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Vendor: Pamela Reitman
Charlotte Salomon Paints Her Life
Charlotte Salomon Paints Her LifeInspired by the life and work of Charlotte Salomon, this novel shows an artist intent on pursuing her art against all odds. As a young German-Jewish art student at The Berlin Art Academy during Hitler's rise to power in 1938,...- $22.00
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Vendor: Michelle Tea
Valencia
An anarchic and unflinching cult novel "charged with reflection, anger, and the feeling of being alive" (Village Voice), tracing a year of love and lust in San Francisco's lesbian underground, with a new foreword by Maggie Nelson Valencia is a fast-paced account of one...- $17.99
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Vendor: Ga?lle B?lem
The Rarest Fruit
Ga?lle B?lem's The Rarest Fruit is a captivating tale of resilience, discovery, and the untold stories behind a beloved flavor.Set in 19th-century La R?union, this novel follows Edmond Albius, a young Creole boy born into slavery, whose extraordinary talent for botany leads him to...- $24.00
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Vendor: Friedrich Schiller
The Thirty Years War - Complete
The Thirty Years War - Complete by Friedrich Schiller offers an in-depth exploration of the political and religious divisions that led to one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. The narrative highlights the role of religion in shaping power dynamics, particularly the...- $21.99
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Vendor: Jessica Decker
Sappho: The Tenth Muse of Passion and Mystery: Unveiling Her Life, Poetry, and Lasting Legacy
Step into the captivating world of Sappho, the legendary poetess of Lesbos, whose verses have inspired and mystified readers for over two millennia. In this comprehensive exploration, Jessica Decker peels back the layers of myth and history to reveal the woman behind the lyrical...- $16.99
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Vendor: Annamaria R-Z (. Maryam Rezaei
ADHD Warrior. The Journey Of A girl With ADHD
A story about Elizabeth, a young girl who faces challenges with her overactive imagination and intrusive thoughts. During the years of her youth and adolescence, she navigates life's obstacles and her self-made problems. Through relationship and social issues, to difficult study habits, she has...- $8.99
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Vendor: John Tottenham
Service
A darkly comic novel set on the lower slopes of the Los Angeles literary world. I stepped out to behold a crimson-streaked sky that would soon be adorning ten thousand Instagram posts, and walked down the sleepy residential streets, suffused with a soft and...- $17.95
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Vendor: Mora L. Hazard
Dead Hedge
Dead Hedge is a satire. It is a fictitious novel, but based on a real case. It portrays the corruption and criminality prevalent in the global banking system today. It is the story of Cleopatra and how she and her shipping company were manipulated...- $10.99
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Vendor: VL McBeath
The Companion's Secret
Nell's new job sees her welcomed into a more prestigious social circle. But she comes to realise that not all friendships are what they seem...November 1882Scarred by the events of her last voyage, Nell is ready for a change, and being offered a role...- $17.99
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Vendor: Veronica Schwarz
Ride The Wind, Choose The Fire: The Story Of Joan Of Arc
Come on a whirlwind ride across time and place with one of the most recognizable figures of Western history - Joan of Arc.We all know of her, but few know the details of her life. Travel back in time with The Maid, in a...- $23.99
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Vendor: Hugo Ball
FLAMETTI - Vom Dandysmus der Armen (Autobiografischer Roman): Persönliche Erfahrungen des deutschen Schriftstellers und Mitgründers der Züricher Dada-
Hugo Ball (1886-1927) war ein deutscher Autor und Biograf. Au erdem war er einer der Mitgr nder der Dada-Bewegung und ein Pionier des Lautgedichts. Aus dem Buch: "Es kam, wie es kommen mu te: auch diese Pi ce war schlie lich zu Ende. Man...- $6.30
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Vendor: John D. Baltz
Hon. Edward D. Baker, U.S. Senator from Oregon: Colonel E.D. Baker's Defense in the Battle of Ball's Bluff, and, slight biographical Sketches of Colon
Hon. Edward D. Baker, U.S. Senator from Oregon - Colonel E.D. Baker's Defense in the Battle of Ball's Bluff, and, slight biographical Sketches of Colonel Baker and Generals Wistar and Stone is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888. Hansebooks is...- $29.90
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Vendor: Paul Russell
The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov
In his novel based on the extraordinary life of the gay brother of Vladimir Nabokov, Paul Russell re-creates the rich and changing world in which Sergey, his family and friends lived; from wealth and position in pre-revolutionary Russia, to the halls of Cambridge University,...- $16.95
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Vendor: Tony Boucher
The Unfortunate Basil Albright
