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Vendor: Diane Haeger
The Ruby Ring
From critically acclaimed historical novelist Diane Haeger comes The Ruby Ring, an unforgettable story of love, loss, and immortal genius . . . Rome, 1520. The Eternal City is in mourning. Raphael Sanzio, beloved painter and national hero, has died suddenly at the height...- $18.00
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The Tiffany Girls
New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble wows with a gripping historical novel about the real-life "Tiffany Girls," a fascinating and largely unknown group of women artists behind Tiffany's most legendary glassworks.It's 1899, and Manhattan is abuzz. Louis Comfort Tiffany, famous for his stained-glass...- $46.99
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Vendor: Jeff Shaara
The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt
In one of his most accomplished, compelling novels yet, acclaimed New York Times bestseller Jeff Shaara accomplishes what only the finest historical fiction can do - he brings to life one of the most consequential figures in U.S. history - Theodore Roosevelt - peeling...- $21.00
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Vendor: M. H. Stokes
The Scandal of Being Female
A heartbreaking story of love and loss; of dreams and unexpected realities; of scandal and unintended consequences that ripple through three generations. When Iris Hughes, a talented, determined young woman and mother of two, leaves her unfulfilling marriage to pursue her dreams, she walks...- $14.95
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Vendor: Diane Haeger
The Perfect Royal Mistress
Born into poverty and raised in a brothel, Nell Gwynne sells oranges in the pit at London's King's Theater, newly reopened after the plague and the Great Fire devastated the city. Soon, her quick sense of humor and natural charm get her noticed by...- $19.00
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Vendor: Salina B. Baker
The Line of Splendor: A Novel of Nathanael Greene and the American Revolution
When the first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775, thirty-two-year-old Nathanael Greene, a self-educated Quaker with no military experience, dismayed his family and marched toward Boston as general of the Rhode Island provincial army. General George...- $32.95
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Vendor: John-Michael Lander
Cracked Surface
Cracked Surface is the sequel to Surface Tension and continues exploring my personal struggle with the desire to lead a "normal" life through the eyes of David Mathew. In Surface Tension, David is sixteen years old, represents the USA, and wins the gold medal...- $19.95
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Vendor: David Citron
"Out of Business": Moran
The story of Caleb and Sloan and how they find each other and themselves from the world of high finance and music.Author: David CitronISBN-10: 8699214839ISBN-13: 9798699214839Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/25/2020Pages: 394Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.81d- $19.99
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Vendor: Russ Donnelly
O.M.G. I'm 65 I'm F**ked
OMG, I'M SIXTY-FIVE. I'M F**KED is a journey that starts with the shocking, unexpected, brutal realization that you are no longer the young vibrant person of past memories. You awaken to the stark reality that you have somehow entered a new realm, the autumn...- $17.95
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Vendor: Jason S. Polley
cemetery miss you
CEMETERY MISS YOU, in the form of transcripts from audio recordings (similar to Samuel Beckett's "Krapp's Last Tape") recounts the first year or so of a Pakistani illegal's experiences in Hong Kong. The work begins by detailing the boy-man's middle-class experiences in Pakistan, before...- $22.00
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Vendor: Sidney Lee
Great Englishmen of the sixteenth century: Philip Sidney, Thomas More, Walter Ralegh, Edmund Spenser, Francis Bacon and William Shakespeare
Thomas More, Philip Sidney, Walter Ralegh, Edmund Spencer, Francis Bacon and William Shakespeare were chosen to represent the atmosphere of the whole sixteenth century in England. Each of these men influenced the following generation and this opus describes accuratly an epoche of intellectual uprising...- $49.90
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Vendor: Freda Lightfoot
Lady of Passion
Beautiful and talented actress, poet and fashion icon, Mary Robinson was one of the most famous women of her time - yet she died virtually penniless, her reputation in ruins. For Mary was destined always to be betrayed by the men she loved -...- $15.95
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Vendor: Juan Butler
Cabbagetown Diary: A Documentary
Robert Fulford called it "a remarkable glimpse of the underbelly of Toronto," but the reviews that greeted the publication of Cabbagetown Diary in 1970 were decidedly mixed. The novel's rowdy concoction of grit and violence and rooming-house sleaze had a strongly polarizing effect on...- $22.99
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Vendor: Bill Mahoney
Is Muldoon Still In Paris: The Thieves-The Sea-The Open Road
Muldoon is a wanderer. This makes it quite difficult for him to write his book. Or hold down a job...or a relationship. Muldoon finds himself in 1956 Paris, where his love of the city's endless temptations continues to tear him away from his typewriter....- $11.00
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You Bet Your Life: A Playful Look at the Sports and Recreation of the Corporate American Life
"You can learn more about business and your own personal style by reading good fiction rather than dry business books. The lessons stay with you longer." - D. W. Amos - "Fascinating" "Highly Engaging" "Intriguing" Mr. Blue, Jr. did not know how to begin...- $11.99
