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History and Current Events April 2017
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Who rules the world?
by Noam Chomsky
The M.I.T. intellectual and best-selling author of Hegemony or Survival and Failed States presents an examination of the waning American Century, the nature of U.S. policies in the post-9/11 world and the dangers of prioritizing military power over democracy and human rights.
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Tracks to the Trenches : Canadian Railway Troops in the Great War (1914-1919)
by David R. P. Guay
This is the untold story about the Canadian Railway Troops who built, maintained and operated the standard gauge and light railways, the supply routes to the front lines during The Great War - World War I. David Guay discusses the evolution and management of this complex infrastructure in the context of German, French and British railway development and military strategy. He also emphasizes the enormity of the railway work done by the Canadians: regimental histories, organizational charts, operating procedures, decorations, rosters of locomotives and rolling stock, as well as tips on modelling and collecting railway and military memorabilia.
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The case against sugar
by Gary Taubes
The best-selling author of Why We Get Fat outlines compelling arguments about the health dangers of sugar, identifying the powerful lobbies behind its overuse while citing its role in a range of challenges from obesity to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Monarchs and Their Monarchies
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| King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She... by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor HermanChances are, most of us will never be crowned king...especially if we're women! But that's just what happened to Ghana-born Peggielene Bartels, who'd been working in the U.S. for three decades. After receiving a phone call telling her that her uncle, the king of a 7,000-person African village, was dead, and that she had been elected the new king, Peggy found the resources to provide what her kingdom needed -- including clean water and schools with computers. Otuam isn't the kind of place that the word "monarchy" conjures up for most of us, but King Peggy offers an authentic and inviting look at a small African kingdom. |
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A brief history of Henry VIII : reformer and tyrant
by Derek Wilson
Henry VIII changed the course of English life more completely than any monarch since the Conquest. In the portraits of Holbein, Henry Tudor stands proud as one of the powerful figures in renaissance Europe. But is the portrait just a bluff? This title explores the myths behind the image of the Tudor Lion.
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The queen : a life in brief
by Robert Lacey
Chronicles the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, detailing her childhood, her ascension to the throne, her relationship with her children, and her reign at the head of the British monarchy
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How to ruin a queen : Marie Antoinette and the diamond necklace affair
by Jonathan Beckman
In 1785, a sensational trial began in Paris that would divide the country and captivate Europe. A leading Catholic cardinal and scion of one of the most distinguished families in France stood accused of forging the queen's signature to obtain the most expensive piece of jewelry in Europe: a 2,800-carat diamond necklace. Where were the diamonds? Was the cardinal innocent? Was, for that matter, the queen? The revelations from the trial would bedevil the French monarchy as the country descended into a bloody revolution
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