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Nine Waves
Poems
Bettie Anne Doebler

The scholar-poets of "The Book of the Mermaids" come together in this new book, "Nine Waves."


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John Clare
A Biography
Jonathan Bate

John Clare (1793–1864) was a great Romantic poet, with a name to rival that of Blake, Byron, Wordsworth or Shelley and a life to match. The "poet' ...


Cover of The Retail Manager's Guide to Crime and Loss Prevention by Liz Martinez


The Retail Manager's Guide to Crime and Loss Prevention
Protecting Your Business from Theft, Fraud and Violence
Liz Martínez

The most thorough, easy-to-understand counter-crime guide for retail managers. Packed with succinct explanations of today's most popular crimes ...


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Go Out and Live
A 27-Year Journey of Courage
Doris Hall

Adopted at just four days of age, Allison started out right away in reaching out for life. In her early years, she danced, played the piano ...


Cover of "Crossing Vines" featuring an illustration of grape-pickers from above


Crossing Vines
A Novel
Rigoberto Gonzalez

In the grim reality of Southern California’s grape fields, even the sun is a dark spot. For the migrant grape pickers in "Crossing Vines," ...


Cover of "The Making of a Matriot" featuring a woman raising her first in front of a graffitied wall


The Making of a Matriot
Frances Payne Alder

Matriot (ma’ – tri – at) noun 1. One who loves his or her country. 2. One who loves and protects the people of his or her country. 3. One ...


Cover of Douglass' Women: A Novel


Douglass' Women
A Novel
Jewell Parker Rhodes

Frederick Douglass, the great African-American abolitionist, was a man who cherished freedom in life and in love. In this ambitious work of ...


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Leaving Atlanta
A Novel
Tayari Jones

It's the end of summer in Atlanta, and fifth-grade classmates Tasha Baxter, Rodney Green and Octavia Harrison will discover that back-to- ...

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