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In 鈥極ur Man,鈥� a beautifully written tale of an 鈥榓lmost great鈥� lifeRichard Holbrooke鈥檚 鈥渁lmost great鈥� diplomatic career provides a metaphor for U.S. foreign policy and the end of American intervention.
Narrative history recommendations from our reviewerA reader looks for books that are聽similar to 鈥楾he Story of Britain.鈥� Among others, we recommend 鈥楢 Brief History of France鈥� and 鈥楢 Mighty Fortress.鈥�
What's George Washington's legacy? A military historian answers.Robert O鈥機onnell, author of 鈥楻evolutionary: George Washington at War,鈥� explains how the first American president left such a strong mark in history.
鈥楰: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches鈥� is 100% in the zoneTyler Kepner loves baseball, and his book will make you love it too. His history of the game uses stories of career-making pitches as the narrative structure.
鈥楽ave Me the Plums鈥� is a tantalizing insider memoirRuth Reichl, the last editor-in-chief of聽Cond茅 Nast's iconic Gourmet magazine, spins a fascinating tale of her time in magazine publishing.
Her mother successfully ran numbers in 1970s DetroitBridgett Davis writes a loving tribute to her mother, a black woman with few job options who found a solution in the numbers game.
In search of mysteries set in Egypt or IranA reader looks for book recommendations聽that explore life in Egypt or Iran. Our suggestions include 'The Makana Investigation' series.
April鈥檚 10 best books to bring on SpringWe recommend an excellent history of the Apollo 11 mission, Alexander McCall Smith鈥檚 foray into the Scandinavian crime novel genre, and other gems.
Military wives fought to bring their husbands home from Vietnam'The League of Wives' traces the challenges they faced, including stonewalling by Congress and dismissal by Pentagon brass.
鈥楽hakespeare鈥檚 Library鈥� imagines the Bard鈥檚 bookshelvesStuart Kells explores the source materials that would have been necessary to write all those plays and poems.
The boarding school (after)lifeMichael King builds an evocative Southern landscape in his novel 'At Briarwood School for Girls,' but his powers ultimately don't extend to creating fully realized characters.
What was the North fighting for?In the American Civil War, Confederate leaders fought for states' rights and to keep slaves, but聽the North's motivations were more complex.聽聽
鈥楲ove Your Enemies鈥� urges readers to meet vitriol with decencyArthur Brooks, a conservative policy analyst who calls the Dalai Lama a mentor, explores how a 鈥榗ulture of contempt鈥� is hurting America and what can be done about it.
'Solid Seasons' delves into Emerson and Thoreau's friendshipJeffrey S. Cramer combs through hundreds of letters to document the highs and lows of the two men's relationship.
Lives of the justices: Two Supreme Court biographiesTwo new books 鈥� on Sandra Day O'Connor and John Roberts 鈥� shed light on the personalities and motivations of two highly accomplished jurists.聽
Baseball books that hit it out of the parkSeven baseball writers share their favorite classic books about the game.聽
Teenage culture clashIn this young adult novel, a high school student moves from Canada to Texas and begins writing down his impressions of fellow students in a 鈥榝ield guide.鈥� He realizes a thing or two about labels along the way.
Angry students called this professor 鈥榙isgusting.鈥� He鈥檚 still an optimist.Yale Prof.聽Nicholas Christakis鈥� new book,聽鈥淏lueprint,鈥澛爈ooks at how humans have evolved into a species that is fundamentally good.
A neglected hero of the French ResistanceAs a young mother, Marie-Madeleine Fourcade took over the leadership of the alliance network. Her name faded from the record, but a new biography聽offers a carefully researched and compulsively readable account of her escapades.聽
Travel and natural history combine in 鈥楬orizon鈥� by Barry LopezNational Book Award winner Barry Lopez mines his travel diaries of exotic trips to celebrate the continents he's visited and also to muse on the state of the environment.聽聽
