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  • The Erie Canal

    The Erie Canal was a preposterous idea. Even President Thomas Jefferson, usually ahead of his time, believed that it could not be built for at least a century, and yet, the Erie Canal came to be just as its planners had thought it would. For the first time in the history of the United States, a cheap, fast route ran through the Appalachians, the mountains that had so effectively divided the West ... Read more

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  • The Town of Babylon

    A Novel

    A FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZEONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022 – Boston Globe, BuzzFeed, LitHub, Electric Literature, LGBTQ Reads, Latinx in Publishing*Recommended by The New York Times*In this contemporary debut novel—an intimate portrait... ... Read more

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  • This Marriage?

    The Question that Changed Everything

    “Being vulnerable and honest in our marriage can be very difficult. But that is exactly what Lizzy and Dave have provided in This Marriage.”—Todd Downing, Offensive Coordinator, Tennessee TitansHave you ever said to yourself “There has got to be more to marriage than this?”Nine years in, they could check all the boxes: a promising career in the NFL, two beautiful kids, fitness, friends, and ... Read more

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  • Chilean Poet

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    Translated by Megan McDowell ...
    **A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEARA WALL STREET JOURNAL TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF NPR’S “BOOKS WE LOVE”“A tender and funny story about love, family and the peculiar position of being a stepparent…[Chilean Poet]broadens the author’s scope and quite likely his international reputation.” —Los Angeles Times“Zambra [is] one of the most brilliant Latin American writers of his generation.” —The New ... Read more

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  • Gulp

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    by Mary Roach ...
    New York Times Bestseller—A scientific adventure through our digestive tract, from the author of Stiff and Packing for Mars ."Her funniest and most sparkling book" (Janet Maslin, New York Times ).In Gulp we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks—or has the courage—to ask. Why is crunchy food so app... ... Read more

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  • End of the Line

    The 1857 Train Wreck at the Desjardins Canal Bridge

    by Don McIver ...
    In 1857, the Desjardins Canal bridge collapsed under a Toronto-to-Hamilton train, creating one of the worst railway wrecks in North American history. Sixty lives, including that of the main contractor, were lost. The story of how the Great Western Railway was conceived, where it was located, and how it was constructed is replete with high irony covering political intrigue, commercial skullduggery, ... Read more

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  • Blacksad

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    Private investigator John Blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets. Guarnido's sumptuously painted pages and rich cinematic style bring the world of 1950s America to vibrant life, with Canales weaving in fascinating tales of conspiracy, racial tension, and the "red scare" Communist witch hunts of the time. ... Read more

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  • The Suez Canal

    Critics said Ferdinand de Lesseps's ambitious scheme to link the waters of the Mediterranean and Red seas - thus cutting 5,800 miles off the India to Europe ocean voyage - was impractical, unwise, and even foolish. The hostile, empty desert of the Isthmus of Suez posed a seemingly insurmountable geographical challenge to the builder's ingenuity and persistence. During the ten years of its ... Read more

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  • All Aboard

    Series Book 1 - The Canal Boat Café
    Welcome to Cressida McLaughlin’s heartwarming The Canal Board Cafe – step aboard!Summer Freeman returns to the waterside village of Willowbeck to help with the Canal Boat Café, which used to belong to her mother. Valerie, a fortune teller, has been running things, but the business is in a pickle. The coffee machine is jammed, the cake offerings are paltry, and not all of the locals want to see the ... Read more

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  • The Cosy Canal Boat Dream

    You will adore this heartwarming, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from bestelling author Christie Barlow!‘Full of warmth, fun and feel-good factor’ Sunday Times bestseller Katie FfordeWelcome to the Little Rock marina – where hearts are healed and dreams are made…For the last two years Nell Andrews has been struggling to stay afloat. As her life tumbled down around her, the only safety net has been ... Read more

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  • Blacksad: They All Fall Down · Part One

    Translated by Diana Schutz, Brandon Kander ...
    **Winner 2023 Will Eisner Award - Best U.S. Edition of International Material.In this exceptional noir tour de force from writer Juan Díaz Canales and artist Juanjo Guarnido, the hotly anticipated worldwide bestseller returns to American shores after a seven-year hiatus with a brand-new two-part storyline!**Following its chart-topping 2021 release in Europe and now translated for English-language ... Read more

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  • Alejandro's Prey

    A Mafia Romance Novella

    by Nikita Slater ...
    Series Book 1.5 - The Queens
    A dark mafia romance novella by International Bestselling Author, Nikita Slater.The rules are simple. Don't talk to the men, don't communicate with the outside, stay loyal to the family. Gina tries to follow the rules, but every time she turns around there's a new rule! It's only a matter of time until she breaks one and becomes… Alejandro's Prey.He's an enforcer, second-in-command to one of South ... Read more

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