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IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTSby Erik Larson
An excellent study, taking a tiny instant of modern history and giving it specific weight, depth and meaning. Full review >
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JERUSALEM, JERUSALEMAnother winner from a skillful writer and thinker of the first rank. Full review >
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1861Beautifully written and thoroughly original—quite unlike any other Civil War book out there. Full review >
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FOUNDING GARDENERSby Andrea Wulf
A fresh look at the Founders that charms even as it irresistibly convinces. Full review >
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INFERNOby Max Hastings
Excellent general WWII accounts abound—including those by historical superstars such as Stephen Ambrose and John Keegan—but... Full review >
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THE BEAUTY AND THE SORROWby Peter Englund translated by Peter Graves
An exquisite book. Full review >
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1493Focusing on ecology and economics, Mann provides a spellbinding account of how an unplanned collision of unfamiliar animals,... Full review >
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HEARTS TOUCHED BY FIREedited by Harold Holzer
There are few more essential books for Civil War buffs and professional historians alike. A welcome, valuable addition to... Full review >
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SMOKING TYPEWRITERSA 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 >
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THE BRILLIANT DISASTERGraceful, dramatic writing makes this well-worn story new again. Full review >
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THE GREATER JOURNEYA gorgeously rich, sparkling patchwork, eliciting stories from diaries and memoirs to create the human drama McCullough... Full review >
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THE THOUSAND-YEAR FLOODby David Welky
An eye-opening account of a national disaster that has been all but forgotten, as well as a shameful spotlight on the... Full review >
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LOST IN SHANGRI-LAPolished, fast-paced and immensely readable—ready for the big screen. Full review >
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