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How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER NAMED ONE OF TIME S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST and police brutality as part of its foundation. Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf ', and 'I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. 46 books 8,260 followers Jason Reynolds is an American author of novels and poetry for young adult and middle-grade audience. "[Bryan Stevenson's] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has Composed mainly of confrontations between Black residents and the Detroit Police Department, it began in the early morning hours of Sunday July 23, 1967, in Detroit, Michigan. The 1967 Detroit Riot, also known as the 12th Street Riot or Detroit Rebellion, was the bloodiest of the urban riots in the United States during the "Long, hot summer of 1967". Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 June 17, 2012) was an African American man who was a victim of police brutality.On March 3, 1991, he was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers during his arrest, after a high-speed chase, for driving while intoxicated on the I-210.An uninvolved individual, George Holliday, filmed the incident from his nearby balcony and sent the He used the places that are familiar to us Filipinos: Smoky Mountain (for us it is spelled with an "e" as in Smokey), Green Hills (Greenhills is a shopping center in San Juan where the former president/vice-president/senator, Joseph The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America, by Greg Grandin (Metropolitan Books) A sweeping and beautifully written book that probes the American myth of boundless expansion and provides a compelling context for thinking about the current political moment. Why? 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Between the World and Me is a 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by Spiegel & Grau.It is written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feelings, symbolism, and realities associated with being Black in the United States. Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Toni Morrisons 1970 bestseller is also one of the best short books in our collection. Please note that regardless of the cover, the books are identical. Several of his early novels were set in Los Angeles, California, and its surroundings, and featured Los Angeles police officers as protagonists.He has been nominated for four Edgar Awards (winning three), and While the task of writing them involves several hours of brainstorming and painstaking research, the first and one of many important aspects that students often struggle with is choosing a suitable topic. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it. 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The book speaks at length of police brutality against black people, and fervently tries to create empathy in white readers. The twenty-five Finalists for the 2022 National Book Awards for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young Peoples Literature were announced with the New York Times.The five Finalists in each category were selected by a distinguished panel of judges, and were advanced from the Longlists announced in September with The New Yorker. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife and I laughed so I wouldn't cry. The Gulag Archipelago was one of the most potent and touching books I have ever read. Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates (/ t n h s i / TAH-n-HAH-see; born September 30, 1975) is an American author and journalist. 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