This new extreme travelog is for readers who want extra crunch in their forays into travel, history, and culture. Longer than the circumference of the earth, Russia’s frontier is the longest in the world--Border drops into every country, from North Korea to Norway, Finland to China. Find it New NonFiction/Foyer 914.7 FAT. … [Read more...] about The Border: A Journey Around Russia…
Makhno: Ukrainian Freedom Fighter
By Philippe Thirault and Roberto Zaghi. Revolutionary, anarchist, military strategist, and freedom fighter, Nestor Makhno became a hero in the Russian Revolution, but became a legend fighting both the Bolsheviks and the Germans to preserve his homeland. Find it in New NonFiction Foyer/Graphic Novel 92 MAK. … [Read more...] about Makhno: Ukrainian Freedom Fighter
Antes Que Isla es Volcán: Poemas: Before Island is Volcano: Poems
By Raquel Salas Rivera This bilingual collection of poems from NAB-nominated and Lambda award winning author Salas Rivera draws from the fires of the past to look to the future--hope, liberation, and a decolonialized island of Puerto Rico. Find it in SPA 861.7 SAL. … [Read more...] about Antes Que Isla es Volcán: Poemas: Before Island is Volcano: Poems
Was it Worth It?: A Wilderness Warrior’s Long Trail Home
By Doug Peacock 40 years ago, Edward Abbey channeled Doug Peacock when penning Hayduke in the Monkey Wrench Gang. After ranging from Sonora to Siberia, Belize to British Columbia, Peacock has now chosen to tell his own story. Find it in New Nonfiction/Foyer 333.72 PEA. … [Read more...] about Was it Worth It?: A Wilderness Warrior’s Long Trail Home
100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting
By E. J. Dionne Elections are beginning to matter more than ever, yet barriers to exercising the vote rise higher. Dionne takes close look at how the right to vote is fundamental to healthy governance in a truly democratic society, and how universal voting can be accomplished. … [Read more...] about 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting
Book Review: The Breakdown
Diana Pringle, Retail Associate at the Gold Mine, recommends The Breakdown by B.A. Paris. The Breakdown follows Cass, who decides to go against the wishes of her husband on a rainy night and take the dangerous shortcut home. She notices a car pulled over with a woman inside, just staring blankly out the window, why wasn't she waving for help? Feeling spooked, Cass decides to drive off. Days later she finds out the woman was brutally murdered, a woman she had newly … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Breakdown
