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Vendor: Judy Hawkins
Hoof Prints on my Heart: Biography of Junie-B
Told from the side of the horse, Junie-B Hawkins, Hoof Prints on my Heart is the story of one woman's life long passion for all things horse. Judy Hawkins (the author) has rescued two horses including one that had to be flown in on...- $9.99
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Vendor: Tamika Barr-Jaskolka
The Silent Cries Of A Barbie Doll
The Silent Cries Of A Barbie Doll is a novel based on this poet's reflection of personal hardship, fear and tribulation, like a diamond in the rough. She had to be picked up and dust off before anyone could see the true value she...- $10.99
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Vendor: P. C. Nair
The Autobiography of Mary Magdelene
When Mary Magdelene is born into a Jewish family in a small town on the western bank of the Sea of Galilee, no one has any idea of the impact she will have on biblical history for thousands of years to come. As she...- $23.99
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Vendor: Kenneth K. Suh
New Doctor on Maple Street: An Immigrant Country Doctor's Tale
Dick is a South Korean immigrant who moves to the United States in 1964.New Doctor on Maple Street presents a collection of tales exploring the life of this fictional figure as he adapts to a new culture, struggles to settle down in a small...- $13.99
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Vendor: Richard Alexander
Its Much More Fun with Two: Man's Confusing and Hilarious Journey Through the Internet Dating Game
Richard was in his fifties when he found himself alone again and eventually embarked upon internet dating. During the course of his experiences, he had hilarious and confusing encounters with a wide spectrum of modern women including ageing hippies, feminists, animal lovers, bikies and...- $8.99
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Vendor: Richard Alexander
Back Tweedale Street: A Yorkshire Childhood
An amusing and light hearted look at growing up in the 1950's and 60's including the journey from childhood to manhood and first encounters with the opposite sex. Author: Richard AlexanderISBN-10: 1958176605ISBN-13: 9781958176603Publisher: Workbook PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/31/2022Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x...- $8.99
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Vendor: Rabbi Israel Selach Li
ERLӦSUNG American English Edition: My True Story of Terror, Reincarnation, Sexual Deviance, and Redemption
God gave me a second chance. I am now what I despised in my past life. While in a coma for seven days at the age of eighteen, I was made fully aware of the evil I had done under a name that will...- $13.99
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Vendor: Kimberly Nixon
Rock Bottom, Tennessee
Life is hard for Ruby growing up in poverty on the wrong side of the mountain on her grandfather's farm where literally the sun didn't shine. The Appalachian setting isn't her friend as she searches for an easy life at the "tippy-top" with contentment...- $28.99
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Vendor: Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Gambler
First published in Russian in 1866, "The Gambler" is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that follows the story of Alexei Ivanovich, a young tutor working for a previously wealthy Russian army general. Desperately in love with his benefactor's daughter, he acquiesces to place...- $15.99
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Vendor: Virginia Woolf
Orlando
"I'm sick to death of this particular self. I want another."Inspired by Woolf's lover and close friend, Orlando is a satirical history of English literature. It's depiction of sexchange accompanies a brave early illustration of genderfluidity in literature."No passion is stronger in the breast...- $11.49
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Vendor: Elizabeth M. Free
Eat Honey, My Son
Imagine that you're Nancy Holdeman, and the year is 1829. You're traveling by wagon train from Pennsylvania to join a small Mennonite farm settlement in Ohio with your husband, Amos, and Liza, the first of your nine babies. Still nursing, you're pregnant again. Your...- $17.49
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Vendor: Manning Rubin
Voyage to the Wall
"In the name of the Jewish people I sentence you to death." This was the condemnation to top Nazi SS and Gestapo officers as each was secretly assassinated after WWII by members of the Underground Jewish Brigade from Palestine.These underground operations are only part...- $16.99
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Vendor: Eden Francis Compton
Emily
Her words cut deep. Teddy's a world-famous playwright in the mold of David Mamet, but for the past year he's been stuck. An assignment to write a play about Emily Dickinson should have been simple--but instead it has turned into pure obsession. Then, one...- $18.95
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Vendor: A. Smith
Big Oil in a Small Country
Adrian Simmons, freelance English language teacher, is on assignment to The Ministry of Oil in the bizarre tropical setting of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, the nearest thing to the Wild West. He teaches employees of the Ministry who need to learn English to communicate with...- $12.00
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Vendor: Celia Ryker
Augusta
2023 Literary Titan Gold Book Award WinnerFrom the author of Walking Home: Trail Stories-a gold and silver winner in the 2022 Human Relations Indie Book Award-Celia Ryker's fiction debut is based on the true story of her grandmother, a woman who endured abuse and...- $18.99
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Vendor: Carlyle Johnson
Hidden Lives: Eleanor and Franklin
An engrossing account of the secrets behind the Roosevelt marriage---the story of the individual struggles of Eleanor and Franklin to find happiness, despite the destiny forced upon them. In the fall of 1918, when Assistant Secretary of Navy Franklin Roosevelt returned from a European...- $12.55
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Vendor: Ephrem (Ephie) Carrier
