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Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History

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A trenchant reclamation of the Chinese American movie star, whose battles against cinematic …

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Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution

The dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist revolution--a precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today.

Sh…

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Nina Simone's Gum

I hadn't opened the towel that contained her gum since 2013. The last person to touch it was Nina Simone, her saliva and fingerprints unsullied. The idea that it was still in her towel was something I…

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1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed

From acclaimed archaeologist and bestselling author Eric Cline, a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages.

In 1177 B.C., marauding groups …

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The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-dropping true stories of Egyptian burial chambers, prehistoric ruins, pirate treasure, bizarre crimes, and …

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The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream

In this thrilling panorama of real-life events, Patrick Radden Keefe investigates a secret world run by a surprising criminal: a charismatic middle-aged grandmother, who from a tiny noodle shop in New…

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The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4)

Bombay’s only female solicitor, Perveen Mistry, grapples with class divisions, sexism, and complex family dynamics as she seeks justice for a mistreated young woman in this thrilling fourth installmen…

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The Killings at Kingfisher Hill (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #4)

Hercule Poirot is traveling by luxury passenger coach from London to the exclusive Kingfisher Hill estate. Richard Devonport has summoned the renowned detective to prove that his fiancée, Helen, is in…

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Uncle Fred in the Springtime

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Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop

Become enamored with the splendor of Paris in this heartwarming and delightful story about writing one’s own destiny and finding love along the way.

Vanessa Yu never wanted to see people’s fortunes -- …

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The Case of the Reincarnated Client (Vish Puri, #5)

A client claiming she was murdered in a past life is a novel dilemma even for Vish Puri, India's Most Private Investigator. When a young woman comes forward claiming to be the reincarnation of Riy…

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Something Fresh (Blandings Castle, #1)

One thing that constantly disrupts the peace of life at Blandings is the constant incursion of impostors. Blandings has impostors like other houses have mice.

Now there are two of them – both intent o…

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On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist

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Blandings Castle

Here are a dozen stories to delight all Wodehouse addicts...A crooning tenor is attempting to captivate the affections of the Rev. Rupert Bingham's fiancee, Lord Emsworth is striving to remove a pumpk…

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