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41) Eighty days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's history-making race around the world

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On November 14, 1889, two young female journalists raced against one another, determined to outdo Jules Verne's fictional hero and circle the globe in less than 80 days. The dramatic race that ensued would span 28,000 miles, captivate the nation, and change both competitors' lives forever.

42) Sew what! bags: 18 pattern-free projects you can customize to fit your needs

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Barnes, Lexie

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The 18 core projects in "Sew What Bags" show how to use bold, contemporary fabrics to make totes, drawstring sacks, messenger bags, organizers, satchels, and purses in a wide range of sizes and shapes. Every project is shown in a full-color photo accompanied by step-by-step, illustrated instructions.

43) Duct tape bags: 40 projects for totes, clutches, messenger bags, and bowlers

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Morgan, Richela Fabian

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What if a designer handbag were as easy to craft as a duct tape wallet? Now it is with this easy-to-follow guide to making 40 handbags so fashionable, you won’t actually believe they’re made of duct-tape. Part art-piece, part usable accessory, Richela Fabian Morgan shows how each of these gorgeous handbags can be recreated one manageable section at a time. With detailed step-by-step instructions and primers on duct tape "fabric," different types...

44) The hatbox baby

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Brown, Carrie

45) The lost girls of Paris

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Jenoff, Pam

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1946, Manhattan. One morning while passing through Grand Central Terminal on her way to work, Grace Healey finds an abandoned suitcase tucked beneath a bench. Unable to resist her own curiosity, Grace opens the suitcase, where she discovers a dozen photographs--each of a different woman. In a moment of impulse, Grace takes the photographs and quickly leaves the station.Grace soon learns that the suitcase belonged to a woman named Eleanor Trigg, leader...

46) Good eggs: a novel

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Hardiman, Rebecca

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"A hilarious and heartfelt debut novel following three generations of a boisterous family whose simmering tensions boil over when a home aide enters the picture, becoming the calamitous force that will either undo or remake this family--perfect for fans of Where'd You Go, Bernadette and Evvie Drake Starts Over. When Kevin Gogarty's irrepressible eighty-three-year-old mother, Millie, is caught shoplifting yet again, he has no choice but to hire a caretaker...

47) How to travel practically anywhere: the ultimate travel guide

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Stellin, Susan

48) The travel detective

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Greenberg, Peter

49) The all-true travels and adventures of Lidie Newton

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Smiley, Jane

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See the difference, read #1 bestselling author Jane Smiley in Large Print
* About Large Print
All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typeface
Six years after her Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller, A Thousand Acres, and three years after her witty, acclaimed, and best-selling novel of academe, Moo, Jane Smiley once again demonstrates her extraordinary range and brilliance.
Her new novel, set in...

50) Jane goes North

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Lansdale, Joe R

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"Jane has lost her job at the laundry due to a ketchup package she forgot to remove from an expensive item, and her prospects look dim. To top off matters, her younger sister, who lives up north, and who Jane has problems with, is getting married and has mailed her an invitation that Jane believes was sent due to her sister not expecting her to be able to come. A long bout of sibling rivalry makes Jane all the more determined to go, even if her car...

51) The first husband

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Dave, Laura

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52) The Titanic sisters: a riveting story of strength and family

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Falvey, Patricia

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"To follow her dreams, she must sacrifice everything. Sisters Nora and Delia have been given the chance of a lifetime - to escape their poor Irish farm and travel on the Titanic to a new life in America. Delia is to become a treasured governess for a rich family, while Nora has only a lowly maid's position. But when disaster strikes, and Delia dies, a small misunderstanding leads to Nora taking Delia's place as governess. As Nora grows closer to her...

53) passing strangers

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54) voyage of the morning light

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55) The chapel car bride

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Miller, Judith

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"With her penchant for seeing the best in everyone, Hope Irvine sees a world full of good people in hard places. When her father accepts a position traveling in a chapel car as an on-the-rail missionary, she is determined to join him in his efforts and put her musical skills to good use by serving the mining families of West Virginia, saving their souls, and bettering their lives. Luke Hughes shares Hope's love of music and her love of God, but as...

56) Crossing on the Paris

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Gynther, Dana

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"Crossing on the Paris chronicles the experiences of three women from different generations and classes whose lives intersect on a majestic ocean liner traveling from Paris to New York"--

57) The floating Feldmans

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Friedland, Elyssa

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"Sink or swim. Or at least that's what Annette Feldman tells herself when she books a cruise for her entire family. It's been over a decade since the Feldman clan has spent more than twenty-four hours under the same roof, but Annette is determined to celebrate her seventieth birthday the right way. Just this once, they are going to behave like an actual family. Too bad her kids didn't get the memo. Between the troublesome family secrets, old sibling...

58) Leaving unknown

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Reichs, Kerry

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Maeve Connelly, along with Oliver her foulmother cockatiel, undertakes an epic road trip to Los Angeles. But when her car breaks down outside of Unknown, Arizona, she is in for a much longer rest stop than she expected.

59) The leisure seeker

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Zadoorian, Michael

60) The exile of Sara Stevenson: a historical novel

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Hannah, Darci