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The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish (Hardcover)

By Linda Przybyszewski

$28.99

ISBN: 9780465036714

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Published: Basic Books (AZ) - April 29th, 2014

Even if you've never touched a sewing machine, you'll be planning a trip to the fabric store by the time you finish this history of American clothing. Dress isn't just a matter of fashion here: it's politics, domestic science, economics, and a barometer of women's roles in an evolving world.

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The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & the Fall of Imperial Russia (Hardcover)

By Candace Fleming

$19.99

ISBN: 9780375867828

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Published: Schwartz & Wade Books - July 8th, 2014

The story of the last Russian tsar and his family, with their palaces, intrigues, and pastimes, is woven through with first-person accounts of ordinary Russian children from the same time period, for a well-rounded and compelling portrait of the Russian Revolution that adults will enjoy as much as younger readers.

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Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream (Paperback)

By Joshua Davis

$14.00

ISBN: 9780374534981

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Published: Fsg Originals - December 2nd, 2014

It's a feel-good story- inner-city high school students learn to build robots and in a national competition on a shoestring budget, defeating teams from Caltech and MIT -- with a twist: most of the students are undocumented immigrants from Mexico, living in a time of increasing deportations, and their undocumented status means that college, jobs, and the other elements of a happy ending are just out of each.

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The Perfect Place (Hardcover)

By Teresa E. Harris

$17.99

ISBN: 9780547255194

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Published: Clarion Books - November 4th, 2014

It can't be a coincidence that Great-Aunt Grace's initials spell GAG. Treasure knows it's the beginning of a disaster when her mother leaves her in Black Lake, Virginia for the summer. She'll be happy to move on as soon as her parents find a new place to live. But somehow, despite everything from Vacation Bible School catastrophes to cleaning every inch of GAG's candy store, Black Lake turns out to be hard to hate -- and it just might be the perfect place for Treasure's family after all.

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Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household (Paperback)

By Kate Hubbard

$16.99

ISBN: 9780062269928

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Published: Harper Perennial - April 22nd, 2014

From equerries and ladies-in-waiting to grooms and scullery maids, it took thousands of people to keep Queen Victoria's palaces running. Most kept quiet about royal secrets during Victoria's reign, but their letters and diaries reveal everything from the mundane to the scandalous.Sarah

Brazen (Hardcover)

By Katherine Longshore

$17.99

ISBN: 9780670014019

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Published: Viking Children's Books - June 12th, 2014

Mary Howard is one of the minor figures at Henry VIII's court, married off to the king's illegitimate son as a pawn in the fight over who will inherit Henry's crown. Longshore imagines the details of Mary's life, from her loves to her friendships and her own role in the Tudor drama.

 

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To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 (Paperback)

By Adam Hochschild

$15.95

ISBN: 9780547750316

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Published: Mariner Books - March 6th, 2012

A new look at World War I, focusing on the men and women, mainly in England, who opposed the war and worked for peace.Sarah

The Spellman Files: Document #1 (Paperback)

By Lisa Lutz

$15.99

ISBN: 9781416532408

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Published: Simon & Schuster - February 1st, 2008

Izzy Spellman is the black sheep of her family of private investigators, but that doesn't stop her from solving her little sister's "vacation," overwhelming uptight Detective Henry Stone, and generally saving the day, totally against her will.

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