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Unconventional Beginnings
Unconventional Beginnings recounts the story of a young engineer's introduction to the cutthroat oil and gas business in the Canadian prairies. While Garth Gibbins longs to be a farmer and maintain his family's agrarian traditions, he discovers a real talent in his new career...- $15.99
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Girl in a Smart Uniform
Girl in a Smart Uniform is the most fictional of the stories in the Schellberg Cycle to date, though some characters, familiar to those who have read the first two books, appear again here. Clara Lehrs, Karl Schubert and Dr K hn really existed....- $13.50
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Vendor: Virgil Anson Lewis
Life and Times of Anne Bailey: The pioneer heroine of the Great Kanawha Valley
Life and Times of Anne Bailey - The pioneer heroine of the Great Kanawha Valley is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1891. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions,...- $18.50
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The True Story of John Smyth, the Se-Baptist: As Told by Himself and His Contemporaries....
The True Story of John Smyth, the Se-Baptist - As Told by Himself and His Contemporaries.... is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1881. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and...- $21.50
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Vendor: Hablot Knight Browne
David Copperfield: Illustrated
David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens. The novel's full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account). It was first published as a...- $25.99
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Vendor: Wojciech Nowicki
Salki
"It all blends here unexpectedly: that past and memory with the present and space. [. . .] At times, your skin will crawl with pleasure from reading."--Andrzej StasiukLying in bed in Gotland after a writer's conference, thinking about his compulsive desire to travel--and the...- $14.95
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Vendor: Mary Wakefield Buxton
The Private War of William Styron
Returning to his childhood home in Virginia for the funeral of his stepmother, Elizabeth Buxton Styron, acclaimed writer William Styron finds himself plunged into boyhood reminiscence. He is "Billy" again, fourteen and heartbroken, with a mother recently passed from cancer and a grieving father...- $15.00
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Vendor: Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler - The Way of All Flesh: "Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both"
Samuel Butler was born on 4th December 1835 at the village rectory in Langar, Nottinghamshire.His relationship with his parents, especially his father, was largely antagonistic. His education began at home and included frequent beatings, as was all too common at the time.Under his parents'...- $18.24
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Vendor: Helen Hunt Jackson
Ramona
Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson. Ramona is an 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican-American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scots-Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and hardship. Originally serialized in...- $10.95
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Rebecca of Caddo Parish Louisiana
A child lost on a journey to somewhere and found by a woman who was not only lost but hidden from a world she had escaped. On a dock in St. Louis, they found one another and as time continued, the friendship turned into...- $17.95
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Swann's Way: Remembrance of Things Past, Volume One
Swann's Way tells two related stories, the first of which revolves around Marcel, a younger version of the narrator, and his experiences in, and memories of, the French town Combray. Inspired by the "gusts of memory" that rise up within him as he dips...- $23.00
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Vendor: Yusef Salaam
The Devil and Elijah Muhammad
African Studies/Theatre/Religion/History Break-ins, vandalism, hostility between two of Elijah Muhammad's top lieutenants, and now message pads are missing from Muhammad's office in his Chicago headquarters: The J. Edgar Hoover-led FBI is the primary suspect. There are plots and plotters, heroes who could be villains,...- $29.99
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Vendor: Irene LeBow
The Farmer's Daughter
A Wonderful Saga about Family and Love... Irene Lebow's voice shines clearly throughout this story of love and family, easily identifying with the past.Author: Irene LeBowISBN-10: 1478780215ISBN-13: 9781478780212Publisher: Outskirts PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/29/2016Pages: 180Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d- $17.95
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Vendor: James MacManus
Ike and Kay
A historical novel based on the true story of the secret love affair at the heart of World War II amidst the Blitz in London.In 1942, Kay Summersby's life is changed forever when she is conscripted to drive General Eisenhower on his fact-finding visit...- $27.95
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Vendor: Gary W. Takahashi
Blue-Eyed Barbarian: The Legend of Bodhidharma
In the 5th century CE, Prince Bodhitara was assigned a special task by the 27th Patriarch in the lineage of Buddhist monks descended from the great Buddha himself. It had been almost a thousand years since Buddha walked the earth, and his teachings had...- $8.00
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Vendor: Jack Freestone
The Short Works of Jack Freestone
A collection of short works from author Jack Freestone. Includes the spine-chilling occult book Cusala, and the dystopian thriller, The Pures. This book has something for everyone: horror, erotica, dystopian, and short memoirs from New Zealand, Australia, and England.Author: Jack FreestoneISBN-10: 1393185304ISBN-13: 9781393185307Publisher: Jack...- $19.95
