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“The Mueller Report” — the findings from special council Robert Mueller’s recently concluded top secret inquiry into the Trump Campaign and Russian interference into the 2016 election — has been dominating headlines. In our first Scribd Original, award-winning journalist Garrett Graff gives us the first in-depth account of Mueller’s time as a Marine during the Vietnam War, and reveals why and how Mueller became who he is today: a man with integrity beyond reproach.
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Images of the devastating fire at Notre Dame have shocked the world. This study of the architect who added many of the cathedral’s most iconic designs—including the gargoyles—is both a testament to the history and beauty that’s been lost and a reminder that the cathedral has been continually updated, and will continue to be so.
Pulitzer Prize winner…
This definitive biography of one of the most significant figures in American history is long overdue. A look at both the inner and the outer life of the famed abolitionist and orator, this well-written portrait draws on new information to provide the most well-rounded examination of Douglass yet. It won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for History.
Cinco de Mayo…
When Mexico declared victory over the French at the Battle of Pueblo in 1862, the first truly Mexican-American holiday was born. David Hayes-Bautista reaches throughout history in this text to examine the cultural significance of a beloved Southern California tradition.
Earth Day…
So you’ve decluttered with the help of “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” but how do you stop yourself from buying too much stuff in the first place? Flanders’ memoir offers guidance on how to become a more thoughtful consumer so you can lighten your ecological footprint.
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Award-winning author Mitchell Jackson takes on all the complicated, winding ways his personal life is and is not entangled with systemic racism in this memoir of essays. Deep love and abundant humanity lights up his lyrical prose about family, pimps, drug abuse, and gang violence.
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Now is a particularly poignant moment to be reading this absorbing history, with headlines shouting about the chaotic uncertainty of Brexit and the Irish border proving to be a major sticking point in negotiations. If a hard border returns between the Republic of Ireland and the North, will anything like the sectarian violence know as the Troubles reignite? “Say Nothing” makes it clear that while the Troubles may be past, they are far from ancient history.
Earth Day…
A detective story back through history. Ruddiman, a palaeoclimatologist, argues that human-caused climate change started a lot earlier than you’d think, well before the Industrial Revolution. Take a trip back in time this Earth Day for a solid understanding of how we got to the climate crisis we face today.
Book club pick…
TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager selected Julie Yip-Williams’ posthumously published memoir as her April #ReadWithJenna pick. Jenna told TODAY, “It's a beautiful story about what it means to live. So, it's sad in some ways. But also, for us still living, it's a great reminder that life is precious, and it's a gift — and to live every single day like it's our last.”
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A novelist’s heartfelt memoir recalls his boyhood growing up poor on a rural farm in 1940s Ireland. Phelan brings tenderness to the tradition of “Angela’s Ashes” in this loving look back at the surprising treasures of a hardscrabble life without luxuries, like his loving — and challenging — family.
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