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In memoriam…
Cokie Roberts, a veteran broadcast journalist who reported for NPR and ABC News, died on September 17, 2019. She was 75. Michelle and Barack Obama called Roberts “a trailblazing figure” and “a role model.” “Founding Mothers,” her engrossing history about the Revolutionary War, illuminates how women helped found a fledgling nation.
On the screen…
“Mindhunter” is the true story of FBI agent John Douglas, one of the founders of criminal profiling. His interviews with killers are dark, disturbing, and somehow a little sad. After several years, a second season of the hit Netflix adaptation came out this August.
Book club pick…
Dr. Paul Farmer seems like a superhuman in his quest to eradicate infectious disease and his work traveling the world to carry out this quest. Journalist Tracy Kidder captures Farmer’s tirelessness in this inspiring biographical book. Author John Green selected “Mountains Beyond Mountains” as his September pick for his book club, Life’s Library.
International Literacy Day…
A love letter to reading. Part true-crime detective book, part history book filled with fascinating anecdotes, the newest book from Susan Orlean begins with a disastrous fire that consumed the Los Angeles Central Library in 1986 and the subsequent search for the suspected arsonist. Delight in discovery powers this book, and Orlean feeds readers’ curiosity.
Eye-opening memoir…
An inspirational story that provides shocking, poignant insight into the value of education from someone who never went to school until she was 17 years old. Tara Westover reveals how agonizing it is to try to bridge the gap between two vastly different personal identities.
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Fall Back into Nonfiction Books
Reignite your reading habit this fall with these fascinating books about books.Organizat de Scribd Editors
9 Reads on the Roots and Legacy of Slavery in America
On the consequences of bringing the first African slaves to the US in 1619.Organizat de Scribd Editors
Trending: Books on Women Spies in WWI & WWII
These women led vital spy networks in enemy-occupied territory.Organizat de Scribd Editors
“Educated” Author Says These Books Inspired Her Writing
Tara Westover’s list includes master writers, dark humor, and moving memoirs.Organizat de Scribd Editors
Michelle Obama’s Reading List
Now that you’ve read Obama’s “Becoming,” check out some of her favorite books.Organizat de Scribd Editors
The End of the Sixties: What Happened in 1969
50 years later: Woodstock, Stonewall Riots, the moon landing, and more.Organizat de Scribd Editors
David McCullough’s Favorite Reads
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer expounds on other historians he admires.Organizat de Scribd Editors
Editors’ Picks: Biographies & History
Our editors’ must-reads in biography and history.