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Vendor: Sandie Moore
Linked Lives
You're invited to step into a lifetime of subterfuge in the dual life of Lucy Hicks Anderson and the tragedy of the Gordon family. In the end, "Linked Lives" reveals the connections between these two families in the most unexpected and mysterious way. You'll...- $19.95
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Vendor: Benjamin Drevlow
The Book of Rusty
Cowboy Jamboree Press Another testament of Benjamin Drevlow An inventive structure and dark humor balance the raw heartbreak of this honest and brutal cultural critique disguised as a comedy. No one writes about toxic masculinity with as much bravery and empathy as Ben Drevlow.-Meagan...- $15.99
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Vendor: Nick Jameson
Madman Walking
"Deemed a heretic, lunatic or prophet is the vote of the majority..." Beginning with a prologue exploring the often razor-thin line separating fact from fiction, a line commonly drawn along shifting perspectives using precarious proofs, typically for prejudicial purposes, Madman Walking is a distillation...- $14.99
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Vendor: E. J. Barnes
Mr Keynes' Dance
The sequel to the much-praised Mr Keynes' Revolution.The story of one man's intellectual journey, and of a very remarkable marriage.1926. Maynard Keynes has long been a thorn in the side of the British Establishment: an irritant to the Treasury, the Bank of England and...- $16.99
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Vendor: Alyssa Palombo
Borgia Confessions
'Under Palombo's skillful hand, the entangled world of the Borgias comes vividly to life, exposing the dark facets of class structure and the all-consuming greed that comes with ambition--and love." - Heather Webb, internationally bestselling author of Last Christmas in Paris and Meet Me...- $20.99
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Vendor: John Torrey Morse
John Quincy Adams: American Statesmen. Eighth Edition
John Quincy Adams - American Statesmen. Eighth Edition 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....- $40.50
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Vendor: Caroline Cauchi
Mrs Van Gogh
"As intricate and absorbing as a Van Gogh painting...MRS VAN GOGH will stay with me for a long time." New York Times bestseller Hazel Gaynor "All the characters jump off the page...what we have here is a very fine novel." Historical Novel Society She's...- $19.99
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Vendor: Mario Vargas Llosa
Dream of the Celt
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A painstakingly researched and lively novel about a neglected human rights pioneer by the Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa In 1916, the Irish nationalist Roger Casement was hanged by the British government for treason. Casement had dedicated...- $24.00
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Vendor: Lewis Campbell
The Life of James Clerk Maxwell: With a Selection from his Correspondence and Occasional Writings and a Sketch of his Contributions to Science
The Life of James Clerk Maxwell - With a Selection from his Correspondence and Occasional Writings and a Sketch of his Contributions to Science is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic...- $64.50
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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...- $20.99
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Vendor: Jacek Bocheński
Divine Julius
"Would you like to become a god? This is perfectly doable."So starts this fascinating glimpse into the minds of Julius Caesar and his two great opponents, Cicero and Cato the Younger, written in the award winning brisk style imitating Caesar's own. A portrait of...- $15.99
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Vendor: Margaret O'Donnell
Gret's Rock: Through Life's Greatest Joys and Worst Fears, We Find Our Way Home
Funny how life goes along, and Bam! You are swept off your feet by a love in your life, a child born and adopted into your family, anniversaries that bring such joy, deaths of loved ones, accidents, and trauma that you never expected to...- $14.99
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Vendor: Keith Kelly
What I Have Learned
What I Have Learned is a collection of insights learned in my life through personal experiences, the people I have met, my travels, joys, and despair.The twenty-nine reflections in this book each deal with a specific lesson learned and discussed, and I've written a...- $16.49
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Vendor: Wayne Kyle Spitzer
X-Ray Rider and 7 Other Dark Rites of Passage
Jonesing for a drive-in theater and a hotrod El Camino? It's the dawn of the 1970s and everything is changing. The war in Vietnam is winding down. So is the Apollo Space Program. The tiny northwestern city of Spokane is about to host a...- $18.99
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Vendor: Wienke Ursula Schulenburg
Born to die, died to live
A young person experiences abuse and violence in her own family and reaches her absolute limits, mentally as well as physically. It seems that this person was born to be destroyed piece by piece and to die... But the will to live and the...- $16.95
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Vendor: Romain Rolland
Michelangelo
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...- $32.95
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Vendor: Valerio Massimo Manfredi
The Sands of Ammon
Continuing the international bestselling saga of Alexander the Great, The Sands of Ammon brilliantly describes his quest to conquer Asia, the limitless domain ruled by the Great King of the Persians. In a seemingly impossible venture, the mighty Alexander and his men storm Persian...- $30.99
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Vendor: Denise Gard
Raven Woods: Smoke Signals
Iona and Audrey emit smoke signals when they need help, but sometimes it takes more than water to put them out.Iona thought she would sip mimosas while relaxing on a beach in retirement, but instead she suffers from loneliness as vacation brochures collect dust....- $16.95