Third truth, third fiction, third exaggeration.Baz's life is like a jigsaw puzzle, once connected every piece has an effect on the other, however distant. As the picture evolves his life becomes increasingly tortuous.This is the unlikely story of Basil Albright's life from his earliest...- $14.55
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Vendor: Gish Jen
Bad Bad Girl
The award-winning author of The Resisters returns with an engrossing, blisteringly funny-sad autobiographical novel tracing a tumultuous mother-daughter relationship My mother had died, but still I heard her voice... Gish's mother--Loo Shu-hsin--is born in 1925 to a wealthy Shanghai family where girls are expected...- $30.00
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Vendor: Marie Vieux-Chauvet
Dance on the Volcano
Dance on the Volcano tells the story of two sisters growing up during the Haitian Revolution in a culture that swings heavily between decadence and poverty, sensuality and depravity. One sister, because of her singing ability, is able to enter into the white colonial...- $18.00
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Vendor: C. W. Gortner
The Saint Laurent Muse
The Paris runways of the 1970s come to wild and splashy life in this novel of fashion's "It Girl" Loulou de la Falaise and her life partying and designing with Yves Saint Laurent, Karl Lagerfeld, and Halston.Nightlife! Gowns! Cocaine! Glamour!It's the 1970s, and from...- $49.99
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Vendor: Christopher M. Struck
8: A Song for the Peach Tree In My Master's Garden
Seven samurai will teach him what it means to be a warrior...one by one he will remind them of what they taught.Young Miyamoto Musashi, who goes by the nickname Hachi, studies at the local samurai school of the Yoshioka's. When he accidently meets his...- $15.95
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Vendor: Janet Uhlar
The Truth Be Damned
When Alex Fischer receives a federal jury summons, she fears it is for the upcoming trial of notorious mob boss, Sly Devaney. She has no interest in organized crime. In her mind, it is an evil world she is unwilling to enter. Alex is...- $22.99
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Vendor: Emily Franklin
The Lioness of Boston
By the time Isabella Stewart Gardner opened her Italian palazzo-style home as a museum in 1903 to showcase her collection of old masters, antiques, and objects d'art, she was already well-known for scandalizing Boston's polite society. But when Isabella first arrived in Boston in...- $55.99
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Vendor: Myron Andrews Munson
The Munson Record: A genealogical and biographical Account of Captain Thomas Munson and his Descendants - Vol. II
The Munson Record - A genealogical and biographical Account of Captain Thomas Munson and his Descendants - Vol. II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and...- $60.90
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Vendor: Manfred Von Richthofen
The Red Baron
Myths and reality of the "Red Baron".Author: Manfred Von RichthofenISBN-10: 3837092178ISBN-13: 9783837092172Publisher: Bod - Books on DemandLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/09/2009Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d- $39.90
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Vendor: Clarence Ford
The Life and Letters of Madame de Krudener
The Life and Letters of Madame de Krudener is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres....- $36.50
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Vendor: Louis W. Hirschmann
Sharon's Snow Globe: and other stories
From the author of Me and Mister Chips, Louis W. Hirschmann, comes his latest fictional work, Sharon's Snow Globe, an anthology of short stories about his central character, Jeff Vetch, who grows up in the American Midwest in the mid-twentieth century. In the title...- $10.99
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Vendor: Amadeo Suarez
The Conquistador of the Amazon: Francisco de Orellana's Legendary Expedition
In an era where unexplored worlds were woven with both danger and legend, one man stood apart: Francisco de Orellana. With unyielding courage and an insatiable thirst for discovery, he ventured into the uncharted heart of the Amazon, etching his name into history. "The...- $26.99
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Vendor: Dave D. Johnson
The William Johnson Memorial: An Account of the Centennial Celebration of His Birth
The William Johnson Memorial - An Account of the Centennial Celebration of His Birth is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking...- $37.90
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Vendor: Annita Claudia Souza
The Quarentine Tale - Vol II
The short story tells the true story experienced by a financier from the beginning of the pandemic and during the period that, in this volume, the third wave is showing signs of arrival. The socio-political-economic impacts signal danger. The lockdown swing in the world...- $14.99
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Vendor: Roland Merullo
Leaving Losapas
Leaving Losapas begins on a tiny atoll in the equatorial Pacific. Leo Markin, a young US Marine and Vietnam combat veteran who survived the war, found himself so changed by the experience that he simply could not find a way to return to his...- $25.00
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Vendor: Randy Willis
Twice a Slave: 2021 Revised and Expanded Edition
