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SEPT. 20, 2011
Superb American history. Full review >
JUNE 21, 2011
OCT. 1, 2010
A superb book that greatly deepens our understanding of these founders. Full review >
OCT. 4, 2011
APRIL 12, 2011
A wisely chosen, expertly arranged collection. Full review >
OCT. 1, 2009
A worthy attempt to rescue Monroe from obscurity for a mainstream audience. Full review >
MARCH 13, 2012
A readable, endlessly interesting look at the LBJ years. Full review >
NOV. 14, 2011
A lively, clear-cut study of the myriad hurdles and uncertainty that characterized the first attempts to form the U.S.... Full review >
NOV. 23, 2010
Roosevelt never fails to fascinate, and Morris provides a highly readable, strong finish to his decades-long marathon. Full review >
MARCH 22, 2011
A solid revisiting of this compelling leader about whom we are still learning. See David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon... Full review >
JULY 1, 2010
Still, anyone who has not already read this essential history of the Nixonization of America, and especially anyone who did... Full review >
JAN. 17, 2012
Although more a journalist than a historian, Collins has done her homework and written a lively, opinionated portrait of... Full review >
JAN. 3, 2012
Demonstrates how political popularity has a bitter, resentful relative who acts as if elections are valid only when his side... Full review >
JUNE 14, 2011
MAY 1, 2011
A memorable lesson in how journalists can dig out the truths beneath official lies. Full review >
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