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History and Current Events June 2020
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Abandoned : America's lost youth and the crisis of disconnection
by Anne Kim
The director of domestic and social policy at the Progressive Policy Institute examines the 11.5 percent of sixteen- to twenty-four-year-olds who age out of foster care and the justice system and are forced to navigate early adulthood alone and impoverished.
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Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker : the miracle of our continuance
by Kate Hennessy
A portrait of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement in New York City through photographs taken in 1955 by Vivian Cherry, a documentary photographer, accompanied by excerpts of Dorothy Day's writings selected and edited by her granddaughter, Kate Hennessy.
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Golden gates : fighting for housing in America
by Conor Dougherty
An economics reporter at The New York Times, through ground-level reporting. Chronicles America’s housing crisis from its West Coast epicenter, revealing the decades of history and economic forces that have brought us here.
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The great reversal : how America gave up on free markets
by Thomas Philippon
Drawing on cutting-edge research, a leading financial economist takes readers on a journey through some of the most complex and hotly debated issues in modern economics, showing what it will take to make American markets great—and free—again.
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The History of the World in Fifty Dogs
by Mackenzi Lee
A collection of short illustrated essays intersperesed with fascinating facts about dogs describe beloved canine companions throughout history, including Laika, who went into space; Peritas, who was Alexander the Great’s trusted friend; and Martha, Paul McCartney’s sheepdog.
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And many more! Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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