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Vendor: Ezra Harker Shaw
The Aziola's Cry: A Novel of the Shelleys
Love, tragedy, and the pursuit of literary greatness intertwine in a tumultuous journey that defies societal norms and tests the resilience of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin and Percy Bysshe Shelley.In the year 1814, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, a gifted teenager born into a family of literary...- $33.95
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The Aziola's Cry: A Novel of the Shelleys
Love, tragedy, and the pursuit of literary greatness intertwine in a tumultuous journey that defies societal norms and tests the resilience of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin and Percy Bysshe Shelley.In the year 1814, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, a gifted teenager born into a family of literary...- $19.95
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Vendor: Anna Godbersen
The Blonde
At the height of the Cold War, Marilyn Monroe was the most infamous woman in the world. But what if she was also a secret Soviet spy? In 1947, a young, unknown Norma Jeane Baker meets a mysterious man in Los Angeles who transforms...- $16.00
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Vendor: Zülfü Livaneli
On the Back of the Tiger
A literary tour-de-force, this vivid account of an infamous Ottoman sultan's life in exile is also a powerful indictment of the hypocrisies of the West, from the internationally bestselling author of Disquiet. Abdülhamid II ruled the Ottoman Empire for thirty-three years, from 1876 to...- $17.99
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Vendor: Honoré de Balzac
The Lily in the Valley
A new translation of one of Balzac's finest novels, this tale of misguided passion centers on a young aristocrat who falls into a cloaked, coded entanglement with an older countess--a relationship that is upended when he becomes involved with a new lover. A story...- $17.95
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Vendor: Pearl Long Time Squirrel
Sacred Bird: Naatoyipi'kssi
Sacred Bird lives a fulfilled and happy life among the Blood Tribe as a mother of three, wife to a loving husband, and caretaker of her Elders. One spring day, as Sacred Bird works to complete her chores with her young daughter's help, the...- $31.99
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Vendor: David A. Jacinto
Out of the Darkness
Out of the Darkness is based on the true story of a nineteenth-century child coal miner rising out of the ashes of poverty and tragedy to change the world. It's the story of greed, love, sacrifice, faith, and the courage to push aside fear...- $31.95
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Life on the streets: My journey
A man's distrubed journey in life. Sometimes life takes its own course.we have to be prepared for the worst and the best. This is one of the story that explains how you have given pain and nature gives the strength to endure it. This...- $5.38
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Vendor: Abdiya Wesab
Mara Hatun: Large Print, Volume II
Mara Hatun enters the world scene a Serbian princess of Byzantine descent. War forces complex solutions that include the mysterious key which surfaces in the tents of Tamurlane. What will it unlock in Constantinople? Mara lived from 1416-1487. This carefully researched historical fiction deciphers...- $22.00
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Mara Hatun: Large Print
Mara Hatun enters the world scene a Serbian princess of Byzantine descent. War forces complex solutions that include the mysterious key which surfaces in the tents of Tamurlane. What will it unlock in Constantinople? Mara lived from 1416-1487. This carefully researched historical fiction deciphers...- $18.00
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Vendor: John Gilmary Shea
The Life of Pope Pius IX.: And the Great Events in the History of the Church During his Pontificate
The Life of Pope Pius IX. - And the Great Events in the History of the Church During his Pontificate is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1877. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research...- $44.50
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Vendor: Richard Lewis Nettleship
Philosophical Lectures and Remains of Richard Lewis Nettleship: Vol. 1
Philosophical Lectures and Remains of Richard Lewis Nettleship - Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine,...- $42.90
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Vendor: Robert Louis Stevenson
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes By Robert Louis StevensonAuthor: Robert Louis StevensonISBN-10: 1973706040ISBN-13: 9781973706045Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/24/2017Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.18d- $6.99
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Vendor: John McNally
After the Workshop: A Memoir by Jack Hercules Sheahan
Life is hard for a literary wunderkind after a decade of writer's block in this "ribald deconstruction . . . of an industry in love with its own absurdities" (Kirkus Reviews). You graduate from the Iowa Writers' Workshop with a short story published in...- $17.95
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Vendor: Eunice L. Sykes
Mashed Potatoes in My Salad: An Alzheimer's Caregiver Memoir
Mashed Potatoes in My Salad is foremost a love story. It is a poignant tale of a woman, who, after several unsuccessful, toxic and abusive relationships, finally finds the man of her dreams under unlikely, risky and daring circumstances. What she had not anticipated,...- $24.99
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Vendor: D. W. Duke
The Duke Legacy
Washington Duke is very young when he first realizes there is racial discrimination in the South. Living outside of Hillsboro, North Carolina, in the mid-1820s, he is one of ten children in a family that shares the wilderness with bears, rattlesnakes, and mountain lions....- $32.95
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Vendor: Sam Pemberton
Finding Big Flat
When some young men from Wayne County, Tennessee, join a survey crew after the Louisiana Purchase, the job takes them out of the swamps to a flat-top mountain. They call it Big Flat. After the survey is complete, the Tennessee boys return home to...- $12.99
