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1974 : a personal history.

Authors : Prose, Francine, 1947-, author

Subjects: Women authors, American -- Biography; Nineteen seventy-four, A.D.; AutobiographiesUnited States -- History -- 1969-Prose, Francine, 1947-; Prose, Francine, 1947- -- Friends and associates; Russo, Anthony J.

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Candida Royalle and the sexual revolution : a history from below.

Authors : Kamensky, Jane, author

Subjects: Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography; Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography; Erotic films -- Production and direction -- United StatesFemme ProductionsRoyalle, Candida

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We were illegal : uncovering a Texas family's mythmaking and migration.

Authors : Goudeau, Jessica, author

Subjects: Slavery -- United States -- History; BiographiesTexas -- Biography; Texas -- History; Texas -- Race relations -- HistoryGoudeau, Jessica -- Family; Reese family

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Burn book : a tech love story.

Authors : Swisher, Kara, author

Subjects: High technology industries -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County) -- History; Entrepreneurship -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); Technological innovations -- California -- Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.) -- HistorySwisher, Kara

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Women in the Valley of the Kings : the untold story of women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age.

Authors : Sheppard, Kathleen, 1979-, author

Subjects: Women Egyptologists -- Biography; Egyptologists -- Biography; Egyptology -- HistoryEgypt -- Antiquities

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Throne of grace : a mountain man, an epic adventure, and the bloody conquest of the American West.

Authors : Drury, Bob, author; Clavin, Tom, 1954-, author

Subjects: Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography; Fur trade -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century; Overland journeys to the PacificWest (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration; West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848Smith, Jedediah Strong, 1799-1831

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Night flyer : Harriet Tubman and the faith dreams of a free people.

Authors : Miles, Tiya, 1970-, author

Subjects: Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography; African American women -- Biography; African Americans -- BiographyTubman, Harriet, 1822-1913

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Muse of fire : World War I as seen through the lives of the soldier poets.

Authors : Korda, Michael, 1933-, author

Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- Literature and the war -- Biography; Poets, English -- 20th century -- Biography; War poetry, English -- History and criticismSeeger, Alan, 1888-1916; Rosenberg, Isaac, 1890-1918; Graves, Robert, 1895-1985

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The wide wide sea : imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook.

Authors : Sides, Hampton, author

Subjects: Voyages around the world -- History -- 18th century; Scientific expeditions -- History -- 18th century; Travel writingPacific Area -- Discovery and exploration -- British; Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- British; Pacific Coast (North America) -- Discovery and exploration -- BritishCook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel; Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Death and burial

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The pursuit of happiness : how classical writers on virtue inspired the lives of the founders and defined America.

Authors : Rosen, Jeffrey, 1964-, author

Subjects: Founding Fathers of the United States -- Books and reading -- Biography; Founding Fathers of the United States -- History -- Biography; Happiness -- PhilosophyUnited States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy; United States -- Politics and government -- History; United States -- History

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Combee : Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and black freedom during the Civil War.

Authors : Fields-Black, Edda L., author

Subjects: Combahee River Raid, 1863; Freed persons -- South Carolina -- History -- 19th century; Raids (Military science) -- History -- 19th centurySouth Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, FemaleUnited States. Army. South Carolina Volunteers, 2nd (1863-1864)...

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Diplomats at war : friendship and betrayal on the brink of the Vietnam Conflict.

Authors : Trueheart, Charles, 1951-, author

Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States; Diplomatic and consular service -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Diplomats -- United States -- BiographyUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam; Vietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1961-1963United States. Foreign Service -- Officials and employees -- Biography...

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When the clock broke : con men, conspiracists, and how America cracked up in the early 1990s.

Authors : Ganz, John, 1985-, author

Subjects: Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Polarization (Social sciences) -- United States; Populism -- United StatesUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1989-1993; United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001

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Origin story : the trials of Charles Darwin.

Authors : Markel, Howard, author

Subjects: Evolution (Biology) -- History -- 19th century; BiographiesDarwin, Charles, 1809-1882; Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Health

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The light of battle : Eisenhower, D-Day, and the birth of the American superpower.

Authors : Paradis, Michel (Lawyer), author

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history; Generals -- United States -- BiographyUnited States. Army -- Officers -- BiographyEisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969 -- Military leadership

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My brother, my land : a story from Palestine.

