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Book Review: The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr by H.W. Brands
Aaron Burr's correspondence serves as primary source of portrait of enigmatic historical figure.
Read More »Book Review: A Hidden Madness by James T.R. Jones
Law school professor's memoir of succeeding while battling bipolar disorder attacks the stigma attached to mental health issues.
Read More »Book Review: Running Away to Home: Our Family’s Journey to Croatia in Search of Who We Are by Jennifer Wilson
Family sojourn to Croatian mountain village reveals truths about life and family.
Read More »Book Review: Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder
Author examines both sides of East Germany's surveillance society.
Read More »Book Review: And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life by Charles J. Shields
Thorough, readable biography explores the contradictions that were Kurt Vonnegut.
Read More »Book Review: Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris by David King
Serial killer used tumult of Nazi-occupied Paris to mask his string of murders.
Read More »Book Review: Train to Nowhere: Inside an Immigrant Death Investigation by Colleen Bradford Krantz
Book examines how 11 illegal immigrants ended up dead inside a grain hopper rail car in Iowa.
Read More »Book Review: Six: A Football Coach’s Journey to a National Record by Marc A. Rasmussen
Author tells story of the coach and teams who took a town of 250 to national prominence in six-man football.
Read More »Book Review: God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales by Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette is his usual brash and candid self in writing about what might be called the Penn Commandments.
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