History and Current Events
January 2026

A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls: Margaret C. Anderson, Book Bans, and the Fight to Modernize Literature by Adam Morgan
A danger to the minds of young girls : Margaret C. Anderson, book bans, and the fight to modernize literature
by Adam Morgan

Bringing a fresh eye to a woman and a movement misunderstood in their time, this biography highlights a feminist counterculture that audaciously pushed for more during a time of extreme social conservatism and changed the face of American literature and culture forever.
The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind by Simon Winchester
The breath of the Gods : the history and future of the wind
by Simon Winchester

A portrait across time of that unseen force--unseen but not unfelt--that respects no national borders and no vessel or structure in its path. Wind, the movement of the air, is seen by so many as a heavenly creation and generally a thing of essential goodness. But when it flexes its invisible muscles, all should take care and be very afraid.
Every day is Sunday : how Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell turned the NFL into a cultural & economic juggernaut by Ken Belson
Every day is Sunday : how Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell turned the NFL into a cultural & economic juggernaut
by Ken Belson

On February 11, 2024, NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, & the league's two most powerful owners, Jerry Jones & Robert Kraft, looked down at the spectacle before them. What they saw was the sport's championship game, the Super Bowl-now a de facto national holiday-being played in a shiny new $2B stadium, home to the first franchise based in Las Vegas, after the league's embrace of nationwide gambling. The moment was over 30 years in the making. In Every Day is Sunday, veteran New York Times Business & NFL reporter, Ken Belson, traces the evolution of the league from one of the four US professional sports, into the cultural & economic juggernaut it is today. 
Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America by Colin Woodard
Nations apart : how clashing regional cultures shattered America
by Colin Woodard

Colin Woodard’s Nations Apart explores how America’s centuries-old regional cultures drive today’s political, social, and economic divides. Using new research and data, he connects history to modern crises—guns, health, immigration, democracy—and offers practical strategies to heal polarization and rebuild a more unified, resilient republic.
38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia by Philippe Sands
38 Londres Street : on impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia
by Philippe Sands

In this intimate legal and historical detective story, the world-renowned lawyer and acclaimed author of East West Street traces the footsteps of two of the twentieth century's most merciless criminals--accused of genocide and crimes against humanity--testing the limits of immunity and impunity after Nuremberg. In this unique blend of memoir, courtroom drama, and travelogue, Philippe Sands gives us a front row seat to the Pinochet trial--where he acted as a barrister for Human Rights Watch--and teases out the dictator's unexpected connection to a leading Nazi who ended up managing a king crab cannery in Patagonia. A decade-long journey exposes the chilling truth behind the lives of two men and their intertwined destinies on 38 Londres Street.
Fateful Hours: The Collapse of the Weimar Republic by Volker Ullrich
Fateful hours : the collapse of the Weimar Republic
by Volker Ullrich

From the New York Times best-selling historian, the riveting story of the Weimar Republic--a fledgling democracy beset by chaos and extremism--and its dissolution into the Third Reich.
Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in 75 Legendary Players by Sam Smith
Masters of the game : a conversational history of the NBA in 75 legendary players
by Sam Smith and Phil Jackson

The legendary sportswriter and the Hall of Fame, eleven-time NBA champion coach separate the music from the noise in the stories of the greatest who ever played and their impact on the game.
The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty by Tracy Borman
The stolen crown : treachery, deceit, and the death of the Tudor dynasty
by Tracy Borman

From the acclaimed royal historian, the dramatic and untold story of the lie about the controversial succession that ended the Tudor era and changed the course of British history.
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