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Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (New York Review Books Classics) by George R Stewart Publisher Comments George R. Stewart's classic study of place-naming in the United States was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the nation's peoples. More than half a century later, Names on the Land remains the authoritative source on its... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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Going Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin Publisher Comments One year ago, Sarah Palin burst onto the national political stage like a comet. Yet even now, few Americans know who this remarkable woman really is. On September 3, 2008 Alaska Governor and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin delivered a speech at the... (read more) Your price: $28.99 New - Hardcover
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The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History by Eric Homberger Publisher Comments A New York Public Library Outstanding Reference Book <BR>The rich and eminently browsable visual guide to the history of New York, in an all-new <BR>second edition <BR>"The Historical Atlas of New York City," second edition, takes us... (read more) Your price: $24.00 New - Trade Paper
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Worst Hard Time: Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl (06 Edition) by Timothy Egan Publisher Comments The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Timothy Egan's critically acclaimed account rescues this iconic chapter of American history from the shadows in a tour de... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City by John Buntin Publisher Comments Other cities have histories. Los Angeles has legends. Picture midcentury Los Angeles — a land of orange groves, sunshine, and Hollywood stars — protected by the world's most famous police force, the LAPD. But behind the image was a hidden... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $18.20 Sale - Hardcover
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Zeitoun by Dave Eggers Staff Pick Dave Eggers wowed even his most ardent skeptics with What Is the What, the "autobiography" of a Sudanese immigrant that Eggers wrote based on interviews with Valentino Achak Deng. Now Eggers is back with Zeitoun, which examines the disappearance of a... (read more) Your price: $24.00 New - Hardcover
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson Staff Pick "I was mesmerized by this book. It was a deliciously creepy read, made more creepy for being true. Several times in the course of reading it, I had to keep reminding myself that the events really happened."... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home by George Howe Colt Publisher Comments In this intimate and poignant history of a sprawling century-old summer house on Cape Cod, George Howe Colt reveals not just one family's fascinating story but a vanishing way of life. Faced with the sale of the treasured house where he had spent forty... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson Publisher Comments From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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