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<i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143129678/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0143129678&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=7fe526587dd748df6042d823f20f71d4 White Trash: The 400 Year Untold History of Class in America]</i> by Nancy Isenberg (Penguin, 2017)
<i>White Trash</i> is one of the most timely books in recent memory. Isenberg places at white poverty and issues of class at the center of American social and political history. She argues that poor white Americans has factored in the rise of the Republican party in the 19th century, the Civil War, the New Deal and LBJ's efforts to create the Great Society. This is a group of Americans that often been dismissed and ignored, but have always played a role in the political life of America.
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<i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307475948/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307475948&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=6eccf2096dd4cf86ddbb7879b2b7f0e1 Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of American]</i> by T.J. Stiles (Alfred A. Knopf, 2015)
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<i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OQVZDJM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00OQVZDJM&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=6be4f6422415c3a820924484c54c97b9 Amazon Kindle Paperwhite]</i>
Almost everyone can now read books on laptops, smartphones, and tablets. These are fairly unsatisfactory options because the reading experience is typically a disappointment. It's hard to recommend reading serious history books on a phone or tablet over a paper book. The Kindle Paperwhite most closely mimics paper books. It's easier to read for long periods of time than phones and tablets. While you cannot take notes in the book the way you can with a paper booksbook, you can store an enormous number of books on the Paperwhite.
In an ideal world, paper books are the best solution, but the Paperwhite is a solid device for reading books and it's great for travel. Amazon has Kindles that range in price from $79.99 to $249.99. The Paperwhite at $119.99 is a great deal. It has more than enough storage and a great screen. That makes it hard to recommend the more expensive models.
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005LM0R/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00005LM0R&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=b499ee9a6cacd5f3ebdea3691a6f7ea9 Bodum Chambord French Press]
Reading a great book while drinking coffee can a be a glorious experience. There are currently 1001 ways to make coffee, but if you like rich, strong coffee - get a French press. It consistently makes the best coffee. Admittedly, it takes slightly longer then than popping a pouch or pod into a coffee machine because you have to boil some water and then let the coffee steep for 3 minutes. But these tasks require very little oversight and you can do them while you put your breakfast together. There are a ton of great French presses. This one has the benefit of both holding 3 cups of coffee and being relatively inexpensive. As long as your not a klutz, it will last forever. If you are clumsy, get a French press made out of stainless steel. Think of it as a klutz tax. You can also find great single -serving French presses.
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