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History and Current Events October 2023 |
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Keeping the Chattahoochee : reviving and defending a great Southern river by Sally Sierer BetheaSally Sierer Bethea, one of the first women in America to become a “riverkeeper" - a vocal defender of a specific waterway who holds polluters accountable, tells stories that range from joyous and funny to frustrating, even alarming to illustrate what it takes to save an endangered river.
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Extremely online : the untold story of fame, influence, and power on the internet by Taylor LorenzA Washington Post reporter and leading authority on internet culture reveals how online influence came to upend the world, showing how this phenomenon become one of the most disruptive changes in modern capitalism, forming an unappreciated and insurgent digital dynamic resulting in new approaches to work, entertainment, fame and ambition.
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Killing the witches : the horror of Salem, Massachusetts by Bill O'ReillyRevisiting the Salem witch trials of 1692 and 1693, during which more than 200 people were accused, this dramatic history of the Puritan tradition and how the power of early American ministers shaped the origins of the US depicts good, evil, community panic and how fear can overwhelm fact and reason.
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American gun : the true story of the AR-15 by Cameron McWhirterTracing the AR-15 rifle from inception to ubiquity shows how an obsessive firearms designer invented this controversial weapon in his garage in the 1950s, which has become the firearm of choice of mass shooters, this moral history explores America's gun culture and love affair with technology, freedom and weaponry.
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Prequel : an American fight against Fascism by Rachel MaddowA noted MSNBC anchor traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.
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Murderabilia : a history of crime in 100 objects by Harold SchechterA veteran true crime writer presents 100 murder-related artifacts spanning from 1808-2014, including the false teeth of a female serial killer and the newly cracked cipher of the Zodiac killer, to better understand those who we typically label monsters in lieu of learning how they actually became one.
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Evicted : poverty and profit in the American city by Matthew DesmondA Harvard sociologist examines the under-represented challenge of eviction as a formidable cause of poverty in America, revealing how millions of people are wrongly forced from their homes and reduced to cycles of extreme disadvantage that are reinforced by dysfunctional legal systems.
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Urban jungle : the history and future of nature in the city by Ben WilsonLooking at cities, past and future, this dramatic human story of nature and the city and the impact of climate change offers the joys of history—how backyard gardens spread exotic species all over the world, how war produces biodiversity—alongside a fantastic vision of the lush green cities of our future.
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