New Past and Present November 2023

Stay informed on the people, places and events that influence world affairs with new books on current events, along with recommended memoirs, biographies and history titles.

Updated October 21, 2023
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The LGBTQ+ history book
Bronski, Michael
Paper Book
Discover the rich and complex history of LGBTQ+ people around the world - their struggles, triumphs, and cultural contributions. Exploring and explaining the most important ideas and events in LGBTQ+ history and culture, this book showcases the breadth of the LGBTQ+ experience....
The Russo-Ukrainian war : the return of history
Plokhy, Serhii
Paper Book
Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war--and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly...
Pathogenesis : a history of the world in eight plagues
Kennedy, Jonathan
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A "gripping" (The Washington Post) account of how the major transformations in history--from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism--have been shaped not by humans but by germs "Superbly written . . . Kennedy seamlessly weaves...
The joy of politics : surviving cancer, a campaign, a pandemic, an insurrection, and life's other unexpected curveballs
Klobuchar, Amy
Paper Book
An intimate and revelatory memoir--on personal challenges, political turmoil, and the state of American democracy--from one of the most effective voices in politics, Amy Klobuchar. During the past few years, as our country has faced unprecedented challenges, Senator Klobuchar...
Tyranny, Inc. : how private power crushed American liberty-- and what to do about it
Ahmari, Sohrab
Paper Book
The inside story of how our political class enabled an era of unaccountable corporate might that left ordinary Americans isolated and powerless--and how we can fight back--from the acclaimed author of The Unbroken Thread "In Tyranny, Inc., Sohrab Ahmari, one of...
George VI and Elizabeth : the marriage that saved the monarchy
Smith, Sally Bedell
Paper Book
A revelatory account of how the loving marriage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exclusive access to the Royal Archives--from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen...
Becoming free indeed : my story of disentangling faith from fear
Vuolo, Jinger
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller Jinger Vuolo, the sixth child in the famous Duggar family of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On, recounts how she began to question the unhealthy ideology of her youth and learned to embrace true freedom in Christ. When Jinger Duggar...
To rescue the Constitution : George Washington and the fragile American experiment
Baier, Bret
Ebook
 Instant New York Times Bestseller #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Baier reveals how George Washington saved the Constitution-and the American experiment "To Rescue The Constitution is a masterful exploration of the electrifying struggle to unite a...
Bad Mormon : a memoir
Gay, Heather
Paper Book
Drinking and Tweeting meets Unorthodox in this vulnerable memoir about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star's departure from the Mormon Church, and her unforeseen success in business, television, and single motherhood. ...
Pageboy : a memoir
Page, Elliot
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times "100 Notable Books of 2023" A TIME Magazine "100 Must-Read Books of 2023" A Washington Post "50 Notable Works of Nonfiction" An Autostraddle "Best Queer Books of 2023" "Vivid...Moving...

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