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History and Current Events May 2019
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The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government...
by Heath Hardage Lee
What it is: the forgotten story of the military wives who mobilized to bring their POW husbands home from Vietnam.
How they did it: After forming the National League of Families, the women organized media campaigns, lobbied politicians, learned encryption to send and receive coded messages (earning the nickname "Jane Bonds"), and even negotiated directly with the North Vietnamese.
Reviewers say: Book clubs will flock to this "unputdownable" tale (Library Journal) that "begs for discussion" (Booklist).
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Dark agenda : the war to destroy Christian America
by David Horowitz
The best-selling author of Big Agenda argues that a progressive war is being waged against America's Christian principles, contending that secular agendas for issues ranging from school prayer to globalism are linked to communist origins.
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All ships follow me : a family memoir of war across three continents
by Mieke Eerkens
All Ships Follow Me moves from Indonesia to the Netherlands to the United States, as Mieke recounts her parents' stories and journeys with them to the important places of their childhood, in an attempt to understand their experiences on two different 'sides' of the war and bring to light events and experiences often overlooked in WWII histories.
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Accidental presidents : eight men who changed America
by Jared Cohen
Illuminates the evolution of American presidential power through the unique lens of the eight successors to presidents who died in office, sharing insights into the significant historical contributions of leaders who came to the office indirectly.
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Ladies who punch : the explosive inside story of "The view"
by Ramin Setoodeh
Draws on host interviews and unprecedented access in a dishy backstage tour of the influential morning television show that shares first-person insights into its strong personalities, power struggles and interpersonal dynamics. TV tie-in.
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The five : the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper
by Hallie Rubenhold
Researched portraits of the five women murdered by Jack the Ripper in 1888 challenge popular beliefs to reveal each victim's historically relevant and diverse background while discussing the cultural and gender disadvantages that rendered them vulnerable.
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