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The Stringer
A reporter squeezed by the changing news industry decides to play by different, dangerous rules in "The Stringer". Mark Scribner is a seasoned war correspondent who risks his life to bring truth to the world. But as the world shows less...
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Thunder in the Soul
The image of Abraham Joshua Heschel walking in pace with Martin Luther King Jr. to Selma is seared into the consciousness of every American Jew. Drawing on the Talmud, Jewish prophecy, and interreligious connections, he viewed God as...
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The Movement
by Tanisha Rule
Thomas C. Holt’s civil rights history text, "The Movement", takes care to include Black women leaders alongside its more familiar names. Beginning with 1930s and 1940s political strategizing, this book covers familiar civil rights...
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How to Make a Slave and Other Essays
Jerald Walker’s essay collection concerns family, academia, and the uncomfortable realities of racism. The provocative essay “How to Make a Slave” reminisces about a Black history school project on Frederick Douglass, during which...
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The Other Richard III
Reimagining the classic play while staying true to its form, "The Other Richard III" is a fascinating flight of imagination that’s grounded in history. John Birney reworks Shakespeare’s story of Richard III in his remarkable play...
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This Is All He Asks of You
Anne Egseth’s captivating epistolary novel "This Is All He Asks of You" is about growing up and finding light in the darkness. Luna is Norwegian; when she is twelve, she spends time living with her single mother in the US. The book’s...
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YHWH and the Sacred Secret
"YHWH and the Sacred Secret" is a contemplative, impassioned work that argues for the importance of God and the Bible. Monte Perepelkin’s "YHWH and the Sacred Secret" says that people should practice their Christian faith in a more...