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Vendor: Bob Carnes
Echoes of Ilium: A tale of the oilfield
Description of Echoes of Ilium America seems to have a fascination with the oil industry, but our idea of it is formed by newspaper headlines and TV shows. This book doesn't deny the existence of families like the one that populates the series Dallas,...- $22.50
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Vendor: Hervé Le Tellier
The Name on the Wall
Autofiction meets historical investigation in this compelling ode to a young French Resistance fighter killed during World War II--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Anomaly. Struck by a name written on a facade of his new home, acclaimed author Hervé Le...- $16.99
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Vendor: Dan And Dawn Williams
Sex, Stories and Power Exchange: Adventures - And Lessons - Of A Naughty Power Exchange Couple
Is this book fiction? Nonfiction? Self-help? Porn? A love story?"All of the above"...Like some other couples, Dan and dawn whispered naughty stories to each other while in the bedroom and sometimes actually took the step to write them down, sharing them with each other...- $19.95
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Vendor: Rick Hill
Last One to Kansas City is a Hippie
HIPPIES, HOBOES, OR HEP CATS? 1970: When their Southern California crash pad is condemned, teenage hippies Danny and Jack head for San Francisco. But Mac, an elderly zoot-suiter lately sentenced to a nursing home, convinces them to journey instead to Kansas City, MO, the...- $14.99
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Vendor: Twyla Turner
Tinderella: Round, Brown & Abroad
Tessa Taylor is an Erotic Romance writer who currently can't write. She's spent the last several years living vicariously through her characters. Her own dating life is just as dry and desolate as the Phoenix desert surrounding her. What she needs more than anything,...- $12.99
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Vendor: Clyde Yorkshire
Black Women Rings Around Saturn
The game of life in Middle-Earth hemisphere is often interrupted like breaking news, a sudden reminder to the occupants on the face of the earth that the eye of the queen of the universe is beaming down on humans and mankind like the ray...- $7.99
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Vendor: Glen David Gold
Sunnyside
A quintessentially American epic, Sunnyside stars the one and only Little Tramp, Charlie Chaplin. It's 1916 and, after an extraordinary mass delusion where Chaplin is spotted in more than eight hundred places simultaneously, his fame is at its peak but his inspiration is at...- $17.95
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Vendor: Roger King
Love and Fatigue in America
When an Englishman receives an invitation from an American university, he embraces it as a jubilant new beginning. Instead, on arrival, he is stricken with a persistent inability to stand up or think straight. Diagnosed with ME disease--also called chronic fatigue syndrome--he moves restlessly...- $19.95
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Vendor: Ray Toy
Contemporary Loner
Author: Ray ToyISBN-13: 9798349404092Publisher: Ray Toy PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/27/2025Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d- $14.00
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Vendor: Lihi Lapid
I Wanted to Be Wonderful
This book begins where most love stories leave off: at the beginning of real life. I WANTED TO BE WONDERFUL follows the lives of two women in their first years of marriage and motherhood. One is a fictional character trying to live the happily-ever-after...- $15.99
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Vendor: William Stebbing
Sir Walter Raleigh: A Biography
Sir Walter Raleigh - English sailor, explorer, poet and prisoner. His military successes suppressing Ireland made him rise rapidly in the favour of Queen Elizabeth I. This friendship and the privileges that came along with being at court made Sir Walter Raleigh one of...- $89.90
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Vendor: Abdellah Taia
Another Morocco: Selected Stories
Tales of life in North Africa that flirt with strategies of revelation and concealment, by the first openly gay writer to be published in Morocco.Tangier is a possessed city, haunted by spirits of different faiths. When we have literature in our blood, in our...- $14.95
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Vendor: Alan Barrington
Crash Course: To Hell in a Handcart
Crash Course tells of a year in the life of Abergavenny solicitor Alan Barrington, from the time he is called out to the police station to advise Craig Williams, who has been arrested for Armed robbery of a petrol station - a case which...- $19.76
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Vendor: Honore De Balzac
The Lily of the Valley
To what genius fed on tears shall we some day owe that most touching of all elegies, -the tale of tortures borne silently by souls whose tender roots find stony ground in the domestic soil, whose earliest buds are torn apart by rancorous hands,...- $8.49
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Vendor: Patty Sopko
Fractured Families, Friends and Frenemies: Tired of Waiting for Karma
A fictional story based on real life experience of my fractured family.Author: Patty SopkoISBN-10: 1502592614ISBN-13: 9781502592613Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/24/2014Pages: 308Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.64d- $11.43
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Vendor: Olea Nel
Andrew Murray Destined to Serve: A Biographical Novel
For those who love Historical Fiction about Christian heroes of the faithHistorically accurate, and based upon Andrew Murray's letters and early biographiesA boyish and fun-loving Andrew Murray arrives back in South Africa after being ordained at the Hague on his twentieth birthday. He soon...- $17.99
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Vendor: Shanna McNair
Soul Retrieval
