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History and Current Events May 2024
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| Says Who? A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words by Anne Curzan, Ph.D.University of Michigan English professor Anne Curzan's witty guide celebrates the evolution and flexibility of language, arguing for the importance of effective communication over "proper" usage. Try this next: Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian by Ellen Jovin. |
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| Native Nations: A Millennium in North America by Kathleen DuValAward-winning historian Kathleen DuVal's sweeping and scholarly history offers a corrective to Eurocentric narratives about Indigenous Americans by spotlighting one thousand years of Native autonomy, governance, and resistance. For fans of: National Book Award-winning The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk. |
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| The Black Box: Writing the Race by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.In his accessible and richly detailed latest, historian and bestselling author Henry Louis Gates, Jr. surveys five centuries of the Black literary canon, revealing the complexities and contradictions of Black self-definition in the written word. Try this next: Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature by Farah Jasmine Griffin. |
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| The Moth Presents A Point of Beauty: True Stories of Holding On and Letting Go by The Moth (editor); foreword by Mike BirbigliaThis inspiring and affecting collection offers 50 true stories that celebrate finding beauty in the face of life's changes. Curated by the editors of the nonprofit storytelling group The Moth, A Point of Beauty follows All These Wonders and Occasional Magic. For fans of: Ross Gay. |
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| Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power by Timothy W. RybackHistorian Timothy W. Ryback's richly detailed, you-are-there latest utilizes previously unseen archival materials to chronicle the six fateful months before Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in January 1933. For fans of: In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. |
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