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Murder of a Herkimer County Teacher: The Shocking 1914 Case of a Vengeful Student
Dennis Webster · The History Press
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
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In 1914, Poland, New York, was a picturesque slice of small-town America. But that innocence was shattered with the shocking murder of beloved schoolteacher Lida Beecher at the hands of her former student Jean Gianini. At twenty-one years old, Lida wasn't much older than her students.... |
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#NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line
DAVID HOGG · Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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From two students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School comes a declaration for our times, and an in-depth look at the making of the #NeverAgain movement that arose after the Parkland, Florida, shooting.On February 14, 2018, seventeen-year-old David Hogg and his fourteen-year-old sister,... |
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Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing
Victoria Sweet · Riverhead Books
Pages: 289
Format: Hardcover
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A radical new understanding of how medicine is best practiced, from the award-winning author of God's Hotel Over the years that Victoria Sweet has been a physician, "healthcare" has replaced medicine, "providers" look at their laptops more than at their patients, and costs... |
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How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization
MARY BEARD · Liveright
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity. Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to "How Do We Look" and "The Eye of Faith," the famed... |
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The Most Defining Moments in Black History According to Dick Gregory
Dick Gregory · Amistad
Pages: 236
Format: Hardcover
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NAACP 2017 Image Award WinnerWith his trademark acerbic wit, incisive humor, and infectious paranoia, one of our foremost comedians and most politically engaged civil rights activists looks back at 100 key events from the complicated history of black America.A friend of luminaries including... |
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Ernest Hemingway: Artifacts From a Life
Michael Katakis · Scribner
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Beautifully designed, intimate and illuminating, this is the story of American icon Ernest Hemingway's life through the documents, photographs, and miscellany he kept, compiled by the steward of the Hemingway estate and featuring contributions by his son and grandson.For many people,... |
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The Museum of Lost Art
NOAH CHARNEY · Phaidon Press
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
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True tales of lost art, built around case studies of famous works, their creators, and stories of disappearance and recoveryFrom the bestselling author of The Art of Forgery comes this dynamic narrative that tells the fascinating stories of artworks stolen, looted, or destroyed in war,... |
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Grits: A Cultural and Culinary Journey Through the South
Erin Byers Murray · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Grits is a fascinating cultural history and examination of the current role of grits in Southern cuisine.For food writer Erin Byers Murray, grits had always been one of those basic, bland Southern table necessities -- something to stick to your ribs or dollop the butter and salt onto. But after... |
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So You Want to Talk About Race
Ijeoma Oluo · Seal Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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In this New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today's racial landscape--from white privilege and police brutality to systemic discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement--offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling... |
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