Kathleen McCallister
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PREMIUM
Inventory
A poetic and brutal reflection on the ways the unspoken past haunts the present, the construction of histories from fragments and secrets, and the physical, mental, and emotional traumas that result when violence becomes part of the daily landscape.
PREMIUM
The Names of All the Flowers
An elegantly written and heartbreaking reflection on family, sibling love, and personal and racial grief. Those seeking to understand the impact of the school-to-prison link will learn much, while those who have experienced its effects will likely find plenty here that resonates.
PREMIUM
Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors
A highly sympathetic, spirited portrait of a major figure of the late Plantagenet and early Tudor reigns. Interested readers might also seek out Michael Jones and Malcolm Underwood’s The King’s Mother.
PREMIUM
Alaric the Goth: An Outsider’s History of the Fall of Rome
A serviceable study of Alaric himself, but more valuable as a resource offering a look at the Roman Empire midway through its fall.
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Troop 6000: The Girl Scout Troop That Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World
Effective as a feel-good account of family and community working against adversity and the benefits of Scouting for girls and their parents, the book is equally valuable for its intimate views of homelessness and its day-to-day effects.
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The Equivalents: A Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960s
Doherty’s overall galvanizing look at a little-explored conjunction of critical feminist voices should incite provocative historical context to current-day discussions around the need for more support of women’s intellectual work.
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Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths
Most appropriate for readers seeking a spirited, concise look at intersections of Greek and Roman myths and current social concerns.
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Seduction: A History From the Enlightenment to the Present
The book’s quasibiographical approach provides an unusual but engaging way of addressing its central topic, though readers wanting a more clear-cut exploration of the subject will almost certainly find it too tangential.
All the President’s Women: Donald Trump and the Making of a Predator
While many of the most shocking incidents discussed here are public knowledge, the significant new material and the book’s usefulness as a single-volume source on the topic make this not only a critical current read but one likely to become even more important in the future.