[bksvol-discuss] Fw: History and Current Events May 2010
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New and Recently Released!
Mandela's way : fifteen lessons on life, love, and courage - Stengel, Richard
Publisher: Crown Publishers
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Pub Date: 03/30/2010
ISBN-13: 9780307460684
ISBN-10: 0307460681
A Time editor and collaborator with the Nobel Peace Prize winner on Long Walk
to Freedom shares life lessons distilled from their long conversations,
describing
the experiences that led Mandela to believe such edicts as keeping one's rivals
close and courage being more than an absence of fear. Woven into these
life lessons are remarkable stories--of Mandela's childhood as the protege of a
tribal king, of his early days as a freedom fighter, of the 27-year imprisonment
that could not break him, and of his new and fulfilling marriage at the age of
80. It captures the spirit of this extraordinary man--warrior, martyr,
husband, statesman, and moral leader--and spurs us to look within ourselves,
reconsider the things we take for granted, and contemplate the legacy we'll
leave behind.
Table of Contents
The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest
Passage - by Anthony Brandt
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
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Pub Date: 03/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9780307263926
ISBN-10: 0307263924
The search for the elusive Northwest Passage to Asia--a way through the
Americas by boat--consumed 19th century explorers, but their expeditions were
dangerous
and often fateful. In addition, public interest and support for Arctic
exploration, though often fervent, came and went. Britain's numerous and
dangerously
optimistic attempts to explore the frozen waters north of Canada sent many men
to their deaths, including Sir John Franklin, whose men may have resorted
to cannibalism before succumbing to disease and starvation. If recent books on
19th-century British exploration like Martin Sandler's Resolute or Fergus
Fleming's Barrow's Boys leave you wanting more, try this history of Britain's
search for the Northwest Passage.
First Chapter
Making Haste From Babylon: The Mayflower Pilgrims and Their World: A New
History - by Nick Bunker
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
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Pub Date: 04/13/2010
ISBN-13: 9780307266828
ISBN-10: 0307266826
Though there are plenty of histories that capture the experiences of the
Pilgrims once they landed in the New World (like Nathaniel Philbrick's
Mayflower),
this first book from a banker-turned-historian also looks at where the Pilgrims
came from and what led them to emigrate to America. Based primarily on
information from British archives, this book might be a little challenging for
readers new to the topic, but those interested in the religious, political,
and entrepreneurial aspects of the Plymouth Pilgrims (or Brownists) will
receive a "well-executed, comprehensive overview" (Kirkus Reviews) of the
settlers.
For a look at the Massachusetts Puritans, who arrived a little later than the
Plymouth Pilgrims, try Sarah Vowell's The Wordy Shipmates.
No one would listen : a true financial thriller - Markopolos, Harry
Publisher: Wiley
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Pub Date: 02/22/2010
ISBN-13: 9780470553732
ISBN-10: 0470553731
Bernie Madoff was a king of the financial world. He'd helped create NASDAQ and
founded one of the most successful broker-dealers in the industry. He was
also a beloved philanthropist. But very few people knew about his side
business: he was quietly running the largest hedge fund in the world, a fund
that
eventually spread to over forty nations and handled tens of billions of dollars.
Harry Markopolos was a quant, a little-known number cruncher sitting at a desk
at a Boston equity derivatives firm analyzing investment products. When a
marketer for that firm, Frank Casey, handed Harry a prospectus outlining
Madoff's strategy and asked him to create a similar product, he sat down and
looked
at the numbers. Literally within minutes Harry knew it was impossible to do.
The numbers didn't add up.
For the next ten years, Harry Markopolos and the investigative team he
recruited tried desperately to warn the government, the industry, and the
financial
press that the largest and most successful hedge fund in the industry was a
total fraud and that the respected and admired Bernie Madoff was a crook. But
No One Would Listen.
This is the thrilling, complete story of the pursuit of the greatest financial
criminal in history--a chase that put Markopolos's life in jeopardy, led
to international notoriety from his appearance on 60 Minutes, and once again
opened the door to questions regarding the true effectiveness of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC).
First Chapter
Table of Contents
Focus on: Kent State University
2010 marks the 100th anniversity of the founding of Kent State -- as well as
the 40th anniversary of the May 4th shootings.
A most noble enterprise : the story of Kent State University, 1910-2010 -
Hildebrand, William H.
Publisher: Kent State University Press
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Pub Date: 09/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9781606350300
ISBN-10: 1606350307
Of farms and fish: 1910-1915 -- Stormy petrel: 1915-1926 -- Turbulence and
frustration: 1926-1936 -- Leebrick revolution: 1937-1944 -- Bowman years:
1944-1963
-- Big dreams: 1963-1970 -- Four days in May: May 1-4, 1970 -- Aftermath:
1970-1971 -- Troubled times: 1971-1977 -- Golding restoration:1977-1982 --
Changing
campus culture: 1970s and 1980s-- Ambition and achievement: 1982-1990 -- New
perspectives, new models: 1990-2006.
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Kent - Wardle, Michelle Tryon
Publisher: Arcadia
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Pub Date: 04/27/2005
ISBN-13: 9780738533810
ISBN-10: 0738533815
In 1805, Aaron Olmstead purchased land in Connecticut's Western Reserve and
named the township after his son Franklin. The Cuyahoga River ran through the
plot of land, attracting many settlers. They built homes and businesses,
including mills, which eventually inspired the village's name, Franklin Mills.
