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In life and in death, slaves were commodities, their monetary value assigned based on their age, gender, health, and the demands of the market. The Price for Their Pound of Flesh is the first book to explore the economic value of enslaved people through every phase of their lives—including preconception, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, the senior years, and death—in the early American domestic slave trade.

The story of Harriet Tubman and her role in leading slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad is well-known. But did you know that during the Civil War, Harriet would often dress up in disguise to gain important information to share with the Union Army? Learn more from this book.

Shooting the Moon & To Win Her Heart has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

Tired of being in the center of her parents’ divorce, nuclear physicist April Ashton schemes a getaway to Mexico, hoping the vacation will lead to a romantic reunion and the possibility of her parents giving their love a second chance. But April’s parents have a plan of their own, and it involves April and heartthrob race-car driver “Gunner” Stevens. Desperate to get her mom out of her hair, April and Gunner pretend to have a relationship, even though they have nothing in common. But a fake relationship can easily become very real if April—like her parents, decides to give love a chance.