Authors : Hermez, Sami, 1977-, author; Sawalha, Sireen, 1966-, author

Subjects: Palestinian Arabs -- West Bank -- Biography; Arab-Israeli conflict -- Occupied territories -- History; Personal narrativesSawalha, Sireen, 1966- -- Family

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Not your China doll : the wild and shimmering life of Anna May Wong.

Authors : Salisbury, Katie Gee, author

Subjects: Chinese American motion picture actors and actresses -- Biography; Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century; BiographiesWong, Anna May, 1905-1961

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American woman : the transformation of the modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden.

Authors : Rogers, Katie (Journalist), author

Subjects: Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography; Presidents' spouses -- United States -- History; Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Conduct of lifeBiden, Jill; Clinton, Hillary Rodham; Bush, Laura Welch, 1946-

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All that glitters : a story of friendship, fraud, and fine art.

Authors : Whitfield, Orlando, author

Subjects: Art dealers -- History -- 21st century; Art and society -- History -- 21st century; Art -- Economic aspects -- History -- 21st centuryPhilbrick, Inigo; Whitfield, Orlando

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A passionate mind in relentless pursuit : the vision of Mary McLeod Bethune.

Authors : Rooks, Noliwe, 1963-, author

Subjects: African American women political activists -- Biography; African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century; African American women social reformers -- BiographyBethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Friends and associates

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A gentleman and a thief : the daring jewel heists of a Jazz Age rogue.

Authors : Jobb, Dean, 1958-, author

Subjects: Jewel thieves -- United States -- Biography; Jewelry theft -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Escapes -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryBarry, Arthur

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When women ran Fifth Avenue : glamour and power at the dawn of American fashion.

Authors : Satow, Julie, author

Subjects: Department stores -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; Fashion -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; Women executives -- New York (State) -- New YorkNew York (State) -- New York

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Willie, Waylon, and the boys : how Nashville outsiders changed country music forever.

Authors : Fairbanks, Brian, 1981-, author

Subjects: Country music -- History; Country music -- Biography; BiographiesNashville (Tenn.) -- HistoryHighwaymen (Country music group)...

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The editor : how publishing legend Judith Jones shaped culture in America.

Authors : Franklin, Sara B., author

Subjects: Book editors -- United States -- Biography; Women editors -- United States -- Biography; Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryJones, Judith, 1924-2017

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The cave : a secret underground hospital and one woman's story of survival in Syria : a memoir.

Authors : Ballour, Amani, author; Abouzeid, Rania, author

Subjects: Physicians -- Syria -- Biography; Women physicians -- Syria -- Biography; Hospitals -- Syria -- History -- 21st centurySyria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- -- Personal narrativesBallour, Amani

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1974 : a personal history.

Candida Royalle and the sexual revolution : a history from below.

We were illegal : uncovering a Texas family's mythmaking and migration.

Burn book : a tech love story.

Women in the Valley of the Kings : the untold story of women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age.

Throne of grace : a mountain man, an epic adventure, and the bloody conquest of the American West.

Night flyer : Harriet Tubman and the faith dreams of a free people.

Muse of fire : World War I as seen through the lives of the soldier poets.

The wide wide sea : imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook.

The pursuit of happiness : how classical writers on virtue inspired the lives of the founders and defined America.

Combee : Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and black freedom during the Civil War.

Diplomats at war : friendship and betrayal on the brink of the Vietnam Conflict.

When the clock broke : con men, conspiracists, and how America cracked up in the early 1990s.

Origin story : the trials of Charles Darwin.

The light of battle : Eisenhower, D-Day, and the birth of the American superpower.

My brother, my land : a story from Palestine.

Not your China doll : the wild and shimmering life of Anna May Wong.

American woman : the transformation of the modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden.

All that glitters : a story of friendship, fraud, and fine art.

A passionate mind in relentless pursuit : the vision of Mary McLeod Bethune.

A gentleman and a thief : the daring jewel heists of a Jazz Age rogue.

When women ran Fifth Avenue : glamour and power at the dawn of American fashion.

Willie, Waylon, and the boys : how Nashville outsiders changed country music forever.

The editor : how publishing legend Judith Jones shaped culture in America.

The cave : a secret underground hospital and one woman's story of survival in Syria : a memoir.

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