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America, América: A New History of the New World
Greg GrandinKirkus Reviews[Grandin is] primarily interested in the intellectual, political, and moral battles over what it means to be American... Against this backdrop of contested identity, Grandin’s sweeping narrative leaves no major event unexplored... An authoritative history...
Hardcover, 2025
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses: Second Edition
James JoyceKirkus ReviewsThanks to James Joyce's ULYSSES, we know every detail of Dublin’s streets, the city’s pubs, the places where people lived and labored in 1904. Celebrating #ulysses100: https://t.co/wE6uOLuyZB
Paperback, 2022
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
House of Beth
Kerry CullenKirkus ReviewsAlthough it has the outlines of a Hallmark movie—big-city gal in a small town finds love with a childhood friend—this novel is far grittier and more surprising than that basic storyline implies...Modern gothic meets psychological suspense in this wholly original work.
Hardcover, 2025
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Train Leaves at Three
Natalie GuerreroKirkus ReviewsAn aspiring Afro-Latina actress in New York City tries to reboot her life after her sister’s sudden death...An immersive and culturally acute coming-of-age story convincingly set on the darker side of the New York theater industry.
Hardcover, 2025
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hot Dog: (Winner of the 2023 Caldecott Medal)
Doug SalatiKirkus ReviewsCool ocean breezes prove to be the perfect antidote to city burnout in this loving doggy tale... You needn’t be a dog owner to identify with this expertly wrought tale of physical and emotional relief.
Hardcover, 2022
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sisters of the Lost Marsh
Lucy StrangeKirkus Reviews“So engrossing a tale and world that readers won’t want to come up for air.” Out tomorrow: SISTERS OF THE LOST MARSH by @theLucyStrange! @chickenhsebooks #MiddleGrade #KirkusStar 🌟 https://t.co/U1v0CCvQwA
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay
Christopher ClareyKirkus ReviewsThis insightful, wide-ranging book could serve as a model for other sports biographers.... An inspired portrait of an unusually dominant athlete.
Hardcover, 2025
$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Circular Motion
Alex FosterKirkus ReviewsEqual parts ambitious and intimate, with enough humanity and empathy to keep weighty themes from swallowing it whole ... Foster artfully weav[es]...stories together.
Hardcover, 2025
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Like Lava in My Veins
Derrick BarnesKirkus Reviews"A thrilling story with a sound takeaway: Compassionate teachers are the real superheroes." Read our starred review of LIKE LAVA IN MY VEINS by Derrick Barnes and @smartinbrough @penguinkids https://t.co/Tui65gpaCP
Hardcover, 2023
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott FitzgeraldKirkus ReviewsChristie’s will manage the auction of late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts’ book collection. The leading item is a first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s THE GREAT GATSBY, expected to fetch several hundred thousand dollars. https://t.co/vmUki899mO
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book