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Book Cover for: Coal Miner's Daughter, Loretta Lynn

Coal Miner's Daughter

Loretta Lynn
The Buffalo NewsThe Buffalo News

Loretta Lynn, the "Coal Miner's Daughter" whose frank songs about Appalachian womanhood made her a pillar of country music, has died at age 90. https://t.co/2CgIXlN0IC

Paperback, 2021

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Gender Queer: A Memoir, Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe
The Buffalo NewsThe Buffalo News

The American Library Association announced that Maia Kobabe's graphic memoir "Gender Queer" was the most "challenged" book of 2022, the second consecutive year it has topped the list. https://t.co/8Ps4eZgQBx

Paperback, 2019

$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational, Michael Shermer

Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational

Michael Shermer
The Buffalo NewsThe Buffalo News

On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast, we are joined by Michael Shermer from Skeptic Magazine to discuss the rise of conspiracy theories in America. https://t.co/cJ6lRSul1o

Hardcover, 2022

$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: More: We Am... Experidigmers: Groups Living Up Volume 6, Mark Grace

More: We Am... Experidigmers: Groups Living Up Volume 6

Mark Grace
The Buffalo NewsThe Buffalo News

Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Chloe Grace Moretz, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Dern, Mark Spitz, Roberta Flack, Stephanie Beatriz, Uzo Aduba and more. https://t.co/9KLMZvvMFK

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Book Cover for: Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly, Harriet Stowe

Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly

Harriet Stowe
The Buffalo NewsThe Buffalo News

In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential novel about slavery, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” was first published in book form. https://t.co/9ES0lnq0EI

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Book Cover for: Newsroom Confidential: Lessons (and Worries) from an Ink-Stained Life, Margaret Sullivan

Newsroom Confidential: Lessons (and Worries) from an Ink-Stained Life

Margaret Sullivan
The Buffalo NewsThe Buffalo News

Former Buffalo News executive editor Margaret Sullivan, who retired from the Washington Post in August, has authored a memoir, “Newsroom Confidential: Lessons (and Worries) from an Ink-Stained Life.” Here's her conversation with News reporter Tim O'Shei. https://t.co/LAoSqYyc01

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Book Cover for: The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie

The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie
The Buffalo NewsThe Buffalo News

In 1989, Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini called on Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of “The Satanic Verses,” a novel condemned as blasphemous, and more events that happened on this day https://t.co/JUnLapfbiJ

Paperback, 2008

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: SUMMARY of WHITE FRAGILITY: Why It's So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism, Anne W. Richard

SUMMARY of WHITE FRAGILITY: Why It's So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism

Anne W. Richard
The Buffalo NewsThe Buffalo News

Nanette Massey will co-host a workshop at Canisius College's Montante Cultural Center with Robin DiAngelo, author of ‘White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People to Talk About Racism,’ which reached the New York Times Bestseller list. https://t.co/S0eBfcRepD

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Book Cover for: Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered, Matthew Barnaby

Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered

Matthew Barnaby
The Buffalo NewsThe Buffalo News

In his new book, "Matthew Barnaby Unfiltered", the 49-year-old takes us inside his 14-year career and relives plenty of moments from the Sabres' wild times of the late 90s. https://t.co/hzcRf8du2V

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Faces, David Alex Jones

Faces

David Alex Jones
The Buffalo NewsThe Buffalo News

Alex Jones has filed for personal bankruptcy protection as he faces nearly $1.5 billion in court judgments over conspiracy theories. https://t.co/BWUFodWXpf

Paperback, 2015

$20.99Member price:$18.89 + Free shipping10% off