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

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

By Beth Macy
$28.00
ISBN: 9780316551243
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - August 7th, 2018
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Don't You Ever: My Mother and Her Secret Son Cover Image

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

By Mary Carter Bishop
$30.51
ISBN: 9780062400734
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Published: Harper - July 3rd, 2018
Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South 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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ISBN: 9780316337526
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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 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
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250161109
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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 Cover Image

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

By Liza Mundy
$28.00
ISBN: 9780316352536
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Published: Hachette Books - October 10th, 2017
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The Substitution Order: A novel Cover Image

The Substitution Order: A novel (Hardcover)

By Martin Clark
$27.95
ISBN: 9780525656326
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Published: Knopf - July 9th, 2019
Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town 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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ISBN: 9780316231411
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Published: Back Bay Books - June 9th, 2015
Bone's Gift (Ghosts of Ordinary Objects) Cover Image

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

By Angie Smibert
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ISBN: 9781684373734
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Published: Boyds Mills Press - March 12th, 2019
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Lingering Echoes (Ghosts of Ordinary Objects) (Paperback)

By Angie Smibert
$9.99
ISBN: 9781684377046
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Published: Boyds Mills Press - May 5th, 2020
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The Truce (Ghosts of Ordinary Objects) (Hardcover)

By Angie Smibert
$17.99
ISBN: 9781629798523
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Published: Boyds Mills Press - May 26th, 2020
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Lost Places: On Losing and Finding Home (Paperback)

By Cathryn Hankla
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ISBN: 9780881466485
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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 Cover Image

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

By Mary Carter Bishop
$19.61
ISBN: 9780062400741
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Published: Harper Paperbacks - July 30th, 2019
As Close to Us as Breathing: A Novel 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) Cover Image

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

By Tracee de Hahn
$19.61
ISBN: 9781250161529
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Published: Minotaur Books - January 9th, 2018
A Spider Sat Beside Her Cover Image

A Spider Sat Beside Her (Paperback)

By K. E. Lanning
$14.99
ISBN: 9780999121016
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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 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)
$11.99
ISBN: 9780996866071
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Published: Buddha Baby Books - December 11th, 2017
Faith, Family, & Fun: Monthly Lessons to Color and Connect with God's Love Cover Image

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

By Cathy D. Dudley
$14.99
ISBN: 9780578486710
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Published: Blessing2upublishing - September 27th, 2019
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Wish You Well (Paperback)

By David Baldacci
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ISBN: 9780446699488
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - April 3rd, 2007
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Moon, Gorgeous Moon (Paperback)

By Koraljka (Illustrator), M. H. Bradford
$11.29
ISBN: 9780692985694
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Published: Ivory Dog Press LLC - November 24th, 2017
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Downtown Roanoke (Paperback)

By Nelson Harris
$21.99
ISBN: 9780738516271
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Published: Arcadia Publishing (SC) - April 21st, 2004
This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are Cover Image

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

By Melody Warnick
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ISBN: 9780143129660
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Published: Penguin Books - July 4th, 2017
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Let's Sit Down, Figure This Out (Paperback)

By Grant Kittrell
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ISBN: 9780997676679
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Published: Groundhog Poetry Press LLC - October 4th, 2017
The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-day Sacrifice Cover Image

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

By Alex Kershaw
$16.99
ISBN: 9780306813559
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Published: Da Capo Press - May 12th, 2004
Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! Cover Image

Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot! (Hardcover)

By Cece Bell, Cece Bell (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780763679361
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Published: Candlewick - September 3rd, 2019
A Well-Timed Murder: An Agnes Lüthi Mystery (Agnes Luthi Mysteries #2) Cover Image

A Well-Timed Murder: An Agnes Lüthi Mystery (Agnes Luthi Mysteries #2) (Hardcover)

By Tracee de Hahn
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ISBN: 9781250110015
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Published: Minotaur Books - February 6th, 2018
Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid Cover Image

Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid (Paperback)

By Nikki Giovanni
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ISBN: 9780062562883
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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 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
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - October 18th, 2016
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Tippy Toes Hot (Hardcover)

By Ginger Dakin, Vladimir Milosavljavic (Illustrator)
$20.33
ISBN: 9780692118481
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Published: Gingerdakin. LLC - September 15th, 2018
Jesus Saves Cover Image

Jesus Saves (Paperback)

By Darcey Steinke
$16.00
ISBN: 9780802147141
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Published: Grove Press - June 18th, 2019
Wild Styles Cover Image

