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MAY 10, 2011
An excellent study, taking a tiny instant of modern history and giving it specific weight, depth and meaning. Full review >
SEPT. 20, 2011
Superb American history. Full review >
OCT. 4, 2011
MARCH 9, 2011
Another winner from a skillful writer and thinker of the first rank. Full review >
APRIL 10, 2011
Beautifully written and thoroughly original—quite unlike any other Civil War book out there. Full review >
APRIL 1, 2011
A fresh look at the Founders that charms even as it irresistibly convinces. Full review >
NOV. 2, 2011
Excellent general WWII accounts abound—including those by historical superstars such as Stephen Ambrose and John Keegan—but... Full review >
NOV. 11, 2011
An exquisite book. Full review >
AUG. 9, 2011
Focusing on ecology and economics, Mann provides a spellbinding account of how an unplanned collision of unfamiliar animals,... Full review >
APRIL 5, 2011
There are few more essential books for Civil War buffs and professional historians alike. A welcome, valuable addition to... Full review >
SEPT. 19, 2011
More wonderfully illuminating Renaissance history from a master scholar and historian. Full review >
FEB. 16, 2011
A welcome book on the ’60s—a nostalgia trip for those who were there and a vivid work of history for anyone curious about... Full review >
APRIL 5, 2011
Graceful, dramatic writing makes this well-worn story new again. Full review >
MAY 24, 2011
A gorgeously rich, sparkling patchwork, eliciting stories from diaries and memoirs to create the human drama McCullough... Full review >
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