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History and Current Events August 2026 |
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The Capitol: The Surprising Biography of an American Building
by Brian Jay Jones
An in-depth exploration of history of the US Capitol building and the incredible personalities who built it, full of dramatic stories and surprising facts; a powerful testament to what the Capitol has meant to generations of Americans and how it has endured. The Capitol is a unique biography of a place, encompassing architecture, history, politics, popular culture, and race in a fascinating exploration of our Capitol's secret past, one rife with political intrigue, assassination attempts, thwarted bombings, and gunmen on the run.
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Data Empire: The Power of Information to Organize, Control, and Dominate
by Roopika Risam
A powerful and thought-provoking deep history of data and power, essential reading for understanding the opportunities and dangers of the technological revolution now transforming our world. From clay tablets to the algorithmic state, a groundbreaking new lens on human history arguing that information has always been the seed of power.
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The First All-Star Game: Babe Ruth, FDR and America at the Crossroads
by Randall Sullivan
The story of baseball in America, from its rough-and-tumble origins through the first decades of the twentieth century and into the pivotal summer of 1933--when national crisis and a sport's fight for survival converged in baseball's first All-Star Game. The author explores the history of an American obsession and captures the moment when both the sport and the nation found renewal in a single spectacle of hope.
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Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump's Deceit and Save America
by Andrew Weissmann
An urgent summons to tackle the scourge of political lies in America--and prevent a figure like Donald Trump from ever rising again. As the author reveals, our vulnerability to politicians' lies stems from a flaw in America's legal system--one that can be fixed. But it will take courage, creativity, and a willingness to look beyond our borders to other countries that have already confronted this crisis.
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The Louisiana Purchase: The Grand Bargain and the Making of America
by Alexander Mikaberidze
Provocative and engrossing book examines what lay behind what eventually became one of the costliest undertakings in American history--not only in dollars but in lives displaced and cultures erased. To do that, he looks beyond the period's diplomatic wranglings and delves into a broader story of European colonialism to illuminate why Louisiana was passed around--from France to Spain, then back to France--before the U.S. purchase. How did it go from being a burden to a prize?
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| Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War by Jane RogoyskaAn evocative account surveys the evolution of Hotel Lutetia in Paris' Left Bank, which served various roles during and after World War II, including a gathering spot for anti-fascists, the headquarters of the Nazi intelligence service, and a refuge for Holocaust survivors. |
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