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Central America Inside Out
by Tom Barry“A thorough, well-documented . . . investigation of the extend and consequences of North American government and business influence over Central American politics and economics.” –Kirkus Reviews…
The Lincoln Miracle
by Ed AchornThe vivid, behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the most consequential political moment in American history—Abraham Lincoln’s history-changing nomination to lead the Republican Party in the 1860 presidential election
The Devil Is Here in These Hills
by James GreenFrom a celebrated labor historian, the definitive chronicle of the fight for freedom by West Virginia coal miners, an important chapter in American history.
Grove at Home: November 8-14
…last week’s election, in an extraordinary essay published by the New York Review of Books, Shawn ruminates on the development of American politics, and American political rhetoric, in the years…
Sightseeing
by Rattawut Lapcharoensap“Lapcharoensap is a commanding, animated tour guide, and a lot more than that–he can write with the bait and the hook of genuine talent. . . . [He] has a…
Anzio
by Lloyd Clark“Highly readable, and of much interest to students of WWII history.” —Kirkus Reviews…
White Protestant Nation
by Allan J. Lichtman…Karl Rove, but is deeply embedded in more than a century of American politics and culture.” —Robert Griffith, author of The Politics of Fear: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Senate…
Asia Hand
by Christopher G. Moore…a disbarred American lawyer turned PI, has been doing that for years as Christopher G. Moore shows in his award-winning series. . . . In Asia Hand, Moore delivers a…
Side Man
by Warren Leight…his father, Gene, mother, Terry, and their circle, but also the story of a lost era in American popular music: the rise, decline and fall of the big bands. ….
Sewer, Gas & Electric
by Matt Ruff…future that Ruff admits is the present in drag. . . . [Ruff] might just be the fellow whom American literature’s been seeking for a long time.” –The Washington Post…
