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Settling into the persona of his stand-in protagonist in the opening lines of his new novel The American People Volume 1: Search for My Heart, author Larry Kramer paints a picture:

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“Although the true strategic and tactical success of the American stand at Khe Sanh will continue to be debated . . .

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“For those who like history and drama, there is plenty of both in this novel, with good plot twists and turns.”

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“a well-written story of a truly epic World War II fight . . .”

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“a brutally honest and personal look at World War II urban combat . . .”

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“good storytelling built on solid scholarship . . .”

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[a] powerful and compelling novel.

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“Reading An Empire on the Edge is a reminder that there is more to a story than what the media publishes.”

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One of the great pities of our time is that we live in a golden age of readable but also solid academic credible studies of Roman and Medieval history for a popular audience.

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a needed addition to the shelves of thoughtful parents and citizens, affluent or not.”

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“a well-written and engrossing account of a World War II episode which has not necessarily seen the light of day . . .”

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For months he stood over me—a lone soldier in a silhouette.

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Consider Why'd They Wear That? highly recommended for fashion lovers of all ages.”

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the clear narrative and straightforward explanations make this book a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the interplay of religion and violence.”

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German scholar Robert Beachy’s Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity adds to the growing literature of pre-Stonewall GLBTQ history.

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“For those interested in this critical campaign, this volume is recommended.”

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“Volumes such as this one can help inform and shape the debate that will hopefully move beyond partisan fallout and examine these wars more methodically.”

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He tells the story of how his company had to separate from a beverages industry partner, because the latter was too worried about the quarterly bottom line.

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“As always Buruma is a reporter first; he does not argue a particular side without citation and witness.

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“Martin’s historical scope and elegiac prose, laced through with exparlance of the period, is not only grandly entertaining to read, it rescues this bit of cultural history and gives Whitma

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“Anyone with an interest in history, WWII, Nazis, Eichmann, the Holocaust, genocide, or the escape of many powerful Nazis to South America will find this book an amazing collection of old a

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“Assimilated Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto is an excellent analysis of assimilated groups of Polish Jews who were forced to live together in the Warsaw ghetto from 194

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“Finn and Couvee distill the dozens of intrigues and murky political aspects of this coda to Boris Pasternak’s life and legacy in a driving narrative of a major literary figure against the

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