March 2024 list by Elizabeth Hanby
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The Age of Revolutions: And the Generations Who Made It
by Nathan Perl-Rosenthal
Historian Perl-Rosenthal offers the first narrative history of the revolutions that raged across Europe and the Americas from 1760 to 1825, showing how the sweeping political transformations after 1800 etched social and racial inequalities into the foundations of modern democracy.
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Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America
by Joy-Ann Reid
Tracing the extraordinary lives and legacy of two civil rights icons, this gripping account of Medgar and Myrlie Evers is told through their relationship and the work that went into winning basic rights for black Americans, and the repercussions that still resonate today.
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Narcotopia: In Search of the Asian Drug Cartel That Survived the CIA
by Patrick Winn
Journalist Winn claims to uncover the truth behind Asia's top drug-trafficking organization as told by a Wa commander turned DEA informant, shredding drug war myths and revealing a chilling revelation: the Wa syndicate's origins are smudged with CIA fingerprints.
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Radical Reparations: Healing the Soul of a Nation
by Marcus Anthony Hunter
Hunter offers a unifying and unconventional framework for achieving holistic and comprehensive healing of African American communities by reimagining reparations through a new lens.
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The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster
by John O'Connor
From the forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, a journalist and self-diagnosed skeptic embarks on a quest in search of Bigfoot, its myth and meaning, alongside an eccentric cast of characters, while examining the forces behind our ever-widening belief in the supernatural.
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