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The Eyes of Gaza : A Diary of Resilience
by Plestia Alaqad
Told through diary entries written in the wake of October 7, this firsthand account follows the 21-year-old writer as she chronicles daily life amid airstrikes in Gaza, bearing witness to devastation, resilience, and the enduring humanity of a people under siege.
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| The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-Century America by David BaronScience journalist David Baron (American Eclipse) chronicles how early-20th century astronomers, writers, and intellectuals popularized a cultural fascination with Mars (and its potential lifeforms) that ushered in a new era of exploration, tabloid journalism, and conspiracy theories. Try this next: Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America by William Elliott Hazelgrove. |
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| Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West by Peter CozzensHistorian Peter Cozzens' rollicking revisionist history of Deadwood, South Dakota, the Black Hills Gold Rush settlement famously immortalized in the HBO series Deadwood, offers a nuanced portrait of the town's origins and its larger-than-life characters. For fans of: Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter by Tom Clavin. |
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| Could Should Might Don't: How We Think About the Future by Nick FosterFuturist and designer Nick Foster's thought-provoking study blends history and current events to examine four mindsets of approaching the future -- "could" (based on projections), "should" (based on goals), "might" (based on data), and "don't" (based on consequences). Further reading: A Century of Tomorrows: How Imagining the Future Shapes the Present by Glenn Adamson. |
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Lawless: Abortion Under Complete Decriminalization
by Martha Paynter
Canada is the only country with complete decriminalization of abortion: no gestational duration limitations, no parental consent obligations, and no waiting periods. In recent years, other countries (New Zealand, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico) have made strides toward this, while the United States has notoriously lost ground. Amidst the tumult, nurse and scholar Martha Paynter uses historical context and contemporary issues to explain why experts advocate against laws governing abortion.
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Your Favorite Scary Movie: how the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror
by Ashley Cullins
The ultimate story of the Scream movie franchise, featuring interviews from more than eighty key players and an in-depth exploration of the creation and legacy of the films that revived a dying genre. Perfect for fans of Scream, horror lovers, and cinephiles, this is the story of how a little movie about a ghost-faced killer terrorizing high schoolers overcame countless obstacles to become an historic success that still has audiences screaming to this day.
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