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Vendor: DL Fowler
Lincoln Raw: a biographical novel
Experience the personal story of a man who changed the world.A melancholy poet weathers tragedy, abuse, and self-doubt to keep a sacred promise.Included in the Lincoln Collection of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential LibraryAbraham Lincoln is inescapably human, reliving the gauntlet of tragedy and abuse...- $19.95
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Vendor: Diane Haeger
The Secret Bride: In The Court of Henry VIII
For fans of The Tudors comes a captivating drama about the only woman who could defy Henry VIII -and keep her life. Mary Tudor, the headstrong younger sister of the ruthless King Henry VII, has always been her brother's favorite-but now she is also...- $15.00
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Vendor: Wayne Luckmann
Sweet Journey Home
Having finished his first year of college, Felix Fist sets off to complete his year of wandering: Leaving a dreary room in a derelict building on Anaheim in Long Beach on the border of the ghetto, Felix hitches rides to Oregon, works for the...- $11.99
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Vendor: Paul Colt
Boots and Saddles: A Call to Glory
Can War Create a Man? Myths. Men. Legends. George S. Patton. John J. Pershing. Pancho Villa. Three larger-than-life figures thrown together in a dusty corner of overlooked history known as the Mexican Punitive Expedition. It is nothing less than the end of an era....- $16.99
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Vendor: G. Love
Looking For Love In All The Wrong Men
This book is my most memorable reflection of my survival from repeated failed relationships and my near-death experiences that strengthened me to help me find one of my purposes for living through the unconditional love of God, my family, my few friends and ultimately...- $29.95
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Vendor: Mandy Goodwin
I Played The Smart Pig: A half-true made up novel
Audrey has a lot on her mind.In some ways, she's just like any other West Coast kid growing up in the late 1960s, preoccupied with riding bikes, the new restaurant with the golden arches, and the most effective way to set up a slip...- $24.99
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Vendor: Mark Twain
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), more commonly known under the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, lecturer, publisher and entrepreneur most famous for his novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884). The last novel he ever...- $23.99
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Vendor: Barbara Eberhard
The Drum Set: Finding Love and Happiness
Tom and Tiffany are making a life together. After years of dating, they've decided to take the next step and move in together. The rest should be easy, right? Except it's not. There are challenges they never imagined. And through them, they will find...- $11.99
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Vendor: Kathleen Varn
Ameera Unveiled
All her life, Kat dutifully performed as faithful friend, daughter, sister, wife, mother, legal assistant. She was professionally retired and now an empty nester with an eye on the belly dancing course at a local high school. The exotic and feminine art form kept...- $18.99
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Vendor: Asli Erdogan
The City in Crimson Cloak
From an "exceptionally sensitive and perceptive" Turkish writer and human rights activist (Orhan Pamuk, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature), the captivating story of a writer whose own autobiographical novel forces her to come to terms with the dichotomy of the city she...- $14.95
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Vendor: Ed McClanahan
O the Clear Moment
In this enormously appealing "implied autobiography," Merry Prankster Ed McClanahan has assembled a gathering of what he calls "coming-of-age to coming-of-old-age" stories that are both quirky and cutting, hilarious and lyrical, all told in the inimitable voice of one of his generation's best southern...- $15.95
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Vendor: Jd Arnold
Rawhide Jake: Lone Star Fame: Lone Star Fame
Author: Jd ArnoldISBN-10: 1432895885ISBN-13: 9781432895884Publisher: Wheeler Publishing Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/12/2023Pages: 371Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.20dLarge Print- $26.99
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Vendor: Eric D. Martin
The Witch of Agnesi: A Novel Based on the Life of Maria Agnesi
Almost broken from the relentless pressure to perform, an anxious child prodigy struggles to break free and find her true calling. All Maria Agnesi wants to do is stay in her room and read books. But her father has other plans for his "little...- $16.99
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Vendor: Steven Glazer
The Tenth Seat
Much has been said in political news lately about "packing" the U.S. Supreme Court with additional Justices besides the present nine. This is nothing new in the history of the Court. Congress has changed the number to as few as six and as many...- $24.99
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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...- $36.95
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Vendor: Akinola A. Owosekun
The King in Academic Garb
The autobiography of HRM Oba Professor Akinola A. Owosekun - Oba Owosekun II, for short - is a fascinating guide, through his unique perspective, of the history of Nigeria from the end of the colonial era to the early hopeful days of independence to...- $14.99
