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The Inklings

by Humphrey Carpenter

C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and their friends were a regular feature of the Oxford scenery in the years during and after World War II. They drank beer on Tuesdays in …
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Teller of Tales

by Daniel Stashower

Winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Best Biographical Work, this biography looks beyond Sherlock Holmes to examine Arthur Conan Doyle, the fascinating, complex man who became an outspoken crusader …
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When the Mississippi Ran Backwards

by Jay Feldman

An account of the ecological and historical impact of a series of Mississippi River Valley earthquakes in 1811 and 1812 documents how towns were destroyed and political loyalties were altered, …
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The Devil in the White City

by Erik Larson

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile comes the true tale of the 1893 …
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Confederates in the Attic

by Tony Horwitz

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent takes us on an explosive adventure into the soul of the unvanquished South, where Civil War reenactors, battlefield visitors, and fans of …
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Mosby's Rangers

by Jeffry D. Wert

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
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Midnight Dreary

by John Evangelist Walsh

The 150th anniversary of the greatest Edgar Allen Poe mystery of all, his death, is finally put to rest.