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New Non-Fiction Arrivals at MPL
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For the safety of our patrons and staff, ALL MOBILE PUBLIC LIBRARY LOCATIONS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC We are offering Curbside Holds Pickup on holds for books, DVDs, CDs, and other items. Although all library locations are still closed to the public, patrons now have the opportunity to place items on hold and pick up those items when available at curbside holds pick up locations. For more information please visit:
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Here are our new arrivals, click the title to view in our catalog:
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The Book of Rosy : A Mother's Story of Separation at the Border
by Rosayra Pablo Cruz
"From a mother whose children were taken from her at the U.S. border by the American government in 2018 and another mother who helped reunite the family, a crucial, searing story about the immigration odyssey, family separation and reunification, and thepower of individuals to band together to overcome even the most cruel and unjust circumstances"
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The Demagogue's Playbook : The Battle for American Democracy from the Founders to Trump
by Eric A. Posner
"Cuts through the hyperbole and hysteria that often distorts assessments of our republic, particularly at this time." - Alan Taylor, winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History What-and who-is a demagogue? How did America's Founders envision the presidency? What should a constitutional democracy look like-and how can it be fixed when it appears to be broken? Something is definitely wrong with Donald Trump's presidency, but what exactly?
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Exercise of Power : America and the Post-Cold War World
by Robert Michael Gates
The former Secretary of Defense and author of the best-selling Duty offers a candid, sweeping examination of American executive powers and how they have been exercised with positive and negative results by American Presidents throughout the post-Cold War era.
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A Furious Sky : The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
by Eric Jay Dolin
The best-selling author of Leviathan urges readers to prepare for the probable consequences of incrementally devastating future hurricanes, in a 500-year chronicle of the formidable impact of hurricanes on American history prior to global climate change. Illustrations.
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The Hardest Job in the World : The American Presidency
by John Dickerson
The award-winning 60 Minutes correspondent and former anchor of Face the Nation explains how the branches of government differ from founder intentions and how presidential leadership has become more about campaigns and unrealistic expectations than job suitability. Illustrations.
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Our Time is Now : Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
by Stacey Abrams
"Voter suppression has plagued America since its inception, and so has the issue of identity-who is really American and what that means. When tied together, as they are in our modern politics, citizens are harmed in overt, subtle, and even personal ways.Stacey Abrams experienced the effects firsthand, running one of the most unconventional races in modern politics as the Democratic nominee for the governorship in Georgia and the first black woman major party nominee in American history.
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Which Country Has the World's Best Health Care?
by Ezekiel Emanuel
A prominent doctor and bioethicist sets out to find the world’s best country for healthcare, including Taiwan, Germany, Australia and Switzerland, and how the most effective health providers handle the challenges of providing good care.
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Life of a Klansman : A Family History in White Supremacy
by Edward Ball
The author of Slaves in the Family presents a trenchant exploration of a family’s legacy of white supremacy, detailing how Louisiana carpenter Constant Lecorgne joined the KKK to promote fanatical racism in post-Civil War America.
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What You Need to Know About Voting--and Why
by Kim Wehle
A thorough examination of the specifics of voting in the U.S. Constitutional scholar and law professor Wehle has designed this book as a guide for those seeking greater insight into a variety of related topics, including the slippery concept of the right to vote, the background basics of voting, and the structural barriers to voting.
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Stealing Our Democracy : How the Political Assassination of a Governor Threatens Our Nation
by Don Siegelman
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was the most successful and promising politician in modern Alabama history, that is until Siegelman's enemies dragged him into court with biased prosecutors and a corrupt judge. Rather than meet his potential, Governor Siegelman was sentenced to eighty-eight months, locked away as a political prisoner. In Stealing Our Democracy, Siegelman tells his side of the story, a story with damning implications for anyone who believes that democracy and the criminal justice system cannot be exploited for political gain.
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The Scourge of War : The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman
by Brian Holden Reid
A thoroughgoing biography of William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), the steely, intellectually gifted Civil War general. Did Sherman really say "War is hell"? His son said that his father's true statement, made to the mayor of a devastated Atlanta in 1864, was "War is cruelty and you cannot refine it." Either way, Sherman knew whereof he spoke.
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