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Vendor: Aldous Huxley
Two or Three Graces: and Other Stories
"A bore is a person who drills a hole in your spirit... through and through till he pierces to the very quick of your being."-Aldous Huxley, Two or Three Graces and Other Stories (1926)Two or Three Graces and Other Stories (1926) by Aldous Huxley...- $18.99
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Vendor: Helen Humphreys
Followed by the Lark
"A luscious novel . . . [Helen] Humphreys offers a fresh view of a philosopher thought of as a loner, depicting his family home as a place for communion and companionship . . . This is Thoreau as he really lived." --Hillary Kelly, The...- $27.00
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Vendor: Jack Kerouac
Satori in Paris
A satori, in Kerouac's own words, is "the Japanese word for 'sudden illumination, ' 'sudden awakening, ' or simply 'kick in the eye.'"This is a story of philosophy, identity, and the powerful grip of travel, written by an iconic American author at the height...- $26.95
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Vendor: Tommy Schenker
In Search Of The Perfect Buzz: An 80s Metal Memoir
Take a trip back in time to the 80s when it was a great time to be alive. When Tommy and his 2 friends got drunk for the first time, playing air guitar to AC/DC, they knew their life would never be the same....- $16.99
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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...- $26.00
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The Remarkable Case of Peter Hasenclever, Merchant: formerly one of the proprietors of the iron works, pot-ash manufactory, &c. established, and succe
The Remarkable Case of Peter Hasenclever, Merchant - formerly one of the proprietors of the iron works, pot-ash manufactory, &c. established, and successfully carried on under his direction in the provinces of New York, and New Jersey is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the...- $20.50
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Vendor: Marie E. Rickwood
Determination: The Life of Eugene and Elizabeth
The Canadian Homestead Act, patented in 1871, gave farmers a new start when they lost their farm to taxes. This novel chronicles the life of Homesteaders, Eugene, and Elizabeth, during the depression one century ago. It will show how their Catholic Faith sustained them...- $29.99
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Vendor: Sandra Hartline
Muck Creek
In 1908, a man in dusty traveling clothes appears at Muck Creek Farm seeking news of his long lost father. There he meets a lonely young woman who finds solace in the root cellar, where she makes cherry cordial and is visited by the...- $33.99
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Muck Creek
In 1908, a man in dusty traveling clothes appears at Muck Creek Farm seeking news of his long lost father. There he meets a lonely young woman who finds solace in the root cellar, where she makes cherry cordial and is visited by the...- $22.49
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Vendor: James Hynes
Next
Kevin Quinn is a standard-variety American male: middle-aged, liberal-leaning, self-centered, emotionally damaged, generally determined to avoid both pain and responsibility. As his relationship with his girlfriend approaches a turning point, and his career seems increasingly pointless, he decides to secretly fly to a job...- $14.99
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Vendor: Corey Mesler
Memphis Movie
Eric Warberg went to Hollywood to make it big. For many years, he was successful, until directing a few box office bombs made him virtually unemployable. When an opportunity presents itself for a return to his hometown of Memphis, to direct a small, independent...- $17.95
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Vendor: Jo Salas
Mrs. Lowe-Porter
"A captivating biographical novel... with Mrs. Lowe-Porter, Jo Salas has achieved the writing triumph that her never-met but vividly imagined grandmother-in-law hoped to write...a magnificent literary achievement." --BookTribA fascinating reimagining of the overlooked, complicated life of Thomas Mann's translator, Helen Lowe-PorterThe literary giant Thomas...- $17.00
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Vendor: Gill Sims
Why Mummy Drinks at Christmas
'I romped through 'Why Mummy Drinks at Christmas', and I absolutely adored it' - Jilly CooperTis' the season to get trollied!Mummy has always loved Christmas. Sure, the kids turn into demons, the dinner gets burnt to a crisp and Aunt Louisa's general staggering inappropriateness...- $18.99
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Vendor: Saint Polycarp
St. Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
St. Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna 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...- $17.90
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Vendor: P. D. St Claire
Swampoodle - The Life and Times of Jack Hennessey
A refugee of the Great Famine, Jack Hennessey lands as an infant in Baltimore in 1848. On the death of his mother in 1864, he moves to Washington, DC, finding work at a saloon in Swampoodle, an Irish slum just north of the Capitol....- $16.95
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Vendor: Susan Wittig Albert
A Wilder Rose
The Little House books, which chronicled the pioneer adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, are among the most beloved books in the American literary canon. Lesser known is the secret, concealed for decades, of how they came to be. Now, bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert...- $14.95
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Vendor: Robert Lockwood Mills
Investigating the Kennedy Assassination: Why Was Kennedy Killed?