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Vendor: Virginia Woolf
Orlando
A collectible hardcover edition of Virginia Woolf's pioneering novel about a time-traveling sixteenth-century nobleman who wakes up in the body of a woman, with a new foreword by Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl"A brilliant book that teaches...- $29.00
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Vendor: Diane Richards
Ella
In the vein of The Paris Wife and The Personal Librarian comes this debut novel, a magnificent work of "biographical fiction" that reimagines the turbulent and triumphant early years of Ella Fitzgerald, arguably the greatest singer of the twentieth century.When fifteen-year-old Ella Fitzgerald's mother...- $45.95
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Vendor: Kathryn Davis
Versailles
Marie Antoinette "tells her own story" in this "sage, mercurial, and ravishing" novel (The New Yorker)Versailles tells the story of an expansive spirit locked in a pretty body and an impossible moment in history. As the novel begins, fourteen-year-old Marie Antoinette is traveling from...- $17.00
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Vendor: Mark Sullivan
All the Glimmering Stars
Inspired by a true story, two teens kidnapped by an African warlord find salvation through love in a powerful and healing historical novel from the #1 bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky and The Last Green Valley....Author: Mark SullivanISBN-10: 8891641502ISBN-13: 9798891641501Publisher: Center PointLanguage:...- $40.95
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Vendor: Susanna Kaysen
Cambridge
"It was probably because I was so often taken away from Cambridge when I was young that I loved it as much as I did . . ." London, Florence, Athens: Susanna, a precocious young girl growing up in 1950s Cambridge, would rather be...- $19.00
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Vendor: Tim Blake Nelson
City of Blows
It's early 2020, and legendary producer Jacob Rosenthal is eager to make his next film, Coal, adapted from the bestselling novel by the celebrated writer Rex Patterson. The project--which takes on the controversial topic of race in America--is Jacob's envisioned magnum opus, and likely...- $59.99
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Vendor: Tim Blake Nelson
City of Blows
It's early 2020, and legendary producer Jacob Rosenthal is eager to make his next film, Coal, adapted from the bestselling novel by the celebrated writer Rex Patterson. The project--which takes on the controversial topic of race in America--is Jacob's envisioned magnum opus, and likely...- $59.95
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Vendor: Jason Bergeron
Wilderness of the Heart
Orphaned at the age of 9 in Stockholm, Sweden, Jacob is taken by an ill-tempered uncle on a merchant ship bound for London. He survives a shipwreck en route that leaves him homeless and, once again, abandoned. This time on the streets of a...- $15.99
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Vendor: Brinda Charry
The East Indian
An exhilarating debut novel about the first native of the Indian subcontinent to arrive in Colonial America, inspired by a historical figure--"marvelous...readers of Esi Edugyan and Yaa Gyasi will be enthralled" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Meet Tony: insatiably curious, deeply compassionate, with a unique...- $17.00
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Wilderness of the Heart
Orphaned at the age of 9 in Stockholm, Sweden, Jacob is taken by an ill-tempered uncle on a merchant ship bound for London. He survives a shipwreck en route that leaves him homeless and, once again, abandoned. This time on the streets of a...- $24.99
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Vendor: Scott Taylor
Chasing Your Tail
CHASING YOUR TAIL is both humorous and sobering. It's the story of a young man getting nowhere fast in life, who is growing more disillusioned by the minute and has become so fed up with the situation he's about ready to explode. Jim works...- $20.00
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Vendor: Allison Seaborn
Just Average?: A Lady Boomer's Odys...
"From learning how to feel good about yourself to dealing with 'revirgination, ' Allison Seaborn will entertain you with tales that could be those of any Lady Boomer. Yes, I identified!" - Martha Griswold, professional domestic diva "Lady Boomers" is a term for female...- $21.95
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Vendor: Muriel Maufroy
Rumi's Daughter
Rumi was one of the great mystical poets of all time, a vibrant figure whose unorthodox views on love still resonate today. Although little is known about his life, we do know that he lived in Anatolia, had an extraordinary spiritual friendship with a...- $24.99
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Vendor: Maksim Gorky
Mother
Mother is a semi-autobiographical novel by Maxim Gorky from the year 1906; it Deals with the revolutionary struggle of the young worker Pawel and his mother. The work is considered the first and one of the most important novels of socialist realism. The novel...- $14.99
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Vendor: Charles Dickens
David Copperfield
Dickens wrote David Copperfield after completing an autobiographical fragment recalling his employment as a child in a London warehouse, and in the first-person narrative realized marvellously the workings of memory. The embodiment of his boyhood experience involved a 'complicated interweaving of truth and fiction',...- $25.99
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Vendor: Elizabeth Heaton
Will Cook for Rock & Roll
Author: Elizabeth HeatonISBN-10: 1503530671ISBN-13: 9781503530676Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/28/2015Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d- $15.99
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Vendor: Elizabeth Heaton
Motorcycle Madness and Midnight Manicotti
Author: Elizabeth HeatonISBN-10: 1503562247ISBN-13: 9781503562240Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2015Pages: 94Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d- $15.99
