Fashioned by Sargent
By: Erica E Hirshler
4.61
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
A lavish exploration of Sargent’s relationship to fashion, featuring exquisite costumes from the Gi…
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1. The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War
By: Lynn H. Nicholas
3.92
Format: 498 pages, Paperback
The story told in this superbly researched and suspenseful book is that of the Third Reich's war on… read more
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- art
- art history
- history
- nonfiction
2. Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1)
By: Zen Cho
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Magic and mayhem collide with the British elite in this whimsical and sparkling debut. At his wit's… read more
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3. Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"Gaudy Nightstands out even among Miss Sayers's novels. And Miss Sayers has long stood in a class b… read more
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4. Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
By: Laura Cumming
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Laura Cumming “combines first-rate art history with deeply felt m… read more
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- art
- art history
- history
- nonfiction
"It is such a long journey out, this one, from where we came; this life, our life, the journey between the first and last shores."-Laura Cumming, Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
"We see pictures in time and place. We cannot see them otherwise. They are fragments of our lives, moments of existence that may be as unremarkable as rain or as startling as a clap of thunder. Whatev…"-Laura Cumming, Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
"I cannot get enough of Dutch art. You can turn to this other world -- and it is a picture world as no other, a whole society visualised through time and place, seasons and generations, moment by mome…"-Laura Cumming, Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
"Fabritius is thirty-two, and I was the same age when I first wrote about his self-portrait. He and I remain the same age whenever we meet. He is dead, I am still alive, so the existential maths [sic]…"-Laura Cumming, Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
5. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
6. All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
By: Patrick Bringley
4.07
Format: 240 pages, ebook
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former … read more
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- art
- art history
- history
- nonfiction
"Much of the greatest art, I find, seeks to remind us of the obvious."-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
"Nobody has ever been so much themselves over a span of three thousand years as the ancient Egyptians,"-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
"It feels like the more I explore, the more I will see, the more I’ll understand how very little I’ve seen."-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
7. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
By: Douglas Preston
3.81
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
8. So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men
By: Claire Keegan
3.99
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Librarian's Note: This is the entry for the short story collection. Please don't combine it with th… read more
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"You know what is at the heart of misogyny? When it comes down to it?’ ‘So I’m a misogynist now?’ ‘It’s simply about not giving,’ she said."-Claire Keegan, So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men
9. The Magician’s Daughter
By: H.G. Parry
3.99
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
A young woman raised on an isolated island by a magician discovers things aren’t as they seem and m… read more
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"It's a change. You never know what might happen, do you?" "Never." The kind of things, perhaps, that might have happened in books written by authors who still remembered magic."-H.G. Parry, The Magician’s Daughter
"Biddy knew the trees as soon as Hutchincroft led her to them: three of them in a triangle, each slender and white-limbed, leaves turning golden brown and bristling with red berries. Rowan trees."-H.G. Parry, The Magician’s Daughter
"At this time of year, the path was like a dark green cathedral, dappled with sun, and Biddy told the other two about the words the Japanese had for different kinds of light: Light through leaves was …"-H.G. Parry, The Magician’s Daughter
"She was breaking apart. Her heart was unfurling like a flower awakening to sunlight, her ribs expanding, her head splitting open like that of Zeus when Athena sprang full-formed. She couldn't scream …"-H.G. Parry, The Magician’s Daughter
10. 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics
By: Bruce Goldfarb
3.69
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The story of the Gilded Age Chicago heiress who revolutionized forensic death investigation. As the… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
11. Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
By: Katherine May
3.62
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Wintering, an invitation to rediscover the feelings o… read more
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- nonfiction
"Sometimes we are visited by destruction. Other times, it seems, the world flexes its claws and lets us feel its hot breath, just to remind us how small we are, how helpless."-Katherine May, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
"I have started to look up the meaning of place names recently. It is perhaps an interest that awakens in you ass you age, this enthusiasm for peering back through time to find lost meaning."-Katherine May, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
"Sacred places are no longer given to us, and they are rarely shared between whole communities. They are now containers for our own knowing, our own meanings. They don't translate across minds. It fal…"-Katherine May, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
"You do not need to walk in the wilderness to make contact with the wild. If you know your stories--if you understand the mythologies of your land--then you can leap from a sunlit stroll with your dog…"-Katherine May, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
12. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
By: Natalie Haynes
4.05
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in thi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"The distinction that only sciences are useful and only arts are spirit-enhancing is a nonsensical one. I couldn't write much without scientists designing my computer. And some of them must want to re…"-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
"According to Hesiod's Theogony , Rhea gives birth to the following children in this order: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Kronos swallows each of the first five deities, and Rhea i…"-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
13. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
By: Emma Southon
4.23
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
14. Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame
By: Olivia Ford
4.10
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food Nothing… read more
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"To want something, she realized, was to make yourself vulnerable to losing it."-Olivia Ford, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame
"It's sometimes easy to feel left behind at my age, as if the world has a future and you have no place in it...but I hope to discover that there is meaning and adventure still to be found."-Olivia Ford, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame
"...the strongest couples I know have grown together, supporting their partner's changes rather than harnessing or fearing them. It's a bit like growing roses - you don't get to choose exactly which w…"-Olivia Ford, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame
15. A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
By: Mark Dawidziak
3.62
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines the renowned author’s life through the prism of his my… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"I have great faith in fools--self-confidence my friends will call it.' -- EDGAR ALLAN POE"-Mark Dawidziak, A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
"The glow of the fireside poets failed to warm a world coping with the cold realities of a new century. Their light faded as we became less sure of comforting messages and more intrigued by Poe's trou…"-Mark Dawidziak, A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
16. The Upside-Down World: Meetings with the Dutch Masters
By: Benjamin Moser
4.20
Format: 395 pages, Hardcover
A Washington Post Notable Book of 2023Plunged into a strange land at twenty-five, Benjamin Moser be… read more
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- art
- art history
- history
- nonfiction
17. Every Day Is a Gift: A Memoir
By: Tammy Duckworth
4.56
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this New York Times bestselling book, learn the incredible story of Illinois senator and Iraq … read more
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- nonfiction
18. The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes
By: Kate Strasdin
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life - from family and friends to industry and Empire - to… read more
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- fashion
- nonfiction
- history
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19. Organized Living: Solutions and Inspiration for Your Home [A Home Organization Book]
By: Shira Gill
3.79
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Kickstart your organized life with this inspiring visual guide from the author of Minimalista . “A… read more
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- nonfiction
20. The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent in His World
By: Paul Fisher
3.93
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
A Wall Street Journal and Times Literary Supplement B ook of the Year | Long-listed for the Plutarc… read more
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- art
- art history
- history
- nonfiction
21. Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
By: Natalie Dykstra
4.05
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The vivid and masterful story of an American original—a formidable art collector and builder of one… read more
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- art
- art history
- history
- nonfiction
22. The Dark Wives (Vera Stanhope, #11)
By: Ann Cleeves
4.47
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and … read more
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23. The Wife of Bath: A Biography
By: Marion Turner
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous characte… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
24. The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love (Love's Academic, #1)
By: India Holton
4.04
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-co… read more
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25. The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)
By: Deborah Harkness
4.18
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself—and her family history—in the highly ant… read more
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"Kümmere dich um deine eignen Wünsche und Bedürfnisse." S. 222"-Deborah Harkness, The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)
"Sehnsucht spornt mich an, Furcht bremst mich ... Was für ein Weg, gerade oder krumm, wird mir Frieden geben und mich erlösen?" S 414 f"-Deborah Harkness, The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)
"Du musst ihr [der Dunkelheit] die Stirn bieten ... Schau ihr ins Auge, ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken. Die Dunkelheit ist von einer verschlagenen Tücke und du darfst nicht zulassen, dass sie deine Sch…"-Deborah Harkness, The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)
26. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life
By: Nathaniel Silver
4.00
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
A major new biography of legendary art collector and philanthropist Isabella Stewart Gardner Isa… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
27. The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
By: Nancy Pelosi
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from ho… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
28. Mario Buatta: Anatomy of a Decorator
By: Emily Evans Eerdmans
4.18
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The first authoritative assessment of Mario Buatta by a protégée of the decorator. Never-before-see… read more
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29. Lovely One: A Memoir
By: Ketanji Brown Jackson
4.64
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In her inspiring, intimate memoir, the first Black woman to ever be … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
30. Fashioned by Sargent
By: Erica E Hirshler
4.61
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
A lavish exploration of Sargent’s relationship to fashion, featuring exquisite costumes from the Gi… read more
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- art
- art history
- history
- nonfiction
- fashion
31. Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts
By: Wolf Burchard
4.57
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
How Walt Disney and the Disney Studios wove the aesthetics of French decorative arts into the fairy… read more
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- art
- history
- nonfiction
"Walt Disney's orchestration of his animation studio was often likened to that of a Renaissance artist's workshop: 'Of all the things I've done,' he stated, 'the most vital is coordinating the talents…"-Wolf Burchard, Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts
