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History and Current Events December 2018
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Recent and Upcoming Releases |
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The Front Runner
by Matt Bai
In May 1987, Colorado Senator Gary Hart-a dashing, reform-minded Democrat-seemed a lock for the party's presidential nomination and led George H. W. Bush by double digits in the polls. Then, in one tumultuous week, rumors of marital infidelity and a newspaper's stakeout of Hart's home resulted in a media frenzy the likes of which had never been seen before.
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Smoky the Brave
by Damien Lewis
Documents the story of the U.S. military's first therapy dog, a four-pound Yorkshire Terrier noted for remarkable acts of courage, including her famous jump from a plane using a specially designed parachute.
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Where We Go from Here
by Bernie Sanders
The Democratic presidential candidate, popular senator and respected economist traces the first year of the Trump administration and what Sanders and his followers are doing to reinforce the progressive movement.
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Trump's Enemies: How the Deep State Is Undermining President Trump
by Corey R. Lewandowski and David N. Bossie
Two political operatives who served on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign defend their assertion that a long-standing hostile bureaucratic network operating in the shadows of Washington is trying to work against the current administration.
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The Future of Capitalism
by Paul Collier
The renowned economist and prizewinning author of The Bottom Billion presents a candid diagnosis of the failures of capitalism while outlining pragmatic, ethical recommendations for how to heal essential divides.
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