Exciting World Adventures
Exciting World Adventures is a collection of short stories that take place around the world, in settings ranging from Africa all the way to the Arctic. Some tales are fictional depictions of people from vastly different places and walks of life, such as Comfort,...- $32.49
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Vendor: Maria Farrar
From the Embers
Based on the lives of actual people, this novel tells the story of an average couple with roots in Midwest America. They meet when they are young, develop a strong attraction, but go their separate ways. They meet again in middle age, fall in...- $13.95
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Vendor: Ephrem (Ephie) Carrier
Exciting World Adventures
Exciting World Adventures is a collection of short stories that take place around the world, in settings ranging from Africa all the way to the Arctic. Some tales are fictional depictions of people from vastly different places and walks of life, such as Comfort,...- $17.99
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Vendor: Patti Callahan
Once Upon a Wardrobe
Now available in trade paper with an eye-catching new cover from the bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis: College student Megs Devonshire sets out to fulfill her younger brother George's last wish by uncovering the truth behind his favorite story. What transpires is a...- $16.99
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Vendor: J. D. Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse: The Saga of an American Family Volume 1
"Migrating to America and 1688, Wilhelm Rittinghausen became the first Mennonite minister and just before he died, the first Mennonite Bishop in America. He also established the first paper mill in North America. Before he died he changed his name to William Rittenhouse, helped...- $19.99
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Vendor: Karen S. Swensson
Conversations Loosely Translated: A Story of Koshkonong Prairie Pioneers
Karen's extensively researched descriptions of her ancestors' journey from Norway to Amerika, reflect the experiences of many Norwegian emigrants in the mid-1800s. On July 23, 1968 the Nasett family farmhouse, built in 1845, is leveled by fire that claims the lives of four family...- $14.95
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Vendor: Kerri Maher
The Paris Bookseller
"A love letter to bookstores and libraries." --The Boston Globe The dramatic story of how a humble bookseller fought against incredible odds to bring one of the most important books of the 20th century to the world in this new novel from the author...- $17.00
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Vendor: Phoebe Killian Keifman
From Fear to Freedom: A Story of Addiction, Misdiagnosis, Survival, Hope and Healing
"Lee cringed at the thought of Ruth coming home and finding his lifeless body who knows where. What a horror that would be for her and everyone else. How would she get over it? Could he do something so cruel to someone else? He...- $18.99
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Vendor: Stanley Brooks
ZINEDINE ZIDANE (Zizou): An Attacking Midfielder
Meet Zindedine Zidane, Classic Football Hero. 'In the first minute, Zidane used his strength to hold off two Brazilian midfielders and then backheeled the ball cleverly between them. The France fans loved his tricks.' Zidane is the fantastic story of the boy who started...- $18.00
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Vendor: Anne Obert Myers
Stories My Mother Told Me
Anne Myers tells stories of her parents' families and early life in rural Kansas in the early 1900s. Life was difficult, and loss and sacrifice were common. Her father dreamed of becoming a medical doctor and moving beyond life on the edge of financial...- $12.00
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Vendor: Jack Freestone
Bruce Grove
Novella based upon the author's time spent living in Bruce Grove, London.This book is Part 7 of The Great Escape series.Author: Jack FreestoneISBN-10: 8201284259ISBN-13: 9798201284251Publisher: Jack FreestoneLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/17/2022Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d- $13.95
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Vendor: James Joyce
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary...- $11.99
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Vendor: Joseph Conrad
Mirror of the Sea
One of the greatest English writers of the 19th century was a Polish-born man who couldn't even speak English fluently until he had entered adulthood. Nevertheless, Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) went on to have a well-regarded literary career that bridged Romanticism and Modernism while also...- $5.99
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Vendor: G. P. Andrews
The Kiva Chronicles-Volume 1
The mystery is revealed through a series of gatherings called KIVAs that provide not only narrative and dialogue among and between animals, but also provides portals to the realm of the living. Thus, much like the indigenous communities of North America, the KIVA is...- $34.99
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Vendor: Anne Bronte
Agnes Grey: Original and Unabridged
This edition contains the original and unabridged text of Agnes Grey, the debut novel of English author Anne Bront , which was first published in December 1847.Agnes Grey, a governess, works for several bourgeois families. The choice of central character allows Anne Bront to...- $9.35
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Vendor: Simon Critchley
Memory Theater
From this renowned philosopher comes a debut work of fiction, at once a brilliant pr cis of the history of philosophy, a semiautobiographical meditation on the absurd relationship between knowledge and memory, and a very funny storyA French philosopher dies during a savage summer...- $15.95
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Vendor: Michael R. Watson
Shootout at the El Moro: A Tragedy in Durango
On January 6, 1906, in a town divided over gambling, growing tension erupted into a confrontation between Sheriff William Thompson and Acting Marshal Jesse Stansel. This book tells a fictionalized biographical account of the events leading up to and following that day. Included are...- $9.74
