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History and Current Events January 2019
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| Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster... by H.W. BrandsWhat it is: a fascinating peek into how the ideological tensions of post-American Revolution politicians led to the Civil War; a revealing examination of how bygone rifts continue to resonate in contemporary American politics.
Who it's for: chock-full of duels, debates, scandals, and betrayals, this riveting, character-driven popular history will appeal to readers of Douglas Brinkley and Stephen E. Ambrose. |
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1. New York, December 1939 -- 2. Java, Netherlands East Indies, April 1890 -- 3. Naarden, Holland, March 1910 -- 4. Mainz, Germany, July 1910 -- 5. Haarlem, Holland, August 1911 -- 6. Berlin, Germany, May 1912 -- 7. St. Petersburg, Russia, September 1912 -- 8. Schwerin, Germany, June 1913 -- 9. Stenay, France, June 1915 -- 10. St. Quentin, France, August 1918 -- 11. Berlin, Germany, November 1918 -- 12. Haarlem, Holland, March 1919 -- 13. New York, November 1920 -- 14. Amsterdam, Holland, June 1923 -- 15. Detroit, Michigan, October 1925 -- 16. Teterboro, New Jersey, April 1927 -- 17. New York City, New York, February 1929 -- 18. New York City, New York, July 1931 -- 19. The Hague, Holland, November 1933 -- 20. Montauk Point, Long Island, September 1935 -- 21. St. Moritz, Switzerland, January 1937 -- 22. New York City, New York, June 1938 -- 23. Westerveld, Holland, February 1940 -- 24. Schwerin, Germany, a century later.
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Handbook of European Intelligence Cultures by Bob De GraaffNational intelligence cultures are shaped by their country?s history and environment. Featuring 32 countries (such as Albania, Belgium, Croatia, Norway, Latvia, Montenegro), the work provides insight into a number of rarely discussed national intelligence agencies to allow for comparative study, offering hard to find information into one volume. In their chapters, the contributors, who are all experts from the countries discussed, address the intelligence community rather than focus on a single agency. They examine the environment in which an organization operates, its actors, and cultural and ideological climate, to cover both the external and internal factors that influence a nation's intelligence community. The result is an exhaustive, unique survey of European intelligence communities rarely discussed.
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The Victorian Era Then & Now |
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| eAudiobook from RBDigital
What it is: a surprising "whydunit" that doggedly investigates the case of Nattie and Robert Coombes, who were charged with the 1895 murder of their mother when they were only 12 and 13 years old.
Book buzz: The Wicked Boy won the 2017 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime Book.
Reviewers say: "a tragedy that reads like a Dickens novel, including the remarkable payoff at the end" (Publishers Weekly). |
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
by Kirk Wallace Johnson
What it's about: In June 2009, American student Edwin Rist stole 299 rare bird skins from Hertfordshire, England's Natural History Museum, removing their feathers to sell to fly-fishing enthusiasts.
Don't miss: This astonishing true crime caper features an unexpected twist worthy of a courtroom drama.
Reviewers say: "Johnson's flair for telling an engrossing story is, like the beautiful birds he describes, exquisite" (Kirkus Reviews).
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