"The Colony is one of the most gripping and disturbing true stories I've ever come across." -- Douglas Preston An investigation into the November, 2019 killings of nine women and children in Northern Mexico -- an event that drew international attention -- The Colony examines the strange, little-understood world of a polygamist Mormon outpost.On the morning of November 4, 2019, an unassuming caravan of women and children was ambushed by masked gunmen on a desolate stretch of road in northern Mexico controlled by the Sinaloa drug cartel. Firing semi-automatic weapons, the attackers killed nine people and gravely injured five more. The victims were members of the LeBaron and La Mora communities -- fundamentalist Mormons whose forebears broke from the LDS Church and settled in Mexico when their religion outlawed polygamy in the late nineteenth century.
Liveright
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9781631498077
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Hardcover
O Say Can You Hear?
By Clague, Mark
The fascinating story of America's national anthem and an examination of its powerful meaning today.Most Americans learn the tale in elementary school: During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed the daylong bombardment of Baltimore's Fort McHenry by British navy ships; seeing the Stars and Stripes still flying proudly at first light, he was inspired to pen his famous lyric. What Americans don't know is the story of how this everyday "broadside ballad," one of thousands of such topical songs that captured the events and emotions of early American life, rose to become the nation's one and only anthem and today's magnet for controversy.In O Say Can You Hear? Mark Clague brilliantly weaves together the stories of the song and the nation it represents.
W. W. Norton & Company
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9780393651386
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Hardcover
Myanmar )
By Poolos, Christine
The history of Myanmar is one defined by change. The names of its cities have changed over time, and even the name of the nation itself has changed from Burma to Myanmar! Readers trace these changes through updated main text that covers both historical and current events in detail. In addition, fact boxes highlight the language, geography, and other amazing aspects of life in Myanmar. Readers are also introduced to the concept of global citizenship as they explore sidebars that include biographies of inspiring citizens. Full-color photographs, maps, and recipes add even more to this educational and engaging reading experience.
Cavendish Square Publishing
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9781502666246
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Library Binding
Snake Eyes
By Martin, Bitty
By 1966, Hot Springs, Arkansas wasn't your typical sleepy little Southern town. Once a favorite destination for mobsters like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, illegal activities continued to lure out-of-state gamblers, flim-flam men, and high rollers to its racetracks, clubs, and bordellos. Still, the town was shaken to its core after a girl was found dead on a nearby ranch. The ranch owner claimed it was an accident. Then the rancher was found to be the killer of another woman - his fourth wife.The story begins when 13-year-old Cathie Ward was found dead after horseback riding at Blacksnake Ranch on the outskirts of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Frank Davis, the owner of the ranch, tells authorities Cathie's death is an accident. He claims her foot caught in a stirrup and she was dragged to her death despite his pursuit of the runaway horse.
Prometheus
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9781633887763
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Hardcover
Feminism or Death
By D'eaubonne, Francoise
The passionately argued, incendiary French feminist work that first defined "eco-feminism" - now available for the first time in English Originally published in French in 1974, radical feminist Francoise d'Eaubonne surveyed women's status around the globe and argued that the stakes of feminist struggle was not about equality but about life and death - for humans and the planet. In this wide-ranging manifesto, d'Eaubonne first proposed a politics of ecofeminism, the idea that the patriarchal system's claim over women's bodies and the natural world destroys both, and that feminism and environmentalism must bring about a new "mutation" - an overthrow of not just male power but the system of power itself. As d'Eaubonne prophesied, "the planet placed in the feminine will flourish for all.
Verso
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9781839764400
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Paperback
The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon
By Mckibben, Bill
In activist Bill McKibben's The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon, a graying American looks back at his suburban boyhood and wonders what the hell happened ...
Publisher: n/a
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9781250823601
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Hardcover
Let Me Be Frank
By Dawson, Tracy
In this entertaining and eye-opening collection, writer, actor, and feminist Tracy Dawson showcases trailblazers throughout history who disguised themselves as men and continuously broke the rules to gain access and opportunities denied them because they were women."This book will surprise, astonish, and hopefully anger you on the lengths women have had to go to pursue their dreams. Tracy has such a gift for storytelling and making history leap off the page. Her book has a wit that suggests it was written by a man since everyone knows women aren't this funny." - Kay Cannon, writer, producer, director (the Pitch Perfect films, Cinderella) "A smart, funny journey through history that introduces us to the rule breakers who made history worth traveling through.
Harper Design
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9780063061064
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Hardcover
Because Our Fathers Lied
By Mcnamara, Craig
One of Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2022"Offering a complex, introspective look at how his relationship with his father turned into "a mixture of love and rage," the author sheds light on an entire generation's disillusionment with their forebears and reaches a depth of understanding about Robert S. McNamara that no previous book about his role in the Vietnam War has achieved. This is a must-read." --Publisher's WeeklyAn unforgettable father and son story that confronts the legacy of the Vietnam War across two generations.Craig McNamara came of age in the political tumult and upheaval of the late 60s. While Craig McNamara would grow up to take part in anti-war demonstrations, his father, Robert McNamara, served as John F. Kennedy's Secretary of Defense and the architect of the Vietnam War.
Little, Brown and Company
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9780316282239
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Hardcover
Undelivered
By Nussbaum, Jeff
A fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These "second speeches" provide alternative histories of what could have been if not for schedule changes, changes of heart, or momentous turns of events.In Undelivered, political speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum presents the most notable speeches the public never heard, from Dwight Eisenhower's apology for a D-Day failure to Richard Nixon's refusal to resign the presidency, and even Hillary Clinton's acceptance for a 2016 victory -- the latter never seen until now.Examining the content of these speeches and the context of the historic moments that almost came to be, Nussbaum considers not only what they tell us about the past but also what they can inform us about our present.
