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History and Current Events April 2022
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| The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey With Afghan Refugees by Matthieu AikinsWhat it is: An immersive and empathetic account of Sunni refugee Omar's attempts to flee Afghanistan in 2016; joining him on the perilous journey was his friend, Canadian journalist Matthieu Aikins.
Author alert: Polk Award-winning Aikins has lived in Afghanistan since 2008; his work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and more. |
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| Watergate: A New History by Garrett M. GraffWhat it's about: The June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C.'s Watergate building, a scandal that led to the downfall of the Nixon administration.
Why you should read it: Published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the event, this illuminating latest from journalist Garrett M. Graff is "the best and fullest account of the Watergate crisis, one unlikely to be surpassed any time soon" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him... by Sarah WeinmanHow it began: In 1962, New Jersey death row inmate and convicted murderer Edgar Smith struck up a correspondence with conservative intellectual William F. Buckley, who used his connections to help secure Smith a book deal and, in 1971, a release from prison.
What happened next: Smith manipulated his way to fame and acclaim, though his second act was short-lived -- in 1976, he was convicted of kidnapping a woman at knifepoint and sent back to prison.
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| Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth by Elizabeth WilliamsonWhat it is: A sobering account of the aftermath of Newton, CT's Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, which left 20 students and six staff dead.
Featuring: Interviews with survivors, parents, and first responders.
Is it for you? This disturbing debut also examines how misinformation campaigns, led by far-right radio host Alex Jones, compounded survivors' trauma and spurred widespread conspiracy-mongering that persists. |
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| Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, and Philip WangWhat it is: An engaging collection of essays, interviews, playlists, illustrations, and memes exploring how Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have impacted politics and popular culture in the last 30 years. |
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