COVID-19 still dominating headlines as lockdowns continue, advances in vaccination are made and tests and studies reveal new data about the virus. Check out these Tantor titles and inform yourself on past viruses, vaccination debates, pandemic prevention, and response, and the current COVID world.
The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age, by Nathan Wolfe, Link
Viruses, Plagues, and History: Past, Present, and Future, by Michael B. A. Oldstone Link
The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear, Seth Mnookin, Link
Economics in the Age of COVID-19, by Joshua Gans, Link
Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present, by Frank M. Snowden, Link
Epidemic: Ebola and the Global Scramble to Prevent the Next Killer Outbreak, by Reid Wilson, link
The U.S. Navy made headlines in September by releasing new evidence on the sinking of the USS Thresher, discovering a sunken WWII era submarine, reporting Russian naval activity in the Black Sea reminiscent of Cold War Era maneuvering and introduced a shifting strategy for maintaining America’s global naval primacy. Take a deeper dive into these Naval headlines with these Tantor titles:
The Death of the USS Thresher: The Story Behind History’s Deadliest Submarine Disaster, by Norman Polmar, Link
Wahoo: The Patrols of America’s Most Famous World War II Submarine, by Richard H. O’Kane, Link
Against the Tide: Rickover’s Leadership Principles and the Rise of the Nuclear Navy, by Rear Adm. Dave Oliver, USN (Ret.), Link
Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific, by Michael Fabey, link
Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea, by John F. Lehman, Link
Long time Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, died on 09/18/2020. Her death puts the Court, the presidential nomination and Senate confirmation hearing at the center of election focus. Take a look at the history of the Supreme Court, some biographies of current and former justices and a few of the key issues the courts could be ruling on in the upcoming session with these Tantor titles:
Scalia’s Court: A Legacy of Landmark Opinions and Dissents, by Antonin Scalia, Kevin A. Ring, Link
Injustices: The Supreme Court’s History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted, by Ian Millhiser, Link
Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice, by Joan Biskupic, Link
The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind–and Changed the History of Free Speech in America, by Thomas Healy, Link
Packing the Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court, James MacGregor Burns, Link
A People’s History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution, by Peter Irons, Link
Clarence Thomas and the Lost Constitution, by Myron Magnet, Link
The Second Amendment: A Biography, by Michael Waldman, Link
There has been a series of new archaeological findings that has led to an uptick of interest in Viking culture, its history and its place in Western culture. Learn more about Vikings and their influence with these books:
The Vikings: A New History, by Neil Oliver, Link
Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland, by Bryan Sykes, Link
Medieval Maritime Warfare, by Charles D. Stanton, Link
The Vikings: A History, By Robert Ferguson, Link
Scandinavians: In Search of the Soul of the North, by Robert Ferguson, Link
The Normans: From Raiders to Kings, by Lars Brownworth, Link
Looking ahead, October is filled with historical anniversaries and is dedicated to bringing awareness and appreciation to unique issues and themes. Fill your shelves with some of these titles:
Oct. 1st, 1908 : Henry Ford’s Model T, a “universal car” designed for the masses, went on sale for the first time. See how Ford assembled his Model T and transformed transportation in America.
I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford and the Most Important Car Ever Made, by Richard Snow, Link
Oct. 4th, 1957: The Space Age begins as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first satellite. Learn how the space race started and see how the super powers competed to control outer space:
A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957—The Space Race Begins, by Michael D’Antonio link
Oct. 8th, 1918 – During the battle of Argonne Forest in France, during World War I, U.S. Sergeant Alvin C. York single-handedly took out a German machine-gun battalion, killing over a dozen and capturing 132. Download renowned historian Martin Gilbert’ history on World War I now:
The First World War: A Complete History, by Martin Gilbert, Link
Oct. 16th, 1793: Queen Marie Antoinette was beheaded during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. Learn all about this tumultuous revolution with:
The Coming of the Terror in the French Revolution, by Timothy Tackett, Link
Oct. 18, 1945 – The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial began with indictments against 24 former Nazi leaders including Hermann Göring and Albert Speer. Take a first-hand look at these trial with this title:
Letters from Nuremberg: My Father’s Narrative of a Quest for Justice, by Christopher J. Dodd, Lary Bloom, link
Oct. 27, 1787 – The first of 85 Federalist Papers appeared in print in a New York City newspaper. The essays argued for the adoption of the new U.S. Constitution. Get both points of view with these titles:
The Federalist Papers, by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Link
The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates, edited by Ralph Ketchum, Link
Oct. 28th, 1919: October 28, 1919 – Prohibition began in the U.S. with the passage of the National Prohibition (Volstead) Act by Congress. Distill the truth about America’s “noble experiment” with this title:
Prohibition: A Very Short Introduction, by W. J. Rorabaugh, Link
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