Author: Shanna McNairISBN-10: 1962931455ISBN-13: 9781962931458Publisher: High Frequency PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/26/2025Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d- $40.00
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Vendor: Helen DeWitt
Your Name Here
A major literary event over two decades in the making, Your Name Here marks the seismic return of Helen DeWitt (The Last Samurai), and will introduce readers to the riveting voice of Ilya Gridneff.A book of unparalleled scope and vision, Your Name Here is...- $24.95
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Vendor: Peter Head
Headonism
Author: Peter Head, M. J. CornwallISBN-10: 0645492345ISBN-13: 9780645492347Publisher: BookpodLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/05/2025Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d- $20.99
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Vendor: Caroline Prince
Chasing Air
Inspired by the author's real-life story, Chasing Air is a powerful reminder that the greatest adventures often come when you least expect them.Allison Blanchet has always lived at full throttle. From racing down small-town Georgia streets on her bicycle in the 1960s and '70s...- $17.95
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Vendor: Daniel Lee
Confucius: The Sage of Harmony: Stories Never Told - A Reimagined Journey Through an Iconic Life
"He who rules by moral force is like the north star, which remains in its place while all the other stars revolve around it."-ConfuciusStep into ancient China at the twilight of the Zhou Dynasty, where warring states clash and the seeds of moral philosophy...- $8.95
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Vendor: Elton M. Lex
Fading constants
For 39 years, Sonja lived without understanding why her life felt so fragmented, why she struggled with relationships, and why her moods swung from euphoric highs to crushing lows. The revelation that she has been living with undiagnosed bipolar disorder type 2 changes everything....- $25.99
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Vendor: George Newman
Love, Life & Enlightenment or Just another Story
This novel was written within the period of 14 years. The beginning was born in 2010, then another part came in 2018 and the whole novel was completed in 2024. The story is based on true events that did happen in four different countries...- $24.99
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Vendor: Charles Robert Leslie
Life and Letters of John Constable, R. A
Life and Letters of John Constable, R. A is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. 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....- $51.50
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Vendor: John K. Spitzberg
Quarantine: As Experienced Through the Eyes of an Octogenarian
While on his way to North Africa, octogenarian David Green is quarantined for twelve days in London, England. His time is spent cooped up in a small hotel room peering out of his window watching humanity scurry about while he waits to be released...- $13.99
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Vendor: Oksana Vasyakina
Steppe
A visceral, stirring novel following a queer literature student traveling across Russia with her estranged father, a long haul truck driver secretly dying of AIDS, from the acclaimed author of Wound A decade after her father walks out on her family, the narrator of...- $27.00
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Vendor: Sandi McBride
The Crazy Cat Lady: Selections from the Holding Patterns blog
This is not an autobiography, it is the author's take on everyday life, short essays to feed the soul and a testament to her motto: Life is a gift, open it! You'll find no political icons to bash in here, only a crazy siamese...- $11.95
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Vendor: Larry A. Bergeron
Secret Storm
Author: Larry A. BergeronISBN-10: 1959623516ISBN-13: 9781959623519Publisher: Booklocker.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2025Pages: 126Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d- $16.00
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Vendor: Lazaro Droznes
What Does a Woman Want?: A historical novel about the relationship between Sigmund Freud and the 5 most important women in his life
A historical novel about the relationship between Sigmund Freud and the 5 most important women in his life: 1. Martha Bernays, wife and mother to 6 children.2. Minna Bernays, Martha s sister, lover and one of the components of the ménage.a trois, together with...- $15.99
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Vendor: Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre Illustrated
Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year...- $22.00
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Vendor: Kenneth Thomas
Unseen Scars
Unseen ScarsSome wounds heal. Others never fade.Daniel Carter was young when his life changed forever. A workplace accident left him with inoperable shrapnel lodged in his skull, a pain that would never leave him. For years, he endured, learning to live with chronic agony...- $10.99
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Vendor: Isabell Serafin Krause
Ostraca: Re-membering Sophie/Re-membering Me
"I continue to think about this story days after I read it... rich and wonderful." Marcy Dermansky, author of Hot AirPhotographer Sophie Rowe dies in the year 2010, mysteriously and after a long term affair. But long before the affair, what were the events...- $17.99
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Vendor: Eben Edwards Beardsley
Life and Times of William Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Life and Times of William Samuel Johnson, LL.D. is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876. 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....- $28.90
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Vendor: Philip King
The Curious Case of the Cleveland Indians: A Time Traveler's Memoir