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Vendor: Michael Winkler
Grimmish
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARDPain was Joe Grim's self-expression, his livelihood and reason for being.A superstar boxer who rarely won a fight, Grim distinguished himself for his extraordinary ability to withstand physical punishment.In this wild and expansive novel, Michael Winkler moves...- $18.95
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Vendor: Dan McCurrigan
My Honor Flight
This novel tells the story of a young soldier who accompanies his great-grandfather, Doug Mackinack, on an Honor Flight-a sponsored trip to the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. During the flight, the old man shares stories from his platoon's tour in Europe,...- $12.24
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Vendor: Yuri Tkacz
Because Deserters Are Immortal
The story of a young man caught in the whirlwind of World War 2 in Eastern Europe. Not wishing to fight on any one side, he tries only to survive the nightmare and return home. Written in a tone of ironic defiance, the author's...- $9.95
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Vendor: James Joyce
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
"His heart danced upon her movements like a cork upon a tide. He heard what her eyes said to him from beneath their cowl and knew that in some dim past, whether in life or revery, he had heard their tale before." --- James...- $9.99
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Vendor: James Washington
A US Naval Advisor in Vietnam: A Young Navy Man's Yearlong Odyssey as a US Naval Advisor in Vietnam
About the Book: The story of how a young Navy man ended up in Vietnam. It has humor & wit, excitement, danger, romance, and the evils of drug abuse. You will laugh and cry also. This is a story that should be told.About the...- $16.99
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Vendor: Jeannie D. Felts
Goodnight Irene
Irene Shelton was from a rural South Carolina island. Her family moved to Charlotte when she was in High School at a time when "fitting in" and "peer pressure" are what controls the lives of all teenagers. Irene was beautiful, smart, artsy, opinionated, outspoken...- $9.99
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Vendor: Keith Kelly
The Family Tree
Nebraska, 1885. The McIntosh family is struggling to make ends meet at their farm on the Great Plains of Nebraska.Slavery has ended and the country is in turmoil. Their family roots grow deep, focusing on the family patterns passed down to each generation. Each...- $19.99
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Vendor: Leisley M. Lantram
Beyond Silent Cadence: As the Baffling Beat Goes on
In the spring of 1980, Christa Fonteneau has reached a breaking point. A stayat-home mother transplanted from Nashville to Houston by the promotion of her husband, Damon, she is entirely dependent on him for interaction with the world outside her home. Their two daughters...- $21.95
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Vendor: Keith Kelly
The Family Tree
Nebraska, 1885. The McIntosh family is struggling to make ends meet at their farm on the Great Plains of Nebraska.Slavery has ended and the country is in turmoil. Their family roots grow deep, focusing on the family patterns passed down to each generation. Each...- $32.99
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Vendor: Mama -Cat
The Autobiography of a Granada Cat: As Told to Harley White
Mama-Cat, who adopted us, began narrating her tale to me, in her own special voice. She tells us that if there is any impression she would wish her autobiography to engender, it would be that there are deep dimensions of love which resonate eternally-...- $14.99
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Vendor: Keith Kelly
The Family Tree
Nebraska, 1885. The McIntosh family is struggling to make ends meet at their farm on the Great Plains of Nebraska.Slavery has ended and the country is in turmoil. Their family roots grow deep, focusing on the family patterns passed down to each generation. Each...- $15.99
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Vendor: Keith Kelly
The Family Tree
Nebraska, 1885. The McIntosh family is struggling to make ends meet at their farm on the Great Plains of Nebraska.Slavery has ended and the country is in turmoil. Their family roots grow deep, focusing on the family patterns passed down to each generation. Each...- $15.99
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Vendor: Alix Christie
Gutenberg's Apprentice
An enthralling literary debut that evokes one of the most momentous events in history, the birth of printing in medieval Germany--a story of invention, intrigue, and betrayal.Youthful, ambitious Peter Schoeffer is on the verge of professional success as a scribe in Paris when his...- $39.99
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Vendor: Richard S. Hartmetz
Agnes Grey
When the family of a minister comes to financial ruin, his daughter desperately attempts to earn money to help the family. Discovering that there are few jobs that "respectable" women can take in those times, she finds employment as a governess in several wealthy...- $10.00
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Vendor: Keith Kelly
The Family Tree
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Vendor: Jasper S. Lee
One Gone: A Biographical Novel
Tragedy and trauma often create human hardship. Such is the case for Jasper Henry Lee. Born in Mississippi in 1910 and known to his friends and family as Henry, he loses his right arm in a farming accident in 1943, an event that changes...- $23.99
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Vendor: Andrew a. Bonar
The Life and Remains, Letters, Lectures, and Poems: Of the Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne
The Life and Remains, Letters, Lectures, and Poems - Of the Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1860. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions,...- $52.50
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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.