James A Michener
1) Caravans
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First published in 1963, James A. Michener's gripping chronicle of the social and political landscape of Afghanistan is more relevant now than ever. Combining fact with riveting adventure and intrigue, Michener follows a military man tasked, in the years after World War II, with a dangerous assignment: finding and returning a young American woman living in Afghanistan to her distraught family after she suddenly and mysteriously disappears. A timeless
...2) The Legacy
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Prior to appearing before a congressional committee, Major Norman Starr, attached to the National Security Council, spends a weekend reflecting on his situation and the long line of Americans from whom he is descended.
3) Texas
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Random House
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Texas finds itself the site for many events from 1527 to the present, including the Battle of the Alamo. A richly compelling novel of a proud people eager to meet the marvelous challenge of the land, Texas is Michener's most magnificent achievement. This re-release of Michener's masterpiece ties in with the up-coming mini-series.
4) Space
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Random House
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Engineer Stanley Mott, astronomy student John Pope, naval hero Norman Grant, and rocket engineer Dieter Kolff serve as principals in the forty-year history of America's space program and share the complex drama with numerous others.
5) Hawaii
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A Vintage giant volume V-306
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"America's preeminent storyteller, James Michener, introduced an entire generation of readers to a lush, exotic world in the Pacific in this classic novel. But this is a novel about people, people of strength and character: the original Polynesians; the fragile missionaries who came to bring their religion to the natives; the Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos who intermarried into a beautiful race called Hawaiians. Here is the story of their relationships,...
6) The source
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An archeological excavation of Tell Makor initiates a journey into the ancient history and culture of Israel that explores the life of the early Hebrews, the impact of Christianity, the Spanish inquisition, and the modern Middle East conflict.
8) Caribbean
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A fictional account of the history of the Caribbean area includes the racial, political, and economic struggles from the arrival of Columbus and Spanish control to present day problems.
9) Journey
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Records the adventures of a band of four aristocratic Englishmen and their Irish servant on a perilous journey to Canada's gold fields.
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The story of an American journalist who travels to Mexico to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, but who is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his Mexican ancestors. From the brutality and brilliance of the ancients, to the iron fist of the invading Spaniards, to the modern-day Mexicans battling through dust and bloodshed to build a nation upon the ashes of revolution, James Michener weaves it all into an epic human story...
11) Chesapeake
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Random House
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[1978]
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A novel concerned with the history of the Chesapeake Bay area, following the lives of fictional Indians and white settlers and their descendants.
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Random House
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[1995]
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In Spain, a rancher prays to the Virgin Mary to have his bull cover him in glory. Meanwhile, the sister of the matador who will fight the bull prays to the devil to turn the bull into a weakling. A tale of bulls and miracles, narrated by an non-believing American journalist who in the process discovers faith in God.