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History and Current Events: E-Book Edition April 2020
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| The Man in the Red Coat by Julian BarnesA gossipy history of Belle Époque France as experienced by the colorful characters who inhabited it. Our guide through this world is Samuel Pozzi, the society doctor, free-thinker and man of science with a famously complicated private life who was the subject of one of John Singer Sargent's greatest portraits. In this vivid tapestry of people (Henry James, Sarah Bernhardt, Oscar Wilde, Proust, James Whistler, among many others), place, and time, we see not merely an epoch of glamour and pleasure, but, surprisingly, one of violence, prejudice, and nativism-with more parallels to our own age than we might imagine.
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A House in the Mountains : The Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism
by Caroline Moorehead
A House in the Mountains is the extraordinary story of four courageous women who helped form the Italian Resistance against the Nazis and the Fascists during the Second World War. They would prove, to themselves and to the world, what resolve, tenacity and above all exceptional courage could achieve.
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Royal Progress : Canada's Monarchy in the Age of Disruption
by D. Michael Jackson
Queen Elizabeth II is approaching a record-breaking seven decades as sovereign of the United Kingdom, Canada, and fourteen other Commonwealth realms. In anticipation of the next reign, the essays in this book examine how the monarchy may evolve in Canada.
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Hitler's Stolen Children A True Story Of The Nazi Kidnapping Conspiracy
by Oelhafen, Ingrid von
In the summer of 1942, parents across Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia were required to submit their children to medical checks designed to assess racial purity. One such child, Erika Matko, was nine months old when Nazi doctors declared her fit to be a 'Child of Hitler.' Taken to Germany and placed with politically vetted foster parents, Erika was renamed Ingrid von Oelhafen. Many years later, Ingrid began to uncover the truth of her identity. Though the Nazis destroyed many Lebensborn records, Ingrid unearthed rare documents, including Nuremberg trial testimony about her own abduction."
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Uncovering the Hidden Truth |
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The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity : How Modern Culture Is Robbing Billions of People of Happiness
by Matthew Kelly
Do you believe it's possible to be happier than you have ever been before? Not for fleeting moments, but consistently? Bestselling author Matthew Kelly believes it is possible--and in his latest book, The Biggest Lie, he explains how. We all want to be happy and live life to the fullest, but the answer isn't found in the world's definition of happiness. Modern culture is constantly feeding us lies, and these lies affect you more than you know. The lies that affect you the most, however, are the ones you tell yourself. These lies steal your joy, sap your energy, and cause you to lose hope.
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History decoded : solving the ten greatest conspiracies of all time
by Brad Meltzer
A book inspired by the History Network show of the same name explores fascinating, unexplained questions., including: Is Fort Knox empty? Why was Hitler so intent on capturing the Roman "Spear of Destiny?" What's the government hiding in Area 51? Where did the Confederacy's $19 million in gold and silver go at the end of the Civil War? Did Lee Harvey Oswald really act alone? and much more.
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The future is history : how totalitarianism reclaimed Russia
by Masha Gessen
The award-winning Russian-American journalist and author of the best-selling The Man Without a Face traces how within the space of a generation, Russia has succumbed to a more virulent and resistant strain of autocracy as demonstrated by the experiences of four prototype individuals born at the once-presumed dawn of Russian democracy.
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Hidden History of Detroit
by Amy Elliott Bragg
Engaging” stories of what the Motor City was like before the invention of the motor, with photos and illustrations (Detroit Metro-Times). Long before it became the twentieth-century automotive capital, Detroit was a muddy port town full of grog shops, horse races, haphazard cemeteries, and enterprising bootstrappers from all over the world. In this lively book you’ll discover the city’s forgotten history and meet a variety of unforgettable characters—the argumentative French fugitive who founded the city; the tobacco magnate who haunts his shuttered factory; the gambler prankster millionaire who built a monument to himself; the governor who brought his scholarly library with him on canoe expeditions; and the historians who helped create the story of Detroit as we know it: one of the oldest, rowdiest, and most enigmatic cities in the Midwest.
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