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SEPTEMBER 15 IS INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO DEMOCRACY NONFICTION
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"From the former secretary of state and bestselling author -- a sweeping look at the global struggle for democracy and why America must continue to support the cause of human freedom. From the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union to the ongoing struggle for human rights in the Middle East, Condoleezza Rice has served on the front lines of history. As a child, she was an eyewitness to a third awakening of freedom, when her hometown...
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SEPTEMBER 11 IS PATRIOT DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO 9/11 HISTORY NONFICTION
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"This is history at its most immediate and moving...A marvelous and memorable book." —Jon Meacham
"Remarkable...A priceless civic gift...On page after page, a reader will encounter words that startle, or make him angry, or heartbroken." —The Wall Street Journal
"Had me turning each page with my heart in my throat...There's been...
"This is history at its most immediate and moving...A marvelous and memorable book." —Jon Meacham
"Remarkable...A priceless civic gift...On page after page, a reader will encounter words that startle, or make him angry, or heartbroken." —The Wall Street Journal
"Had me turning each page with my heart in my throat...There's been...
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SEPTEMBER 19 IS TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO PIRATE-RELATED NONFICTION
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"'Pirate Hunters' is a gripping account of two courageous divers' quest to uncover the shipwrecked vessel of Joseph Bannister, one of history's most infamous pirates"--
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SEPTEMBER 28 IS NATIONAL NORTH CAROLINA DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO NORTH-CAROLINA NONFICTION
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"This book is a love letter to North Carolina's popular music in all its many-splendored glory, from bluegrass, folk, and country to R&B, rock, and pop. Though the state's diverse music scenes have often operated in the shadows of better-known hubs for popular genres-New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, Nashville, Austin, and Athens, Georgia-David Menconi shows North Carolina's influence on American popular music runs deep. He uses profiles of artists...
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SEPTEMBER 2 IS VICTORY OVER JAPAN DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO WWII HISTORY
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SEPTEMBER 16 IS NATIONAL TRAIL OF TEARS COMMEMORATION DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO TRAIL-OF-TEARS-RELATED NONFICTION
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Recounts the many broken U.S. treaties with the Cherokees, describes how they were forced to leave their lands in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina, and looks at the hardships they faced on the trail west.