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History and Current Events October 2017
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Fantasyland : how America went haywire : a 500-year history
by Kurt Andersen
The best-selling author explains how the influences of dreamers, zealots, hucksters and superstitious groups shaped America's tendency toward a rich fantasy life, citing the roles of contributors ranging from P. T. Barnum and Billy Graham to Disney and Donald Trump in perpetuating conspiracy theories, self-delusion and magical thinking.
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Beyond the messy truth : how we came apart, how we come together
by Van Jones
The CNN political contributor and host presents a deeply impassioned manifesto on how to transform political disputes into peaceful, effective changes, tracing the growth of the nonpartisan LoveArmy, the achievements of today's less-hailed but important activists and his recommendations for embracing patriotism.
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Orders to kill : the Putin regime and political murder
by Amy W. Knight
A detailed account of the practice of covert assassination in Russian politics in the years since Putin's ascendance draws on a wealth of circumstantial evidence to document the regime-benefiting deaths of innumerable journalists, activists and political opponents.
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| Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk by Michael Korda In Alone, Korda weaves his childhood memories of Britain with a thoroughly researched history of the early months of the war up through the 1940 evacuation from Dunkirk (his family went to the U.S. in 1941 for the duration of World War II). This detailed history presents an excellent revisitation of military tactics and international politics, illuminated by Korda's personal recollections. |
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Overload : finding the truth in today's deluge of news
by Bob Schieffer
From the explosion of fake news to the challenges of the 24 hour news cycle, legendary journalist Bob Schieffer examines political journalism today and those who practice it. Based on interviews with over 40 media leaders, Schieffer provides an inside look at the changing role of media and asks whether today’s citizens are more informed or just overwhelmed.
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Russia: 100 years since the Revolution
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Once Upon a Time in Russia : The Rise of the Oligarchs
by Ben Mezrich
The bestselling author delivers an epic drama of wealth, rivalry, and betrayal among mega-wealthy Russian oligarchs--and its international repercussions.This is the untold true story of the larger-than-life billionaire oligarchs who surfed the waves of privatization to reap riches after the fall of the Soviet regime.
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| The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin by Steven Lee MyersFormer New York Times Moscow bureau chief Steven Myers recounts in great detail the career of Vladimir Putin, who emerged on the Russian political scene in the 1990s and succeeded Boris Yeltsin as President in 2000. Myers describes Putin's initial economic reforms, but he soon followed with oppressive authoritarian measures and military actions that created global angst. |
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The Crimean nexus : Putin's war and the clash of civilizations
by Konstantin Pleshakov
A former foreign policy analyst who is intimately familiar with Crimea’s ethnic tensions and complex political history offers a much-needed look at one of the most urgent flash points in current international relations and explains the missteps made on all sides to provide a clear, even-handed account of a major international crisis.
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The return : Russia's journey from Gorbachev to Medvedev
by Daniel Treisman
The author Daniel Treisman assesses modern-day Russia to consider such topics as whether the collapse of the Soviet Union was preventable, Yeltsin's impact on political order and Putin's public popularity.
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