Political

Reviewed by: 

“Golway’s lively and insightful narrative does much to illuminate La Guardia’s enduring impact on New York City and the relevance of his grand and inclusive social vision a century later.”

Reviewed by: 

“In True Believer, Traub traces not just Hubert Humphrey’s life but the rise and fall of mid-20th century liberalism with all of its courage, promise, triumphs, contradictions, com

Reviewed by: 

The World That Wasn’t paints a convincing portrait of a gullible, flip-flopping fool that does little to explain Henry Wallace’s importance to FDR’s New Deal or progressives’ endu

Reviewed by: 

“drawn from Nye’s brilliance reflected in the written word and innumerable consultations both domestic and foreign.”

Reviewed by: 

The Dissident: Alexey Navalny is both interesting and depressing—a valuable guide to understanding contemporary Russia, its boss, and a major opponent.”

Reviewed by: 

“Tyrrell’s memoir is both a fascinating insider’s account of the modern American conservative literary and political movement, and an insightful assessment of the evolution of American poli

Reviewed by: 

Black History Month has arrived once again, right on schedule.

Reviewed by: 

World War II was a deeply challenging time for pacifists and conscientious objectors, most of whom came to their beliefs in the wake of the horrendous casualties of World War I, which was in retros

Reviewed by: 

Dwight Eisenhower was one of America’s most successful presidents, yet it took many years of revisionist history to appreciate his greatness as president.

Reviewed by: 

Beverly Gage’s nearly 800-page biography of J. Edgar Hoover . . .

Reviewed by: 

Giuliani is a well-written, balanced, and unvarnished portrait of a public figure whose downfall will sadden most readers.”  

Reviewed by: 

“James Horn has put together an incredible lost history of an important figure whose life decided the future of America and all that has entailed since.”

Reviewed by: 

Secret City is a lengthy, detailed, riveting history of the way in which homosexuality was perceived and treated in our government from the tenure of Franklin D.

Reviewed by: 

“We all know of the heartbreaks that have struck President Biden, but this biography delivers critical understanding of the role Jill has played in his life.”

Reviewed by: 

Forget what you think you know about Henry Kissinger—the professor-careerist who left Nelson Rockefeller to get a job with Richard Nixon, the security assistant who expanded  the Vietnam War into C

Reviewed by: 

For a century and a half, Confederate statesman and former US Senator Judah P. Benjamin was a source of pride to parochial Southern Jews who longed for regional legitimacy and validation.

Reviewed by: 

“It’s difficult to share the finite details that rise to the surface as Matthews takes the reader from his youth through his life experiences.

Reviewed by: 

Here is vital reading for Americans and people anywhere who seek to understand what is happening “after the fall” of the global system created by the United States and shaped increasingly by China

Reviewed by: 

“Russo provides a well-illustrated essay on each of these individuals, reminding the reader that the presidents and the White House have families, and their history becomes part of America’

Reviewed by: 

“A wonderfully poignant and intimate behind-the-scenes portrayal of George H. W. Bush’s post-presidential life and accomplishments.”

Reviewed by: 

Eleanor Roosevelt was a transformational figure for generations in the US and around the world.

Author(s):
Genre(s):
Reviewed by: 

Churchill & Son is a well-written, extensively researched book that explores the interesting but troubled relationship between a world-famous father and son.”

Reviewed by: 

Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono has been fighting for the human rights and justice since her student days as an activist at the University of Hawaii in the ’70s. Sen.

Reviewed by: 

“Calhoun: American Heretic presents an unvarnished portrait of one of the nation’s most powerful political figures during the decades leading up to the Civil War.”

Reviewed by: 

According to Wikipedia, the Reverend Al Sharpton preached his first sermon at the age of four.

Pages