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ENCOUNTERS AT THE HEART OF THE WORLDAn excellent contribution to the truth telling of the American Indian story. Full review >
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ASTORIAby Peter Stark
A fast-paced, riveting account of exploration and settlement, suffering and survival, treachery and death. Full review >
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WAR! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?by Ian Morris
A disturbing, transformative text that veers toward essential reading. Full review >
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DARK INVASIONby Howard Blum
Instructive, yes, but also as engrossing as good detective fiction. Full review >
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SUPREME CITYA scholarly enough social history but one with plenty of sex appeal. Full review >
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THE AGE OF RADIANCEby Craig Nelson
An engaging history that raises provocative questions about the future of nuclear science. Full review >
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THE PROBLEM OF SLAVERY IN THE AGE OF EMANCIPATIONDeeply researched, ingeniously argued. Full review >
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THE STORY OF THE JEWSby Simon Schama
A multifaceted story artfully woven by an expert historian. Full review >
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THE TRIGGERby Tim Butcher
A haunting and illuminating book marking the centennial of the assassination. Full review >
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IN THE KINGDOM OF ICEA grand and grim narrative of thrilling exploration for fans of Into Thin Air, Mountains of the Moon and the like. Full review >
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A SPY AMONG FRIENDSGripping and as well-crafted as an episode of Smiley’s People, full of cynical inevitability, secrets, lashings of whiskey... Full review >
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THE INVISIBLE BRIDGEA compelling, astute chronicle of the politics and culture of late-20th-century America. Full review >
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THE HALF HAS NEVER BEEN TOLDThough some readers may find the narrative occasionally tedious, this is a complicated story involving staggering... Full review >
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WHEN PARIS WENT DARKA profound historical portrait of Paris for anyone who loves the city. Full review >
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LINCOLN AND THE POWER OF THE PRESSAn exhaustive feat of research with a focused structure and robust prose. Full review >
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THIRTEEN DAYS IN SEPTEMBERA unique moment in history superbly captured. Yet another triumph for Wright. Full review >
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THE EMPIRE OF NECESSITYby Greg Grandin
Deeply researched and well-written, this book will appeal to general readers and specialists alike. Full review >
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THE DELUGEby Adam Tooze
A lucid, first-rate history of the results of a war whose beginning a century ago we are busily commemorating. Full review >
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CITIES OF EMPIREA well-documented, evenhanded work that will delight urban scholars and lay travelers. Full review >
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THE CAUSE OF ALL NATIONSby Don H. Doyle
An important—even necessary—addition to the groaning shelves of Civil War volumes. Full review >
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