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Book Cover for: Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film, Glenn Kurtz

Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film

Glenn Kurtz
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THREE MINUTES - A LENGTHENING opens in SF tomorrow. Glenn Kurtz, author of book Three Minutes in Poland, will appear in person at Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema in San Francisco on Sun, 8/28 for a Q&A after the 3:45pm show. Tickets: https://t.co/xkjtw4cKVV https://t.co/jQH26W14sj

Paperback, 2015

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison
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In addition to the adaptation of the Anne Frank Diary, dozens of other titles addressing oppression, race, and LGBTQ+ experiences were removed, including Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home,” Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” and Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer.” ⁠#ReadBannedBooks

Paperback, 2007

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire, Lizzie Johnson

Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire

Lizzie Johnson
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What are your favorite fall reads? Here are a few of our picks for new-ish, Jew-ish, or California-related reads! Paradise, Lizzie Johnson How Much of These Hills is Gold, C. Pam Zhang  City of a Thousand Gates, Rebecca Sacks https://t.co/7BQh3LBDyb

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Home, Toni Morrison

Home

Toni Morrison
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In addition to the adaptation of the Anne Frank Diary, dozens of other titles addressing oppression, race, and LGBTQ+ experiences were removed, including Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home,” Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” and Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer.” ⁠#ReadBannedBooks

Paperback, 2013

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: City of a Thousand Gates, Bee Sacks

City of a Thousand Gates

Bee Sacks
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What are your favorite fall reads? Here are a few of our picks for new-ish, Jew-ish, or California-related reads! Paradise, Lizzie Johnson How Much of These Hills is Gold, C. Pam Zhang  City of a Thousand Gates, Rebecca Sacks https://t.co/7BQh3LBDyb

Paperback, 2022

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Gender Queer: A Memoir, Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe
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In addition to the adaptation of the Anne Frank Diary, dozens of other titles addressing oppression, race, and LGBTQ+ experiences were removed, including Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home,” Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” and Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer.” ⁠#ReadBannedBooks

Paperback, 2019

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Alison Bechdel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel
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In addition to the adaptation of the Anne Frank Diary, dozens of other titles addressing oppression, race, and LGBTQ+ experiences were removed, including Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home,” Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” and Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer.” ⁠#ReadBannedBooks

Paperback, 2007

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Judy Chicago: In the Making, Judy Chicago

Judy Chicago: In the Making

Judy Chicago
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New on view! The first two exhibitions in the #ExperienceLeonardCohen series are open! Book timed tickets at https://t.co/SbisOLI8bC to explore exhibitions from powerhouse artists #GeorgeFok and #JudyChicago. https://t.co/IjWLGHmIzu

Hardcover, 2021

$49.95$24.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: How Much of These Hills Is Gold, C. Pam Zhang

How Much of These Hills Is Gold

C. Pam Zhang
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What are your favorite fall reads? Here are a few of our picks for new-ish, Jew-ish, or California-related reads! Paradise, Lizzie Johnson How Much of These Hills is Gold, C. Pam Zhang  City of a Thousand Gates, Rebecca Sacks https://t.co/7BQh3LBDyb

Paperback, 2021

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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