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The dragon from Chicago : the untold story of an American reporter in Nazi Germany
by Pamela D. Toler
Drawing on extensive archival research, this captivating look at one of the earliest reporters to warn Americans of the growing dangers of Nazism shows how she exposed the Nazis for misreporting the news to their own people—a powerful example for how we can reclaim truth in an era of disinformation and “fake news.”
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Broadway Butterfly : Vivian Gordon, The Lady Gangster of Jazz Age New York
by Anthony M. DeStefano
An Emmy Award-winning journalist describes the tumultuous life and sensational 1931 bludgeoning murder of red-haired chorus girl who became a speakeasy owner, blackmailer, high-end escort and extortionist and the detailed diary she left behind implicating hundreds of suspects.
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Irena's Gift : An Epic Wwii Memoir of Sisters, Secrets, and Survival
by Karen Kirsten
Weaving together mystery, history and memoir to tell a story of sacrifice, Jewish identity, intergenerational trauma and the secrets we keep to protect those we love, the author pieces together her family's hidden history, from pre-war Poland to the little-known Radom Prison to the negotiation with an SS officer that saved her mother's life.
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Books You Might Have Missed
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Unreliable narrator : me, myself, and impostor syndrome
by Aparna Nancherla
In this incredibly insightful collection of essays, a comedian, using her trademark humor, illuminates an interior life, one constantly bossed around by her depression and laced with anxiety, while discussing such hot-button issues as body image, productivity culture and the ultra-meme-ability of mental health language.
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Let Me Save You 25 Years : Mistakes, Miracles, and Lessons from the Lovesac Story
by Shawn D. Nelson
A raucous and raw tale awaits within the pages of Shawn D. Nelson's part-memoir/part-business book, Let Me Save You 25 Years. As the Founder and CEO of Lovesac, Nelson unveils a magnificent and unvarnished account of his entrepreneurial journey spanning a quarter-century. With unapologetic honesty, he shares both triumphant victories and humbling defeats, painting a vivid and authentic picture of the entrepreneurial rollercoaster. From its humble beginnings as a college side gig through to its IPO and beyond, the Lovesac saga unfolds quickly through 25 gripping micro-chapters, each accompanied by a nugget of hard-earned wisdom
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Healing Wounds : A Vietnam War Combat Nurse's 10-Year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C.
by Diane Carlson Evans
In 1983, when Evans came up with the vision for the first-ever memorial on the National Mall to honor women who’d worn a military uniform, she wouldn’t be deterred. She remembered not only her sister veterans, but also the hundreds of young wounded men she had cared for, as she expressed during a Congressional hearing in Washington, D.C.: “Women didn’t have to enter military service, but we stepped up to serve believing we belonged with our brothers-in-arms and now we belong with them at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. If they belong there, we belong there. We were there for them then. We mattered.”
Her impassioned story of serving in Vietnam is a crucial backstory to her fight to honor the women she served beside
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