November 2019 list by Elizabeth Hanby
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Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter by Robert HuttonDocuments the lesser-known story of World War II bank clerk-turned-MI5 spy Eric Roberts, tracing his gripping undercover effort to infiltrate England’s communist party while constructing an information network of hundreds of British Nazi sympathizers.
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The Book of Gutsy Women by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea ClintonHillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them—women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. Featured are Civil rights activist, Dorothy Height; LGBTQ trailblazer, Edie WIndsor; swimmer, Diana Nyad; writers, Rachel Carson and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi; historian, Mary Beard; and others.
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Crusaders: An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands by Dan JonesThe best-selling author of The Templars presents a wide-ranging, narrative history of the Crusades that examines 8th-century Christian-Muslim relations from the perspectives of diverse people on all sides of the wars.
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Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA
by Amaryllis Fox
A chronicle of an extraordinary life, and of one woman’s courage and passion, follows the author as she spends 10 years in the most elite clandestine ops unit of the CIA, hunting down the world’s most dangerous terrorist while marrying and becoming a mother.
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Music: A Subversive History by Ted GioiaA music historian and author recounts four-thousand-years of music history focusing on the social outcasts, riffraff, insurgents and provocateurs who became trailblazers of this artistic expression and have repeatedly reinvented it, from Sappho to the Sex Pistols.
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Sontag: Her Life and Work by Benjamin MoserThe award-winning author of Why This World chronicles the life story of the 20th-century activist and intellectual, sharing insights into Sontag’s private life and indelible influence on modern politics, feminism and gender diversity.
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Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie by Carly SimonThe celebrated music artist and author of Boys in the Trees presents a meditative account of her unlikely friendship with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, sharing intimate insights into how they supported each other through decades of loss and public scrutiny.
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Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For by Susan RiceRecalling pivotal moments from her career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy, the national security advisor to President Obama and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. chronicles her life in service to family and country.
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The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Russia Hoax, picks up where that book ended with this hard-hitting examination of the latest findings about "collusion" between the Trump Administration and the Russians.
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