories delineate our fears, doubts, and uncertainties, tempered by irony, humor, and tenacity. The...- $19.95
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Vendor: Martin Jarvis
The Other Mozart: 'The Magic Flute' - An Opera to Die For!
It is known that Mozart did not compose all the music attributed to him. Who then was the other Mozart? Mozart's final opera, The Magic Flute, is not Masonic; it is Rosicrucian. Was Mozart murdered because of his involvement with the Rosicrucian Brotherhood? Though...- $21.00
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Vendor: Monseigneur Bougaud
History of St. Vincent De Paul: Vol. I
This compelling volume offers an in-depth exploration of the life and legacy of St. Vincent de Paul, highlighting his unwavering dedication to the poor and his transformative influence on charity and social service in 17th-century France. Monseigneur Bougaud masterfully depicts Vincent's compassionate efforts, his...- $38.90
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History of St. Vincent De Paul: Vol. II
This second volume of Monseigneur Bougaud's "History of Saint Vincent de Paul" offers a compelling and detailed account of the saint's later life, emphasizing his unwavering dedication to the poor and his influential leadership within the Catholic Church. It delves into Vincent's profound humility,...- $31.90
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Vendor: Peter J. Murgio
The Peace We Are Given
When a two-year-old British heir is scooped from the icy Atlantic waters as the Titanic sinks with his mother aboard, he becomes someone else. Given to a childless couple who also survive the sinking, the boy is renamed Owen Manning and raised in New...- $24.95
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Vendor: Paul Neufeldt
When A Siren Sings
Persephone had it all. A successful husband, a beautiful home and a lucrative career. But something wasn't right... so, Persephone abandons her house, husband and everything else she ever knew behind for an adventure of a lifetime. She falls in love with a man...- $14.99
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Vendor: Anya Seton
Katherine
""Exhilarating, exuberant, and rich,"" Katherine is an epic novel of a love affair that changed history--that of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the ancestors of most of the British royal family (Austin Chronicle).Set in the vibrant fourteenth century of Chaucer...- $59.95
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Vendor: Charles Dickens
Bleakhaus
Esther Summerson wächst als Kind bei Miss Barbery auf, ohne zu wissen, dass diese ihre Tante ist oder wer ihre Eltern sind; sie erfährt nur, dass ihre Mutter gro e Schande über sich gebracht habe. Nach dem Tod ihrer Tante wird Esther von John...- $18.00
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Vendor: Frank English
Carry On Jack: Volume Six
Jack's life, both professional and personal, takes a number of unexpected and unsought for twists and turns that leave him unsure about his purpose and resolve.His life has always revolved around his family in its widest sense, supporting them in all their endeavours without...- $13.99
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Vendor: Odeilla Kenman
I Am Not Her
Author: Odeilla KenmanISBN-10: 1628060832ISBN-13: 9781628060836Publisher: Salt Water Media, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/20/2015Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d- $13.50
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Vendor: Sarah Stegall
Outcasts: A Novel of Mary Shelley
On a dark and stormy night in 1816, a teenage girl sat down and invented science fiction. Mary Shelley was no more than 18 years old when she wrote Frankenstein. From the moment of its publication 200 years ago, readers have been wondering, as...- $16.95
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Vendor: Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Sandhya: Or, Songs of Twilight
Sandhya, or Songs of Twilight (1917) is a poetry collection by Dhan Gopal Mukerji. Published while Mukerji was a young student in California, Sandhya, or Songs of Twilight is the second collection of poems from the first Indian writer to gain a popular audience...- $7.99
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Vendor: Onoto Watanna
Me: A Book of Rememberance: A Book of Rememebrance
Born into a family of sixteen children, Nora Ascouth is used to fighting to be heard. From a young age, Nora becomes determined to have a writing career, and travels around the world looking for the best place to work. From Canada, she moves...- $10.99
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Vendor: Anna-Nina Kovalenko
Five Steps to Resurrection
Main themes: love, woman as its object and its source, emigration as a cultural experience, the philosophy of spiritual ascent, compassion for the animals, for the world. (One of main characters of the novel is Stacey, the cat adapted by heroine who then perished,...- $13.99
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Vendor: Warren Driggs
Swimming in Deep Water: A Novel of Joseph Smith
Prophet. Polygamist. Visionary. Wanted man.Joseph Smith, Mormonism's founder, remains one of America's most polarizing figures....Swimming in Deep Water is a novel about the incredible life of Joseph Smith, architect of the most popular religion ever born on American soil. He was murdered at age...- $18.95
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Vendor: A. R. T. Byrd
follow the Sun; become the Moon: ( a novel memoir )
The hook that snagged Arti Rose, into what the media would later dub the Moonies, was a yellow flyer a "nice young man" had handed her mom downtown. After a hard day's work at The News, Sue Cronkite emptied the outside flap of her...- $29.99
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Vendor: Donna Thorland
The Dutch Girl
The acclaimed author of Mistress Firebrand and The Turncoat continues "her own revolution in American historical romance"* with another smart, sexy, swashbuckling novel set during the American Revolution. Manhattan and the Hudson River Valley, 1778. The British control Manhattan, the Rebels hold West Point,...- $22.00
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Vendor: Martin Lake
Wings of Fire: A World War 2 Novel
Author: Martin LakeISBN-13: 9798649557856Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/31/2020Pages: 392Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d- $14.99
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Vendor: Kevin Moffett
Only Son
