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History & Biography November 2023 |
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Romney : A Reckoning by McKay CoppinsDrawing on interviews with Romney himself and his inner circle as well as his personal journals, this rare glimpse into the life of the politician who in recent years has been at the center of our nation's most defining political dramas.
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The woman In Me
by Britney Spears
The noted pop star offers a moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.
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My Name is Barbra
by Barbra Streisand
In her own words, the living legend tells the story of her life and extraordinary career, from growing up in Brooklyn to her first star-making appearances in NY nightclubs to her breakout performance in Funny Girl to the long string of successes in every medium in the years that followed.
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How to Say Babylon : a memoir
by Safiya Sinclair
This stunning story of the author's struggle to break free of her strict Rastafarian upbringing ruled by a father whose rigid beliefs, rage and paranoia led to violence shows how found her own power and provides a unique glimpse into a rarefied world we know little about.
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Prequel : an American fight against Fascism
by Rachel Maddow
A noted MSNBC anchor traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.
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The Lumumba Plot : the secret history of the CIA and a Cold War assassination
by Stuart A. Reid
Reading like a Cold War spy thriller, this engrossing work of history recounts the U.S.-sanctioned plot in 1960 to assassinate Patrice Lumumba, the leader of the newly independent Congo, to forestall the spread of communism in Africa, which represented the opening chapter of a long horror story.
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Emperor of Rome : ruling the ancient Roman world by Mary BeardThe best-selling author of The Fires of Vesuvius presents a comprehensive history of the social and political world of the Roman emperors including Julius Caesar, Nero, Alexander Severus, Caligula and Marcus Aurelius.
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Klan War : Ulysses S. Grant and the battle to save Reconstruction by Fergus M. BordewichIn this bold and bracing record of America's past, a celebrated historian transports us to the front lines of President Grant's war on the Ku Klux Klan, reviving an unsung generation of grassroots Black leaders and key figures, while discussing the present-day battles to stamp out resurgent white supremacist ideologies.
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