The Colony
By Denton, Sally
"The Colony is one of the most gripping and disturbing true stories I've ever come across." -- Douglas Preston An investigation into the November, 2019 killings of nine women and children in Northern Mexico -- an event that drew international attention -- The Colony examines the strange, little-understood world of a polygamist Mormon outpost.On the morning of November 4, 2019, an unassuming caravan of women and children was ambushed by masked gunmen on a desolate stretch of road in northern Mexico controlled by the Sinaloa drug cartel. Firing semi-automatic weapons, the attackers killed nine people and gravely injured five more. The victims were members of the LeBaron and La Mora communities -- fundamentalist Mormons whose forebears broke from the LDS Church and settled in Mexico when their religion outlawed polygamy in the late nineteenth century.
O Say Can You Hear?
By Clague, Mark
The fascinating story of America's national anthem and an examination of its powerful meaning today.Most Americans learn the tale in elementary school: During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed the daylong bombardment of Baltimore's Fort McHenry by British navy ships; seeing the Stars and Stripes still flying proudly at first light, he was inspired to pen his famous lyric. What Americans don't know is the story of how this everyday "broadside ballad," one of thousands of such topical songs that captured the events and emotions of early American life, rose to become the nation's one and only anthem and today's magnet for controversy.In O Say Can You Hear? Mark Clague brilliantly weaves together the stories of the song and the nation it represents.
Myanmar )
By Poolos, Christine
The history of Myanmar is one defined by change. The names of its cities have changed over time, and even the name of the nation itself has changed from Burma to Myanmar! Readers trace these changes through updated main text that covers both historical and current events in detail. In addition, fact boxes highlight the language, geography, and other amazing aspects of life in Myanmar. Readers are also introduced to the concept of global citizenship as they explore sidebars that include biographies of inspiring citizens. Full-color photographs, maps, and recipes add even more to this educational and engaging reading experience.
Snake Eyes
By Martin, Bitty
By 1966, Hot Springs, Arkansas wasn't your typical sleepy little Southern town. Once a favorite destination for mobsters like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, illegal activities continued to lure out-of-state gamblers, flim-flam men, and high rollers to its racetracks, clubs, and bordellos. Still, the town was shaken to its core after a girl was found dead on a nearby ranch. The ranch owner claimed it was an accident. Then the rancher was found to be the killer of another woman - his fourth wife.The story begins when 13-year-old Cathie Ward was found dead after horseback riding at Blacksnake Ranch on the outskirts of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Frank Davis, the owner of the ranch, tells authorities Cathie's death is an accident. He claims her foot caught in a stirrup and she was dragged to her death despite his pursuit of the runaway horse.
Feminism or Death
By D'eaubonne, Francoise
The passionately argued, incendiary French feminist work that first defined "eco-feminism" - now available for the first time in English Originally published in French in 1974, radical feminist Francoise d'Eaubonne surveyed women's status around the globe and argued that the stakes of feminist struggle was not about equality but about life and death - for humans and the planet. In this wide-ranging manifesto, d'Eaubonne first proposed a politics of ecofeminism, the idea that the patriarchal system's claim over women's bodies and the natural world destroys both, and that feminism and environmentalism must bring about a new "mutation" - an overthrow of not just male power but the system of power itself. As d'Eaubonne prophesied, "the planet placed in the feminine will flourish for all.
The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon
By Mckibben, Bill
In activist Bill McKibben's The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon, a graying American looks back at his suburban boyhood and wonders what the hell happened ...
Let Me Be Frank
By Dawson, Tracy
In this entertaining and eye-opening collection, writer, actor, and feminist Tracy Dawson showcases trailblazers throughout history who disguised themselves as men and continuously broke the rules to gain access and opportunities denied them because they were women."This book will surprise, astonish, and hopefully anger you on the lengths women have had to go to pursue their dreams. Tracy has such a gift for storytelling and making history leap off the page. Her book has a wit that suggests it was written by a man since everyone knows women aren't this funny." - Kay Cannon, writer, producer, director (the Pitch Perfect films, Cinderella) "A smart, funny journey through history that introduces us to the rule breakers who made history worth traveling through.
Because Our Fathers Lied
By Mcnamara, Craig
One of Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2022"Offering a complex, introspective look at how his relationship with his father turned into "a mixture of love and rage," the author sheds light on an entire generation's disillusionment with their forebears and reaches a depth of understanding about Robert S. McNamara that no previous book about his role in the Vietnam War has achieved. This is a must-read." --Publisher's WeeklyAn unforgettable father and son story that confronts the legacy of the Vietnam War across two generations.Craig McNamara came of age in the political tumult and upheaval of the late 60s. While Craig McNamara would grow up to take part in anti-war demonstrations, his father, Robert McNamara, served as John F. Kennedy's Secretary of Defense and the architect of the Vietnam War.
Undelivered
By Nussbaum, Jeff
A fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These "second speeches" provide alternative histories of what could have been if not for schedule changes, changes of heart, or momentous turns of events.In Undelivered, political speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum presents the most notable speeches the public never heard, from Dwight Eisenhower's apology for a D-Day failure to Richard Nixon's refusal to resign the presidency, and even Hillary Clinton's acceptance for a 2016 victory -- the latter never seen until now.Examining the content of these speeches and the context of the historic moments that almost came to be, Nussbaum considers not only what they tell us about the past but also what they can inform us about our present.
Walking the Bowl
By Lockhart, Chris