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Vendor: Harriet Alida Lye
Let It Destroy You
Inspired by the true story of a dangerous atomic weapon and the man who designed it, here is a stunning novel of morality, creation, and loss from the acclaimed author of The Honey Farm and Natural Killer. It is August 12, 1945. Tomorrow, August...- $18.95
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Vendor: Mick Burke
The Blue Mask
Drugs, sex and rock and roll-that was the name of the game for hard rock musicians like the Blue Mask. Founded by singer Alix Lane and lead guitarist Joel Stark in 1985, they lived the anthem. A year later both the band and their...- $15.50
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Vendor: Barry Dwolatzky
Coded History: My Life of New Beginnings
On December 23 1987 Barry Dwolatzky was told he had hairy cell leukaemia and less than a year to live. Luckily he survived the dire prediction and in 2020 used the enforced quiet of COVID to write the absorbing story about how he found...- $20.00
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Vendor: Michelle Gable
The Lipstick Bureau
1944, Rome. Newlywed Niki Novotná is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy's capital. One of the OSS's few female operatives abroad and multilingual, she's tasked with crafting fake stories and distributing propaganda to lower the morale...- $34.99
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Vendor: Chris Bachelder
Dayswork
In the endless days of the pandemic, a woman spends her time sorting fact from fiction in the life and work of Herman Melville. As she delves into Melville's impulsive purchase of a Massachusetts farmhouse, his fevered revision of Moby-Dick there, his intense friendship...- $26.95
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Vendor: Mick Burke
The Blue Mask
Drugs, sex and rock and roll-that was the name of the game for hard rock musicians like the Blue Mask. Founded by singer Alix Lane and lead guitarist Joel Stark in 1985, they lived the anthem. A year later both the band and their...- $24.99
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Vendor: Marie Benedict
The Other Einstein
Author: Marie BenedictISBN-10: 1410493695ISBN-13: 9781410493699Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/07/2016Pages: 484Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.00dLarge Print- $30.99
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Vendor: Steven Jacques
Advance Man
Advance Man is an evergreen political adventure. Set in the hard-fought early days of the 2008 Democratic primary season, it is an insider's look behind the scenes at seventy-two hours in the most challenging and secretive, yet most public part of American presidential politics-the...- $18.99
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Vendor: John T. Hourihan
The Eighth Commandment
What does it mean for our country to have a free press? What happens when constraints are inflicted upon the media?To seven-year-old Kevin O'Connor, the smell of printer's ink was the most delightful smell in the world. Back then, printer's ink was the lifeblood...- $14.99
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Vendor: Gill Paul
A Beautiful Rival: A Novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden
In this stunning new novel, bestselling author Gill Paul reveals the unknown history of cosmetic titans Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein and their infamous rivalry that spanned not only decades, but also broken marriages, personal tragedies, and a world that was changing dramatically for...- $18.99
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Vendor: Jody Hedlund
Luther and Katharina: A Novel of Love and Rebellion
A Christy Award-winning novel chronicling the forbidden romance between Martin Luther and his wife, Katharina von Bora, set against the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century. She was a nun of noble birth. He was a heretic, a reformer, and an outlaw of the...- $16.00
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Vendor: Hiromi Ito
The Thorn Puller
Introducing Hiromi Ito, an award-winning Japanese author who has been compared to Haruki Murakami and Yoko Tawada.Author: Hiromi ItoISBN-10: 1737625326ISBN-13: 9781737625322Publisher: Stone Bridge PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/10/2023Pages: 300Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.17lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d- $45.00
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Vendor: Bill Nemmers
Mothers Hurling Bricks
Bill Nemmers' first novel, Crude, examined the political and financial absurdities of North Dakota's recent oil drilling frenzy. This book, Mothers Hurling Bricks, examines a very different absurdity-the U.S. Army's Cold War occupation of West Germany. The Heidelberg-based expatriate Czech rock band, The Mothers...- $18.99
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Vendor: Ruth P. Watson
A Right Worthy Woman
In the vein of The Engineer's Wife and Carolina Built, an inspiring novel based on the remarkable true story of Virginia's Black Wall Street and the indomitable Maggie Lena Walker, the daughter of a formerly enslaved woman who became the first Black woman to...- $39.99
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Vendor: Gerald Murnane
Tamarisk Row
Clement Killeaton transforms his father's gambling, his mother's piety, his fellow pupils' cruelty and the mysterious but forbidden attractions of sex into an imagined world centred on horse-racing and played out in the dusty backyard of his home, across the landscapes of the district,...- $17.95
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Vendor: Justin Ryan
Case #1988
Case #1988 tells the story of Justin, who is sent to a mysterious "one-cell" prison for the remainder of his life. There, he is watched over by two guards hellbent on keeping him imprisoned. Seven years later, a strange faceless lawyer comes to the...- $16.99
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Vendor: Rob Piotter
Justified?
