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“For a little book, it is a veritable wealth of information. . . . A Sidecar Named Desire belongs with your booze!”

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The future is inescapably the past, or so it often seems in What Future.

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”Vienna 1900 Complete [is] a formidable, comprehensive, well-rounded collection of design and artwork from a pivotal point in modern history.”

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"The author's easy prose and superior, simple organization makes this work an engrossing, entertaining, and educating read on issues important then that echo today in the modern debate on t

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This book can be treasured by history buffs for its fascinating facts and the author’s graceful and engaging style.

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“The fact remains that Jonathan Franzen is a hell of a writer.

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“In flowing prose and pointed language, Thus Spoke the Plant makes the case that we’re not alone in our thoughts or even in the capacity to think and communicate; in a time of esca

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The theory of the case made by attorney, curatorial journalist, and professor Seth Abramson is that Donald Trump and a core group of 10 to 20 aides, associates, and allies conspired with a hostile

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This reviewer had no idea what to expect from Pharrell: A Fish Doesn't Know It's Wet coupled with no idea why Pharrell Williams has anything to say about anything other than his m

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It seems as if you can hardly go a day without reading about self-driving vehicles.

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“The book is not a complete history of U.S.-British relations, but instead a narrower and more focused look at how as empires Britain and America struggled for power and influence.

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“This book does an excellent job of showing the impact of [the] bomber raids on the larger plan for liberating Europe and how the air forces made a major contribution to the eventual succes

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“Stability is out, revolution is in, so are the Islamists, identity politics are a jumble, women and their bodies remain repressed, violence or its threat is endemic, corruption is all arou

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“The scholars of international affairs must be cautious in accepting the rhetoric of Chinese policymakers couched in morality. . . .

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A. E. Stallings’ reputation as a poet is already established. She has the distinction of being a McArthur Fellow (2011), that peculiar laurel that bestows “genius” on the recipient.

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“Churchill: The Statesman as Artist is a comprehensive assembly of Churchill’s contributions as an artist as critical to, yet distinct from, his legendary role as

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“The Big Fella is an essential addition to the Babe Ruth canon.

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National Review Senior Editor Richard Brookhiser has perfected the art of brief, concise, and reflective biographies of America’s founding generation.

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The title of this short but important book is a bit off.

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“the best Middle Eastern cookbook in the last 20 years if not the best ever.

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Daring Chemistry is one of a series of science books designed for young readers (ages nine and up).

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“Andrew Roberts has written the best single-volume biography of Winston Churchill to date.”

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“Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing marks a unique milestone offering a generous souvenir of his extensive paper-based oeuvre, a miraculously well-preserved body

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