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WE CAN ALL DO BETTER

by Bill Bradley

An important contribution to the national discussion with appeal to independents as well as the more traditionally... Full review >

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SERVICE

by Marcus Luttrell with James D. Hornfischer

An action-packed, occasionally reflective saga of contemporary military service. Full review >

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THE OCCUPY HANDBOOK

edited by Janet Byrne

An educational, highly useful primer on what’s broken and how to fix it. Full review >

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NIGHTCAP AT DAWN

by J.B. Walker

A bracing cooperative effort taking readers as close to war as humanly possible. Full review >

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SOLDIER DOGS

by Maria Goodavage

A well-deserved salute to the military’s “paws-on-the-ground heroes.” Full review >

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FREEDOM'S FORGE

by Arthur Herman

A magnificent, controversial re-examination of the role of American business in winning WWII. Full review >

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THE HUNT FOR KSM

by Terry McDermott & Josh Meyer

A surprising, sobering look at one of the deadliest terror networks in history and the American spy agencies charged with... Full review >

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MR. PRESIDENT

by Ray Raphael

Raphael’s exceptional history of the beginning years of the United States should be required reading, especially in an... Full review >

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THE PARTNERSHIP

by Philip Taubman

Will the partnership prevail? Stay tuned, but hope for the best—for, they warn, “[i]f urgent steps are not taken to rein in... Full review >

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