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History and Current Events December 2025 |
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| We Survived the Night by Julian Brave NoiseCatBlending elements of memoir and reportage with oral storytelling traditions, Tsq̓éscen̓ First Nation filmmaker and activist Julian Brave NoiseCat spotlights contemporary Indigenous life in North America, highlighting the triumphs and travails of misrepresented communities. Try this next: Sugarcane, NoiseCat's documentary for which he became the first Indigenous American filmmaker nominated for an Academy Award; Rez Rules: My Indictment of Canada's and America's Systemic Racism Against Indigenous Peoples by Chief Clarence Louie. |
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| On My Honor: The Secret History of the Boy Scouts of America by Kim ChristensenPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kim Christensen's posthumous exposé unflinchingly examines decades of sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America, whose known victims number 82,000 and counting. Further reading: Scout Camp: Sex, Death, and Secret Societies Inside the Boy Scouts of America by James Renner. |
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| Before Gender: Lost Stories from Trans History, 1850-1950 by Eli ErlickIn this "essential and eye-opening paradigm shift" (Publishers Weekly), Trans Student Educational Resources founder Eli Erlick profiles 30 trailblazing transgender people whose stories have often been intentionally erased from history. Try this next: Nothing Ever Just Disappears: Seven Hidden Queer Histories by Diarmuid Hester. |
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| Lost at Sea: Poverty and Paradise Collide at the Edge of America by Joe KlocJournalist Joe Kloc's compelling debut details how the anchor-outs, an impoverished Sausalito, California community living in abandoned boats, have navigated eviction, homelessness, and dehumanization in their efforts to maintain their way of life. For fans of: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. |
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| Ancestors: Identity and DNA in the Levant by Pierre ZallouaPopulation geneticist Pierre Zalloua's "powerful argument against present-day sectarianism and nationalism" (Publishers Weekly) incisively examines the complex genetic and cultural history of the ancient Levant, eschewing oversimplified or interchangeable understandings of heritage and ethnicity gleaned from genetic testing results. Further reading: The Trouble with Ancient DNA: Telling Stories of the Past with Genomic Science by Anna Källén. |
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