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1014: Brian Boru & the Battle for IrelandMorgan Llywelyn"A deftly written history that reads as smoothly as a novel." — The Midwest Book Review. In life, the 11th-century Irish king Brian Boru held the Vikings at bay; in death, he remains a towering presence in history and legend. Written by the author of the bestselling Lion of Ireland and the result of decades of research, this page-turning exploration of his life, loves, and battles brings the facts to life with a novelist's eye for detail and drama. (North America Only). 256pp. 5 x 8.Dover Exclusive.

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Trailblazer: Adventures of a Nature GuideEnos A. MillsEnos Mills was instrumental in the 1915 founding of Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, which ensured the preservation and ongoing public enjoyment of one of America's great wilderness regions. Mills recognized the park visitors' need for guidance and education, and in this evocative, easy-to-read autobiography he tells of his experiences as a homesteader and as the leader of trail hikes for all ages. Includes all of the illustrations from the original edition. 320pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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Sylvia Townsend Warner"Witty, eerie, tender." — John Updike. In this early feminist classic, a London spinster breaks free from her controlling family and escapes to the countryside. She soon discovers that her new neighbors are a coven of bohemian witches and eventually encounters Satan himself, who is ready to make a pact. "Revolutionary ... a subtle demand for women's power over their own lives." — Alison Lurie. 160pp. 5 x 8.

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A Theory of the Consumption FunctionMilton FriedmanA distinguished economist examines whether consumption behavior can be defined in a way that's supported by empirical evidence and useful for research and planning. This thought-provoking and influential book introduced a ground-breaking distinction between "measured income" (earnings from a specific period) and "permanent income" (a long-range view). The author suggests that consumption tends to match the same fraction of permanent income, regardless of the income's size. 256pp. 6 x 9.

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Riceyman StepsArnold BennettA middle-aged bookshop proprietor marries a widowed shopkeeper but their chance for late-in-life happiness is threatened by his obsessive miserliness. Their only hope for survival lies in their servant's warm-hearted generosity. Winner of the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, England's oldest literary award, this powerful exploration of sexual hunger and repression offers an atmospheric re-creation of London's harsh post-World War I mood. 400pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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Dreams and GhostsAndrew LangA pioneering anthropologist and folklorist, Andrew Lang was the first to compile a serious, critical survey of ghost stories. This volume presents scores of well-attested tales from civilizations around the world about visitations from spirits. Supernatural guests include the naked ghost, the wraith of the czarina, the dancing devil, and other apparitions from both the remote past and modern times. 320pp. 5 x 8.

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Herrmann the Great's Wizard ManualFrom Sleight of Hand and Card Tricks to Coin Tricks, Stage Magic, and Mind ReadingAlexander HerrmannOne of history's most acclaimed magicians provides clear and concise explanations of more than 100 tricks and illusions. Herrmann the Great's complete compendium of secrets, published in 1916, features 90 sleight of hand tips, 24 coin tricks, 27 card tricks, and much more, including instruction on mind reading and the basics of ventriloquism. Vintage line drawings appear throughout, along with advice on stage presence and performance. 160pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

Magic

Bar Bets to Win Big BucksMoney-Making Tricks and BrainteasersDiamond Jim Tyler Foreword by Martin Gardner Illustrated by Benjamin VincentBalance a dime on the edge of a dollar bill, roll a cue ball under a stick placed across a pool table, pass a dollar bill through a lime — more than 60 quick tricks can be done with such everyday items as coins, pencils, and matchsticks. They'll amaze and confound viewers and maybe even earn the conjurer a couple of bucks in a friendly bar bet. 128pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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Edna Ferber"For sheer readability few writers can equal Edna Ferber." — The New York Times. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Ferber recounts a spirited schoolteacher's transformation into a hardworking farmer's wife. The author's observations of early 20th-century class struggles and gender inequality on the Illinois prairie are complemented by her lyrical explorations of timeless values: finding beauty in nature, remaining optimistic, and being true to yourself. 368pp. 5 x 8.

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Call to Adventure!Aloha BakerThis rollicking travelogue is narrated by a woman who circled the globe three times during the 1920s and 30s in a Model T Ford, visiting 85 countries and developing into an extraordinary filmmaker along the way. "The Amelia Earhart of the open road," Aloha's captivating adventures include becoming a colonel in the Red Army of Siberia, a hunter of bulls and elephants in Indochina, a guest of the headhunters of Luzon, and a confidante of Chinese bandits. 240pp. 5 x 8.

