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Vendor: Andrew Joseph Blasco
Kill Kitchener
In 1899, Fritz Duquesne, an aristocratic South African, is sent to England for his formal education. During his time there, tensions rise between the British and his homeland as the age of African colonialism peaks. A boiling point is reached between Fritz and his...- $18.00
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Vendor: John Foster
The Life of Charles Dickens: Volume 1,2,3
Reproduction of the original: The Life of Charles Dickens by John FosterAuthor: John FosterISBN-10: 375237344XISBN-13: 9783752373448Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2020Pages: 790Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.88d- $122.90
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Vendor: Austin Steward
Twenty-Two Years a Slave - And Forty Years a Freeman
Austin Steward (1793-1869) was an African-American author and abolitionist. Born into slavery, he managed to escape from Virginia aged 21 and moved to Rochester, New York before settling in Canada. "Twenty-Two Years a Slave - And Forty Years a Freeman" is Steward's astonishing 1856...- $22.99
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Drums of Mer
As an authentic picture of life among the head-hunting warriors of the Torres Strait Islands it is probably unsurpassed.There are some who may think that Mr Idriess is giving us simply an imaginative picture, but the author has travelled the Strait with the discerning...- $22.99
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Vendor: Elizabeth Chadwick
Lady of the English
"Everyone who has raved about Elizabeth Chadwick as an author of historical novels is right."--Devourer of BooksFrom New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick comes a gripping, never-before-told, medieval battle of the sexes that sheds light on one of medieval royalty's most fascinating women--Queen...- $20.99
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Vendor: David M. Gaughran
Mercenary
Lee Christmas gets drunk and falls asleep at the throttle of his locomotive, plowing straight into an oncoming train. Blacklisted from the railroad and his marriage in tatters, he flees New Orleans on a steamer bound for the tropics.In Honduras, he begins a quiet...- $16.99
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Vendor: C. J. Hogarth
The Gambler
Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic tale, based on his own gambling addiction (specifically roulette), of Alexei Ivanovich, a young man working for the family of a Russian general. Dostoevsky himself wrote the story as a means of paying off his gambling debts.Author: C. J. Hogarth, Fyodor...- $5.95
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Still Saving: A novel about a family member who hoards
Still Saving is the triumphant story of Agnes Firestone, whose childhood is upended by divorce and death. Her mother, Liandra, begins bringing home many useless items that soon begin to crowd the home. A "goat path" must be made in each room so a...- $15.50
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Vendor: Christian Pascale
Memories Are The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Within these pages are nineteen stories of a life. Stories of events such as a first dance, reluctantly, between friends. Of Elliott, a good friend who lost his way. Travel through Paris and experience the sights and sounds of the city of love before...- $13.99
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The Second Mrs Thistlewood
Regency England. A land of oppression and social discontent.Arthur Thistlewood is fighting for a revolution. Susan Thistlewood is fighting for freedom. From Arthur. Unloved and mistreated by her militant husband, Susan finds comfort in food and books. As Arthur's legal property, leaving the marriage...- $13.99
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Vendor: Aram Pachyan
Robinson: Short Stories
Robinson is the first book by Aram Pachyan, which earned him the highest governmental award in Armenia, The Presidential Prize for Literature. The volume is made up of 16 short stories; each story is like a small but sharp painting of various characters. The...- $25.99
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Vendor: Danny Rittman
Kaufering Xii: The Story of a Jewish Ss Officer
The thought of a Jewish SS officer is preposterous and off-putting, but people took extraordinary steps to protect themselves and their loved ones in Nazi Germany. In this true story, the author shares the story of Yochanan Berger, who reluctantly confessed his dark past...- $13.99
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Vendor: Evelyn Waugh
The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh: Helena: Volume 11
This volume is part of the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh critical edition, which brings together all Waugh's published and previously unpublished writings for the first time with comprehensive introductions and annotation, and a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variants....- $99.00
