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Released: July 2, 2013
"A slam-bang military drama whose unambiguous worldview overshadows the larger questions raised by the facts at hand."
Much like "the day we got Bin Laden," the devil is in the details in this military procedural about one of the few wins of Cold War–era spycraft.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 8, 2013
"Nicely drawn portraits by an authoritative historian."
An intriguing new angle to Franklin Roosevelt's foreign policy leading up to and during World War II.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 9, 2013
"Thorough research enriches the paint in this convincing and often unflattering portrait."
Isenberg (History/Temple Univ.;
Mining California: An Ecological History, 2005, etc.) examines the life and legend of the famous lawman/liar/faro dealer/boxing referee/advisor on Western movies.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 9, 2013
"A writerly work that entices readers to seek out the titles in question."
With bombs falling across London between September 1940 and May 1941, five writers of various ages and backgrounds, selected by the sharp eye of Feigel (English and Medical Humanities/King's Coll., London;
Literature, Cinema and Politics, 1930–1945, 2010, etc.), shifted into romantic overdrive.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 9, 2013
"An important examination of the socioeconomic and cultural forces that can shape a woman's entry into prostitution."
In his debut,
New York magazine contributor Kolker delves into the disappearances and murders of five women, all working as escorts in the New York metropolitan area.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 9, 2013
"An entertaining and occasionally inspiring look at a surprisingly slippery subject."
NONFICTION
Released: July 11, 2013
"An ambitious thematic arc, but the devil's in the details."
Fascinating but flawed, the latest from Kurlansky (
Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man, 2012 etc.) suggests that not only was the Martha and the Vandellas' hit
the anthem for a time of profound change, but a call to arms for rioting militants in its "invitation across the nation."
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NONFICTION
Released: July 16, 2013
"Thoroughly researched, objective and authoritative in tone, this is likely to be the definitive work on this topic for years to come, though it is likely too detailed for casual readers."
Klein (History, Emeritus/Univ. of Rhode Island;
Union Pacific: The Reconfiguration: America's Greatest Railroad from 1969 to the Present, 2011, etc.) delivers a sprawling account of the struggle to mobilize the moribund American economy for World War II.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 16, 2013
"An astute, knowledgeable and nicely accessible history and assessment of China for all readers."
From humiliation to glory: A vigorous scouring of the historical record by two crack Chinese scholars fleshes out the troughs and triumphs of Chinese greatness.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 22, 2013
"Learned, sophisticated and amusing at times--and invariably enlightening."
A former professor (Humanistic Studies/Princeton Univ.) shows that the intellectual glow of the Enlightenment contended with the forces of religious faith, superstition and quackery.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 22, 2013
"Eisler's fine, thorough work begs for a fresh reappraisal of this pioneering artist."
A welcome new evaluation of a significant American artist honed by the Wild West spirit and hucksterism of the age.
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Released: July 23, 2013
"A grisly, grim slog through the history of Victorian murder, punctuated occasionally by intriguing historical lessons."
Flanders (
Consuming Passions: Leisure and Pleasure in Victorian Britain, 2006, etc.) attempts to trace the growth of murder and its detection in Victorian England.
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