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Theodore G. Manno traces the history of nutria from their natural range in South America to their...

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A stunning sketch of the life and career of the little-known American actress and socialite

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Turns American Girl dolls and the ever-growing ecosystem surrounding them inside out.

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How the son of one of the most famous performers in history fought for his own star as a musician

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Collected interviews with the National Book Award-winning author of Victory Over Japan and many o...

A captivating guidebook that explores diverse and unique burial grounds across Arkansas

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An enthralling account of the glamorous Hollywood icon's distinguished career and enduring legacy

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Ray Milland (1907-1986) was the inaugural Welshman to win the Best Actor Academy Award, as well a...

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'Chris Claremont (b. 1950) is best known for his landmark sixteen-year author run on Uncanny X-Me...

Ray Milland (1907-1986) was the inaugural Welshman to win the Best Actor Academy Award, as well a...

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A compelling and thorough history of agitators and heroines who fought for equality in the Charle...

The most complete biography of the powerhouse tenor and architect of soul, doo-wop, and early roc...

How a comics-obsessed kid and fanzine creator rose up to transform the Marvel Universe

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In the summer of 1964, Mississippi became a flashpoint for the civil rights movement during Freed...

Claude McKay (1890-1948) was a versatile Jamaican American writer and poet and a central figure i...

Throughout US history, only three Black women--Shirley Chisholm, Carol Moseley Braun, and Kamala ...

Though Silent They Speak: Arkansas Gravestones and Graveyards is a fascinating and informative gu...

Clyde Kennard (1927-1963) was a determined and soft-spoken man whose fight to enroll at Mississip...

Mark Gruenwald explores the career and lasting influence of Mark Gruenwald (1953–1996), a pivotal...

When fiddler and farmer Henry Smith and his wife Harriet moved from Michigan to southwest Missour...

Contributions by Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Richard Bauman, Norma Cantú, Miguel Díaz-Barriga, Margar...

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James P. Johnson (1894-1955) is one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American m...

As superhero comics have become increasingly mainstream, so too has the attention given to the cr...

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