The son of a white man and a Cherokee, Joseph Willis must live as a slave on his own property. His struggle for freedom is complicated by a love forbidden by society and his newfound spiritual faith. With a faith molded by tragedy, Joseph...- $25.00
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Vendor: Anthony Passeron
Sleeping Children
An intimate, captivating first novel that tells the story of a family in southern France whose lives are intertwined with the history of the AIDS crisis--and with the forgotten French doctors who are among the first to detect the virus. Writing is the only...- $27.00
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Vendor: Renee Blodgett
Magdalene's Journey: The Untold Story of Mary Magdalene's Life & Teachings
Author: Renee Blodgett, Anthony CompagnoneISBN-10: 0984250700ISBN-13: 9780984250707Publisher: Blue Soul PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/07/2025Pages: 378Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.22lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d- $19.99
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Vendor: Alison Weir
The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I
Author: Alison WeirISBN-10: 0593355121ISBN-13: 9780593355121Publisher: Ballantine BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/06/2025Pages: 528Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.06d- $20.00
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Vendor: Alistair Douglas Stewart
Echoes of Freedom: William Wallace's Shadow
In "Echoes of Freedom: William Wallace's Shadow," Alistair Douglas Stewart embarks on a riveting exploration into the heart of Scotland's tumultuous past, bringing to light the true story of William Wallace, beyond the silver screen's portrayal. Diving deep into the historical depths, Stewart unravels...- $16.99
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Vendor: Basil Hall
Schloss Hainfeld; Or, a Winter in Lower Styria
Experience the magic of Lower Styria in this charming tale of winter and adventure. Set in the picturesque town of Schloss Hainfeld, this book is a delightful mix of travelogue, memoir, and fiction, and is sure to captivate readers young and old.This work has...- $24.95
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Vendor: Bryn Hammond
Of Battles Past
'Mother Hoelun was never ashamed or embarrassed by their hardships. When Jochi wore a dog's pelt for a cloak, because they had no fleeces and no felt and had to trade for hides and dog was cheap, none of the children felt a sense...- $19.99
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Vendor: Veronica Schwarz
Ride The Wind, Choose The Fire: The Story Of Joan Of Arc
Come on a whirlwind ride across time and place with one of the most recognizable figures of Western history - Joan of Arc.We all know of her, but few know the details of her life. Travel back in time with The Maid, in a...- $22.99
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Vendor: J. W. Paisley
Restless: "time for sail"
In 1896, a young boy, Thomas Paisley, leaves his English farm at age fifteen for an adventurous, albeit dangerous, life at sea. He gives up his inheritance as the oldest son to follow his dream, as his restless nature dictated, defying the advice of...- $26.00
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Vendor: Jimmy Earl Cooley
Search For My Roots: Nelson C Cooley
This book "Nelson C Cooley and His Family" details the life of Nelson C Cooley, my paternal great grandfather. Nelson C Cooley (NC) was the son of Nelson Sr and the grandson of William Cooley of Mississippi. NC was born in Clark County Mississippi...- $16.00
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Vendor: Abdelfattah Kilito
The Clash of Images
"Reading Kilito has always been, for me, an adventure. Kilito dares the reader to travel with him, riding over the frontiers between fiction and reality, between literary criticism and storytelling. He is a writer with his own personal library; a reader who invents an...- $12.95
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Vendor: Randall Reyman
From the Bohemian Hills
It's 1859, and Josef's family suffers as most Bohemian families suffered for generations under the heavy thumb of the Habsburgs. Will Josef fight to survive, or will he finally give up and take his own life putting an end to his suffering? Josef decides...- $16.99
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Vendor: Eden Francis Compton
Belle
SO GOOD IT HURTS A darkly comedic tale about one of America's most prolific female serial killers. Belle Gunness is finally on the verge of the success she's always longed for. She owns a Victorian mansion in a bucolic town in rural Indiana, has...- $21.95
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Vendor: Eddie Jr. Gaston
The Grandson of a Sharecropper
Author: Eddie Jr. GastonISBN-13: 9798894288598Publisher: Christian Faith PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/12/2024Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d- $13.95
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Vendor: Virginia Woolf
Orlando (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket)
Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket Born into an era of grandeur and intrigue, Orlando is a charismatic noble who wakes one day to discover an inexplicable shift that transcends time itself. Swept through centuries, Orlando experiences life from every angle, challenging conventions of...- $39.99
