Politics and American History for the week of

1

KILLING THE RISING SUN

KILLING THE RISING SUN

The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the final years of World War II.


2

HILLBILLY ELEGY

HILLBILLY ELEGY

A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of America’s white working class through his own childhood in the Rust Belt.


3

SETTLE FOR MORE

SETTLE FOR MORE

The anchor of Fox News’s “The Kelly File” discusses why she left a succesful career as a lawyer, the value of hard work, the personal and professional challenges she has faced.


4

THANK YOU FOR BEING LATE

THANK YOU FOR BEING LATE

How the accelerating pace of technology, globalization and climate change are reshaping the world, and what we can do about it.


5

ALL THE GALLANT MEN

ALL THE GALLANT MEN

An eyewitness account of Pearl Harbor by a 94-year-old veteran.


6

OUR REVOLUTION

OUR REVOLUTION

The Vermont senator and former candidate for the Democratic nomination for president delivers his message of social and economic justice.


7

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

A meditation on race in America as well as a personal
 story by the national correspondent of The Atlantic, framed as a letter to his teenage son.


8

WHITE TRASH

WHITE TRASH

The role of the white poor in American history.


9

THE NEW JIM CROW

THE NEW JIM CROW

A law professor takes aim at the “war on drugs” and its impact on black men. Originally published in 2010.


10

JUST MERCY

JUST MERCY

A law professor and MacArthur grant recipient’s memoir of his decades
 of work to free innocent people condemned to death.