History and Current Events
April 2021
History
The agitators : three friends who fought for abolition and women's rights
by Dorothy Wickenden

The best-selling author of Nothing Daunted chronicles the revolutionary activities of Harriet Tubman, Frances Seward and Martha Wright, discussing their vital role in the Underground Railroad, abolition and the early women’s rights movement. 100,000 first printing. (Publisher)
The light of days : the untold story of women resistance fighters in Hitler's ghettos
by Judith Batalion

Documents the essential World War II contributions of Jewish-Polish female resistance fighters, sharing the stories of courageous women who risked their lives to work against the Nazis as fighters, intelligence agents and saboteurs. 200,000 first printing. (Publisher)
Current Events
On the house : a Washington memoir
by John Boehner

The former Speaker of the House shares candid tales from Washington, D.C.’s halls of power, offering insight into America’s Republican Party and the leadership successes and failures of Presidents from the past half century. 200,000 first printing. Illustrations. (Publisher)
Every day is a gift : a memoir
by Tammy Duckworth

The Iraq War veteran traces her impoverished childhood, her decision to join the Army, the months spent recovering from the RPG attack that shot down her helicopter and nearly took her life, and her subsequent mission of serving in elected office. (Publisher)