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Canoeing in the WildernessHenry David ThoreauFrom the author of Walden comes this 1857 diary of a two-week sojourn amid the still-unspoiled woodlands of Maine. Thoreau, whose works serve as a foundation of modern environmentalism, traveled with a friend and Native American guide. He writes of camping by the waterside, waking to birdsong, enduring mosquitoes, and getting lost with grace and clarity that bring the American wilderness to vivid life. 96pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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My Sixty Years on the PlainsTrapping, Trading, and Indian FightingWilliam Thomas Hamilton Illustrations by Charles RussellReturn to the Old West with this gritty autobiography of a longtime adventurer. William Thomas Hamilton (1822–1908) left St. Louis at the age of 20 to spend the rest of his life trapping beavers; guiding hunters, settlers, and miners as well as scientific and military expeditions; and contending with Native Americans. Eight full-page illustrations by Charles Russell, the Cowboy Artist, enhance this engrossing book. 224pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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From Manassas to AppomattoxMemoirs of the Civil War in AmericaJames LongstreetFirst published in 1896, these highly readable memoirs by the prominent Confederate general trace his life and wartime experiences, from a Southern boyhood and training at West Point to his commands during the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. In addition to covering the battles at Manassas, Antietam, and Chickamauga, Longstreet presents an in-depth treatment of Gettysburg as well as profiles of his fellow officers. 752pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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Strange Life of Ivan OsokinP. D. OuspenskyWhat would you do if you could re-live your life? In his only novel, occultist P. D. Ouspensky expands upon his concept of eternal recurrence, telling of a man who travels back in time and attempts to correct the mistakes of his schooldays and early manhood, including his romantic misadventures. Set in Moscow and Paris, the story served as an inspiration for the movie Groundhog Day. 208pp. 5 x 8.

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and PoliticsThe Inner Story of the Suffrage MovementCarrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers ShulerWith the approach of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, this book offers an important aid to understanding how women won the right to vote and the extensive debt we owe to those who fought for it for 70 years. Written by two leaders of the movement, this landmark work reveals the inside story, tracing the struggle for women's suffrage from 1848 to 1922. 352pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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The Woman Suffrage CookbookThe 1886 ClassicHattie A. BurrThe first of at least a half-dozen fundraising books published in support of women's suffrage, this volume features contributions from prominent suffragists as well as women eminent in their fields: teachers, lecturers, physicians, ministers, and authors. Their combined effect offers context to the changing roles of women who were fighting for their rights outside the home while still tending to their domestic duties. Recipes cover soups, salads, meats, desserts, and more. 160pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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August 2020 marks the

100th anniversary of the ratification of the

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HOW WOMEN WON THE VOTE COLORING BOOK, Arkady Roytman. Thirty illustrations to color offer a pictorial history of the women's suffrage movement, including images of the people who made it possible and inspiring depictions of marches, campaigns, other tactics. 32pp. 8 1/4 x 10 7/8. 978-0-486-83321-7 $4.99THE SUFFRAGETTE: The History of the Women's Militant Suffrage Movement, Sylvia Pankhurst. Preface by Emmeline Pankhurst. A thorough history of the suffragette movement from 1905 to 1910, this survey covers the founding of the Women's Social and Political Union, its growth, militant tactics, and arrests of its leaders. 608pp. 5 x 8. 978-0-486-80484-2 $16.95

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The Panic in Needle ParkJames Mills“A taut, documentary narrative.” — The New York Times. Life reporter James Mills drew upon his firsthand experience of New York City’s junkie underworld to create this harrowing, fictionalized account of the tragic love affair between two addicts — a small-time street hustler and a middle-class Midwesterner — during a heroin shortage. The basis for the celebrated 1971 film, Al Pacino’s first leading role. 240pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.Dover Exclusive.

What Have I Done?The Stories of Mark CliftonMark CliftonOne of the most literary and innovative science-fiction writers of the early 1950s, Mark Clifton introduced sophisticated psychological insights into the characters who populated his tales of alien encounters, expanding technology, revolution against political theocracy, and space colonization. The title tale, centering on a psychologist who uncovers a hidden colony of otherworldly invaders and craftily orchestrates their doom, is accompanied by nine other perceptive and witty stories. 240pp. 5 x 8.

