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“Oller has produced another work of dramatic reality and reading far superior to Hollywood myth and popular misunderstandings.”

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“‘They don’t elect us. If they don’t like what we’re doing, it’s more or less just too bad.’”

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Lazarus Man turns an ancient biblical miracle into a modern story of how we can weather the worst so long as we have each other. . . .

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“a fascinating comparison between these two men and their development under the pressures of war.”

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“Wilson succeeded as President of the United States with reforms outside of social issues that, then and now, were used to thwart needed change.”

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“many fans of Old West banditry will overlook the book’s weaknesses and enjoy its rehashing of oft-told tales.”

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“The Indian Card is about growing up as an enrolled Native American and what that means, from the harsh treatment in Indian schools to hardly making any difference

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"For those wondering why they should bother to vote, these pages effectively dramatize why it matters and the cost we all pay when elections aren't free and fair."

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In an era more susceptible than ever to cults of personality elevating the foolish and the dangerous, America First recounts a cautionary tale well worth knowing.

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“the Bronx surely is a cornucopia of stories, and it’s hard to imagine anyone who could tell those stories with more clarity, optimism, and love.”

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“Boot’s biography is not compelling, nor does it reveal the real Ronald Reagan.”

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If you think you have a challenging job, consider replacing the most popular man in America in the most challenging political office in the land.

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“. . . an admiring, but not uncritical, portrait of one of the great national security ‘experts’ of the second-half of the 20th century.”

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“Bernstein balances a keen sense of moral outrage with an impassioned commitment to facts and the historical record. . . .

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The Iraq War is only beginning to receive its due historical reckoning, with many new volumes uncovering the background of the 2003 invasion and discussing the biased, chaotic and often dysfunction

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The subtitle of Write like a Man is Jewish Masculinity and the New York Intellectuals, the implication being that the (mostly) Jewish intellectuals who dominated the mid-century A

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Clausewitz’s quote—"War is not a mere act of policy but a true political instrument, a continuation of political activity by other means”—is certainly true in the 21st century, and nowhere truer th

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“The author’s writing is colorful and lively, as befits this story of a special frontier place and its incredible creators.”

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“FDR, as Gerhardt shows, was certainly one of the most consequential presidents in our nation’s history, but consequential and greatness are not the same thing.”

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“brings together Hoover-style surveillance and Goldman-style anarchism with the force of inevitability [that] reflects both top-notch detective work and consummate crime writing.”

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An Unfinished Love Story is in large measure a book about loss, both personal and political, but it’s also a celebration of the power of research to reanimate the past and reshape

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Embracing Communist China is a crisply written and compellingly argued book . . .”

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“Nelson keeps the prose lively with intimate storytelling . . .”

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