An old man is considering the life he has led. As a former professor he is inclined towards assigning letter grades, so he gives his life a "B," bordering on "B+." A pretty good life all in all, but with some regrets about opportunities...- $17.99
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Vendor: Dell R. Foutz
Elusive Treasures
Author: Dell R. FoutzISBN-10: 1499058098ISBN-13: 9781499058093Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/20/2014Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d- $22.99
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Vendor: Anne Ruth
The One Who Got Away
This book is about falling in love for the first time and losing my mother the same year. It will show you how this young man helped me thru one of the toughest times of my life along with his parents. Also, it shows...- $11.95
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Vendor: David Donachie
Tested by Fate
In April 1784, Captain Horatio Nelson, commanding His Majesty's frigate Boreas, sets sail from Spithead, bound for the Caribbean to enforce the hated Navigation Acts. While stationed in the Leeward Islands, a dream of domestic happiness leads him to marry a young widow, Fanny...- $24.95
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Vendor: Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth
Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth presents a deeply introspective portrayal of a young aristocrat's journey through the early stages of life, filtered through the lens of memory and emotional insight. Tolstoy's semi-autobiographical trilogy explores the subtle transformations of character, identity, and conscience in a world...- $19.99
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Vendor: Daniyal Mueenuddin
This Is Where the Serpent Lives
A stunning new work from universally acclaimed Daniyal Mueenuddin, whose debut short story collection won the Story Prize and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. Moving from Pakistan's sophisticated cities to its most...- $29.00
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Vendor: Rod McFain
She's Got It
In the opulent and fast-paced era of the Roaring '20s, the entertainment world was a dazzling spectacle, bursting with glitz, glamour, and untold stories. Amidst the Jazz Age rhythms and the allure of the silver screen, one star shone brighter than the rest: Clara...- $22.00
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Vendor: Francis Henry Hill Guillemard
The Life of Ferdinand Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the Globe: From 1480 to 1521
The Life of Ferdinand Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the Globe - From 1480 to 1521 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel...- $38.50
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Vendor: Samuel Chessman
Leach family record: Descendants of Lawrence Leach of Salem
Leach family record - Descendants of Lawrence Leach of Salem is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and...- $17.90
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Vendor: Ion Idriess
Headhunters of the Coral Sea
The story of the capture of the two Lamars (reincarnated natives), as the white boys were called, is one that has been handed down in legend among the Torres Strait islanders. After Idriess, years later, learned in civilised society the other part of the...- $16.99
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Vendor: Calvin Shields
Dancing the skies and falling with style
At the dawn of the jet-age flying was romantic, exciting and exclusive. Drab post-war austerity surrendered to a less restrained, less politically-correct more vibrant era. Britain prospered and with a newfound sense of optimism businesses flourished and airlines expanded. Colin Fairdale, an insecure public...- $13.59
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Vendor: Jack Hilton
Caliban Shrieks
A lyrical tour of life as a young working-class man born into the first days of the 20th century, Caliban Shrieks is a lost masterpiece of 1930s British literature. WITH NEW INTRODUCTIONS BY ANDREW McMILLAN AND JACK CHADWICK Caliban Shrieks' narrator went from a...- $19.99
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Vendor: Robert Lockwood Mills
Investigating the Kennedy Assassination: Did Oswald ACT Alone? Volume 1
For the first time in one place, the reader will see all the likely conspirators revealed. The Warren Commission and the FBI agreed that President John F. Kennedy was killed by a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. Fifteen years later, the House Committee on...- $19.99
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Vendor: Robert Lockwood Mills
Investigating the Kennedy Assassination: Why Was Kennedy Killed? Volume 2
For the first time in one place, the reader will see all the likely conspirators revealed. The Warren Commission and the FBI agreed that President John F. Kennedy was killed by a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. Fifteen years later, the House Committee on...- $19.99
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Vendor: Rebecca Godfrey
Peggy
A dazzling, richly imagined novel about Peggy Guggenheim--a story of art, family, love, and becoming oneself--by the award-winning author of Under the Bridge, now a Hulu limited series starring Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone "Godfrey brilliantly resurrects the avant-garde adventurer Peggy Guggenheim as a...- $18.00
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Vendor: Jill Dawson
The Great Lover
"A brilliant, complicated man is the centre of Jill Dawson's The Great Lover, and while she draws extensively on historical records of Brooke and his contemporaries, it is her decisions as a novelist that make this account of his life fascinating as well as...- $16.99
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Vendor: Kimberly Sheeter
Scandal Sisters
Author: Kimberly SheeterISBN-10: 195962198XISBN-13: 9781959621980Publisher: Booklocker.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2025Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d- $19.99
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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.