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The CIA: An Imperial History
Hugh Wilford - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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A celebrated historian of US intelligence uncovers how the CIA became the foremost defender of America's covert global empire. As World War II ended, the United States stood as the dominant power on the world stage. In 1947, to support its new global status, it created the CIA to analyze... |
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I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris
Glynnis MacNicol - Penguin Life
Format: Hardcover
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When you're a woman of a certain age, you are only promised that everything will get worse. But what if everything you've been told is a lie?. Come to Paris, August 2021, when the City of Lights was still empty of tourists and a thirst for long-overdue pleasure gripped those who wandered... |
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The Countryside: Ten Rural Walks Through Britain and Its Hidden History of Empire
Corinne Fowler - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Hardcover
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Ten walks through idyllic scenery reveal the countryside's forgotten links to transatlantic slavery and colonialism - a work of accessible history that will transform our understanding of British landscapes and heritage. The green fields, rugged highlands, and rolling hills of England,... |
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The Forever War: America's Unending Conflict With Itself
Nick Bryant - Bloomsbury Continuum
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of When America Stopped Being Great, an insightful and urgent reassessment of America's past, present and future - as a country which is forever at war with itself.. The Forever War tells the story of how America's extreme polarisation is 250 years in the making,... |
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The Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy
Mike Madrid - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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An insightful investigation of how and why the two major political parties have failed to appeal to the Latino vote - the second largest ethnic voting group in the country - and the impact it will have on American democracy and politics for decades to come.. In 2020, Latinos became the second... |
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The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us
Rachelle Bergstein - Atria/One Signal Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate and expansive look at Judy Blume's life, work, and cultural impact, focusing on her most iconic - and controversial - young adult novels, from Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret to Blubber.. Everyone knows Judy Blume. Her books have garnered her fans of all ages for decades... |
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