| Complicit: How Our Culture Enables Misbehaving Men by Reah BravoIn her candid and well-researched debut, former PBS producer Reah Bravo draws upon her own experiences to examine how patriarchal structures allow men's sexual misconduct to go unchecked. Further reading: Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer. |
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| Taking London: Winston Churchill and the Fight to Save Civilization by Martin DugardMartin Dugard, bestselling co-author of the Killing series with Bill O'Reilly, follows Taking Paris with an evocative and richly detailed account of the Battle of Britain in 1940. For fans of: The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson. |
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| Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy VietorPod Save America podcast co-hosts and former Obama White House aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor's hopeful illustrated guide offers practical advice for readers who want to get involved in politics and effect change. Try this next: Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want by Frances Moore Lappé and Adam Eichen. |
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| When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up... by John GanzPolitical writer John Ganz's sobering debut chronicles the rise of right-wing extremism in the 1990s and is "a must-read for every American wondering how we got here" (Booklist). Further reading: Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s by Nicole Hemmer. |
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| A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue by Dean JobbIn this compelling true crime caper, award-winning author Dean Jobb (The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream) chronicles the exploits of jewel thief Arthur Barry in Jazz Age New York City. Try this next: Shadow Men: The Tangled Story of Murder, Media, and Privilege That Scandalized Jazz Age America by James Polchin. |
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| Undue Burden: Life-and-Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali LuthraFeaturing interviews with patients, healthcare providers, and activists, journalist Shefali Luthra's well-researched and affecting debut chronicles the ongoing impact of abortion restrictions following the Supreme Court's 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade. Further reading: You or Someone You Love: Reflections from an Abortion Doula by Hannah Matthews; Policing Pregnant Bodies: From Ancient Greece to Post-Roe America by Kathleen M. Crowther. |
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| Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily NussbaumIn her engrossing latest, Pulitzer Prize-winning television critic Emily Nussbaum (I Like To Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution) charts the origins and evolution of reality TV, from Candid Camera's premiere in 1948 to the first season of The Apprentice in 2004. Further reading: True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us by Danielle J. Lindemann. |
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| Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest... by Fawn WeaverNew York Times bestselling author Fawn Weaver (Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage) offers a moving portrait of the lifelong friendship between Jack Daniel and Nathan "Nearest" Green, the enslaved man who taught him how to distill whiskey, in this "powerful portrayal of a largely hidden American history" (Publishers Weekly). For fans of: Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson. |
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