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Vendor: Little Shirly
The Next Best Thing
Author: Little ShirlyISBN-10: 1499069286ISBN-13: 9781499069280Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/05/2014Pages: 114Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d- $29.99
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Vendor: Graham Anderson
The Elijah Trilogy Book Three: Elijah's Will
Having been forced to leave the United States by Senator McCarthy and J Edgar Hoover, Elijah returns to his beloved estancia in the remote Argentine Pampas to lick his wounds. From there he plots his return to power, and his retribution. Entering the armaments...- $21.95
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Vendor: Graham Anderson
The Elijah Trilogy Book One: The Half-breed Boy
2012 - In a world where money is everything, and corporate profits mean exploiting the natural resources of the outback, Nanderra Station in far western Queensland is under threat from the coal seam gas miners who covet the vast riches that lie deep beneath...- $21.95
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Vendor: W. Michael Farmer
Trini! Come!: Geronimo's Captivity of Trinidad Verd?, a Novel
Based on an historical event, Trinidad Verd稱n's story reveals the courage, suffering, and lessons a twelve-year-old girl learns about Apaches and herself during her captivity with the Naiche-Geronimo band hiding, fighting, and raiding in northern Sonora. After breaking their surrender agreement with General George...- $30.99
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Vendor: Jeferson Tenio
The Dark Side of Skin
Life under Brazil's brutal "cordial racism" comes painfully alive in this novel of fathers and sons.How do you become the protagonist of your own life? For Pedro, it means searching for himself in the objects his father left behind: the layers that make up...- $16.95
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Vendor: G. K. Chesterton
George Bernard Shaw
The book covers Shaw's career as a dramatist and critic in some detail, including his puritanical resistance to Shakespeare. This biography of George Bernard Shaw's writings and political beliefs was written by G. K. Chesterton, who was in the perfect position to do it....- $12.99
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Vendor: Joseph Conrad
Some Reminiscences
Since the beginning of time, sound has had more power than sense. Mankind should be more impressionable than reflective. Of course, the accent needs to be corrected. the large lung, the resonant, or the delicate vocal cords. He wrote down ideas, proverbs, and musings...- $12.99
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Vendor: Leslie K. Simmons
Red Clay, Running Waters
In 1824 John Ridge, promising son of a Cherokee leader, returns from his New England education with his White bride, Sarah Northrop, burning to defend his people's rights, and realize the dream of an independent Cherokee Nation.Peace at home evades when tensions rise between...- $38.95
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Vendor: Graham Anderson
The Elijah Trilogy Book Two: Fall From Grace
When Elijah Hocking's life is changed forever by the brutal murder of his first wife on their remote estancia, he decides the only way ahead in the world is to use and manipulate others, by force if necessary. Fall from Grace, the second book...- $21.95
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Vendor: Joseph Roth
The Hundred Days
Joseph Roth paints a vivid portrait of Emperor Napoleon's last grab at glory, the hundred days spanning his escape from Elba to his final defeat at Waterloo. This particularly poignant work, set in the first half of 1815 and largely in Paris, is told...- $14.95
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Vendor: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Where the Bird Sings Best
The magnum opus from Alejandro Jodorowsky--director of The Holy Mountain, star of Jodorowsky's Dune, spiritual guru behind Psychomagic and The Way of Tarot, innovator behind classic comics The Incal and Metabarons, and legend of Latin American literature. There has never been an artist like...- $27.99
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Vendor: Sherry Maysonave
Tatae's Promise: Based on the true story of a young woman's escape from Auschwitz
This never-before-told true story of a young woman's escape from Auschwitz with her sister is a remarkable tale of unimaginable courage, family, faith and enduring love."...readers will admire Hinda's devotion to her family and her determination to resist her Nazi captors as they attempt...- $34.99
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Vendor: Richard Pires
My Ghost Stories
Henry Claremont is a typical child of 1986 who receives a head injury while playing with his friends. As a result he develops the ability to communicate with the dead changing his world and life forever. Follow him on his journey from scared child...- $21.95
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Tatae's Promise: Based on the true story of a young woman's escape from Auschwitz
This never-before-told true story of a young woman's escape from Auschwitz with her sister is a remarkable tale of unimaginable courage, family, faith and enduring love."...readers will admire Hinda's devotion to her family and her determination to resist her Nazi captors as they attempt...- $24.99
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Vendor: John Adams Vinton
The Symmes Memorial: A biographical sketch of Rev. Zechariah Symmes, minister of Charlestown, 1634-1671, with a genealogy and brief memoirs
The Symmes Memorial - A biographical sketch of Rev. Zechariah Symmes, minister of Charlestown, 1634-1671, with a genealogy and brief memoirs of some of his descendants. And an autobiography is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1873. Hansebooks is editor of...- $27.90
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The Other F Word
"I thought as a start, I should reintroduce myself since it's been almost 40 years since we last communicated. My name is Will Magnuson, and you were my tennis coach at an excellence program for more than three years in the mid-1970s. During this...- $12.95
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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.

