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Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich 1945-1955

Harald Jahner
2022
Many, many books have been written about World War II and if you are a history buff you have probab…
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Dinner with the President: Food, Politics and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House

Alex Prud'homme
2023
Alex Prud'homme comes from culinary royalty. His great aunt was Julia Child and he collaborate…
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Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History

Alex von Tunzelmann
2022
At a time when we are struggling as a community and a nation over the appropriate way to represent …
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How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

Daniel Immerwahr
2019
Many years ago, I took my children on an educational trip to Washington, DC. I was startled to see …
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River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

Candace Millard
2023
We no longer live in a world where there are unknown lands and continents to discover. The Age of E…
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Seek and Hide

Seek and Hide: The Tangled History of the Right to Privacy

Amy Gajda
2022
We live in a world where we know more about each other than ever before. New technologies, social m…
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The Daughters of Kobani

The Daughters of Kobani

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
2021
The fight against extremist and terrorist groups in the Middle East sometimes seems hopeless. Wins …
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Who's Your Founding Father?

Who's Your Founding Father?: One Man's Quest to Uncover the First True Declaration of Independence

David Fleming
2023
We all know who wrote the Declaration of Independence, right? If you never took a history class in …
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