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History and Current Events October 2024 |
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| What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring... by Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormackThe West Wing cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack offer an engaging behind-the-scenes look at the Emmy Award-winning TV series, featuring interviews with cast and crew and reflections on the show's legacy. For fans of: The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinney. |
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| The Eastern Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918 by Nick LloydMilitary historian Nick Lloyd's well-researched follow-up to The Western Front spotlights the overlooked role the Eastern Front played during World War I, utilizing primary documents to reveal how the war's conflicts impacted Central and Eastern Europe and paved the way for the formation of the Soviet Union. Try this next: The Fortress: The Siege of Przemysl and the Making of Europe's Bloodlands by Alexander Watson. |
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| The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That... by Ben MacintyreIn his pulse-pounding and incisive latest, bestselling author Ben Macintyre (The Spy and the Traitor) chronicles the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London, when six gunmen affiliated with the Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA) took 26 people hostage during a tense six-day standoff. Try this next: Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History by Saul David. |
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| Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets by Carol MithersIn her thought-provoking look at the intersection between animal welfare and social justice movements, journalist Carol Mithers profiles animal welfare advocate Lori "Dog Lady" Weise, whose dog rescue in Los Angeles, California offers resources to empower impoverished and unhoused pet owners. For fans of: Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon by Bronwen Dickey. |
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| By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca NagleIn this "valuable corrective to our national ignorance" (Kirkus Reviews), Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle surveys the history of Indigenous removal and resistance in the United States, culminating in the landmark 2020 Supreme Court decision that upheld tribal sovereignty for the Muscogee Nation in eastern Oklahoma. Further reading: Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, the Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab by Steve Inskeep. |
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| Kent State: An American Tragedy by Brian VanDeMarkHistorian Brian VanDeMark's nuanced and evocative account of the May 4, 1970 Kent State massacre, in which Ohio National Guardsmen killed four antiwar protestors and wounded nine more, explores the impact and legacy of the tragedy, featuring new research and interviews with survivors and participants. Further reading: 67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence by Howard Means; Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf. |
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| All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art by Orlando WhitfieldIn this candid and unputdownable true crime tale, former art gallery owner Orlando Whitfield details his friendship with charismatic art dealer Inigo Philbrick, who was convicted of fraud in 2022. Try this next: The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel; Con/Artist: The Life and Crimes of the World's Greatest Art Forger by Tony Tetro and Giampiero Ambrosi. |
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| Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation by Brenda WineappleIn her propulsive latest, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Brenda Wineapple (The Impeachers) explores how the 1925 Scopes trial, in which Tennessee teacher John Scopes was charged with breaking the law by teaching evolution to his students, continues to resonate in contemporary American politics. Further reading: The Trial of the Century by Gregg Jarrett with Don Yaeger. |
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