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The Prophets (Hardcover)

By Robert Jones, Jr.

$27.00

ISBN: 9780593085684

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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - January 5th, 2021
The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America (Hardcover)

By Eric Cervini

$35.00

ISBN: 9780374139797

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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - June 2nd, 2020
The Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays: Sagittarius Ponderosa; The Betterment Society; How to Clean Your Room; She He Me; The Devils Between Us; Doctor (Paperback)

By Azure D. Osborne-Lee, Ty Defoe, Mj Kaufman

$34.95

ISBN: 9781350179219

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Published: Methuen Drama - June 3rd, 2021
The Chosen and the Beautiful (Hardcover)

By Nghi Vo

$26.99

ISBN: 9781250784780

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Published: Tordotcom - June 1st, 2021

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