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Vendor: Teresa Maldonado
The New Life of Angelina
This dark-humored, satirical novel, set in the humble outskirts of Madrid, explores the pressures of modern life under the influence of advertising. Angelina, - formerly Mari Pili - tries to escape from a life she considers vulgar by taking refuge in a parasocial relationship...- $15.99
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Vendor: Ha Jin
The Woman Back from Moscow: In Pursuit of Beauty
Through the life of a remarkable woman--based on pioneering stage director Sun Weishi (1921-1968)--this epic novel immerses us in the multifaceted history of China's Communist Party. A powerful, insightful account from the National Book Award-winning author, who came of age during the Cultural Revolution....- $21.99
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Vendor: Steven A. Yagyagan
Heather: Tuu Maia Lou Lima Give Me Your Hand
A heart-wrenching and yet a heartwarming story of a young Sāmoan-Scottish girl and how she endured and survived 60 years of abuse. She shares her story and hopes more women and children will be spared from mental and physical abuse.Author: Steven A. YagyaganISBN-10: 8391240878ISBN-13:...- $24.95
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Vendor: Eliza Knight
Starring Adele Astaire
USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight returns as she delves into the life of Adele Astaire, who served up smiles and love both on and off the stage--with and without her also famous brother Fred Astaire-- along with a determined young dancer with rags-to-riches...- $46.99
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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...- $15.95
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Vendor: Hagar Peeters
Malva: The Unknown Story of Pablo Neruda's Only Child, Told from the Afterlife
The abandoned daughter of Pablo Neruda speaks through "incandescent poetic prose full of magical realism, biographical details and psychological insight." Winner of the Fintro Prize for Literature Malva, a precocious eight-year-old ghost, is running amok in the afterlife with a cadre of other lost...- $28.95
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Vendor: Diane Haeger
The Queen's Rival: In the Court of Henry VIII
From the author of The Queen's Mistake comes the untold story of King Henry VIII's first well-known mistress. As the beautiful daughter of courtiers, Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount is overjoyed when she secures a position as maid of honor to Katherine of Aragon. But when...- $22.00
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Vendor: Diane Haeger
The Queen's Mistake: In the Court of Henry VIII
From the author of The Secret Bride, the tragic tale of the fifth wife of Henry VIII. When the young and beautiful Catherine Howard becomes the fifth wife of the fifty-year-old King Henry VIII, she seems to be on top of the world. Yet...- $16.00
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Vendor: Kianna Alexander
Carolina Built
Josephine N. Leary is determined to build a life of her own and a future for her family. When she moves to Edenton, North Carolina, from the plantation where she was born, she is free, newly married, and ready to follow her dreams.Author: Kianna...- $37.95
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Vendor: Elizabeth Fremantle
Disobedient
A riveting novel based on the life of Artemisia Gentileschi--the greatest female painter of the Renaissance--as she forges her own destiny in a world dominated by the will of men. This is the ring that you gave me, and these are your promises. A...- $26.95
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Vendor: Allison Pataki
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - "Marvelous . . . I just had to be there with the Post cereal heiress through every twist and turn."--Martha Hall Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls "New-money heiress Marjorie Post isn't content to remain a society bride...- $18.00
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Vendor: C. C. Chamberlane
Let Them Breathe
The senseless, and perhaps even premeditated, murder of George Floyd while in police custody should have been a lightning rod for ALL people to rise up and work to eliminate these situations. Seeing the video of Officer Chauvin squeezing the life out of Mr....- $14.99
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Vendor: Lola Pereira Varela
The Souls of Cabo Blanco
A German-Danish love story during the Cold War. A Spartan existence in the forests of Costa Rica. A tireless dedication to establish the country s first nature reserve. An unexpected and mysterious tragedy. A gentle coati consoling a woman with suicidal thoughts. A continuous...- $31.90
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Vendor: Edmund Sheridan Purcell
Life of Cardinal Manning: Archbishop of Westminster - Volume II
Life of Cardinal Manning - Archbishop of Westminster - Volume II 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,...- $69.90
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Vendor: John Torrey Morse
Abraham Lincoln: Volume I
Abraham Lincoln - Volume I is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. 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...- $41.90
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Vendor: Imbert De Saint-Amand
The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Louis XVIII
The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Louis XVIII is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1903. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and...- $34.50
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Vendor: Ernest C. Dowson
Memoirs of Cardinal Dubois: Volume II