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Vendor: S. G. a. Shippard
The Autobiography of the Late Sir Andries Stockenstrom: Volume I
The Autobiography of the Late Sir Andries Stockenstrom - Volume I is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine,...- $50.50
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Vendor: Ariel Dorfman
The Suicide Museum
A Best Book of 2023 by The New Yorker A billionaire Holocaust survivor hires a writer to uncover the truth of Salvador Allende's death, and they must confront their own dark histories to find a path forward--for themselves and for our ravaged planet. An...- $21.99
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Vendor: Fabia Claridge
Patchouli Memsahib: One Australian Woman's Journey
Escape into a rich world of family intrigue and self-discovery that reaches across three centuries and across cultures. This unique tale draws us gently into itself but it also stimulates discussion about other important issues that remain current.At a time when Australia had its...- $17.99
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Vendor: Sarah Miller
Marmee
From the author of Caroline, a revealing retelling of Louisa May Alcott's beloved Little Women, from the perspective of Margaret "Marmee" March, about the larger real-world challenges behind the cozy domestic concerns cherished by generations of readers."Dazzling... Marmee carries her own secrets and sharp...- $19.99
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Vendor: Neera Lahiry
Nipa
Nipa is the inspirational story of a self-reliant and determined female freedom fighter who actively helps fight the war of liberation for her country, Bangladesh - which in 1971 was East Pakistan - against the occupying forces of West Pakistan. Nipa, a medical student...- $17.25
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Vendor: Osborne W. Tancock
Marlowe: Edward the Second
Marlowe - Edward the Second is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1879. 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...- $30.90
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Vendor: Wayne Luckmann
Sleeping through the Revolution
Times were not the best nor the worst during the late 1950s when Felix Fist set out for California to attend college and fulfill the dream he had always thought impossible, the only one in his extended family to even aspire toward that auspicious...- $19.99
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Vendor: Christel Weingart
Flaniganエs Hotel: From East Friesia to Newfoundland
In the year 1908 four families from East Frisia, which lies on the coast of northern Germany and close to the Dutch border, decide to emigrate to North America. They find a steam freighter in the harbour of Emden which takes them on board....- $20.90
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Vendor: Donna Stacy
Leonard Stacy A story of Bluegrass music
This book is written in conjunction with my father, Leonard Stacy, to celebrate his life and his friendships with so many legendary bluegrass entertainers. You will recognize some of the names, as they crossed over to country music, such as Ricky Skaggs and Keith...- $9.99
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Vendor: Anja Martens
Shumba: From a farm in Africa to the ballet stages of the world, all the way to northern Germany
It is said that everyone has a story to tell. But not every biography gets under your skin like the life of Shumba, who was born Alasdair on a farm of British immigrants in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. It is a happy childhood in the...- $20.90
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Vendor: Hans Holst Andersen
Along The Margins: South Dakota Immigrant Homesteaders
In this semi-autobiographical novel of the early twentieth century, Erik leaves his home and a bleak life in Denmark permanently. He also abandoned his failure as an artist, when he immigrated to America. He became a hard-working farmhand on a rural homestead in South...- $10.99
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Vendor: Sharon Elizabeth Lennartson
Stolen Culture, Traditions, and Heritage.: Good Thunder Woman - Wakiya Waste Win in Dakota.
Losing everything as to who I am. This book is about a journey into my own Indigenous heritage and exploration into everything that I, and so many others have lost as a community. The truth of how colonialism and Europeanization has impacted many nations...- $15.99
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Vendor: Alexander Gilchrist
The Life of William Blake: With selections from his poems and other writings - Volume II
The Life of William Blake - With selections from his poems and other writings - Volume II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel...- $48.90
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Vendor: Laura Dowers
The Tudor Court: Books I-III. The Queen's Favourite, The Queen's Rebel, The Queen's Spymaster
Three novels in one omnibus edition!THE QUEEN'S FAVOURITERobert Dudley's charm and cunning enable him to navigate the treacherous waters of courtly intrigue and become the favoured courtier of Queen Elizabeth. But the bond they share becomes increasingly complicated as Robert's personal and political ambitions...- $28.99
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Vendor: Gerald Murnane
Inland
Inland is a work which gathers in emotional power as it moves across the grasslands of its narrator's imagination--from Szolnok County on the great plains of Hungary where a man writes in the library of his manor house, to the Institute of Prairie Studies...- $19.95
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Vendor: Richard D. Blackmore
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
Lorna Doone - A Romance of Exmoor is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1869. 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...- $55.90
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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.