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Funk, McKenzie

Summary: "The bizarre and captivating story of the most important person you've never heard of. The world we live in today, where everything is tracked by corporations and governments, originates with one manic, elusive, utterly unique man--as prone to bullying as he was to fits of surpassing generosity and surprising genius. His name was Hank Asher, and his life was a strange and spectacular show that...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ASHER, HANK FUN

Greenbaum, Eli

Summary: "In Saying No to the Vietnam War, Eli Greenbaum presents personal accounts from individuals who were driven to resist or dodge the Vietnam War draft. These vivid and candid oral histories detail encounters with the Selective Service System, events that were often controversial, sometimes volatile, and almost always emotionally charged. The narrative of the author's own experience blended with...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kansas 2024

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Harris, Duchess

Summary: In 2008, voters chose Barack Obama as the first African American president in the history of the United States. Barack Obama Is Elected President examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Barack Obama himself, his wife, Michelle, and opposing candidate John McCain

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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J382.73092 HAR

Chertoff, Michael

Summary: "Chertoff [posits] that our laws and policies surrounding the protection of personal information, written for an earlier time, need to be ... overhauled in the Internet era. On the one hand, the collection of data--more widespread by business than by government, and impossible to stop--should be facilitated as an ultimate protection for society. On the other, standards under which information...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 343 CHE

Clendening, Cameron.

Summary: Learn about the key players and big wins that have made the Notre Dame Fighting Irish one of the most popular teams in college football. Readers will get a glimpse into the team's history, its home stadium, its fans, and the team's most memorable moments. Additional features to enhance comprehension include a table of contents, informative sidebars and captions, a glossary of key words and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.332 CLE

Herold, Benjamin

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Summary: "Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, history, and racial denial collide in the suburbs and their schools Outside Atlanta, a middle-class Black family faces off with a school system seemingly bent on punishing their teenage son. North of Dallas, a conservative white family relocates to an affluent suburban enclave, but can't escape the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.76 HER

Citron, Danielle Keats

Summary: "The essential road map for understanding-and defending-your right to privacy in the twenty-first century. Privacy is disappearing. From our sex lives to our workout routines, the details of our lives once relegated to pen and paper have joined the slipstream of new technology. As a MacArthur fellow and distinguished professor of law at the University of Virginia, acclaimed civil rights...

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.7308 CIT

Bobb, Christina

Summary: "Stealing Your Vote tells the story of corruption within the Democratic Party--but also reveals the cowardice throughout the Republican Party, as fat and happy politicians from both parties desperately worked to protect the status quo. Bobb also tells the story of a handful of brave patriots who tried, and continue trying, to find out just what happened in 2020."--Amazon.com.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 BOB

Lemire, Jonathan

Summary: "A probing and illuminating analysis of current state of American politics, focusing on Donald Trump's lie about election fraud, by the White House Bureau Chief of Politico and the host of MSNBC's Way Too Early Donald Trump first tried it out in 2016, at an August rally in Ohio. He said that perhaps he wouldn't accept the election results in his race against Hillary Clinton, that the election...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 LEM

Bowden, Mark

Summary: "In the sixty-four days between November 3 and January 6, President Donald Trump and his allies fought to reverse the outcome of the vote. Focusing on six states--Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin-- Trump's supporters claimed widespread voter fraud. It was not a well-orchestrated matter. There was no guiding genius pulling the strings in key states for the defeated...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 BOW

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 BOW

Green, Joshua

Summary: "In his classic book Devil's Bargain, Joshua Green chronicled how the forces of economic populism on the right, led by the likes of Steve Bannon, turned Donald Trump into their flawed but powerful vessel. In The Rebels, he gives an epic account of the long struggle that has played out in parallel on the left, told through an intimate reckoning with the careers of the three political figures who...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 GRE

D'Souza, Dinesh

Summary: The 2020 presidential election was rife with fraud orchestrated by the Democratic Party. That’s not just an accusation; it’s now, thanks to bestselling author and investigative journalist Dinesh D’Souza, an established fact. With eyewitness testimony and the pinpoint precision and analytic sophistication of the forensic technique of geotracking, D’Souza demonstrates how an already corrupt...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Publishing 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.66 D'SO

Ringstad, Arnold

Summary: Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World, Inc. 2017

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J609 MOM

Greenberg, Mark

Summary: Back in 2007, when Barack Hussein Obama announced his campaign, his election seemed to be a long shot. But he won in a decisive victory, also garnering a record 69.5 million votes, and on January 20, 2009, he became the 44th president of the United States and its first African American chief executive. Now, after two terms, this book explores Obama's journey in pictures, from his remarkable...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 921 OBAMA, BARACK GRE

Navarro, Peter

Summary: "In this follow-up to the breakout bestseller In Trump Time, Peter Navarro explains why Trump lost the White House in 2020 and how he will win it back in 2024--and none too soon"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bombardier Books, an imprint of Post Hill Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 NAV

Dallas, Joe

Summary: "You've based your understanding of today's sensitive social issues on the Bible's truth. Mainstream culture not only sees these issues differently but calls you bigoted for rejecting views they've deemed self-evident. So how do you witness Christ's love to those ready to write you off as hateful? Christians in a Cancel Culture breaks down how you can speak wisdom about politically charged and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvest House Publishers 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 230 DAL

Horowitz, David

Summary: Horowitz presents a White House battle plan to halt the Democrats' march to extinguish the values America holds dear. He details President Trump's like moves, and explores the opportunities he will have to reshape the American political landscape while securing the nation's vital security interests abroad.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Humanix Books 2017

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 333.330 HOR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 HOR

Karl, Jonathan

Summary: As the reporter who has known Donald Trump longer than any other White House correspondent, Karl tells the story of Trump's downfall, complete with riveting behind-the-scenes accounts of some of the darkest days in the history of the American presidency. Packed with on-the-record interviews with central figures in this drama who are telling their stories for the first time, this is a definitive...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 KAR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 KAR

Lazarus, Adam

Summary: "The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American icons: John Glenn, the unassailable pioneer of space exploration and Ted Williams, indisputably the greatest hitter in baseball history. It was 1953, the Korean War in full throttle, when two men--already experts in their fields--crossed the fabled 38th Parallel into Communist airspace aboard matching Panther jets. John...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Sobel, Syl

Summary: "Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts is an easy-to-read guide that explains the step-by-step process of how a president gets elected in the United States. It uses simple language to answer complex questions like: Who can run? Who can vote? What is the electoral college? and is packed with fascinating facts about previous presidents, notable candidates, and remarkable elections in...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks eXplore 2024

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Daniels, Gilda R.

Summary: "An answer to the assault on voting rights--crucial reading in advance of the 2020 presidential election. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is considered one of the most effective pieces of legislation the United States has ever passed. It enfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters, particularly in the American South, and drew attention to the problem of voter suppression. Yet in recent years...

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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.6 DAN

Rockler, Naomi

Summary: "The freedom for people to elect their own leaders is a requirement in a democratic society-and therefore, voter fraud that inaccurately changes the vote tally is a threat to democracy"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2024

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 ROC

Marcovitz, Hal

Summary: "Many extremist groups have emerged in recent years. Moreover, many individuals harbor extremist viewpoints and have taken action on their own. They do this to call attention to their beliefs, cause chaos, and very often commit acts of violence under the misguided notions that their causes are justified and would find widespread acceptance by the American people. Very often, though, these...

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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.5 MAR

Fleischer, Jeff

Summary: "Updated for the 2024 election cycle, this revised edition provides a compelling primer of how US election processes came to be and how they work"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 324.6 FLE

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