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Vendor: Jens Peter Jacobsen
Niels Lyhne
Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885) was a Danish novelist. His second novel, Niels Lyhne, traces the fate of an atheist in a merciless world: his lack of faith is "tested" by tragedies and personal crises.Author: Jens Peter JacobsenISBN-10: 1451531524ISBN-13: 9781451531527Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...- $9.70
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Vendor: Gehla S. Knight
Old Wives' Tales: Bedtime Stories Grandma Never Told You
Charlotte wonders if the contented old-lady image she's comfortable with is less like Opie Taylor's Aunt Bea and more like her grandmother's idol, Mae West. Charlotte begins to explore the sexual pasts of women almost no one notices--lollies toting shopping bags huddled in the...- $40.95
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Vendor: Faith L. Justice
Dawn Empress: A Novel of Imperial Rome
As Rome reels under barbarian assaults, a young girl must step up...After the Emperor's unexpected death, ambitious men eye the Eastern Roman throne occupied by seven-year-old Theodosius II. His older sister Princess Pulcheria faces a stark choice: she must find allies and take control...- $22.00
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Vendor: Faith L. Justice
Selene of Alexandria
In A.D. 412 Alexandria, against the backdrop of a city torn by religious and political strife, Selene struggles to achieve her dream of becoming a physician-an unlikely goal for an upper class Christian girl. Hypatia, the famed Lady Philosopher of Alexandria and the Prefect...- $21.00
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Vendor: Faith L. Justice
Dawn Empress: A Novel of Imperial Rome
As Rome reels under barbarian assaults, a young girl must step up...After the Emperor's unexpected death, ambitious men eye the Eastern Roman throne occupied by seven-year-old Theodosius II. His older sister Princess Pulcheria faces a stark choice: she must find allies and take control...- $12.95
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Vendor: Roger Davis Jd Ma Ba
Tribulations: The Trials of Adonis Marks
My Madea would tell my Mom that I was going to be three things, A Preacher, Teacher, or A Lawyer. Based upon the size of my head. Intelligence in the making, Huh? As I aged and fellowshipped with her, at the age of 17,...- $18.95
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Vendor: Judith Tillman
They Called Her Sister
As she sat in her plane seat, Susan Wilcox prepared for the adventure of her life: being a Baptist missionary in Spanish Harlem, New York City for the next two years. What occurred in those two years were events that not only changed the...- $17.49
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Vendor: Lauren Lee Merewether
Scarab in the Storm
Egypt is divided and conspiracy runs deep-the boy King Tut inherits a nation of chaos, and his wife, Queen Ankhesenamun, is desperate to earn his trust. Pharaoh Tutankhamun must decide Egypt's path amid political turmoil and corruption while Queen Ankhesenamun struggles to convince Pharaoh...- $15.99
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Vendor: David Justice
This Is My Mountain: Journey into a Borderline Mind
Daniel Powell grows up traveling through Latin America, often getting into trouble with his brother, Jake. That trouble follows him to Houston, where he is sent to jail in 1994, and Jake is the only one who says he will stick by him -...- $43.99
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This Is My Mountain: Journey into a Borderline Mind
Daniel Powell grows up traveling through Latin America, often getting into trouble with his brother, Jake. That trouble follows him to Houston, where he is sent to jail in 1994, and Jake is the only one who says he will stick by him -...- $32.99
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Vendor: Jack London
Martin Eden
First serialized in 1908, "Martin Eden" is Jack London's classic and tragic tale of its title character and his struggle to become a writer. Martin Eden is an idealistic and self-educated young man who struggles to overcome poverty and a lack of opportunities in...- $13.99
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Vendor: Mavis Mack
Absence of Intelligence II: The Master Key
The name Absence of Intelligence was given to Mavis out of the blue. It came to her attention about how some people act when they have a certain position in power. When they mix the power with drugs and alcohol, they become elusive or...- $11.95
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Vendor: Charles Dickens
Great Expectations: With Appreciations and Criticisms By G. K. Chesterton
