| Skies of Thunder: The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World by Caroline AlexanderJournalist and New York Times bestselling author Caroline Alexander (The Bounty) surveys the lesser-known aerial exploits of the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II in this fast-paced and dramatic account featuring diary entries and previously unseen records. Further reading: Burma '44: The Battle That Turned World War II in the East by James Holland. |
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| Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam HigginbothamJournalist Adam Higginbotham's evocative follow-up to his Carnegie Medal-winning Midnight in Chernobyl is a compelling and well-researched chronicle of how NASA's negligence and hubris led to the 1986 Challenger explosion. Try this next: Bringing Columbia Home: The Final Mission of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew by Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward. |
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| They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for... by Mike HixenbaughPeabody Award-winning investigative journalist Mike Hixenbaugh adapts his Southlake podcast in this sobering exposé of how a public school system curriculum in suburban North Texas has been stymied by a right-wing evangelical takeover of the school board. Further reading: The Death of Public School: How Conservatives Won the War Over Education in America by Cara Fitzpatrick; School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education by Laura Pappano. |
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| Hip-Hop Is History by QuestloveGrammy Award-winning Roots drummer and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Questlove's lively history explores the first 50 years of hip-hop music by spotlighting one song from each year since the genre's 1973 origins. Try this next: Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History by Chuck D; The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop by Jonathan Abrams. |
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| The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis by George StephanopoulosPolitical commentator and former presidential advisor George Stephanopoulos offers a peek behind the curtain at America's most famous residence in this compelling history of the Situation Room, the White House communications hub where consequential decisions are made. Try this next: The Hidden History of the White House: Power Struggles, Scandals, and Defining Moments by Corey Mead. |
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| Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy by Craig WhitlockWashington Post reporter Craig Whitlock's (The Afghanistan Papers) lively cat-and-mouse tale profiles Malaysian defense contractor Leonard Glenn Francis, who conned the United States Navy out of millions of dollars from the 1990s until his 2013 arrest. Try this next: Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World by Yepoka Yeebo. |
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