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  • The Barn
    The Barn : The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
    by Wright Thompson
    Hardcover: Sep 2024
    Paperback: Sep 2025
     
    A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime, and how the truth was erased for so long.
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  • The Bastard of Istanbul
    The Bastard of Istanbul
    by Elif Shafak
    Hardcover: Jan 2007
    Paperback: Feb 2008
     
    From one of Turkey’s most acclaimed and outspoken writers, a novel about the tangled histories of two families.
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  • The Bathing Women
    The Bathing Women : A Novel
    by Tie Ning
    Hardcover: Oct 2012
    Paperback: Oct 2014
     
    Spellbinding, unforgettable, and an important chronicle of modern China, The Bathing Women is a powerful and beautiful portrait of the strength of female friendship in the face of adversity.
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  • The Battle For God
    The Battle For God
    by Karen Armstrong
    Hardcover: Mar 2000
    Paperback: Jan 2001
     
    Brilliantly and sympathetically shows us how and why fundamentalist groups came into existence and what they yearn to accomplish.
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  • Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
    Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
    by Amy Chua
    Hardcover: Jan 2011
    Paperback: Dec 2011
     
    An awe-inspiring, often hilarious, and unerringly honest story of one mother's exercise in extreme parenting, revealing the rewards - and the costs - of raising her children the Chinese way.
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  • Baudolino
    Baudolino
    by Umberto Eco
    Hardcover: Oct 2002
    Paperback: Oct 2003
     
    Fuses historical events of the twelfth century with myths and fables, juicy romance, real political issues, and deep questions of faith--the result is dazzling fireworks.
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  • The Bear
    The Bear
    by Andrew Krivak
    Paperback: Feb 2020
     
    In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain.
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  • Beartown
    Beartown
    by Fredrik Backman
    Hardcover: Apr 2017
    Paperback: Feb 2018
     
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove returns with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream - and the price required to make it come true.
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