The thirteenth and penultimate novel by Charles Dickens, "Great Expectations" chronicles the education of Pip, an orphan living in mid-nineteenth century London. Including such themes as wealth and poverty, love and rejection, and triumph over evil, this novel represents a classic example of Dickensian...- $27.99
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Vendor: Connie Palmen
Your Story, My Story
From the award-winning author of The Friendship comes a shattering, brilliantly inventive novel based on the volatile true love story of literary icons Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.In 1963 Sylvia Plath took her own life in her London flat. Her death was the culmination...- $14.95
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Vendor: Frances Kane
Michael Gunn: The Autobiography of an M-1911 Colt .45 ACP
"You may think I'm crazy, but the gun actually talks to me," says Francis Kane, who has agreed to write the autobiography of a gun that had twelve owners.The gun, a.k.a. Michael Gunn, an M-1911 Colt .45 ACP, is a sidearm used by the...- $26.50
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Vendor: Frances Kane
Michael Gunn: The Autobiography of an M-1911 Colt .45 ACP
"You may think I'm crazy, but the gun actually talks to me," says Francis Kane, who has agreed to write the autobiography of a gun that had twelve owners.The gun, a.k.a. Michael Gunn, an M-1911 Colt .45 ACP, is a sidearm used by the...- $36.50
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Vendor: Gill Paul
Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas
From the #1 bestselling author of The Secret Wife comes a story of love, passion, and tragedy as the lives of Jackie Kennedy and Maria Callas are intertwined--and they become the ultimate rivals, in love with the same man. The President's Wife; a Glamorous...- $39.99
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Vendor: Daniel Maher
Shackles
A young man's memoir of his childhood, challenges, and how he overcame them. John Kesherton had a very rough childhood, which impacted his schooling, relationships, mental health, and other facets of his life. Shackles is his story, and how he overcame obstacle after obstacle...- $12.99
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Vendor: Joseph Lemuel Chester
Notes Upon the Ancestry of William Hutchinson and Anne Marbury: from researches recently made in England
Notes Upon the Ancestry of William Hutchinson and Anne Marbury - from researches recently made in England is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1866. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel...- $16.50
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Vendor: Thomas Keneally
The Book of Science and Antiquities
Thomas Keneally, the bestselling author of The Daughters of Mars and Schindler's List, brings his "insightful and nimble prose" (The New York Times Book Review) to this exquisite exploration of community and country, love and morality, set in both prehistoric and modern Australia. An...- $18.00
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Vendor: Mohamed Ait Belaid
you can't talk about your deep pain. if you write about it, it became a power that you exploit for beter life.: jornal notbook
Simple notebook perfect for writing about youre self and taking notes.Features: -120 blank lined white pages-Duo sided wide ruled sheets-6" x 9" dimensions; portable and lightweight size-Suitable for taking notes, writing, doodling, drawing, lists, journaling and brainstorming-Personalized notebooks and journals make a great functional...- $6.99
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Vendor: A. G. Mogan
Daughter Of Paris: The Diary of Marie Duplessis, France's Most Celebrated Courtesan
***Update: There has been an issue with the paperback version, regarding the writing being too small on the first page of each chapter. That problem is now solved. I apologize for the inconvenience. The story of Marie Duplessis, the courtesan who consumed Parisian high...- $16.99
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Vendor: J. P. Reedman
My Father, My Enemy: Juliane, Daughter of Henry I
Juliane Fitzroy is the illegitimate daughter of Henry I--one of his twenty-two bastards.When her father weds her to a young Norman lord, Eustace de Breteuil, she thinks she has done well in life for the daughter of a Saxon concubine.But Eustace wants a castle...- $9.24
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Vendor: Ralph E. Jarrells
Fiery Red Hair, Emerald Green Eyes, and a Vicious Irish Temper: The Absolutely True Story of the World's First Female Pirate
Charles Town, South Carolina. The Year of our Lord 1755It was rare for a woman, any woman, much less a silver-haired, 56-year-old woman, to own and manage a large plantation.But then, Anne Cormac was a rare woman.In addition to her other business and philanthropic...- $26.99
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Vendor: Robert Louis Stevenson
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