Florida, 1982. A nine-year-old watches as his dead father's possessions are hauled away: his clothes and tools, his faux-leather recliner. His sensei says it's a perfect time to turn his weaknesses into weapons. His PE teacher says he runs like a pregnant ostrich. His...- $39.99
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Vendor: Donald Granatstein
Leah
What happens when a family's secret reveals a broader story of Jewish survival and loss?In Leah, a forgotten chapter of Toronto's Jewish immigrant history comes to life. Nineteen-year-old Leah Granatstein arrived in Canada from Poland in the 1920s, seeking safety and new opportunities. But...- $17.99
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Vendor: Phishstones
Boomer Gone Wild
What do you get when a foul-mouthed, half-naked, whiskey-chugging baby boomer disappears into the Adirondacks with a Doberman, a stash of weed, and zero f*cks to give?You get Boomer Gone Wild: Shit, Sasquatch & Spiritual Hangovers-a blisteringly funny, brutally honest, and sometimes-nude memoir of...- $15.99
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Vendor: Clare Crooke
Rambling Rhymes
Best known as the author of numerous guidebooks to Southern England and some of the most spectacular high mountain regions on Earth, Kev Reynolds now records the world 'Out There' with this collection of poems. Written as an antidote to the 2020 Covid lockdown,...- $9.99
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Vendor: M. Jayamohan Srirajan
Self Confidence: The Power in Your Life: A Book That Will Take Your Life on the Path to Success
THIS IS THE BOOK THAT EXPLAINS ABOUT SELF CONFIDENCEI would like to express my gratitude to all the good souls who are reading this book.I have written this book with the idea that self-confidence should flourish in everyone's life and they should rise even...- $5.39
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Vendor: Francis Wayland
A Memoir of the Life and Labors of Francis Wayland: Late President of Brown University
A Memoir of the Life and Labors of Francis Wayland - Late President of Brown University is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and...- $38.50
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Vendor: Thomas Earl of Dundonald
The Autobiography of a Seaman
The Autobiography of a Seaman is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1861. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher...- $51.90
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Vendor: Arantxa Urretabizkaia
The Red Notebook
The Red Notebook belongs to the autobiographical genre and is the author's most ambitious novel, one that has achieved a truly lyrical tone. Although it should be included in the novel-writing tradition that deals with female voice and memory, this novel breaks new ground...- $24.95
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Vendor: T. R. Robinson
Peter
It can and does happen: A chance encounter that leads to romance, love and fulfilment. Equally, such an encounter may lead to fear, sorrow and loss. Both are met in this tale that crosses national and social boundaries and within which unwarranted evil plays...- $28.99
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Vendor: Sandra Hochman
Loving Robert Lowell
Turner Publishing proudly presents the first of three new literary works by Sandra Hochman, author of Walking Papers.When asked in 1976 by a reporter from People Magazine if her first two novels were autobiographical, Sandra Hochman replied, "My real life is much more fabulous...- $29.99
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Biographical Fiction Books
Biographical fiction books are a unique genre that combines elements of biography and literature. They provide readers with a fascinating blend of historical fact and imaginative storytelling, offering a fresh perspective on the lives of real people throughout history. These books breathe life into the past, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the experiences, emotions, and challenges of prominent individuals.
One key characteristic of biographical fiction is its commitment to historical accuracy. Authors undertake meticulous research to ensure that the facts, events, and cultural nuances of the era are faithfully represented in the story. This makes biographical fiction a valuable source for both history enthusiasts and casual readers seeking an engaging narrative rooted in reality. However, unlike traditional biographies that often rely heavily on documented evidence, biographical fiction allows authors to speculate, imagine, and creatively fill in the gaps in a subject's life. This literary license enables them to delve deeper into a character's thoughts, emotions, and motivations, adding an extra layer of depth and intimacy to the storytelling.
Biographical fiction also provides authors with an opportunity to bring lesser-known figures or those with untold stories to the forefront. By shedding light on these often marginalized characters, these books enhance our understanding of history and challenge conventional narratives. In recent years, biographical fiction has gained popularity and garnered critical acclaim as readers increasingly seek narratives that combine the authenticity of biography with the narrative power of fiction. This genre not only bridges the gap between fact and fiction but also serves as a means of connecting readers with the lives, experiences, and struggles of individuals who have shaped our world.
Popular Books
One such popular book is "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain. Set in the vibrant backdrop of 1920s Paris, the novel chronicles the turbulent relationship between Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson. McLain's exquisite storytelling brings to life the bohemian atmosphere of the Lost Generation, while delving into the complexities of love, ambition, and the sacrifices made in the pursuit of artistic success.
Another book that has garnered widespread acclaim is "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd. Inspired by the lives of real-life abolitionist and women's rights advocate Sarah Grimké, and her slave-handmaid Hetty/Handful, the novel explores themes of freedom, sisterhood, and the resilience of the human spirit. Kidd's masterful writing seamlessly blends historical facts with fictional elements, making for a powerful and thought-provoking read.
These are just a few examples of the popular books that make up the vast and diverse landscape of biographical fiction. Through these captivating tales, readers are given the opportunity to connect with the lives of extraordinary individuals, gaining a deeper understanding of their struggles, motivations, and lasting impact on history.

