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History and Current Events April 2019
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| Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam HigginbothamWhat it's about: the catastrophic April 26, 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine.
Why you might like it: Suspenseful and sweeping, this vivid account includes recently declassified documents and interviews with survivors.
Try this next: For a moving look at the disaster's ongoing environmental damage, read Kate Brown's Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future. |
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| How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel ImmerwahrWhat it is: a fast-paced, illuminating history exploring the impact of American imperialism on past and present non-mainland U.S. territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
Why it matters: This absorbing work reveals a perspective on American history that is often overlooked.
Did you know? Nearly half of the mainland population is unaware that today's four million territory residents are U.S. citizens. |
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The United States of Ohio : one American state and its impact on the other forty-nine
by David E. Rohr
"Electoral significance has always distinguished the small northern state sandwiched between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. Only twice since the beginning of the twentieth century has Ohio failed to pick the candidate who ultimately won the presidential election. But presidential elections are only part of the Ohio story. That's because the state has always been an innovator, an incubator, and a bellwether for the American experience. In a unique look at Ohio, David E. Rohr chronicles key stories that come from the Buckeye State and the remarkable effect Ohio's development has had on the larger country.<BR /> <BR />The United States of Ohio covers little-known facts about Ohio, such as how the state was the birthplace of both the National Football League and Major League Baseball and how it was Ohioans who led efforts toward racial integration in both sports. Readers will learn what makes the state a manufacturing and agricultural powerhouse--with both the largest tire company, Akron's Goodyear, and the largest consumer products company, Cincinnati's Proctor & Gamble, based there. The state grows, processes, and builds on a level that far outpaces the size of its population or expanse of its borders. And it is the birthplace of many prominent US figures--from Thomas Edison to John Glenn to Neil Armstrong. From sports to a century's worth of entertainment superstars to aviation and space exploration, Ohio's best have made for America's greatest stories--all captured here in a look at the Buckeye State and its impact on the other forty-nine."
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Unhinged : an insider's account of the Trump White House
by Omarosa
The author shares her experiences working in the Trump White House, uncovering the president's attitudes on race and women, his treatment of staff and family, and the mental and physical changes he has gone through in years she has known him
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| No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria by Rania AbouzeidWhat it is: a sobering account of the ongoing Syrian Civil War, which has claimed an estimated 500,000 lives since 2011.
What sets it apart: Branded a spy by the Syrian government and banned from entering the country, journalist Rania Abouzeid spent several years clandestinely entering Syria to conduct her reportage.
Book buzz: No Turning Back was a 2018 Booklist Editors' Choice and New York Times Notable Book selection. |
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| The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 by Joseph J. EllisWhat it's about: the influential roles four Founding Fathers played in the political transformations occurring between the end of the American Revolution and the establishment of the federal government.
Starring: George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay.
About the author: Historian Joseph J. Ellis is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation. |
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