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The Murder of the FrogsAnd Other StoriesDon Carpenter“No pretty little thoughts, no fake faith-restoratives — just hard solid craftsmanship and style.” — The New York Times (An Outstanding Book of the Year). The High Sierras, the Oregon back country, Hollywood, and San Francisco provide the backdrops for these two novellas and eight shorter pieces by the acclaimed author of Hard Rain Falling. The stories display an impressive range and variety, from the stark shocks of “Limbo” to a compassionate study of loneliness, “One of Those Big-City Girls.” 256pp. 5 x 8.Dover Exclusive.

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Jessie Redmon Fauset"An important book" — The New York Times. Set in Philadelphia a century ago, this novel by a luminary of the Harlem Renaissance explores the struggle for social equality as experienced by Joanna Marshall and Peter Bye, members of the black middle class. It also poignantly reveals the limited opportunities available to women of the era and the ways in which those with determination and ambition were able to subvert social norms to make better lives for themselves. 304pp. 5 x 8.

The LandlordKristin Hunter"An elaborate spoof that somehow manages to combine touches of the absurd and intimations of the surreal, strokes of caricature, slapstick, and the grotesque, with an inherent down-to-earth sanity and realism." — Saturday Review. A wealthy white man and earnest do-gooder buys a building in a ghetto neighborhood in this warm, comic novel, which takes a satirical look at issues of gentrification as well as those of race, class, and privilege. 336pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.Dover Exclusive.

Many MansionsIsabel BoltonFirst ever paperback edition! This acclaimed National Book Award finalist tells the spellbinding tale of an elderly woman's difficult decision to read an unpublished manuscript about her life, communicating a sometimes tragic story with astonishing brevity and immediacy. Isabel Bolton's "writing is exquisitely perfect in accent; every syllable falls as it should." — Edmund Wilson, The New York Times. 224pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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The Book of PiratesHoward PyleThese highly readable, magnificently illustrated tales defined the way we think of pirates today. With more than 50 black-and-white images and an expanded full-color insert of Pyle’s iconic paintings, this volume presents the rip-roaring adventures of the buccaneers of the Spanish Main: “The Ghost of Captain Brand,” “Tom Chist and the Treasure Box,” “Jack Ballister’s Fortunes,” “The Ruby of Kishmoor,” and other memorable tales. 336pp. 6 1/2 x 9 1/4.

Move Under GroundNick Mamatas Foreword by Brian Evenson"Readers will be enthralled, chilled, and astonished." — Tom Piccirilli, author of A Choir of Ill Children. In the first of many references to H. P. Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu," this thoroughly unique novel begins with the rise of the lost city of R'lyeh, portending certain doom for human existence. The witness to this deadly harbinger is Jack Kerouac, who recruits fellow beats Neal Cassady and William S. Burroughs for a cross-country road trip that will climax in a confrontation with a murderous cult. 176pp. 5 x 8.

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Buckminster FullerIn 1938, inventor Buckminster Fuller observed that the Earth's population, standing upon each other's shoulders, would form nine complete chains to the Moon. Fuller's striking metaphor illustrates his proposal that imaginative uses of limited resource can result in extraordinary achievements. Hailed by Newsweek as "a guide book and a dream book of the future," this volume offers innovative solutions for improving the quality of life through progres-sive design. 352pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

Literary Collections

Thought FormsAnnie Besant and C. W. LeadbeaterA classic of the Theosophical tradition, this treatise explores the concept of what thoughts "look" like. Written by a pair of prominent Theosophists, it provides a way to visualize the invisible realms within and around us. These simple, clearly expressed, and well-illustrated discussions address the meaning of color, thought forms built by music, the nature of helpful thoughts, and related subjects. 112pp. 5 x 8.

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Korea: The Untold Story of the WarJoseph C. Goulden"An absolutely brilliant book . . . One cannot understand America and its history without reading it." — Merle Miller. Often described as "the forgotten war," the Korean War (1950–53) had a huge impact on Cold War history, and its consequences are far from over. This definitive, readable history is based on previously unavailable Freedom of Infor-mation Act documents and well illustrated with maps and photographs. New Preface by the author. 736pp. 6 x 9.

