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Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters

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Eleven-year-old Cornelia is the daughter of two world-famous pianists—a legacy that should feel fabulous, but instead feels just plain lonely. She surrounds herself with dictionaries and other books to isolate herself from the outside world. But when a glamorous neighbor named Virginia Somerset moves next door with her servant Patel and a mischievous French bulldog named Mister Kinyatta, Cornelia ... Read more

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Eleven-year-old Cornelia is the daughter of two world-famous pianists—a legacy that should feel fabulous, but instead feels just plain lonely. She surrounds herself with dictionaries and other books to isolate herself from the outside world. But when a glamorous neighbor named Virginia Somerset moves next door with her servant Patel and a mischievous French bulldog named Mister Kinyatta, Cornelia
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A Devil's Bargain

Joan Didion, Truman Capote, and the Frantic Race for the Manson Story

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Bestselling author Lesley M.M. Blume documents the frenzied race to write the definitive account of the Manson murders—a race that included the likes of literary icons Truman Capote and Joan Didion.Three years after Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood took the literary world by storm and made Capote a star, another series of murders shook America to its core: the Manson murders. The trial is most ... Read more

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Bestselling author Lesley M.M. Blume documents the frenzied race to write the definitive account of the Manson murders—a race that included the likes of literary icons Truman Capote and Joan Didion.Three years after Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood took the literary world by storm and made Capote a star, another series of murders shook America to its core: the Manson murders. The trial is most
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Everybody Behaves Badly

The True Story Behind Hemingway's Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises

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The New York Times bestseller. " Fiendishly readable . . . a deeply, almost obsessively researched biography of a book."— The Washington PostIn the summer of 1925, Ernest Hemingway and a clique of raucous companions traveled to Pamplona, Spain, for the town's infamous running of the bulls. Then, over the next six weeks, he channeled that trip's maelstrom of drunken brawls, sexual rivalry, ... Read more

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The New York Times bestseller. " Fiendishly readable . . . a deeply, almost obsessively researched biography of a book."— The Washington PostIn the summer of 1925, Ernest Hemingway and a clique of raucous companions traveled to Pamplona, Spain, for the town's infamous running of the bulls. Then, over the next six weeks, he channeled that trip's maelstrom of drunken brawls, sexual rivalry,
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Alice Atherton's Grand Tour

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The heartwarming story of a young girl sent to live with the extraordinary Murphy Family in southern France.Ten-year-old Alice Atherton is sent by her father to spend the summer with his dear friends the Murphys who live with their three children and pet monkey in the French Riveria. There, Alice will meet and learn from some of the most extraordinary luminaries of the time. She visits a junk yard ... Read more

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The heartwarming story of a young girl sent to live with the extraordinary Murphy Family in southern France.Ten-year-old Alice Atherton is sent by her father to spend the summer with his dear friends the Murphys who live with their three children and pet monkey in the French Riveria. There, Alice will meet and learn from some of the most extraordinary luminaries of the time. She visits a junk yard
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Fallout

The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World

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ONE of THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 100 NOTABLE BOOKS of the YEAR * A VANITY FAIR and TOWN & COUNTRY BEST BOOK of the YEAR *New York Times bestselling author Lesley M.M. Blume reveals how one courageous American reporter uncovered one of the deadliest cover-ups of the 20th century—the true effects of the atom bomb—potentially saving millions of lives.Just days after the United States decimated Hiroshima ... Read more

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ONE of THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 100 NOTABLE BOOKS of the YEAR * A VANITY FAIR and TOWN & COUNTRY BEST BOOK of the YEAR *New York Times bestselling author Lesley M.M. Blume reveals how one courageous American reporter uncovered one of the deadliest cover-ups of the 20th century—the true effects of the atom bomb—potentially saving millions of lives.Just days after the United States decimated Hiroshima
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Let's Bring Back

An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, Chic, Useful, Curious, and Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By

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An illustrated A-to-Z tribute to old-fashioned items worth rediscovering: "Wistful . . . charming . . . like a stroll down memory lane." — ElleWhatever happened to cuckoo clocks? Or bed curtains? Why do we have so many "friends" while doing away with the much more useful word "acquaintance"? All of these things, plus hot toddies, riddles, proverbs, corsets, calling cards, and many more, are due ... Read more

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An illustrated A-to-Z tribute to old-fashioned items worth rediscovering: "Wistful . . . charming . . . like a stroll down memory lane." — ElleWhatever happened to cuckoo clocks? Or bed curtains? Why do we have so many "friends" while doing away with the much more useful word "acquaintance"? All of these things, plus hot toddies, riddles, proverbs, corsets, calling cards, and many more, are due
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A Devil's Bargain

