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Three Books on Climate Concerns | Science Reviews
By LJ Reviews
Jane Fonda writes an urgent call for environmental action and the Dalai Lama shares a climate appeal to the world. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson gather feminist voices in the climate movement. |
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Debut Authors Shine on Booker Prize Short List | Book Pulse
By Neal Wyatt
The Booker Prize shortlist is announced. It is a diverse and notably new gathering of authors. The Justice Department has opened a criminal inquiry into John Bolton and has subpoenaed his publisher and literary agent. The National Book Festival takes place online and on TV this year. |
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Scholars Foster and Gussow Unpack Race and the Blues | Music Reviews
By LJ Reviews
Foster’s thoughtful and well-researched look at race and the blues will be useful to music and sociology academics; extremely knowledgeable but a bit overly academic, Gussow ably details the African American core of the blues and the shifting racial dynamics that have made the music so compelling. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
The Price of Justice: The Myths of Lawyer Ethics
By Ronald Goldfarb
Referring to everything from classic literature to recent court cases, this work by Goldfarb makes for compelling reading. It should be required text for law students, as well as general readers interested in the law and justice. |
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American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World But Failed Its People
By Jared Yates Sexton
Readers looking for consolation and a plan for a more just and equitable future will not find it here. Recommended primarily for those concerned by the tone and direction of American politics and seeking a better understanding of the question on which the book is framed: “How did we get here?” |
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
America’s Racial Karma: An Invitation To Heal
By Larry Ward
Ward’s teachings focus on trauma informed resilience to liberate self and others. For readers who enjoyed Resmaa Menakem’s My Grandmother’s Hands and other works addressing how to recognize and heal racialized trauma. |
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NEA Tracking School Coronavirus Cases
By Kara Yorio
The federal government is not releasing information on positive coronavirus cases in schools, but the National Education Association has a new database of reported cases across the country. |
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ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Environmental Sciences
By LJ Reviews
August 2020 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO.
1. On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal.
Klein, Naomi
Simon & Schuster. 2019. ISBN 9781982129910. $27.00
2. Rainforest: Dispatches From Earth's Most Vital Frontlines.
Juniper, Tony
Island Press. 2019. ISBN 9781642830729. $22.00
3. Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth.
Maddow, Rachel
Crown. 2019. ISBN 9780525575474. $30.00 |
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