The biography of a 19th century Islamic jihadist reveals why he was praised as one of the "few great men" of his century.
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Book Review: Milk, Sulphate, and Alby Starvation By Martin Millar
It will never bore you and will continually surprise you, which on its own makes it worth reading.
Read More »Book Review: Brisingr (Book Three Of The Inheritance Cycle) By Christopher Paolini
If you weren't emotionally involved with the story before, there's no way you can avoid it now.
Read More »Book Review: The Judging Eye (Book One Of The Aspect Emperor) R. Scott Bakker
This is fantasy literature like you've never read before.
Read More »Book Review: The Nation Guide to the Nation
The Editors of The Nation have compiled this guide to the 21st-century American Left.
Read More »Book Review: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
An imagined history of a real book comes to life in this beautifully written historical novel.
Read More »Book Review: Don’t Stop Believin’ – How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life by Brian Raftery
An engaging exploration of the history and culture of karaoke through one man's life and experiences.
Read More »Book Review: Need to Know – UFOs, the Military, and Intelligence by Timothy Good
Timothy Good follows up Above Top Secret with another classic study of the UFO phenomenon.
Read More »Book Review: Karnak Café by Naguib Mahfouz
With a novella, Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz takes readers inside Egyptian culture and politics in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Read More »Book Review: Poe, edited by Ellen Datlow (stories inspired by Edgar Allan Poe)
Works of mystery and imagination that not only do justice to the author they celebrate, but are fine stories in their own right.
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