March 2019 list by Dan Berube
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Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse
by Timothy P. Carney
Carney visits all corners of America, from the dim country bars of Southwestern Pennsylvania, to the bustling Mormon wards of Salt Lake City, and explains the most important data and research to demonstrate how the social connection is the great divide in America.
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee
by David Treuer
An anthropologist's chronicle of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the present traces the unprecedented resourcefulness and reinvention of distinct tribe cultures that assimilated into mainstream life to preserve Native identity.
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The History of the Future
by Blake J. Harris
The best-selling author of Console Wars traces the development of virtual reality technology and the achievements of his Facebook-acquired startup, Oculus VR, to share engaging insights into how VR is already transforming the world.
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Liquid Rules
by Mark Miodownik
A tour of the scientific world of liquids is set on an overseas flight and explores the properties and power of examples ranging from molecules and rain to everyday beverages and ocean waves.
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The Mastermind: Drugs, Empire, Murder, Betrayal
by Evan Ratliff
The award-winning journalist and co-author of Safe chronicles the decade-long quest to capture Paul Le Roux, who used 21st-century technology to create a massive online drug cartel before he struck a deal to turn in his own people.
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Midnight in Chernobyl
by Adam Higginbotham
Draws on 20 years of research, recently declassified files and interviews with first-person survivors in an account of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster that also reveals how propaganda and secrets have created additional dangers.
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Parkland: Birth of a Movement
by David Cullen
Offers a moving account of the extraordinary teenage survivors of Parkland who became activists and pushed back against the NRA and Congressional leaders—inspiring millions of Americans to join their grassroots #neveragain movement.
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The Polar Bear Expedition
by James Carl Nelson
Reveals a lost chapter in the history of World War I—the story of America’s invasion of Russia, in which a contingency of soldiers fought the Red Army and brutal conditions during the fall and winter of 1918–1919.
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The Rise of Andrew Jackson
by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler
Two award-winning authors and historians team up to present the story of Andrew Jackson’s improbable ascent to the White House at the hands his closest supporters, who transformed this difficult and violent man into a paragon of republican virtue.
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Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life
by Diarmaid MacCulloch
Examines the life of Henry VII's right-hand man, who did everything he could to secure the future of a son he loved dearly, but who ultimately could not control the unpredictable monarch.
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Women: Our Story
by DK Publishing
Packed full of evocative images, this gloriously illustrated book reveals the key events in women's history—from early matriarchal societies through women's suffrage, the Suffragette movement, 20th-century feminism, and gender politics, to recent movements such as #MeToo and International Women's Day—and the key role women have had in shaping our past.
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