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History and Current Events May 2021
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You don't belong here : how three women rewrote the story of war
by Elizabeth Becker
Drawing on interviews, personal letters and profound insight, an award-winning journalist presents the unforgettable – and long-buried – story of three female journalisst forging their place in a land of men during the Vietnam war, often at great personal sacrifice. 20,000 first printing.
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When America stopped being great : a history of the present
by Nick Bryant
The BBC’s New York correspondent delves into the history of this once-great nation to explain how the seeds of Trumpism were sown in the decisions of past administrations, and how the historical clues paved the way for an outside to take power. 20,000 first printing.
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Long time coming : reckoning with race in America
by Michael Eric Dyson
From the New York Times best-selling author of Tears We Cannot Stop issues a passionate call to America to finally reckon with race and start the journey to redemption. 250,000 first printing
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Four hundred souls : a community history of African America, 1619-2019
by Ibram X. Kendi
"A "choral history" of African Americans covering 400 years of history in the voices of 80 writers, edited by the bestselling, National Book Award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain. Last year marked the four hundredth anniversary of the first African presence in the Americas--and also launched the Four Hundred Souls project, spearheaded by Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Antiracism Institute of American University, and Keisha Blain, editor of The North Star. They've gathered together eighty black writers from all disciplines -- historians and artists, journalists and novelists--each of whom has contributed an entry about one five-year period to create a dynamic multivoiced single-volume history of black people in America"
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The sum of us : what racism costs everyone and how we can prosper together
by Heather C. McGhee
"Heather C. McGhee's specialty is the American economy--and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. As she dug into subject after subject, from the financial crisis to declining wages to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a common problem at the bottom of them all: racism--but not just in the obvious ways that hurt people of color. Racism has costs for white people, too. It's the common denominator in our most vexing public problems, even beyond our economy. It is at the core of the dysfunction of our democracy and even the spiritual and moral crises that grip us. Racism is a toxin in the American body and it weakens us all. But how did this happen? And is there a way out?
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From the Stacks: May is Military Appreciation Month
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West Point : two centuries of honor and tradition
by Robert Cowley
Featuring contributions from Arthur Miller, Stephen Ambrose, William F. Buckley, and Thomas Fleming, a stellar collection of essays, from America's leading writers and historians, and photographs celebrates the first 200 years of the illustrious military institution whose alumni includes Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, William Sherman, Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, and Norman Schwarzkopf. 100,000 first printing.
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On war : the best military histories
by James M McPherson
Collects chapters from works written by winners of the Pritzker Military Museum and Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing
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