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History and Current Events April 2017
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| Blue on Blue: An Insider's Story of Good Cops Catching Bad Cops by Charles Campisi with Gordon DillowFormer Chief of the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau Charles Campisi's memoir is a compelling, no-holds-barred account of policing in New York City, with a focus on police misconduct. (Even before he joined Internal Affairs, he'd witnessed some shady cop behavior.) From stopping a fellow officer from shooting a suspect in the back, to the Amadou Diallou shooting and the Abner Louima case, Campisi chronicles internal controversies and public outrage while detailing his work to change the culture in the NYPD. In a starred review, Booklist calls Blue on Blue an "unflinching exposé and a riveting read." |
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| We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most... by Noah IsenbergThe World War II-set film Casablanca, featuring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains, won multiple Oscars and became a perennial favorite. In this extensively researched history, film expert Noah Isenberg covers all the details, from the screenplay's source (an unproduced play titled Everybody Comes to Rick's), to casting and production, to credits, to isolationist objections and the wartime context of its release in 1942. He also adds some little-known facts, including that the cast included several refugees from the Nazi regime. Isenberg's discussion of the movie's enduring appeal will give classic film buffs much to discuss, perhaps with soft piano music in the background. |
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Old School: Life in the Sane Lane
by Bill O'Reilly
The television commentator and bestselling author warns of a looming confrontation between Old School people and Snowflakes. The anti–Old School forces believe the traditional way of looking at life is oppressive. Not inclusive. The Old School way may harbor microaggressions. Therefore, Old School philosophy must be diminished. Those crusading against Old School now have a name: Snowflakes. You may have seen them on cable TV whining about social injustice and income inequality. You may have heard them cheering Bernie Sanders as he suggested the government pay for almost everything. The Snowflake movement is proud and loud, and they don’t like Old School grads.
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| The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are... by Brad StoneIn The Upstarts, Bloomberg News senior executive editor Brad Stone chronicles the rise of the sharing economy, built on the success of Airbnb and Uber. After the 2007-08 Wall Street slump, the business climate in Silicon Valley was ready for new strategies. Several young entrepreneurs stepped in -- first among them Brian Chesky of Airbnb's homestay scheme and Travis Kalanick of Uber's ride-sharing app -- and analyzed market trends, crunched numbers, discovered niche opportunities, and capitalized on them. Though their roads were often bumpy, their global businesses are worth billions. Whether you're interested in business history or consider yourself an entrepreneur, you'll want to read Stone's detailed, accessible analysis. |
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A Child's First Book of Trump
by Michael Ian Black
A picture-book parody by the Jim Gaffigan Show co-star and the illustrator of The Straight Line Wonder counsels readers who are scratching their heads in disbelief at today's political headlines on how to recognize and respond to a "wild American Trump" as it bafflingly campaigns for world domination.
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How the Hell Did This Happen?: The Election of 2016
by P. J O'Rourke
The political satirist and best-selling author of Give War a Chance shares irreverent insights into the stranger-than-fiction 2016 presidential election to profile its colorful candidates, primaries, debates and related issues.
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