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Rhonda's Selections

Rhonda is grateful for working over 20 years in the Bookshop World while also serving as a Library Volunteer & Library Aide at the La Jolla Library the past 10 years.

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California Screamin' Cover Image

California Screamin' (Paperback)

By Danielle Kaheaku (Editor), Jonathan Maberry (Introduction by), E. S. Magill
$16.95
ISBN: 9780999449509
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Published: Barking Deer Press - October 22nd, 2017
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother Cover Image

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (Paperback)

By James McBride
$16.00
ISBN: 9781594481925
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Published: Riverhead Books - February 7th, 2006
Becoming Cover Image

Becoming (Hardcover)

By Michelle Obama
$32.50
ISBN: 9781524763138
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Published: Crown - November 13th, 2018
The Nickel Boys: A Novel Cover Image

The Nickel Boys: A Novel (Paperback)

By Colson Whitehead
$15.95
ISBN: 9780345804341
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Published: Anchor - June 30th, 2020
Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of Growing Up Poor and Black in the Rural South Cover Image

Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of Growing Up Poor and Black in the Rural South (Mass Market)

By Anne Moody
$7.99
ISBN: 9780440314882
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Published: Dell - January 4th, 1992
Beloved (Vintage International) Cover Image

Beloved (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By Toni Morrison
$16.00
ISBN: 9781400033416
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Published: Vintage - June 8th, 2004
The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party: The Enduring Legacy of Henry Wallace's Anti-Fascist, Anti-Racist Politics Cover Image

The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party: The Enduring Legacy of Henry Wallace's Anti-Fascist, Anti-Racist Politics (Hardcover)

By John Nichols
$26.95
ISBN: 9781788737401
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Published: Verso - April 6th, 2020
The World: A Brief Introduction Cover Image

The World: A Brief Introduction (Hardcover)

By Richard Haass
$28.00
ISBN: 9780399562396
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Published: Penguin Press - May 12th, 2020
Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History Cover Image

Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History (Paperback)

By Cody Cassidy
$17.00
ISBN: 9780143132752
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Published: Penguin Books - May 5th, 2020
Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms Cover Image

Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms (Hardcover)

By John Hodgman
$25.00
ISBN: 9780525561101
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Published: Viking - October 15th, 2019
Lady Clementine Cover Image

Lady Clementine (Hardcover)

By Marie Benedict
$26.99
ISBN: 9781492666905
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - January 7th, 2020
Eight Perfect Murders: A Novel Cover Image

Eight Perfect Murders: A Novel (Large Print / Paperback)

By Peter Swanson
$29.99
ISBN: 9780062978936
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Published: HarperLuxe - March 3rd, 2020
Ghost Wall: A Novel Cover Image

Ghost Wall: A Novel (Paperback)

By Sarah Moss
$16.00
ISBN: 9781250234957
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Published: Picador - December 31st, 2019
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols: Adapted from the Journals of John H. Watson, M.D. Cover Image

The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols: Adapted from the Journals of John H. Watson, M.D. (Hardcover)

By Nicholas Meyer
$25.99
ISBN: 9781250228956
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Published: Minotaur Books - October 15th, 2019
The Last Train to Key West Cover Image

The Last Train to Key West (Paperback)

By Chanel Cleeton
$16.00
ISBN: 9780451490889
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Published: Berkley - June 16th, 2020
Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving Cover Image

Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving (Hardcover)

By Mo Rocca
$29.99
ISBN: 9781501197628
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Published: Simon & Schuster - November 5th, 2019
When Life Gives You Pears: The Healing Power of Family, Faith, and Funny People Cover Image

When Life Gives You Pears: The Healing Power of Family, Faith, and Funny People (Hardcover)

By Jeannie Gaffigan
$28.00
ISBN: 9781538751046
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - October 1st, 2019
Joseph and the Way of Forgiveness: A Story About Letting Go Cover Image

Joseph and the Way of Forgiveness: A Story About Letting Go (Hardcover)

By Stephen Mitchell
$21.99
ISBN: 9781250237521
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Published: St. Martin's Essentials - September 17th, 2019
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death Cover Image

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death (Hardcover)

By Caitlin Doughty, Dianné Ruz (Illustrator)
$25.95
ISBN: 9780393652703
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 10th, 2019
The Chelsea Girls: A Novel Cover Image

The Chelsea Girls: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Fiona Davis
$27.00
ISBN: 9781524744588
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Published: Dutton - July 30th, 2019
The Golden Hour: A Novel Cover Image

The Golden Hour: A Novel (Paperback)

By Beatriz Williams
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062834768
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - June 2nd, 2020
Resistance Women: A Novel Cover Image

Resistance Women: A Novel (Paperback)

By Jennifer Chiaverini
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062841124
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - February 4th, 2020
The Spies of Shilling Lane: A Novel Cover Image

The Spies of Shilling Lane: A Novel (Paperback)

By Jennifer Ryan
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525576501
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Published: Ballantine Books - June 2nd, 2020
The Library of Lost and Found Cover Image

The Library of Lost and Found (Paperback)

By Phaedra Patrick
$16.99
ISBN: 9780778309826
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Published: Park Row - February 11th, 2020
Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future Cover Image

Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future (Hardcover)

By Pete Buttigieg
$27.95
ISBN: 9781631494369
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Published: Liveright - February 12th, 2019
The Secretary: A Novel Cover Image

The Secretary: A Novel (Paperback)

By Renée Knight
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062362360
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Published: Harper Perennial - February 11th, 2020
Obama: The Call of History Cover Image

Obama: The Call of History (Hardcover)

By Peter Baker
$50.00
ISBN: 9780935112900
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Published: Harry N. Abrams - June 27th, 2017
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance Cover Image

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Paperback)

By Barack Obama
$18.00
ISBN: 9781400082773
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Published: Broadway Books - August 10th, 2004