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History and Current Events June 2025 |
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When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World
by Jordan Thomas
In When It All Burns, wildland firefighter and anthropologist Jordan Thomas recounts a single, brutal six-month fire season with the Los Padres Hotshots—the special forces of America’s firefighters. He uncovers the hidden cultural history of megafires, revealing how humanity’s symbiotic relationship with wildfire became a war—and what can be done to change it back.
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| The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by William DalrympleBestselling author and historian William Dalrymple's scholarly latest reveals the overlooked role India played in shaping ancient civilization's culture, politics, religion, economy, and more. For fans of: The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan. |
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Murder in the Dollhouse: the Jennifer Dulos Story
by Rich Cohen
The New York Times best-selling author of Tough Jews delves into the chilling disappearance of wealthy suburban mom Jennifer Dulos, exploring the contentious divorce, subsequent arrests and shocking aftermath that gripped a Connecticut community.
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The Year God Died: Jesus and the Roman Empire in 33 AD
by Jim Lacey
A groundbreaking account of how the Roman Empire shaped the life and death of Jesus, overturning centuries of historical beliefs around the world—from the New York Times bestselling author of The First Clash.
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| Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America by Michael LuoNew Yorker executive editor Michael Luo's intimate and richly detailed history chronicles Chinese immigration and exclusion in America from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Further reading: Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad by Gordon H. Chang; America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States by Erika Lee. |
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Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRA
by John Lisle
The inside story of the CIA's secret mind-control project, MKULTRA, using never-before-seen testimony from the perpetrators themselves. The consequences of MKULTRA still reverberate throughout American society. Project Mind Control is the definitive account of this most disturbing of chapters in CIA history.
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| Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea by Marcus RedikerHistorian Marcus Rediker's (The Slave Ship) thoughtful latest explores how enslaved people in the Antebellum South utilized America's waterways to seek their freedom and profiles some of the men and women whose escapes were successful. For fans of: Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad by Ann Hagedorn. |
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| The Illegals: Russia's Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate... by Shaun WalkerShaun Walker, an international correspondent for The Guardian, offers a fast-paced and richly detailed survey of Russia's century-old spy program, which requires agents (called "Illegals") to be sent abroad on deep-cover missions in the United States, Europe, South America, and Africa. For fans of: TV's The Americans; Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West by Calder Walton. |
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| Hope Dies Last: Visionary People Across the World, Fighting to Find Us a Future by Alan WeismanEnvironmental journalist Alan Weisman's moving and upbeat account profiles inspiring individuals around the world (including scientists, engineers, politicians, and activists) who are fighting to combat climate change. Further reading: Climate Resilience: How We Keep Each Other Safe, Care for Our Communities, and Fight Back Against Climate Change by Kylie Flanagan. |
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