The wild Cevennes region of France forms the backdrop for the pioneering travelogue Travels with a Donkey, written by a young Robert Louis Stevenson. Ever hopeful of encountering the adventure he yearned for and raising much needed finance at the start of his writing...- $29.95
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Vendor: Joss Sheldon
Individutopia: A novel set in a neoliberal dystopia
Beloved friend, The year is 2084, and that famous Margaret Thatcher quote has become a reality: There really is no such thing as society. No one speaks to anyone else. No one looks at anyone else. People don't collaborate, they only compete. I hate...- $34.38
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Vendor: Tinney Sue Heath
Lady of the Seven Suns: A Novel of the Woman Saint Francis Called Brother
A powerful noblewoman or a humble follower of the holy man from Assisi? All the rules say Giacoma cannot be both.But rules are made to be broken.Rome, 1210. After tragedy shatters Giacoma's world, Francesco intervenes to save her sanity, her life, and her soul....- $15.99
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Vendor: J. D. Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse: The Saga of an American Family, Volume 2
The Revolutionary War was about to begin, and tensions ran high with all involved. David Rittenhouse was convinced to relocate to Philadelphia by Thomas Barton, and Dr. William Smith, Provost of the College of Philadelphia, to help promote his orrery. Philadelphia did not prove...- $19.99
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The Lost Diary of Pocahontas: A Year in England 1616-1617
THE TEENAGED POCAHONTAS, once happily married with a young child, was kidnapped, raped, impregnated and held hostage by the English in Jamestown for over a year in 1613. Under Reverend Alexander Whitaker's wing, she has learned to read the Good Book, to write and...- $12.95
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Vendor: Sudhin N. Ghose
And Gazelles Leaping
An orphan, his pet, a Manipuri elephant sensitive about his small size, and their friends--Heera and her nanny-goat; Mazdoor and his donkey White Beauty; Tu Fan, a Chinese boy, and Soetomo from Java--attend Sister's Svenska's kindergarten on an abandoned estate in rural Calcutta. The...- $16.99
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Vendor: Gustave Flaubert
Sentimental Education (Autobiographical Novel)
Sentimental Education is an autobiographical novel. The story focuses on the romantic life of a young man at the time of the French Revolution of 1848. The novel describes the life of a young man (Fr d ric Moreau) living through the revolution of...- $10.70
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Vendor: Jack London
Martin Eden
Es ist die Geschichte eines ungebildeten, ungehobelten, jedoch weltklugen jungen Mannes, der sich heroisch um die Zuneigung eines M dchens aus der gehobenen Schicht bem ht. Martin Eden glaubt, einzig durch das Erlangen von Bildung und Respekt w rdig f r die Liebe der...- $9.80
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Der Spieler
Der Spieler ist ein Roman von Fjodor Dostojewski. Eingebettet in eine burleske, gelegentlich grotesk komische Geschichte um eine Gruppe von Menschen, die, kurz vor dem finanziellen Ruin stehend, im fiktiven Kurort Roulettenburg auf den Geldsegen einer umfangreichen, alle erl senden Erbschaft wartet, finden sich...- $6.80
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Anton Reiser (Psychologischer Roman): Einer der wichtigsten Bildungsromane deutscher Literatur
Anton Reiser ist ein psychologischer Roman dessen erste drei Teile in den Jahren 1785 bis 1786 in Berlin erschienen. Dieser psychologische Roman ist von Moritz als Biografie eines begabten, sehr um Anerkennung bem hten Jugendlichen geschrieben, der als Lehrling eines Hutmachers die Aufmerksamkeit seiner...- $9.10
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Educating Sadie
Educating Sadie follows one woman's struggle to help another woman rise above a life of poverty and abuse in nineteenth-century Alabama.Amanda Oglesby, a first-year teacher, meets Sadie Wiggins, a sharecropper's wife, on the night of the first open house at her new school. Childless,...- $19.99
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Vendor: Jacob Abbott
Cleopatra
Reproduction of the original: Cleopatra by Jacob AbbottAuthor: Jacob AbbottISBN-10: 3734066905ISBN-13: 9783734066900Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/25/2019Pages: 134Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.31d- $29.90
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The Resistance
RNT had special coverage of the protest across the entire country. Tillary had created a movement that any activist would dream of. Law enforcement across the country had conducted mass arrests of students. So many students had been arrested that the authorities had to...- $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.

