history / modern / 20th century

Provides an insider's account of the student protests in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, and the Chinese government's refusal to officially acknowledge the event in order to protect the state's carefully constructed edifice of accepted history kept aloft by strict censorship, blatant falsehood, and willful forgetting.

Examines the effects of the Armenian massacres that occurred from 1915 to 1923, discussing how that incident still resonates and influences their people and government in the present day.

"Little black dresses. Fake pearls. Jersey knit. Blazers. Ballet flats. Today--and for nearly the last hundred years--we all see some version of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel every time we pass a woman on the street. But few among us realize that Chanel's role in the events of the twentieth century was as pervasive as her influence on fashion, or how deeply she absorbed and then brilliantly reimagined the historical currents around her. Here, with unprecedented detail and ambition--and through fascinating, thoroughly researched portraits of Chanel's lovers and friends--Rhonda Garelick shows us the Chanel who conquered the world . . . a woman who thirsted to create others in her image, who ruthlessly and innovatively borrowed from her famous (and infamous) intimates, who understood the idea of branding and image well ahead of her time, who created "wearable personality." This is Chanel at the nexus of history: a woman of daring, passion, and legendary vision, in a wonderful biography that gives her long-awaited due"--.

A history of the Volkswagen Beetle tracing its creation and popularity.