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THE EMPIRE MUST DIEAn excellent complement to recent work by other Russian journalists who have turned to history, and to brilliant purpose. Full review >
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STALINA well-written, finely detailed installment in a definitive biography—sure to receive many prize nominations this year. Full review >
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THE FUTURE IS HISTORYby Masha Gessen
A superb, alarming portrait of a government that exercises outsize influence in the modern world, at great human cost. Full review >
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THE SECOND WORLD WARSAn ingenious, always provocative analysis of history’s most lethal war. Full review >
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THE THIRD REICHAn elegantly composed study, important and even timely, given current trends in American and global politics. Full review >
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HUE 1968by Mark Bowden
One of the best books on a single action in Vietnam, written by a tough, seasoned journalist who brings the events of a... Full review >
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THE COOKING GENEAn exemplary, inviting exploration and an inspiration for cooks and genealogists alike. Full review >
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ONE LONG NIGHTA potent, powerful history of cruelty and dehumanization. Full review >
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THE HOLOCAUSTA thorough, concise, evenhanded work, essential for libraries and schools. Full review >
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THE UNWOMANLY FACE OF WARby Svetlana Alexievich translated by Richard Pevear Larissa Volokhonsky
Essential reading full of remarkable emotional wealth. Full review >
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BLITZEDby Norman Ohler translated by Shaun Whiteside
Written with dramatic flair (Ohler has published several novels in Germany), this book adds significantly to our... Full review >
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MY LAIby Howard Jones
Jones succeeds on all counts in a book that, due to its subject matter, is not pleasant to read but is powerful and... Full review >
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HE CALLS ME BY LIGHTNINGA stirring book that explores numerous aspects of racism in Alabama and the nation as a whole. Full review >
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WHY?by Peter Hayes
“Beware the beginnings,” admonishes a German proverb. This noteworthy book is a chilling compendium of warning signs, past... Full review >
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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOONby David Grann
Dogged original research and superb narrative skills come together in this gripping account of pitiless evil. Full review >
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THE HOUSE OF THE DEADby Daniel Beer
An eye-opening, haunting work that delineates how a vast imperial penal system crumbled from its rotten core. Full review >
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