Best Female Historical Figures - April 2024

CIRCE

"A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story," this #1 New York Times bestseller is "both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right" (Alexandra Alter, The New York Times).In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power--the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into mo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316556343
• ASIN: 0316556343
• ISBN: 0316556343
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

The #1 New York Times bestsellerThe phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner. Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Among these pr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062363603
• ASIN: 0062363603
• ISBN: 9780062363602
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

• ASIN: B004CFAWK2
• ASIN: B004CFAWK2
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art

Five women revolutionize the modern art world in postwar America in this "gratifying, generous, and lush" true story from a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist (Jennifer Szalai, New York Times).Set amid the most turbulent social and political period of modern times, Ninth Street Women is the impassioned, wild, sometimes tragic, always exhilarating chronicle of five women who dared to enter the male-dominated world of twentieth-century abstract painting--not as muses but as artists. From their cold-water lofts, where they worked, drank, fought, and loved, these pioneers burst open t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316226181
• ASIN: 0316226181
• ISBN: 9780316226189
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Snapped: A Gripping FBI Thriller (An Agent Jade Monroe FBI Thriller Book 1)

A half million readers can't be wrong! Fans of James Patterson and David Baldacci will love C.M. Sutter. Snap up this first book in the unputdownable FBI Agent Jade Monroe Thriller Series!Praises for Snapped"Another nail biter!""For fans of murder and suspense this is a must read for you.""Never a dull moment.""Do NOT start this book if you only have a few minutes to read!""A gripping thriller. Very well written and hard to put down." Murder happens in Houston, but when the most recent murders take on disturbing similarities, local law enforcement officers fear a serial killer is roaming thei... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06XVYQZYN
• ASIN: B06XVYQZYN

The Calculating Stars: A Lady Astronaut Novel

Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, The Calculating Stars, explores the premise behind her award-winning "Lady Astronaut of Mars." Winner 2018 Nebula Award for Best NovelWinner 2019 Locus Award for Best NovelHugo Finalist for Best Novel2019 Campbell Memorial Award FinalistLocus Trade Paperback Bestseller ListPublishers Weekly Best Books of 2018—Science Fiction/FantasyWinner 2019 RUSA Reading List for Science Fiction—American Library AssociationLocus 2018 Recommended Reading ListBuzzfeed—17 Science-Fiction Novels By Women That Are Out Of This World Locus Bestseller Li... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0756JH5R1
• ASIN: B0756JH5R1
• Manufacturer: Tor Books

Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II

The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post).Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316352543
• ASIN: 0316352543
• ISBN: 9780316352543
• Manufacturer: Hachette Books

Palace Intrigue: A Strong Woman in the Middle Ages (A Medieval Tale Book 3)

She suddenly wished that her medical school had offered a course on the art of intrigue… What seemed to be just an accident now carries an ugly and poisonous truth inside. Time to lift the veil. Aliya, now Countess Lilian Elizabeth Mariella Earton and wife to the Earl of Earton, is trying to uncover the truth behind Lillian’s miscarriage and the unhappy course of her marriage. How many enemies does Lilian have? And what do they want of her? King Edward’s interest in the estate of Earton – once collapsing, now prospering – has sparked. He invited Lilian to come to the Royal Palace in ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07DGHYP9X
• ASIN: B07DGHYP9X
• Manufacturer: LitHunters Ltd.

Mademoiselle Chanel: A Novel

For readers of The Paris Wife and Z comes this vivid novel full of drama, passion, tragedy, and beauty that stunningly imagines the life of iconic fashion designer Coco Chanel—the ambitious, gifted laundrywoman’s daughter who revolutionized fashion, built an international empire, and become one of the most influential and controversial figures of the twentieth century.Born into rural poverty, Gabrielle Chanel and her siblings are sent to orphanage after their mother’s death. The sisters nurture Gabrielle’s exceptional sewing skills, a talent that will propel the willful young woman int... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00L7X6YV8
• ASIN: B00L7X6YV8
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award–nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers!Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math…really good. They participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing the calculations for America's first journeys into space. And they did so during a time when being black and a woman li... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062742469
• ASIN: 0062742469
• ISBN: 0062742469
• Manufacturer: HarperCollins

The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel

• ASIN: B000JMKRKC
• ASIN: B000JMKRKC
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

Stillhouse Lake

An Amazon Charts and USA Today bestseller.Gina Royal is the definition of average—a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children. But when a car accident reveals her husband’s secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as Gwen Proctor—the ultimate warrior mom.With her ex now in prison, Gwen has finally found refuge in a new home on remote Stillhouse Lake. Though still the target of stalkers and Internet trolls who think she had something to do with her husband’s crimes, Gwen dares to think her kids can finally grow up in peace.But just when she�... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01MFGX5GI
• ASIN: B01MFGX5GI
• Brand: Thomas & Mercer
• Manufacturer: Thomas & Mercer