Wild Styles (Paperback)

By Michelle Kyger (Illustrator), M. H. Bradford
$11.29
ISBN: 9780692068632
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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 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
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Published: St. Martin's True Crime - April 30th, 2019
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Roanoke Valley (Paperback)

By Nelson Harris, Harold McLeod on Behalf of the Historica
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ISBN: 9780738586663
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Published: Arcadia Publishing (SC) - January 3rd, 2011
Chasing the Powhatan Arrow: A Travelogue in Economic Geography Cover Image

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

By Michael Abraham
$21.98
ISBN: 9780996774420
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Published: Pileated Press - October 18th, 2016
If Trouble Don't Kill Me: A Family's Story of Brotherhood, War, and Bluegrass Cover Image

If Trouble Don't Kill Me: A Family's Story of Brotherhood, War, and Bluegrass (Hardcover)

By Ralph Berrier
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ISBN: 9780307463067
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Published: Crown - August 10th, 2010
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Norfolk and Western Railway (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 Cover Image

Yellow Stonefly: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Tim Poland
$29.38
ISBN: 9780804012072
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Published: Swallow Press - November 8th, 2018
Great Bear Cover Image

Great Bear (Paperback)

By Cathryn Hankla
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ISBN: 9780997676600
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Published: Groundhog Poetry Press LLC - September 1st, 2016
Michael Jordan: The Life Cover Image

Michael Jordan: The Life (Paperback)

By Roland Lazenby
$20.00
ISBN: 9780316194761
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Published: Back Bay Books - May 19th, 2015
What We Keep Is Not Always What Will Stay Cover Image

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

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

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

By Thomas P. Kapsidelis
$29.95
ISBN: 9780813942223
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Published: University of Virginia Press - April 16th, 2019
Galaxies: Poems Cover Image

Galaxies: Poems (Paperback)

By Cathryn Hankla
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ISBN: 9780881466164
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Published: Mercer University Press - March 1st, 2017
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Cover Image

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)

By Annie Dillard
$16.99
ISBN: 9780061233326
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Published: Harper Perennial Modern Classics - September 10th, 2013
Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant Cover Image

Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant (Paperback)

By Roland Lazenby
$19.99
ISBN: 9780316387149
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Published: Back Bay Books - December 12th, 2017
The Brotherhood of the Wheel: A Novel Cover Image

The Brotherhood of the Wheel: A Novel (Paperback)

By R. S. Belcher
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ISBN: 9780765380296
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Published: Tor Books - March 21st, 2017
The Jezebel Remedy (Vintage Contemporaries) 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
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Take Care (Hardcover)

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

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

By Nelson Harris
$21.99
ISBN: 9780738518381
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Published: Arcadia Publishing (SC) - August 17th, 2005
The Sting of the Bee Cover Image

The Sting of the Bee (Paperback)

By K. E. Lanning
$14.99
ISBN: 9780999121023
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Published: K.E. Lanning - April 4th, 2018
Big Stone Gap: A Novel Cover Image

Big Stone Gap: A Novel (Paperback)

By Adriana Trigiani
$17.00
ISBN: 9780345438324
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Published: Ballantine Books - April 3rd, 2001
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The Jezebel Remedy (Hardcover)

By Martin Clark
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ISBN: 9780385353595
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Published: Knopf Publishing Group - June 9th, 2015
The Night Dahlia (Nightwise #2) Cover Image

The Night Dahlia (Nightwise #2) (Paperback)

By R. S. Belcher
$20.70
ISBN: 9780765390127
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Published: Tor Books - April 3rd, 2018
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Suicide Blonde (Paperback)

By Darcey Steinke, Maggie Nelson (Introduction by)
$16.00
ISBN: 9780802127341
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Published: Grove Press - June 13th, 2017
The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded: Poems Cover Image

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

By Molly McCully Brown
$15.95
ISBN: 9780892554782
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Published: Persea - March 7th, 2017
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Listen to the Birds (Paperback)

By K. E. Lanning
$14.99
ISBN: 9780999121047
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Published: K.E. Lanning - April 4th, 2019
Nightwise Cover Image

Nightwise (Paperback)

By R. S. Belcher
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ISBN: 9781250178916
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Published: Tor Books - January 16th, 2018
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The Selection (Paperback)

By Kiera Cass
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062059949
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Published: HarperTeen - March 26th, 2013