Our top reads of 2019
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President Nixon is joined at a press conference by a group of wives fighting to free their husbands from POW camps during the Vietnam War. Andrea Rander, second from the left, joined author Heath Hardage Lee for a book discussion on the topic at Hudson. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)
Looking for a good read and a thought-provoking gift? As we close out the year and our holiday shopping, here are some of the books that we have been talking about at Hudson.
Over the last year, these talented authors have visited Hudson's headquarters to share and discuss their recently published books, from an on-the-ground look at the battle against ISIS to an exploration of how the American and French Revolutions changed the meaning of freedom.
Watch the author interviews below, check out the books, and cross another name off of your gifts list.
Hudson's Top Reads for 2019
Author Heath Hardage Lee joined Hudson to discuss The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home [[link removed]] (Macmillan, 2019). Lee recounts the determined actions taken by spouses of US prisoners held in North Vietnam to bring those captured and missing in action home—even when government officials pressured them to stay silent.
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US Senator Tom Cotton shared his new memoir, Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington Cemetery [[link removed]] (HarperCollins, 2019). Between combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, Sen. Cotton served as a platoon leader with The Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery. He joined Hudson to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the unit responsible for conducting memorial affairs and honoring fallen soldiers at Arlington.
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Retired Brigadier General and Hudson senior fellow Robert Spalding shared his new book, Stealth War: How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept [[link removed]] (Penguin Random House, 2019), with The Realignment podcast. General Spalding explores how the Chinese Communist Party has waged a six-front war on America's economy, military, diplomacy, technology, education and infrastructure. As the CCP's successes come to light, Spalding examines how the US and rest of the free world can combat—and win—China's stealth war.
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National security journalist Mike Giglio joined Hudson to discuss Shatter the Nations: ISIS and the War for the Caliphate [[link removed]] (Hachette, 2019). In his new book based on his years as a wartime correspondent, Giglio provides vivid accounts of the town-by-town conflicts, American military engagement, and battlefield drama in the race to defeat ISIS. It also highlights the sinister and destructive power of extremism and the courageous men and women who vowed to defeat it.
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Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson shared the sombering reality of drug addition with his new book Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence [[link removed]](Simon & Schuster, 2019). Interviewed by Hudson's COO and former White House Drug Czar John Walters, Berenson discussed the links between marijuana use, mental illness and violence, and a growing body of research that is often ignored in the rush to legalize and commercialize marijuana use.
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Author and cultural commentator Os Guinness joined Hudson to discuss Last Call for Liberty: How America's Genius for Freedom Has Become Its Greatest Threat [[link removed]](Intervarsity Press, 2018). At a time where it seems like America is a "house divided," Guinness brings to light the dueling concepts of freedom founded in the ideals of the American and French Revolutions, and how a sense of citizenship and responsibility can be renewed.
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