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History and Current Events March 2020
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Rust : A Memoir of Steel and Grit
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
Taking readers deep inside the mill and her Middle American upbringing, a steelworker at ArcelorMittal Steel in Cleveland, Ohio. Appealing to readers of Hillbilly Elegy and Educated, Rust is a story of the humanity Eliese discovers in the most unlikely and hellish of places, and the hope that therefore begins to grow..
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Do Nothing : How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
by Celeste Headlee
Interweaving information from history, neuroscience, social science and even paleontology, an award-winning journalist reveals a new way forward that institutes a global shift in our thinking so we can stop sabotaging our well-being, put work aside and start living instead of doing.
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Every drop of blood : hatred and healing at Lincoln's second inauguration
by Edward Achorn
An acclaimed author and Pulitzer Prize-finalist describes the story of Washington, D.C. on the day of Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address, revealing a distinct moment in time through the capital’s mud, sewage, saloons, underbelly, spies, reporters, social-climbers and power-mad politicians.
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Lady in Waiting : My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown
by Anne Glenconner
The daughter of the 5th Earl of Leicester, unable to inherit her father’s estate, describes growing up with royalty, having served as maid of Honor at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation and as lady in waiting to Princess Margaret. 30,000 first printing.
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