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Unbroken
Unbroken
Written by Laura Hillenbrand
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780679603757
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Unbroken
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Written by Laura Hillenbrand


Format: eBook
On Sale: November 16, 2010
Price: $12.99

On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood.  Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared.  It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who... Read more >
Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2013 Edition
Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307944900
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Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2013 Edition

Written by Princeton Review


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $18.99

If you need to know it, it’s in this book. Cracking the AP U.S. History, 2013 Edition includes:

   • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations 
   • In-depth history review of key and terms and concepts organized by time period, including the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the creation of government and early democracy, the Civil... Read more >
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Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2013 Edition
Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review
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ISBN: 9780307944917
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Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2013 Edition

Written by Princeton Review


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $19.99

If you need to know it, it’s in this book. Cracking the AP World History, 2013 Edition includes:
 
   • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
   • Comprehensive review of all topics from prehistoric times to the present
   • Timelines, summaries, and key term lists in every chapter
   • Step-by-step guide to mastering the DBQ and free-response... Read more >
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Written by Katherine Boo
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780679643951
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity
Written by Katherine Boo


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $13.99

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST

NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The New York Times • The Washington Post • O: The Oprah Magazine • USA Today • New York • The Miami Herald • San Francisco Chronicle • Newsday
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Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
Written by The Countess of Carnarvon
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780770435622
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Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
Written by The Countess of Carnarvon


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2011
Price: $15.99

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration for the hit PBS show Downton Abbey, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon and the basis of the fictional character Lady Cora Crawley.  Drawing...

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Unbroken
Unbroken
Written by Laura Hillenbrand
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400064168
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Unbroken
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Written by Laura Hillenbrand


Format: Hardcover, 496 pages
On Sale: November 16, 2010
Price: $28.00

On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood.  Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared.  It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who... Read more >
In the Garden of Beasts
In the Garden of Beasts
Written by Erik Larson
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307408853
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In the Garden of Beasts
Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
Written by Erik Larson


Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2012
Price: $16.00

“Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes.”—New York Times Book Review
  
Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of Devil in the White City turns his hand to a remarkable story set during... Read more >
The Prince
The Prince
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli, Foreword by Michael Ennis
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307962546
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The Prince

Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Foreword by Michael Ennis


Format: eBook, 75 pages
On Sale: July 17, 2012
Price: $0.00

Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power.

Astonishing in its candor, The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president. When, in 1512, Machiavelli was... Read more >
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The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City
Written by Erik Larson
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ISBN: 9780375725609
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The Devil in the White City
Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Written by Erik Larson


Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2004
Price: $16.00

Erik Larson—author of #1 bestseller IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS—intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of...

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The Eighty-Dollar Champion
The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Written by Elizabeth Letts
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345521095
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The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation
Written by Elizabeth Letts


Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2012
Price: $16.00

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
 
Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry’s modest farm on Long Island, he...

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