For the first time in one place, the reader will see all the likely conspirators revealed The Warren Commission and the FBI agreed that President John Fd. Kennedy was killed by a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. Fifteen years later, the House Committee on...- $29.99
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Vendor: Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
A CLASSIC TALE OF SHIPWRECK AND SURVIVAL Widely regarded as the first English novel, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, is one of the most popular adventure stories and most published books in history. This beautifully designed novel of human endurance set in a faraway...- $19.95
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Vendor: Kimberly Black
Lydia, Woman of Purple
It's a man's world...... and Lydia lives and works in the heart of it. Selling luxurious purple in a Roman trade city, she watches the people struggle to preserve their decaying empire through devotion to pale, lifeless gods of stone and myth.Followers of The...- $15.95
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Vendor: Rainer Maria Rilke
Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
A groundbreaking masterpiece of early European modernism originally published in 1910, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge unspools the vivid reflections of the titular young Danish nobleman and poet. From his Paris garret, Brigge records his encounters with the city and its outcasts, muses...- $15.95
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Vendor: Denny S. Bryce
The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander
Inspired by a real-life scandal that was shocking even for the tumultuous Roaring Twenties, this captivating novel tells the story of a pioneering Black journalist, a secret interracial marriage among the New York elite, and the sensational divorce case that ignited an explosive battle...- $17.95
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Vendor: Karen Beatty
Dodging Prayers and Bullets
A young girl prevails over poverty and religious bigotry to survive childhood abduction, a predatory theologian, family secrets, and the drug culture of the 1960s.In an Appalachian Mountain town during the early 1950s, guns and domestic abuse are as prevalent as prayer meetings and...- $26.99
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Vendor: Leon Bland
Prison Writings: Dreams, Nightmares, Life, and Beyond
Prison Writings is a book of short fictional stories written by Leon "Cadillac" Bland while in prison. The stories in the book cover several genres including fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and suspense. Each story is filled with unique characters and plot twists that will...- $14.99
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Vendor: Stephanie Marie Thornton
And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Includes an interview with the author and discussion questions.Author: Stephanie Marie ThorntonISBN-10: 1432879936ISBN-13: 9781432879938Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2020Pages: 799Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.90lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.50dLarge Print- $30.99
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Vendor: Robert Nye
Falstaff
Winner of the Hawthornden Prize and the Guardian Fiction Prize The most beloved comic figure in English literature decides that history hasn't done him justice--it's time for him to tell the whole unbuttoned story, his way. Irascible and still lecherous at eighty-one, Falstaff spins...- $17.95
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Vendor: Hazel Gaynor
Three Words for Goodbye
From Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, the bestselling authors of Meet Me in Monaco, comes a coming-of-age novel set in pre-WWII Europe, perfect for fans of Jennifer Robson, Beatriz Williams, and Kate Quinn. Three cities, two sisters, one chance to correct the past ....- $44.99
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Vendor: Virginia Woolf
Orlando
Orlando is the extraordinary tale of a young man who finds wealth and favour in the court of Elizabeth I of England, but who never grows old. After experiencing love and adventure, a long sleep turns him into a woman, who in her turn...- $9.99
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Vendor: Thomas Hollis
The life of Thomas Hollis
The life of Thomas Hollis is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1780. 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...- $16.90
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When We Were Young & Brave
Gaynor's story of courage and strength will make you believe in the heroic spirit in each of us. --Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were YoursTheir motto was to be prepared, but nothing could prepare them for war. ....- $39.99
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The Little Girl on the Ice Floe
A woman grapples with the traumatic memory of a childhood sexual assault in this international bestseller: "An unsettling autobiographical tale" (Livres Hebdo, France). When Ad la de's parents find her mute and unable to stop crying, they bring her to the police station and...- $17.00
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Martin Eden
Martin Eden is a 1909 novel by American author Jack London about a young proletarian autodidact struggling to become a writer. It was first serialized in The Pacific Monthly magazine from September 1908 to September 1909 and published in book form by Macmillan in...- $9.99
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Monique
Sex, drugs and violence are all in a night's work for Monique. Kelly-Anne is a young and vulnerable girl who is pulled into a world of drugs and cruelty by perverse and devious people. Trapped in a prison of fear that is created by...- $12.95
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Through It All
Author: J. MarquesISBN-10: 1514456168ISBN-13: 9781514456163Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/04/2016Pages: 336Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.43lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d- $29.99
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Mozart's Sister
Nannerl Mozart was just as talented as her little brother, Wolfgang, but because she was a woman...As children, Nannerl Mozart and her younger brother, Wolfgang, performed before the crowned heads of Europe. But behind the glamour lurked dark difficulties-the hardship of travel, agonizing bouts...- $26.99
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Washington's Lady: A Novel of Martha Washington and the Birth of a Nation
Known for moving first-person novels of Nannerl Mozart, Jane Austen, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Nancy Moser now brings to life the loves and trials of the first First Lady of the United States. When a dapper, young George Washington comes into her life, Martha...- $16.99
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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.