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History and Current Events April 2026 |
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Forgotten: Searching for Palestine's Hidden Places and Lost Memorials
by Raja Shehadeh
A profound meditation on memory and the preservation of Palestinian heritage, from the award-winning author of We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I. Forgotten uncovers the hidden or neglected memorials and places in historic Palestine--now Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories--and what they might tell us about the land and the people who live on our small slip of earth between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
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Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)
by William Chislett
In the second edition of Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know(R), veteran journalist William Chislett updates his comprehensive overview of Spain's history, economy, and politics to contextualize the country's situation in the 2020s.
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A Ghost in the Room: Supernatural Adventures in Historic Houses
by Ann McDougall
What is it about historic spaces that sparks our interest in connecting with the other side? In A Ghost in the Room, author Ann McDougall draws upon her decades of experience with historic houses across North America to share their tales of the supernatural.
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Captain's Dinner: A Shipwreck, an Act of Cannibalism, and a Murder Trial That...
by Adam Cohen
In 1884, the starving crew of the shipwrecked yacht Mignonette killed and cannibalized the vessel's cabin boy in accordance with the "custom of the sea." The resulting murder trial set a precedent that changed the course of legal history. Journalist Adam Cohen's engaging true crime account offers a richly detailed chronicle of the rapidly shifting mores of the Victorian era.
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