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Henry Miller
…printing of the celebrated and controversial Tropic of Cancer (1934); the book was banned in the United States at the time Grove Press printed it in 1961, which promptly initiated…
Once in a Lifetime
by Gavin Newsham“Newsham describes the audacious attempt to create a national sport from scratch in meticulous detail, and the story is fascinating”. This book is a gripping evocation of a glorious but…
Bananas
by Peter Chapman“United Fruit essentially invented not only ‘the concept and reality of the banana republic,’ but also, as Chapman shows, the concept and reality of the modern banana. [A] witty, energetic…
From Where You Dream
by Robert Olen Butler“Butler shares his insights into—and passion for—the creation and experience of fiction with total openness, and seriously aspiring writers should receive this text/manifesto in the same light.” —Publishers Weekly (starred…
Triangle
by David Von Drehle“[An] outstanding history. . . . [Von Drehle] has written what is sure to become the definitive account of the fire. . . . Triangle is social history at its…
Liberty’s First Crisis
by Charles SlackThe tumultuous early years of the United States are brought to life in this gripping account of the Sedition Act and its victims, including a firebrand congressman, a famous muckraking…
Halsey’s Typhoon
by Bob Drury“Absorbing . . . A vivid tale of tragedy and gallantry at sea.” —Publishers Weekly…
Palden Gyatso
…the United States to call attention to the plight of the hundreds of political prisoners still behind bars in Tibet. In 1995 he gave evidence at the United Nations Commission…
The Breaking of Nations
by Robert Cooper“Essentially an attempt to bridge the ideological divide between hard and soft power. Both, he suggests in this short, elegant collection of essays, are necessary in today’s messy world.” –The…
