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Overground Railroad (The Young Adult Adaptation)

The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

by Candacy Taylor ...

A young reader’s edition of award-winning author Candacy Taylor’s acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelers.Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the “Black travel guide to America.” For years it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. Because of segregation, ... Read more

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A young reader’s edition of award-winning author Candacy Taylor’s acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelers.Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the “Black travel guide to America.” For years it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. Because of segregation,
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Overground Railroad

The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

by Candacy A. Taylor ...

This historical exploration of the Green Book offers "a fascinating [and] sweeping story of black travel within Jim Crow America across four decades" ( The New York Times Book Review).Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the "black travel guide to America." At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because they couldn't eat, sleep, or ... Read more

$17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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This historical exploration of the Green Book offers "a fascinating [and] sweeping story of black travel within Jim Crow America across four decades" ( The New York Times Book Review).Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the "black travel guide to America." At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because they couldn't eat, sleep, or
... Read more

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Overground Railroad

The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

by Candacy Taylor ...

Narrated by Lisa Reneé Pitts ...

Unabridged

9 hours 30 min

The first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for black motoristsPublished from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the "black travel guide to America." At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because black travelers couldn't eat, sleep, or buy gas at most white-owned businesses. The Green Book ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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The first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for black motoristsPublished from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the "black travel guide to America." At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because black travelers couldn't eat, sleep, or buy gas at most white-owned businesses. The Green Book
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Overground Railroad (The Young Adult Adaptation)

The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

by Candacy Taylor ...

Narrated by Lisa Reneé Pitts ...

Unabridged

6 hours 16 min

A young listener's edition of Candacy Taylor's acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelersOverground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the "Black travel guide to America." For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. Because of segregation, Black travelers ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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A young listener's edition of Candacy Taylor's acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelersOverground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the "Black travel guide to America." For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. Because of segregation, Black travelers
... Read more

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Master Thieves

The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World's Greatest Art Heist

by Stephen Kurkjian ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

7 hours

In a secret meeting in 1981, a master thief named Louis Royce gave career gangster Ralph Rossetti the tip of a lifetime. As a kid, Royce had visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and made a habit of sneaking in at night to find a good place to sleep. He knew the Museum's security was lax, and he gave this information to a boss of the Boston criminal underworld.It took years before the Museum ... Read more

$16.99 USD

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In a secret meeting in 1981, a master thief named Louis Royce gave career gangster Ralph Rossetti the tip of a lifetime. As a kid, Royce had visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and made a habit of sneaking in at night to find a good place to sleep. He knew the Museum's security was lax, and he gave this information to a boss of the Boston criminal underworld.It took years before the Museum
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Miseducated

A Memoir

by Brandon P. Fleming ...

Narrated by Brandon P. Fleming, Landon Woodson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 45 min

An inspiring memoir of one man’s transformation from a delinquent, drug-dealing dropout to an award-winning Harvard educator through literature and debate—all by the age of twenty-seven.Brandon P. Fleming grew up in an abusive home and was shuffled through school, his passing grades a nod to his skill on the basketball court, not his presence in the classroom. He turned to the streets and drug ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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An inspiring memoir of one man’s transformation from a delinquent, drug-dealing dropout to an award-winning Harvard educator through literature and debate—all by the age of twenty-seven.Brandon P. Fleming grew up in an abusive home and was shuffled through school, his passing grades a nod to his skill on the basketball court, not his presence in the classroom. He turned to the streets and drug
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Did I Say That Out Loud?

Midlife Indignities and How to Survive Them

by Kristin van Ogtrop ...

Narrated by Kristin van Ogtrop ...

Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

From the former editor-in-chief of Real Simple, enjoy this hilarious and deeply insightful take on the indignities of middle age and how to weather them with grace: "A pure pleasure to read" (Cathi Hanauer, author of Gone).Do you hate the term “middle age?” So does Kristin van Ogtrop, who is still trying to come up with a less annoying way to describe those years when you find yourself both ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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From the former editor-in-chief of Real Simple, enjoy this hilarious and deeply insightful take on the indignities of middle age and how to weather them with grace: "A pure pleasure to read" (Cathi Hanauer, author of Gone).Do you hate the term “middle age?” So does Kristin van Ogtrop, who is still trying to come up with a less annoying way to describe those years when you find yourself both
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Squeezed

Why Our Families Can't Afford America

by Alissa Quart ...

Narrated by Carly Robins ...

Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

“Brilliant—a keen, elegantly written, and scorching account of the American family today. Through vivid stories, sharp analysis and wit, Quart anatomizes the middle class’s fall while also offering solutions and hope.”— Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and DimedFamilies today are squeezed on every side—from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies to workplaces without paid family ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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“Brilliant—a keen, elegantly written, and scorching account of the American family today. Through vivid stories, sharp analysis and wit, Quart anatomizes the middle class’s fall while also offering solutions and hope.”— Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and DimedFamilies today are squeezed on every side—from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies to workplaces without paid family
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Gideon's Promise

A Public Defender Movement to Transform Criminal Justice

by Jonathan Rapping ...

Narrated by Frank Gerard ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

A blueprint for criminal justice reform that lays the foundation for how model public defense programs should work to end mass incarceration.Combining wisdom drawn from over a dozen years as a public defender and cutting-edge research in the fields of organizational and cultural psychology, Jonathan Rapping proposes a radical cultural shift to a “fiercely client-based ethos” driven by values-based ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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A blueprint for criminal justice reform that lays the foundation for how model public defense programs should work to end mass incarceration.Combining wisdom drawn from over a dozen years as a public defender and cutting-edge research in the fields of organizational and cultural psychology, Jonathan Rapping proposes a radical cultural shift to a “fiercely client-based ethos” driven by values-based
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British Food

An Extraordinary Thousand Years of History

by Colin Spencer ...

Narrated by Mike Cooper ...

Unabridged

18 hours 52 min

A masterful and witty account of Britain's culinary heritage.This a revised and updated edition of an award-winning book, recognized as the authoritative work on the subject of British food. It is a breathtaking attempt to trace the changes to and influences on food in Britain from the Black Death, through the Enclosures, the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution, the rise of Capitalism to the ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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A masterful and witty account of Britain's culinary heritage.This a revised and updated edition of an award-winning book, recognized as the authoritative work on the subject of British food. It is a breathtaking attempt to trace the changes to and influences on food in Britain from the Black Death, through the Enclosures, the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution, the rise of Capitalism to the
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The Lost World of the Old Ones

Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest

by David Roberts ...

Narrated by Shawn Compton ...

Unabridged

11 hours 27 min

An award-winning author and veteran mountain climber takes us deep into the Southwest backcountry to uncover secrets of its ancient inhabitants.In this thrilling story of intellectual and archaeological discovery, David Roberts recounts his last twenty years of far-flung exploits in search of spectacular prehistoric ruins and rock art panels known to very few modern travelers. His adventures range ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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An award-winning author and veteran mountain climber takes us deep into the Southwest backcountry to uncover secrets of its ancient inhabitants.In this thrilling story of intellectual and archaeological discovery, David Roberts recounts his last twenty years of far-flung exploits in search of spectacular prehistoric ruins and rock art panels known to very few modern travelers. His adventures range
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How to Be a Tudor

A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life

by Ruth Goodman ...

Narrated by Heather Wilds ...

Unabridged

10 hours 22 min

From an historian who advised on the BBC's Wolf Hall, an erudite romp through the intimate details of life in Tudor England. ... Read more

$30.99 USD

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From an historian who advised on the BBC's Wolf Hall, an erudite romp through the intimate details of life in Tudor England.
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