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Lawrence Hill - Someone Knows My Name

Lawrence Hill - Someone Knows My Name

Dreaming daily of escaping her life of slavery in South Carolina and returning to her African home, slave Aminata Diallo is torn from her family when ...
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Latest review by cpw1952 Mar 12, 2010
"Many of us will remember being moved to tears by the power and depth of "Roots", Alex Haley's compel..." Read full review

$6 - $18

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John Flanagan - The Battle for Skandia

John Flanagan - The Battle for Skandia

Still far from home after escaping slavery in the icebound land of Skandia, young Will and Evanlyn's plans to return to Araluen are spoiled when ...

$2 - $18

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Fred Wander - The Seventh Well

Fred Wander - The Seventh Well

An English-language translation of a poignant work about the resiliency of the human spirit traces the experiences of a holocaust survivor whose ...
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Latest review by paulsavage Jun 24, 2008
"Allow me to put The Seventh Well into a specific context because the work is difficult to handle, bu..." Read full review

$1 - $19

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David Liss - The Whiskey Rebels: A Novel

David Liss - The Whiskey Rebels: A Novel

Ethan Saunders, a former spy for George Washington, is recruited by Alexander Hamilton to find his ex-fiancee's missing husband. Meanwhile, Joan ...
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Latest review by aohcapablanca Oct 27, 2008
"In 1814 the world's first historical novel burst upon the world stage. It was WAVERLEY, by Sir Walte..." Read full review

$6 - $56

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Diana Gabaldon - Lord John and the Private Matter

Diana Gabaldon - Lord John and the Private Matter

Adored bestselling author Diana Gabaldon brings us the first book in a new trilogy featuring many of the characters from her wildly popular Outlander ...
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Latest review by talyseon Feb 13, 2008
"Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon (ISBN 038533747) is the first "Spin Off" from the..." Read full review

$3 - $12

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Bodie Thoene and Brock Thoene - Prague Counterpoint: Library Edition

Bodie Thoene and Brock Thoene - Prague Counterpoint: Library Edition

Prague Counterpoint finds Elisa watching in horror as Hitlers forces sweep through her beloved Vienna and he directs his ambition toward the takeover ...
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Latest review by mayapple May 9, 2001
"This is a book written by Bodie Thoene and researched by her husband, Brock Thoene. This writting t..." Read full review

$6 - $14

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Greg Iles - Black Cross

Greg Iles - Black Cross

Teo men -- a pacifist American doctor and a fanatical Jewish assassin -- must embark on a murderous mission into the heart of Germany. Their target: ...
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Latest review by wickengel Mar 10, 2007
"Chemical warfare has always been a terrifying prospect for battlefield soldiers. Although fictional..." Read full review

$17 - $23

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Martin Dillon - The Shankill Butchers: The Real Story of Cold-Blooded Mass Murder

Martin Dillon - The Shankill Butchers: The Real Story of Cold-Blooded Mass Murder

<P>During the 1970s a group of Protestant paramilitaries embarked on a spree of indiscriminate murder which left thirty Northern Irish Catholics ...
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Latest review by lansky2000 Nov 21, 2007
"When I went looking for this one, the fellow at the bookstore led me through the Ireland section, th..." Read full review

$26 - $48

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Cressida Cowell - How to Train Your Dragon

Cressida Cowell - How to Train Your Dragon

Wanting to capture and train a fierce dragon in order to prove his courage to those in the Viking chiefdom, heir-to-be Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III ...
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Latest review by carstairs38 Apr 7, 2013
"Dragons. Danger. Fantasy Middle Ages. What more could anyone look for in a book ai..." Read full review

$2 - $13

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Karl Von Clausewitz, Peter Paret, F. N. Maude, Michael Howard, colonel J. Graham - On War

Karl Von Clausewitz, Peter Paret, F. N. Maude, Michael Howard, colonel J. Graham - On War

Clausewitz, an eminent Prussian military figure, never finished this work on the fundamentals of war and its political aspects. His wife Marie had ...
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Latest review by daily-llama Nov 7, 2003
"This is one of the classic works about strategy. Karl von Clausewitz is one of the military thinkers..." Read full review

$3 - $11

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Jacqueline Woodson - Coming on Home Soon

Jacqueline Woodson - Coming on Home Soon

After Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow.
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Latest review by artemis8 Aug 19, 2007
"When Ada Ruth's mother has to leave her to take a job in another city, she has to stay behind with h..." Read full review

$4 - $13

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Jack Whyte - Sorcerer: Metamorphosis

Jack Whyte - Sorcerer: Metamorphosis

Merlyn finally realizes his quest and, after Arthur successfully withdraws the Sword of Kingship from the stone, presents him as the rightful High ...
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Latest review by Candy4947 Feb 5, 2006
"I have read with fascination and huge enjoyment, all the books to date in Jack Whyte's Camulod Chro..." Read full review

$2 - $8

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Paul Fussell - Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War

Paul Fussell - Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War

Paul Fussell examines the immediate impact of World War II on soldiers and civilians. He depicts the psychological and emotional atmosphere of World ...
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Latest review by voxpoptart Apr 1, 2003
""You know, Bill, war is a bad thing. Even if we leave out combat deaths and injuries, property d..." Read full review

$5 - $19

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Stephen Coonts - America: A Jake Grafton Novel

Stephen Coonts - America: A Jake Grafton Novel

When the USS America, the latest and most intricate nuclear submarine, is stolen, Admiral Jake Grafton is called in to investigate the matter and ...
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Latest review by phungus Aug 11, 2009
"America is a thriller about a stolen submarine. It comes from bestselling author Stephen Coonts, who..." Read full review

$26 - $43

from 1 store
Karen Traviss - Order 66: Star Wars: A Republic Commando

Karen Traviss - Order 66: Star Wars: A Republic Commando

With the horrors of the Clone Wars continuing to rage on unchecked, the elite warriors of the Republic stumble upon a growing menace that threatens ...
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Latest review by talyseon Apr 9, 2009
"Star Wars: A Republic Commando Order 66. By Karen TravissRejorhaa'ruetiise meg'oyacyi jorcu mh..." Read full review

$3 - $7

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