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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America By Beth Macy Cover Image

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America (Hardcover)

By Beth Macy
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ISBN: 9780316551243
Published: Little, Brown and Company - August 7th, 2018
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Don't You Ever: My Mother and Her Secret Son By Mary Carter Bishop Cover Image

Don't You Ever: My Mother and Her Secret Son (Hardcover)

By Mary Carter Bishop
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ISBN: 9780062400734
Published: Harper - July 3rd, 2018
Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South By Beth Macy Cover Image

Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South (Paperback)

By Beth Macy
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Published: Back Bay Books - October 17th, 2017
The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home By Heath Hardage Lee Cover Image

The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home (Hardcover)

By Heath Hardage Lee
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Published: St. Martin's Press - April 2nd, 2019
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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II By Liza Mundy Cover Image

Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II (Hardcover)

By Liza Mundy
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ISBN: 9780316352536
Published: Hachette Books - October 10th, 2017
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The Substitution Order: A novel By Martin Clark Cover Image

The Substitution Order: A novel (Hardcover)

By Martin Clark
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ISBN: 9780525656326
Published: Knopf - July 9th, 2019
Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town By Beth Macy Cover Image

Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town (Paperback)

By Beth Macy
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Published: Back Bay Books - June 9th, 2015
Bone's Gift (Ghosts of Ordinary Objects) By Angie Smibert Cover Image

Bone's Gift (Ghosts of Ordinary Objects) (Paperback)

By Angie Smibert
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Published: Astra Young Readers - March 12th, 2019
Lingering Echoes (Ghosts of Ordinary Objects) By Angie Smibert Cover Image

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By Angie Smibert
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The Truce (Ghosts of Ordinary Objects) By Angie Smibert Cover Image

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By Angie Smibert
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Lost Places: On Losing and Finding Home By Cathryn Hankla Cover Image

Lost Places: On Losing and Finding Home (Paperback)

By Cathryn Hankla
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Published: Mercer University Press - April 2nd, 2018
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Don't You Ever: My Mother and Her Secret Son By Mary Carter Bishop Cover Image

Don't You Ever: My Mother and Her Secret Son (Paperback)

By Mary Carter Bishop
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Published: Harper Paperbacks - July 30th, 2019
As Close to Us as Breathing: A Novel By Elizabeth Poliner Cover Image

As Close to Us as Breathing: A Novel (Paperback)

By Elizabeth Poliner
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ISBN: 9780316384131
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Published: Lee Boudreaux / Back Bay Books - November 1st, 2016
Swiss Vendetta: A Mystery (Agnes Luthi Mysteries #1) By Tracee de Hahn Cover Image

Swiss Vendetta: A Mystery (Agnes Luthi Mysteries #1) (Paperback)

By Tracee de Hahn
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Published: Minotaur Books - January 9th, 2018
A Spider Sat Beside Her: The Melt Trilogy - Book One By K. E. Lanning Cover Image

A Spider Sat Beside Her: The Melt Trilogy - Book One (Paperback)

By K. E. Lanning
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Published: K.E. Lanning - July 17th, 2017
Thanks, You're Awesome! A Little Person's Guide to Creating Good Vibes in the World By Jill Harrison, Toobz Muir (Illustrator), Allison Cassels (Illustrator) Cover Image

Thanks, You're Awesome! A Little Person's Guide to Creating Good Vibes in the World (Paperback)

By Jill Harrison, Toobz Muir (Illustrator), Allison Cassels (Illustrator)
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Published: Buddha Baby Books - December 11th, 2017
Faith, Family, & Fun: Monthly Lessons to Color and Connect with God's Love By Cathy D. Dudley Cover Image

Faith, Family, & Fun: Monthly Lessons to Color and Connect with God's Love (Paperback)

By Cathy D. Dudley
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Published: Blessing2upublishing - September 27th, 2019
Wish You Well By David Baldacci Cover Image

Wish You Well (Paperback)

