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History and Current Events June 2019
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| The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story by Aaron Bobrow-StrainWhat it is: A sobering examination of the U.S.-Mexico border conflict that intimately depicts the high-stakes life of an undocumented immigrant.
Starring: The pseudonymous Aida Hernandez, a young mother and deportee desperate to reunite with her son.
Try this next: Francisco Cantú's heartwrenching memoir The Line Becomes a River explores the border conflict from the perspective of a Mexican American Border Patrol agent. |
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| Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey CepWhat it's about: How Harper Lee's obsession with a 1970s murder case inspired her to write a true crime book that she later abandoned.
Why you might like it: Furious Hours paints a compelling portrait of the elusive Lee, whose insecurities hindered her creative endeavors.
Book buzz: Killers of the Flower Moon author David Grann calls Furious Hours "a triumph on every level." |
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| D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped... by Sarah RoseWhat it is: A gripping tribute to the women spies employed by Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) during WWII, whose contributions were crucial to the war effort in occupied France.
Is it for you? This fast-paced blend of thriller, social history, biography, and romance offers something for every reader.
Try this next: Larry Loftis' suspenseful biography Code Name: Lise centers on Odette Sansom, one of the spies profiled in D-Day Girls. |
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| Defying Hitler: The Germans Who Resisted Nazi Rule by Gordon Thomas and Greg LewisWhat it's about: How Germans from all walks of life resisted and undermined Hitler throughout his rise to power.
What sets it apart: This stirring rejoinder to the notion that Germans supported Hitler en masse highlights both famous and lesser-known resistance efforts.
Don't miss: The disturbing story of Kurt Gerstein, a Gestapo officer who became one of the first people to publicize the horrors of the Holocaust. |
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| "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!" And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions About... by Laura Erickson-Schroth and Laura A. JacobsWhat it is: A sympathetic, advice-filled rebuttal to 21 common myths concerning transgender and gender-nonconforming people, co-written by a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist.
Myths include: "Trans People Are a Danger to Others, Especially Children;" "Trans People Are 'Trapped in the Wrong Body'"
Who it's for: Readers curious to learn about the evolving language and conceptualizations of gender identity. |
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When We Rise: My Life in the Movement by Cleve JonesWhat it is: Longtime LGBTQ and AIDS activist Cleve Jones' memoir is a sweeping, profoundly moving account of his life from sexually liberated 1970s San Francisco, through the AIDS crisis and up to his present-day involvement with the marriage equality battle. TV tie in: Inspiration for the 8-part ABC television miniseries from Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. Awards: 2017 Lambda Literary Award winner
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| How to Survive a Plague: The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS by David FranceWhat it is: A moving, unputdownable chronicle of the advocacy movements that fought tirelessly for effective AIDS testing, treatment, and funding throughout the 1980s and '90s; a companion to the Academy Award-nominated documentary of the same name.
Book buzz: A 2016 New York Times Notable Book, How to Survive a Plague is also the winner of a Stonewall Book Award, a Lambda Literary Award, and the Baillie Gifford Prize. |
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| Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA by Roberta Kaplan with Lisa DickeyWhat it's about: The 2013 Supreme Court decision that brought down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and signaled a breakthrough victory for marriage equality.
Reviewers say: "deliciously gripping" (Library Journal).
Try this next: For another inspiring behind-the-scenes look at the case, check out Debbie Cenziper's Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality. |
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