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History and Current Events June 2019
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Upheaval : turning points for nations in crisis
by Jared M Diamond
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse offers a new theory of how and why some nations recover from national trauma and others don't. 200,000 first printing
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Spying on the South : an odyssey across the American divide
by Tony Horwitz
The Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker writer and best-selling author of Confederates in the Attic retraces Frederick Law Olmstead's epic journey across the pre-Civil War American South in search of common ground in today's dangerously divided nation
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Sacred duty : a soldier's tour at Arlington National Cemetery
by Tom Cotton
The conservative Arkansas senator presents an intimate and uplifting portrait of Arlington National Cemetery's Old Guard, in a historical memoir that draws on his tradition-inspired service as a unit platoon leader in wartime. 150,000 first printing.
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| "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!" And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions About... by Laura Erickson-Schroth and Laura A. JacobsWhat it is: a sympathetic, advice-filled rebuttal to 21 common myths concerning transgender and gender-nonconforming people, co-written by a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist.
Myths include: "Trans People Are a Danger to Others, Especially Children;" "Trans People Are 'Trapped in the Wrong Body'"
Who it's for: readers curious to learn about the evolving language and conceptualizations of gender identity. |
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| How to Survive a Plague: The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS by David FranceWhat it is: a moving, unputdownable chronicle of the advocacy movements that fought tirelessly for effective AIDS testing, treatment, and funding throughout the 1980s and '90s; a companion to the Academy Award-nominated documentary of the same name.
Book buzz: A 2016 New York Times Notable Book, How to Survive a Plague is also the winner of a Stonewall Book Award, a Lambda Literary Award, and the Baillie Gifford Prize. |
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| Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA by Roberta Kaplan with Lisa DickeyWhat it's about: the 2013 Supreme Court decision that brought down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and signaled a breakthrough victory for marriage equality.
Reviewers say: "deliciously gripping" (Library Journal).
Try this next: For another inspiring behind-the-scenes look at the case, check out Debbie Cenziper's Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality. |
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