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Vendor: Raharimanana Raharimanana
Return
A powerful testament to writing as an act of beauty and rebellion that speaks truth and condemns violent legacies and a feverish ode that weaves together personal and national history to finally find healing. This evocative novel from a great figure of Malagasy literature...- $27.00
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Vendor: Annette Craig-Wilson
I am Not a Mistake
Have you ever felt picked on? Have you ever felt like your life was a mistake, and you found yourself asking God, why? You may not like yourself because you feel you are different; you may not like your hair, your skin tone, your...- $19.99
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Vendor: George Manus
"The Mischievous Boy" and The War Hero: - growing up with my stepfather Max Manus
In this book the author George Manus wants to give the reader an insight into how he, as the stepson of Max Manus, perceived his younger days on Land ya in Asker in the time from when he arrived there in 1946, aged seven,...- $25.50
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Vendor: Ashford Lindsay
Memoir of Miss Elizabeth McQuerns
Memoir of Miss Elizabeth McQuerns is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher...- $15.50
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Vendor: Mark Twain
Roughing It
Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was written during 1870-71 and published in 1872 as a prequel to his first book The Innocents Abroad...- $20.99
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Vendor: Jens Peter Jacobsen
Niels Lyhne
Author: Jens Peter JacobsenISBN-10: 0809533561ISBN-13: 9780809533565Publisher: Wildside PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/10/2025Pages: 160Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 9.38h x 6.32w x 0.66d- $24.95
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Vendor: Michelle Moran
The Second Empress
Two women vie to change their destinies after Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte orders marriage to a princess he hopes will bear him a royal heir in this compelling novel from the internationally bestselling author of Nefertiti and Maria. "A fascinating tale that won't soon be...- $19.00
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Biographical Fiction Books
Biographical fiction books are a unique genre that combines elements of biography and literature. They provide readers with a fascinating blend of historical fact and imaginative storytelling, offering a fresh perspective on the lives of real people throughout history. These books breathe life into the past, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the experiences, emotions, and challenges of prominent individuals.
One key characteristic of biographical fiction is its commitment to historical accuracy. Authors undertake meticulous research to ensure that the facts, events, and cultural nuances of the era are faithfully represented in the story. This makes biographical fiction a valuable source for both history enthusiasts and casual readers seeking an engaging narrative rooted in reality. However, unlike traditional biographies that often rely heavily on documented evidence, biographical fiction allows authors to speculate, imagine, and creatively fill in the gaps in a subject's life. This literary license enables them to delve deeper into a character's thoughts, emotions, and motivations, adding an extra layer of depth and intimacy to the storytelling.
Biographical fiction also provides authors with an opportunity to bring lesser-known figures or those with untold stories to the forefront. By shedding light on these often marginalized characters, these books enhance our understanding of history and challenge conventional narratives. In recent years, biographical fiction has gained popularity and garnered critical acclaim as readers increasingly seek narratives that combine the authenticity of biography with the narrative power of fiction. This genre not only bridges the gap between fact and fiction but also serves as a means of connecting readers with the lives, experiences, and struggles of individuals who have shaped our world.
Popular Books
One such popular book is "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain. Set in the vibrant backdrop of 1920s Paris, the novel chronicles the turbulent relationship between Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson. McLain's exquisite storytelling brings to life the bohemian atmosphere of the Lost Generation, while delving into the complexities of love, ambition, and the sacrifices made in the pursuit of artistic success.
Another book that has garnered widespread acclaim is "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd. Inspired by the lives of real-life abolitionist and women's rights advocate Sarah Grimké, and her slave-handmaid Hetty/Handful, the novel explores themes of freedom, sisterhood, and the resilience of the human spirit. Kidd's masterful writing seamlessly blends historical facts with fictional elements, making for a powerful and thought-provoking read.
These are just a few examples of the popular books that make up the vast and diverse landscape of biographical fiction. Through these captivating tales, readers are given the opportunity to connect with the lives of extraordinary individuals, gaining a deeper understanding of their struggles, motivations, and lasting impact on history.