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Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation

by Brad Ricca ...

Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime!This is the shocking and amazing true story of the first female U.S. District Attorney and traveling detective who found missing 18-year-old Ruth Cruger when the entire NYPD had given up.Mrs. Sherlock Holmes tells the true story of Grace Humiston, the lawyer, detective, and first woman U.S. District Attorney who turned her back on New York society ... Read more

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Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime!This is the shocking and amazing true story of the first female U.S. District Attorney and traveling detective who found missing 18-year-old Ruth Cruger when the entire NYPD had given up.Mrs. Sherlock Holmes tells the true story of Grace Humiston, the lawyer, detective, and first woman U.S. District Attorney who turned her back on New York society
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True Raiders

The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to Find the Legendary Ark of the Covenant

by Brad Ricca ...

True Raiders is The Lost City of Z meets The Da Vinci Code, from critically acclaimed author Brad Ricca.This book tells the untold true story of Monty Parker, a British rogue nobleman who, after being dared to do so by Ava Astor, the so-called “most beautiful woman in the world,” headed a secret 1909 expedition to find the fabled Ark of the Covenant. Like a real-life version of Raiders of the Lost ... Read more

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True Raiders is The Lost City of Z meets The Da Vinci Code, from critically acclaimed author Brad Ricca.This book tells the untold true story of Monty Parker, a British rogue nobleman who, after being dared to do so by Ava Astor, the so-called “most beautiful woman in the world,” headed a secret 1909 expedition to find the fabled Ark of the Covenant. Like a real-life version of Raiders of the Lost
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Lincoln's Ghost

Houdini's War on Spiritualism and the Dark Conspiracy Against the American Presidency

by Brad Ricca ...

The incredible untold story of how the world's greatest magician, Harry Houdini, waged war upon Spiritualism, uncovering unknown magic, political conspiracies, and surprising secrets along the way.You won’t live forever, Houdini. You’ve got to DIE. I put a curse on you . . .During a séance in 1924, Houdini—the greatest entertainer in the world—was cursed by a vengeful spirit, who said his days ... Read more

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The incredible untold story of how the world's greatest magician, Harry Houdini, waged war upon Spiritualism, uncovering unknown magic, political conspiracies, and surprising secrets along the way.You won’t live forever, Houdini. You’ve got to DIE. I put a curse on you . . .During a séance in 1924, Houdini—the greatest entertainer in the world—was cursed by a vengeful spirit, who said his days
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The Artificial Man and Other Stories

by Clare Winger Harris ...

Series series Belt Revivals
"Much like Asimov . . . Harris' stories possess something of the eternal . . . They have retained their power to spark the imagination." — Tangent OnlineScience fiction has historically been seen as a man's game, but from the very beginning, women have made their indelible mark on the genre. One of science fiction's pioneers, Claire Winger Harris is credited as the first woman to publish under her ... Read more

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"Much like Asimov . . . Harris' stories possess something of the eternal . . . They have retained their power to spark the imagination." — Tangent OnlineScience fiction has historically been seen as a man's game, but from the very beginning, women have made their indelible mark on the genre. One of science fiction's pioneers, Claire Winger Harris is credited as the first woman to publish under her
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Super Boys

The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster—the Creators of Superman

by Brad Ricca ...

"The truly amazing biography of two of the most important names in popular fiction . . . It's a book no pop culture fan will want to miss." ―Stan LeeOne of Booklist 's Top 10 Books About the Arts for 2013Drawing on ten years of research in the trenches of Cleveland libraries, boarded-up high schools, and secret, private collections, and a love of comic books, Brad Ricca's Super Boys is th... ... Read more

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"The truly amazing biography of two of the most important names in popular fiction . . . It's a book no pop culture fan will want to miss." ―Stan LeeOne of Booklist 's Top 10 Books About the Arts for 2013Drawing on ten years of research in the trenches of Cleveland libraries, boarded-up high schools, and secret, private collections, and a love of comic books, Brad Ricca's Super Boys is th...
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Olive the Lionheart

Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey into the Heart of Africa

by Brad Ricca ...

The incredible true story of a young Scottish aristocrat who traveled to Africa to find her missing fiancé in 1910."The perfect summer adventure book." — Town & Country" Olive the Lionheart has it all—secret chambers, lost love, and the dwelling place of a devil. Ricca mines emotions and real fears in this incredible true story." —Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of The First Conspiracy<stron... ... Read more

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The incredible true story of a young Scottish aristocrat who traveled to Africa to find her missing fiancé in 1910."The perfect summer adventure book." — Town & Country" Olive the Lionheart has it all—secret chambers, lost love, and the dwelling place of a devil. Ricca mines emotions and real fears in this incredible true story." —Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of The First Conspiracy<stron...
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Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

by Brad Ricca ...

Narrated by David Bendena ...