By David Baldacci
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - April 3rd, 2007
Moon, Gorgeous Moon By Koraljka (Illustrator), M. H. Bradford Cover Image

Moon, Gorgeous Moon (Paperback)

By Koraljka (Illustrator), M. H. Bradford
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Published: Ivory Dog Press LLC - November 24th, 2017
Downtown Roanoke (Images of America) By Nelson Harris Cover Image

Downtown Roanoke (Images of America) (Paperback)

By Nelson Harris
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ISBN: 9780738516271
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Published: Arcadia Publishing (SC) - April 21st, 2004
This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are By Melody Warnick Cover Image

This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are (Paperback)

By Melody Warnick
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Published: Penguin Books - July 4th, 2017
Let's Sit Down, Figure This Out By Grant Kittrell Cover Image

Let's Sit Down, Figure This Out (Paperback)

By Grant Kittrell
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Published: Groundhog Poetry Press LLC - October 4th, 2017
The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-day Sacrifice By Alex Kershaw Cover Image

The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-day Sacrifice (Paperback)

By Alex Kershaw
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Published: Da Capo Press - May 12th, 2004
Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! By Cece Bell, Cece Bell (Illustrator) Cover Image

Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! (Hardcover)

By Cece Bell, Cece Bell (Illustrator)
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Published: Candlewick - September 3rd, 2019
Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid By Nikki Giovanni Cover Image

Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid (Paperback)

By Nikki Giovanni
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ISBN: 9780062562883
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - September 20th, 2016
Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South By Beth Macy Cover Image

Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South (Hardcover)

By Beth Macy
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ISBN: 9780316337540
Published: Little, Brown and Company - October 18th, 2016
Tippy Toes Hot By Ginger Dakin, Vladimir Milosavljavic (Illustrator) Cover Image

Tippy Toes Hot (Hardcover)

By Ginger Dakin, Vladimir Milosavljavic (Illustrator)
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Published: Gingerdakin. LLC - September 15th, 2018
Jesus Saves By Darcey Steinke Cover Image

Jesus Saves (Paperback)

By Darcey Steinke
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ISBN: 9780802147141
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Published: Grove Press - June 18th, 2019
Wild Styles By Michelle Kyger (Illustrator), M. H. Bradford Cover Image

Wild Styles (Paperback)

By Michelle Kyger (Illustrator), M. H. Bradford
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Published: Ivory Dog Press LLC - April 6th, 2018
Death on the River: A Fiancee's Dark Secrets and a Kayak Trip Turned Deadly By Diane Fanning Cover Image

Death on the River: A Fiancee's Dark Secrets and a Kayak Trip Turned Deadly (Mass Market)

By Diane Fanning
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ISBN: 9781250092045
Published: St. Martin's True Crime - April 30th, 2019
Roanoke Valley (Then and Now) By Nelson Harris, Harold McLeod on Behalf of the Historica Cover Image

Roanoke Valley (Then and Now) (Paperback)

By Nelson Harris, Harold McLeod on Behalf of the Historica
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Published: Arcadia Publishing (SC) - January 3rd, 2011
Chasing the Powhatan Arrow: A Travelogue in Economic Geography By Michael Abraham Cover Image

Chasing the Powhatan Arrow: A Travelogue in Economic Geography (Paperback)

By Michael Abraham
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Published: Pileated Press - October 18th, 2016
Norfolk and Western Railway (Images of Rail) By Nelson Harris Cover Image

Norfolk and Western Railway (Images of Rail) (Paperback)

By Nelson Harris
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ISBN: 9780738515274
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Published: Arcadia Publishing (SC) - June 17th, 2003
Yellow Stonefly: A Novel By Tim Poland Cover Image

Yellow Stonefly: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Tim Poland
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ISBN: 9780804012072
Published: Swallow Press - November 8th, 2018
Great Bear By Cathryn Hankla Cover Image

Great Bear (Paperback)

