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History and Current Events December 2020
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His truth is marching on : John Lewis and the power of hope
by Jon Meacham
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hope of Glory presents a timely portrait of veteran congressman and civil rights hero John Lewis that details the life experiences that informed his faith and shaped his practices of non-violent protest. Illustrations. (Publisher)
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Mill town : reckoning with what remains
by Kerri Arsenault
Traces the author’s working-class upbringing in a rural New England paper mill community among three generations who unwittingly contributed to environmental destruction and the catastrophic decline of the community’s economic, moral and emotional health. A first book. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations. (Publisher)
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The dead are arising : the life of Malcolm X
by Les Payne
A revisionary portrait of the iconic civil rights leader draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with surviving family members, intelligence officers and political leaders to offer new insights into Malcolm X’s Depression-era youth, religious conversion and 1965 assassination. (Publisher)
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The nation city : why mayors are now running the world
by Rahm Emanuel
"At a time of anxiety about the effectiveness of our national government, Rahm Emanuel provides a clear vision, for both progressives and centrists, of how to get things done in America today--a bracing, optimistic vision of America's future from one of our most experienced and original political minds" (Publisher)
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Ten lessons for a post-pandemic world
by Fareed Zakaria
The CNN host and Washington Post columnist shares 10 lessons in subjects ranging from globalization and threat-preparedness to inequality and technological advancement to outline the likely political, social, technological and economic impact of the COVID-19 epidemic. (Publisher)
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A knock at midnight : a story of hope, justice, and freedom
by Brittany K. Barnett
An award-winning attorney presents an urgent call for justice-system reform in the story of a disadvantaged, African-American single mother from the rural South who was separated from her young daughter and sentenced to life in prison for a first-time offense. (Publisher)
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