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History and Current Events December 2020
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| We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky CooperHow it began: In 2009, Harvard University junior Becky Cooper learned about the gruesome unsolved murder of graduate student Jane Britton 40 years earlier and became gripped by the case.
What happened next: Cooper spent the next ten years investigating Britton's murder, finding new twists every step of the way.
What sets it apart: a nuanced and suspenseful exploration of the role institutional sexism played in burying the case. |
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Joe Biden : the life, the run, and what matters now
by Evan Osnos
"Illuminates Biden's long and eventful career in the Senate, his eight years as Obama's vice president, his sojourn in the political wilderness after being passed over for Hillary Clinton in 2016, his decision to challenge Donald Trump for the presidency, and his choice of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. Osnos ponders the difficulties Biden will face if elected and weighs how political circumstances, and changes in the candidate's thinking, have altered his positions"
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The trial of the Chicago 7 : the official transcript
by David T. Dellinger
"A 50th anniversary reissue of the original 1970 Bantam book about perhaps the most notorious trial in American history (then titled THE TALES OF HOFFMAN), published to coincide with Paramount's release of "The Trial of the Chicago 7," written and directed by Aaron Sorkin"
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Apollo's arrow : the profound and enduring impact of coronavirus on the way we live
by Nicholas A. Christakis
"Offers a riveting account of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as it swept through American society in 2020, and of how the recovery will unfold in the coming years. Drawing on momentous (yet dimly remembered) historical epidemics, contemporary analyses, and cutting-edge research from a range of scientific disciplines, explores what it means to live in a time of plague--an experience that is paradoxically uncommon to the vast majority of humans who are alive, yet deeply fundamental to our species"
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Mueller investigation /
Examines special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and the reactions of President Donald Trump to the investigation
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Place Called Chiapas
Documentarian Nettie Wild tells the story of the Zapatista National Liberation Army, which took over several indigenous villages and ranches in Mexico in 1994. For nine months, Wild and his crew travel around Chiapas, one of the Mexico's poorest regions and a stronghold of the rebellious group. The film focuses on the area's impoverished citizens and their deplorable living conditions, and includes a rare interview with the separatists' reclusive leader, Marcos.
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Mr. Untouchable
Chronicles the life of seventies drug kingpin Leroy "Nicky" Barnes, from his height as the top cocaine and heroin dealer in New York to entering the witness protection program after testifying on his colleagues
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