By Cathryn Hankla
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Published: Groundhog Poetry Press LLC - September 1st, 2016
Michael Jordan: The Life By Roland Lazenby Cover Image

Michael Jordan: The Life (Paperback)

By Roland Lazenby
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Published: Back Bay Books - May 19th, 2015
What We Keep Is Not Always What Will Stay By Amanda Cockrell Cover Image

What We Keep Is Not Always What Will Stay (Paperback)

By Amanda Cockrell
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ISBN: 9780738726151
Published: Flux - June 8th, 2011
After Virginia Tech: Guns, Safety, and Healing in the Era of Mass Shootings By Thomas P. Kapsidelis Cover Image

After Virginia Tech: Guns, Safety, and Healing in the Era of Mass Shootings (Hardcover)

By Thomas P. Kapsidelis
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Published: University of Virginia Press - April 16th, 2019
Galaxies By Cathryn Hankla Cover Image

Galaxies (Paperback)

By Cathryn Hankla
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Published: Mercer University Press - February 1st, 2021
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek By Annie Dillard Cover Image

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)

By Annie Dillard
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Published: Harper Perennial Modern Classics - September 10th, 2013
Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant By Roland Lazenby Cover Image

Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant (Paperback)

By Roland Lazenby
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ISBN: 9780316387149
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Published: Back Bay Books - December 12th, 2017
The Jezebel Remedy (Vintage Contemporaries) By Martin Clark Cover Image

The Jezebel Remedy (Vintage Contemporaries) (Paperback)

By Martin Clark
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ISBN: 9780804172905
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Published: Vintage - June 14th, 2016
Take Care By Madelyn Rosenberg, Giuliana Gregori (Illustrator) Cover Image

Take Care (Hardcover)

By Madelyn Rosenberg, Giuliana Gregori (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780807577325
Published: Albert Whitman & Company - January 1st, 2018
The Legal Limit (Vintage Contemporaries) By Martin Clark Cover Image

The Legal Limit (Vintage Contemporaries) (Paperback)

By Martin Clark
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ISBN: 9780307388667
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Published: Vintage - June 2nd, 2009
Salem and Roanoke County in Vintage Postcards (Postcard History) By Nelson Harris Cover Image

Salem and Roanoke County in Vintage Postcards (Postcard History) (Paperback)

By Nelson Harris
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Published: Arcadia Publishing (SC) - August 17th, 2005
The Sting of the Bee: The Melt Trilogy - Book Two By K. E. Lanning Cover Image

The Sting of the Bee: The Melt Trilogy - Book Two (Paperback)

By K. E. Lanning
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Published: K.E. Lanning - April 4th, 2018
Big Stone Gap: A Novel By Adriana Trigiani Cover Image

Big Stone Gap: A Novel (Paperback)

By Adriana Trigiani
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Published: Ballantine Books - April 3rd, 2001
The Night Dahlia (Nightwise #2) By R. S. Belcher Cover Image

The Night Dahlia (Nightwise #2) (Paperback)

By R. S. Belcher
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Published: Tor Books - April 3rd, 2018
Suicide Blonde By Darcey Steinke, Maggie Nelson (Introduction by) Cover Image

Suicide Blonde (Paperback)

By Darcey Steinke, Maggie Nelson (Introduction by)
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Published: Grove Press - June 13th, 2017
The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded: Poems By Molly McCully Brown Cover Image

The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded: Poems (Paperback)

By Molly McCully Brown
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Published: Persea - March 7th, 2017
Listen to the Birds: The Melt Trilogy - Book Three By K. E. Lanning Cover Image

Listen to the Birds: The Melt Trilogy - Book Three (Paperback)

By K. E. Lanning
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Published: K.E. Lanning - April 4th, 2019
Nightwise By R. S. Belcher Cover Image

Nightwise (Paperback)

By R. S. Belcher
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ISBN: 9781250178916
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Published: Tor Books - January 16th, 2018