Tag Archives: World
Rivers of Blood, Rivers of Gold
by Mark Cocker“Cocker has written a book on a broad subject, the kind that professional historians too rarely produce. . . . Rivers of Blood, Rivers…
United Nations
by Stanley MeislerWith four new chapters, this updated edition of United Nations: A History completes the story of the UN’s last sixty-five years, its successes and…
Tobacco
by Iain Gately“Ambitious . . . informative and perceptive . . . Gately has done a great deal of research . . . and has assembled…
A Splendid Exchange
by William J. Bernstein“[An] entertaining and greatly enlightening book . . . Bernstein is a fine writer and knows how to tell a great story well. . . . He never loses sight of his overall goal: to show how trade shaped the world in the past and will shape the world in…
The Red Flag
by David Priestland“Hugely ambitious and boldly achieved, The Red Flag explores the roots, perversions, and manifold intellectual and geographic developments of the most dynamic and disruptive…
Open Secrets
by The New York Times StaffFeaturing the complete and updated coverage by The New York Times of WikiLeaks and the confidential documents they released, Open Secrets is a must-read…
Masters of the Word
by William J. BernsteinFrom the author of A Splendid Exchange comes a remarkable history of media—from the creation of the alphabet through the invention of the Internet—and…
Love for Sale
by Nils Johan Ringdal“Contains enough scholarly detail to allow one to employ the “I read Playboy for the articles’ defense.” –Jared Paul Stern, New York Post…
The Last Duel
by James Landale“All this rich territory is mined by Landale with great brio, and shrewd selection.” –The Times (London)
The Age of the Horse
by Susanna ForrestFrom equestrian expert Susanna Forrest, a fascinating examination of the horse’s evolution—from its origins fifty-six million years ago to present day—through the lens of…
