Winter War by Eric Rauchway
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A timely look at an epic realignment in American political history.
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Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future by Kate Brown
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A damning portrait not only of callous Soviet bureaucracy but also of the shocking complicity of international regulatory bodies.
Read MoreHow To Know the Birds by Ted Floyd
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A “storybook for bird lovers” organized by season and general type of birding experience.
Read MoreThe Sakura Obsession by Naoko Abe
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One of the most charming, offbeat biographies to appear in years.
Read MoreHow Attention Works by Stefan Van Der Stigchel
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This study covers an enormous amount of research in only a little more than 100 pages.
Read MoreSuperman: Dawnbreaker by Matt De La Peña
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A Clark Kent still going to high school and hanging out with his football team buddies is clearly a Super-boy.
Read MoreThe Real Wallis Simpson by Anna Pasternak
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This untold story narrative attempts to explore the ‘misunderstood’ Wallis Simpson.
Read MoreThe Life of Leonardo da Vinci by Giorgio Vasari
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Enjoy this unexpected treat: a new stand-alone translation of the 40-page biography of Leonardo by Florentine artist and architect Giorgio Vasari.
Read MoreL.E.L. by Lucasta Miller
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A terrifically detailed and invigorating account of a very complicated woman.
Read MoreThe Border by Don Winslow
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The Border feels like it might be too quick on the trigger in its portrait of the present day, however riveting that portrait may be.
Read MoreLady First: The World of First Lady Sarah Polk by Amy S. Greenberg
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It’s a testament to Amy Greenberg’s narrative abilities that the years after Sarah’s bereavement are every bit as interesting as the years of power.
Read MoreDevices and Desires by Kate Hubbard
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A big, bouncily-written biography of Bess, the Countess of Shrewsbury—a fascinating figure from the era.
Read MoreMission Critical by Mark Greaney
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This is the eight book in the Gray Man series, but this author is a well-seasoned professional, bringing new readers up to speed quickly and invisibly.
Read MoreAmong the Wolves of Court by Lauren Mackay
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Mackay’s intensely painstaking excavation of what life was like for an infamous set of Tudor courtiers is eye-opening.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “Experience, contrary to common belief, is mostly imagination”
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Leon portrays Venice, one of the most intriguing cities on earth, with an added dimension all her own.
Read MoreThe Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction
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The science fiction world now has this one last hefty volume of wonders as a reminder of a great editor now gone.
Read MoreLandfall by Thomas Mallon
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In this third book as in the first two, a prodigious amount of research congregates right beneath the chatty, fast-moving surface of the plot.
Read MoreIran Rising by Amin Saikal
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Iran Rising brings the story of the Islamic Republic through the throes of revolution and down to the present day.
Read MoreIf We Can Keep It by Michael Tomasky
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Any hope that the book might somehow stagger on to hit some thought-provoking points is dashed fairly early and keeps getting dashed throughout the book
Read MoreAmerican Pop by Snowden Wright
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A multi-generational historical novel about the Forster family and their burgeoning but perpetually troubled soft drink company.
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