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History and Current Events January 2022
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| An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. MaysWhat it is: A sweeping revisionist account exploring the intersection of Black and Indigenous history in the United States, written by Black and Saginaw Chippewa scholar Kyle T. Mays.
Read it for: A nuanced discussion of how settler colonialism and white supremacy has contributed to the complex tensions between -- and solidary among -- Black and Indigenous people. |
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| Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing by Peter RobisonWhat happened: In 2018 and 2019, two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft crashed within months of each other, causing the deaths of 346 people.
Is it for you? This disturbing and well-researched exposé from Bloomberg reporter Peter Robison reveals how corporate malfeasance, executive infighting, and changing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations led to these preventable tragedies. |
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| The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II by Alex KershawWhat it's about: The Allied soldiers who were the first to take part in the Normandy landings on D-Day.
Why you might like it: Published in 2019 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the event, journalist Alex Kershaw's immersive account offers a fast-paced and dramatic recreation of the invasion.
Featuring: Interviews and firsthand accounts from participants. |
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| Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon by Jeffrey KlugerWhat it is: An exciting account of the Apollo 8 mission that blends technical details of the mission with profiles of its participants.
Why you might like it: Science writer Jeffrey Kluger draws on interviews with crew members Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, as well as materials from the NASA Oral History Project, to recreate the mission. |
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| Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant by Anne Gardiner PerkinsWhat it's about: In 1969, 268 years after its founding, Yale University admitted women undergraduates for the first time (of the 575 accepted into the elite Ivy, 90% were white).
What happened next: Isolated from (yet harassed by) their male peers and professors, the women of Yale advocated for institutional reforms like gender-blind admissions, racial equality, and inclusive healthcare. |
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