Unabridged

12 hours 35 min

Mrs. Grace Humiston was an amazing lawyer and a traveling detective during a time when no women were practicing those professions. She focused on solving cases no one else wanted and advocating for innocents. The first female U.S. District Attorney, she made groundbreaking investigations into modern-day slavery, and the papers gave her the nickname of fiction's famous sleuth. One of her greatest ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Mrs. Grace Humiston was an amazing lawyer and a traveling detective during a time when no women were practicing those professions. She focused on solving cases no one else wanted and advocating for innocents. The first female U.S. District Attorney, she made groundbreaking investigations into modern-day slavery, and the papers gave her the nickname of fiction's famous sleuth. One of her greatest
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True Raiders

The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to Find the Legendary Ark of the Covenant

by Brad Ricca ...

Narrated by Stephanie Willis ...

Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

***"*Who knew that RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK was based on real events? This audiobook, expertly performed by Stephanie Willis, is a must for anyone who enjoyed the Harrison Ford movie and wants to know what really happened in 1908, when a British expedition searched for the Ark of the Covenant, alleged to have "mystical" powers." –AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award ReviewTrue Raiders is The Lost ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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***"*Who knew that RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK was based on real events? This audiobook, expertly performed by Stephanie Willis, is a must for anyone who enjoyed the Harrison Ford movie and wants to know what really happened in 1908, when a British expedition searched for the Ark of the Covenant, alleged to have "mystical" powers." –AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award ReviewTrue Raiders is The Lost
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Olive the Lionheart

Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey into the Heart of Africa

by Brad Ricca ...

Narrated by Brad Ricca, Billie Fulford-Brown ...

Unabridged

11 hours 31 min

**"Narrator Billie Fulford-Brown's delightful British accent adds realism to the true story of Olive MacLeod, a Victorian-era woman who followed her heart to Africa." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winnerFrom the Edgar-nominated author of the bestselling Mrs. Sherlock Holmes comes the true story of a woman's quest to Africa in the 1900s to find her missing fiancé, and the adventure that ... Read more

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**"Narrator Billie Fulford-Brown's delightful British accent adds realism to the true story of Olive MacLeod, a Victorian-era woman who followed her heart to Africa." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winnerFrom the Edgar-nominated author of the bestselling Mrs. Sherlock Holmes comes the true story of a woman's quest to Africa in the 1900s to find her missing fiancé, and the adventure that
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The Crossing

El Paso, the Southwest, and America’s Forgotten Origin Story

by Richard Parker ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

13 hours 41 min

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year * A Southwest Book of the Year “Top Pick”“American history did not begin in the Northeast. It began in the Southwest,’ Parker asserts, in this sweeping history.” —The New YorkerA revelatory work of Southwest history that recenters the American origin story two-thousand miles west of Plymouth Rock, in El Paso, Texas—heart of Indigenous power and resistance, locus ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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A New Yorker Best Book of the Year * A Southwest Book of the Year “Top Pick”“American history did not begin in the Northeast. It began in the Southwest,’ Parker asserts, in this sweeping history.” —The New YorkerA revelatory work of Southwest history that recenters the American origin story two-thousand miles west of Plymouth Rock, in El Paso, Texas—heart of Indigenous power and resistance, locus
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The Desperate Hours

One Hospital's Fight to Save a City on the Pandemic's Front Lines

by Marie Brenner ...

Narrated by Kirsten Potter ...

Unabridged

15 hours 41 min

A remarkable depiction of a city in crisis – based on new, behind-the-scenes reporting – that captures the resilience, peril, and compassion of the early days of the Covid pandemicIn the spring of 2020, COVID-19 arrived in New York City.Before long, America’s largest metropolis was at war against a virus that mercilessly swept through its five boroughs. It became apparent that if Covid wasn’t ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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A remarkable depiction of a city in crisis – based on new, behind-the-scenes reporting – that captures the resilience, peril, and compassion of the early days of the Covid pandemicIn the spring of 2020, COVID-19 arrived in New York City.Before long, America’s largest metropolis was at war against a virus that mercilessly swept through its five boroughs. It became apparent that if Covid wasn’t
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Make Your Mark

Lessons in Character from Seven Presidents

by Mark K. Updegrove ...

Narrated by Mark K. Updegrove, Alex Knox ...

Unabridged

2 hours 46 min

The award-wining author of Second Acts and The Last Republicans draws on interviews and conversations with seven presidents to identify the essence of character, leadership and legacy that has defined each of them and the modern American presidency.Throughout his career as an author, journalist, television commentator, and head of a presidential library and foundation, Mark Updegrove has had the ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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The award-wining author of Second Acts and The Last Republicans draws on interviews and conversations with seven presidents to identify the essence of character, leadership and legacy that has defined each of them and the modern American presidency.Throughout his career as an author, journalist, television commentator, and head of a presidential library and foundation, Mark Updegrove has had the
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