A chess game; lies, manipulation, deceit and betrayal. Charlene Strypher grew up in the idyllic little town of Harbor Cove. The peace that most of the tiny community had settled into eluded her. She wanted more... Thus, a plan was hatched. She would create...- $22.95
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Bigfoot The Truth
John Ollis was a traveling salesman that resided in the Western Pennsylvania area. He saw many things during his travels, but none could compare to what he saw through the mountains of West Virginia.This would be a sighting that would change John's world as...- $14.99
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Vendor: Vasyl Shevchuk
Precursor: A Novel about Ukrainian Philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda
A philosopher obstinately searching for truth in the 1700s, badgered by the church for speaking out on human rights and the hypocrisy of the ruling elite, Skovoroda was forced to live an unsettled life.Hryhoriy Skovoroda (1722-1794), dubbed a "wandering" philosopher, was one of the...- $34.99
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Vendor: David Philips
The Errol Flynn Conspiracy: A Spy Thriller
#1 Amazon Bestseller - Historical ThrillerAppalled at the carnage being wreaked on allied ships by Nazi war vessels, the movie actress Hedy Lamarr invents a device that will prevent German ships and U-boats from jamming the allied warships' radio-guided torpedoes.Secret Nazi supporter, Errol Flynn,...- $22.95
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Vendor: Judi Lifton
Letters to the Chief: A Minnesota Childhood
In this enchanting and unforgettable memoir, Judi Lifton captures her luminous years growing up in a small Minnesota town where childhood was a time to read a book, ride your bike, explore the neighborhood and let your mind sift through unexpected discoveries. Lifton's memories...- $19.99
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Vendor: Kris Farmen
Fireweed
If he is caught, he will be executed as a spy. Ivan Lukin is the mixed-blood son of the Russian America Company's most renowned fur trader. He speaks five languages and knows the subarctic forest, its Native inhabitants, and the Alaska fur business like...- $16.99
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Vendor: D. J. Sprague
Phoenix: The Rose Chapters
PHOENIX An ancient feathered spirit who lived in a remote desert for a long time, where it was consumed repeatedly by fires a muse would set, only to rise from the ashes of each..remade, renewed, and more evolved, and however much before the muses...- $32.95
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Vendor: Ben Thieu Long
13 Moons over Vietnam: 9th Moon Resolute
War conditions test the courage, faith and resilience of people. One's ability to cope and adapt is crucial to survival, both physically and emotionally.In his 9th month, Ben has moved from day patrol to night convoy. Ben's courage and faith are tested as he...- $14.95
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Vendor: Gin Hammond
Returning the Bones
Bebe, a bookworm with an outlandish imagination, lives a peculiarly privileged life for a Black girl during the Great Depression. Her fearless father owns a hospital and an array of businesses, making him a keen target of the KKK. Her home life is filled...- $34.95
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Sleeping with the Boss
After the passing of Tionna's mother she was left to figure out how to navigate through this world on her own without the advice of her dear beloved mother. After such loss and getting away from her dead-beat husband Tionna took the streets of...- $12.99
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Vendor: Mary Gaitskill
The Devil's Treasure
A bewitching collage of fiction, memoir, and mythography from the author unique in her "ability to evoke the hidden life, the life unseen, the life we don't even know we are living." (Parul Sehgal, New York Times Magazine) Mary Gaitskill is unique among American...- $18.00
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Vendor: Pamela Nowak
Necessary Deceptions: The Women of Wyatt Earp
"Deception defined Wyatt Earp and the two women who were married to him longest. Their stories remained elusive, buried by the legend that emerged around Wyatt. Mattie Blaylock lived with him during the years when prostitution and corruption ran their lives, clinging to the...- $30.99
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Vendor: Vern Thibedeau
The Other Side of the Door
An inmate's fictional view of life inside a Federal maximum prison in Canada. Vern states that this is fiction, but as a retired Correctional Officer who, due to many incidents which included being a hostage a couple of times, once at the point of...- $13.99
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Vendor: Carl J. Blackburn
The Children of Saint Thomas Aquinas
A man of God with a progressive mind, Thomas Aquinas senses the winds of change. But can he bring a renaissance to the Catholic faith without dying a martyr? The death of Thomas Aquinas and his lost manuscript has remained a matter of conjecture...- $19.99
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Vendor: Zella Smoak
Losing Johanna
When You Lose Who You Are... What's Left? Johanna Moss is looking forward to the next stage of her life: after a successful career as an attorney, she decides to move back to her childhood home in Montana, where she will blend the memories...- $19.95
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Vendor: Stephen Alexander North
The Dark Joy Of Despair
"The Dark Joy of Despair" is a captivating and thought-provoking collection of diverse poems. With its seamless blend of genres, this captivating poetry collection by Stephen Alexander North promises to both thrill and challenge readers. Transcend conventional storytelling boundaries with verse rather than prose,...- $16.99
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Vendor: Sasha Frere-Jones
Earlier
Sasha Frere-Jones's evolution as a writer and musician with the deceptively casual intelligence that marks all of his work. Shuttling between his first year of life (1967) and the year he wrote the book (2020), Earlier is a glorious sequence of moments, a record...- $16.95
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Vendor: Joe Taylor
Some Heroes, Some Heroines, Some Others.
