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August 2015

August's roundup of History titles includes GIVE US THE BALLOT, in which Ari Berman charts both the transformation of American democracy under the Voting Rights Act and the counterrevolution that has sought to limit voting rights, from 1965 to the present day; AVENUE OF SPIES, the latest book from the bestselling author of THE LIBERATOR, who documents the incredible true story of an American doctor in Paris and his heroic espionage efforts during World War II; THE STORM OF THE CENTURY by Al Roker, a gripping narrative history that vividly brings to life the Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in American history; and DEATH IN FLORENCE, in which Paul Strathern reveals the paradoxes, self-doubts and political compromises that made the battle for the soul of the Renaissance city of Florence one of the most complex and important moments in Western history.

Week of August 8, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of August 8th include THE HEART GOES LAST by Margaret Atwood, a vivid, urgent vision of development and decay, freedom and surveillance, struggle and hope --- and the timeless workings of the human heart; COMETH THE HOUR, the sixth and penultimate book in Jeffrey Archer's Clifton Chronicles series; FINALE, a work of fiction from Thomas Mallon that captures the crusading ideologies, blunders and glamour of the still-hotly-debated Ronald Reagan years; SHOWDOWN, a biography by Wil Haygood that details the life and career of Thurgood Marshall, one of the most transformative legal minds of the past hundred years; and GOLDENEYE, in which Matthew Parker explores the huge influence of Jamaica on the creation of Ian Fleming’s iconic post-war hero, James Bond.

August 2016

August's roundup of History titles includes AMERICAN HEIRESS, Jeffrey Toobin's definitive account of the kidnapping, crimes and trial of Patty Hearst, which defined an insane era in American history; A SQUARE MEAL by Jane Ziegelman and Andrew Coe, an in-depth exploration of the greatest food crisis the nation has ever faced --- the Great Depression --- and how it transformed America’s culinary culture; THE BOOK, in which Keith Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of illustrations and binding to show how we have moved from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the hardcovers and paperbacks of today; and Brian McGinty's THE REST I WILL KILL, a surprising work of narrative history and detection that illuminates one of the most daring --- and long-forgotten --- heroes of the Civil War: William Tillman, an African-American sailor who was born a free man.

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