Shackles: The truth will set you free

Jason is not the kind of guy you would want to take home to mom. He’s foul tempered, a bit of a womanizer and has a conscience that has been collecting dust for years. All that is shaken up though, when he unearths a package of carefully preserved love letters and a portrait while diving off the coast of Africa. So many unanswered questions, the letters snag something inside of him. Intrigued despite himself, he begins to unravel the mystery caught up in pages. He finds himself tangled up in the life of a girl he’s never met... a girl who is in desperate trouble. Then you will know the tru... [Read More]

• ASIN: B015GB04IK
• ASIN: B015GB04IK
• Manufacturer: WiW Publishing

Winter's Bite: A Clean Historical Mystery (The Isabella Rockwell Chronicles Book 1)

Is your worst enemy the one looking back at you from the mirror?Fifteen year old Isabella Rockwell’s bones ache with homesickness. But home is eight thousand miles away in northern India, and Isabella is imprisoned in the bitter winter of nineteenth century London. Sent to England after her father goes missing in a violent battle, Isabella runs away from a life of drudgery and hardship. Rescued from death by a gang of street urchins, Isabella finds the shelter and love she so desperately craves. As an accomplished trickster, she starts to save for her passage home with the money she make... [Read More]

• ASIN: B008ZEXRY4
• ASIN: B008ZEXRY4

The Atlantis Gene: A Thriller (The Origin Mystery, Book 1)

THE GREATEST MYSTERY OF ALL TIME...THE HISTORY OF HUMAN ORIGINS...WILL BE REVEALED.* * *Read the novel that started it all: The Atlantis Gene is the first book in A.G. Riddle’s bestselling Origin Mystery trilogy, which has sold OVER THREE MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE, been translated into twenty languages, and is in development to be a major motion picture!* * *70,000 years ago, the human race almost went extinct.We survived, but no one knows how.Until now.The countdown to the next stage of human evolution is about to begin, and humanity might not survive this time.* * *Off the coast of Antarcti... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00C2WDD5I
• ASIN: B00C2WDD5I
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Legion Books

Bleacher Creatures Historical Presidential Figures: Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan served as the 40th President Of The United States of America from 19811989. Bring home Ronald in plush form to add to your Bleacher Creatures collection! Bleacher Creatures are officially licensed truetolife 10"

• UPC: 55468846
• Model: EPLU10HISTRREA
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: S

Bleacher Creatures Historical Figures: Benjamin Franklin

This Founding Father is ready to join your Bleacher Creature squad! Bring home Ben Franklin today as a 10" plush figure! Bleacher Creatures are truetolife 10" plush figures that stand on their own and make

• UPC: 55468844
• Model: EPLU10HISTBFRA
• Size: S

Star Wars Rogue One Director Krennic Figure

Enter the galaxy and launch into Star Wars action and adventure! Imagine stories of good versus evil with heroes and villains, galactic ships, droids and creatures. In Star Wars: Rogue One, Director Krennic, director of

• UPC: 49802178
• Model: B7281AS00
• Color: MulticolorMulti
• Size: 4"
• Rating: 5.0

Littlest Pet Shop Best Buds Surprise Pack , Collect them all, Ages 4 and up

What’s more exciting than a pet surprise? Well, how about TWO surprises! Each pack contains 2 Teensie-scale pets and colorful flower collars to make them feel right at home in any garden. Package features a

• UPC: 860320584
• Model: E5237
• Color: Multicolor

Bleacher Creatures Historical Presidential Figures: Bill Clinton

Bill Cdlinton served as the 42nd President Of The United States of America from 1993 to 2001. Bring home Bill in plush form to add to your Bleacher Creatures collection! Bleacher Creatures are officially licensed

• UPC: 55468845
• Model: EPLUCNDT10BCLI
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: S

The Female Figure in Contemporary Historical Fiction - eBook

From The Other Boleyn Girl to Fingersmith , this collection explores the popularity of female-centred historical novels in recent years. It asks how these representations are influenced by contemporary gender politics, and whether they can

• UPC: 181947148

The Female Figure in Contemporary Historical Fiction

From The Other Boleyn Girl to Fingersmith, this collection explores the popularity of female-centred historical novels in recent years. It asks how these representations are influenced by contemporary gender politics, and whether they can be

• UPC: 21088355

Lilac Girls : A Novel

Includes Random House Reader's Circle reader's guide (pages

• UPC: 55496491
• Rating: 4.362

Spider-man Spider Man Green Goblin

The Green Goblin wreaks havoc on New York with high-tech weapons like his Goblin Glider and pumpkin bombs!Imagine awesome Super Hero versus Super Villain matchups with this Green Goblin figure, inspired by the animated series,

• UPC: 47932125
• Model: B5875AS00
• Color: GoldWhite
• Size: 6"6\"

Jake And The Pirates Jake And The Neverland Hook`s Adventur

The Fisher-Price Jake and the Neverland Pirates play set puts kids in charge of their own pirate vessel. They can turn the ship's wheel, make the ship sway from side to side and watch as

• UPC: 20975740
• Model: X4986
• Color: Multicolor
• Rating: 4.667