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Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome
A commendable study of the disinformation, gossip, and faulty scholarship that has clouded this infamous Roman Caesar, who just wanted to be a musician and poet. Highly recommended for large public and academic library collections.
Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain
This essential and illuminating book nicely connects with Caroline Pennock’s On Savage Shores, Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer’s Myth America, and Nikole Hannah-Jones’s The 1619 Project.
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
This inspirational, exhilarating work, undoubtedly destined for a Hollywood adaptation, is an essential purchase for all libraries.
On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
Author Pennock offers a bright narration, in a British accent, of her own prestigious, impressive book, which might surprise laypersons and even professional historians. An essential addition to academic and large public library collections.
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
Narrator Gabra Zackman provides a solid, clear presentation of Hoover’s life, giving momentum to Gage’s meticulous examination of this consequential figure. This impressive work will appeal to all historians and fans of the books of Ron Chernow, David McCullough, and Jon Meacham.
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The Rule of 30: A Better Way To Save for Retirement
Recommended only on demand for the public libraries serving communities with Canadian customers.
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Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions
Moss’s work nicely supplements Mark Bittman’s Animal, Vegetable, Junk; Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation; and Walter Willett and P. J. Skerrett’s Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy.
Gentelligence: The Revolutionary Approach to Leading an Intergenerational Workforce
This book expands nicely on Jason Dorsey and Denise Villa’s Zconomy. The extensive citations, supplemental reading sources, and bibliography firmly establish the credibility of this solid, impressive work. Vital for any organization with multigenerational staffs, and for marketers, public relations professionals, HRD managers, or executives. Highly recommended for all university libraries supporting business and psychology curricula.
Troubled: The Failed Promise of America’s Behavioral Treatment Programs
Should be required listening for parents, educators, therapists, school consultants, and staff of adolescent mental health and drug treatment programs.
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