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An American Cakewalk: Ten Syncopators of the Modern World By Zeese Papanikolas Cover Image
An American Cakewalk: Ten Syncopators of the Modern World (Hardcover)
By Zeese Papanikolas
$18.00
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A Piece of Cake: A Memoir By Cupcake Brown Cover Image
A Piece of Cake: A Memoir (Paperback)
By Cupcake Brown
$18.00
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Whistling in the Dark: Personal Essays By Lucienne S. Bloch Cover Image
Whistling in the Dark: Personal Essays (Paperback)
By Lucienne S. Bloch
$17.99
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Heavy: An American Memoir By Kiese Laymon Cover Image
Heavy: An American Memoir (Paperback)
By Kiese Laymon
$16.00
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Cashup Davis: The Inspiring Life of a Secret Mentor By Jeff Burnside, Gordon W. Davis Cover Image
Cashup Davis: The Inspiring Life of a Secret Mentor (Paperback)
By Jeff Burnside, Gordon W. Davis
$18.95
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Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany By Hans Massaquoi Cover Image
Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany (Paperback)
By Hans Massaquoi
$18.99
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Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance By Mia Bay Cover Image
Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance (Paperback)
By Mia Bay
$19.95
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Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau By Ben Shattuck Cover Image
Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau (Hardcover)
By Ben Shattuck
$22.95
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Diary of a Misfit: A Memoir and a Mystery By Casey Parks Cover Image
Diary of a Misfit: A Memoir and a Mystery (Hardcover)
By Casey Parks
$29.00
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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother By James McBride Cover Image
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (Paperback)
By James McBride
$16.00
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Children of the State: Stories of Survival and Hope in the Juvenile Justice System By Jeff Hobbs Cover Image
Children of the State: Stories of Survival and Hope in the Juvenile Justice System (Hardcover)
By Jeff Hobbs
$28.99
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The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors Paperback By Frances C. Welsing Cover Image
The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors Paperback (Paperback)
By Frances C. Welsing
$19.95
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