Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President (Doubleday, 352 pp.), Candice Millard鈥檚 account of President James Garfield鈥檚 assassination brings vividly back to life a tragic but engrossing interlude. Monitor reviewer Erik Spanberg calls this book 鈥渁 fascinating look into a period of neglected American history.鈥 (CSMonitor.com, 9/13/11)