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History and Current Events November 2017
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The sunken gold : a story of World War I espionage and the greatest treasure salvage in history
by Joseph A. Williams
On January 25, 1917, HMS Laurentic struck two German mines off the coast of Ireland and sank. The ship was carrying 44 tons of gold bullion to the still-neutral United States via Canada in order to finance the war effort for Britain and its allies. Britain desperately needed that sunken treasure, but any salvage had to be secret since the British government dared not alert the Germans to the presence of the gold.
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The women who flew for Hitler : A True Story of Soaring Ambition and Searing Rivalry
by Clare Mulley
A dual biography of the first two women flight captains for the Nazis describes how in spite of Hitler's dictates against women in the military, Aryan poster girl Hanna Reitsch and Jewish aeronautical engineer Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenger served on opposing sides before being awarded the Iron Cross. By the award-winning author of The Woman Who Saved the Children.
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Endangered economies : how the neglect of nature threatens our prosperity
by G. M Heal
In the decades since Geoffrey Heal began his field-defining work in environmental economics, one central question has animated his research: "Can we save our environment and grow our economy?" This issue has become only more urgent in recent years with the threat of climate change, the accelerating loss of ecosystems, and the rapid industrialization of the developing world.
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Lower ed : the troubling rise of for-profit colleges in the new economy
by Tressie McMillan Cottom
Drawing on her personal experience as a former counselor at two for-profit colleges and interviews with students, senior executives and activists, a renowned sociologist reveals how for-profit schools have become so successful and deciphers the benefits, credentials pitfalls and real costs of a for-profit education.
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The Black lives matter movement
by Peggy J. Parks
Black Lives Matter was born in July 2013 after a jury exonerated the killer of an unarmed black youth named Trayvon Martin. Since that time it has become known as a formidable, often controversial, civil rights movement that seeks equality and fair treatment of black citizens by law enforcement and by society as a whole.
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