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History and Current Events August 2025 |
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| The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature by Charlie EnglishFormer Guardian journalist Charlie English evocatively chronicles the CIA's successful efforts to weaken Soviet censorship and control by distributing subversive and pro-democracy literature to Eastern Europe in the 1980s. Try this next: The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War by Delphine Minoui. |
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| Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights... by Sam KeanBestselling science writer Sam Kean (The Icepick Surgeon) offers a lively chronicle of how experimental archeologists utilize evidence found at dig sites to replicate ancient rituals and customs, including hunting with period-appropriate weaponry, playing an Aztec ballgame, brewing ancient Egyptian beer, and even mummifying corpses. Further reading: Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive by Eliot Stein. |
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The True Cost of Wool: A Vision for Revitalizing the Canadian Industry
by Anna Hunter
"The True Cost of Wool" investigates Canada's wool industry, revealing how a system that once processed 80% of Canadian wool domestically now exports 90%, and 95% of yarn used by Canadian crafters is imported. Through extensive research and firsthand experience as a shepherd and mill owner, author Anna Hunter explores how rebuilding regional wool processing in Canada could create more sustainable and transparent supply chains, benefiting farmers, workers, consumers, and the environment.
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