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History and Current Events September 2019
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Lincoln's Spies : Their Secret War to Save a Nation
by Douglas Waller
Describes the lives of three men and one woman who served as secret agents for the North who informed Lincoln’s generals with crucial information on enemy positions and helped foil assassination attempts during the Civil War.
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Justice on trial : the Kavanaugh confirmation and the future of the Supreme Court
by Mollie Ziegler Hemingway
Offering a deep dive into the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, two women with behind-the-scenes access—a senior editor of The Federalist and a Judicial Crisis Network senior counsel—reveal what really happened and give their views on what the bitterly divisive hearings mean for the future of the Court and the battle for the soul of America.
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The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
by Jean Edward Smith
What it is: a dramatic account of the August 1944 liberation of Paris, which left the city miraculously unscathed.
What sets it apart: the lesser-known story of Dietrich von Choltitz, the German general who defied Hitler's orders to destroy the city.
Don't miss: a moving new perspective on the relationship between Generals Dwight Eisenhower and Charles de Gaulle.
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Bottle of lies : the inside story of the generic drug boom
by Katherine Eban
A narrative investigation into the generic drug boom by an award-winning Fortune reporter draws on exclusive accounts and extensive confidential FDA documents to expose life-threatening practices of global fraud, data manipulation and unsafe medicine production.
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Haben : the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law
by Haben Girma
Documents the incredible story of the first deaf and blind graduate of Harvard Law School, tracing her refugee parents’ harrowing experiences in the Eritrea-Ethiopian war and her development of innovations that enabled her remarkable achievements.
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Beyond Charlottesville : taking a stand against white nationalism
by Terry McAuliffe
The former Governor of Virginia shares insights into the violent "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, discussing the events that led to the tragedy, his astonishment at Trump's response and the actions McAuliffe believes are necessary to prevent hate crimes.
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Our women on the ground : essays by Arab women reporting from the Arab world
by Zahra Hankir
19 Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection. A growing number of intrepid Arab women, whose access to and understanding of their subjects are vastly different than their Western counterparts, are working tirelessly to shape more nuanced narratives about their homelands through their work as reporters and photojournalists.
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...And Many More! Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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