The author's first collection. As the title promises, these stories range from a small town sheriff who rids his town of a drunken murderer in his own way (after discussing the matter with a local mountain), to woman who on the gad dyes her...- $18.95
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Vendor: Kingsley Day
Music's Guiding Hand: A Novel Inspired by the Life of Guido d'Arezzo
It was too big a secret to keep and too great a price to pay.Though few details are known of 11th-century Benedictine monk Guido d'Arezzo, he is widely recognized for inventing the language of music. Music's Guiding Hand offers a fictional account as to...- $16.99
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Vendor: Edward Hayes Plumptre
The Life of Thomas Ken: Vol. 1
The Life of Thomas Ken - Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889. 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....- $35.90
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Vendor: James Thomas
My Name Isn't Joe
My Name Isn't JoeModern loneliness and the absence of intimacy amongst London's millions are the ills suffered by the quirky yet deeply melancholic 30-something, Joseph Bogart. Weighed down with emotional baggage and feeling lost amidst a mass of failed relationships, Joseph uses his sharp...- $15.99
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Dedication over Education
You needed to read and write for every career or you didn't get one, even though I was charismatic and great with people that didn't count. But it all led to where I was today. A successful businessman with plenty of regrets but time...- $26.34
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Dedication over Education
You needed to read and write for every career or you didn't get one, even though I was charismatic and great with people that didn't count. But it all led to where I was today. A successful businessman with plenty of regrets but time...- $11.94
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Vendor: Derek Tyler Attico
The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko
The fascinating life of Starfleet's celebrated captain, and Bajor's Emissary of the Prophets, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Benjamin Sisko tells the story of his career in Starfleet, and his life as a father and Bajor's Emissary to the...- $25.99
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The Last Laird of Sapelo
The Last Laird of Sapelo is based on the tragic story of Randolph Spalding, the youngest son of Georgia's most well-known antebellum-era coastal planter and influential political figure, Thomas Spalding. Following his father's death in 1851, Randolph parlays his father's fame and gifted landholdings...- $21.95
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Vendor: Gail Tsukiyama
The Brightest Star
A LIBRARYREADS PICK AND BEST BOOK CLUB PICK OF 2023. The beloved bestselling author of The Color of Air, Women of the Silk, and The Samurai's Garden returns with this magnificent historical novel based on the life of the luminous, groundbreaking actress Anna May...- $46.99
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The Bibliography of Ruskin
The Bibliography of Ruskin is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. 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 we...- $16.50
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Vendor: Alex Bloch
New Horizons
New Horizons is based on the true story of a Jewish family escaping pogroms in the Ukraine, where they lived, and the general slaughter and hunger in Russia during the Revolution of 1917 and the following civil war that lasted through 1920. For safety,...- $19.95
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The Unexpected Journeys of Lawrence Tyrone
"A hard-drinking man. A dented Harley. A detour to an unexpected future." Professor Lawrence Tyrone didn't have an obvious drinking problem-or an obsession with his ex-wife-until he discovered she was marrying his brother. When crashing the wedding with disastrous results leaves him unemployed and...- $29.99
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It Was Amazing Grace
It Was Amazing GraceBy: Beulah W. LowderBeulah W. Lowder shares her motivational and entertaining story to help others in similar situations. She hopes her story helps those break free of pain and fear.It Was Amazing Grace is a story of perseverance.About the AuthorBeulah W....- $12.00
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I Wish I Could Forget
This is the story of Seth, registered nurse, and his fight for an accurate mental health diagnosis. Read through Seth's life and determine for yourself what the cause of Seth's post-traumatic stress disorder is.Author: Paul SmithISBN-10: 0228889847ISBN-13: 9780228889847Publisher: Tellwell TalentLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/23/2023Pages: 86Format: HardcoverWeight:...- $15.99
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Without Borders
"Without Borders" considers the relationship between illness and context. This important book reveals the impacts historical and political global structures have had on humanity. These include slavery, racial and religious segregation, migration, war, economic inequality and social conflict.Vargas Echegaray is an epidemiologist who, in...- $21.99
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Vendor: Rainer Maria Rilke
The Notebook of Malte Laurids Brigge
The Notebook of Malte Laurids Brigge is semi-autobiographical and is written in an expressionistic style, dealing with themes of alienation, unfamiliarity, death by illness, longing, childhood memories and the Parable of the Prodigal Son. It was conceptualized and written whilst Rilke lived in Paris....- $10.95
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Vendor: Tom Weston
Fission
Imagine if you would, a story of greed and betrayal, intrigue and danger, war and destruction, the slaughter of the innocents on a biblical scale and the collapse of empire. And imagine at the centre of it all one little woman, brilliant but shy,...- $29.95
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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.

