Nonfiction

The Murderer of Warren Street

By Marc Mulholland - Published 2018

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Mystery/CrimeNonfiction

This is the true story of a 19th-century revolutionary, but if you didn’t know that at first glance, you would believe it ...Read Review

Tough Mothers: Amazing Stories of History’s Mightiest Matriarchs

By Jason Porath - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

This handsome book presents fifty vignettes (two to five pages each) about courageous mothers. Some are recent and well known—Sojourner Truth, Bella ...Read Review

Spitfire: A Very British Love Story

By John Nichol - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

The name of the aircraft, the look, even the very sound of it is still remembered, talked of, heard! This book takes the ...Read Review

Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters

By Anne Boyd Rioux - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

One of the most famous opening lines in literature: “Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents.” belongs to one of the best-loved ...Read Review

Sky Girls: The True Story of the First Women’s Cross-Country Air Race

By Gene Nora Jessen - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

In 1929, nineteen pilots ventured into the open sky to compete in the first female cross-country air race. This competition captured the attention and ...Read Review

The Wife’s Tale: A Personal History

By Aida Edemariam - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

As Yetemegn lay dying, she was anxious to leave and yet worried that she had not fasted and prayed enough. Aida Edemariam tells ...Read Review

Richard III: England’s Most Controversial King

By Chris Skidmore - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

For a king who has been the subject of so much controversy, Richard III has given rise to surprisingly few popular biographies. With ...Read Review

Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots

By Nancy Goldstone - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

Elizabeth, Louise, Henrietta, and Sophia were the four daughters of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, daughter of James I of England, and granddaughter ...Read Review

The Medici

By Mary Hollingsworth - Published 2017

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Nonfiction

The notorious Medici were a Florentine family that rose to prominence through a highly profitable banking business.  They then dabbled in politics, art ...Read Review

The Stowaway: A Young Man’s Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica

By Laurie Gwen Shapiro - Published 2018

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AdventureNonfiction

The Roaring ‘20s were a time of ebullience and adventure: ticker-tape parades for heroes such as Lucky Lindy, with his solo flight across ...Read Review