Citizen Marvin Kent enticed the railroad shops to the village, and the
population boomed. Prosperity followed, and in 1867, the name of the village was
changed to Kent in his honor. In the 20th century, new businesses arrived, such
as the Davey Tree Expert Company and the Twin Coach Company. Soon after,
the bustling young city became the site of a normal school. In 1929, the school
was renamed Kent State College, and by 1935, it gained university status.
Today, Kent, the "Original Tree City," continues to serve as an educational and
arts center.
Kent State and May 4th : a social science perspective - Hensley, Thomas R.
Publisher: Kent State University Press
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Pub Date: 04/30/2010
ISBN-13: 9781606350485
ISBN-10: 160635048X
Beginning with a detailed description of the May 4 shootings and the events
that preceded them, Kent State and May 4th is a revised, updated, and expanded
volume of essays that seeks to answer frequently raised questions while
correcting historical inaccuracies. The third edition includes a new essay that
analyzes a group of television documentaries about May 4 and an overview of the
legal aftermath of the shootings, including governmental investigations
to determine responsibility and how students were affected by these events. The
book also explores the gymnasium annex controversy of 1977, in which Kent
State University proposed the building of a new recreational facility on
portions of land where students and Guardsmen confronted each other. Finally,
the editors examine how the university and community have memorialized May 4
over the past forty years. Kent State and May 4th provides valuable insights
into events that have been woven into our nation's collective memory. It will
appeal to political scientists, sociologists, and American studies and Vietnam
War era historians.
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Kent State : What Happened and Why - Michener, James A.
Publisher: Random House
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Pub Date: 10/01/1982
ISBN-13: 9780449202739
ISBN-10: 0449202739
All of James A. Michener's storytelling and reportorial skills are brought to
the fore in this stunning and heartbreaking examination of the events that
led to the 1970 shootings at Kent State, which shook the country to the roots
and had a profound impact on the anti-war movement. "A dramatic and,
inevitably,
a heart-breaking book. It bristles with dramatic incident and anecdote .... It
does an excellent job of reporting and bringing into human terms an enormously
complicated event that will be discussed and analyzed for decades." -- San
Francisco Chronicle
Where We Live, or, Location, Location, Location
On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (and Always Have) in the Future Tense - by
David Brooks
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Pub Date: 06/01/2005
ISBN-13: 9780743227391
ISBN-10: 0743227395
Having defined the upper class in his popular Bobos in Paradise, David Brooks
moves on to the middle class in On Paradise Drive. Focusing more on the culture
of suburbia than on the mobility of Americans as a whole, this social critique
notes the pervasiveness of those things that make a suburb a suburb--the
ubiquity of barbecue grills, supermoms, and suburban restaurant chains, among
other things--but claims they're not as stereotypical as others would have
you believe. Brooks also delves into the qualities that make Americans such
consummate consumers. "Amusing and enlightening," says Kirkus Reviews.
First Chapter
Table of Contents
Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream - by
Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Pub Date: 04/01/2001
ISBN-13: 9780865476066
ISBN-10: 0865476063
Strongly opposed to suburbs that connect office parks, malls, and subdivisions
solely by highways, the authors of this book--architects who specialize in
designing mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly communities--give voice to a growing
movement in North America that aims to put an end to suburban sprawl by
returning
to pre-World War II planning principles. First published in 2000, Suburban
Nation continues in the New Urbanism vein that Jane Jacob's The Death and Life
of Great American Cities helped begin. If you're curious about the downsides of
suburbia and want to know more about ways to improve it, these two books
are great places to begin.
First Chapter
Table of Contents
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism - by James W. Loewen
Publisher: New Press
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Pub Date: 08/25/2005
ISBN-13: 9781565848870
ISBN-10: 156584887X
Between 1890 and 1968, thousands of towns across the U.S. established
themselves as "sundown towns"--places that, through the use of legal trickery
as well
as violence and intimidation, kept their populations exclusively white. In
addition to a history of these practices, bestselling author James W. Loewen
(Lies My Teacher Told Me) explains how this practice of racial exclusion still
affects the populations of certain towns today--and may still be in effect.
Though it's got a bit of an academic bent, this eye-opening book offers a
comprehensive if alarming look at race relations and housing trends in the U.S.
First Chapter
Table of Contents
The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration, 1966-1999 -
by Ray Suarez
Publisher: Free Press
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Pub Date: 05/10/1999
ISBN-13: 9780684834023
ISBN-10: 0684834022
In The Old Neighborhood, broadcast journalist and former host of NPR's "Talk of
the Nation" Ray Suarez explores the changing world of American communities,
in particular the migration of urban dwellers from the cities to the suburbs in
the last 30 years of the 20th century. The consequences of this "flight"
have shaped the politics and the social make-up of both cities and suburbs, and
Suarez's arguments remain relevant even though the economic climate has
changed since 1999, when he first published this book. Full of anecdotes from
"the man on the street," this chronicle of urban flight touches on the role
of churches, property tax abatements, and insurance companies, and offers "new
insights into an old problem" (Booklist).
First Chapter
Table of Contents
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