Memoirs of Cardinal Dubois - Volume II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. 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...- $30.50
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Vendor: John Forster
The Life of Charles Dickens: Volume I
The Life of Charles Dickens - Volume I 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....- $52.90
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Vendor: Catherine H. C. Jackson
The Last of the Valois: and accession of Henri of Navarre 1559 - 1589 - Volume I
The Last of the Valois - and accession of Henri of Navarre 1559 - 1589 - Volume I 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,...- $38.90
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Vendor: D. L. Norris
Where the Heart Is: A Homecoming
Where the Heart Is artfully follows the return of Jenna Davis-Wilson and her two lively children to the nostalgic home of her childhood in Madison County, Nebraska. A spontaneous decision to take up permanent residency at the old Victorian manor following her father's sudden...- $27.95
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Vendor: D. L. Norris
Where the Heart Is: A Homecoming
Where the Heart Is artfully follows the return of Jenna Davis-Wilson and her two lively children to the nostalgic home of her childhood in Madison County, Nebraska. A spontaneous decision to take up permanent residency at the old Victorian manor following her father's sudden...- $10.95
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Vendor: E. D. Lewis
Visions That Kill Her Silence
In Elle's upbringing, sexual abuse and rape was something not to be exposed, never discussed, and conditional. She remained quiet in fear of retaliation from another relative or the offender himself. Never mind how Elle feels or the residual lifelong problems and concerns that...- $19.95
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Vendor: Willis George Emerson
Smokey God: Or; A Voyage to the Inner World
Written in the style of a factual account, this extraordinary novel details the experiences of a Norwegian sailor named Olaf Jensen, who sails to the centre of the earth through an entrance located at the North Pole. On his deathbed, Olaf recounts the two...- $26.99
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Vendor: Shawn A. Lohan
St. Brendan's Well and The Black Garden
'There are events in your life that one feels are so important, that if you were here only for those moments, it would be enough; that your participation in, or even your creation of those events, in your heart, has made a difference for...- $38.99
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Vendor: Shawn A. Lohan
St. Brendan's Well and The Black Garden
'There are events in your life that one feels are so important, that if you were here only for those moments, it would be enough; that your participation in, or even your creation of those events, in your heart, has made a difference for...- $20.99
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Vendor: Michael Nelson
Life of Micah: Suicidal to Success
This book is about a fictitious character named Micah. His life begins in a working-class family in Australia and takes you on his traumatic but inspirational life journey.Micah's childhood experiences included domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, bullying, relationship issues and attempted suicide at 16...- $10.00
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Vendor: Michael Nelson
Life of Micah: Suicidal to Success
This book is about a fictitious character named Micah. His life begins in a working-class family in Australia and takes you on his traumatic but inspirational life journey.Micah's childhood experiences included domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, bullying, relationship issues and attempted suicide at 16...- $16.99
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Vendor: Eliza Knight
Starring Adele Astaire
USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight returns as she delves into the life of Adele Astaire, who served up smiles and love both on and off the stage--with and without her also famous brother Fred Astaire-- along with a determined young dancer with rags-to-riches...- $27.99
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Vendor: E. J
The Life and Letters of Sydney Dobell: Volume I
The Life and Letters of Sydney Dobell - Volume I 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...- $44.50
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Vendor: Daniel C. Gilman
James Monroe
James Monroe 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 other genres. As a publisher we focus on...- $34.90
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Vendor: William Taylor
John Knox
John Knox is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1885. 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 focus on...- $27.90
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Vendor: John Torrey Morse
Abraham Lincoln: Volume II
Abraham Lincoln - Volume II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. 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...- $41.90
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Vendor: Arthur S. Hardy
Life and Letters of Joseph Hardy Neesima
Life and Letters of Joseph Hardy Neesima is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. 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...- $36.50
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Vendor: Peter Cunningham
The Story of Nell Gwyn: and the sayings Charles the Second
The Story of Nell Gwyn - and the sayings Charles the Second is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition,...- $23.90
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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.