Joan Didion, Truman Capote, and the Frantic Race for the Manson Story

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Bestselling author Lesley M.M. Blume documents the frenzied race to write the definitive account of the Manson murders—a race that included the likes of literary icons Truman Capote and Joan Didion.Three years after Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood took the literary world by storm and made Capote a star, another series of murders shook America to its core: the Manson murders. The trial is most ... Read more

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Bestselling author Lesley M.M. Blume documents the frenzied race to write the definitive account of the Manson murders—a race that included the likes of literary icons Truman Capote and Joan Didion.Three years after Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood took the literary world by storm and made Capote a star, another series of murders shook America to its core: the Manson murders. The trial is most
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Let's Bring Back: The Cocktail Edition

A Compendium of Impish, Romantic, Amusing, and Occasionally Appalling Potations from Bygone Eras

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"The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind." - Humphrey BogartAt last, here's your excuse to catch up. Introducing Let's Bring Back: The Cocktail Edition, a compendium of long-forgotten libations due for a revival. Culled from ancient times through the 1960s, these delectable vintage cocktails are by turns fizzy and silken, sweet and tart, lethal and prim. Some of them are ... Read more

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"The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind." - Humphrey BogartAt last, here's your excuse to catch up. Introducing Let's Bring Back: The Cocktail Edition, a compendium of long-forgotten libations due for a revival. Culled from ancient times through the 1960s, these delectable vintage cocktails are by turns fizzy and silken, sweet and tart, lethal and prim. Some of them are
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Modern Fairies, Dwarves, Goblins, and Other Nasties: A Practical Guide by Miss Edythe McFate

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Perhaps you think fairies are figments of the imagination, or even relics of an ancient past. You may even think all fairies are lovely winged creatures, who dance in bluebell fields, granting wishes to anyone who should encounter them.You would be wrong on all counts.Fairies are very much alive today, and they are everywhere—in our cities, our backyards, and even our kitchen cupboards. Some of ... Read more

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Perhaps you think fairies are figments of the imagination, or even relics of an ancient past. You may even think all fairies are lovely winged creatures, who dance in bluebell fields, granting wishes to anyone who should encounter them.You would be wrong on all counts.Fairies are very much alive today, and they are everywhere—in our cities, our backyards, and even our kitchen cupboards. Some of
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Tennyson

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It’s 1932, the Depression. Things are evening out among people everywhere. Tennyson Fontaine and her sister Hattie live in a rickety shack of a house with their mother and father and their wild dog, Jos. There is no school, only a rope swing in the living room and endless games of hide-and-seek in the woods on the banks of the Mississippi. But when their mother disappears and their father sets off ... Read more

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It’s 1932, the Depression. Things are evening out among people everywhere. Tennyson Fontaine and her sister Hattie live in a rickety shack of a house with their mother and father and their wild dog, Jos. There is no school, only a rope swing in the living room and endless games of hide-and-seek in the woods on the banks of the Mississippi. But when their mother disappears and their father sets off
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Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition

A Collection of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful Words, Phrases, Praises, Insults, Idioms, and Literary Flourishes from Eras Past

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An A-to-Z reference featuring wonderful words and expressions from the past: "What a fun book!" —Kathleen Dunn, Wisconsin Public RadioHistory is positively brimming with rich language deserving of rejuvenation. This compendium gathers forgotten words, phrases, names, insults, and idioms, plus fascinating and funny anecdotes, etymologies, and occasions for modern use.Let's Bring Back: The Lost ... Read more

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An A-to-Z reference featuring wonderful words and expressions from the past: "What a fun book!" —Kathleen Dunn, Wisconsin Public RadioHistory is positively brimming with rich language deserving of rejuvenation. This compendium gathers forgotten words, phrases, names, insults, and idioms, plus fascinating and funny anecdotes, etymologies, and occasions for modern use.Let's Bring Back: The Lost
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Everybody Behaves Badly

The True Story Behind Hemingway’s Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises

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**“Brimming, addictive . . . In Everybody Behaves Badly, the party has just begun and the taste of fame is still ripe . . . The Lost Generation [is] restored to reckless youth in living black and white.” — James Wolcott, Vanity Fair*“*An essential book . . . a page-turner. Blume combines the best aspects of critic, biographer and storyteller . . . and puts the results together with the skill of an ... Read more

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**“Brimming, addictive . . . In Everybody Behaves Badly, the party has just begun and the taste of fame is still ripe . . . The Lost Generation [is] restored to reckless youth in living black and white.” — James Wolcott, Vanity Fair*“*An essential book . . . a page-turner. Blume combines the best aspects of critic, biographer and storyteller . . . and puts the results together with the skill of an
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