Patton, Jr., who died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. “Killing Patton” tells the story of General George S. “Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General” by Bill O’Reilly.This book examines the different habits that have brought us to where we are now and explores our options of what we need to do to preserve the world around us. We live in a world that is shaped by us humans. “The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us” by Diane Ackerman.While you might know the name Rudolph Valentino, it is unlikely that you know the man behind the name and the violent past that followed him. If you are fascinated by real life murder, mystery and intrigue, this is the book for you.

“The Valentino Affair: The Jazz Age Murder Scandal That Shocked New York Society and Gripped the World” by Colin Evans.Did you know that Nebraska hosted prisoners of war during World War II? If you didn’t, this book is a great read for learning more about this hidden part in U.S. “Nebraska POW Camps: A History of World War II Prisoners in the Heartland” by Melissa Amateis Marsh.The book explores the woman behind the name and lets you decide: saint or insane? However, the opinions of who she was and what she stood for are not as clearly understood. Joan of Arc is a name most of us are familiar with. “Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured” by Kathryn Harrison.The only sky Joan saw was through the grilled square of her one window.” And then, as Joan’s seventh and final trial concludes with condemnation: “Last days vanish quickly, even in a cell. Among the disadvantages for her was that as she no longer hobbled back and forth between the keep and the castle’s great hall, she could no longer look forward to the respite of a few minutes outdoors, spring unfolding into the air, or of occupying a room other than her cell. “From Saturday, March 10, until Saturday, March 17,” she writes, “Joan was interrogated in her cell nine times. Perhaps most astounding about Harrison’s “Joan of Arc’’ is the seamlessness with which she pulls the camera way, way back to sweeping historic panoramas and thoughtful feminist commentary, then narrows the lens to give us detailed, lyrical close-ups that support her admiration for, and knowledge of, her subject. Born in 1412 into a France that had endured famine, crop failures, bubonic plague, and 75 years of enemy occupation, “Joan, who showcased her virginity as both proof and symbol of her virtue, believed God had punished the French because ‘it was his will to suffer them to be beaten for their sins.’ ”

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