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History and Current Events January 2021
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| Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism by Sharyl AttkissonWhat it is: a sobering and provocative investigation into the ways in which modern news media is manipulated.
About the author: Sharyl Attkisson is a five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and a recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award.
Is it for you? Readers may see Attkisson's discussion of Donald Trump's presidential misdeeds as apologia. |
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Trust : America's best chance
by Pete Buttigieg
"An urgent call to foster an 'American way of trust' at this painfully polarized juncture in the nation's history, Trust is a direct reckoning with the prevailing corruption of social responsibility. Yet refusing to give in to the despair that threatens our foundations, Trust seeks to inspire Americans to build a powerful movement that will define all of us in the years to come"
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Killing Crazy Horse : the merciless Indian wars in America
by Bill O'Reilly
The authors of Killing the SS document the fraught history of America's founding on previously occupied lands, covering events ranging from the presidential ordered destruction of Tecumseh's alliance of tribes to the Trail of Tears
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| Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen... by Rachel Maddow and Michael YarvitzStarring: disgraced vice president Spiro Agnew, who resigned in 1973 after he was caught committing tax fraud and running a bribery and extortion ring in his office.
Why you might like it: This well-researched examination of a lesser-known political scandal, which happened concurrently (but unrelatedly) with Watergate, offers striking parallels to current events.
Media buzz: Bag Man is an engaging expansion of the authors' podcast of the same name, which was nominated for a Peabody Award in 2018. |
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Kamala's Way : An American Life
by Dan Morain
A revelatory biography of the first Black woman to stand for Vice President charts how the daughter of two immigrants in segregated California became one of this country’s most effective power players. 100,000 first printing.
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SPQR : A History of Ancient Rome by Mary BeardWhat it is: A prominent classicist explores Ancient Rome and how its citizens adapted the notion of imperial rule, invented the concepts of citizenship and nation and made laws about those traditionally overlooked in history, including women, slaves and criminals.
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The Fate of Rome : Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire by Kyle HarperWhat it is: A sweeping chronicle of the role of climate change and disease in the fall of the Roman Empire interweaves historical narrative with cutting-edge climate science and genetic discoveries to trace 500 years of volcanic eruptions, solar cycles, climate instability and devastating illnesses that combined in catastrophic ways.
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Chasing Aphrodite : The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum by Jason FelchWhat it is: A dramatic account of the recent voluntary surrender of priceless pieces of art by American museums to the governments of Italy and Greece reveals the illegal antiquities trade at the Getty museum, the roles played by various contributors and the aftershocks being experienced throughout the art world.
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Battling the gods : Atheism in the Ancient World by Tim WhitmarshWhat it is: Dispels the notion that atheism and doubt are modern phenomena and describes atheism in ancient Greece, citing the thoughts of Diagoras of Melos, Democritus, the first materialist and Epicurus and his followers.
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The Rise of Athens : the Story of the World's Greatest Civilization by Anthony EverittWhat it is: Traces how Athens became the world's most influential civilization, charting the characteristics, flaws, and unique intellectual accomplishments of the ambitious city-civilization and how it helped establish the foundations of the modern world.
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