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The Feminism Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
DK - DK
Format: Hardcover
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Discover more than 85 of the most important ideas, movements, and events that have defined feminism and feminist thought throughout history with this original, graphic-led book.Using the Big Ideas series' trademark combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics,... |
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King of Spies: The Dark Reign of America's Spymaster in Korea
BLAINE HARDEN - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Camp 14, the shocking, gripping account of the most powerful American spy you've never heard of, whose role at the center of the Korean War - which gave rise to the North Korean regime - is essential to understanding... |
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Skirts: Fashioning Modern Femininity in the Twentieth Century
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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In a sparkling, beautifully illustrated social history, Skirts traces the shifting roles of women over the twentieth century through the era's most iconic and influential dresses.While the story of women's liberation has often been framed by the growing acceptance of pants over... |
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The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur
Scott S Greenberger - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover
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When President James Garfield was shot, no one in the United States was more dismayed than his Vice President, Chester Arthur. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only by critics and his fellow citizens but by his own conscience.From his promising start, Arthur had become... |
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Why Irrational Politics Appeals: Understanding the Allure of Trump
Mari Fitzduff - ABC-CLIO
Format: Print book
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Across the United States and around the world, people are struggling to understand why so many turned to Donald Trump an individual described as rude and insensitive at best, and as racist, hateful, and ignorant at worst as their champion. Trump's political success and nomination as the Republican... |
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The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations
John McCain - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A candid new political memoir from Senator John McCain - his most personal book in years - covering everything from 2008 up to the present.In a time when Washington, DC and the country is more polarized than it has been for decades, John McCain is the rare public figure who has earned the respect... |
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Understanding Trump
Newt Gingrich - Center Street
Format: Hardcover
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With this book, Newt Gingrich provides insight and inspiration for Americans as they embrace their new president in office. Donald Trump is a remarkable phenomenon. He is the only person ever elected president without holding office or serving as a general. Trump and "Trumpism "... |
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What Happened to Paula: On the Death of an American Girl
Katherine Dykstra
Format: Hardcover
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A riveting investigation into a cold case asks how much control women have over their bodies and the direction of their lives.July 1970. Eighteen-year-old Paula Oberbroeckling left her house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Four months later, her remains were discovered just beyond the mouth of a culvert... |
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Without a Country: The Untold Story of America's Deported Veterans
J MALCOLM GARCIA - Hot Books
Format: Hardcover
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Many Americans believe service in the military to be a quintessential way to demonstrate patriotism. We expect those who serve to be treated with respect and dignity. However, as in so many aspects of our politics, the reality and our ideals diverge widely in our treatment of veterans.... |
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