History

The Plymouth Colony, Year One—1620Firsthand Accounts— From Plymouth Rock to the First ThanksgivingCaleb JohnsonA vivid portrait of the trials and tribulations of a new American community, this collection of original documents and firsthand accounts is presented in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower in the New World. The chronological entries trace the expedition's planning and launch, its voyage across the Atlantic, the founding of the Pilgrims' settlement, and the events surrounding the first Thanksgiving. Brief Introductions place each item in context. 288pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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2020 is the 400th Anniversary

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Bernardo RecamanInspired by such illustrious compilations as the Canterbury Puzzles, Moscow Puzzles, and Tokyo Puzzles, Colombian mathematician and pro-fessor Bernardo Recamán Santos assembled these 80 brainteasers, which he acquired while living and working in Bogotá. Santos's colleagues, students, friends, and acquaintances contributed to this stimulating col-lection, a potpourri of word problems, puzzles involving chess pieces, sudoku-style challenges, and other math-based diversions. Includes com-plete solutions. 160pp. 6 x 9.

Games & Puzzles - Recreational Math

Games & Puzzles - Recreational Math

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Test Your IQDo you consider yourself good at math? Logical thinking? Spatial perception? This fascinating resource can help the curious test their intelligence quotient in a fun and simple way. Covering a wide range of skills, 11 IQ tests feature 60 questions each, from "What number should be inserted?" to "What is the meaning of the word utterly?" Complete answers are included. 208pp. 6 x 9.


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Banner of SoulsLiz Williams"Great depth and a satisfyingly inventive history." — Booklist. In the distant future, Mars monitors activity on its rival planet Nightshade with "haunt-tech" — powerful objects possessed by spirits of the dead. When the technology reveals a threat to a young messiah, a Martian warrior attempts to protect the girl from Nightshade's assassins. An atmospheric blend of fantasy and science fiction shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2006. 416pp. 5 x 8.

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The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American IndependenceAlfred Thayer MahanDiscover the depth and extent of the American Revolution's influence on the rest of the world with this essential work by a noted naval historian. Alfred Thayer Mahan discusses all of the conflict's major sea battles, including those between England and France, America's new and decisive ally after the colonial troops' victory at Saratoga. The text is richly enhanced by contemporary illustrations and relevant maps. 320pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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These Low GroundsWaters Edward Turpin"Forceful and blunt in its impact, and is as real as good rich black earth." — Ralph Ellison. A lost classic, this 1937 novel was a forerunner to family history legacies such as Roots. Recounting the lives and struggles of four generations of an African American family, the tale begins with Martha, a freed slave, and concludes with her great-grand-son Jimmy, an athlete and aspiring teacher. "A fine and important book, dramatic and exciting." — Edna Ferber. 368pp. 5 x 8.


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Tent Life in SiberiaGeorge KennanIn the 1860s, a Russian-American company sponsored a survey for a proposed telegraph line extending from Siberia and the Bering Strait to the United States and Europe. Although the mission failed, it was one of the first explorations of the Siberian wilderness — and provided the rich material for Kennan's entertaining vignettes about the expedition. He weaves a colorful travelogue that ranges from tales of seven weeks aboard a Russian ship to accounts of a Cossack wedding and the celestial wonders of the North. 560pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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Progress and PovertyAn Inquiry Into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth . . . The RemedyHenry GeorgeFirst published in 1879, this was 19th-century America's bestselling book (aside from the Bible), and it was the most popular work on economics ever published anywhere. Author Henry George proposes a "single tax" that would tax the value of land as a source of public revenue. His ideas were fundamental to America's Progressive Era from the 1890s through the 1920s, and they influenced many major political figures. 624pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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Life and Death of Harriet FreanMay Sinclair"A masterpiece." — Walter Allen. A moral fable about the narrow and starved existence that results from self-sacrifice, this novel traces a Victorian woman's suffocating and stunted life. More than a case history of an underdeveloped individual who chooses loyalty to a friendship over the lure of romance, the story criticizes the values of 19th-century middle-class society and the irresponsibility and destructiveness that lurk beneath the façade of good manners. 144pp. 5 x 8.

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