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THE POLITICIANS AND THE EGALITARIANSby Sean Wilentz
A master scholar delivers a delightfully stimulating historical polemic. Full review >
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AMERICAN REVOLUTIONSby Alan Taylor
Beautifully organized and accessibly presented history for all readers. Full review >
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MIDNIGHT IN BROAD DAYLIGHTA beautifully rendered work wrought with enormous care and sense of compassionate dignity. Full review >
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WAGING WARA first-rate history filled with revealing incidents and informed analysis. Full review >
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THE WINTER FORTRESSby Neal Bascomb
Featuring excellent characterization and exquisite detail concerning a theater of the war (Norway) not well-mined, this will... Full review >
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THE FIRST CONGRESSFar less edifying than the Constitutional Convention but equally crucial, the colorful machinations of our first Congress... Full review >
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HOW EVERYTHING BECAME WAR AND THE MILITARY BECAME EVERYTHINGby Rosa Brooks
Legal theorists and policymakers will approve the scholarship and close analysis; general readers will appreciate the... Full review >
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THE PROFITEERSby Sally Denton
Filled with stories of cronyism and influence peddling, Denton’s riveting and revealing book will undoubtedly displease the... Full review >
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THE BITTER TASTE OF VICTORYby Lara Feigel
A deep, significant exploration of artistic atonement in postwar Germany. Full review >
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THE RISE AND FALL OF AMERICAN GROWTHA masterful study to be read and reread by anyone interested in today's political economy. Full review >
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THE SECRET WARby Max Hastings
A masterful account of wartime skulduggery that has relevance still today. Full review >
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STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNINGRacism is the enduring scar on the American consciousness. In this ambitious, magisterial book, Kendi reveals just how deep... Full review >
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NOTHING EVER DIESEssentially a critical study, Nguyen’s work is a powerful reflection on how we choose to remember and forget. Full review >
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VALIANT AMBITIONA lively account of our Revolution’s most reviled figure. Full review >
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THE OTHER SLAVERYThis eye-opening exposure of the abuse of the indigenous peoples of America is staggering; that the mistreatment continued... Full review >
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AMERICA'S WAR FOR THE GREATER MIDDLE EASTAn immensely readable, nondidactic study of how “perpetuating the War for the Greater Middle East is not enhancing American... Full review >
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CITY OF DREAMSAn endlessly fascinating kaleidoscope of American history. A fantastic historical resource. Full review >
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SECONDHAND TIMEby Svetlana Alexievich translated by Bela Shayevich
Profoundly significant literature as history. Full review >
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