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Historical Fiction: The Gilded Age
"The Gilded Age (rougly 1865-1898) was glittering era of robber barons, where fortunes rose faster than morals and industry outpaced equality—a time when America wore gold on the outside and rusted on the inside. It is also an uncommonly rich vein ..."
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True Crime: Texas-Style
"From serial killers, to jewel thieves to snakeskin boot-wearing snake oil swindlers to the clientele of La Grange's notorious Chicken Ranch, like oil underground, Texas has a seemingly unlimited supply of homegrown true crime.
If you are a true ..."
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Tales of the Unread: When Bookmarks Become Tombstones
"A sampling of books that we suspect a lot of folks, the compiler of the list included, have never really read."
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Pioneering Women of Hollywood
"When we think of women in Hollywood, we often think of those up on the screen. Granted some of those women, like Mary Pickford, Ida Lupino, and Jane Fonda became powerful and influential behind the scenes, but Hollywood, from its earliest days, wa..."
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Saturday Night Life: Memoirs & More from SNL Alums
"Books and eBooks by folks who made their livings walking the tightrope of live TV every Saturday night."